Man jailed for £10 debt ear slice – BBC News
“A drug dealer convicted of cutting part of a woman’s ear off because she owed him £10 has been jailed.”
BBC News, 16th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Abuse pictures councillor jailed – BBC News
“A former local councillor has been jailed for six years after police found an illegal gun and child abuse images at his Greater Manchester home.”
BBC News, 16th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judges look to the lords over strict curb on sentencing powers – The Times
“The judges are up in arms over changes to the justice system, says Judge Isobel Plumstead, of the Council of Circuit Judges.”
The Times, 16th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Couple jailed for duping farmer – BBC News
“A couple who preyed on a Dorset farmer, tricking him out of his £1m farm and forcing him to live in ‘degrading conditions’, have been jailed.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Urine spray man gets nine years – BBC News
“A chemist who contaminated food and wine in Gloucestershire supermarkets with his own urine and faeces has been sent to prison for nine years.”
BBC News, 14th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man, 80, jailed over sex assaults – BBC News
“A former Roman Catholic brother has been jailed for three years after being found guilty at Luton Crown Court of sex assaults on four young girls.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Carlisle mayor jailed for stealing to fund gambling habit – The Guardian
“A Carlisle woman who worked as a local politician before developing an addiction to online gambling was jailed today for stealing almost £40,000 to pay her debts.”
The Guardian, 8th april 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for dumping 175,000 tyres – BBC News
“A former North Wales Police inspector has been jailed for a year for illegally dumping 175,000 used tyres.”
BBC News, 8th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Wood (No 2) – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A defendant could be sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility and, when fixing the minimum term, guidance in murder cases was relevant.”
The Times, 8th April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fireman who beat up pregnant girlfriend escapes jail after judge praises his work – Daily Telegraph
“A fireman who beat up his pregnant girlfriend has been spared a prison sentence by a judge because of his ‘valuable and important’ job.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for stepdaughter rape – BBC News
“A man who raped his teenage stepdaughter making her pregnant before she suffered a miscarriage, has been jailed for 12 years.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist has sentence cut on appeal – BBC News
“A man who raped a woman he kidnapped from a supermarket car park has had his sentence cut at the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Kidnappers detained for 34 years – BBC News
“A gang of kidnappers who held a man for 23 hours have been given jail terms ranging from eight to four years.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Buy-to-let tycoon jailed for conning millions from investors – The Guardian
“A buy-to-let property tycoon who conned investors out of millions of pounds to fund lavish lifestyles for himself and the firm’s directors was jailed today.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child rapist jailed indefinitely – BBC News
“A paedophile who returned to the scene of a previous sex attack to rape a schoolboy has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother of Rhys’s killer is jailed – The Independent
“The mother of the gunman who murdered Rhys Jones was jailed for three years yesterday for lying to detectives who were investigating the schoolboy’s murder.”
The Independent, 2nd April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man sentenced for killing game-obsessed partner – The Independent
“A man who fatally stabbed his partner after an argument about her heavy use of a Playstation was sentenced today to at least 14 years in prison. ”
The Independent, 1st April 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Queue-jumping death pair jailed – BBC News
“A man and a woman have been jailed over the death of an innocent shopper in a queue-jumping row in south London.”
BBC News, 1st April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Darwin (Anne) Regina v Darwin (John) – Times Law Reports
Regina v Darwin (Anne) Regina v Darwin (John)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“In sentencing for fraud, a judge was right to take into account the harm done to individuals who might not have lost financially but on whom the crime had had a devastating impact.”
The Times, 1st April 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Lesbian jailed for false rape accusation – Daily Telegraph
“A lesbian who regretted a one night stand with a man has been jailed after making a false allegation of rape that left her victim ‘suicidal’.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th March 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
