Predator jailed for sex attacks – BBC News
“A schizophrenic sexual predator who tried to rape a schoolgirl and three women in London has been detained indefinitely in a mental hospital.”
BBC News, 8th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: kidnapping
Man jailed over schoolgirl kidnap – BBC News
“A lorry driver who abducted a 15-year-old girl he met in an internet chatroom and took her to France has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 11th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men jailed for 17-day crime spree – BBC News
“Two men who terrorised part of Greater Manchester during a 17-day crime spree have been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 7th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shannon’s mother will not appeal – BBC News
“Karen Matthews, who kidnapped her own daughter in a bungled effort to gain reward money for the missing child, has abandoned her appeal, her lawyer said.”
BBC News, 7th April 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Karen Matthews sentenced to eight years in jail for kidnapping daughter, Shannon – The Times
“Karen Matthews has been sentenced today to eight years in jail for kidnapping and imprisoning her nine-year-old daughter.”
The Times, 23rd January
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Gang jailed for assault on teenager kidnapped from train – The Guardian
“A teenage girl was kidnapped from a train, robbed, beaten and kicked, and pushed into a stream by a gang of seven who were given prison sentences at Luton crown court yesterday.”
The Guardian, 12th December 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap – BBC News
“The mother of Shannon Matthews has been found guilty of charges relating to her daughter’s disappearance.”
BBC News, 4th December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile ‘schoolboy’ is jailed – BBC News
“A man who masqueraded as a schoolboy and abducted a young teenage girl has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 9th September 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Shannon Matthews’ mother, Karen Matthews, charged with her kidnap – The Times
“The mother of Shannon Matthews, the schoolgirl who vanished for 24 days earlier this year, has been accused of being directly involved in her daughter’s alleged abduction and imprisonment.”
The Times, 6th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Genette case prosecution dropped – BBC News
“Police have confirmed that there is insufficient evidence to prosecute a man arrested over the disappearance of Genette Tate in 1978.”
BBC News, 18th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Five guilty of £10m kidnap plot – BBC News
“Four men and a woman have been convicted of a £10m plot to kidnap a businessman by seducing him.”
BBC News, 28th March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile rape report suppressed to protect a killer’s right to privacy – The Times
“The findings of an inquiry into why a convicted murderer freed from prison was able to abduct and rape a ten-year-old boy will remain secret because its publication would infringe the killer’s right to privacy.”
The Times, 8th June 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Regina v. Hendy-Freegard – Times Law Reports
Elements of kidnapping were not made out
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The offence of kidnapping was not committed by a defendant who fraudulently induced a person to make a journey which did not deprive him of his liberty.”
The Times, 30th May 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
R v. Hendy-Freegard – WLR Daily
R v. Hendy-Freegard [2007] EWCA Crim 1236
“The offence of kidnapping was not committed where a defendant, by a fraudulent misrepresentation, induced a person to make a journey which did not deprive him of his liberty.”
WLR Daily, 23rd May 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
