“A man who stabbed a 74-year-old woman six times in a ‘frenzied’ attack has been jailed after he was caught for spitting on the pavement.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2012
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“A serial armed robber who dressed up as Elvis Presley and sported other bizarre disguises when he targeted betting shops across Britain was today jailed for life.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2012
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“Thomas Hammarberg, the European commissioner for human rights, calls Liam Stacey’s 56-day sentence excessive.”
The Guardian, 1st April 2012
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“A student has lost his appeal after being sent to jail for posting racially offensive comments on Twitter about footballer Fabrice Muamba.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
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” Ten men and one woman including a former IT teacher have been given jail terms, suspended prison sentences and community service for their part in a £1m ‘fake royalties’ fraud of iTunes and Amazon.”
The Independent, 30th March 2012
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“A man has been jailed for life and must serve at least 30 years for the ‘brutal and heartless murder’ of his mother’s next-door neighbour at her home.”
BBC News, 29th March 2012
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“A ‘lifelong burglar’ who broke into a 60-year-old woman’s flat and raped her was jailed for 12 years today.”
The Independent, 29th March 2012
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“A man who claimed he was sleepwalking when he raped a 17-year-old girl at a Portuguese holiday resort in 2009 has been jailed for six years.”
The Guardian, 29th March 2012
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“Computer hackers will face at least two years in jail under new rules proposed by the EU, it has emerged. The wide-ranging measures, which are aimed at tackling the rise of online crime, are likely to hit hacktivism groups such as Anonymous.”
The Independent, 28th March 2012
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“A group of Mexican tourists burgled houses from Lancaster to Glasgow after they ran out of money during a holiday to Britain, a court heard on Tuesday.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2012
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“A man who carried out sex attacks on four young girls in the 1980s and 1990s has been jailed for 16 years.”
BBC News, 27th March 2012
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“A student who admitted posting racially offensive comments on Twitter about footballer Fabrice Muamba has been jailed for 56 days.”
BBC News, 27th March 2012
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“Recent cases have highlighted disturbing instances of racial abuse on Twitter, and some footballers and celebrities are leaving the site after becoming targets.”
The Guardian, 27th March 2012
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“Three men were jailed for life today for the ‘calculated and cold-blooded’ murder of a nightclub doorman.”
The Independent, 26th March 2012
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“A solicitor was today jailed for 26 months after stealing more than £51,000 from an elderly dementia sufferer who treated him like a son.”
The Independent, 23rd March 2012
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“Two men from Merseyside have been jailed for handling stolen paintings by the artist LS Lowry worth £1.7m.”
BBC News, 22nd March 2012
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“The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) will in future strongly recommend any legal representative drafting grounds of appeal against sentence to incorporate within those grounds a pro forma table setting out the details of the sentence passed.”
The Bar Council, 21st March 2012
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“A headteacher has been jailed for 16 months after stealing more than £53,000 from his school to fund a gambling addiction. Andrew Wilkie, 41, admitted two charges of theft from Southdown Primary School in Buckley, Flintshire, after losing his life savings on online poker sites.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2012
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Months earlier Ivan Barker, 21, had stolen a laptop and cigarettes from wheelchair-bound Jean Jacque Mathely. So when he called round to say ‘sorry’ his victim was naturally guarded, but let him in after he said police suggested he should face up to his offending. But once inside, rather than apologise to the man he had wronged, he made off with Mr Mathley’s new laptop. Now Barker, who sold the stolen goods to pay for booze, has finally been jailed for 16 weeks after pleading guilty to theft.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2012
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