Stephen Tillyer sentenced over £300k viola theft from train – BBC News
‘A man who stole a viola worth £300,000 after it was left on train has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 16th September 2015
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Pub landlord convicted of killing customer with ironing board – Daily Telegraph
‘Jury finds Rostam Notarki guilty of manslaughter after hearing how he jabbed drinker with ironing board into path of oncoming van.’
Full story
Daily Telegraph, 31st July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Eric Joyce avoids jail after unprovoked attack on teenage boys – The Guardian
‘The former MP Eric Joyce has avoided jail after attacking two teenagers in an “unjustified and unprovoked” assault in a shop.’
The Guardian, 27th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Care assistant among trio jailed for gambler’s killing – The Guardian
‘A woman has been jailed for 16 years for setting a trap which led to the “pitiless and wicked” murder of a professional gambler for the sake of his winnings.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Boy of 13 given life sentence for killing woman by stamping on her face – The Guardian
‘A 13-year-old boy, who killed a woman by stamping on her face, has been given a life sentence.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Family of burglar who fell through roof face £250k bill for trying to sue council – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge rules in Staffordshire council’s favour after Thomas Buckett suffered 10 skull fractures and spent two weeks in a coma.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge in underage sex case says she feels ‘extremely sorry’ for defendant – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge Sylvia de Bertodano launches a scathing attack against the CPS for bringing the case to court.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Paramedic sentenced over Walsall Manor Hospital death – BBC News
‘A paramedic has been sentenced for failing in his duty after the death of a man who collapsed outside a hospital.’
BBC News, 11th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wrongly accused man case reopened by North Wales Police – BBC News
‘Police are to reopen a case into a taxi driver who sexually assaulted three women after the man initially convicted cleared his name. Mohammed Islam, 40, was found guilty of touching the women as he drove them home to north east Wales in his taxi.
But he paid for an expert to enhance CCTV which prosecutors had claimed showed his taxi – and it proved he had not been at the scene.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
CCTV: Too many cameras useless, warns surveillance watchdog Tony Porter – BBC News
‘Too many CCTV cameras are ineffective and useless, the government’s surveillance commissioner has warned.’
BBC News, 26th January 2015
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The end of the CCTV era? – BBC News
‘Twenty years ago the government backed a major expansion of the CCTV network – now funds are being cut and cameras shut off. Is the UK’s CCTV boom over, asks Rachel Argyle.’
BBC News, 15th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ched Evans: the legal issues – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The “innocent man wrongly imprisoned who fights a valiant struggle to secure his freedom” is a long used trope in our culture. The hero is normally a sympathetic figure, heroically taking on the establishment.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th January 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Domestic CCTV users may face tougher rules – The Guardian
‘Homeowners who use a domestic surveillance camera system on their properties but fail to take their neighbours’ privacy into account could face tougher rules in future, a Home Office watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Policing cuts put public safety at risk, warns Met chief – Daily Telegraph
‘The head of the Metropolitan Police has warned that large cuts to police budgets and other services will put public safety at risk.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Skelmersdale man jailed for murdering Polish neighbour – BBC News
‘A man who hacked to death his Polish neighbour in a “savage and ferocious” machete attack in Lancashire has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 10th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Dog sat on my accelerator’ speeding driver is jailed – BBC News
‘A driver who claimed his excessive speed during a police chase was due to his dog sitting on the accelerator pedal has been jailed for 13 months.’
BBC News, 27th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Andrew Mitchell loses Plebgate libel trial – The Guardian
‘Andrew Mitchell, the Tory MP and former cabinet minister at the centre of the Plebgate row lost his high court libel trial on Thursday in a ruling which sees him facing a legal bill of millions of pounds and leaves his political career in tatters.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stewart Jackson Fishponds car bomb hoaxer jailed for 20 months – BBC News
‘A man who admitted a bomb hoax in Bristol after he doused a car in fuel has been sent to prison for 20 months.’
BBC News, 24th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Covert care camera guidance approved by Care Quality Commission – BBC News
‘Guidance for people who install hidden cameras to check on standards of their own or a relative’s care has been approved by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).’
BBC News, 19th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Poppy tin thief caught on CCTV jailed – BBC News
‘A man who was caught on CCTV stealing a poppy collection box has been jailed for 18 weeks.’
BBC News, 14th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
