Suffolk knifepoint rapist's jail sentence is doubled
BBC News
The Appeal Court ruled the sentence was too short and increased it to eight years. The court was told that the victim only managed to escape by throwing herself out of a first floor window and was seriously injured. Sandford, who made off on a stolen …

Paedophiles who murdered woman and dumped her body at sea appeal life sentences
stv.tv
The pair, described as "evil, determined and manipulative paedophiles of the worst sort" by trial judge Lord Pentland, were convicted of several counts of child abuse that took place after they killed Mrs McGarrigle. They strangled mother-of-three Mrs …

Twitter joke trial appeal: Conviction of Paul Chambers made law look 'silly'
Metro
He said that while convictions and sentences were intended to be deterrents, in Mr Chambers' case they had the opposite effect when an 'I am Spartacus' campaign on Twitter saw 4000 people tweet the message, none of whom were arrested.
Twitter joke trial: what you need to knowMSN News UK

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Timperley woman, 85, is victim of thieving cleaner
Manchester Evening News
Sentencing, Recorder Barrie Searle told her she was only spared jail because she immediately confessed when she was found out and had no similar previous convictions. The grandmother, of Hartford Gardens, Timperley, was ordered to repay £500 of the …

Paedophile priest Alexander Bede Walsh to be given 'lengthy prison sentence'
StaffsLive
By Abigail Malbon: Roman Catholic priest Alexander Bede Walsh has been told by a judge that a 'lengthy prison sentence' is inevitable after his convictions for the sexual abuse of boys. Walsh, of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, was found guilty of 19 …

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Milly Dowler Killer Bellfield In Appeal Bid
Yahoo! News UK
Former bouncer Levi Bellfield is to seek permission to appeal against his conviction for the kidnap and murder of teenager Milly Dowler. His lawyers are scheduled to make an application in the Court of Appeal in London on Wednesday.
Milly Dowler Killer Refused AppealBuild.co.uk

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Lessons from Edo AG's Incarceration…
THISDAY Live
In the midst of the momentous legal developments of the past week and a half – the unceremonious sacking of five state Governors by the Supreme Court for one, the Al-Mustapha/Sofolahan convictions and death sentences handed down by the Lagos High Court …

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Convicted child sex offender from Redditch given his "last chance" by judge
Redditch Advertiser
A CONVICTED child sex offender from Redditch has been given a final chance by a judge after he breached a protection order aimed at restricting his contact with young children. Judge Helen Hughes told 27 year old Stuart Ward it was definitely his "last …

Burnley man jailed after police catch him driving on pavement
This Is Lancashire
Lawton has 76 previous convictions including three for banned driving and three for obstructing police, two of them during a suspended jail term. The defendant, of Thursfield Road, Burnley, admitted disqualified driving, using a mobile telephone while …

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Singapore: Two men with HIV jailed for non-disclosure to same man at different …
aidsmap (blog)
… man (who subsequently tested HIV-positive) have each been sentenced to 18 months in prison because they did not disclose they were HIV-positive. This is the first time that I'm aware that one complainant has resulted in two different convictions, …

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