“A ‘despicable’ Royal Marine who stole dozens of medals from his comrades and sold them for more than £20,000 has been jailed for more than three years.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who shot a teenage girl in the head at a sleepover party has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 24th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A businessman and former chamber of commerce member was jailed today for downloading some of the worst images of child pornography, including babies.”
The Independent, 24th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who killed his 16-month-old daughter by snapping her spine in a ‘chilling and brutal attack’ following months of abuse was told today that he must spend at least 22 years in prison.”
The Independent, 24th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A taxi driver has been jailed after being convicted of raping a teenage student in Brighton who could not afford to pay her £6.80 fare home.”
BBC News, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A schizophrenic who stabbed a neighbour to death in front of his family in the mistaken belief that he was a paedophile has been detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A driver who killed a firefighter as he fought a car fire on a motorway hard shoulder has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A former outdoor activities instructor convicted of sexually abusing children at youth camps has been jailed for 12 years at the High Court in Edinburgh.”
BBC News, 21st October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (Noone) v Governor of HMP Drake Hall and another [2008] EWCA Civ 1097; [2008] WLR (D) 319
“Where a prisoner was sentenced for a number of offences to differing periods of imprisonment, some under the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and others under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a sentence of less than 12 months was governed by the provisions of the 1991 Act whenever committed. Where there were consecutive sentences of 12 months or more committed on or after 4 April 2005 imposed under the 2003 Act and sentences of less than 12 months imposed under the 1991 Act, the sentences were to be served in the order imposed by the court, and eligibility for home detention curfew and the time spent on licence were to be calculated accordingly.
WLR Daily, 21st October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
“A sex offender who fled to Brazil while facing a charge of assaulting a child has been jailed for three years.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ‘evil’ former miner has been jailed for 21 years for sex attacks against seven young girls in a campaign of abuse that lasted more than 30 years.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Methodist minister who invented a hate campaign against herself and told police she had been sent a dead hedgehog, was spared jail today.”
The Independent, 20th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co,uk
“A woman who killed a Polish man in a Salford street has been jailed.”
BBC News, 20th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An elderly spinster who broke her neighbour’s arm by attacking him with a spade during a dispute over a garden fence has been jailed for 24 weeks.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A motorcyclist who posted footage of himself on YouTube performing ‘lunatic and grossly irresponsible manoeuvres’ at up to 130mph was today jailed today.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The father of a seven-year-old girl killed in a head-on collision while riding a quad bike was today given a nine-month suspended jail term after admitting his daughter’s manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 20th October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A chef who murdered a boyfriend before cooking a section of his flesh with fresh herbs and olive oil and chewing a piece has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A drug addict who stabbed a 75-year-old man to death in a random attack in Bristol has been told he must serve at least 16 years in prison.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal
“There was no reason in principle why an offence taken into consideration, which was more serious than the offence charged, should not result in a higher sentence than would otherwise have been the case.”
The Times, 20th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
“A woman who boasted about driving at 150mph (241 km/h) prior to killing her partner in a car crash has been jailed.”
BBC News, 17th October 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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