Climate protesters guilty of trespass at Wimbledon – BBC News
‘Three Just Stop Oil protesters have been found guilty of storming the Wimbledon tennis courts with confetti and puzzle pieces.’
BBC News, 26th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: conditional discharge
Pro-Palestinian protests: Paraglider badge wearers guilty of terror offences – BBC News
‘Three women have been found guilty of terrorism offences after they displayed images of paragliders, “celebrating” the Hamas tactics.’
BBC News, 13th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man found guilty of threatening ‘traitor’ Labour MP with noose – The Guardian
‘A man has been found guilty of threatening a Labour MP after he held a makeshift gallows with a noose outside parliament and said: “This is what we do to traitors.”’
The Guardian, 3rd May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sheffield tree protester guilty of obstructing PC – BBC News
‘An anti-tree felling campaigner has been convicted of obstructing police for failing to give his name and address when he was being arrested.’
BBC News, 9th July 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Taxi driver found guilty of refusing to take blind man and his guide dog – Local Government Lawyer
‘A taxi driver operating in Sandwell has been found guilty of refusing to take a blind man and his guide dog.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd January 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Policeman jailed for selling crash data to claims firm – which were sold on to law firms – Legal Futures
‘Two married constables working for Lancashire Police were sentenced last month for stealing police data about car crashes and selling it to claims firms for £363,000.’
Legal Futures, 8th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Campaign group chief found guilty of refusing to divulge passwords – The Guardian
‘The international director of the campaign organisation Cage has been convicted of a terrorist offence after refusing to hand over passwords to his mobile phone and laptop.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge told shoplifter: “I didn’t know that people who were on benefits were into Champagne?” – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge told shoplifter: “I didn’t know that people who were on benefits were into Champagne?”‘
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dorset village brothel uncovered by police after woman helping to run it rings 999 when client collapses – Daily Telegraph
‘A brothel run from a Dorset village was uncovered by police after a client collapsed, leading a woman who helped run the premises to ring 999.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teaching assistant stole primary school’s charity money to pay off son’s drug dealer – Daily Telegraph
‘A primary school teaching assistant who stole money intended for charity to pay off her son’s drug dealer will be able to continue her career.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Handbags in the cul-de-sac’: Judge accuses neighbours of ‘acting like immature teenagers’ in boundary row – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge accused warring neighbours of having “handbags in the cul-de-sac” after an 81-year-old man attacked a man living next door with a rounders bat.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dance teacher invented a dying nine-year-old and pretended to raise cash to help her complete her bucket list – Daily Telegraph
‘A children’s dance teacher who invented a dying nine-year-old girl and pretended to raise cash to help her complete her bucket list has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Parents of autistic man criticise decision to prosecute him – Daily Telegraph
‘George Ostle’s parents say if Lord Janner was not fit to stand trial then neither was their autistic son who has the mental age of a ten-year-old.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th May 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Woman guilty of assault for throwing water – Daily Telegraph
‘Michelle Dodd convicted after Stockport magistrates hear of her long-standing dispute with neighbour over ‘noisy’ children playing outside on trampoline.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The unkindest cut: Criminal record for elderly neighbours who cut back man’s clematis – The Independent
‘Two pensioners in their 80s have been convicted of criminal damage after deliberately cutting back their neighbour’s clematis with secateurs against her wishes.’
The Independent, 14th January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Calls for law to be changed after Broadmoor killer Barry Williams is released without supervision – Daily Telegraph
‘A serious case review is launched after mass killer Barry Williams is able to disappear following his release from Broadmoor by changing his name to Harry Street.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
George Galloway’s ex-aide discharged over data breach – BBC News
‘A former aide to George Galloway MP who admitted obtaining personal data illegally has received a 12-month conditional discharge.’
BBC News, 31st July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oxford University academic who scaled Shard is spared jail sentence – The Guardian
‘An Oxford University academic who penetrated London’s secret underground tunnels and scaled its tallest skyscrapers for a geography PhD has been spared a possible jail sentence, in a qualified victory for academic freedom.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman convicted over ‘love rat’ posters – Daily Telegraph
‘Woman sentenced to 18-month conditional discharge for distributing posters of her ex-boyfriend claimIing that he is a ‘love rat’.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd April 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
