Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce to be sentenced – BBC News
“Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce are due to be sentenced for perverting the course of justice.”
BBC News, 11th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Sham marriage gang jailed – Home Office
“A gang of 11 behind a series of sham marriages in Lancashire have been jailed for more than 18 years.”
Home Office, 6th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
TV death baby Kian McMillan: Fugitive father jailed – BBC News
“A man who admitted neglecting his four-month-old son who died when the boy’s
mother knocked a television onto him, has been jailed for 46 months.”
BBC News, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving ‘like a maniac’ – BBC News
“A man who drove ‘like a maniac’ the wrong way down a dual carriageway with no
lights on at night to escape police has been given a year’s youth custody.”
BBC news, 7th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fewer jail terms for knife possession, figures reveal – Daily Telegraph
“Fewer jail terms are being handed down to those found in possession of a knife, new Government figures revealed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Student who fried hamster sentenced – Daily Telegraph
“A student who fried a hamster has been ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid of work in the community.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for murder of woman and death of unborn child – The Guardian
“A man who beat his pregnant former fiancee to death causing the death of their unborn baby has been jailed for at least 27 years.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Keighley rape trial: Bilal Hussain and Shazad Rehman jailed – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for drugging and raping vulnerable under-age girls they found walking the streets.”
BBC News, 6th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New guidelines could reduce wrongful convictions under ‘joint enterprise’ law – The Guardian
“Long-awaited guidance for the crown prosecution service on a law used to fight gang violence could help prevent miscarriages of justice.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reiki Master jailed for abusing patients – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘revered Reiki Master’ has been jailed for 16 years for abusing six women and two children on his treatment table.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bedford brothel murderer Gang Wang jailed for killing madam – BBC News
“A brothel worker who battered the ‘madam’ to death with a dragon ornament after she sacked him for being ‘sullen’ has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 5th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nicola Edgington jailed for 37 years for street decapitation, as report blames police blunders for attack – The Independent
“A woman who decapitated a stranger in the street was jailed for at least 37 years today.”
The Independent, 4th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dubai-based VAT fraudster faces extra 10-year jail term – BBC News
“A convicted fraudster has been sentenced to an extra 10 years in jail after failing to repay £14m in taxes.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sandhill Park fire: Four jailed for mansion arson attack – BBC News
“Arsonists who torched a Grade II-listed mansion in Somerset have been jailed.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Manchester City youth team player jailed over fatal car crash – Daily Telegraph
“A promising Manchester City youth team player has been jailed for 16 months for
killing a brother and sister by smashing into their car while speeding in a
high-powered Mercedes.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who gave gun to Mark Duggan jailed for 11 years – The Guardian
“A drug dealer who supplied a gun to Mark Duggan minutes before his fatal shooting by police sparked the 2011 summer riots has been jailed for a total of 11 years.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tamara Ecclestone’s ex-boyfriend Derek Rose jailed over blackmail plot – The Guardian
“A former boyfriend of the socialite Tamara Ecclestone has been jailed for four years for plotting to blackmail her for £200,000. Derek Rose, 33, who dated the daughter of Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone in 2002 when she was 17, was implicated in a plot which saw an email sent to Ecclestone’s manager after the model starred in Billion Dollar Girl, a reality TV programme exploring her life as a rich young person.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Compulsive liar jailed after 11 false rape claims in decade – Daily Telegraph
“A compulsive liar made almost a dozen false claims that she was raped in nearly a decade after making her first complaint at the age of 13, a court has heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who knocked 16-year-old girl unconscious in street attack jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A man who knocked a 16-year-old girl unconscious in a street attack because he ‘didn’t like the way she looked at him’ has been jailed for four years.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Convicted sex offender must serve 37 years for Catherine Gowing murder – The Guardian
“A convicted sex offender who admitted harbouring fantasies about imprisoning and killing women has been jailed for life for the horrific rape and murder of a vet.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
