‘Three teenagers who stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death with a samurai sword and a zombie knife in an east London park have been jailed.’
BBC News, 30th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two brothers who attacked one of their ex-girlfriends and her partner have been jailed.’
BBC News, 17th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 17-year-old boy who stabbed a man to death during a brawl after a rap concert has been convicted of murder.’
BBC News, 17th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A van driver who launched a “frenzied attack” on a police officer with a machete has been cleared of attempted murder after claiming he acted in self-defence.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who recruited his parents and a group of his friends to kill a love rival has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 7th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two Northumberland men who subjected a captive man to a night of physical and mental torture have been sentenced to a total of 34 years at Newcastle Crown Court today (20 Nov).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A man who partially blinded a police officer when he sprayed ammonia in his face, has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years.’
The Independent, 1st November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A tree surgeon nearly died in a “barbaric” axe attack when a road rage dispute turned a street into a battleground, a court heard.’
BBC News, 18th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 12 years for attacking a man with a machete outside a branch of McDonald’s.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Four men have been jailed for life for murdering a man in a “vicious, terrifying and sustained” machete attack in the street.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A bouncer has been jailed after he threw a reveller out of a bar so hard he crashed into a wall – on the opposite side of the street.’
The Independent, 12th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Jack Shepherd has lost a court of appeal challenge against his conviction for the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
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