Shed torture trio release by 2011 – BBC News
“Three people who imprisoned and tortured a man in the Forest of Dean are to be released after serving half of their sentences.”
BBC News, 29th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Teenagers jailed for life for killing goth woman – The Guardian
“Two teenagers were given life sentences today for murdering 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster because she was a goth.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Kehoe – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Sentences of life imprisonment under section 225 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 should be reserved for cases where the culpability of the offender was particularly high or the offence particularly grave.”
The Times, 28th April 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.
Doctor sentenced over child porn – BBC News
“A children’s hospital doctor has escaped a jail sentence after admitting downloading child pornography.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Pc is jailed over violence – BBC News
“A former Lincolnshire policeman, once hailed for saving an 11-year-old boy’s life, has been jailed for two years for abusing his partner.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Burglar jailed for sexual assault – BBC News
“A burglar who broke into a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her has been jailed for at least six years.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blackmailing designer avoids jail – BBC News
“A man who tried to extort money from three US car designers and accused them of illegally developing his creations has been given a suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cinema sex act mother sentenced – BBC News
“A married mother who sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy at a cinema in London’s Leicester Square has been given a three-year supervision order.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two jailed over boy’s pool death – BBC News
“Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown have been jailed for five-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 25th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Killer’s maximum tariff reduced – BBC News
“A man who abducted, sexually attacked and strangled a young, female, Royal Navy photographer has won a two-year reduction in his minimum tariff.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who lured ‘healer’ jailed – BBC News
“A woman who lured a faith healer back to Luton, where he was later murdered, has been jailed for two years.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bus stop killer wins sentence cut – BBC News
“A Nottingham teenager convicted of murdering a man at a bus stop has had his 14 year minimum jail sentence cut.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for gay couple abuse – BBC News
“A mother has been jailed and her daughter given a community order after being found guilty of harassing a gay couple in Kent.”
BBC News, 24th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge rejects extension of terror plotter’s jail term – The Guardian
“The government today failed to extend a four-and-a-half-year jail sentence for a dentist from east London who plotted terrorist activities overseas.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Driver is jailed for 51st offence – BBC News
“A 35-year-old man has been jailed for eight months and banned for driving for five years for his 51st offence of driving while disqualified.”
BBC News, 21st April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Muslim preacher Abu Izzadeen jailed for four and a half years – Daily Telegraph
“Abu Izzadeen, an al-Qa’eda disciple who once heckled John Reid, has been jailed for four and a half years for terrorism offences.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina v Blythe – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“Offences of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child or causing a child to watch a sexual act were not serious specified sexual offences for the purposes of the provisions relating to dangerous offenders if the defendant was under 18.”
The Times, 18th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21days from the date of publication.
Colleagues jailed for race abuse – BBC News
“Three men have been jailed for three years for a campaign of racial harassment against a Muslim colleague.”
BBC News, 17th April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v Blythe – WLR Daily
R v Blythe; [2008] WLR (D) 109
“Engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and causing a child to watch a sexual act were not serious specified sexual offences for the purposes of the provisions relating to dangerous offenders if the person committing the offence was under 18.”
WLR Daily, 16th April 2007
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.
Life for Gulf War veteran David Bradley, who shot dead four of his family – The Times
” A Gulf War veteran who killed four members of his family was jailed yesterday after a court heard how he ‘freaked out’ on a hot summer’s night.”
The Times, 10th April 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
