Victim of alleged paedophile hunters jailed for 12 months – The Guardian
‘A man attacked and filmed by a group of alleged vigilante paedophile hunters has been jailed for 12 months.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: violence
Eric Joyce found guilty of assaulting two boys in north London shop – The Guardian
‘Former Falkirk MP Eric Joyce has been found guilty of assaulting two teenage boys in a north London shop.’
The Guardian, 1st May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Online porn laws: Two dominatrix pornographers become first filmmakers to be hit by new rules – The Independent
‘Two dominatrix pornographers have become the first adult filmmakers to fall foul of strict new regulations governing online pornography.’
The Independent, 5th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘You are a snob, your honour’: Village in uproar after judge’s ‘slur’ on its good name – Daily Telegraph
;Locals accuse Judge Stuart Rafferty of suggesting the community was populated by thugs as he heard an assault case.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Care assistant among trio jailed for gambler’s killing – The Guardian
‘A woman has been jailed for 16 years for setting a trap which led to the “pitiless and wicked” murder of a professional gambler for the sake of his winnings.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inside Europe’s biggest sex offenders’ prison – BBC News
‘Europe’s biggest prison for sex offenders is in Nottinghamshire. How does it try to rehabilitate the inmates, asks Rex Bloomstein.’
BBC News, 30th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R (on the application of Jamar Brown (Jamaica) (Respondent) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Supreme Court, 4th March 2015
Man jailed over ‘ferocious’ Brixton stabbing murder – BBC News
‘A man who killed his ex-wife and seriously injured two other women, including his ex-girlfriend, in a “ferocious stabbing spree”, has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 24th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What should we do with violent children? One secure home may have the answer – The Guardian
‘The young people locked up in Clayfields House have been convicted of serious crimes, from assault to murder. Under close supervision, many have turned their lives around – but now this unusual prison may be under threat.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK justice minister ‘complacent’ over 38% rise in prison deaths, say MPs – The Guardian
‘The justice secretary has been accused of complacency by a cross-party group of MPs for denying any link between prison staffing cuts and a sudden rise in self-inflicted deaths and violence inside jails in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Career criminal jailed after being tracked down by teenager using a mobile phone app – Daily Telegraph
‘Grant Alam, 24, is starting 10-and-a-half years behind bars after he terrorising a company director and his family with iron bars and a hammer.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Charles Mann stabbed his mother 11 times and sliced off his penis in naked drug-fuelled attack – The Independent
‘A man has been handed a prison sentence after he stabbed his mother 11 times and sliced off his penis in a naked, drug-fuelled attack.’
The Independent, 3rd March 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New rules to crackdown on violent prisoners come into force – Attorney General’s Office
‘A significant step forward in the fight against violence in prisons has been taken, with the publication of a joint national protocol.’
Attorney General’s Office, 27th February 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Depression linked to violent crime, study finds – BBC News
‘People with a depressive illness are three times more likely to commit a violent or sex crime than those in the general population, a study suggests.’
BBC News, 25th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Critics of Islam prevented from entering UK to attend Lee Rigby rally – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This short case involves the old dilemma of public order law: whether it is right to shut down speech when the speaker himself does not intend to incite violence, but whose presence it is said may lead third parties to commit violence. Indeed the facts of this particular case go further than that , because the applicants had no plans to make any public address during their proposed visit to Britain. It was their presence alone which was feared would inflame “community tensions”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th February 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Margate ‘potato masher attacker’ Mariusz Dobkowski who befriended elderly man before beating him almost to death is jailed for life – The Independent
‘A young man who befriended an elderly gentleman at a bus stop before following him home and beating him with a potato masher and a poker has been sentenced to life in jail.’
The Independent, 3rd February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pornography online is driving ‘horrific’ crimes, says top judge – Daily Telegraph
‘Lord Chief Justice warns that extreme material on the internet appears to be intensifying the actions of some murderers.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Discrimination – tendency to physical abuse – Education Law Blog
‘A three-judge Upper Tribunal panel X v GB of a school has considered the exclusion of a tendency to physical abuse from the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010.’
Education Law Blog, 25th January 2015
Source: www.education11kbw.com
British jihadi who faked his own death faces jail over terrorism offences – The Guardian
‘A Briton who fought in Syria with an Islamist group then faked his own death and tried to return home undetected admitted terrorism offences at the Old Bailey.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
