“A gang of robbers on a crime spree who left one of their victims to drown when they pushed him into a Manchester canal has been sentenced for manslaughter.”
BBC News, 4th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has told an 18-year-old girl not to get pregnant again after she repeatedly punched a vulnerable young man in a gang attack and stole his phone and bicycle.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed for 15 years.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Junior doctor who sexually assaulted and secretly photographed female patients with his mobile phone during intimate examinations has been jailed for 18 months.”
The Guardian, 4th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A 21-year-old man who admitted murdering his step-grandmother in a ‘brutal, sustained’ knife attack at her home has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Ten men have been jailed after a 13-year-old girl from North Yorkshire was sexually exploited by 30 different attackers.”
BBC News, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A prisoner has had his life sentence doubled after he slashed child killer Mark Bridger from temple to chin, severing an artery, in an attempt to get him to reveal where April Jones’s body was hidden.”
The Independent, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A father who has refused to arrange the return of his daughter to his ex-wife has been jailed again.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A burglar who stole a kayak and tried to paddle across the Channel to start a new life in France has been jailed.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A rapist described by police as a ‘dangerous predatory offender’ has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A newlywed couple who began their honeymoon by ransacking the home of a pensioner have been jailed.”
BBC News, 27th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Senior judges have increased the sentence handed to a violent foreign criminal because of the risk he would be freed from jail before the government could organise his deportation from Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A fire obsessed teenager has been jailed for life after being found guilty of starting a blaze that killed four siblings while he was ‘out of his head’ on a lethal cocktail of cannabis and alcohol.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A prolific burglar who used his car to crush a police officer against a lamppost in a desperate escape bid has been jailed for 12 years.”
The Guardian, 27th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“At least 1,570 people were cautioned for sex offences across England in the past year, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 30th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Greater Manchester man has been jailed for strangling his friend who was the best man at his wedding.”
BBC News, 27th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Court of Appeal found that the 6 ½ yr sentence given to facebook groomer Husaini Master was unduly lenient and raised it to 9 yrs.”
Attorney General’s Office, 24th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“Court of Appeal found the 21 month sentence given to Bernard Collins for conspiracy to defraud unduly lenient and increased it to 3 ½ years.”
Attorney General’s Office, 24th September 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
“A rapist caught after his victim was inspired by an EastEnders storyline has been jailed 23 years after the attack.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who sexually abused three boys when he knew he was HIV positive, has been jailed for 10 years at Caernarfon Crown Court.”
BBC News, 26th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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