Boy sentenced to four years for rape of girl aged 10 – BBC News
‘A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to four years for raping a 10-year-old girl in Shrewsbury town centre.’
BBC News, 12th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Extremist jailed for possessing terrorist material and evading justice – The Guardian
‘An extremist convicted of trying to flee the country after he was caught with terrorist material on his computer has been jailed for a total of two years and seven months.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Robbers who threatened boy with axe jailed – BBC News
‘Three men have been jailed for a series of robberies across the Midlands, including one in which they held an axe to the throat of a nine-year-old boy.’
BBC News, 11th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daniel Palmer found guilty of Portuguese man’s murder – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of the murder of a Portuguese immigrant who was about to travel home after failing to find work in the UK.’
BBC News, 11th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abolishing prison sentences for drug users: sensible or a step too far? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Nick Clegg announced last week that a pledge to abolish prison sentences for the possession of drugs for personal use will form part of the Liberal Democrat’s manifesto for the next election. The manifesto commitment would include a promise to move the drug policy lead from the Home Office to the Department of Health, and would seek to divert users into treatment for their addiction, community sentences, or to civil penalties that do not attract a criminal record. The plans would even extend to the possession of Class A substances such as heroin and crack cocaine. This is a controversial proposal, but does it have merit?’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th August 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Regina v Ali (Salah) – WLR Daily
Regina v Ali (Salah) [2014] EWCA Crim 1658; [2014] WLR (D) 366
‘It was permissible for the statutory assumptions in section 10 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to be applied in a case where a defendant was either voluntarily or involuntarily absent through illness.’
WLR Daily, 31st August 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Child abuse couple jailed for a total of 25 years – BBC News
‘A separated couple who sexually and physically abused their children over prolonged period have been jailed for a total of 25 years.’
BBC News, 8th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who tried to trick strangers into raping former colleague jailed – The Guardian
‘A woman who used sex chatrooms to try to trick strangers into raping a former work colleague has been jailed for six years.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Criminals jailed by magistrates to pay victim surcharge – BBC News
‘Criminals jailed by magistrates’ courts in England and Wales will no longer be excused from victim surcharge payments by serving extra prison time.’
BBC News, 8th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alfie Sullock death: Michael Pearce nine-year term reviewed – BBC News
‘The nine-year jail sentence of the man convicted of killing baby Alfie Sullock is being reviewed by the Attorney General after complaints it is too lenient.’
BBC News, 7th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cheltenham man murdered his ex-wife and hid body in bed – The Guardian
‘A man who murdered his ex-wife and hid her body in her own bed, where it lay undiscovered for three weeks, has been jailed for at least 16 years.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hardcore’ criminals with 100 convictions avoid prison – Daily Telegraph
‘A “hardcore” of repeat offenders, some with more than 100 convictions, are avoiding prison in record numbers, ministers have admitted.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Juvenile’ TV science fan jailed for making pipe bombs – BBC News
‘A science fan who made six pipe bombs after being inspired by a television show has been jailed for six months.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Amina Agboola murder: Death-kick killer Dean Harris jailed – BBC News
‘A man who murdered his girlfriend’s two-year-old daughter by kicking her so hard he ruptured her liver, has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yvette Hallsworth murder: Mateusz Kosecki jailed for Derby stabbing – BBC News
‘A teenager who lured a prostitute into an alleyway and then stabbed her to death has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gambling addict who sold stamps from late father’s collection spared jail – The Guardian
‘The son of a renowned philatelist who stole part of his late father’s stamp collection to fund his obsession with a single fruit machine in a bookmaker’s shop has been spared jail after his mother asked for leniency.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Weybread ‘magic club’ sex groomer jailed – BBC News
‘A 46-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for sexually grooming a boy by claiming he could introduce him into a secret magic club.’
BBC News, 4th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager jailed for life for beating engineer to death in unprovoked cocaine-fuelled attack – Daily Telegraph
‘Teenager is jailed after he beat an engineer to death while his friend filmed attack on her iPhone.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jamie McMahon murder: Pair jailed over churchyard killing – BBC News
‘Two men who kicked a snooker club worker to death in a Northampton churchyard have been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daniel Spargo-Mabbs death: Man jailed for drug supply – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for five years for supplying drugs after a 16-year-old boy died at a rave in west London.’
BBC News, 1st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
