Attorney general reviews child sex abuser’s sentence – BBC News
“A sex offender spared jail after a judge considered the ‘impact’ on his family is having his sentence reviewed by the attorney general.”
BBC News, 3rd May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Darran Brown jailed for baby boy GBH in Leatherhead
“A 32-year-old man who seriously assaulted and neglected a four-month-old baby boy has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 1st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fraudster Arron Thomas spent £4,250 on wife’s breast op – BBC News
“A clerk who stole money from a firm to fund a lavish wedding and breast surgery for his wife has been jailed.”
BBC News, 1st May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Drunk and jealous’ woman found guilty of family fire murders – The Independent
“A ‘drunk and jealous’ woman has been found guilty of murdering five members of the same family, including three young children, in a blaze following a row about a pram.”
The Independent, 30th April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Michelle Mills jailed for Edward Miller’s murder in Scalford – BBC News
“A mother-of-two who portrayed herself as a ‘fearful victim’ of domestic violence has been given a life sentence for stabbing her boyfriend to death.”
BBC News, 30th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Las Vegas wedding bigamist Garry Floodgate jailed – BBC News
“A man who wed his Canadian bride in Las Vegas while still married to a woman in
England has been jailed for 20 weeks.”
BBC News, 29th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deal or No Deal winner Caroline Banana sentenced for fraud – BBC News
“A woman who won £95,000 on the TV show Deal or No Deal has been ordered to carry
out 215 hours of unpaid work after admitting benefit fraud.”
BBC News, 29th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murder victim Carole Waugh impersonator sentenced – BBC News
“A woman who admitted impersonating a murdered former oil company worker has been given a community order.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
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Doctors Prana and Nishebita Das robbery: Two jailed – BBC News
“A woman and a man have been jailed for assaulting and robbing two married doctors in their home, leaving one brain damaged.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Horsewoman who appeared in Queen’s Diamond Jubilee exaggerated injuries for compensation – Daily Telegraph
“A horsewoman who appeared in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pageant exaggerated
injuries she suffered in a fall to try to win a big compensation pay-out, a
court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Girl, 14, forced to become pregnant with donor sperm bought by mother – The Guardian
“A mother forced her 14-year-old adopted daughter to inseminate herself with donor sperm to provide a baby for her after she was prevented from adopting any more children, it can be revealed. The daughter, a virgin, is believed to have miscarried at 14, but went on to have a baby at 16 after regularly inseminating herself with sperm bought over the internet by her ‘domineering’ mother because she was too scared to refuse. Details of the shocking case have emerged in a previously secret court judgment, which can be reported today for the first time and which raises serious questions over loopholes in international adoptions and the regulation of the global traffic in gametes.”
The Guardian, 28th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Bulger killers’ images’: Two jailed for contempt – BBC News
“Two men who published photographs on Twitter and Facebook said to show the
killers of James Bulger have been jailed for being in contempt of court.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ipswich sex slave teenager case: London men jailed – BBC News
“Three men from east London who abducted a 13-year-old girl from the streets of
the city and forced her to become their sex slave have been jailed.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Birmingham terror ringleader gets five life sentences for plot – Daily Telegraph
“The ringleader of a Birmingham terror cell who plotted for the worst attack on
UK soil was today given five life sentences.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Natalie Jarvis murder: Boyfriend Adam Whelehan jailed for life – BBC News
“A man who stabbed his girlfriend 19 times in the neck in order to end their
relationship has been sentenced to life in prison.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peterborough rapist John Hinton jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A man who raped a 15-year-old girl and assaulted three other women within the
space of four hours has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dart, Alom and Mahmood jailed for preparing for acts of terrorism – BBC News
“Three British men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for engaging in conduct in preparation of acts of terrorism.”
BBC News, 25th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A Behaviour-based Approach to Sentencing for Sexual Offences – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly
“The Sentencing Council’s consultation paper on sexual offences sets out its intentions and the principles surrounding the way in which such offences ought to be approached by the courts. Although a new guideline is welcomed, it is disappointing that the consultation paper and the draft guideline continue in the same or a similar vein to the guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines Council in the past; they adopt a mechanistic approach which is restrictive and fails to appreciate the often complex nature of sexual offences.”
Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 13th April 2013
Source: www.criminallawandjustice.co.uk
Student jailed for £5,000 attempt to bribe professor over failed dissertation – The Independent
“A failing student who offered his professor £5,000 in cash in a bid to pass his degree was jailed for 12 months today.”
The Independent, 23rd April 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teacher Russell Singleton jailed for spying on girls in bathroom – BBC News
“A teacher who filmed girls and women, using a hidden camera in the bathroom at his home, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
