Two men are sentenced to death for gang-raping a French mother in front of her children when her car ran out of petrol in Pakistan Abid Malhi and Shafqat Ali raped the woman at gunpoint on a highway in Lahore The men also stole money, jewellery, and bank cards, before fleeing the scene The pair … Read more
Judges to be handed additional powers under reform bill allowing them to hand out life sentences to child murderers and offenders aged 18 to 20 – after Manchester Arena bomber Hashem Abedi missed strictest jail time due to his age New law coming next week will give judges new powers on whole life sentences Police, … Read more
English Channel people smugglers could get LIFE sentences under plans from Priti Patel to crack down on the trade Priti Patel introducing life sentences for those smuggling people across Channel Miss Patel concerned that penalties being handed down by the courts too short Home Office have scaled up the use of criminal offences against migrants … Read more
Judges are ordered to get tough on county lines drug gangs and hand out tougher sentences if they exploit children or vulnerable adults Judges and magistrates must treat dealers more harshly if they exploit children, teenagers or vulnerable adults under new rules from April 1 The changes also make ‘cuckooing’ – when a gang takes … Read more
‘Stop saying sentences are too soft’: Top judge calls for end to criticism of jail terms following row over length of prison time given to PC Andrew Harper’s killers Lord Burnett said ‘ignorant’ attacks on the penalties set by judges are ‘corrosive’ He said the debate on sentencing must ‘proceed on fact and not misconception’ … Read more
‘Race bias’ of judges in gun crime cases: Criminals’ ethnicity must be taken into account when handing down sentences, experts say Research revealed that white criminals have been given lesser penalties The new instructions will come into force at the start of next month It’d be the first time race will be a factor in … Read more
Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli seems to be keeping herself distracted amid her family’s high profile legal struggle. On Friday the 21-year-old Youtuber was flying solo as she went shopping in Los Angeles, despite her parents’ current jail sentencing after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in the college admissions scandal. … Read more
Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade skateboards in a bikini as her mom and dad Mossimo Giannulli await prison sentences in college admissions fraud convictions Olivia, 21, said she was ‘hoping to learn how to go a little faster soon’ Influencer’s parents Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli are headed to prison Giannulli and Loughlin in May entered … Read more
Mossimo Giannulli heads to golf course in LA as he and Lori Loughlin await prison sentences in college admissions fraud convictions Giannulli with Loughlin in May pleaded guilty to wire fraud Giannulli, 57, next month will commence with his five-month prison sentence He will serve his time in the prison in Lompoc, California He’s slated to … Read more
No more short sharp shocks: Criminals face tough new ‘house arrest’ orders and curfews in place of short sentences in shake-up of justice system House arrest could replace short prison sentences for low-level offenders They would have to wear an electronic tag and be under home curfew Ministers believe this would allow offenders to keep … Read more