Andrew Lindo must serve 22 years for murdering fiancee – The Guardian
“The teacher, who had a string of affairs, battered Marie Stewart to death then hid her body in a suitcase.”
The Guardian, 21st September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: sentencing
First riot appeals listed next week – The Independent
“The first appeals by people convicted of being involved in the August riots are due to be heard next week.”
The Independent, 21st September 2001
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Sailor who murdered officer on submarine HMS Astute jailed for life – BBC News
“A Royal Navy serviceman who shot dead a senior officer on board a nuclear submarine has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 19th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paramedic spared jail over theft – The Independent
“A paramedic has avoided a prison sentence for stealing £100 from an elderly woman who died a few days later, police said today.”
The Independent, 16th September 2011
Source: www.indepedent.co.uk
Learner driver jailed over second fatal crash – The Guardian
“A learner driver who had previously killed a friend in a drunken motorbike crash was jailed for seven years on Friday after admitting causing the death by dangerous driving of his girlfriend while showing off in his sports car.”
The Guardian, 16th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sentences increased for ‘callous’ gang which defrauded vulnerable victims – Attorney General’s Office
“Today the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of four men who, from August 2007 to July 2010 defrauded elderly and infirm people out of considerable sums of money – often their life savings – by pretending that their properties needed urgent repairs.”
Attorney General’s Office, 15th September 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Couple sentenced to four years each for abuse of 14-month-old girl – The Guardian
“A mother and her partner are starting custodial sentences for a catalogue of abuse that left a 14-month-old girl covered in injuries, with every fingernail blackened and bruised.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Teenager caught with crack cocaine and heroin in bra freed early to go to university – Daily Telegraph
“A teenage girl caught with £800 of crack cocaine and heroin in her bra has been freed from prison 15 months early so she can go to university in time for freshers’ week.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Magistrates were told to send rioters to crown court, emails show – The Guardian
“Magistrates were urged to abandon sentencing guidelines when dealing with rioters last month because ‘nothing like this was envisaged’, according to court documents released to the Guardian. The text of two controversial emails circulated to justices’ clerks immediately after August’s disturbances raises questions about judicial independence and the use of blanket guidance irrespective of individual cases. One human rights group described the emails as ‘disturbing’.”
The Guardian, 14th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reading man jailed for dead girl ‘trolling’ insults – BBC News
“A Berkshire man has been jailed for posting abusive messages online about a schoolgirl after she committed suicide. Sean Duffy, 25, of Reading, was handed an 18-week sentence for posts on social networking sites about Worcester teenager Natasha MacBryde.”
BBC News, 13th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist Fabian Thomas jailed indefinitely for Plymouth attack – BBC News
“A convicted rapist who attacked a woman in Devon four months after being given early release has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 12th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gemma Hayter murder: Three jailed for life – BBC News
“Three people have been jailed for life for murdering a woman with learning disabilities in Warwickshire who was beaten and forced to drink urine.”
BBC News, 12th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Church helper Peter Holland jailed for abusing children – BBC News
“A predatory paedophile who volunteered at churches and scout groups in order to groom boys whom he sexually abused has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man faces jail for OAP sex assault – The Independent
“A TV aerial fitter who sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman in her own home after doping her with designer drugs has been told he faces a ‘lengthy custodial sentence’.”
The Independent, 9th September 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pensioner jailed for recording court proceedings is released – The Guardian
“An 85-year-old man who was jailed for six months for recording court proceedings was freed by the court of appeal on Friday. Three judges in London quashed the sentence imposed on Norman Scarth in July for contempt of court and substituted one of 12 weeks, resulting in his immediate release from Armley prison in Leeds.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Munir Farooqi given four life sentences for terror charges – BBC News
“A former Taliban fighter has been given four life sentences after being found guilty of trying to recruit undercover officers to fight in Afghanistan.”
BBC News, 9th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who threatened to kill gay rights campaigner gets suspended sentence – The Guardian
“A man who threatened to ‘put a bullet in the head’ of the gay rights campaigner Ben Summerskill and a gay couple illegally barred from a hotel has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist Jonathan Haynes jailed for at least 11 years – BBC News
An ex-soldier has been jailed indefinitely for raping three teenagers and trying to abduct two schoolgirls.
BBC News, 8th September 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK riots sentence to be challenged in court of appeal – The Guardian
“One of the first men to appear at a crown court after the August riots is to challenge his prison sentence in a case that could help determine how tough the court of appeal is going to be on looters and rioters in general.”
The Guardian, 7th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Riots sentencing: judges are guided by principles, not moral panic – The Guardian
“The judiciary is not overreacting to unprecedented events – it is working on the basis of decades-old guidance.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
