‘A British man has been jailed for terrorism offences after sharing explosives manuals and extremist videos, including one apparently celebrating the New Zealand mosque massacres, on rightwing chat groups.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former police officer who claimed he was “Teflon” as his position of authority meant no charges could stick has been jailed for sex assaults.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An “extremely dangerous” killer who murdered two women 21 years apart has been jailed for at least 37 years.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ministers are facing demands to explain why thousands of convicted sexual offenders across England and Wales have avoided prison. An Observer investigation found that adults convicted of sexually assaulting children under 13, or of engaging in sexual activity with underage teenagers, are among those who have not been jailed.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Last week, the Sentencing Council published revised sentencing guidelines for assault offences and new guidance for assaults on Emergency Workers. The updated guidelines come into effect from 1st July 2021 and apply to all adult offenders.’
Broadway House Chambers, 2nd June 2021
Source: broadwayhouse.co.uk
‘Two former Royal Marines have been jailed for smuggling cocaine into the UK in boxes of Lego, after one of them was accidentally given to a child for his birthday.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Ukip member who posted violent racist, antisemitic and Islamophobic propaganda online and collected the means for making bombs has been jailed for 18 years.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A controlling husband who planted a GPS device in his wife’s car objected to being tracked himself as punishment.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who karate kicked a 74-year-old fisherman into the River Mersey has been jailed for 10 weeks.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who was the “very head” of a large-scale international drugs conspiracy with links to Colombia has been jailed.’
BBC News, 10th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two siblings who force-fed kebab meat to an “intoxicated” man as he slept on a train, causing his death, have been jailed for manslaughter.’
BBC News, 9th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been given an indefinite hospital order for the “brutal” killing of a hotel receptionist in Bournemouth.’
BBC News, 1st June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An abusive and controlling man who stabbed his former partner to death in her home while her three children were in the house has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two police officers have been sent to prison and a third handed a suspended sentence by a judge who said they took part in “what can only be described as a cover-up” over a colleague’s assault of an innocent man.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Sentencing Council has today (27 May 2021) published revised sentencing guidelines for assault offences, including common assault and attempted murder, and new guidance for assault on emergency workers.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 27th May 2021
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A violent thug who falsely imprisoned, assaulted and raped a man in an “horrific ordeal” has been jailed for 18 years.’
The Independent, 26th May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “right-wing extremist” has been jailed for possessing manuals on knife fighting and making explosives.’
BBC News, 25th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police officer and children’s football coach convicted of multiple counts of sexual abuse of children over more than four decades has been sentenced to 29 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former council leader has been jailed for sexually assaulting three women.’
BBC News, 24th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Great Ormond Street Hospital porter has been given a life sentence after admitting to sexually abusing young boys.’
BBC news, 24th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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