‘The Ministry of Defence has quietly settled 417 Iraq compensation claims and paid out several million pounds to resolve accusations that British troops subjected Iraqis to cruel and inhumane treatment, arbitrary detention or assault.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An alleged far-right extremist accused of attempting to launch a terror attack at a solicitors’ firm will stand trial next March, a judge decided last week.’
Legal Futures, 2nd November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former English National Ballet principal dancer who used his “fame and prestige” to sexually assault his students has been jailed.’
BBC News, 20th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who bit and throttled a pregnant woman during a 14-month campaign of abuse has been jailed.’
BBC News, 12th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who raped and sexually exploited young women and teenage girls he met online has been jailed for seven years.’
BBC News, 11th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A medical student who threw sulphuric acid over his former girlfriend while disguised as a woman has been jailed for 11 years.’
BBC News, 8th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An incident in which an elderly Black man needed hospital treatment for serious facial injuries after being stopped by officers over a faulty brake light has been referred to the police watchdog.’
The Independent, 17th September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Campaigners have welcomed the jailing of a police officer who assaulted two Black people – including a child – as a positive step towards justice.’
The Independent, 11th September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A deputy headmaster who raped and assaulted girls at a special needs school has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A fraudster has been jailed at Kingston Crown Court today for pretending to offer a 92-year-old victim a COVID vaccine in exchange for money.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th August 2021
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A police officer has been convicted of assaulting two black males within two days, including kicking a 15-year-old boy when he was on the ground.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
A violent rapist who would “degrade” women “for his own sadistic pleasure” has been jailed for 17 years.
BBC News, 1st August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who disguised himself as an Amazon delivery driver to attack his victim with a shotgun has been jailed.’
BBC News, 29th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson has lost a libel case brought against him by a Syrian schoolboy who was filmed being attacked at school.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 11 months after he breached a restraining order to carry out a drunken attack on his mother.’
The Independent, 1st July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A jury has been discharged following its failure to reach a verdict on allegations that a police officer assaulted the former footballer Dalian Atkinson with a baton after he was felled by a stun gun on the night he died.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Vanessa Reid discusses the significant changes soon to be implemented by the revised guidelines for assault offences.’
Carmelite Chambers, 6th June 2021
Source: www.carmelitechambers.co.uk
‘A former police officer who claimed he was “Teflon” as his position of authority meant no charges could stick has been jailed for sex assaults.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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