Surgeon convicted of patient manslaughter through negligence – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2013 in doctors, homicide, medical treatment, negligence, news, sentencing by sally

“A consultant surgeon has been convicted of the manslaughter of a patient at a private London hospital and sentenced to two and a half years in prison.”

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The Guardian, 5th November 2013

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Kurt Delves jailed for killing crying baby daughter – BBC News

Posted November 5th, 2013 in children, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A man has been jailed for shaking his 10 week-old daughter to death because she would not stop crying.”

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BBC News, 4th November 2013

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Hazel Bailey death: Husband jailed for walking stick killing – BBC News

“A 74-year-old man suffering from dementia who brutally beat his wife to death with a walking stick in a row over the heating has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 29th October 2013

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Owners of killer dogs face 14 years in jail – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2013 in bills, dangerous driving, dogs, homicide, imprisonment, news by sally

“Owners of dogs involved in a fatal attack face up to 14 years in prison under government plans published on Tuesday. The proposals, announced by the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, would also introduce a maximum jail term of five years for owners if a person is injured by their dog.”

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The Guardian, 29th October 2013

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Drug baron told to pay £185m – or face a further 10 years in jail – The Guardian

Posted October 21st, 2013 in assets recovery, drug offences, drug trafficking, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“One of Britain’s most notorious drug smugglers has been told to pay £185m – or face another 10 years in jail. Curtis Warren, the only drug dealer to make it on to the Sunday Times Rich List, faces trial this week in Jersey where he was jailed in 2007 over a £1m cannabis-smuggling plot.”

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The Guardian, 20th October 2013

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Jade Anderson dogs death: Court hears of ‘horrific’ scene – BBC News

Posted October 18th, 2013 in dogs, homicide, negligence, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

“The moment a policeman found a girl who had been mauled to death by four dogs was the most distressing sight of his life, a court has heard.

At Wigan Magistrates Court, 45-year-old Concannon was given a 16-week suspended jail term after admitting causing suffering to the four animals.”

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BBC News, 18th October 2013

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Big Issue stabbings: Homeless man detained for life – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2013 in diminished responsibility, homelessness, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A homeless man who admitted killing two Big Issue sellers in a knife attack in Birmingham has been detained for life.”

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BBC News, 15th October 2013

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Michael Moss killing: Ex-partner Collette Booth arranged attack – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2013 in assault, evidence, homicide, news, sentencing, telecommunications, video recordings by sally

“A woman who arranged for two men to attack her former partner has been jailed for manslaughter.”

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BBC News, 8th October 2013

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Can DNA Sample Requests Be a Breach of the ECHR? – Criminal Law and Justice Weekly

“Is requiring a convicted person to come in to give a DNA sample a breach of the ECHR? Michael Zander considers the first case to look at the question.”

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 5th October 2013

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Notorious drugs baron Curtis Warren freed – but faces ban on using phone boxes – The Independent

Posted October 7th, 2013 in assets recovery, drug trafficking, homicide, news by sally

“One of Britain’s most notorious drugs barons could be banned from using phone boxes as part of restrictions to prevent the relaunch of his multimillion-pound international smuggling operations on his release.”

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The Independent, 4th October 2013

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‘There’s no more learning left to be done’, says child protection expert, in wake of Hamzah Khan death – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2013 in child neglect, homicide, local government, news, police, sentencing, statistics by sally

“Studying past cases of child neglect is a ‘big distraction’ for child protection professionals, a leading professor of social work has said, a day after a jury convicted a mother of starving her young son to death.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th October 2013

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Manchester canal death: Gang sentenced for manslaughter – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2013 in homicide, news, robbery, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“A gang of robbers on a crime spree who left one of their victims to drown when they pushed him into a Manchester canal has been sentenced for manslaughter.”

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BBC News, 4th October 2013

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Truth about dangerous mental patients let out to kill – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2013 in criminal justice, homicide, inquiries, mental health, news, recidivists, statistics by sally

“The NHS trust that left a dangerous schizophrenic to kill a Birmingham schoolgirl allowed six other patients to kill people last year alone, The Telegraph has learnt.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2013

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Hamzah Khan: Amanda Hutton jailed after son starved to death – The Guardian

“An alcoholic mother of eight who starved her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed for 15 years.”

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The Guardian, 4th October 2013

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Hamzah Khan starved to death by mother Amanda Hutton, jury decides – The Guardian

“A mother was on Thursday found guilty of starving her four-year-old son to death and letting his body mummify unseen in a cot for two years.”

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The Guardian, 3rd October 2013

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Psychiatric patient released from prison stabbed schoolgirl to death on bus – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 3rd, 2013 in diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news by sally

“A paranoid schizophrenic stabbed a schoolgirl to death just weeks after being released from prison without any supervision.”

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd October 2013

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Fell runner found guilty of killing lover and leaving her body in shallow grave – The Guardian

Posted September 30th, 2013 in domestic violence, homicide, news by sally

“A fell runner who dumped his lover’s body in a shallow grave on bleak moorland has been convicted of her manslaughter. Adrian Muir killed 55-year-old Pamela Jackson by fracturing her skull during a row at her home, then drove her 120 miles to the hills above Halifax, West Yorkshire.”

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The Guardian, 27th September 2013

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Teenager jailed for life after starting blaze that killed four siblings – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 30th, 2013 in arson, families, fire, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A fire obsessed teenager has been jailed for life after being found guilty of starting a blaze that killed four siblings while he was ‘out of his head’ on a lethal cocktail of cannabis and alcohol.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th September 2013

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Cautions to be scrapped for serious offenders, says Chris Grayling – The Guardian

“Serious offenders will no longer receive a mere ‘slap on the wrist’, the justice secretary has said, as he announced an overhaul of the cautions system.”

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The Guardian, 29th September 2013

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Oldham man jailed for strangling his best man – BBC News

Posted September 27th, 2013 in alcohol abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“A Greater Manchester man has been jailed for strangling his friend who was the best man at his wedding.”

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BBC News, 27th September 2013

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