Lighter sentences proposed for thieves – The Times
“Stealing from vulnerable victims should not automatically lead to a jail term, sentencing advisory body says.”
The Times, 10th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Category: sentencing
‘Home alone’ mother is sentenced – BBC News
“A mother who left her 14-year-old daughter home alone for six weeks has been given a 13-week suspended jail sentence.”
BBC News, 10th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for criminal with a four-barrel gun – The Times
“An underworld gun dealer has been jailed for 15 years after being caught with an arsenal of firearms that included a handgun with four barrels capable of firing at once.”
The Times, 7th March 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Killer of mother and two children jailed for 38 years – The Independent
“A man has been ordered to serve at least 38 years in prison for bludgeoning to death a woman and her two children with a hammer.”
The Independent, 7th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for killing woman on first date – The Guardian
“A fitness trainer was jailed for life today for murdering a woman on their first date.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Father jailed for at least 21 years for killing son – The Independent
“A man who murdered his four-year-old son in a ‘cold-hearted’ attack to get revenge on his wife for having an affair was jailed for life today.”
The Independent, 5th March 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brothers jailed for £220k fraud – BBC News
“Two brothers have been jailed for falsely claiming more than £220,000 in housing and council tax benefits.”
BBC News, 3rd March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for disabled man’s ‘sadistic’ murderers – Daily Telegraph
“A gang of thugs who murdered a disabled man in a ‘sadistic’ attack were jailed for life yesterday, after the judge heard that killings by youngsters had doubled in a decade.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Text driver jailed for bike death – BBC News
“A motorist who was texting on her mobile when she hit and killed a cyclist has been sentenced to four years in prison.”
BBC News, 29th February 2008
Source: news.bbc.co.uk
Sisters jailed after spending bank’s error – Daily Telegraph
“Two sisters have been given custodial sentences for helping to spend nearly £135,000 which was put into one of their bank accounts by mistake.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Curry poisoner wife gets 30 years – The Guardian
“A woman who attempted to kill her husband by putting antifreeze in his curry was today jailed for 30 years.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Pc’s attacker is spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“A senior police officer has criticised magistrates after they chose not to jail a man who beat up a police constable because the country’s prisons are too full.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Britain’s life prisoners – The Guardian
“With his sentencing today, Levi Bellfield joins a small group of prisoners whose crimes were so heinous that they must spend the rest of their lives in jail.”
The Guardian, 26th February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Whole life’ term for bus stop stalker – The Independent
“Bus stop stalker Levi Bellfield will spend the rest of his life in jail, a judge said today.”
The Independent, 26th February 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
NatWest Three jailed for three years – Financial Times
Three former NatWest bankers were sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on Friday, after a federal judge approved a deal that they had negotiated with US prosecutors to reduce their expected prison terms drastically and accelerate their return to the UK.
Financial Times, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.ft.com
Suffolk serial killer Steve Wright jailed for life – The Guardian
“Steve Wright will spend the rest of his life in jail for killing five women in Suffolk in what prosecutors described as a six-week ‘campaign of murder’. Judge Mr Justice Gross, at Ipswich crown court, ruled that Wright, a 49-year-old former forklift truck driver, should serve a whole life term and never be released.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chef Mark Dixie will serve at least 34 years for Sally Anne Bowman murder – The Times
“A pub chef obsessed with violent sex has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of an aspiring model who was found in a pool of blood outside her South London home in September 2005.”
The Times, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Send fewer to jail, Straw urges courts – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, last night made an urgent appeal to magistrates to send fewer people to jail as the prison population in England and Wales soared past 82,000 to an all-time high.”
The Guardian, 22nd February 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
No jail for 130mph video driver – BBC News
“A man from Suffolk who filmed himself driving at speeds of up to 130mph has been given a four-month jail sentence, suspended for 18 months.”
BBC News, 21st February 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council Publishes Guidelines for Sentencers dealing with Assaults and Child Cruelty Offences – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“On 20 February 2008 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guidelines on ‘Assault and Other Offences Against the Person’ and ‘Overarching Principles: Assaults on Children and Cruelty to a Child.’
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 20th February 2008
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
