Edlington boys to appeal against torture sentences – BBC News
“Two brothers who subjected two young boys to prolonged torture are to appeal against their sentences.”
BBC News, 5th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Pensioner who stabbed wife to death in failed suicide pact walks free – Daily Telegraph
“A pensioner walked free from court after being cleared of murdering his wife of 50 years whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sexual predator who ran website for paedophiles jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A sexual predator whose past violent crimes were exposed when he was caught operating a members-only website for paedophiles has been jailed for 14 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Pensioner cleared of killing wife of 50 years in failed suicide pact – The Guardian
“A pensioner was cleared yesterday of murdering his wife of 50 years, whom he stabbed to death in a failed suicide pact after she became mentally ill.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
GP drove on motorway while almost five times over drink-drive limit – Daily Telegraph
“Dr Claire Nelson said she was ‘deeply remorseful’ after being placed on probation for 18 months and banned from driving for two years.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Snowball fight man jailed for Rhuddlan murder – BBC News
“A teenager accused of stabbing a man to death after a snowball fight near his Denbighshire home has been jailed for life for murder at Mold Crown Court.”
BBC News, 29th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Carnage student pub crawl organiser spared jail after punching 61-year-old unconscious – The Guardian
“A student pub-crawl organiser has been given a suspended jail sentence for punching a 61-year-old man unconscious after he expressed concerns about noise during an event involving 1,000 students.”
The Guardian, 29th April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Great-grandmother tagged over goldfish sale overturns sentence – Daily Telegraph
“A great-grandmother fitted with an electronic tag after a goldfish was sold to a teenager at her pet shop has had her sentence quashed.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Porthcawl teacher jailed for child abuse video – BBC News
“A teacher who put a ‘shocking’ child sex abuse video on a memory stick was caught after it was found by his pupils at a £1,200-a-term private school.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HSE warning after gas fitter jailed for Powys work – BBC News
“Health and safety chiefs have welcomed a court ruling to jail a gas fitter for working without proper accreditation.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paedophile killer’s jail term cut by 10 years – BBC News
“A murderer who killed one of the country’s most notorious paedophiles while in a Cambridge prison has had his minimum jail term cut by 10 years.”
BBC News, 23rd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Boastful’ killer, 17, detained for four years – BBC News
“A teenager who killed a man and boasted about it on the social networking site Facebook has been detained for four years.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Race attack rail passenger from Hertfordshire jailed – BBC News
“A rail passenger has been jailed for five months for racially abusing a ticket inspector in Hertfordshire.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for sex with autistic girl – The Independent
“A man who befriended a woman over the internet then had sex with her autistic teenage daughter was today jailed for more than three years.”
The Independent, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Angel Delight model convicted of battering doctor to death – The Guardian
“A former child model was jailed for a minimum of 25 years today for battering to death a talented young doctor and robbing him to pay for a prostitute.”
The Guardian, 22nd April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Sadistic charity boss tortured Liverpool sex workers – BBC News
“The ex-boss of a Liverpool children’s charity has been jailed indefinitely after admitting the ‘sadistic torture’ of women in a string of sex attacks.”
BBC News, 21st April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tracey Sutherland jailed for neglect of baby son found dead at her home – The Guardian
“A mother who admitted neglect after her 13-month-old son was found dead at her home in Manchester was sentenced to 27 months in prison today.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-lover jailed for nurse’s ‘frenzied’ killing – The Independent
“A man who brutally murdered a nurse during a ‘frenzied attack’ was sentenced to life in prison today.”
The Independent, 19th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for poison of baby son with painkillers – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for a minimum of 10 years for trying to kill his weeks-old baby son by smothering him and poisoning him with painkillers.”
BBC News, 16th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother jailed after 15-year-old daughter plays truant – Daily Telegraph
“A mother-of-five has been jailed after her 15-year-daughter played truant for 100 days in just four months.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
