Gamekeeper who clubbed badgers to death spared jail – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in animal cruelty, game laws, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenage gamekeeper who clubbed to death badgers and shot buzzards then recorded the illegal killings in a coded diary has been spared jail.”

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The Guardian, 20th September 2008

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Hammaad Munshi, schoolboy terrorist, given two-year sentence – The Times

Posted September 19th, 2008 in news, sentencing, terrorism, young offenders by sally

“Britain’s youngest convicted terrorist was sentenced to two years in jail today after a blueprint for atrocities was found hidden in the schoolboy’s bedroom.”

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The Times, 9th September 2008

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Bus driver stalker spared prison – BBC News

Posted September 15th, 2008 in harassment, news, sentencing by sally

“A stalker was given a suspended jail sentence for a campaign of harassment against a female bus driver he became ‘obsessed’ with.”

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BBC News, 15th September 2008

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Driver jailed for killing couple – BBC News

Posted September 15th, 2008 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“A lorry driver killed a couple in a car after losing control of his vehicle.”

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BBC News, 15th September 2008

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Husband gets life for wife murder – BBC News

Posted September 15th, 2008 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for life after he admitted stabbing his wife to death at their family home in Dorset.”

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BBC News, 15th September 2008

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Five years for knife fight killer – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2008 in homicide, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A teenager has been sentenced to five years youth detention for stabbing a student to death ‘instinctively’. ”

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BBC News, 12th September 2008

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‘Accidental’ stabbing man guilty – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2008 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who claimed his girlfriend fatally stabbed herself in the back with a kitchen knife has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 11th September,  2008

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‘Voodoo-cursed’ woman is jailed – BBC News

Posted September 12th, 2008 in fraud, news, sentencing, tax credits, witchcraft by sally

“A woman who produced human fingers in court in a bid to explain her involvement in a £925,000 tax credit fraud has been jailed for five years.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2008

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Man sentenced for strangling wife – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2008 in domestic violence, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who killed his 30-year-old wife and dumped her body in a Staffordshire lay-by has been jailed for seven years.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2008

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Motorist who killed pensioner fined £50 – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 11th, 2008 in driving without due care & attention, fines, news, sentencing by sally

“A motorist who killed a pensioner while driving friends to a band rehearsal has been fined just £50.”

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Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008

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Paraplegic jailed for child abuse – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2008 in child abuse, disabled persons, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A paraplegic has been jailed for five years after admitting sexual abuse involving children.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2008

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Reflexologist jailed for sexually assaulting patients – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2008 in complementary medicine, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A perverted reflexologist was jailed for eight years today for sexually assaulting four women during treatment sessions.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2008

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Two men jailed for football clash – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2008 in affray, news, sentencing by sally

“Two men have been jailed for their roles in a violent clash between Derby County and Nottingham Forest fans.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2008

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Two years for soldier’s shooting – BBC News

Posted September 10th, 2008 in armed forces, courts martial, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A British soldier who shot dead a colleague while ‘playing’ with a rifle in Iraq in 2007 has been sentenced to two years in an Army detention centre.”

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BBC News, 10th September 2008

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Man who stole from dying fiancée escapes jail – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 10th, 2008 in news, sentencing, theft by sally

“A former Black Watch soldier who stole £15,000 of his fiancée’s lottery winnings while she was dying of cancer has been sentenced to 225 hours’ community service.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008

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Regina v Omotade – Times Law Reports

Posted September 10th, 2008 in law reports, passports, possession of false identity documents, sentencing by sally

Regina v Omotade

Court of Appeal

“When the court was sentencing a person for the possession of a false passport, the use to which the passport had been put was of potential significance.”

The Times, 10th September 2008

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Paedophile ‘schoolboy’ is jailed – BBC News

Posted September 9th, 2008 in kidnapping, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A man who masqueraded as a schoolboy and abducted a young teenage girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”

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BBC News, 9th September 2008

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Boy, 16, jailed over crash death – BBC News

Posted September 8th, 2008 in dangerous driving, homicide, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for five years for killing a teenage passenger in a car crash during a police pursuit in Brighton.”

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BBC News, 8th September 2008

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Former nanny jailed for injuring baby – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2008 in child abuse, grievous bodily harm, news, sentencing by sally

“A former nanny to the stars who left a 10-week-old boy with temporary brain damage and a broken arm was jailed today for three years.”

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The Guardian, 8th September 2008

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Cambridge lecturer sentenced for child porn – The Independent

Posted September 5th, 2008 in children, computer crime, news, pornography, sentencing by sally

“A Cambridge University academic was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence today after detectives found more than 1,000 indecent images of children on his computers.”

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The Independent, 5th September 2008

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