Second jail term for fatal attack – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a second time for an attack on a man who later died from his injuries.”
BBC News, 11th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Regina v Constantine – WLR Daily
Regina v Constantine [2010] EWCA Crim 2406; [2010] WLR (D) 28
“A court had to take account of a confiscation order before making any order ‘involving payment by the defendant’ of costs relating to all of the proceedings that had gone on thus far.”
WLR Daily, 10th November 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Banaz Mahmod ‘honour’ killing cousins jailed for life – BBC News
“Two cousins who murdered a relative because her family disapproved of her boyfriend have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 10th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile who killed wife jailed for 19 years – The Guardian
“A paedophile who bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer to spare her the shame of discovering his child sex offending was jailed for a minimum of 19 years today (10 November).”
The Guardian, 10th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman jailed for false claim of rape in Farnham park – BBC News
“A 27-year-old woman has been jailed for 16 months after falsely claiming she was raped in a park in Surrey.”
BBC News, 5th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for cat’s microwave and freezer torture – The Guardian
“A man was jailed for four months today after torturing a cat by putting it in a microwave, a tumble drier and a freezer.”
The Guardian, 5th November 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two jailed for lying to police over fatal crash – BBC news
“The father and girlfriend of a drunk driver who fled the scene of a fatal crash have been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Plymouth couple jailed for dealing drugs – BBC News
“A Plymouth couple described by police as drugs dealers of the ‘highest level’ have been jailed.”
BBC News, 5th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Five guilty of grooming teenage girls for sex – The Independent
“Five men were condemned as ‘sexual predators’ by a judge today as he handed down lengthy jail terms after they were found guilty of grooming teenage girls for sex.”
The Independent, 5th November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Spurned lover publishes sex photographs of ex-girlfriend on Facebook – Daily Telegraph
“Hooper used his former girlfriend’s own page on the social networking site to post the seven ‘intimate’ shots of her, Gloucester Crown Court was told. Hooper, 34, of Churchdown, Glos, was jailed for 18 months after he admitted breaching a restraining order and committing an unrelated burglary at another woman’s flat.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Swansea student asylum seeker jailed for £250,000 fraud – BBC News
“An overseas student has been jailed for two years at Cardiff Crown Court for fraudulently claiming £250,000 in benefits and funding.”
BBC News, 4th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage driver jailed for triple death crash – BBC News
“A teenage driver who killed three friends when he crashed into a lamp post has been jailed for three-and-a-half years at St Albans Crown Court.”
BBC News, 5th November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for life for attack on MP Stephen Timms – BBC News
“A 21-year-old student has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey for trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms because he voted for the war in Iraq.”
BBC News, 3rd November 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for three years over false rape claim – The Independent
“A woman who falsely claimed her ex-boyfriend raped her after giving her a Pringles sandwich laced with diazepam was jailed for three years today.”
The Independent, 1st November 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prisoners on indeterminate sentences ‘left in limbo’ over parole dates – The Guardian
“The government should fast-track the parole hearings of almost 2,500 prisoners who have served their minimum sentence but are still being held in jail for ‘public protection’, a leading barrister has said.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Millionaire faces life behind bars for ex-wife murder bid – The Independent
“A millionaire pensioner was today facing the rest of his life behind bars for attempting to kill his ex-wife after she tried to get a share of his fortune.”
The Independent, 27th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for killing man urinating through letterbox – The Independent
“A ‘good neighbour’ who stabbed a man he caught urinating through his letterbox on a yob-plagued estate was jailed for five years today after admitting manslaughter.”
The Independent, 29th October 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jade Goody website ‘troll’ from Manchester jailed – BBC News
“An ‘internet troll’ who posted obscene messages on Facebook sites set up in memory of dead people has been jailed.”
BBC News, 29th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Zutons singer Dave McCabe ordered to compensate headbutt victim – Daily Telegraph
“The lead singer of rock band The Zutons, Dave McCabe, who broke a man’s nose after his girlfriend was insulted, was today ordered to do 150 hours’ unpaid work and compensate his victim.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Speeding driver who killed teenager has jail term cut – BBC News
“A driver who lost control of his speeding car and killed a 17-year-old pedestrian has had his jail term cut by three years by the Appeal Court.”
BBC News, 28th October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
