Woman jailed for being drunk and abusive on flight from Crete to UK – The Guardian
‘A woman has been jailed after admitting to being drunk and abusive on an aircraft.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: sentencing
West Midlands Police officers jailed for Oldbury house theft – BBC News
‘Two police officers who stole cash and cigarettes from a house have been jailed after being caught in a sting operation by their own force.’
BBC News, 27th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile priest Francis Paul Cullen jailed for 15 years – BBC News
‘A priest who sexually assaulted seven children before spending more than two decades on the run in Spain has been jailed.’
BBC News, 24th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bungling ‘umbrella robber’ jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge apologises to victims after court hears armed robber had received life sentences twice before.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sikh man jailed over knife attack on former Indian general Kuldip Singh Brar – The Independent
‘A Sikh man has received a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of slashing a former Indian military lieutenant general in the neck while he was on holiday in London.’
The Independent, 21st March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mary Konye jailed for 12 years for acid attack on former friend in east London – The Guardian
‘A woman who threw acid in the face of her friend while disguised by a Muslim veil has been jailed for 12 years.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentence of man who killed victim with Asperger’s challenged over leniency – The Guardian
‘A four-and-a-half-year jail sentence handed to a man who killed a man with Asperger’s syndrome with a single punch in an unprovoked attack has been referred to the court of appeal for review.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘You’ve suffered enough,’ judge tells mercy killer – Daily Telegraph
‘A man avoids jail after confessing to a psychiatrist that he smothered his mother as she was dying of lung cancer in a Dorset hospital.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Cocaine addict burglar jailed for life for killing defenceless War veteran in his bed – Daily Telegraph
‘A burglar who attacked an 87-year-old World War Two veteran in his bed has been jailed for a minimum of 18-years after being found guilty of murder. Widower Frank Worsley, who served with the Royal Navy in the Far East, was “repeatedly beaten” about the face by cocaine user Daniel Crompton, 24.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2014
Source: www.teelgraph.co.uk
Increased sentence handed to violent Penzance rapist – Attorney General’s Office
‘After reference from Solicitor General, Court of Appeal increases sentence of Lee David Hosking from 9 and a half years’ imprisonment to 13.’
Attorney General’s Office, 14th March 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Teen jailed after he got lethal arsenal delivered to family home – Daily Telegraph
‘A teenager who bought a machine gun online and had it delivered to his family home, along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and nunchucks, has been jailed for six years.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook status used to catch Exeter benefits cheat – BBC News
‘A married benefits cheat who swindled £65,000 by claiming she was a single mother was caught after investigators checked her Facebook status, Exeter Crown Court has heard.’
BBC News, 14th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Couple jailed for YouTube videos glorifying Lee Rigby murder – The Guardian
‘A couple were jailed on Friday for glorifying the murder of the soldier Lee Rigby in videos posted on YouTube that were “offensive in the extreme”. Royal Barnes, 23, and his wife Rebekah Dawson, 22, of Hackney, north-east London, recorded and uploaded three videos shortly after the murder in Woolwich, south-east London, last May.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-FBI-sting paedophile George Richards jailed for life – BBC News
‘A former trainee teacher caught 11 years ago in an FBI sting targeting paedophiles has been jailed for life for trying to abduct two girls.’
BBC News, 14th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suffolk Christmas Eve horse crash death owner jailed – BBC News
‘A man whose horses wandered on to a main road on Christmas Eve, causing the death of a driver when four vehicles ploughed into them, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
David Blunkett ‘regrets injustices’ of indeterminate sentences – BBC News
‘Ex-home secretary David Blunkett has expressed “regret” that indeterminate jail terms, brought in while he was in office, have led to “injustices”. The Criminal Justice Act of 2003 introduced Indeterminate Sentencing for Public Protection or IPP, designed for serious sexual and violent offenders in England and Wales. But IPP numbers mushroomed, with many in jail well past their minimum terms.
BBC News, 13th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Dang (Manh Toan) and others – WLR Daily
Regina v Dang (Manh Toan) and others; [2014] EWCA Crim 348; [2014] WLR (D) 118
‘For a defendant to be guilty of conspiring, contrary to the section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, “to be concerned” in the production of a controlled drug, contrary to section 4(1)(b) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, by supplying equipment to assist others to produce the drug, he had to share in the drug producer’s purpose and had to lend his assistance for that purpose. A generalised awareness that the equipment might be used for the unlawful purpose would not suffice.’
WLR Daily, 7th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Mikaeel Kular: Warren Butler sentenced for offensive Facebook posts – BBC News
‘A soldier has been called a “disgrace” for posting offensive Facebook messages over the death of a three-year-old boy. Warren Butler, 19, from Carlisle, was handed a 16-week sentence, suspended for 18 months and ordered to complete 250 hours community service.’
BBC News, 11th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist George Moseley jailed for 23 years for attacks on woman and girls – BBC News
‘A man branded a “danger to women” has been jailed for 23 years for a series of sex attacks in Hertfordshire.’
BBC News, 10th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
