‘A people smuggler has been jailed for cramming 7 migrants into a one-person sleeping compartment and brazenly trying to enter the UK.’
Home Office, 16th February 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A company has been fined £450,000 and the firm’s director has received a suspended prison sentence after a labourer was crushed to death at a construction site.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th February 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Six men who were involved in bringing £1m-worth of cocaine to the streets of Lincolnshire have been jailed.’
BBC News, 17th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A British woman has been jailed for seven years in a legal first after she was found guilty of handing over a three-year-old who was subjected to female genital mutilation.’
The Independent, 17th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A former Scout leader has been jailed for 20 months for voyeurism and making indecent images of children.’
BBC News, 13th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A far-right extremist who posted offensive content on social media and glorified the murderer of Jo Cox MP has been jailed for two years and eight months.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th February 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘High Court judges have ruled that to keep a young offender convicted of murder detained indefinitely is incompatible with certain rights under the European Convention on Human Rights.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An 80-year-old man who killed his wife in a “uniquely savage” car fire has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years and eight months.’
BBC News, 9th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sentences of imprisonment for public protection (IPPs) were abolished in 2012. However, this abolition did not apply retrospectively to prisoners already serving IPPs. Recent prison population data on IPPs has shown over 1,200 prisoners have never been released. This briefing examines concerns raised by campaign groups, professional bodies and international partners about the impact of IPPs on prisoners’ release prospects and mental health.’
House of Lords Library, 6th February 2024
Source: lordslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Two teenagers have been jailed for life after murdering a boy at an 18th birthday party in east London.’
BBC News, 6th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A gang which ran a drug dealing operation using an estate agent as cover have been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his on-off girlfriend has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 17-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 5th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two teenagers who murdered 16-year-old Brianna Ghey after devising a “kill list” of children to target will be named for the first time today.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed after a revenge arson attack on the wrong house.’
BBC News, 30th January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A wedding DJ has been jailed for 14 weeks for urinating on a cancer patient and then posting the footage online.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A terrifying-looking paedophile who subjected a child to years of sexual abuse and rape in Kent has been locked behind bars for 18 years.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The organisation responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice missed a major opportunity to reconsider Andrew Malkinson’s case, internal documents suggest.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for leading police on a dangerous 141-mile car chase through half a dozen police force areas because his partner was in labour and he wanted to get to her in time.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four men have been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering two rappers who were stabbed and shot in a “horrific” gang-related revenge attack.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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