‘A man who sent a threatening voice message to senior Labour MP Ben Bradshaw the day before the killing of parliamentary colleague Jo Cox has been given a suspended sentence.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man accused of posting a threatening message on an MP’s Facebook page days after the killing of politician Jo Cox has had the case against him dropped.’
BBC News, 18th August 2016
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‘Salix Homes has secured three civil injunction orders (CIO) against two men and a youth using legislation under the Anti Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A passenger who sparked terror panic and left holidaymakers in tears after shouting “Allahu Akbar” and “boom” on a Birmingham-bound flight has been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Four men have been jailed for pranks filmed for YouTube channel Trollstation, including a “terrifying” fake art heist in the National Portrait Gallery.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge sentencing a man for threatening to behead a Ukip election candidate has told him he was like the fictional character Walter Mitty.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A British man who married the daughter of an American billionaire has been jailed for 12 years after plotting to extort £2m from the family by posting sexually explicit photos of her online.’
The Guardian, 28th July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Court hears Ian Salter-Bromley, 55, stuck a sucker dart on his forehead and filled his mouth with dominoes before shouting: ‘Exterminate! Exterminate!”
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Grant Alam, 24, is starting 10-and-a-half years behind bars after he terrorising a company director and his family with iron bars and a hammer.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘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
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A group of Muslim men have been given three-year anti-social behaviour orders (Asbo) for threatening violence.’
BBC News, 24th January 2015
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‘A man found guilty of attempting to murder two trainee nurses who were stabbed, doused with petrol and almost set on fire has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 11th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former Manchester United footballer Ravel Morrison has been cleared of allegations he harassed his former girlfriend including threatening to kill her and throw acid in her face.‘
The Independent, 10th November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Brian Philip Telchadder (Appellant) v Wickland Holdings Limited (Respondent) [2014] UKSC 57 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 5th November 2014
‘Internet trolls could face two years in jail under new laws. But how does the British legal system currently police online abuse, asks Tom de Castella.’
Full story
BBC News, 20th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A student who gathered video evidence of himself being harassed and abused on a pair of specially adapted sunglasses has been allowed to carry out a private prosecution of his tormentor.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man faces jail after sending abusive Twitter messages to Labour MP Stella Creasy after she supported a successful campaign to put Jane Austen on the £10 note.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three men have been jailed for a series of robberies across the Midlands, including one in which they held an axe to the throat of a nine-year-old boy.’
BBC News, 11th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who used sex chatrooms to try to trick strangers into raping a former work colleague has been jailed for six years.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been fined for pretending to be a ghost and other rowdy behaviour in a cemetery.
The Guardian, 7th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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