‘A police officer who knocked part of a man’s tooth out with his riot shield during a student protest in 2010 has been sentenced to eight months in prison.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A police officer who knocked out part of a student’s front tooth with his riot shield during a demonstration against tuition fees faces jail after being convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who murdered his five-week-old granddaughter has been jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 25 years.’
BBC News, 30th April 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed for life for a group attack on a young father after a party in east London.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for murdering a teenage footballer by stabbing him in the neck with a broken bottle.’
BBC News, 20th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of a young woman who killed herself days before she was due to stand trial for making false rape allegations have attacked the inquest into her death, saying they may launch legal proceedings over alleged failings by the CPS for allowing her case to go to court.’
The Independent, 17th March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Home Secretary has ordered a QC-led inquiry into the collapse of the UK’s biggest police corruption trial.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A pub chef and his manager have both been jailed after a Christmas dinner served at their restaurant left a mother dead and dozens of other diners ill with food poisoning.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Eleanor de Freitas’ tragic death was just days before she was due to stand trial for perverting the course of justice. The pending inquest will deal with the circumstances surrounding her death and I do not want to interfere with that process. However the case has understandably raised questions about private prosecutions in these types of cases and why the CPS took over and continued this particular case.’
CPS News Brief, 9th December 2014
Source: http://blog.cps.gov.uk
‘The UK’s top prosecutor has defended pursuing a woman who killed herself days before appearing in court accused of making a false rape allegation.’
BBC News, 9th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A number of women who report rapes are being ‘aggressively prosecuted’ by the police for perverting the course of justice, according to campaign group Women Against Rape.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A student who was allegedly raped while on a college trip to Italy, has been told she could be extradited and charged with making the story up.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A thief who avoided prison by lying to court about being pregnant, later showing suspicious probation staff photos of a child she claimed was her baby, has been jailed for five months for perverting the course of justice.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An investigation has been launched into why a woman was prosecuted over an alleged false rape claim – and then killed herself. Eleanor de Freitas, 23, had bipolar disorder, and left notes saying she was frightened of going to court. She said she had been raped but faced trial for allegedly perverting the course of justice.’
BBC News, 7th November 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has lost a challenge against an order that he must pay £77,750 costs from his prosecution for passing speeding points to his ex-wife.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to launch a full review of its procedures after a judge halted a case in which a vicar who was alleged to have operated a “conveyor belt” of sham marriages claimed that immigration officers concealed evidence and lied under oath.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Rebekah Brooks’s husband Charlie has lost his bid to recover the £600,000 in legal fees he incurred as a result of being a co-defendant in the phone-hacking trial.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Two police officers will not face charges of perjury, perverting the course of justice or collusion in relation to a death of a prisoner.’
BBC News, 7th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The solicitor general has been criticised for asking a court to increase a three-and-a-half-year jail term imposed on a trainee barrister and new mother convicted of falsely accusing her former boyfriend of a series of rapes and assaults. Robert Buckland QC asked the court of appeal to increase the sentence handed to Rhiannon Brooker, 30, after she was found guilty of fabricating allegations that led to her ex-partner Paul Fensome being jailed for 36 days. But three appeal court judges ruled that the term should not be increased.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘PC Carol Howard was arrested and bailed for more than a year over eight different allegations, including assault, witness intimidation and possession of an indecent image of a child.’
The Independent, 23rd September 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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