“A shop worker who tried to claim a winning £1m lottery ticket belonging to an elderly couple has been jailed for two and a half years.”
The Independent, 21st August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Following a three month period of training and implementation the definitive guideline on dangerous dog offences came into effect on 20 August 2012.”
Dangerous Dog Offences Definitive Guideline (PDF)
Sentencing Council, 20th August 2012
“A man who murdered his ex-partner four days after appearing in court charged with harassing her has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years.”
BBC News, 17th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Around one in five rioters jailed after last year’s summer rampages have been tagged and let out of prison early.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Ministry of Defence is to pay compensation after a British soldier stabbed an Afghan boy with his bayonet.”
The Independent, 18th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Owners of dangerous dogs in England and Wales now face tougher sentences under new Sentencing Council guidelines.”
BBC News, 20th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A selfish estate agent put an innocent client through a terrifying court ordeal after he framed him in a bid to wriggle out of a road ban.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Five men have been given life sentences for murdering a father-of-three who died after being hit with a hammer and kicked in a Derby street.”
BBC News, 15th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A landscape gardener who drove his van into two teenagers who were camping in a field in what was an ‘absolutely terrifying’ attack has been jailed for four years.”
The Independent, 14th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 38-year-old Briton who made £35,000 a month through a website that linked to pirated copies of films and TV shows has been sentenced to four years in prison.”
The Guardian, 14th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has urged relatives of elderly drivers to think ‘very, very carefully’ whether they should still be on the road after a 90-year-old retired GP killed another motorist in a head-on collision while on the wrong side of a dual carriageway.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three builders have been jailed for life with a recommendation that they serve at least 30 years for murdering a multimillionaire, police said.”
The Independent, 11th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A lorry driver has been jailed for eight months and disqualified for three years after driving the wrong way down the M6 for three miles.”
BBC News, 10th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Former policeman given curfew and community order in force’s third sexual offences case.”
The Guardian, 9th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A babysitter who raped an eight year old boy more than a decade ago was jailed after his victim went to the police after being inspired by a storyline on Coronation Street.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A teenager has been jailed for breaking into her wealthy parents’ home and stealing £7,500 cash from their bedroom, after the judge told her he wanted to give her a ‘short sharp shock’.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A judge has launched a strongly-worded attack on the justice system after he was powerless to hand longer sentences to two men who left a young woman crippled in a car crash as they fled from police.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Rioters who rampaged across west London for four hours, attacking a lone shopkeeper and robbing diners at a Michelin-starred restaurant, have been given some of the harshest sentences for crimes committed during last August’s UK riots.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Members of a gang which controlled the supply of drugs to large parts of Britain have been jailed.”
The Independent, 8th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The parents of a 17-year-old girl, jailed for attacking her because she was going out with a black man, have been called ‘disgraceful’ by a judge.”
BBC News, 6th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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