“Jack Blanchard was left in a coma for 10 days and will suffer permanent brain damage after having his head stamped upon by 14-year-old Jordan Akehurst in front of a crowd of at least 12 teenagers in Rainham, Kent, last year.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2009
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“A policeman described in court as having a Dickensian attitude has been given a suspended jail sentence after he hit a primary school-age child.”
BBC News, 21st January 2009
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“A police watchdog is investigating an alleged attack on a man by three officers in Wigan, Greater Manchester. ”
BBC News, 30th November 2008
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“Amy Winehouse’s husband has lost an appeal against his sentence for attacking a pub landlord and perverting the course of justice.”
The Times, 24th November 2008
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“Singer Amy Winehouse’s husband, jailed for an assault on a pub landlord, is to appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 24th November 2008
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“A woman who punched a police officer has been spared jail after a judge heard that she bought him a box of chocolates to apologise.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2008
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“A secretary was facing jail today for kicking a train passenger in the face with her stiletto heel after he told her boyfriend to take his feet off a first class seat.”
The Independent, 29th October 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An elderly spinster who broke her neighbour’s arm by attacking him with a spade during a dispute over a garden fence has been jailed for 24 weeks.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A Metropolitan Police officer who assaulted a drunken man has been jailed for 12 weeks.”
BBC News, 14th October 2008
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“A man who made more than a 100 abusive and threatening calls mainly to women has been jailed for four years.”
BBC News, 9th October 2008
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“Claims by hundreds of asylum-seekers that they have been beaten or abused by British guards during their detention and removal from this country are to be independently investigated for the first time, The Independent has learnt.”
The Independent, 30th September 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A policeman has been jailed for a year for beating a man he wrongly thought had glassed his son.”
BBC News, 25th September 2008
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“Iraqi civilians assaulted by British troops are likely to be compensated with more than £1 million after the Ministry of Defence admitted soldiers acted unlawfully.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A spat between rival parents’ associations at a primary school ended in court with an estimated £30,000 legal bill.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A policeman has been jailed for 12 weeks for punching a 12-year-old boy in the face at a police station.”
BBC News, 27th August 2008
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“The mother of a girl kidnapped at the age of three and assaulted twice before a terrifying 100mph attempt to escape police has condemned a £9,000 compensation offer to the child as ‘the final insult’.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who was caught on camera repeatedly punching a friend’s sleeping baby has been jailed for six months.”
BBC News, 20th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A college lecturer whose course includes lessons on understanding crime has been fined by a judge for ‘drunken, violent behaviour’ towards a member of a hotel’s security staff.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Joey Barton faces a potentially lengthy ban after being charged with violent conduct by the Football Association last night.”
The Guardian, 1st August 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Peter Notridge had been working on his car moments before he fondled a woman in the street, covering her top with evidence.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th July 2008
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