‘Southport killer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence was not unduly lenient and will not be referred to the Court of Appeal, the attorney general has said.’
The Independent, 14th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teenager has been given a life sentence for murdering a 17-year-old boy in a mobile phone robbery.’
BBC News, 29th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Downing Street has rejected calls for sentencing changes, saying it does not have the power to extend whole-life sentences to killers aged under 18 because of international law.’
The Guardian, 24th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An overhaul of laws on terrorism after the Southport murders will not expand the definition to take in disruptive but non-violent protest, Downing Street has said, as MPs and senior lawyers warned about potential risks to the plan.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Keir Starmer has ordered a public inquiry into the failings that allowed an “extremely violent” teenager to murder three young girls in one of the worst attacks on children in recent UK history.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who carried out a transphobic stabbing attack motivated by a “distorted notion of revenge” has been sentenced to more than eight years in youth detention.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam was described as an ‘amazing, beautiful girl’ by her friends and family before her tragic killing in Croydon, south London.’
The Independent, 16th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Vulnerable children are being jailed many miles from their families at record levels, a Guardian investigation has found, prompting warnings that the government is breaking the law.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager has been jailed for more than nine years for causing the death of three of his friends by dangerous driving after inhaling nitrous oxide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s youngest knife murderers have had the minimum terms of their life sentences increased for the killing of Shawn Seesahai.’
BBC News, 19th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fatima Jama examines the report by Revolving Doors which reviews good and promising local practices that aims to tackle ethnic disparity and minority over-representation in youth justice across England and Wales.’
Mountford Chambers, 5th November 2024
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘Young terrorism suspects could avoid prosecution if they agree to a diversion scheme, in a new government plan to cope with the post-lockdown surge in youngsters drawn to violent extremism.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a boy who was stabbed to death confronted his killers in court as they were jailed for his murder.’
BBC News, 5th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers for Eddie Ratcliffe, who was 15 at the time of the killing but is now 17, asked for the length of his sentence to be reduced, claiming the judge had failed to take into account his “lack of maturity”.’
The Independent, 5th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “dangerous” teenager who shot a woman in the head through the front door of her home in east London has been handed a life sentence.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The law defines domestic abuse as abusive behaviour by one person towards another, where both people are aged 16 or over. This age limit has come under scrutiny following the murder of 15-year-old Holly Newton by her ex-boyfriend. In a victim impact statement to court, Holly’s mother, Micala Trussler, described Holly’s murder as “a classic case of domestic abuse”, but said the law prevented her from calling it domestic abuse due to Holly’s age. This Insight looks at the statutory definition of domestic abuse and how it applies to teenage relationships.’
House of Commons Library, 19th November 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A man who drove four teenagers on a revenge mission that led to two best friends being murdered has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 20th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An obsessed ex-boyfriend who stabbed a 15-year-old girl 36 times in an alleyway after school has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years in prison.’
The Independent, 2nd November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a mother who was shot in the head through her front door as she tried to shield her two children from a gang feud.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A public schoolboy who attacked two students and a teacher with claw hammers while they slept at a boarding school in Devon has been jailed for life with a minimum of 12 years.’
The Independent, 19th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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