‘Wolf fetish’ sex offender Kristian Timmerman jailed for grooming – BBC News
“A sex offender who moved to Merseyside from the Netherlands to contact a 12-year-old girl directly has been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Student jailed for skipping jury service to see West End show Chicago – Daily Telegraph
“Matthew Banks, a student at Manchester University, will spend Christmas behind bars after lying to the court over his illness so he could go to the theatre instead.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Five people jailed for role in international paedophile ring – The Guardian
“A woman and four men have been jailed for their part in an international paedophile ring that committed ‘horrific’ crimes against two young children in the UK and one in Australia.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father and two sons jailed for life for murder of business associate – The Guardian
“A father and the two sons he recruited for a ‘mission to murder’ a business associate have been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 20th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Weapons smugglers jailed – Home Office
“Two men who attempted to smuggle weapons into the UK have been jailed for five years today.”
Home Office, 19th December 2011
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Nicola Sedgebeer admits £69,000 Bridgend benefits fraud – BBC News
“A 37-year-old Bridgend mother-of-four has been given a 10-month suspended jail term after admitting fraudulently claiming more than £69,000 in benefits.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Roydon death crash drink-driver Amanda Brierley jailed – BBC News
“A driver who caused a fatal crash, two minutes after leaving a pub in Norfolk, has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
RAF helicopter crash co-pilot spared jail – BBC News
“The co-pilot of an RAF helicopter that crashed during a ‘jolly’, killing the pilot and two others, has avoided jail.”
BBC News, 16th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wayne Fox loses appeal after Tirion Lewis attack – BBC News
“A man who kidnapped and savagely assaulted his girlfriend, leaving her in a coma, has had an appeal against his indeterminate sentence turned down.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boy, 15, who battered mother to death detained for at least five years – The Guardian
“James Gethen, now 16, was given an indeterminate detention order by a judge at Leeds crown court, who heard he had significant psychiatric problems at the time he killed his mother Ann, 39. Gethen was told he must serve at least five years before he is considered for release.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman – WLR Daily
Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman [2011] EWCA Crim 2871; [2011] WLR (D) 364
“Where a child had been abducted by a parent it no longer necessarily followed that for policy reasons a charge of kidnapping had always to be deemed inappropriate.”
WLR Daily, 13th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Raoul Moat accomplice loses bid to reduce jail sentence – The Guardian
“One of the two men who helped gunman Raoul Moat during his shotgun rampage, which left a man dead and a police officer blinded, has lost a bid to win a reduction in his sentence.”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave – The Guardian
“A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour’s kitten by putting it in the microwave. Gina Robins, 31, killed the 10-week-old kitten after falling out with its owner, magistrates in Torbay, Devon, were told. Jailing her on Wednesday, magistrate Liz Clyne told Robins: ‘You have shown little remorse either for the death of the kitten or the trauma to your former friend Sarah Knutton.’ She was also banned from keeping animals for 10 years. The prosecutor said: ‘This was a very bad case, disgusting. It was an act of revenge against Ms Knutton.'”
The Guardian, 14th December 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
New sentencing proposals for dangerous dog offences – public consultation launched – Sentencing Council
“New proposals about how the owners of dangerous dogs should be sentenced by the courts are being announced today, with the launch of a public consultation on the first sentencing guideline that covers dangerous dog offences.”
Sentencing Council, 15th December 2011
Source: http://sentencingcouncil.judiciary.gov.uk
Related link: Dangerous Dog Offences Guideline Consultation (PDF)
Facebook riot page: Danny Cook jailed for 30 months – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for 30 months for creating a Facebook group page called ‘Letz start a riot’.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dangerous dogs sentencing guidelines proposed – BBC News
“Judges have published the first-ever proposed sentencing guidelines for people convicted for dangerous dogs offences in England and Wales.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Conviction re-instated over New Cross crossfire murder – BBC News
“The Supreme Court has re-instated the murder conviction of a man who took part in a shoot-out, even though he did not fire the fatal shot.”
BBC News, 14th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Society condemns out-of-court sentencing plan – Law Society’s Gazette
“The Law Society has criticised Nick Herbert’s proposal to give magistrates power to issue summary sentences outside of court, which it says could leave defendants without access to proper advice.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th December 2011
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Obsessive rare egg thief is jailed again – The Independent
“Britain’s most imprisoned egg collector was jailed again yesterday after he admitted stealing hundreds of rare birds’ eggs, including those of golden eagles.”
The Independent, 14th December 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents who abduct children should face longer in prison, says top judge – Daily Telegraph
“Parents who abduct their own children could face life sentences because of the ‘unspeakable cruelty’ they cause, the country’s most senior judge said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
