Online bingo addict jailed for murdering elderly uncle – BBC News
‘An online bingo addict who murdered her elderly uncle in his own home and stole his money has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Tear down house or go to prison, high court tells farmer in planning dispute – The Guardian
‘A farmer has been given a three-month suspended prison sentence for failing to tear down a mock Tudor castle that he built.
The Guardian, 9th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Up-skirt lewd photographer sentenced to community order – BBC News
‘A PhD student who took lewd pictures up women’s skirts at a wedding has been spared jail so he can learn how to control his “urges”.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gove admits the UK sentencing framework needs to be more sensitive, & 7 more things we learned at the 2015 Howard League AGM – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Since his appointment as Justice Secretary & Lord Chancellor in May this year, the Rt Hon Michael Gove has maintained a fairly low profile. Aside from his Making Prisons Work speech in July, Mr Gove’s plans for the future of the Criminal Justice System have not been very clearly outlined. Although since his swearing in, to the delight of many, Gove has managed to overturn the previous Lord Chancellor, Chris Grayling’s ban on books for prisoners; scrapped plans to create a super youth prison; and halted massively controversial plans for the UK to undertake Saudi Arabian prison training contracts.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 6th November 2015
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Nurse Julia Knight jailed for 14 years for trying to kill mother – BBC News
‘A nurse who injected her mother with insulin as she lay in hospital after a fall has been jailed for 14 years for attempted murder.’
BBC News, 6th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Exeter rapist sees sentence increase – Attorney General’s Office
‘The Court of Appeal today quashed the 6 year sentence given to Exeter rapist Lawrence Fernandes and increased it to 12 years.’
Attorney General’s Office, 4th November 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Man convicted of threatening to behead Ukip candidate – The Guardian
‘A judge sentencing a man for threatening to behead a Ukip election candidate has told him he was like the fictional character Walter Mitty.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man who threw pensioner’s walking frame off bus in racist attack jailed – The Guardian
‘A man who shouted racist abuse at a pensioner before throwing his walking frame off a bus has been jailed for 16 weeks, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Reckless motorist filmed himself driving luxury cars at speeds of up to 192mph – Daily Telegraph
‘A reckless motorist who filmed himself driving luxury cars at speeds of up 192mph along country roads has been jailed for over two years.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Ex-prison officer jailed for selling George Michael stories to the Sun – The Guardian
‘A former prison officer has been jailed for 12 months for selling stories about George Michael’s time behind bars to the Sun.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Large companies could face £20m fines for corporate manslaughter – The Guardian
‘Major companies convicted of corporate manslaughter will face fines of up to £20m under new sentencing guidelines.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man sentenced after invoice for $28m of ammunition was found on his mobile phone – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Abdurraouf Eshati, aged 29, from Wrexham was sentenced for terrorism and immigration offences today at the Old Bailey, Eshati received a six year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty yesterday at court.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th October 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Devon carer’s sentence increased to 15 years for sex attack on elderly patients – Attorney General’s Office
‘The Court of Appeal has increased a 10 year sentence to 15 years for a care worker who sexually attacked three elderly residents in her care.’
Attorney General’s Office, 27th October 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Compensation hunter jailed for staging fall in Asda – Daily Telegraph
‘CCTV cameras caught Louis Dempsey, 35, deliberately falling over in the Asda store in Brighton and showed he was lying.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Assault offences: Assessment of guideline – Sentencing Council
‘The Sentencing Council has published its assessment of the impact and implementation of its assault guideline, under its statutory duty to monitor the operation and effect of its sentencing guidelines and to draw conclusions from this information. The assessment also reflects the Council’s approach of seeking to improve its work through consultation and evaluation.’
Sentencing Council, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Soho nail bomber David Copeland sentenced for prison attack – BBC News
‘One of the UK’s most dangerous hate-crime killers has been sentenced to three additional years in prison for attacking a fellow inmate.’
BBC News, 28th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile avoids jail after offering to ‘share’ unborn baby with other perverts – The Independent
‘A man who distributed graphic images of child sex abuse and offered to “share” his own unborn baby with other paedophiles has walked free from court.’
The Independent, 29th October 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Devon care worker who filmed sex assaults has jail term increased – BBC News
‘A care worker who sexually assaulted elderly patients and sent footage of the attacks to her boyfriend has had her jail term increased to 15 years.’
BBC News, 27th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls for transgender woman to be moved from male prison – BBC News
‘A petition calling for a transgender woman to serve a prison sentence in a female prison has attracted more than 10,000 signatures in under 24 hours.’
BBC News, 27th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
