Mercy to father over airgun death – BBC News
“A man whose air rifle was used to shoot his toddler son dead when he left it unattended has walked free from court.”
BBC News, 8th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Serial paedophile jailed for life – BBC News
“A serial paedophile who raped at least three young children and forced them to have sex together has been jailed for life.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two jailed for shooting clubber – BBC News
“Two men have been given life sentences over the fatal shooting of a 35-year-old man near a south London nightclub.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
TV slimmer jailed for child abuse – BBC News
“TV slimming personality and radio DJ Barry Bethell has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a girl.”
BBC News, 5th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed over multi-million pound visa scam – UK Border Agency
“Three people have today been jailed for a total of 19 years following the largest ever immigration crime investigation by the UK Border Agency and police.”
UK Border Agency, 3rd June 2009
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Abused baby left blind and deaf – BBC News
“A West Yorkshire couple who abused their six-week-old daughter and failed to get medical help for her broken bones and meningitis have been jailed.”
BBC News, 4th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family jailed for sex trafficking – BBC News
“Three members of a Hungarian family have been jailed for trafficking women to the UK for sexual exploitation, by an Inner London Crown Court judge.”
BBC News, 4th June 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Duo jailed for smuggling 12 tonnes of cannabis – The Independent
“Ten men convicted of attempting to smuggle 12.5 tonnes of cannabis resin worth £36 million into Britain stashed in a rusty tugboat were jailed today.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co,uk
‘Evil’ duo jailed for life over sadistic murders – The Independent
“A dangerous knife thug freed from jail by mistake was today jailed for life with a minimum of 40 years for the ‘sadistic’ murders of two brilliant French students.”
The Independent, 4th June 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Slavery’ mother-in-law is jailed – BBC News
“A 63-year-old woman who imprisoned her three daughters-in-law, treating them as ‘slaves and dogs’, has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Hughes (James) – Times Law Reports
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
“The statutory right of a single appeal to the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division was not removed when the Attorney-General referred the case to that court, since the defendant had not exercised his right to appeal.”
The Times, 1st June 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Banker jailed for grooming girl – BBC News
“A City banker who used his status as a top table tennis player to groom a 15-year-old girl for sex has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for murdering student – The Independent
“A man was jailed for life after being found guilty today of murdering a college student on the same day he started his course.”
The Independent, 29th May 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Man jailed for love rival murder – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for life for slashing the throat of a man he believed to be his love rival.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail after laser shone onto plane – BBC News
“A 21-year-old man has been jailed for shining a laser light at a passenger plane preparing to land.”
BBC news, 28th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child rapists ‘avoiding prison’ – BBC News
“Six convicted child rapists were not sent to jail in 2007, according to Ministry of Justice statistics.”
BBC News, 29th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Abu Hamza sons jailed over £1 million luxury car scam – The Times
“Three sons of the radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri were jailed today for their part in the theft of more than £1 million worth of luxury cars that were then sold all over Europe.”
The Times, 29th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Knife crime: only one person last year handed maximum sentence – Daily Telegraph
“The Government’s claim to a tougher stance on knife crime has been exposed as a sham after just one person caught carrying a blade last year was handed the new maximum four years behind bars.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th May 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Baby P sentences to be reviewed by attorney general – The Guardian
“The attorney general is to ask the court of appeal to increase the sentences handed down in the Baby Peter case after several complaints from child welfare organisations and the public that they were disappointingly short.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Indeterminate sentences – the legal view – The Guardian
“While the sentences passed in the Baby P case attracted swift condemnation from critics who worried the offenders could be freed at a very early stage, statistics show the new indeterminate sentences rarely lead to early release.Since indeterminate sentences were introduced in 2005, fewer than 50 prisoners have been released when they had served their minimum term.”
The Guardian, 22nd May 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
