“A pig farmer whose starving animals were kept in such appalling conditions that they resorted to cannibalism has been spared a prison sentence, prosecutors said today.”
The Independent, 30th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A drink-driver who caused a fatal crash at speeds of more than 100mph on the M4 in Berkshire has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 1st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former schoolteacher who used his work laptop to view child pornography was given a three-year community order today.”
The Independent, 30th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A speeding teenage driver who collided with a 10-year-old boy and left him dying in the road as he fled the scene was sentenced to 30 months in a young offenders’ institution today.”
The Independent, 30th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who raped a 17-year-old girl in a Hertfordshire park when she intervened in an argument, has been jailed for ‘public protection’, a judge said.”
BBC News, 1st October 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who owned a faulty fairground ride at the British Grand Prix has been fined £3,000 after two people were injured when they were thrown from it.”
BBC News, 30th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A South African Airways flight attendant who tried to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in her bra and knickers has been jailed for 7 years.”
UK Border Agency, 27th September 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
“A carer who defrauded an elderly man of about £300,000 has been jailed.”
BBC News, 30th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A nurse found guilty of using ‘extreme violence’ to murder her elderly parents was jailed for life today with a minimum term of 18 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Few people seem to have noticed that the law of murder in England and Wales changes on Monday. With only a few days to go, the Ministry of Justice had not published the circular it normally issues in good time to inform ‘public and stakeholders’ – in this case, killers and courts – about changes in legislation and their commencement dates.”
The Guardian, 30th September 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A jail term imposed on a man who pushed a woman on to a live railway track in Kent after a row about him smoking was ‘fully justified’, a court has ruled.”
BBC News, 29th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Seven members of a gang who organised sham weddings for illegal immigrants were jailed today (28 September).”
The Independent, 28th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An illegal minicab driver was jailed for eight years today for raping a passenger.”
The Independent, 24th September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A postman from Cornwall who used social-networking websites to abuse hundreds of children has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 24th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife of five months and hiding her body in their garage.”
BBC News, 21st September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who raped, kidnapped and falsely imprisoned a teenage girl 30 years ago has been given a nine-year jail term.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A handyman who planted child pornography on his boss’s computer in a bid to get promoted has been jailed.”
BBC News, 23rd September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An unemployed construction worker who microwaved his favourite hamster to death was jailed for nine weeks today.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A corrupt police officer who conspired with a drug dealer had his three-year jail sentence doubled at the Court of Appeal today.”
The Independent, 21st September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A knife killer was jailed for life today in what is thought to be the first case to be dealt with under tough new sentencing powers.”
The Independent, 21st September 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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