Sex abuser swimming coach Robert Rixon jailed 25 years – BBC News
‘A 75-year-old swimming coach has been jailed for 25 years for sexually abusing pupils he taught.’
BBC News, 15th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Four London gang members jailed over armed heists targeting cash vans – The Guardian
‘Four members of an organised crime gang that stole £400,000 in a series of armed robberies targeting cash vans have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Online predator jailed for sexually abusing girls as young as 12 – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An online predator who forced young girls to sign a sexual contract with him has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Fraudster sentenced for scam to deprive SKY TV of potentially over £13m revenue – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Halton Mark Anthony Powell, 44, has been sentenced to two years and four-and-a-half months after pleading guilty to supplying articles for use in a fraud at Southwark Crown Court on 11 November 2022.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed for life over murder of partner 21 years after fire attack – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for life and told he will serve at least 15 years for the “sadistic” and “monstrous” murder of his partner, who died 21 years after he doused her with petrol and set her on fire. In what is believed to be a legal first, Steven Craig, 58, was convicted of murdering Jacqueline Kirk more than two decades after the attack, having already served almost 19 years in prison for it.’
The Guardian, 10th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Cloudside man who served mince pies in lockdown jailed – BBC News
‘A man who broke Covid lockdown rules by serving wine and mince pies at a shooting club, then later attempted to destroy evidence, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 9th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge ‘in error’ over sentence for Jeremy Vine stalker, says solicitor general – The Guardian
‘The judge who sentenced Jeremy Vine’s stalker to five and a half years in prison made a mistake and could have given Alex Belfield a higher sentence, one of the UK government’s most senior legal advisers has said.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Eastbourne couple jailed for neglecting children in squalid house – BBC News
‘A couple who neglected children in a house filled with litter, rotting food and animal faeces have been jailed.’
BBC News, 7th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Serial romance fraudster scammed over £324,000 from victims – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A high-value serial romance fraudster has been found guilty today (3 November 2022) of duping victims out of just over £324,000 in an investment scam.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd November 2033
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
SFO secures record penalty in Glencore bribery case – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The UK subsidiary of commodities trader Glencore was today ordered to pay £281 million in a fine, confiscation order and costs in the largest ever such penalty in a corporate criminal conviction. Glencore is the first business to be convicted under the Bribery Act 2010 for the active authorisation of bribery rather than a failure to prevent it.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Sebastian Kalinowski: couple jailed for murdering teenage son – The Guardian
‘A woman and her partner have each been sentenced to 39 years in prison for the “horrific” murder of 15-year-old Sebastian Kalinowski.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Earth, Wind and Fire: Aberystwyth man admits assaulting Mo Pleasure – BBC News
‘A man has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after admitting to the racially aggravated assault of a former member of the band Earth, Wind and Fire.’
BBC News, 4th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Victim stalked for almost 20 years calls sentence ‘an insult’ – BBC News
‘The Victims Commissioner for London has described the sentence handed down to her stalker of 19 years as “an insult”.’
BBC News, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man jailed for killing father-to-be found on fire on London common – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed for nine years for killing a father-to-be whose body was dumped and set on fire on a London common.’
The Independent, 1st November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Newport: Three sentenced for enslaving vulnerable man – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed and a woman has received a suspended sentence for enslaving a vulnerable man.’
BBC News, 28th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman sentenced for defacing Captain Sir Tom Moore memorial – BBC News
‘A woman who tipped faeces over a memorial of Sir Captain Tom Moore has been given a suspended jail sentence.’
BBC News, October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ilona Golabek murder: Crippen trial questions used to secure conviction – BBC News
‘Questions from an infamous 20th Century murder trial have been mirrored to help secure the murder conviction of a man in Lincolnshire over 100 years later.’
BBC News, 24th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jail for pair who exploited 13-year-old drug mule – The Independent
‘A “callous” couple who exploited a 13-year-old boy to run heroin and crack cocaine from London to Kent as part of a county lines drugs operation have been jailed for a total of 12 years.’
The Independent, 24th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Prankster spared jail but warned of ‘sticky wicket’ after Oval stunt – The Independent
‘A self-styled YouTube prankster who collided with England cricketer Jonny Bairstow after invading the Oval pitch was warned he faces a “sticky wicket” if he defies court orders as he was handed a suspended sentence.’
The Independent, 19th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Barnsley paedophile to jet off on holiday before sentencing – BBC News
‘A paedophile who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing two girls has been allowed to jet off on holiday to Greece before being sentenced.’
BBC News, 19th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
