“A man has been found guilty of the attempted murder of two police officers and attacking two other PCs in a butcher’s shop in north-west London.”
BBC News, 10th December 2012
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“A self-professed karate expert who beat up a toddler so badly he broke the boy’s leg has been jailed for 14 years.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
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“A man jailed for beating up a friend he saw embracing his wife has been freed on appeal – after she belatedly confessed to the affair.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2012
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“A man jailed for life for blinding his girlfriend by gouging out her eyes has had an appeal against his sentence refused.”
BBC News, 6th November 2012
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“The last teenager to stand trial for the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was hunted down at a central London railway station has been convicted of his killing.”
The Guardian, 24th October 2012
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“Ben Butler, found to have shaken his seven week old baby in both care proceedings and criminal proceedings in 2008, has finally been declared an innocent man. Ben had taken his daughter Ellie to hospital after she had collapsed with breathing problems, but suspicion quickly fell on him when doctors believed the symptoms she displayed were conclusive evidence of shaking. Five years on, and the discovery of medical evidence that no one had previously seen, a high court judge has exonerated Ben of any wrongdoing.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
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“A father wrongly convicted of causing grievous bodily harm and cruelty against his baby daughter has been told he can care for his children again.”
BBC News, 13th October 2012
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“A judge has told two burglars that if they choose to raid a home where the householders legally own a gun they should accept the risk of being shot.”
The Guardian, 26th September 2012
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“A former Dorset police officer has been jailed for 10 years for repeatedly punching his pregnant ex girlfriend in the abdomen to bring on a miscarriage.”
BBC News, 7th September 2012
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“A couple arrested after shooting at masked burglars who broke into their isolated cottage will not face charges.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2012
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“We have commented before on the dilemma of householders defending their property. Another incident is in the news yesterday: a remote dwelling being the scene where Mr Andy Ferrie shot at four burglars. He called the police, and with his wife has been arrested under suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. The burglars, two of whom were injured, have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 4th September 2012
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Five men have been given life sentences for murdering a father-of-three who died after being hit with a hammer and kicked in a Derby street.”
BBC News, 15th August 2012
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“A landscape gardener who drove his van into two teenagers who were camping in a field in what was an ‘absolutely terrifying’ attack has been jailed for four years.”
The Independent, 14th August 2012
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“A teenage boy who throttled a 10-year-old girl as she played in a street and repeatedly beat her around the head so viciously he could have killed her has been locked up indefinitely.”
The Guardian, 27th July 2012
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“A teenager who throttled, punched and kicked a 10-year-old Teesside girl might never be released back into the community, a judge has said.”
BBC News, 27th July 2012
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“Two convicted criminals who attacked prison officers and held a mutiny inside their jail have been handed longer sentences.”
The Independent, 24th May 2012
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“A man has been jailed for life for two murders and a string of ‘senseless’ assaults in north London.”
BBC News, 18th May 2012
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“A man who blinded his girlfriend by gouging her eyes has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 11th May 2012
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“A woman who was seen on CCTV kicking a boy in the head after he was fatally stabbed in a Tube station has been jailed for 12 years for the killing.”
BBC News, 26th April 2012
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“Three men have been jailed for life for a shooting in a south London shop which left a five-year-old girl paralysed.”
BBC News, 19th April 2012
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