Anonymous hacker group: Two jailed for cyber attacks – BBC News
“Two men who carried out cyber attacks for the Anonymous hacking group have been jailed.”
BBC News, 24th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: suspended sentences
Michael Jackson fans sentenced for Sony Music hacking – BBC News
“Two men who admitted hacking Sony Music stealing thousands of hours of music tracks including unreleased material by Michael Jackson, have been spared jail.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daughter who stole £160,000 to impress father ‘blames herself for his death’ – Daily Telegraph
“A company executive who led a Walter Mitty existence by stealing £160,000 to fund a luxury lifestyle and impress her millionaire father escaped jail after a judge heard she blamed herself for her father’s death.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Husband who beat wife’s lover freed after she finally admits affair – Daily Telegraph
“A man jailed for beating up a friend he saw embracing his wife has been freed on appeal – after she belatedly confessed to the affair.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Facebook user avoids jail over April Jones comments – The Guardian
“A sales adviser who made a series of depraved sexual comments about five-year-old April Jones on Facebook has been given a suspended prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 7th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Policeman who hit cyclist at 45mph given suspended jail sentence – The Guardian
“A speeding police officer who caused ‘catastrophic’ injuries to a singer-songwriter while responding to an emergency call in his van has been given a suspended eight-month jail sentence.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Afghan who helped torch car in London riots spared jail due to traumatic childhood – Daily Telegraph
“An Afghan refugee who helped set a police car ablaze in the London riots has been let off because of the violence he saw in his home country.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Irfan Patel: Blackburn mosque torture teacher sentenced – BBC News
“A religious teacher at a Lancashire mosque who admitted using torture techniques on four children has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing avoids jail over failing to bury wife Eva – The Independent
“Hans Rausing, one of Britain’s richest men, avoided a jail sentence today after he admitted preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife Eva’s body.”
The Independent, 1st August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Gabby Agbonlahor’s ex-girlfriend spared jail – Daily Telegraph
“The former girlfriend of Premier League striker Gabby Agbonlahor has escaped a prison sentence for harassing his current partner for four years.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Probation officer ‘had affair with convicted murderer’ – Daily Telegraph
“Female probation officer has affair with convicted murderer after his release from prison and tips him off that he was going to be recalled for a further offence, a court hears.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother spared jail after plant food poisons son – The Guardian
“A mother whose neglected two-year-old son died a prolonged and horrible death after drinking poisonous plant food has walked free from court.”
The Guardian, 29th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Huddersfield poison plant food mum sentenced – BBC News
“A mother whose two-year-old son died ‘a prolonged and horrible death’ after drinking poisonous plant food has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 29th May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Riot victim’s father spared jail sentence – The Independent
“Tariq Jahan, the bereaved father from Birmingham whose appeal for calm after his son’s death in last summer’s riots helped quell further violence, was spared jail yesterday after being convicted of grievous bodily harm.”
The Independent, 6th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Amending Suspended Sentence Orders: Have we been getting it wrong all this time? – Zenith Chambers
“The Suspended Sentence Order created by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 has had a relatively straightforward existence, particularly in comparison to some of the other provisions of that much criticised Act.”
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Zenith Chambers, 27th February 2012
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
Army Major given suspended jail term for possession of secret documents – Daily Telegraph
“Major Robert Armstrong, who was awarded the MC for gallantry three years ago, faced a court martial for separate charges, including the possession of secret documents which the judge said could have undermined national security.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who accused neighbour of being James Bulger killer spared jail – The Guardian
“A man who falsely accused his neighbour of being one of James Bulger’s killers has been spared an immediate prison sentence.”
The Guardian, 11th Janaury 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Barbaric’ gang jailed for badger baiting – The Guardian
“Four men who formed the core of a ‘barbaric’ gang of badger baiters have each been jailed for 16 weeks and ordered to pay £850 in costs and compensation for killing three animals and a litter of unborn cubs.”
The Guardian, 10th January 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Skip hire boss William O’Grady dumped waste illegally – BBC News
“A skip hire firm boss has been given a year’s suspended sentence for illegally dumping waste which saved him up to £1.5m in charges.”
BBC News, 20th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anglesey ex-police worker sentenced for indecent mages – BBC News
“A former North Wales Police worker has been given a suspended jail sentence after admitting making and possessing indecent images of children.”
BBC News, 23rd November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
