‘A man who stabbed, smothered and strangled his girlfriend has been jailed alongside his mother, who helped him try to cover up his crime.’
BBC News, 8th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two Metropolitan police officers who “dehumanised” two black murder victims “for their own amusement” by taking and sharing photos from the scene where they lay murdered have each been jailed for two years and nine months.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Women in prison are five times more likely to have a stillbirth and twice as likely to give birth to a premature baby that needs special care, new data collected by the Observer shows.’
The Guardian, December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who put superglue on the lock of a Covid-19 vaccination centre, preventing 504 people from getting jabs, has been jailed for 12 weeks.’
BBC News, 1st December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who posed as a taxi driver before a kidnapping a young woman in central London and attempting to sexually assault her has been jailed.’
The Independent, 30th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teenager has been jailed for 16 years for murdering a 16-year-old boy outside a school in a revenge killing.’
BBC News, 30th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother jailed for harming her baby has accused the courts of “injustice” after judges accepted she was a victim of abuse but ruled against an application for an appeal against her conviction made on the grounds that her violent ex-partner coerced her to lie at her trial.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Child abusers in England and Wales could face life in jail under tougher sentencing plans unveiled by ministers.’
BBC News, 30th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The wife of a former soldier has been found guilty of the murder of her newborn baby by abandoning him in woodland after she discovered she was pregnant too late to have an abortion.’
The Independent, 30th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 14-year-old boy believed to be Britain’s youngest defendant convicted of a gun murder has been handed a life sentence and ordered to serve at least 16 years behind bars.
Yussuf Mustapha, who turned 14 just three weeks before he shot and killed Birmingham schoolboy Keon Lincoln, can now be named in media reports after a judge lifted an order protecting his identity.’
The Independent, 29th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Child abusers will face more time behind bars after the Government confirmed plans to increase the maximum penalties for a range of cruelty offences.’
Ministry of Justice, 30th November 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A murderer who refuses to reveal the whereabouts of his wife’s body has been returned to jail after breaching his parole licence conditions.’
BBC News, 29th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Council has published a new guideline for sentencing offenders convicted of firearms importation offences in England and Wales, following consultation.’
Sentencing Council, 24th November 2021
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘Legal experts have raised questions over a law the justice secretary promised would mean “mandatory life sentences” for people who accidentally kill police officers.’
The Independent, 24th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An online troll who abused a woman because she had defended celebrity Danniella Westbrook has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who carried out a series of horrific sexual attacks on a vulnerable woman over several years has been jailed following a “harrowing” police investigation.’
The Independent, 24th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A grandmother has been convicted of harassment for feeding a retired racehorse that she thought was being neglected.’
The Independent, 20th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘“Myself and my family have suffered life-changing trauma,” a domestic abuse victim tells The Independent. “Following the attack, I am unable to work due to my injuries and live in paralysing fear of what will happen when he is released in eight years.”
Her ex-partner was jailed for life – but with a minimum term of only eight years – in March. The domestic abuse victim has now been told she has missed her chance to appeal his sentence but was never told she had the right to do so under the Unduly Lenient Sentencing scheme. Instead, police inaccurately told her she was unable to appeal his sentence because “a life sentence is the maximum”.’
The Independent, 19th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia who killed a 23-year-old man and injured seven others in a violent stabbing spree in Birmingham last year has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 21 years.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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