‘Five teenagers described as a “marauding mob” have been sentenced for the brutal murder of a young man in a Liverpool launderette.’
The Independent, 2nd July 2014
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‘All young offenders will face strict bedtimes for the first time, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced.’
BBC News, 28th June 2014
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‘A teenager accused of plotting a Columbine-inspired massacre at his former school in Loughborough has walked free from court after the collapse of his second trial.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2014
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‘A teenager who had footage on his phone of him kicking a cat in the face and repeatedly beating a dog has been banned from keeping animals for life.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2014
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‘Controversial plans to build Europe’s biggest children’s prison in the Midlands would put young offenders at increased risk of harm and even death, campaigners warned last night.’
The Independent, 11th May 2014
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‘Five teenagers, some as young as 14, have been found guilty of murdering a 19-year-old man in a Liverpool launderette.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
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‘A teenager who was jailed for 49 sexual offences involving 13 boys could have been prosecuted earlier, a report has said.’
BBC News, 29th April 2014
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‘A teenage boy who carried out a “campaign of rape” against his younger sister has been given a 10-year custodial sentence.’
BBC News, 24th April 2014
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‘The most senior judge in England and Wales has called on magistrates to impose tougher sentences for youths who carry knives.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Any order made by any court under section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 prohibiting the identification of (among others) a defendant under the age of 18 years could not extend to reports of the proceedings after the subject of the order had reached the age of majority at 18.’
WLR Daily, 8th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Three teenagers have been given life sentences for murdering a grandfather in a gold and cash raid.’
BBC News, 11th April 2014
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‘Scuffles broke out inside a court after three teenagers were found guilty of murdering a grandfather in a raid for gold and cash at his bungalow.’
BBC News, 10th April 2014
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‘This case raises the question whether an order made under s. 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 … prohibiting the identification of (among others) a defendant under the age of 18 years, can last indefinitely or whether it automatically expires when that person attains the age of 18 years. It has wide implications not only for young defendants but also for victims, witnesses, others concerned in proceedings and, of course, the media. [Sir Brian Leveson P, giving the judgment of the court , opening the case at para 1].’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th April 2014
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‘A teenager who stabbed a schoolboy in a park has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.’
BBC News, 1st April 2014
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‘A teenager who bought a machine gun online and had it delivered to his family home, along with hundreds of rounds of ammunition and nunchucks, has been jailed for six years.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th March 2014
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‘ Gipsies make up one in 20 of the jail population, according to a new report by an official watchdog. Research by Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, found gipsies and travellers were “significantly over represented” in adult prisons in England and Wales, making up 5 per cent of the total.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A judge has lifted an order banning the naming of an 18-year-old man charged with terror offences.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
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‘A teenager who murdered his grandmother and tried to kill his grandfather while high on drugs has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2014
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‘Members of a child sex gang responsible for raping and sexually abusing girls as young as 12 in Peterborough were jailed at the Old Bailey today.’
The Independent, 20th February 2014
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