‘The 2015 statutory onslaught on criminal lawyers continued through the summer. On 17 July, section 28 and schedule 5 to the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 were brought into force.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th October 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A married father-of-three has been jailed for 14 months after he admitted sexually assaulting a horse.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A sex offender who snatched a six-year-old girl off the street and bundled her into the boot of his car has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for the “agonising” murder of a 14-month-old baby.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Cardiff man has been jailed for six months after shining a laser beam at three passenger planes and a police helicopter.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Court hears Zdenko Turtak, a 22-year-old Slovakian Roma, clubbed his victim 18 times with a rock and left her for dead in the Beeston area of Leeds.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A “high risk” sex offender and his girlfriend who exploited a young girl and incited her to be involved in pornography have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who was acquitted of conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin has been sentenced to 21 months in jail after he was found with a bag of cocaine on him while he sat in the dock.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for a “vicious” and “unprovoked” attack on another man outside a nightclub in Nottingham.’
BBC News, 21st October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former policeman who worked in Tony Blair’s protection force has been jailed for illegally claiming more than £55,000 in benefits, which he used to fund holidays and a private-school education for his children.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who stabbed a man in a drunken row in her flat has been sentenced to life in prison for his murder.’
BBC News, 15th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Manchester schoolgirl who downloaded bomb-making guides and became obsessed with suicide bombing has been given a non-custodial sentence after pleading with the court to let her “prove that I am not a terrorist”.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man from Merseyside has escaped a prison sentence after he tried to blackmail a celebrity by threatening to release sexually explicit photos of him with a famous woman.’
BBC News, 13th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 27-year-old man who stabbed his pregnant wife to death has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years.’
BBC News, 13th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager hanged by a man obsessed with asphyxiating girls was failed by police and social services assigned to her killer after an earlier attack, a serious case review has found.’
BBC News, 14th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two women who want their divorce settlements increased because they say their ex-husbands misled courts are to hear the Supreme Court’s ruling later. Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil say the men hid the true extent of their wealth when the deals were made. The BBC’s Clive Coleman said it was the “first time in a generation” the court had examined how much a person can lie about assets before a divorce deal can be scrapped or renegotiated.’
BBC News, 14th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Scout leader who sexually abused boys on trips to the Norfolk Broads in offences spanning nearly 30 years has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Today, the Sentencing Council has published new guidelines for how offenders convicted of theft should be sentenced.’
Sentencing Council, 6th October 2015
‘A Leeds-based hacker used a notorious piece of malware called BlackShades to spy on people via their webcams.’
BBC News, 8th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A retired Church of England bishop has been jailed for a string of offences against teenagers and young men.’
BBC News, 7th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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