Meat tenderiser killer Mark Hall jailed for life – BBC News
“The brother in-law of a man killed with a single blow from a meat tenderiser has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 17th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Driving test translator jailed over 200 exam cheats – BBC News
“A Chinese translator in Birmingham has been jailed for helping 200 learner drivers cheat on theory exams.”
BBC News, 16th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Badger was fox’ lie Cumbria men’s convictions upheld – BBC news
“Three men given jail sentences after taking a badger from a wood and trying to pretend it was a fox have had their convictions upheld at an appeal.”
BBC News, 16th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile freed and not banned from Facebook despite using it to groom victims – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has allowed a paedophile to walk free from court and continue using Facebook for the second time despite him repeatedly accessing the site to groom children.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail worker jailed for terrorism offences – Daily Telegraph
“A man with links to radical Muslim preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for two years for terrorism offences.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jason Swift killer Robert Oliver jailed for child visits – BBC News
“A convicted paedophile who broke a court order banning him from allowing children into his home in Kent has been sentenced to three years in prison.”
BBC News, 12th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Women offenders ‘afterthought’ in rehabilitation plans – BBC News
“Women offenders are being ignored in plans to overhaul rehabilitation services, a committee of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 15th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Too many women prisoners, MPs say – The Independent
“The Government is ignoring the needs of women offenders with its probation reforms, a group of MPs has warned.”
The Independent, 15th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Kieran Raiswell death: ‘Sniggering’ killer jailed – BBC News
“A man who stabbed a Manchester teenager to death in a random attack in the street ‘to see what it’s like to kill someone’ has been jailed for murder.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dave McLuckie jailed for dodging speeding points – BBC News
“A former police authority boss who persuaded a friend to accept his
speeding points to protect his career has been jailed for eight months.”
BBC News, 12th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina (Sturnham) v Parole Board and another (No 2) – WLR Daily
Regina (Sturnham) v Parole Board and another (No 2): [2013] UKSC 47; [2013] WLR (D) 274
“The statutory provisions relating to sentences of imprisonment for public protection involved a higher threshold for the imposition of such sentences than for continued detention after the expiry of a prisoner’s minimum term.”
WLR Daily, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Confused bride exposes sham marriage plot after forgetting groom’s name – The Guardian
“A bogus couple whose sham marriage was scuppered after the bride could not remember the groom’s name have been jailed. Jayeola Abiola, 27, a Nigerian national, barely knew his would-be wife Vania Pinheiro-Fernandes, 29, from Portugal. They planned to walk down the aisle to the ballad The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – a choice Hull crown court heard was ‘rather apt.’ ”
The Guardian, 11th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stuart Hall sex attack sentence to be reviewed – BBC News
“The sentence given to BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall for convictions for sexual abuse will be reviewed following complaints he ‘got off lightly’.”
BBC News, 11th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teacher spared jail after admitting affair with schoolboy – Daily Telegraph
“A female teacher who had an affair with a teenage pupil has been spared jail after she claimed the affair was over – despite being spotted with him just two days ago.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hundreds of killers could exploit new human rights ruling – Daily Telegraph
“The European court’s controversial ruling on the Jeremy Bamber case could open the floodgates for hundreds of killers to launch legal challenges on the grounds their sentences are unfair, leading human rights experts have said.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dogan Ismail murder: teenager jailed for 13 years over mobile phone stabbing – The Guardian
“A teenager who murdered a promising A-level student as he tried to recover a stolen smartphone has been jailed for a minimum of 13 years.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Convicted murderers win Article 3 case against whole life sentences in Strasbourg – UK Human Rights Blog
“The Strasbourg Court has upheld three applicants’ complaint that their imprisonment for life amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment as they have no hope of release.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th July 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Women being imprisoned unnecessarily, reformers say – Law Society’s Gazette
“Magistrates’ courts are sending fewer women to prison than in previous years but some courts are four times more likely to jail women than others, according to figures obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 9th July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Vinter, Bamber & Moore v UK: whole life prisoners must have the “experience of hope” – Head of Legal
“The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the system of ‘whole life orders’, whereby in England and Wales a mandatory life sentence may be imposed and the possibility of early release denied under section 269(4) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, amounts to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in breach of article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Even prisoners given ‘whole life orders’ – a recent example was Dale Cregan – must be able to have their sentence reviewed at some stage, for instance after 25 years. They must know when sentenced what they must do to gain release, and they must know when they can ask for a review.”
Head of Legal, 9th July 2013
Source: www.headoflegal.com
Woman who made a string of false rape allegations is jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A woman who made a string of false rape allegations against former partners has been jailed for two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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