Woman fined for hitting burka-wearer in Woolwich – BBC News
“A woman has been fined for shouting racist remarks and punching a woman wearing a burka in south-east London.”
BBC News, 4th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: assault
A cautionary tale – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
“Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced a ‘radical’ overhaul of simple cautions whereby their use will be banned in dealing with all indictable-only offences – ie serious offences such as robbery and serious assault that can only be tried in a Crown Court before a jury –and possession of any offensive weapon (including a knife), supplying Class A drugs and a range of sexual offences against children, including child prostitution and pornography.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th October 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Crime victims with mental illness ignored, research suggests – BBC News
“People with mental illnesses are three times more likely to be victims of crime than the general population, new research suggests.”
BBC News, 7th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge tells gang attack girl, 18, not to get pregnant again – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has told an 18-year-old girl not to get pregnant again after she repeatedly punched a vulnerable young man in a gang attack and stole his phone and bicycle.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Policeman guilty of punching man who spat in his mouth faces sentencing – The Independent
“A police officer who has been found guilty of punching a suspect after he spat in his mouth will be sentenced today.”
The Independent, 20th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
PC Gareth Francis’s killer jailed for manslaughter – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for killing an off-duty police officer who died when he hit his head after being punched.”
BBC News, 12th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminal who burned woman’s face can stay in Britain because of his human rights – Daily Telegraph
“A violent foreign criminal who burned a woman’s face with melted plastic and scalded her with boiling water has defeated a bid to deport him from Britain because of his human rights, the Telegraph can disclose.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for slashing two friends in row over Lee Rigby – The Guardian
“A man who slashed two friends with a knife during a drunken row over the
murder of soldier Lee Rigby has been jailed for five years.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sheffield pub death review calls rejected – BBC News
“No charges will be brought over the death of a man attacked in Sheffield unless ‘new and compelling evidence’ emerges, prosecutors have said.”
BBC News, 8th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ian Tomlinson’s family win apology from Met police over death in 2009 – The Guardian
“The Metropolitan police have issued an apology to the family of Ian Tomlinson and admitted for the first time that he was unlawfully killed by one of their officers who used ‘excessive force’ during the G20 protests in London in 2009.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wife of paralysed former stuntrider Eddie Kidd jailed for domestic abuse – The Guardian
“The estranged wife of the paralysed former motorbike stuntrider Eddie Kidd has been jailed for five months after she admitted assaulting him.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rochdale man sentenced for Royal Marine manslaughter – BBC News
“A 20-year-old man who killed a Royal Marine with one punch has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 29th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The last Englishman – New Law Journal
“James Wilson salutes an iconic litigant in person.”
New Law Journal, 26th July 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
PC Chris Findley death: Dale Dixon, 19, sentenced – BBC News
“A teenager who killed an off-duty police officer has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a young offenders institution.”
BBC News, 25th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leylandii row: man wins appeal after spraying hedge-cutting neighbour with hosepipe – Daily Telegraph
“A man who sprayed water in the face of his neighbour as she trimmed a Leylandii hedge has had a conviction of battery overturned on appeal after a judge ruled it was an accident.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MI5 spy cleared of assaulting and harassing ex-girlfriend – BBC News
“A spy who was accused by his ex-girlfriend – also an MI5 agent – of assaulting and harassing her has been cleared at Southwark Crown Court.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Second ordeal for Sam Hallam months after jail release – The Independent
“A man who spent seven years in jail for a murder he did not commit was allegedly injured by police and charged with assault just months after his release, it can be disclosed.”
The Independent, 25th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ballet dancer Jack Widdowson’s attacker jailed for 13 years – BBC News
“A man who attacked a ballet dancer, broke his neck and left him lying in the street has been jailed for 13 years.”
BBC News, 24th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Charles Saatchi case: what is a police caution? – The Guardian
“Police cautions are given to save the expense and logistical difficulty of a full court hearing and happen when someone admits what is usually a relatively minor offence.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Steven Frogg jailed for attempted murder of Mansfield boy – BBC News
“A man who broke a four-year-old boy’s skull in three places in a ‘frenzied’ attack has been jailed for 16 years.”
BBC News, 12th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
