“A racist Chelsea FC fan who was caught after he filmed himself yelling abuse has been handed a five year match ban.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th June 2012
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“A ‘merciless’ killer who gunned down two men in execution-style murders has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years.”
BBC News, 27th June 2012
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“The government plans to simplify how serious fraud is prosecuted and punished in the UK.”
BBC Law in Action, 26th June 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former police detective has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 17 years after admitting the murder of his partner, a policewoman whose body was found in a shallow woodland grave.”
The Independent, 26th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed for a scam in which Sainsbury’s was overcharged by nearly £9m.”
The Guardian, 22nd June 2012
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“A man who used a rock to hold up a bookies at which he was a regular customer has been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2012
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“A man who used Facebook to try to incite violence and urged others to attack the police and Muslims during the height of last summer’s riots has been jailed for three years.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the manslaughter of her three-year-old daughter at their home in East Sussex.”
BBC News, 20th June 2012
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“An investment banker and his wife were behind bars last night after netting £1.5m from insider dealing in one of the biggest cases ever pursued by the Financial Services Authority.”
The Guardian, 20th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The judge who sent a teenage girl to jail for eight months for stealing a bottle of Lucozade and a bag of sweets during last summer’s riots has vigorously defended the tough judicial response in which two-thirds of defendants were denied bail and harsh custodial sentences were handed down to first-time offenders.”
The Independent, 16th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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“A double murderer who appeared in court in a hospital bed was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for the ‘pitiless’ killing of his ex-wife and mother-in-law.”
The Guardian, 15th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A drunken man who stabbed his wife’s cat to death out of spite during a row has been jailed.”
The Independent, 15th June 2012
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“A Cambridge graduate who described herself as the ‘office cougar’ has been jailed for falsely claiming she was having affairs with her married male colleagues.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A member of a gang which tried to smuggle £2m worth of cocaine into the UK hidden in a tarmac truck is behind bars after fleeing the country eight years ago.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2012
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“A former police community support officer (PCSO) who was involved in caring for vulnerable children was today condemned as a ‘predatory paedophile’ as he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for child sex offences.”
The Independent, 14th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A teenager has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a student in an argument over conkers. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, was detained for a minimum of 10½ years for murdering Stephen Grisales, 21, from Enfield.”
The Guardian, 14th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A sex offender was jailed today 11 years after his young victim put off going to police because of an EastEnders storyline.”
The Independent, 13th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An internet ‘troll’ who sent a threatening email to a Conservative MP has been banned from contacting a host of celebrities, including Lord Sugar.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Sentencing Council’s definitive guideline on allocation, offences taken into consideration and totality came into effect on 11 June 2012.”
Sentencing Council, 11th June 2012
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