Man jailed over pensioner attack – BBC News
“A Lancashire man who admitted sexually assaulting an elderly woman has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 15th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Drugs gang ringleader sentenced – BBC News
“A 37-year-old man from Kent who was the ringleader of an international crime gang smuggling illegal drugs into the UK has been jailed for nine years.”
BBC News, 15th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Porn teacher gets community order – BBC News
“A Lincolnshire science teacher who downloaded more than 8,000 pornographic images of young girls has been given a three-year community order.”
BBC News, 15th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Boy gangster trapped by Facebook jailed for life – The Independent
“A boy gangster who was arrested for two murders and a rape before reaching his 16th birthday was given a life sentence today.”
The Independent, 14th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for 25 years for hammer attack on pregnant girlfriend – The Guardian
“A ‘wicked and callous’ father-to-be was jailed for 25 years today for trying to murder his heavily pregnant girlfriend, hoping to benefit from her will and start a new life with another woman.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Abuse boyfriend jailed for murder – BBC News
“An abusive boyfriend who strangled his partner with a pair of her baby daughter’s tights, then slit her throat, has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 13th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Definitive Sentencing Guidelines on Sentencing for Fraud – Statutory offences – Sentencing Guidelines Council
“On 13 October 2009 the Sentencing Guidelines Council published its definitive guideline ‘Sentencing for fraud – Statutory offences’, which will apply to offenders who are sentenced on or after 26 October 2009.”
Sentencing Guidelines Council, 13th October 2009
Source: www.sentencing-guidelines.gov.uk
Six men jailed for ‘vile’ kidnap – BBC News
“Six members of a gang that kidnapped two men – one of them a friend of the singer Lily Allen – have been jailed for up to 12 years each.”
BBC News, 12th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chaos over statistics means another delay – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘total shambles’ over official figures means the Government cannot say how many offenders are escaping with soft penalties and cautions.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rhys Jones killer’s mother loses appeal – The Guardian
“Court rules three-year jail sentence on Janette Mercer, who lied to try to protect her son, was not ‘manifestly excessive’.”
The Guardian, 9th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paedophile butler appeal rejected – BBC News
“A paedophile royal butler who took one of his victims for tea with the Queen has failed to get his indefinite jail sentence overturned.”
BBC News, 7th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Daughter sees father jailed for three decades of sex abuse – The Guardian
“A man who sexually abused his daughter for more than three decades, fathering two children by her, was jailed for 12 years yesterday for incest, rape and indecent assault.”
The Guardian, 7th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rapist’s sentence changed to life – BBC News
“A paedophile who left a 12-year-old boy for dead after a violent rape has been given a life sentence after an appeal.”
BBC News, 6th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Soldier jailed for sex with girl – BBC News
“A decorated soldier based in Suffolk who groomed a schoolgirl for sex has been jailed for five years.”
BBC News, 6th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Suspended sentence for Boris Johnson’s ex-deputy – The Independent
“A former deputy of the London mayor Boris Johnson was handed a suspended jail sentence of 12 weeks today for misusing his expenses.”
The Independent, 7th October 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Cage fighter jailed for £53m Securitas raid – The Guardian
“A cage fighter who was extradited from Morocco to face trial over his part in the £53m Securitas robbery in Tonbridge, Kent, was jailed for 18 years today.”
The Guardian, 5th October 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Calls to scrap short jail terms – BBC News
“Prison sentences of less than a year should be abolished because they do not work, prison governors will hear at their annual conference later.”
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BBC News, 6th October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child rapist assaults five-year-old eight days after being freed by judge – Daily Telegraph
“A Judge is being investigated after he freed a child rapist who kidnapped and assaulted a five-year-old just eight days later.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Man jailed for killing boy aged 2 – BBC News
“A man who killed his girlfriend’s two-year-old son after weeks of systematic violence has been jailed for six years.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pair jailed for shop trip murder – BBC News
“A man and a teenager have been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-five as he walked home from a shop in Staffordshire.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
