“A father who murdered his disabled daughter and young son in their bedrooms after struggling with the breakdown of his marriage has been jailed for life.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Mehta; Regina v Sharman; Regina v Reardon; Regina v Ratcliff
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Money-launderers who offered a service to numerous criminals via bureaux de change or hawala banking were often as culpable as the criminals generating the money, if not more so, and often more culpable than those who handled the proceeds of a particular fraud.”
The Times, 3rd 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 49-year-old former teacher who sexually abused three young girls has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who raped a schoolgirl after escaping from an open prison was today jailed for a minimum of nine years.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“An estate agent has been jailed for six years for raping a woman as she slept.”
BBC News, 30th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An Asian newsagent who slashed a thief in the face with a knife in self defence has been spared jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Figures obtained from the Ministry of Justice show that 5,000 career burglars, thieves and other convicts a year are escaping a jail sentence – a figure that has more than doubled in five years.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Catholic priest whose abuse of girls was uncovered after his victims swapped memories on the Friends Reunited website has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 29th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An England cricket coach who admitted downloading child pornography on a laptop owned by the national cricketing board has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who boasted he was ‘cool’ after stabbing a man who was protecting his son has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two brothers from Leicester have been jailed for sexually abusing children.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A ‘selfish’ father has been jailed for five years for killing his baby daughter in a fit of temper.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A foster mother who abused three children in her care has had her 14-year jail sentence cut by two years.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bb.co.uk
“Two drunken louts who acted ‘like laughing hyenas’ as they beat an innocent man to death have been jailed for a minimum of 15 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A rugby player who bit off a piece of an opponent’s ear during a match, after the referee had awarded a penalty, has been jailed for a year.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A policeman has been jailed for a year for beating a man he wrongly thought had glassed his son.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A foster mother who abused three children in her care is attempting to have her 14-year jail sentence cut.”
BBC News, 26th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A driving instructor who posed as his pupils to take their driving tests for them has been jailed for eight months.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two former City workers who supplied high-flying investment bankers and traders with thousands of pounds worth of cocaine have been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A gunman who shot a teenage rival in a busy high street and tried to hide from police by praying in a mosque has been jailed for ten years.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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