‘A group of fraudsters who conned UK consumers out of £37m by selling passports and driving licences through copycat websites have been sentenced to more than 35 years in jail.’
BBC News, 6th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old man “obsessed with murder and killing” has been jailed for stabbing a 16-year-old girl to death in a “brutally violent” attack.’
BBC News, 5th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who held two members of staff at bowling alley hostage at gun point has been jailed for 12 years today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd March 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A teenager who planned an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on a pop concert a month after the Manchester Arena bombing has been given a life sentence and told he will serve at least 11 years in prison before being considered for parole.’
The Guardian, 2nd March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Sentencing Council has published a new guideline for the sentencing of offenders convicted of the possession of a bladed article or offensive weapon, such as acid, in public, and of using one to threaten someone.’
Sentencing Council, 1st March 2018
‘A man who sent a text message containing a link to an extremist instructional video on how to kill someone using knives has been jailed for 16 months.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd March 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Matthew Ward and Marcus Cullumbine have had their sentences increased after the Solicitor General referred them for being too low.’
Attorney General’s Office, 1st March 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A gentleman thief who carried out over 100 burglaries mostly on his bicycle before leaving homes “neat” and “tidy” has been jailed for over five years.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Adults convicted of possessing a knife or acid for use as an offensive weapon in public are likely to face longer prison terms when new sentencing guidelines for judges in England and Wales are introduced.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “callous” ex-soldier has been convicted of murdering an 83-year-old dog walker in an “animalistic” attack.’
BBC News, 28th February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People caught with acid or other corrosive substances in public could face up to six months in jail under new guidelines for England and Wales.’
BBC News, 1st March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A renowned harpist who has performed for the Queen and several prime ministers has been jailed for sexually abusing a schoolboy in the 1980s. Danielle Perrett was sentenced alongside her former fiance Richard Barton-Wood. They were found guilty of indecently assaulting the boy in separate incidents while he was in his early teens.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stalking laws are being used to prevent people discovering if their partners are cheating on them, a jilted husband has claimed.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two ex-footballers have been jailed for their part in a £5m sports leadership scam, which falsely claimed to help young people from deprived backgrounds gain football coaching apprenticeships.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who tried to recruit Isis fighters around the world from his London home has been jailed after one of his targets turned him in.’
The Independent, 26th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man from Sheffield who admitted to deliberately setting fire to a museum, a university and a hospital, so he could steal from the evacuated buildings, has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A new domestic abuse sentencing guideline has been published today (22 February), giving courts up to date guidance that emphasises the seriousness of this kind of offending.’
Sentencing Council, 22nd February 2018
‘A mother who suffocated and poisoned her eight-week-old baby, causing his death, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years and nine months today (22 February).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A couple who planned an Isis-inspired terror attack in the UK after meeting on a dating website have been jailed. Munir Mohammed was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years, while accomplice Rowaida El-Hassan was jailed for 12 years and five more under licence conditions.’
The Independent, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘People convicted of domestic abuse offences in England and Wales will be more likely to go to prison in future, under new sentencing guidelines.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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