Bridgend: HMP Parc nurse jailed for relationship with inmate – BBC News
‘A prison nurse has been jailed after engaging in “flirtatious” calls and texts with an inmate.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: sentencing
Leicester disorder: Men jailed for part in city unrest – BBC News
‘A judge has jailed two men for their parts in recent unrest in East Leicester telling them the city will not tolerate disorder.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls For IPP Prisoners To Be Re-Sentenced Over Abolished Guidance – Each Other
‘Prisoners sentenced under draconian guidance are serving sentences which were abolished in 2012 when the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found them to be “fundamentally unjust” and “unlawful”. A total of 1,661 offenders sentenced under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) continue to serve prolonged or unjust sentences. Now, the Justice Committee is calling for those prisoners to be re-sentenced. Some prisoners have served ten years on top of their minimum sentence, which could be found to breach their right to liberty.’
Each Other, 13th October 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Defendants sentenced following “largest ever prosecution under Protection from Eviction Act 1977” – Local Government Lawyer
‘In a case prosecuted by Thanet District Council, Judge Rupert Lowe, sitting at Canterbury Crown Court, passed sentence on Monday (10 October) on four defendants involved in managing rented flats in Margate.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
St Helens: Brothers jailed for driving van at police officer – BBC News
‘Two brothers have been jailed after a van was driven at a police officer leaving him with serious injuries.’
BBC News, 12th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Birmingham gang jailed over firearms conversion plot – BBC News
‘Three members of a criminal gang have been jailed for their part in buying dozens of blank-firing handguns with a plan to turn them into live weapons.’
BBC News, 11th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dudley couple tried to bring £1.75m of cocaine into UK – BBC News
‘Two people who tried to smuggle up to £1.75m of cocaine into the UK had their goods replaced by wooden blocks.’
BBC News, 10th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ashley Wadsworth: British man who murdered Canadian teenage girlfriend on trip to UK jailed – The Independent
‘A 23-year-old British man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his 19-year-old Canadian girlfriend after she travelled to the UK to meet him.’
The Independent, 11th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Totality explained – Sentencing Council
‘Every day, judges and magistrates preside over cases coming before them in court and, if an offender is found guilty, they use sentencing guidelines to determine what the appropriate sentence should be. But what if the offender committed more than one offence? What happens then? Do the courts work out the sentence for each individual offence and then add them together? The simple answer is usually no.’
Sentencing Council, 5th October 2022
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Jail for ‘thug’ who attacked Sikh cleric ‘without any justifiable reason’ – The Independent
‘A “thug” who punched a Sikh priest in the street “without any justifiable reason” and left him for dead has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 6th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Serial cyberstalker who harassed dozens of women has jail term cut – The Guardian
‘The court of appeal has reduced the jail sentence of a serial cyberstalker who harassed women by creating fake social media accounts to spread fake claims about them.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Heysham explosion: Man jailed for killing boy, 2, in gas blast – BBC News
‘A man who cut a gas pipe to sell for scrap, causing a blast in which a two-year-old boy died, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 5th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Van driver avoids jail for punching cyclist unconscious – BBC News
‘A van driver who knocked a cyclist unconscious in a road rage attack has been spared jail.’
BBC News, 4th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Repellent and appalling’ sex offender jailed for groping teen girl on train – The Independent
‘A “dangerous” sex offender with more than 90 criminal convictions has been jailed for groping a teenage girl on a train.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Essex man jailed over £226m Caribbean resort scam – BBC News
‘A fraudster who duped more than 8,000 people into investing in celebrity-backed luxury Caribbean holiday resorts in a £226m scam has been jailed.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rikki Neave police ‘ignored scientific evidence’ – BBC News
‘Six-year-old Rikki Neave disappeared after leaving home for school in November 1994 – his body was discovered the following day. A BBC investigation has found that police ignored scientific evidence to build a case against his mother, leaving his killer free for more than 20 years.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men jailed for murder of friend killed by rival gang in shootout – BBC News
‘Three men have each been jailed for at least 29 years for the murder of their friend killed by rivals in a shootout.’
BBC News, 29th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge names youths as he jails them for life for murder of ‘vulnerable’ musician – The Independent
‘Mr Justice Sweeney lifted reporting restrictions at Winchester Crown Court to allow the naming of Jack Hindley and Samuel Jones, who were found guilty of the murder of 35-year-old Edward Reeve.’
The Independent, 28th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drug driver jailed for deliberately crashing car into pensioner’s bungalow – The Independent
‘A drug driver who deliberately crashed his BMW into a pensioner’s bungalow has been jailed.’
The Independent, 28th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Amateur footballer jailed for mowing down two men in Clerkenwell – BBC News
‘An amateur footballer has been jailed for 12 years for deliberately pursuing and mowing down two men in his car.’
BBC News, 21st September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
