Father, 34, is jailed for 16 months after breaking lockdown rules and restraining order

A father who broke lockdown rules to harass the long suffering mother of his two children has been locked up for 16 months. Stuart Edge, 34, was arrested after he clambered through an upstairs bedroom window in the dead of night to ambush Nicola Skidmore as she was sat in bed with their eight-year-old daughter. … Read more

‘Predatory’ woman, 20, jailed for kissing schoolgirl, 14, sent back to prison hours after release

‘Predatory’ woman, 20, who was jailed for kissing schoolgirl, 14, is sent back to prison for contacting her on social media hours after she was released Bethany Biggins, 20, was jailed just hours after being released for sexual assault Biggins was imprisoned for two months for kissing a 14-year-old schoolgirl  The day she was released … Read more

Man is jailed for eight years after dousing childhood friend in acid

A man has been jailed for eight years after dousing his childhood friend in half a litre of sulphuric acid in an act of ‘vengeance’. Ibrahim Khan, 22, from Slough, had fallen out with Amar Hussain, who he had known since he was only a young boy, a judge was told. After two stand-up rows, Khan … Read more

Law student jailed in 2010 for murdering father and burying in the garden plans to clear his name

A law student who claims he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his controlling father is hoping to clear his name after conducting an investigation behind bars. Mark Alexander was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 for the murder of Samuel, 70.   The pensioner’s burned body was discovered buried in the back garden of the … Read more

First Hong Kong protester to admit ‘rioting’ is jailed for four years

The first Hong Kong anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year’s unrest was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for a ‘direct attack on the rule of law’. Sin Ka-ho, a 21-year-old lifeguard, was among thousands who surrounded the Legislative Council on June 12 during a pro-democracy … Read more

Abusive boyfriend is jailed for two years after attacking pregnant partner

Abusive boyfriend is jailed for two years after subjecting his pregnant girlfriend, 21, to campaign of violence including slapping her in the stomach after she vowed to keep their baby Victor Sibthorpe threatened to kill his pregnant girlfriend Nicole McStravick He placed his hands around her throat and threatened her with a knife Manchester Crown … Read more

Criminal ‘who used stolen card to buy winning £4m Lotto scratchcard’ is jailed for 25 months

A man has been jailed for 25 months after he headbutted his girlfriend in the street and then bombarded her with messages promising to ‘look after her’ with his alleged £4million lottery win if she didn’t attend court. Mark Goodram, 37, left his partner with a deep cut across her forehead when he struck her … Read more

Charity shop worker, 29, jailed after placing Canderel he laced with drugs in a friend’s coffee

A charity shop worker who laced a woman’s Canderel sweetener with a cocktail of drugs for two weeks in a bid to poison her has been jailed for four years after calling the police to confess he thought he had ‘murdered’ her.  Christopher Connolly crushed up a variety of painkillers, anti-depressants and pills for anxiety … Read more

Man, 60, is jailed for four months after weaponising his cough

Man, 60, is jailed for four months after deliberately coughing in the face of another shopper during row at shop tills Gary Saunders ‘weaponised’ his cough while queuing at the till of a local shop Saunders of Southsea, Hampshire admitted common assault in court yesterday The incident happened in Cornucopia in Southsea on April 14  … Read more

Nine members of rapper’s entourage are jailed over brawl that left S-Club 7 star’s cousin dead

Andre Bent (pictured), was the cousin of  S-Club 7 singer Bradley McIntosh Nine members of a grime rap star’s entourage were jailed today for their part in a brawl which ended in the killing of the cousin of an of S Club 7 star. The defendants, aged between 20 and 29, had pleaded guilty to … Read more