Two men jailed for football clash – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed for their roles in a violent clash between Derby County and Nottingham Forest fans.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Two years for soldier’s shooting – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 10th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who stole from dying fiancée escapes jail – Daily Telegraph
“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.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Omotade – Times Law Reports
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
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.
Paedophile ‘schoolboy’ is jailed – BBC News
“A man who masqueraded as a schoolboy and abducted a young teenage girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boy, 16, jailed over crash death – BBC News
“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.”
BBC News, 8th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former nanny jailed for injuring baby – The Guardian
“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.”
The Guardian, 8th September 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Cambridge lecturer sentenced for child porn – The Independent
“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.”
The Independent, 5th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teenagers given life for drowning student – The Independent
“Two teenagers who murdered a student by pushing him into a fast-flowing river were jailed for life yesterday.”
The Independent, 5th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Unpaid servant lived in cupboard – BBC News
“A woman who smuggled an unpaid servant into the UK and forced her to sleep in a cupboard has been jailed for two and a half years at Harrow Crown Court.”
BBC News, 4th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mastermind behind ‘Fagin-style’ watch gang jailed for 12 years – Daily Telegraph
“The mastermind behind a ‘Fagin-style’ gang who stole £1million of watches from London jewellers has been jailed for 12 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Government sets out tougher community work for offenders – Ministry of Justice
“Steps to further toughen up [sic] the demanding physical work offenders carry out on community payback were outlined today (1st September) by Justice Minister David Hanson.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st September 2008
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Community service rules tightened – BBC News
“Criminals sentenced to community service may have to work full-time under new government rules.”
BBC News, 1st September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More than 70 criminals given ‘unduly lenient’ sentences last year – Daily Telegraph
“More than 70 criminals had their jail terms increased last year after the Court of Appeal ruled they were given ‘unduly lenient’ sentences by judges, according to new figures.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prison for BNP activist’s killer – BBC News
“An Asian man who killed his BNP activist neighbour in a dispute has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 29th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pc is jailed for punching child – BBC News
“A policeman has been jailed for 12 weeks for punching a 12-year-old boy in the face at a police station.”
BBC News, 27th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Just one in 5,000 children caught carrying knives are locked up – Daily Telegraph
“Only one in 5,000 children who are caught carrying knives are locked up for their crime, figures out today show.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jail for ‘no mercy’ attack on OAP – BBC News
“An intruder who left an 83-year-old widow with ‘horrific’ injuries after battering her with a wooden shelf has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teaching assistant who had affair with pupil avoids jail – Daily Telegraph
“A married teaching assistant who sent a teenage pupil racy texts and photographs has escaped a jail sentence because their affair stopped short of sex.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
