Driver jailed for crashing car while inhaling laughing gas – The Guardian
‘A motorist who crashed her car while inhaling a laughing gas balloon has been jailed for 20 months.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Stalker Sandra Danevska jailed for trying to frame ex – BBC News
‘A stalker who filed more than 100 bogus reports to police in a vendetta against her ex-boyfriend has been jailed for five years, police in London have said.’
BBC News, 27th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suspended sentence for optometrist who missed boy’s fatal condition – The Guardian
‘An optometrist who failed to spot symptoms of a life-threatening brain condition during a routine eye test of an eight-year-old who later died has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Mother is spared jail as judge says looking after her five-year-old daughter left paralysed by crash is ‘a greater punishment than any court could impose’ – Daily Telegraph
‘A mother who killed a great-gradmother and left her own five-year-old daughter paralysed in a head-on horror crash has escaped jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Insurance fraudster who tried to blame his solicitor jailed for eight months – Litigation Futures
‘A man who brought a fraudulent personal injury claim, and then tried to blame his solicitor for bringing the action without his knowledge, has been jailed for eight months for contempt of court.’
Litigation Futures, 25th August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Primary school head teacher Ashley Yates jailed for using spy pen to film pupils in toilet – The Independent
‘A primary school head teacher who filmed children and adults using the toilet has been jailed for two years and eight months.’
The Independent, 25th August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme ensuring justice for victims of crime and their families – Attorney General’s Office
‘More than 100 offenders had their prison sentences lengthened following referrals by the Attorney and Solicitor General to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme during 2015.’
Attorney General’s Office, 24th August 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Former councillor jailed for supplying false information ahead of election – Local Government Lawyer
‘An ex-councillor has been jailed for two months after pleading guilty to supplying false information to an electoral registration officer.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Soft’ prison sentences extended after complaints – BBC News
‘The prison sentences of 102 offenders in England and Wales were extended last year, following complaints the original terms were too soft.’
BBC News, 25th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man who shot wife at care home sentenced to six years in psychiatric hospital – The Guardian
‘A man who shot his 81-year-old wife dead at a care home has been sentenced to six years in a psychiatric hospital.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Flasher chooses to avoid jail when asked to decide his own sentence by judge – Daily Telegraph
‘A paedophile who flashed a mother at a bus stop chose to avoid going to jail in a bizarre courtroom scene which saw him allowed to raise his hand to choose a sentence.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man given suspended sentence for death threat to MP – The Guardian
‘A man who sent a threatening voice message to senior Labour MP Ben Bradshaw the day before the killing of parliamentary colleague Jo Cox has been given a suspended sentence.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dangerous Dogs Act has never worked – Andrew Rosindell MP – BBC News
‘The Dangerous Dogs Act has “never really worked” because it only deals with certain breeds, a Tory MP has said as he called for a review of the law.’
BBC News, 20th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
No jail for woman who decapitated snakes with scissors and ate heads – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who decapitated two pet snakes with a pair of scissors and tried to swallow their severed heads while drunk has escaped a prison term.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man who raped pensioner in Purley home jailed for 12 years – BBC News
‘A man who raped a woman in her 70s after barging into her south London home has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 19th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Best man who swindled £8,000 from stag party jailed for 20 months – The Guardian
‘A best man who swindled a groom and his friends out of almost £8,000, failed to book flights for a stag do and lied about having terminal cancer has been jailed for 20 months.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two people smugglers jailed – Home Office
‘Two people who attempted to smuggle an Albanian man into the UK via the Channel Tunnel have been jailed for a total of 6 years.’
Home Office, 16th August 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Sadie Hartley killing: Women jailed for murdering love rival – BBC News
‘An obsessive “she devil” who murdered a love rival in a brutal attack she plotted with a friend has been jailed for a minimum of 30 years.’
BBC News, 17th August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Radical preacher Anjem Choudary behind bars as police reveal his links to 500 Isil jihadists – Daily Telegraph
‘Britain’s anti-terror laws are under scrutiny following the belated conviction of the hate preacher Anjem Choudary almost 20 years after his terrorism links first emerged.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mother jailed for making children have surgery so she could claim benefits – The Guardian
‘A mother who lied about her children being ill, forcing them to have surgery as part of a plan to falsely claim benefits, has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
