Facebook reunion murder: David Hoyle killed Rebecca Bamber – BBC News
‘A man has been convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend after rekindling their relationship on Facebook.’
BBC News, 10th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Skelmersdale man jailed for murdering Polish neighbour – BBC News
‘A man who hacked to death his Polish neighbour in a “savage and ferocious” machete attack in Lancashire has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 10th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Very dangerous’ paedophile released over ‘unlawful’ sentence – Daily Telegraph
‘Jeffrey Charles Goodwyn, who has previous for raping a nine-year-old, is released on appeal from sentence for sexually assaulting girl, 7.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Men who groom vulnerable young girls will be dealt with ‘severely’, judge says – The Guardian
‘The most senior judge in England and Wales today said men who prey on vulnerable young girls for sex will be dealt with “severely”, as he dismissed appeals from four paedophile groomers.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sun journalist Nick Parker cleared of misconduct – BBC News
‘A Sun reporter has been cleared of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office, but convicted of handling an MP’s stolen mobile phone.’
BBC News, 9th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
John McHale Tameside murder: David Platt given life sentence – BBC News
‘A man found guilty of murdering a fellow Tameside guest house resident before setting fire to his body has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daniel Pelka’s stepfather loses murder conviction appeal – Daily Telegraph
‘Mariusz Krezolek loses Court of Appeal bid to challenge conviction for murdering stepson Daniel Pelka, as he and boy’s mother Magdelena Luczak fail to win sentence appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Blindfold sex knife attack ex-wife jailed for murder attempt – BBC News
‘A woman who tried to murder her ex-husband after blindfolding him following sex and telling him she had a surprise in store has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Give child abuse viewers medical help, not prison terms, says police chief – The Independent
‘Child abuse viewers who access images and video on the internet need medical help to overcome “perverse attractions” rather than serve prison terms, said a senior police officer.’
The Independent, 6th December 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminals breaching community orders ‘should be jailed for a week’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Major new report calls for new ‘short, sharp shock’ for prolific offenders.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bradford Lidl ‘slip’ fraudster Waheed Iqbal sentenced – BBC News
‘A man who deliberately “slipped” on a wet bag in a supermarket so he could make a £10,000 insurance claim has been given a suspended jail term.’
BBC News, 5th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two Britons jailed for 13 years for joining jihadi group in Syria – The Guardian
‘Two British men who travelled to Syria to join an al-Qaida-linked terrorist group have been jailed for nearly 13 years.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Couple who faked son’s blindness for insurance claim are jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Former soldier Jeremy Jones and his wife Sally Anne Jones are given 12 months in prison after claiming their son had been blinded in one eye falling off his bike.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Swearing man ‘risks life in prison’ after 176 convictions – BBC News
‘A man with 176 convictions for repeated foul-mouthed outbursts risks spending the rest of his life in prison.’
BBC News, 4th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child abduction changes – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Proposed amendments to child abduction legislation will have a far-reaching impact on family law, write Joanna Farrands and Helen Habershon.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 1st December 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Lee Rigby murder: Killer loses legal challenges – BBC News
‘Michael Adebolajo, one of the two men found guilty of killing Fusilier Lee Rigby, has lost legal challenges against his conviction and sentence.’
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BBC News, 3rd December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ched Evans: Release, Retribution and Rehabilitation – Littleton Chambers
‘In April 2012 Ched Evans, the former Wales and Sheffield United striker, was convicted of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room in Rhyl, Denbighshire. It is a shocking and a wholly unacceptable crime for him to have committed.’
Littleton Chambers, 1st December 2014
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
Determined deterrence – what next? – White Collar Crime Blog
‘The FCA’s Penalty Notices in the recent Spot FX Trading Investigation totalling £1.1 Bn set out very careful and thorough explanations of how the respective Penalties have been reached, identifying the relevant guidance and breaches of Principle. In the FCA’s Final Notice for Citibank for example, following the principles and guidance in the FCA’s Decision Procedures and Penalties Manual, the FCA expressly referred to five criteria: the need for “credible deterrence”, the nature, seriousness and impact of the breach, failures to respond adequately as regards conduct against the context of the LIBOR enforcement actions, Citibank’s previous disciplinary record and the discount applicable for settling terms “at an early stage of the Authority’s investigation”.’
White Collar Crime Blog, 28th November 2014
Source: www.2harecourt.com
Galiazia v Governor of HMP Hewell and others – WLR Daily
Galiazia v Governor of HMP Hewell and others [2014] EWHC 3427 (Admin); [2014] WLR (D) 509
‘Section 240ZA(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, as inserted, allowed time on remand to be counted only against time spent in custody and it could not be credited to reduce time spent on licence.’
WLR Daily, 23rd November 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Nurse faked having baby by ‘borrowing’ friend’s child – Daily Telegraph
‘Court hears how Charmaine Wilson tricked Liam Griffiths into believing drunken one-night stand led to the birth of a baby boy’
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
