Forced marriage jail first as Cardiff man sentenced – BBC News
‘A 34-year-old Cardiff man has become the first person in the UK to be prosecuted under forced marriage laws introduced a year ago.’
BBC News, 10th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Kyle Farrell murder: Farieissia Martin jailed for life – BBC News
‘A mother-of-two who fatally stabbed her ex-partner in a row at her Liverpool house has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Owner of dog that killed baby girl is jailed for possessing dangerous animal – The Guardian
‘Th owner of a dog that mauled an 11-month-old girl to death has been jailed for 18 weeks after being found guilty of possessing a dangerous animal.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
MoD secretary Yasmin Disney jailed for £100k fraud – The Independent
‘A former MoD secretary who submitted £100,000 in false expenses to buy a sports car and luxury holidays has been jailed for her “spree of dishonesty”.’
The Independent, 10th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Woman who masterminded UK’s biggest illegal high racket jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Paula White, who made £3.6 million from selling illegal highs, which led to one man’s death, has been jailed for nine years.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aunt and grandmother jailed for death of seven-year-old girl in their care – The Guardian
‘The aunt and grandmother of a seven-year-old girl who died of a brain injury have been jailed for what a judge described as “just about the worst case of child cruelty it is possible to imagine”.’
The Guardian, 5th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Life sentence for Thirsk woman who smothered friend in care home – BBC News
‘A woman who smothered an elderly man at a care home has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Heathfield man who mixed explosives in coffee grinder sentenced – BBC News
‘A man who had so many homemade fireworks he could have blown up his house has been given a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pembroke Dock child abuser, 75, jailed for life – BBC News
‘A 75-year-old Pembrokeshire man who abused three children over a 15-year period has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leaders of Wrexham drugs gang each jailed for 10 years – BBC News
‘Two men have each received 10-year jail terms for leading a gang supplying cocaine worth tens of thousands of pounds into the Wrexham area.’
BBC News, 4th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Case of 2005 bomb plot to be examined by European judges – BBC News
‘Senior judges at the European Court of Human Rights are to examine the case of three men jailed over the 21/7 plot to bomb the London transport network.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teaching assistant jailed over bomb hoax – Daily Telegraph
‘She sent an email from the pupil’s school account to her own account saying there was a bomb at the school.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Trecco Bay mistaken ID murderer David Braddon’s life term – BBC News
‘A man who beat a teenager with a pole in an alcohol and drug-fuelled rage after he mistook him for someone else has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who had sex with 14-year-old boy is jailed – The Guardian
‘The wife of an army corporal has been sent to prison for three years for having sex with a 14-year-old boy after a suspended sentence was ruled to be too lenient.’
The Guardian, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Solicitor jailed for role in £4.3m land-banking scam – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor has been jailed for five and a half years for his role in a £4.3m land-banking scam.’
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
51 year sentence for men in Leeds child sexual exploitation case – CPS News Brief
‘Four men have today been sentenced at Leeds Crown Court to a total of 51 years for child sexual exploitation.’
CPS News Brief, 2nd June 2015
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
‘Perverted’ man, 64, jailed for historical sex abuse – BBC News
‘A “perverted” man has been jailed for 22 years for abusing a boy he groomed for sex in the 1970s.’
BBC News, 29th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer plundered more than £600,000 from elderly clients to pay for call girls – Daily Telegraph
‘The village solicitor raided the accounts of 13 clients aged between 67 and 100 and spent the money on ‘pens, pottery, pornography and prostitutes’.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Addil Haroon: Death crash man’s jail term reviewed – BBC News
‘The sentence of a teenager who boasted of driving at 142mph on a motorway the night before he killed a man in a high-speed crash is to be reviewed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Triple arsonist in gas cannister grudge attacks causing £20m damage sentenced – Daily Telegraph
‘Farmer Andrew Main, 47, has been sentenced after arson spree with gas cannisters at council headquarters and the home of a pensioner following a 30-year planning dispute.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
