Manchester Arena bombing ‘hero’ admits stealing from the victims
It was one of the heart warming stories of the tragedies of the Manchester Arena bombing on 22 May 2017 – Chris Parker, a homeless man who was sleeping rough near where the attack happened, went to...
View ArticleChris Parker – Manchester bombing ‘hero’ jailed for more than 4 years
We looked at the case of Chris Parker, the ‘hero’ of the Manchester bombings, who pleaded guilty in early January 2018 to stealing a purse and a phone from the victims of the attack and later using one...
View ArticleBarry Bennell gets 30 years for sexual abuse
Introduction One strand of historic sexual abuse in the UK that has only recently begun to come out is in relation to its existence in football (wikipedia has a good overview on it here). On 19...
View ArticleSuspended prison sentence passed for fake holiday sickness
We looked last year at the case of the couple who lodged false compensation claims for fictitious illness picked up on holiday and got 15 months and 9 months imprisonment respectively. We said that...
View ArticleDuane Ballin jailed for GBH, but why not murder?
Introduction The case of Duane Ballin has caused some scratching of heads (as well as some annoyance) after he was ‘jailed for 15 years’ (more on that one later) on 26th March 2018. The confusion has...
View ArticleLavinia Woodward appeal – Single Judge says ‘no’
We looked a few times at the case of Lavinia Woodward, the Oxford student who got a suspended sentence for stabbing her ex. The case caused a bit of a stir in the media, and more so when it was...
View ArticleBarry Bennell lodges grounds of appeal (and BBC gets the law wrong)
We looked at the case of Barry Bennell when he was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on 19th February 2018. At the time, we commented that although it was an extremely lengthy sentence, it was...
View ArticleRichard Ford and the powers of the Court of Appeal
We looked at the case of Richard Ford who got a 45 year sentence in 2016, and again on 28 March 2018 when his appeal against sentence was (unsurprisingly) allowed. We said that we would have another...
View ArticleJames McCormick gets further sentence for not paying his confiscation order
Way back in 2013 we looked at the case of James McCormick who was jailed for 10 years for selling fake bomb detectors. We said : “Thereafter we envisage that the police will pursue McCormick’s wealth...
View ArticleLavinia Woods loses renewed bid to appeal sentence
The case of Lavinia Woods, the Oxford student who received a suspended sentence after stabbing her former boyfriend, caused quite a controversy at the time over the perceived leniency of the way that...
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