Stab death youths lose appeal bid – BBC News
“Three teenagers who stabbed a young father to death on Wearside after he confronted them about their rowdiness have lost their appeals.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Care worker is jailed for murder – BBC News
“A care worker who murdered a disabled man for his £70,000 inheritance fund has been told she will spend at least 30 years in jail.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nursing home killer gets 24 years – BBC News
“A man who admitted murdering two women in a Leicester nursing home has been sentenced to life in prison and told he will serve a minimum of over 24 years.”
BBC News, 31st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Patient’s sex attack carer jailed – BBC News
“A care worker has been jailed for nine years for carrying out a ‘vicious’ sex attack on an elderly patient at a nursing home.”
BBC News, 29th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child rapist jailed for 10 years – BBC News
“A former immigration officer from Kent has been jailed for 10 years after admitting 17 sex offences including the rape of a girl under the age of 13.”
BBC News, 28th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed over tiny gun shooting – BBC News
“A man has been jailed for nine years for shooting a fellow clubber with a mini four-inch key-ring gun.”
BBC News, 25th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v Hills; R v Davies; R v Pomfret – WLR Daily
R v Hills; R v Davies; R v Pomfret; [2008] WLR (D) 251
There was no practical reason why an order should not be made requiring an offender to serve an additional period of imprisonment other than the minimum period before being considered for parole where there had been a planned, deliberate and serious act of violence, in circumstances which fully justified a significant sentence of imprisonment.”
WLR Daily, 24th July 2008
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.
R v Bieber – WLR Daily
R v Bieber; [2008] WLR (D) 249
“An irreducible life sentence for murder, which was imposed because the offence was so serious that for the purposes of punishment and deterrence the offender must remain in prison for the rest of his days, did not result in detention that constituted inhuman or degrading treatment. In any event, a whole life term was not an irreducible sentence since the Home Secretary could always use his statutory power to release a prisoner whose continued imprisonment would amount to inhuman or degrading treatment.”
WLR Daily, 24th July 2008
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.
Husband who stole £200,000 to fund wife’s spending sprees spared prison – Daily Telegraph
“A ‘timid’ husband has been spared jail after a judge heard he only stole £205,000 to fund his domineering wife’s spending sprees.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police killer David Bieber wins appeal against ‘life means life’ sentence – Daily Telegraph
“Former American marine David Bieber was told that although the killing of Pc Ian Broadhurst was ‘horrifying’, it did not justify the whole-life jail term he was given in 2004.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Canoe man and wife jailed for six years – The Independent
“John and Anne Darwin were each jailed for more than six years today for carrying out a £250,000 insurance con by faking his death in a canoeing accident.”
The Independent, 23rd July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Businessman jailed for setting friend’s trousers on fire – Daily Telegraph
“An Oxford-educated businessman who set fire to a friend’s trousers in a drunken prank has been jailed for a year.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge breached restraining order against ex-wife and her boyfriend – Daily Telegraph
“A judge has been sentenced to 50 hours community service after he admitted breaching a restraining order imposed following a campaign of harassment against his ex-wife and her boyfriend.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Bored’ teenager escapes jail over deadly hoax 999 call – Daily Telegraph
“Ian Paterson, 17, called the fire brigade on June 29 because he was ‘bored’, and reported a fake warehouse fire ‘for a laugh’.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Teenager jailed over punch death – BBC News
“A teenager has been jailed after killing a student outside a takeaway in Dorset with a single punch.”
BBC News, 21st July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Winehouse husband must stay in jail, judge rules – The Times
“Amy Winehouse’s husband was today jailed for trial-fixing and beating up a former pub landlord.”
The Times, 21st July 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man jailed over hoax bomb on bus – BBC News
“A follower of Islamic militancy who left a hoax bomb on a bus and collected materials to make explosive devices has been jailed for seven years.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenage killer’s 12-year sentence – BBC News
“A teenager convicted of murdering a young woman as she walked her dog along a bridle path has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years.”
BBC News, 18th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Knife crime: Killer jailed for life for stabbing 17-year-old – The Guardian
“A man who stabbed to death a 17-year-old student at a New Year’s Eve party in east London last year has been jailed for life.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Freedom Of Information: Government warned of prison crisis for dangerous inmates – The Independent
“The much vaunted indeterminate public protection sentence was brought in two years ago, but the system couldn’t cope, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor.”
The Independent, 18th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
