Ascot racehorse kill threat man sentenced – BBC News
“A man who threatened to kill a top racehorse in a bid to avoid gambling debts of £55,000 has been given a 34-week suspended jail term.”
BBC News, 4th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Attorney General welcomes ‘one punch’ legal changes and sentence increases – Attorney General’s Office
“Sentences for manslaughter deaths will be dealt with differently in future, the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, said today, following a landmark judgement at the Court of Appeal in London which will give new guidance in cases of manslaughter where death was a result of unlawful violence.”
Attorney General’s Office, 18th December 2009
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Macclesfield man jailed for driving wrong way drunk – BBC News
“A man, 44, who drove six miles the wrong way along a dual carriageway has been jailed for eight months and banned from driving for three years.”
BBC News, 19th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rapist jailed for attacking girl – BBC News
“A 39-year-old man who raped a 17-year-old girl in Milton Keynes has been jailed for at least seven years.”
BBC News, 20th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former Humberside police officer jailed for sex attacks – BBC News
“A former police officer who was convicted of attempted rape and two sexual assaults has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 18th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Round; Reginav Dunn – WLR Daily
Regina v Round; Reginav Dunn [2009] EWCA Crim 2667; [2009] WLR (D) 370
“It was not incumbent on sentencing judges to structure consecutive sentences differently from the ordinary manner of expressing their sentences in order to maximise the uncertain possibilities of home detention curfew.”
WLR Daily, 17th December 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Firework factory explosion death pair jailed – BBC News
“A father and son have been jailed for the manslaughter of two firemen killed in an explosion at a fireworks factory.”
BBC News, 16th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge ‘failed in public duty’ by refusing to jail teen knife criminal – Daily Telegraph
“A judge who gave a community punishment to a teenage girl for her part in a near-fatal stabbing ‘wholly failed’ in his public duty, London’s Court of Appeal has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Crash death lorry driver jailed – BBC News
“A lorry driver who hit a line of queuing traffic on the M40 in Buckinghamshire, killing a mother-of-two, has been jailed.”
BBC News, 15th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Life for rape re-enactment killer – BBC News
“A convicted murderer has been jailed for life for raping a woman seven months after he was released from prison on parole.”
BBC News, 16th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Life term for homophobic murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for murdering one man and attempting to murder his partner in a homophobic attack in south London.”
BBC News, 16th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Vanessa George jailed indefinitely but victims of abuse remain unidentified – The Guardian
“Nursery worker Vanessa George has still not identified any of the victims she abused, it emerged today, as she was told she will be held in prison until she is no longer considered a danger to the public – which could be the rest of her life.”
The Guardian, 15th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Homeowner jailed for tackling burglar – The Independent
A businessman who fought off knife-wielding thugs threatening to kill his family was jailed for 30 months yesterday.
The Independent, 15th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Predatory paedophile Carol Clarke jailed for abusing children – Daily Telegraph
“Carol Clarke, a former tutor labelled a ‘predatory paedophile’ by detectives, has been given an indeterminate prison sentence after she admitted sexually abusing young children.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Dog lead murderer jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
“A man who strangled his ex-girlfriend with a dog lead less than a year after being freed from prison must spend the rest of his life in jail, a judge has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Two jailed for ‘nastiest’ crimes – BBC News
“Two burglars who preyed on elderly and vulnerable people across three counties have been jailed.”
BBC News, 11th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed after rape in cemetery – BBC News
“A 21-year-old man who raped an elderly woman in a cemetery has been jailed indefinitely.”
BBC News, 11th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drunken mother jailed over baby’s death – The Independent
“A drunken mother whose baby daughter died after she took her to bed with her was jailed for 12 weeks today.”
The Independent, 11th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fake forensic scientist jailed for sex attacks – The Independent
“A bogus forensic scientist who conned his way into hundreds of trials has been jailed indefinitely after being unmasked as a child sex predator.”
The Independent, 11th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Crack addict jailed indefinitely over near-fatal carjacking – The Guardian
“A carjacker who ran over a mother-of-four in her own car, dragging her nearly 65ft down the road and almost killing her, was jailed indefinitely for public protection .”
The Guardian, 11th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
