Internet auction fraudster jailed – BBC News
“A man who faked his own death after conning eBay customers of £23,500 worth of goods they never received has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Ex-restaurant boss spared prison – BBC News
“A former multi-millionaire restaurant boss has been spared jail for two offences of insider trading.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
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Prison sentence for 122mph biker – BBC News
“A motorcyclist caught speeding at 122mph (196km/h) with his 14-year-old son riding pillion has been sentenced to six months in prison.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2009
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Death crash sentence may increase – BBC News
“A Lincolnshire man responsible for the deaths of four of his children when he crashed into a river could have his jail sentence extended.”
BBC News, 27th February 2009
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Boy, 14, sentenced for sex abuse – BBC News
“A 14-year-old boy has been given a three year supervision order after sexually abusing two 10-year-old boys in Wiltshire.”
BBC News, 26th February 2009
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Jail for new parent drug dealers – BBC News
“A drug dealing couple have been jailed just days after their son was born in prison.”
BBC News, 26th February 2009
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Gun killer sentenced to at least 26 years – The Independent
“A young gunman known as Scarface was jailed for life today for the murder of a promising teenage footballer. Richard Harrison-Allen, 20, shot Etem Celebi dead in November 2007 as he tried to flee the scene in the Smalley Close estate, Stoke Newington, north London. Today gang member Harrison-Allen, who was convicted of the teenager’s murder earlier this month, was sentenced to a minimum of 26 years at St Albans Crown Court.”
The Independent, 26th February 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother jailed for failing to send daughter to school 100 yards from home – Daily Telegraph
“A mother has been sent to prison for letting her 11-year-old daughter miss 90 per cent of her lessons, despite living just 100 yards from the school.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2009
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Woman guilty of supermarket death – BBC News
“A woman has been found guilty of manslaughter after a shopper was killed following a row over queue jumping.”
BBC News, 26th February 2009
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Lord Ahmed jailed for sending texts while driving before fatal crash – The Guardian
“The prominent Labour peer Lord Ahmed of Rotherham was jailed for 12 weeks today after admitting sending texts while driving shortly before his Jaguar ploughed into a stationary car on the M1, killing its driver.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Xbox row killer jailed for life – BBC News
“An illiterate teenager who was convicted of stabbing a boy to death at a house party in Manchester has been given a life sentence.”
BBC News, 20th February 2009
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Life for ‘sadistic’ 1996 killer – BBC News
“A labourer found guilty of killing a 34-year-old woman as she walked her dogs in 1996 has been jailed for life and told to serve a minimum 19 years.”
BBC News, 19th February 2009
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Fatal ‘date’ crash driver jailed – BBC News
“A teenage motorist has been jailed for causing a crash in which a 16-year-old girl he was on a date with was flung from the car and died.”
BBC News, 19th February 2009
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Lager court cost for wife attack – BBC News
“A ‘drunken bully’ who broke his wife’s wrist has been spared jail, but ordered to pay £1 a day – ‘the cost of a can of Special Brew’ – in court costs.”
BBC News, 16th February 2009
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Three years’ jail for killing family of six – The Independent
“A Portuguese lorry driver was today jailed for three years for causing the deaths of a family of six.”
The Independent, 16th February 2009
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Animal rights fire-bomber jailed – BBC News
“An animal rights campaigner who fire-bombed Oxford University has been jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit arson.”
BBC News, 13th February 2009
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Child sex text teacher is jailed – BBC News
“A former primary school teacher who sent sexually explicit text messages to a 14-year-old boy has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 13th February 2009
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Man jailed for getting drunk on plane – The Independent
“A man who terrified passengers on a plane after drinking a bottle of vodka in the toilet cubicle has been jailed for 12 weeks, police said today.”
The Independent, 13th February 2009
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Man steals from firm to buy toys – BBC News
“A 40-year-old Merseyside man who stole more than £780,000 from his employer and used it to buy collectable toys has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 12th February 2009
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Caustic soda rapists’ sentences to be reviewed- The Times
“The jail sentences of three men who gang-raped a 16-year-old girl and doused her in caustic soda, leaving her disfigured, are to be reviewed to decide if they were unduly lenient.”
The Times, 13th February 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
