‘Natalie Towers, 24, sentenced to serve two years and six months behind bars after buying poison online to terminate her unborn son.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A jihadi has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after police found he had a number of terror training videos.’
BBC News, 15th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who wore a body suit and used a fake penis when having sex with a woman she met online has avoided jail.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The treasured possessions and family heirlooms were stolen from elderly homeowners as they slept.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A doctor and an agency nurse who “seriously neglected” a six-year-old boy who died in hospital have been sentenced for his manslaughter.’
BBC News, 14th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two nurses have been jailed for “playing with people’s lives” by falsifying vulnerable stroke patients’ vital medical tests.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Criminal cases should be sent to the Crown court only if they are “clearly unsuitable” for trial in the magistrates’ court, the Sentencing Council says in fresh guidance to ensure cases are tried and sentenced in the appropriate court.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 10th December 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Three drug smugglers have been jailed for at least 18 years each for transporting as much as £1.6bn worth of cocaine and heroin into the UK using a fleet of fake ambulances.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The mother of a young man who was stabbed to death in west London has pleaded with judges to impose jail terms on anyone caught with a knife.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Islamist extremists are attempting to radicalise prisoners by deliberately getting custodial sentences or gaining jobs in jails, according to the Prison Officers Association (POA).’
The Guardian, 12th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man with HIV who infected two women with the virus has been jailed for five years at Bristol Crown Court.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says anyone found running an illegal backstreet school in England will face fines or a prison sentence.’
BBC News, 13th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentences of Richard Copeland, Glenn Milburn and Ian Froom for a spate of burglaries in the north east of England.’
Attorney General’s Office, 10th December 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘A student who tried to travel to Syria to fight for so-called Islamic State has been jailed for four years.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The killers of teenager Becky Watts are appealing against their convictions and sentences.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A fraudster who posed as the 12th Duke of Marlborough, racking up hotel bills of almost £12,000, has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.’
BBC News, 9th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple who kept a man in servitude for almost a quarter of a century after illegally bringing him to Britain have been jailed for six years each.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A baggage handler at Gatwick airport has been jailed with three others for smuggling drugs worth a total of £700,000 into Britain.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘I am pleased to be here today as I think this a good opportunity for me as Chairman, to outline four broad themes which go some way to showing different aspects of the Sentencing Council’s work.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Court of Appeal today increased the unduly lenient sentence handed to rapist Martin Tom.’
Attorney General’s Office, 3rd December 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
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