Hafiz Sharifi jailed for stabbing ex to death in front of children – BBC News
‘A man who repeatedly stabbed his former partner in front of her children has been jailed for a minimum of 17 years.’
BBC News, 21st February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
BT account scammers jailed for £358k fraud – BBC News
‘Scammers who infiltrated BT customer accounts as part of a “sophisticated” £358,000 fraud have been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Longer jail time for terrorists could backfire, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘Emergency plans to increase the minimum time terrorists serve in jail risk being counterproductive because of the danger that prisoners will be further radicalised behind bars, the official watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Claimant who sued over pothole injury given suspended sentence after evidence of extreme sports participation – Local Government Lawyer
‘Walsall Council has successfully prosecuted a man who falsely claimed significant compensation following an injury when falling in a pothole.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Man jailed 50 years after raping girl in Prescot – BBC News
‘A man who raped a six-year-old girl when he was a teenager has been jailed almost 50 years after the offence.’
BBC News, 14th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oxford grooming trial: Three men jailed for sexually abusing girl – BBC News
‘Three men have been jailed for sexually abusing a schoolgirl in Oxford following an investigation into child sexual exploitation.’
BBC News, 13th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Branston murders: Man jailed for killing mother and her partner – BBC News
‘A man who strangled his mother and battered her partner with a hammer to see “how he would feel if he killed” has been jailed for at least 32 years.’
BBC News, 13th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager who murdered student because she was dressed as a goth has sentence cut – The Independent
‘One of the teenage killers who murdered a student because she dressed as a goth has had his minimum jail sentence cut by one year.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Streatham attack: Bill stopping early release of jailed terrorists passes unopposed in Commons – The Independent
‘Boris Johnson’s emergency legislation preventing automatic early release for terrorists halfway through their prison sentences has cleared all its stages in the Commons without a vote.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Chloe Haines jailed for trying to open Stansted plane door mid-flight – BBC News
‘A woman who tried to open a passenger plane door mid-flight, prompting two fighter jets to be scrambled, has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 12th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former monk who sexually abused boys as young as nine jailed for more than 20 years – The Independent
‘A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who sexually abused boys as young as nine has been jailed for more than 20 years.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge says cowboy traders can be ‘professional, legitimate and hard working’ as he jails rogue plumber – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has said cowboy traders can be “professional, legitimate and hard working”, as he jailed a rogue plumber.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th February 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Urgent crackdown on terror sentences will affect about 50 inmates – The Guardian
‘About 50 prisoners convicted of terror offences will no longer be automatically freed halfway through their sentences, under emergency government legislation designed to prevent further jihadi attacks by recently released inmates.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Disability charity boss jailed after stealing from pension fund – The Guardian
‘The former head of a charity has been jailed for five years after he admitted defrauding a pension scheme for workers with disabilities and using the money to buy houses in England and France.’
The Guardian, 10th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
GP Manish Shah jailed for 90 sexual assaults on patients – BBC News
‘A GP has been given three life sentences for 90 sexual assaults on female patients.’
BBC News, 7th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Yvette Cooper: Knottingley man jailed over threats about MP – BBC News
‘A Conservative local election candidate and activist has been jailed for nine weeks for sending threatening messages about Labour MP Yvette Cooper.’
BBC News, 7th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
GP Manish Shah jailed for 90 sex assaults on patients – BBC News
‘A GP has been given three life sentences for 90 sex assaults on female patients.’
BBC News, 7th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Burglar who sexually assaulted and murdered 89-year-old widow jailed for a minimum of 34 years – Daily Telegraph
‘A burglar has been sentenced to a minimum term of 34 years in prison for the “sexual or sadistic” murder of an 89-year-old widow in her own bed.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Extradited killer jailed for murdering wife and daughters – BBC News
‘An abusive husband who fled the country after murdering his estranged wife and their two daughters has been jailed.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Painkiller crash death nurse Cerys Price jailed – BBC News
‘A “drugged-up” nurse who killed a man in a head-on crash after taking a high dose prescription painkillers has been jailed for five years and four months.’
BBC News, 6th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
