Hannah Windsor murder: Boyfriend Adam Lewis jailed – BBC News
“An 18-year-old who murdered his girlfriend in a ‘sexual and sadistic’ killing has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
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Pentyrch web date killer Bleddyn King given 28 years – BBC News
“An 18-year-old man who stabbed a 64-year-old widower 72 times in his bungalow after meeting him on a website has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 16th October 2012
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Birmingham riots: Men jailed for attack on police – BBC News
“Two men have been jailed after police came under fire during riots in Birmingham in August 2011.”
BBC News, 9th October 2012
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Leicester kebab shop fire pair jailed for manslaughter – BBC News
“A man and a woman from Birmingham have been found guilty of manslaughter after a 40-year-old Leicester man died following an explosion at a kebab shop.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
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Afghan who helped torch car in London riots spared jail due to traumatic childhood – Daily Telegraph
“An Afghan refugee who helped set a police car ablaze in the London riots has been let off because of the violence he saw in his home country.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2012
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Stephen Streener guilty of Jacqueline Grant murder – BBC News
“A Northumberland man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend and then setting his house on fire to conceal the evidence.”
BBC News, 15th August 2012
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Birmingham riots: gang who shot at police jailed for up to 30 years – Daily Telegraph
“A gang who shot at officers during last summer’s riots were given sentences of up to 30 years today for what a judge described as a ‘concerted attack on the police’.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2012
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Lorry driver jailed for crashing fuel tanker into estranged wife’s home – The Independent
“An Army veteran who crashed a tanker laden with 2,000 litres of fuel into his estranged wife’s home in an attempt to destroy it has been jailed for seven years.”
The Independent, 30th April 2012
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Naked men started flat fire in Wiccan ritual to get rid of negative vibes – Daily Telegraph
“Two naked men started fires in a flat as part of a pagan ritual to get rid of ‘negative vibes’, a court heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th April 2012
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London riots: Gordon Thompson jailed for Reeves store arson – BBC News
“A looter has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years for starting a fire which destroyed a family-run furniture shop in south London in the summer riots.”
BBC News, 11th April 2012
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Groom jailed for starting fire at his wedding – The Guardian
“A property developer who set fire to a country house on his wedding night, causing more than £5m-worth of damage, has been sentenced to six years in jail.”
The Guardian, 21st March 2012
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Nikitta Grender: Carl Whant guilty of murdering pregnant teenager – BBC News
“A former nightclub bouncer has been convicted of murdering a heavily pregnant teenager two weeks before she was due to give birth.”
BBC News, 22nd February 2012
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Peckham riots shop arsonist jailed for eight years – BBC News
“A 23-year-old man who set fire to a shop and a post office in Peckham in south London during the summer’s riots has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 20th February 2012
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Boy, 11, gets criminal record after arson attack – The Independent
“A schoolboy has become one of the youngest people in the country to be given a criminal record after he admitted vandalism during an arson attack when he was 10 years old.”
The Independent, 18th February 2012
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Stalker Al Amin Dhalla guilty of loaded crossbow charge – BBC News
“A former City worker convicted of stalking his former fiancee has been found guilty of possessing a loaded crossbow near her workplace.”
BBC News, 15th February 2012
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Death fire fiance jailed for life – The Independent
” A woman has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years after she murdered her fiance by locking him in a storeroom at his workplace and setting fire to the building.”
The Independent, 3rd January 2012
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Police ‘need riot tactic rules’, watchdog says – BBC News
“Police should be given clear rules about when they can use water cannon and plastic bullets against rioters, a watchdog has said.”
BBC News, 20th December 2011
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Stoke-on-Trent mosque arsonists jailed – BBC News
“Two men have each been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of deliberately setting fire to a Stoke-on-Trent mosque.”
BBC News, 8th December 2011
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Care home death accused walks free – The Independent
“A young care home worker walked free today after a jury failed to reach a verdict on whether she killed an elderly resident by setting fire to her room.”
The Independent, 14th November 2011
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Rugby mobility scooter fire youth given hospital order – BBC News
“A 17-year-old boy who started a fire in a sheltered housing complex in Rugby has been sentenced to a hospital order.”
BBC News, 14th October 2011
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