“A law student who stabbed to death a doctor who became a mother figure to him after saving his sister’s life has been jailed for life.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A ‘callous’ son who murdered his wealthy father before draining his bank accounts during a lavish spending spree was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 21st August 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A 46-year-old man who was found guilty of murdering a grandfather by forcing a walking stick down his throat has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 21st August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A modern day ‘Walter Mitty’ who stole £90,000 posing as an NHS no-smoking advisor, has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 20th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a friend’s sleeping baby has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 20th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A judge has publicly promised a clamp down on knife crime, saying the ‘days of lenient sentences’ were over.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two drunken men who filmed each other kicking an injured seagull to death in a seaside town have both been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 18th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A paedophile who acted as a ‘librarian’ for a global internet child abuse ring was handed an indefinite jail term yesterday after one of the biggest undercover police investigations into online child abuse.”
The Guardian, 19th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A college lecturer whose course includes lessons on understanding crime has been fined by a judge for ‘drunken, violent behaviour’ towards a member of a hotel’s security staff.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The imposition of a whole life sentence did not result in inhuman or degrading treatment, contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 11th August 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 rapist who admitted spying on his neighbours by using a camera hidden in their bedroom has been sent to prison for an indefinite period.”
BBC News, 8th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 16-year-old youth has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a schoolboy who gave him a ‘dirty look’.”
BBC News, 8th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Six businessmen have been jailed for laundering more than £15m stolen from NatWest bank.”
BBC News, 7th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Hills; Regina v Pomfret; Regina v Davies
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“A consecutive prison sentence could be added to a life sentence where the circumstances warranted it.”
The Times, 7th August 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.
“Richard Bradford decided to take his revenge against the health worker after she allegedly cheated on him with another man.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A police chief superintendent who abused his daughter when she was 10 years old and raped her when she was 17 was jailed yesterday.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Sentencing Guildelines Council, headed by senior judges, was forced to introduce tougher sentences in response to the public outcry over the recent spate of fatal stabbings.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three men have been convicted of killing a 20-year-old man in a ‘military-style’ attack.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three teenagers who stabbed a young father to death on Wearside after he confronted them about their rowdiness have lost their appeals.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A care worker who murdered a disabled man for his £70,000 inheritance fund has been told she will spend at least 30 years in jail.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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