“A Crown Court judge has urged the Government to increase the maximum sentences for serious motoring offences and violent crimes.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd September 2009
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“A ‘very dangerous’ serial sex predator was jailed indefinitely today for groping schoolgirls, joggers and women heading home from work.”
The Independent, 1st September 2009
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“A sex abuse victim has been jailed for six years for blackmailing the man who abused him.”
BBC News, 28th August 2009
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“A man who poisoned his estranged wife’s tea with mercury has been given a 350-day suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 28th August 2009
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“A man who abducted and raped two teenage girls was jailed for 14 years today.”
The Independent, 28th August 2009
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“A man who made a hoax 999 call claiming a nail bomb would be planted at Blackpool Pleasure Beach was jailed for two years today.”
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The Independent, 27th August 2009
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“A convicted sex attacker who assaulted two women after he should have been deported has been jailed.”
BBC News, 27th August 2009
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“A man who battered a pensioner to death after an argument at a bus stop was today found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for six years.”
The Independent, 27th August 2009
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“A woman who dazzled a police helicopter pilot by shining a laser beam into the cockpit ‘for a laugh’ was condemned for her behaviour today.”
The Independent, 26th August 2009
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“Two teenagers were jailed today after being convicted of killing and robbing a grandfather described by the judge as ‘a gentle, amiable man’.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2009
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“A crime boss who tried to launder more than £500,000 of drug money using a washing machine was jailed for four and a half years today.”
The Independent, 25th August 2009
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“The three people responsible for the death of baby Peter Connelly have appealed against their sentences.”
BBC News, 20th August 2009
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“Two prisoners ran an international cocaine ring from their jail cells in England and Panama, a court heard today.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2009
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“Two women who admitted perverting the course of justice in a hit-and-run murder case have been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th August 2009
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“Four in ten offenders caught with a gun avoid the minimum jail terms that courts are supposed to hand down, according to new figures.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
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“A drunk mother who killed her fiance by running him over with her car outside a pub was jailed for three years today.”
The Independent, 12th August 2009
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“A student who caused £150,000 of damage to a nightclub in an ‘alcohol-fuelled act of buffoonery’ was branded a ‘twot’ by a judge today.”
The Independent, 13th August 2009
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“A cyclist who knocked down an 84-year-old pedestrian who later died has been jailed for seven months.”
BBC News, 12th August 2009
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