‘Prison officers in England and Wales could be allowed to use pepper spray to incapacitate children under plans to curb a sharp increase in violence at young offender institutions, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The largest ever study of care experience and the youth justice system in England has revealed that children who have lived in care are eight times more likely to have received a youth justice caution or conviction than those who have not.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 42-year-old man given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering a six-year-old boy nearly 30 years ago is waiting for a ruling on an appeal.’
The Independent, 4th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A vampire-obsessed killer convicted of murdering a woman is having his case reviewed by the organisation which investigates miscarriages of justice.’
BBC News, 14th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A convicted satanist and far-right extremist who was given a suspended sentence as a teenager has now been imprisoned after admitting further crimes including making an indecent photograph of a child.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The brother of a man who died after being assaulted in his own home has said he has been “excluded from justice” after magistrates barred him from court on the grounds that his presence would put the teenage attacker under “undue stress”.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four teenagers convicted of stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death in Gloucester have been jailed.’
BBC News, 27th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two teenagers have been jailed for the murder of a young man in Tonbridge last summer.’
BBC News, 24th July 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Children armed themselves with hundreds of homemade weapons at a scandal-hit jail where violence was rife, according to a damning watchdog report.’
The Independent, 18th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two teenage boys have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old in a case of mistaken identity.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager who murdered another teenager with a 22-inch zombie knife in broad daylight has been jailed for at least 19 years.’
The Independent, 27th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 15-year-old boy who “triumphantly” bragged about stabbing a “kind and loving” teenager to death must serve at least 12 years behind bars for his murder.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager who staked out British soldiers and police officers in preparation for a terror attack has been jailed for life after his mother took what a judge has described as the “bold step” to report him.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a 16-year-old boy who was killed in a case of mistaken identity.’
BBC News, 24th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two teenage cousins who stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death as he walked home from school in West Yorkshire have been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 18th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An urgent notice for action has been issued to the justice secretary after conditions at a young offender institution were deemed “a scandal”.’
BBC News, 28th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager who threw lit fireworks at police officers during a “shameful” protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers has been sentenced to three years’ detention.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Gateshead.’
BBC News, 17th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The teacher in the East of England was left with a brain injury, loss of sight in her left eye and hearing in her left ear, bleeding kidneys, a damaged bladder and psychological injuries as a result of the incident.’
The Independent, 6th April 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 14-year-old boy has been sentenced for causing the death of a woman after colliding with her while riding a private e-scooter on the pavement.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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