‘A father and son who ran a scrap metal business have been jailed for a total of 21 years for repeatedly assaulting a vulnerable man being forced to work for them..’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th June 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A new law named after a police dog which recently appeared on Britain’s Got Talent has come into effect.’
BBC News, 8th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has admitted hitting a member of bar staff over the head with a bottle of vodka after being refused alcohol and has been sentenced to four more years in custody..’
Crown Prosecution Service, 6th June 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Three ex-prison officers jailed for abusing teenage inmates.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Victims of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson are still coming forward two years after he was jailed following hundreds of botched operations. The “sheer volume” of patients giving evidence to an independent inquiry has pushed back a report into his malpractice, an official said.’
BBC News, 5th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who stabbed a Muslim surgeon who treated victims of the Manchester terror attack has been jailed. Ian Rooke attacked Dr Nasser Kurdy as he made his way towards Altrincham Islamic Centre for afternoon prayers in September. The 29-year-old, of no fixed address, was jailed for five years and four months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court after pleading guilty to wounding with intent and possession of a weapon.’
The Independent, 31st August 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A university graduate is believed to be the first woman convicted under new domestic abuse laws after scalding her boyfriend with boiling water, stabbing him and keeping food from him.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Matthew Ward and Marcus Cullumbine have had their sentences increased after the Solicitor General referred them for being too low.’
Attorney General’s Office, 1st March 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A judge who spared an aspiring Oxford University student from jail after she stabbed her boyfriend has been investigated over three complaints relating to the case.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lavinia Woodward, the 24-year old Oxford student who pleaded guilty to stabbing her boyfriend with a bread knife, was sentenced yesterday at Oxford Crown Court for unlawful wounding. The case caused a splash back in May when, having entered her plea, the defendant was told by the judge that she was unlikely to receive an immediate custodial sentence, in part due to her promising medical career. Thus was born the tale of the rich, blonde, white Oxford student who was “too clever” to be sent to prison. “Too clever” appears in all headlines in quotation marks, notwithstanding that no-one in court, not least the judge, ever used these words; rather this is one of the those splendid auto-generated media myths, where one tabloid shorthand was adopted by all until everyone came to accept that these words must have been said.’
The Secret Barrister, 26th September 2017
Source: thesecretbarrister.com
‘A man who sprayed ammonia in a taxi driver’s face has been jailed for more than four years.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An “extraordinary” Oxford University student has avoided jail for stabbing her boyfriend in the leg.’
BBC News, 25th September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ian Paterson, the surgeon who performed unnecessary breast operations and made healthy patients believe they had cancer, has had his sentence increased to 20 years by the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two 15-year-old gang members who murdered an innocent teenager with a “Rambo-style knife” have been given life sentences.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The prison sentence given to disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been referred to the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 19th July 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Patients taking out private health insurance expect to get the best treatment, but what happens if things go wrong? While the NHS has paid out millions to the patients of disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson, his private patients are still seeking compensation. Why?’
BBC News, 26th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for at least 29 years for hacking a rival gang member to death with an axe during a fight in a supermarket car park.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Victims of a rogue breast surgeon who left hundreds of patients disfigured after carrying out needless operations have called for “co-conspirators” to be held to account, accusing them of turning a blind eye to the malpractice.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An Oxford University student who stabbed her boyfriend with a bread knife may not go to jail because it could damage her prospects of a medical career, a court has heard.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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