Footballer Jordan Robertson jailed after admitting causing fatal crash – The Independent

Posted October 2nd, 2009 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing by sally

“A Championship footballer who killed a father of five in a crash on Christmas Day was starting a 32-month jail sentence today.”

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The Independent, 2nd October 2009

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Life for killer who stabbed father travelling to see newborn son – The Guardian

Posted October 2nd, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A killer who stabbed a young father in the heart as he was on his way to see his newborn son was jailed for life at the Old Bailey today.”

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The Guardian, 2nd October 2009

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Landlady killer gets 20-year term – BBC News

Posted October 2nd, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A Wiltshire man who bludgeoned his landlady to death then threw her body into the River Avon has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2009

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Drug-smuggling pensioners jailed – BBC News

Posted October 2nd, 2009 in drug trafficking, elderly, news, sentencing by sally

“Three pensioners involved in a £5m cannabis smuggling operation have been jailed.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2009

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Rapist caught out by DNA jailed – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2009 in DNA, news, rape, sentencing by sally

“A rapist who attacked two women in Sheffield in the mid-1980s has been jailed for 17 years.”

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BBC News, 1st October 2009

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Boxer’s six years for garage raid – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2009 in news, robbery, sentencing by sally

“A former Wales Commonwealth Games boxer has been jailed for six years for a robbery at knife point at a petrol station.”

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BBC News, 28th September 2009

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‘Lock up’ cruelty mother is freed – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2009 in child cruelty, child neglect, news, sentencing by sally

“A mother who locked her toddler son in a room for six weeks has walked free after her nine month jail sentence was quashed appeal court judges.”

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BBC News, 30th September 2009

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Teacher jailed for sex with girl – BBC News

Posted September 30th, 2009 in children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

“A science teacher from Greater Manchester who pretended to be a teenage girl on the internet to groom a 13-year-old for sex has been jailed.”

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BBC News, 30th September 2009

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Playboy Thanos Papalexis given life in jail for property deal murder – The Times

Posted September 30th, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A British playboy who led a millionaire’s lifestyle in Florida was sentenced to life in prison today for murdering a man who stood in the way of a property deal.”

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The Tines, 30th September 2009

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Escaped rapist jailed for murder – BBC News

Posted September 25th, 2009 in murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A convicted rapist who strangled a pensioner while on the run from a secure hospital has been jailed for at least 27 years.”

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BBC News, 25th September 2009

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Punch death sentence ‘too short’ – BBC News

Posted September 24th, 2009 in homicide, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

“The sister of a man who died after being punched by a 15-year-old boy in South Yorkshire has attacked the two-year sentence given to the teenager.”

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BBC News, 23rd September 2009

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Man jailed for killing stranger – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in diminished responsibility, homicide, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who stabbed a stranger to death in Manchester after hearing voices in his head has been jailed for life.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2009

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Teacher jailed for sex with pupil – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2009 in news, school children, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers by sally

“A private school teacher who admitted having an unlawful relationship with a 15-year-old pupil has been jailed for 15 months at Southwark Crown Court.”

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BBC News, 21st September 2009

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Bigamist escapes jail after wife appeals for leniency – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 21st, 2009 in bigamy, news, sentencing by sally

“A bigamist has escaped jail after the wife he tricked into marriage appealed to a judge to be lenient, saying she had ‘entirely forgiven’ him.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th September 2009

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Company director plundered more than £500,000 from KPMG – The Guardian

Posted September 16th, 2009 in company directors, fraud, news, sentencing by sally

“A company boss was jailed for four years today after trying to buy his second wife happiness with more than £500,000 plundered from global accountancy company KPMG.”

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The Guardian, 15th September 2009

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Leader of airline bomb plot told he will spend 40 years in jail – The Guardian

Posted September 15th, 2009 in aircraft, conspiracy, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“The British leader of the plot to bomb seven transatlantic planes is facing the prospect of dying in jail after a judge said today he was likely to remain a dangerous and motivated terrorist for the rest of his life.”

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The Guardian, 14th September 2009

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Trio to be sentenced for airliner bombs plot – The Independent

Posted September 14th, 2009 in aircraft, conspiracy, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Three Islamic extremists will be sentenced today for a suicide bomb plot designed to kill thousands of passengers on transatlantic airliners.”

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The Independent, 14th September 2009

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Woman fined over baby death crash – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2009 in driving without due care & attention, news, sentencing by sally

“A woman who admitted causing the death of a baby in a car crash in Bedfordshire has been fined £2,500.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2009

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Baby P trio’s appeal bid refused – BBC News

“The three people jailed over Baby Peter Connelly’s death have been denied leave to appeal against their sentences.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2009

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Drug mule swallowed 106 cocaine packages – The Independent

Posted September 11th, 2009 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by sally

“A man who swallowed 106 packages of cocaine to smuggle them into the UK was today starting a 10-year jail sentence.”

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The Independent, 11th September 2009

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