Category: assault

Assault offences: Assessment of guideline – Sentencing Council

Posted October 29th, 2015 in assault, news, reports, sentencing by sally

‘The Sentencing Council has published its assessment of the impact and implementation of its assault guideline, under its statutory duty to monitor the operation and effect of its sentencing guidelines and to draw conclusions from this information. The assessment also reflects the Council’s approach of seeking to improve its work through consultation and evaluation.’

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Sentencing Council, 22nd October 2015

Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

Woman posed as a single father to con Facebook friend into sex – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 29th, 2015 in assault, fraud, internet, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Court hears Kyran Lee, 25, who was formerly known as Fiona Manson, used the alias “Joey G-Star Crislow” to seduce her victim.’

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Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2015

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Soho nail bomber David Copeland sentenced for prison attack – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2015 in assault, hate crime, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

‘One of the UK’s most dangerous hate-crime killers has been sentenced to three additional years in prison for attacking a fellow inmate.’

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BBC News, 28th October 2015

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Calls for transgender woman to be moved from male prison – BBC News

Posted October 28th, 2015 in assault, gender, health & safety, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

‘A petition calling for a transgender woman to serve a prison sentence in a female prison has attracted more than 10,000 signatures in under 24 hours.’

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BBC News, 27th October 2015

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Woman GP who caned tycoon lover in ’50 Shades of Grey sex game’ cleared of assault – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 20th, 2015 in assault, consent, news by sally

‘Elvira Blakemore, whose lover called 999 after being left bleeding after spanking session, is acquitted by jury at Croydon Crown Court after only 15 minutes.’

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Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2015

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Former Serbian general awarded £50,000 over Wakefield prison attack – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2015 in assault, compensation, costs, genocide, grievous bodily harm, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons by sally

‘A former Serbian general convicted of genocide for his part in the Srebrenica massacre has been awarded more than £50,000 in compensation from the Ministry of Justice after his throat was cut in a British prison.’

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the Guardian, 16th October 2015

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Sunday league footballer jailed for breaking opponent’s leg in tackle – The Independent

Posted October 5th, 2015 in assault, news, sentencing, sport by sally

‘An amateur footballer has been jailed after deliberately breaking an opponent’s leg during a Sunday league football match.’

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The Independent, 1st October 2015

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Footballer jailed for breaking opponent’s leg – BBC News

Posted October 2nd, 2015 in assault, news, sentencing, sport by tracey

‘A Sunday League footballer who deliberately stamped on an opponent’s leg, breaking it in several places, has been jailed for a year.’

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BBC News, 1st October 2015

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London Zoo love triangle: Meerkat keeper glassed rival over llama handler – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 28th, 2015 in assault, news by sally

‘The love triangle between three colleagues came to a head at the Christmas party when a vicious fight broke out.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2015

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Police officer cleared of repeatedly raping woman with whom he was having affair – The Guardian

Posted September 25th, 2015 in assault, news, police, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘A married police officer who embarked on an affair with a teenager has been cleared of repeatedly raping her.’

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The Guardian, 24th September 2015

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Zack Davies given life imprisonment for racially motivated machete attack – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted September 14th, 2015 in assault, attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, racism, sentencing, weapons by tracey

‘Zack Davies has today been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder after he attacked a man with a machete in a racially aggravated attack in January. He must serve a minimum of 14 years.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 11th September 2015

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Jail for sex attacker foiled by woman who turned out to be kickboxer – The Guardian

Posted September 8th, 2015 in assault, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A sex attacker has been jailed after the kickboxer he tried to assault caught him in a headlock with her legs before raising the alarm.’
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The Guardian, 7th September 2015

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Smirking bully freed from jail on legal technicality – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 7th, 2015 in assault, bullying, disabled persons, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

‘Judge says Scott Floyd “should be going to prison for a long, long time” but was forced to release the offender from jail.’

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Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2015

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‘Revenge porn’ woman Paige Mitchell gets suspended jail term – BBC News

Posted September 1st, 2015 in assault, news, pornography, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘The first woman to be prosecuted under new “revenge porn” laws has avoided being sent to jail.’

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BBC News, 1st September 2015

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Lady Butler-Sloss criticised for giving evidence for defence in child rape trial – The Guardian

Posted August 24th, 2015 in assault, child abuse, evidence, inquiries, judges, news, rape, witnesses by sally

‘A prominent retired high court judge, who specialised in family matters, has been criticised for giving evidence for the defence in the case of a man accused of raping a girl – though she knew he had a previous conviction for violence.’

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The Guardian, 24th August 2015

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Drunk gran who Tasered shopkeeper in racist attack is spared jail – The Independent

Posted August 19th, 2015 in assault, news, racism, sentencing, suspended sentences, weapons by sally

‘A drunk grandmother who attacked a shopkeeper with a Taser in a racist tirade has reportedly been spared jail.’

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The Independent, 18th August 2015

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‘Remorseless’ Stechford concrete slab attacker jailed – BBC News

Posted August 10th, 2015 in assault, attempted murder, attempts, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A “remorseless” attacker who hit a stranger over the head with a concrete slab until he was unconscious has been jailed for 17 years.’

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BBC News, 7th August 2015

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Girl, 16, given 10-month referral order for attacking two girls in the street – The Guardian

Posted August 4th, 2015 in alcohol abuse, assault, bullying, compensation, news, robbery, sentencing, young offenders by sally

’16-year-old who assaulted two younger girls in a video that was later posted online and seen by millions of people has been given a 10-month referral order.’

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2015

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PC Neil Doyle killing: Two men guilty of manslaughter – BBC News

Posted August 3rd, 2015 in assault, homicide, news, police by sally

‘Two men have been found guilty of killing an off-duty policeman in an attack during a night out in Liverpool.’

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BBC News, 31st July 2015

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Michael Barrymore suing police for arrest following Stuart Lubbock death – The Guardian

Posted July 8th, 2015 in assault, damages, homicide, news, police, sexual offences by sally

‘Michael Barrymore is suing Essex police for arresting him after the incident in which a man was found dead in his swimming pool following a party.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk