Driver who killed triathlete jailed for four years – BBC News
‘A van driver who killed a Team GB triathlete during a bike race in June 2022 has been jailed for four years.’
BBC News, 5th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Lucy Letby handed 15th whole-life jail sentence – The Guardian
‘Lucy Letby cried from the dock: “I’m innocent,” as she was jailed for attempting to kill a newborn girl in a “shocking act of calculated, callous cruelty”.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Manchester teacher who groomed two boys jailed for six-and-a-half years – The Guardian
‘Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, two while in a position of trust, after a trial in May.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man jailed for carrying replica sword from Legend of Zelda video game in public – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for brandishing a replica of a sword from the Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda on the streets of a Warwickshire market town, which he said was a “fidget toy” to keep his hands busy.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
How has Lucy Letby tried to fight guilty verdicts and what could happen next? – The Guardian
‘Lucy Letby was convicted last year of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England, where she worked as a nurse. She is serving 14 whole-life sentences, meaning she will never be released from prison.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Man in 100mph police chase jailed – BBC News
‘A man from Devon has been jailed for dangerous driving after speeding with his lights off to evade capture.’
BBC News, 1st July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drug gang jailed for £24.5m importation – BBC News
‘An organised crime gang has been jailed after the largest ever seizure of illegal drugs in East Sussex.’
BBC News, 28th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cafe owner jailed for sexually abusing boy, 14 – BBC News
‘A charity cafe owner who sexually assaulted a teenager has been sentenced to eight years in prison.’
BBC News, 28th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court allows McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge has allowed a McKenzie Friend to exercise rights of audience in supporting a defendant facing an order that could lead to a jail sentence for contempt being activated.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Fee earner guilty of contempt over pre-departure emails – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A fee earner who sent confidential information to his personal email address days before leaving his firm has been given an ultimatum to show the material had been deleted in compliance with a court order.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Carer who stole £75k from Thunderbirds director jailed – BBC News
‘The carer of a blind former film-writer and director has been jailed after stealing £75,000 from him to fund his gambling addiction.’
BBC News, 24th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager detained for life for murdering boy, 15 – BBC News
‘A 15-year-old boy who murdered Leeds teenager Alfie Lewis in a knife attack outside a primary school has been detained for life with a minimum term of 13 years.’
BBC News, 21st June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fee-earner found in contempt over documents taken from law firm – Legal Futures
‘A fee-earner who has not complied with a court order to return documents taken from his former law firm has been handed a four-month suspended jail sentence for contempt.’
Legal Futures, 21st June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released? – The Guardian
‘Indeterminate sentences are devastating to mental health, but prisoners with mental illness are less likely to be released. The result is a vicious cycle whereby the most vulnerable inmates often have the least chance of getting out – as John’s case shows.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Prisons in England and Wales will be at ‘breaking point’ in July, governors told – The Guardian
‘Prison governors have been warned that jails will be so overcrowded by the second week of July that they will struggle to accept any more inmates, plunging an incoming government into an immediate crisis.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fern Britton stalker given 10-year restraining order – BBC New
‘A man with a “crush” on TV presenter Fern Britton has been given a 10-year restraining order following a “prolonged campaign” against her.’
BBC News, 18th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Met Police officer fined for grabbing woman in mistaken bus fare dodging arrest – The Independent
‘A Metropolitan Police officer who “manhandled” and wrongly arrested a woman for bus fare evasion in front of her distraught young son has been fined £1,500.’
The Independent, 15th June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Criminal Behaviour Orders: is sentence the end? – Mountford Chambers
‘Aside from the confiscation regime, the reality is that for most defendants before the criminal courts, the day of reckoning, the day of sentence, is final. Not so for defendants facing the possibility of ancillary orders; Criminal Behaviour Orders, Stalking Protection Orders, Football Bannings Order; the list goes on. Are these orders no more than what is necessary in a fair and just society to protect the many from the few, or are we simply applying a vengeful mark of Cain on those who have already, by virtue of their sentence, paid their dues to society?’
Mountford Chambers, 13th May 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
