‘The number of people jailed in England and Wales for carrying knives has risen, the Ministry of Justice says. At the end of June, 546 people were in jail for possessing an offensive weapon – 40% more compared with last year.’
BBC News, 10th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after his bulldog killed his grandmother in a vicious attack.’
The Guardian, 10th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A banker who commuted from Hull to London to take “upskirt” pictures of women on Tube escalators has been spared jail.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Angela Shafiq, 22, was today sentenced at the Old Bailey to 15 months’ imprisonment following her conviction for terror offences under s5 of the Terrorism Act 2006.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 8th September 2015
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A driver has been jailed for three years and disqualified from driving for seven years after colliding with a 91-year-old man in Sutton Coldfield town centre.’
The Independent, 8th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who poached a deer from a field in south London, took it home and slit its throat has been given a seven month suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 8th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been jailed for 15 months for helping a man she had never met travel to Syria after they struck up an online romance.’
Full story
The Guardian, 8th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Bell [2015] EWCA Crim 1426; [2015] WLR (D) 371
‘Where a defendant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for an offence of manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility which had taken place 14 years earlier (and before the coming into force of the Criminal Justice Act 2003), article 7.1 of the Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not prohibit the minimum term imposed from being a heavier penalty than the one that was applicable at the time the criminal offence was committed.’
WLR Daily, 27th August 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A sex attacker has been jailed after the kickboxer he tried to assault caught him in a headlock with her legs before raising the alarm.’
Full story
The Guardian, 7th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Vikram Singh, Asif Hussain, Arshad Jani, Mohammed Imran, Akbari Khan and Taimoor Khan sentenced after grooming victims with inexpensive gifts.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Billions of pounds would be saved and crime would fall if the prison population were slashed by more than half, a penal reform charity claims.’
The Independent, 7th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A professional diver has been jailed for two years after he falsely claimed to have found three rare 17th-century cannon in international waters so he could sell them to the highest bidder rather than surrendering them to the nation.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison after he admitted the murder of a student following a So Solid Crew gig 14 years ago.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A paramedic who admitted sexually assaulting a teenager and possessing indecent images of her has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A rickshaw driver who caused £5,500 of damage to the Houses of Parliament during an overnight rooftop standoff has been spared further time in custody after admitting criminal damage and trespassing.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The first woman to be prosecuted under new “revenge porn” laws has avoided being sent to jail.’
BBC News, 1st September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Chelsea pensioner has been jailed for 12 months for sexually assaulting a young woman in his room. Patrick Teegan, 72, was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court last month of assaulting the woman, in her 20s, in May last year.’
The Independent, 28th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An internet troll who claimed the murder of Lee Rigby was a conspiracy has been spared jail.’
Full story
BBC News, 27th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former teacher has been jailed after admitting making indecent images of scores of children using hidden cameras at a boarding school, behaviour the judge called his “fatal flaw”.’
The Guardian, 27th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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