“Two brothers have been jailed for their roles in a ‘professionally planned and executed’ million-pound armed raid at Selfridges, in which the gang dressed in burqas.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Nicholls v Ladbrokes Betting & Gaming Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1963; [2013] WLR (D) 277
“The failure by a betting shop to operate a magnetic lock to prevent a robbery during the hours of darkness was not a sufficient basis for a conclusion of a breach of a duty of care.”
WLR Daily, 11th July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“A man who was involved in a plot to rob and murder soul singer Joss Stone has been jailed for 18 years.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman and a man have been jailed for assaulting and robbing two married doctors in their home, leaving one brain damaged.”
BBC News, 26th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Three men have been jailed for killing a mobile phone businessman in an attack in Coventry in November 2011.”
BBC News, 10th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man has been handed a life term after stabbing a gambler to death who had won £3,000 at a casino.”
The Independent, 9th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An Oxfordshire bank robber has had his indeterminate prison sentence overturned after a court heard a brain tumour had changed his personality.”
BBC News, 19th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man convicted of raping two women within three weeks in Liverpool has been sentenced to life in prison.”
BBC News, 11th January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Two men jailed after being found guilty of robbing a Malaysian student at the height of last year’s London riots, have had their convictions quashed.”
The Guardian, 29th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The sister of honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed was spared jail today when she was given a 12-month suspended sentence for organising a robbery at her parents’ house.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
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“A schoolboy who wore a prosthetic disguise and hairpieces to carry out armed robberies has been sent to prison.”
The Guardian, 11th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The son of Islamic cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been jailed for 11 years over an armed raid on a Norfolk jewellers.”
BBC News, 8th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An 18-year-old man who stabbed a 64-year-old widower 72 times in his bungalow after meeting him on a website has been jailed for life for murder.”
BBC News, 16th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man who took part in last summer’s riots alongside a millionaire’s daughter has been sentenced to eight years in prison for throwing bricks at police officers.”
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three builders have been jailed for life with a recommendation that they serve at least 30 years for murdering a multimillionaire, police said.”
The Independent, 11th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Rioters who rampaged across west London for four hours, attacking a lone shopkeeper and robbing diners at a Michelin-starred restaurant, have been given some of the harshest sentences for crimes committed during last August’s UK riots.”
The Guardian, 8th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Judge Jamie Tabor QC spoke out at Gloucester crown court after dealing with a former soldier who was out on licence from a jail term for attempted robbery when he committed offences of affray and criminal damage.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A self-confessed ‘psychopath’ was today jailed for life with a minimum term of 35 years after he was found guilty of bludgeoning a pensioner to death with a hammer.”
The Independent, 4th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who used a rock to hold up a bookies at which he was a regular customer has been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Three Gwynedd men have been jailed for a total of 26 years for an armed robbery at a property in Bangor.”
BBC News, 31st May 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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