Norfolk rapist who held Cambridge woman hostage gets life – BBC News
“A man who beat and raped his girlfriend and kept her hostage in his Norfolk flat for two weeks has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 21st March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: kidnapping
Libyan politician offers to settle UK lawsuit for £3 and an apology – The Guardian
“A Libyan politician who is suing the former foreign secretary Jack Straw and the British government for damages after being kidnapped and taken to one of Gaddafi’s jails has offered to settle the case for just £3, providing he also receives an unreserved apology.”
The Guardian, 4th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Missing April Jones: Mark Bridger trial due to start – BBC News
“The man accused of the abduction and murder of missing five-year-old April Jones is due to stand trial.”
BBC News, 25th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Peterborough ex-wife murder: Rimas Venclovas gets life sentence – BBC News
“A man who kidnapped and murdered his ex-wife in the UK before taking her body to Poland to bury it, has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 12th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court lifts ban on naming Jeremy Forrest in child abduction case – The Guardian
“It is now possible to report that school teacher Jeremy Forrest appeared in court on child abduction charges, after a magistrate court relaxed an unusual court order that had prevented the defendant from being named.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother-of-eight Shamim Akhtar jailed for drugging daughter – The Independent
“A grandmother has been jailed for four years for kidnapping and drugging her own daughter after she refused to marry the man her family wanted her to.”
The Independent, 27th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Levi Bellfield newspaper articles were in contempt of court – UK Human Rights Blog
“HM Attorney General v Associated Newspapers Ltd & Anor [2012] EWHC 2029 (Admin) (18 July 2012). The Divisional Court ruled that reports of Levi Bellfield in the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror, published while a jury was considering his charge of attempted kidnapping, were in contempt of court.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th July 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Newspapers guilty of contempt in Levi Bellfield case – BBC News
“Two national newspapers have been found guilty of contempt of court over their coverage of Levi Bellfield’s conviction for the murder of Milly Dowler.”
BBC News, 18th July 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bernie Ecclestone blackmailed by dental technician who claimed he had kidnapped daughter Tamara – Daily Telegraph
“A dental technician who threatened to kidnap Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s daughter Tamara in a £200,000 blackmail plot faces a substantial jail term.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Levi Bellfield articles ‘prejudicial’, court hears – The Independent
“Two national newspapers published ‘seriously prejudicial’ articles after a killer’s conviction for the abduction and murder of schoolgirl Milly Dowler, the High Court heard today.”
The Independent, 13th June 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mother jailed over ‘daughter abducted’ claim – The Independent
“A mother of four has been jailed for six months for falsely reporting her daughter had been abducted from her backyard.”
The Independent, 11th April 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ex-paratrooper Anthony Malone jailed over torture – BBC News
“A former paratrooper has been jailed for eight years for taking part in the kidnap and torture of two brothers after a property deal collapsed.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two found guilty of brothers’ kidnap and torture – BBC News
“Two men have been convicted of taking part in the kidnap and torture of two brothers after a business deal went wrong, Scotland Yard has said.”
BBC News, 8th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother-of-three loses extradition appeal bid – Daily Telegraph
“A mother-of-three who fled to England from America with her three children after her marriage broke down 14 years ago has lost her High Court bid to avoid extradition to face kidnap charges.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Levi Bellfield loses bid to challenge Milly Dowler conviction – The Guardian
“The former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Levi Bellfield seeks leave to appeal against Milly Dowler murder conviction – The Guardian
“Levi Bellfield is due to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Wayne Fox loses appeal after Tirion Lewis attack – BBC News
“A man who kidnapped and savagely assaulted his girlfriend, leaving her in a coma, has had an appeal against his indeterminate sentence turned down.”
BBC News, 15th December 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman – WLR Daily
Regina v Kayani; Regina v Solliman [2011] EWCA Crim 2871; [2011] WLR (D) 364
“Where a child had been abducted by a parent it no longer necessarily followed that for policy reasons a charge of kidnapping had always to be deemed inappropriate.”
WLR Daily, 13th December 2011
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Parents who abduct children should face longer in prison, says top judge – Daily Telegraph
“Parents who abduct their own children could face life sentences because of the ‘unspeakable cruelty’ they cause, the country’s most senior judge said yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Chandlers contempt action due against Sky News – BBC News
“The High Court has allowed a contempt of court action against Sky News over its coverage of kidnapped Britons Paul and Rachel Chandler.”
BBC News, 21st November 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
