Sex abuse kung fu teacher jailed – BBC News
“A kung fu teacher who sexually assaulted two girls during anti-rape classes on Merseyside has been jailed for 18 months.”
BBC News, 10th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Sex assault Koran tutor is jailed – BBC News
“A Muslim tutor who indecently assaulted a girl as she read the Koran to him at her home in the 1970s and 1980s has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.”
BBC News, 10th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager jailed for killing boy, 15, in 50mph hit-and-run in city centre – The Guardian
“A teenager who knocked over and killed a 15-year-old boy as he sped through a city centre in a Mercedes has been jailed for almost five years.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ex-BBC presenter Ashley Blake refused leave to appeal – BBC News
“A former BBC TV presenter who was jailed for two years for hitting a teenager with a pole has been told he cannot appeal against his sentence.”
BBC News, 9th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parents in Rhyl who kept children in squalor are jailed – BBC News
“A couple who kept their son and daughter of three and five in ‘squalor almost beyond imagination’ have been given jail terms at Mold Crown Court.”
BBC News, 8th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
12 years for man who kidnapped woman and daughter – The Independent
“A builder who abducted a woman and her two-year-old daughter at gunpoint from their luxury home and kept them captive for more than 18 hours was jailed for 12 years today.”
The Independent, 8th December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tan salon owner sentenced after girl burned on sunbed – BBC News
“The owner of a tanning salon where a schoolgirl was badly burned on a sunbed has been told to pay £6,000 costs.”
BBC News, 8th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Arsonist who killed three-year-old girl jailed for life – The Guardian
“A man who killed a three-year-old girl in a house fire during a revenge attack at the home of his former girlfriend’s family was today jailed for life for murder.”
The Guardian, 8th December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist of child fails in appeal – BBC News
“A rapist who photographed himself abusing a girl has failed in an attempt to reduce his jail term.”
BBC News, 4th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bankers’ killers make appeal bid – BBC News
“Two brothers who admitted the manslaughter of a senior banking executive in Norfolk have appealed against their jail terms.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Motorist loses crash death appeal – BBC News
“A motorist who was drunk when she hit and killed a 15-month-old boy in his pushchair has lost her appeal against her seven-year sentence.”
BBC News, 4th December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Criminal law: youth justice and sentencing – Law Society’s Gazette
“Major changes are being made to the way that courts may sentence young offenders. On 27 April, provisions were brought into force to increase the use of referral orders. These are mandatory if the offence is imprisonable and a first-time offender admits the offence and all connected offences, and the court does not deal with the matter by way of an absolute discharge, hospital order or custodial sentence.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Threat note’ bank robber jailed – BBC News
“A serial bank robber who stole money by passing threatening notes to cashiers has been jailed for eight years.”
BBC News, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jack Straw: criminals cannot hide from the consequences of their crimes – Ministry of Justice
“People are to be given more and better information about the punishments given to criminals in their area, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today.”
Ministry of Justice, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
Local communities to be informed of sentences – Home Office
“Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced today that people are to be given more and better information about the punishments given to criminals in their area.”
Home Office, 3rd December 2009
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Lie detector expert sentenced for speeding fib – The Guardian
“Polygraph expert whose skills helped Jeremy Kyle and Jerry Springer found guilty of perverting the course of justice.”
The Guardian, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Woman told to repay £5 of fraud – BBC News
“A woman who stole £41,000 from her 95-year-old war hero great-uncle has been ordered to pay back just £5.”
BBC News, 2nd December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Father jailed for cruelty to children – The Independent
“A ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ father who was found guilty of a string of cruelty charges against his children was jailed for five years today.”
The Independent, 1st December 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Skateboard pigeon killer guilty – BBC news
“A teenager has pleaded guilty to killing a pigeon by hitting it with a skateboard.”
BBC News, 1st December 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officer who stole computer games escapes jail – Daily Telegraph
“A police officer caught stealing computer games by concealing them under his stab vest while on duty has escaped jail.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st December 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
