Steven Williams guilty of murdering Joanna Hall – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2014 in murder, news by sally

‘A chef who stabbed his girlfriend 40 times and waited five hours before calling 999 has been found guilty of murder at Swansea Crown Court.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2014

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Plebgate officer Keith Wallis jailed for 12 months – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2014 in misfeasance in public office, news, police, sentencing by sally

‘A police officer who lied about witnessing the Plebgate row was jailed for 12 months today. Keith Wallis, 53, of West Drayton, West London, sent an email to Conservative deputy chief whip John Randall, who was his MP, wrongly claiming that he had seen what happened as Andrew Mitchell left Downing Street on September 19, 2012.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2014

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Sophee Redhead cleared over Lydia Bishop nursery death – BBC News

‘A former nursery worker has been acquitted over the death of a three-year-old girl in her care. Lydia Bishop got her neck caught in a rope on an outdoor slide in September 2012, on what was her first full day at York College nursery. Sophee Redhead, 25, of York, had denied manslaughter by gross negligence.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2014

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Former headteacher at Nick Clegg’s school jailed for eight years for child abuse – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2014 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences, teachers by sally

‘A former headteacher at the prep school attended by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has been sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for abusing boys at the school.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th February 2014

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Harlow bomb hoaxer Nigel Flanaghan jailed – BBC News

Posted February 7th, 2014 in bomb hoaxing, communicating false information, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who phoned police and said he was going to put a bomb in a mosque and wanted “to hang Muslims in the street” has been jailed for 12 months.’

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BBC News, 6th February 2014

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Coronation Street actor William Roache acquitted of rape and assault charges – The Guardian

Posted February 7th, 2014 in assault, news, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘The Coronation Street star William Roache was acquitted of two counts of rape and five charges of indecent assault on Thursday at the end of a trial that raised questions about the decision of police and prosecutors to press charges.’

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The Guardian, 6th February 2014

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Aristocrat is jailed for beating wife during rows over drug abuse – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 7th, 2014 in assault, domestic violence, news, sentencing by sally

‘An aristocrat has been jailed for two years after admitting beating his wife over a 22-year period. Lord Edward Somerset, 55, the son of the Duke of Beaufort, admitted four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm between 1990 and 2012.’

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Daily Telegraph, 6th Febraury 2014

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US extradition fight cost couple their jobs, savings and health, court told – The Independent

Posted February 7th, 2014 in expenses, extradition, fraud, news by sally

‘The lives of a British couple who are fighting extradition to the United States over an alleged work expenses fraud have been “shattered”, the High Court has heard. Paul and Sandra Dunham, from Northampton, launched their action after the US Department of Justice sought their extradition over what the couple claim is an “employment-related dispute”.’

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The Independent, 7th February 2014

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