Man jailed for driving into PC near Stafford 10k race – BBC News
‘A banned driver who crushed a police officer against a fence before dragging her along has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: conspiracy
Man admits crushing boy, 3, to death with car seat – The Guardian
‘A man has admitted crushing a three-year-old boy to death with his car seat.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council defeats appeal by driver over revocation of licence ahead of trial for conspiracy to supply drugs – Local Government Lawyer
‘A driver due to stand trial for a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs offence in September has failed in a legal challenge to a decision of St Albans City and District Council to revoke his hackney carriage driver’s licence, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Man convicted of murdering eight in 2002 Huddersfield house fire – The Guardian
‘A man has been found guilty of murdering eight members of the same family in an arson attack 17 years ago.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
CPS successfully prosecutes second major modern slavery case this month – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A father and son have today (29 July) been convicted for their roles in long-running conspiracy to exploit Eastern European workers they trafficked into the UK.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 29th July 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man who plotted terrorist attack using explosive driverless car jailed for 15 years – The Independent
‘A man who plotted to carry out a terrorist attack with remotely-controlled vehicle has been jailed for 15 years.’
The Independent, 24th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Manchester Arena bomber’s brother held in UK after extradition – The Guardian
‘The brother of the Manchester Arena attacker, Salman Abedi, has been extradited from Libya to the UK to face multiple murder charges over his alleged role in the attack.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
City council secures £350k in compensation for victims defrauded by local plumbing companies – Local Government Lawyer
‘The victims of two plumbing companies who defrauded their clients have been fully compensated for their financial losses, after Southampton City Council prosecuted the individuals involved.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Gang who stole heavy machinery to tear cashpoints out of walls in string of burglaries jailed – The Independent
‘A gang who used diggers to steal more than £500,000 from cash machines in a ram-raid spree across three counties has been jailed.’
The Independent, 21st June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cocaine gang jailed after £20m seizure on M6 in Cheshire – BBC News
‘Two drugs gang bosses have been jailed after cocaine with a street value of £20m was seized from a van on the M6 in Cheshire.’
BBC News, 11th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
London man convicted over role in £40m international steroid smuggling gang – The Independent
‘A man who played a role in a £40m international steroid smuggling ring arranged dozens of unlicensed shipments of the drug from India into Europe, a court heard.’
The Independent, 6th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge rejects claims by parish that nuns conspired to provide district council with false information to secure planning permission – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has rejected claims made by a parish council that an international congregation of nuns conspired to provide false information to a district council in order to obtain planning permission for a former school site.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th May 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
London ‘boy-snatch robbery’ moped gang jailed – BBC News
‘Members of a moped gang who threatened to hurt a woman’s three-year-old son in a “shocking” attempted robbery have been jailed.’
BBC News, 13th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three convicted of trafficking in landmark ‘county lines’ case – The Guardian
‘Three gang members have been convicted of human trafficking offences after they used young and vulnerable children from London to transport and sell drugs in Hampshire in a landmark county lines case.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jury dismissed in Barclays fraud trial – BBC News
‘The jury in the fraud trial against four former Barclays bankers – including the former chief executive, John Varley – has been dismissed.’
BBC News, 8th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The neo-Nazi paedophile who plotted to kill – BBC News
‘A jury has been unable to decide whether Jack Renshaw, a neo-Nazi who admitted a terrorist plot to kill an MP, remained a member of a banned terrorist group. At the end of his fourth and final trial of the past two years, the full story of those cases can now be told.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch faces UK high court and fresh charges in US – The Guardian
‘Autonomy founder Mike Lynch will on Monday begin his high court defence against accusations that he perpetrated a $5bn (£3.8bn) fraud, as US prosecutors unveiled fresh criminal charges accusing the British businessman of a cover-up.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Gang trio guilty of botched hit that left mother and son shot – The Guardian
‘Three men are facing long jail sentences over a botched gangland hit in which a seven-year-old boy and his mother were shot on their doorstep.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Father jailed for ‘monstrous’ acid attack on his three-year-old son – Daily Telegraph
‘A father plotted a “monstrous” acid attack against his three-year-old son in bid to win custody from his mother, a court has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Family sentenced over £240,000 theft and damage at Thwaites brewery – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Two family members who ransacked the historic Thwaites Brewery, causing more than £240,000 in damage, were sentenced to a combined eight years in prison today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st February 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
