Man caught on video ‘performing sex act on dog’ escapes jail time – The Indepedent
‘A man who filmed himself having sex with his girlfriend’s dog has avoided jail time.’
The Independent, 6th March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: sentencing
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‘The Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, gave guidance in respect of the effect of changes in the law upon the sentencing of dangerous offenders.’
WLR Daily, 4th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Derek Williams jailed over abuse images and bestiality videos – BBC News
‘A paedophile previously spared prison because of overcrowding has been jailed for downloading child abuse images and videos of bestiality.’
BBC News, 5th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Northampton man has sentence increased to life for brutal rape – Attorney General’s Office
‘Gintas Burinskas’ sentence becomes one of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 6 years.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th March 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Vitalija Baliutaviciene could have been ‘greater protected’ – BBC News
‘A woman who was kidnapped and killed by her ex-husband “could have been afforded greater protection”, a report is expected to say.’
BBC News, 5th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Chorley’s Angels’ gang leader who exploited elderly men with offers of sexual favours is jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Rebecca Reeves, 34, was the head of a group of five women who targeted the elderly in the Lancashire town of Chorley.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jahmel Jones shooting: Lecturer Rachel Kenehan jailed for helping murderers – BBC News
‘A university lecturer who helped her boyfriend and two others escape after they shot dead a rival drug dealer has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lewis Dale jailed for life for murdering grandmother – BBC News
‘A teenager who murdered his grandmother and tried to kill his grandfather while high on drugs has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prison officer Julie Turton jailed over sex and drugs – BBC News
‘A prison officer who had sex with an inmate and supplied drugs to prisoners at HMP Birmingham has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Robber Brian James Waite jailed after seven years on run – BBC News
‘A convicted robber who sparked an international search has been sentenced to more than nine years in jail.’
BBC News, 1st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents jailed over rickets baby death – BBC News
‘The parents of a five-month-old boy who died from acute rickets have been jailed for manslaughter.’
BBC News, 28th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Joanna Dennehy: serial killer becomes first woman told by judge to die in jail – The Guardian
‘Joanne Dennehy has become the first woman ordered to die behind bars by a judge, who told the murderer of three men she was “a cruel, calculating, selfish and manipulative serial killer”.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Samuel Etherington jailed for killing Gosport teenagers – BBC News
‘A “boy racer” has been jailed for nine years after admitting causing the deaths of two girls whom he hit with his car.’
BBC News, 27th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alan Greaves murder: Jonathan Bowling loses sentence appeal – BBC News
‘A man who killed an organist who was walking to church has lost an appeal against his minimum 25-year tariff.’
BBC News, 27th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lee Rigby murder: Michael Adebolajo gets whole-life jail term – The Guardian
‘The two terrorists who murdered British soldier Lee Rigby on a south London street fought with guards yesterday in the dock of the court yards from the grieving family of the soldier they butchered as a judge sentenced the mastermind of the attack to die in prison.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pianist John Briggs jailed for indecent assaults – BBC News
‘A renowned concert pianist has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of indecently assaulting music pupils.’
BBC News, 26th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soldier jailed for brutally kicking injured cat to death – The Independent
‘A former soldier has been jailed for 18 weeks after he savagely kicked an injured cat to death in the middle of the street.’
The Independent, 26th February 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Attorney General considers whether single punch killing sentence was ‘too lenient’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Dominic Grieve, the Attorney General, will decide whether to refer the four-year jail term given to Lewis Gill for the killing of Andrew Young in Bournemouth to the Court of Appeal.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
John Jenkins: Aylesbury conman builder jailed in absence – BBC News
‘A builder who conned a “vulnerable and lonely” Hertfordshire widow out of £532,695 has been jailed for six years in his absence.’
BBC News, 26th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentencing Council launches new definitive guideline for environmental offences – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council is publishing a new guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of environmental offences.’
Sentencing Council, 26th February 2014
