‘A slaughterhouse boss has become the first person to be sentenced in connection with the horsemeat scandal that rocked British supermarkets in 2013.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2015
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‘A man has been spared jail after he groomed a “vulnerable” 15-year-old schoolgirl over Facebook.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2015
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‘A man who threatened to “chop the heads off” two female cadets on Tyneside has been given a suspended jail sentence.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2015
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‘A paramedic has been sentenced for failing in his duty after the death of a man who collapsed outside a hospital.’
BBC News, 11th February 2015
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‘A music teacher has avoided being sent to prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography involving animals.’
The Independent, 4th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A judge who gave a teacher a suspended sentence after suggesting he had been “groomed” by a pupil he was convicted of having sex with is to face an official investigation. Stuart Kerner, 44, was found guilty last month of two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust. But on Wednesday, he was given a suspended 18-month sentence by Joanna Greenberg QC, who said it was clear that his 16-year-old victim was obsessed with him.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge is facing criticism after she handed down a suspended sentence to a teacher found guilty of having sex with a pupil and said the 16-year-old girl had “groomed” him.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Attorney General is to consider whether a suspended sentence handed to a religious studies teacher who had a sex with a pupil should be reviewed.’
BBC News, 14th January 2015
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‘A young woman who defrauded friends and strangers out of thousands of pounds by claiming she had terminal cancer has avoided an immediate jail term.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A gynaecologist who defrauded the NHS out of tens of thousands of pounds working as a locum while off work sick from a Cardiff hospital has avoided prison.’
BBC News, 15th December 2014
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‘A Sun reporter has been cleared of aiding and abetting misconduct in a public office, but convicted of handling an MP’s stolen mobile phone.’
BBC News, 9th December 2014
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‘A gamekeeper convicted of “the worst case of bird of prey poisoning” recorded in England has been given a 10-week suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 6th November 2014
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‘A woman has been banned from owning animals for life after her dog mauled her pregnant friend, tearing off part of her lip and almost killing her.’
BBC News, 5th November 2014
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‘Barber avoids jail after slashing a man’s neck with a cut-throat razor as they fought outside his shop.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A coroner has criticised dangerous dog laws and called for dog licences to be reintroduced after a 14-year-old girl was savaged to death.’
BBC News, 24th October 2014
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‘Disgraced DJ Dave Lee Travis’s three-month suspended sentence for indecent assault will not be referred to the court of appeal, the attorney general has said.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who engaged in sexual activity with a 14-year-old boy after a drunken night out has been jailed by leading judges who overturned her “unduly lenient” non-custodial sentence.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The attorney general’s office is to review the three-month suspended sentence given to the former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis for indecent assault.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has been given a suspended sentence of three months for indecently assaulting a woman in 1995.’
BBC News, 26th September 2014
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‘A former police community support officer (PCSO) has avoided jail after he admitted tipping off the Sun that supermodel Naomi Campbell was in custody over an allegation of assault.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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