Jail for ‘butcher’ knife attack in Hoddesdon – BBC News
“A man who slashed his ex-girlfriend’s face like a ‘butcher cutting open a carcass’ has been given an indeterminate prison sentence.”
BBC News, 11th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Bogus physio Charles Ahme jailed for sex assaults – BBC News
“A bogus physiotherapist who sexually assaulted women during consultations has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 11th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sex cult leader ‘could die in jail’ – The Independent
“An ‘evil’ sex cult leader who preyed on children and forced women into prostitution was jailed today and warned he could be behind bars for life.”
The Independent, 11th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Father of children found dead in Spain jailed on sex charges – The Guardian
“A paedophile whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel has been jailed for 16 years.”
The Guardian, 11th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bristol cancer lie woman jailed for fraud – BBC News
“A police civilian worker who lied to friends and colleagues by telling them she was dying of liver cancer has been jailed for 15 months for fraud.”
BBC News, 10th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex council chairman and wife jailed over ‘deplorable’ fraud of relative, 85 – Daily Telegraph
“A former council chairman and his wife have been jailed for the ‘deplorable’ fraud of an elderly relative, which funded their lavish lifestyle and teddy bear collection.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Council Chairman discusses sentencing on Radio 5 Live – Sentencing Council
“Today, Lord Justice Leveson appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Victoria Derbyshire show to talk about the work of the Sentencing Council, discuss how sentencing works, clear up common misconceptions about it, and debate related issues with callers. You can listen to the show here until 15 March.”
Sentencing Council, 8th March 2011
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Spurned lover is first person jailed for stalking by blog – Daily Telegraph
“A hospital administrator has made legal history as the first man to be jailed in Britain for using an internet blog to stalk a woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe loses life tariff case – BBC News
“Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe has lost a bid to go to the highest court in the land to challenge an order that he should never be released.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Conman jailed after women hatch plot to expose him – The Guardian
“A man who cheated lovers out of thousands of pounds was caught after four of the women teamed up to confront him, a court has heard.”
The Guardian, 9th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge pledges more consistency in assault sentencing – BBC News
“New guidelines on sentencing offenders guilty of assault should ensure there is greater consistency between courts, a senior judge has told the BBC.”
BBC News, 9th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Safety deposit pair who held millions for gangs jailed – BBC News
“The director of three safety deposit box centres in London has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after raids in which police seized £500m in assets.”
BBC News, 7th March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New guidance from Court of Appeal following a Reference by the Solicitor General – Attorney General’s Office
“Today (3 March) the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of three offenders who sexually attacked women during burglaries in homes they were entitled to regard as ‘safe havens’.”
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Nanny jailed for attempting to poison Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold – Daily Telegraph
“The former nanny of Ann Summers boss Jacqueline Gold was jailed for 12 months today after admitting attempting to poison the lingerie tycoon with screen wash.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mobile phone footage Oxford rapist wins sentence cut – BBC News
“A man who raped an unconscious woman who only learned of the attack when she saw footage of it on a mobile phone has won a cut in his prison sentence.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapists who attack in home face longer in jail – Daily Telegraph
“Rapists who attack their victims in their own homes should face at least 12 years in prison, the country’s top judge ruled yesterday as he called for a tougher stance on so-called ‘safe haven’ crimes.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crawley Town fan sentenced for mocking Munich air crash – BBC News
“A Crawley Town football fan has been given a suspended jail term after he pleaded guilty to mocking victims of the Munich air crash in a music video.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenagers jailed for running £16m internet crime forum – The Guardian
“Three teenagers who founded and operated one of the world’s largest English-language internet crime forums, described in court as ‘Crimebook’, have been sentenced to up to five years in custody.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man gets life for party murder – The Independent
“A knifeman who stabbed an innocent 16-year-old partygoer to death in what a judge said was any parent’s ‘worst nightmare’ was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 1st March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Phobia’ inmate’s bid to finish jail term at home fails – BBC News
“A prisoner who suffers social phobia has lost his legal fight to complete his jail term under curfew at home.”
BBC News, 28th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
