Man guilty of fashion designer’s murder – BBC News
“A Moroccan man has been found guilty of stabbing a fashion designer to death in his north London flat.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Drug-dealing great-grandmother Diane Gibson jailed – BBC News
“A drug-dealing great-grandmother, who had been on the run for 12 years, has been jailed for more than four years.”
BBC News, 10th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court increases sentences for trio jailed for sexually assaulting unconscious teen – The Guardian
“Three men to serve five and a half years after appeal judges rule original sentence for assault on 18-year-old was too lenient.”
The Guardian, 7th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Opemipo Jaji jailed for raping girl, 11, in Enfield park – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life, and ordered to serve a minimum of eight years, for raping an 11-year-old girl.”
BBC News, 7th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Soft’ sentences for knife crime despite Chris Grayling pledge – Daily Telegraph
“Knife-wielding criminals are being handed soft sentences by the courts despite a pledge by the Government to introduce tough new measures.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Men jailed over rape of boy, 14, in Manchester Debenhams – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for 15 years for raping a boy, 14, in the toilets of a Manchester department store.”
BBC News, 6th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal of artist paedophile Graham Ovenden’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence mooted to Attorney General – The Independent
“The Attorney General is considering referring the sentence of an internationally renowned artist from Cornwall to the Court of Appeal to see if it was ‘unduly lenient’.”
The Independent, 6th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for sprinkling pubic hair on curry to avoid payment – The Independent
“A man who sprinkled his own pubic hair over a half-eaten curry in an attempt to avoid paying for it has been jailed.”
The Independent, 5th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Met police officer jailed for selling celebrity tip-offs to the Sun – The Guardian
“A former Metropolitan police officer who had access to private information about wealthy Chelsea residents including the Duchess of Cambridge and Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing has been jailed for two years for selling stories about them to the Sun.”
The Guardian, 5th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two British soldiers admit sexual and racial abuse of Afghan citizens – The Independent
“Two British servicemen were disciplined and fined today for carrying out, respectively, a sexual offence on a young boy and being engaged in racist insults while serving in Afghanistan.”
The Independent, 4th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for contempt after attacking judge who had just jailed his brother – The Independent
“A fitness instructor who attacked a judge and knocked off his wig has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court.”
The Independent, 4th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Craig Hepburn stabbing: Two found guilty – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed after being found guilty of killing a talented bagpiper in a random attack following a night out in West Yorkshire.”
BBC News, 31st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Las Vegas wedding bigamist Garry Floodgate in jail term cut – BBC News
“A man who wed his Canadian bride in Las Vegas while still married to a woman in England has had his jail term cut.”
BBC News, 31st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed by ‘secret court’ for taking father out of care home talks for first time of her ordeal – Daily Telegraph
“A woman jailed by a ‘secret court; for trying to take her dying father out of his care home and fly him to Turkey has spoken about her ordeal for the first time.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Going down: criminal justice statistics – The Guardian
“Recorded crime, convictions and the number of individuals entering prisons have shown a dramatic decline since 2011. We take a closer look at the data.”
The Guardian, 30th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
April Jones’s mother speaks of her anguish as Mark Bridger is jailed for life – The Guardian
“A former abattoir worker and lifeguard who was found to have abducted and murdered April Jones began a whole-life prison term on Thursday, still refusing to say what he did with her body.”
The Guardian, 31st May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Women guilty over party drug that killed friend – Daily Telegraph
“The parents of a young woman who died after taking mephedrone have issued a warning against the so-called ‘party drug’ that ‘ripped our family apart’.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th May 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Deferred Prosecution Agreements – No. 5 Chambers
“Following the Bribery Act 2010 the next instrument the Government is preparing in the ‘battle against economic crime’ is the Deferred Prosecution Agreement [‘DPA’]. Following a consultation in 2012 the Ministry of Justice inserted schedule 17 into the Crime and Courts Act 2013 [‘CCA 2013’]. Although the Crime and Courts Act 2013 received Royal Assent in April 2013, Schedule 17 is not yet in force.”
No. 5 Chambers, 22nd May 2013
Source: www.no5.com
Choirmaster jailed for sexually abusing pupil seeks to appeal against sentence – The Guardian
“The disgraced choirmaster Michael Brewer is to attempt to appeal against the length of his six-year prison sentence for indecently assaulting a former pupil.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Four get life for murder of Negus McLean – The Independent
“Four gang members were given life terms today for killing a 15-year-old boy who was chased by a ‘hunting posse of boys on bicycles’ and stabbed.”
The Independent, 28th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
