‘A faulty till system that led to sub-postmasters being wrongly accused of stealing money is still not working properly, MPs have been told.’
BBC News, 10th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Neil Carroll v Michael Taylor, Michael Doyle, Emms Taxis Limited & QBE Insurance (Europe) Limited [2020] EWHC 153 QB the facts were relatively straightforward; Mr Carroll hailed a black cab driven by the First Defendant and owned by the Second Defendant after a night out drinking. Rather than taking him home, the First Defendant firstly stole his debit card (in fact swopping it for the debit card he had stolen from a previous fare) and then secondly when the First Defendant asked him to stop so he could get cash out, watched as the First Defendant (presumably repeatedly) put in his pin number, not realising that his attempt to obtain cash was doomed to failure as he was using somebody else’s card. Having thus obtained his pin number, the First Defendant then drove away leaving Mr Carroll stranded (and indeed within a short period of time removed £220 from Mr Carroll’s account with the ill-gotten card and pin number).’
Park Square Barristers, 31st January 2020
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of trying to steal a copy of Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral.’
BBC News, 30th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Post Office says it is ”assisting the Criminal Cases Review Commission to the fullest extent” with inquiries into cases of postmasters convicted of theft and fraud.’
BBC News, 19th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The final member of the “Oval Four” – four black men who were wrongly convicted nearly 50 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer – is set to have his name cleared.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three men who were convicted nearly 50 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer have finally had their names cleared by senior judges.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 52-year-old woman has today been sentenced to 32 months’ imprisonment for stealing over £188,000 from Keswick School.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd December 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Two metal detectorists have been convicted of stealing a £3 million Viking hoard of coins and jewellery – much of which is still missing.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A driver who left an Amazon delivery worker paralysed from the waist down by dragging him along a road for almost 100m has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 14th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A bride-to-be frittered away her fiance’s stag party kitty, leaving him and his friends stranded at a UK airport, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 29th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police watchdogs have endorsed the tactic of knocking moped thieves off their motorbikes as a “legitimate use of force” for officers with specialist training.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Dogs may be our best friends and their unwavering loyalty priceless but thefts of them are not being pursued by police because most are worth under £500 and so rated a minor low level crime, say campaigners.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two men who say they were framed by a detective nearly 50 years ago have had their cases referred to the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 14th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Crime recorded on British railways increased by 12% last year including a rise in the number of violent and sexual offences, new figures show.’
BBC News, 5th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rural crime has hit a seven-year high, costing the UK £50m in 2018, a report says. In its annual study of offences against farmers and rural businesses, the insurer NFU Mutual found rural crime in 2018 was up 12% on the previous year.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Theft and rape are among ten offences where the chances of cases being solved has fallen to below one in 50 or two per cent, the lowest rates on record, an analysis of new Home Office figures reveals.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A G4S driver has been jailed for four years and eight months for stealing £889,440 in cash from one of the security firm’s vans.’
BBC News, 26th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘GMC apologises for “inadequate” checks after bogus doctor practised for 22 years.’
The Independent, 24th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A serial killer’s drug dealer who targeted victims through gay dating apps has been found guilty of murdering a businessman with an overdose of GHB.’
BBC News, 15th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who kept a vulnerable older woman captive and stole her pension money has been found guilty of slavery offences. Maria Miller, 64, exploited the woman, who was in her 70s, after encouraging her to come and live with her at her Chingford home. Miller manipulated the victim to perform chores in both the charity shop she ran and in her home. She also sent the victim on the streets to collect money for her charity whilst she was emptying the victim’s bank account.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th June 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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