TalkTalk hack attack: Friends jailed for cyber crimes – BBC News
‘Two friends who took part in a £77m hack on the TalkTalk website have been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Ellie-May Minshull-Coyle death: ‘Cage bed’ couple jailed – BBC News
‘A woman and her ex-partner who strapped a toddler face down in a “monstrous cage bed” have each been sentenced to 10 years.’
BBC News, 16th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prosecutor wants more convictions for crimes against elderly – BBC News
‘The head of the Crown Prosecution Service in Wales says he wants to see more prosecutions of people who commit crimes against older people.’
BBC News, 19th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for targeting grieving families with online abuse – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who admitted targeting Facebook memorial pages with sickening messages has been jailed for 14 months today (15 Oct) at Newcastle Crown Court.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 15th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Landmark jail sentence for man who stole client data for CMCs – Legal Futures
‘A man who passed on thousands of an accident repair company’s customer records to claims management companies has been jailed in a landmark prosecution.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli could be deported to Ghana – The Guardian
‘The convicted former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli has been arrested and could be deported to Ghana in the next few days, he has said.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Burglar jailed after being found asleep and cradling stolen jewellery in his arms – The Independent
‘A burglar who was found fast asleep cradling stolen jewellery in his arms, has been jailed.’
The Independent, 10th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man who tricked straight men into sex by posing as woman on Tinder jailed – The Independent
‘A man who posed as a woman online to trick would-be suitors into blindfolded sexual encounters at his flat has been jailed.’
The Independent, 10th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prison officer jailed for smuggling £10,000 of drugs – BBC News
‘A prison officer who smuggled in £10,000 of drugs has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 8th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Builder who passed off wife’s murder as suicide jailed after pub confession – Daily Telegraph
‘Police errors almost allowed a husband to get away with murdering his wife and staging a suicide until he admitted his crime to a woman in a pub.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sentencing Council launches online sentencing guidelines for use in the Crown Court – Sentencing Council
‘The launch of the Crown Court guidelines online marks the latest step in the Council’s programme to deliver guidelines in a digital format that is immediately accessible, quick and easy to use, and designed to support the ways in which Judges, Magistrates and other users work.’
Sentencing Council, 8th November 2018
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Latvian human trafficking gang jailed for East Midlands plot – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Nine members of an organised crime group based in the East Midlands and Latvia have been jailed for human trafficking offences against 28 victims.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Five men jailed over unprovoked murder of Romanian man stabbed to death in London shopping centre – The Independent
‘Five men have been jailed over the murder of a Romanian man who was chased down and stabbed to death in a London shopping centre, just weeks after he moved to the UK.’
The Independent, 7th November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dad jailed for ‘cannabis-induced’ baby murder attempt – BBC News
‘A young father who repeatedly tried to smother his newborn son amid a cannabis-induced psychosis has been jailed for ten years.’
BBC News, 8th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Takeaway bosses jailed for death of teenage nut allergy sufferer – Daily Telegraph
‘Two takeaway bosses have been jailed over the manslaughter of a 15-year-old girl who suffered an allergic reaction to a meal.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Gloucester man jailed for murdering wife and stepdaughter – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 29 years in prison for murdering his wife and stepdaughter in an episode of “wanton savagery”.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Low-level’ paedophiles could avoid jail terms under new guidance – Daily Telegraph
‘Police have been told by government that paedophiles caught with indecent child abuse images can receive conditional cautions instead of jail as police struggle to cope with an explosion of cases.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for 20 years for murder of transgender woman – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for at least 20 years for murdering a transgender woman during a sex and drugs binge. Jesse McDonald, 25, contacted 36-year-old Naomi Hersi through the dating website Fabswingers.com, the Old Bailey heard.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Huddersfield grooming gang: four more jailed for abusing girls – The Guardian
‘Four members of a Huddersfield grooming gang have been jailed for a harrowing campaign of violence and sexual abuse against three vulnerable girls.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Baby-faced criminal who bragged about joyriding in Rolls Royce photo and terrorised community is jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘A baby-faced teenage criminal who terrorised a local community and bragged about his joyriding lifestyle by posing in a Rolls Royce has finally been sent to prison after 47 convictions for 77 crimes.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
