| 16-05-2008 |
Birmingham Crown Court |
Judge John Cavell |
DB |
Male |
32 Years |
Burglary in a building other than a dwelling
Aggravated vehicle taking
Driving/Attempting To Drive Whilst Exceeding The Prescribed Limit (Drink Driving)
Driving without a full licence
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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Ball ram-raided a supermarket clad only in a sheet and a pair of Ugg boots.
Ball was also given a 51-week jail term from an earlier suspended sentence, to run consecutively.
The judge said Bal...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 16-05-2008 |
Worcester Crown Court |
Judge Alistair McCreath |
FZ |
Male |
39 Years |
Money Laundering
Conspiring to/Trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation
Conspiring to control another person for the purpose of exploitation - sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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One of the leaders of a sex trafficking gang which kept women as "slaves".
Fei Zhang and his "second in command" Suzhen Xu supplied girls from China and Thailand to brothels in Walsall, Wolverhamp...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 16-05-2008 |
Worcester Crown Court |
Judge Alistair McCreath |
SX |
Female |
29 Years |
Conspiring to/Trafficking into the UK for sexual exploitation
Conspiring to control another person for the purpose of exploitation - sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, slavery or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the removal of organs
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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Fei Zhang and his "second in command" Suzhen Xu supplied girls from China and Thailand to brothels in Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley and Worcester.
The judge said: "This case demonstrates ...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 16-05-2008 |
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court |
Not Recorded |
PH |
Male |
28 Years |
ABH Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
Burglary in a dwelling / residential burglary
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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One of three burglars who forced their way a priest's home and punched him in the face before making off with church funds.
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 16-05-2008 |
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court |
Not Recorded |
AH |
Male |
25 Years |
Burglary in a dwelling / residential burglary
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Custodial immediate
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Not Recorded
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 16-05-2008 |
Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court |
Not Recorded |
SH |
Male |
25 Years |
ABH Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
Burglary in a dwelling / residential burglary
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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One of three burglars who forced their way a priest's home and punched him in the face before making off with church funds.
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 16-05-2008 |
Swindon Crown Court |
Judge Charles Wade |
RF |
Male |
44 Years |
ABH Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
Criminal damage to a dwelling
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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Francis assaulted his 64-year-old mother in a row over £20, smashing a coffee table before punching his mum leaving her with a split lip during the attack in her own home.
Francis will also be on ...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 15-05-2008 |
Lewes Crown Court |
Judge Anthony Scott-Gall |
Andre Genestin |
Male |
48 Years |
Murder
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Custodial immediate
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Genestin bludgeoned his wife to death and hid her body in a car roof top box.
Judge Anthony Scott-Gall :
"This was a crime carried out with a savage brutality that any decent person would find...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 15-05-2008 |
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) |
Judge Moss |
Tommy Willett |
Male |
24 Years |
Murder
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Custodial immediate
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One of two brothers jailed for life for the murder of a father-of-two after they tried to steal his car radio.
Balbir Matharu died when he tried to stop them driving away after the theft in Januar...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 15-05-2008 |
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) |
Judge Moss |
Albert Willett |
Male |
26 Years |
Murder
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Custodial immediate
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One of two brothers jailed for life for the murder of a father-of-two after they tried to steal his car radio.
Balbir Matharu died when he tried to stop them driving away after the theft in Januar...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 14-05-2008 |
Stafford Crown Court |
Not Recorded |
MS |
Male |
52 Years |
Murder
Theft - Dishonestly appropriating property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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'Whole Life' sentence
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 14-05-2008 |
Leeds Crown Court |
Mr Justice Simon |
David Hill |
Male |
48 Years |
Murder
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Custodial immediate
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"There was evidence from a pathologist that she was struck by 15 substantial blows... The distribution of blood in the living room and kitchen and defensive injuries to her hands indicated that the a...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 14-05-2008 |
Ipswich Crown Court |
Judge John Devaux |
Kieran Botterill |
Male |
26 Years |
Murder
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Custodial immediate
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The victim was dating Botterill's ex-girlfriend, and the offence was said to be 'fuelled by drink and jealousy'.
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 14-05-2008 |
Liverpool Crown Court |
Judge Ian Trigger |
AM |
Male |
42 Years |
Attempted burglary of a building other than a dwelling
Burglary in a dwelling / residential burglary [2 counts]
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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Andrew McKenna and an accomplice rammed a Volkswagen Polo into the front door of Triarom Computers but failed to get in and were found asleep in the car nearby.
Police officers searched the area a...
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 14-05-2008 |
Liverpool Crown Court |
Bryn Holloway |
DC |
Male |
44 Years |
Perjury
Obtaining money by deception
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Custodial immediate
Custodial immediate
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"The punishment for perjury is severe because it has to be… Those who commit perjury seek to undermine the court system and, in this case, you were successful and the local authority was forced to p...
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Not Recorded |
Christopher Hilton Stables |
| 14-05-2008 |
Liverpool Crown Court |
Bryn Holloway |
AP |
Male |
32 Years |
Perjury
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Custodial immediate
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"The punishment for perjury is severe because it has to be… Those who commit perjury seek to undermine the court system and, in this case, you were successful and the local authority was forced to p...
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Not Recorded |
Charlotte Kenny |
| 13-05-2008 |
Canterbury Crown Court |
HHJ OSullivan |
MB |
Male |
52 Years |
Unlawful importation of a controlled substance
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Custodial immediate
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Convicted of importing Class A drugs with an estimated street value of £3m.
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 12-05-2008 |
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) |
Judge Stephen Kramer |
SW |
Male |
19 Years |
Manslaughter
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Custodial immediate
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He was 17-years-old when he shook his 5-month old son.
The judge said: "Sadly, nothing I do can turn the clock back for anybody in this family… You were in a position of considerable t...
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Not Recorded |
John Joseph Coffey KC |
| 12-05-2008 |
Bristol Crown Court |
Mr Justice Field |
SW |
Female |
61 Years |
Making threats to kill [3 counts]
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Non-custodial
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Defending: Martin Steen
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
| 12-05-2008 |
Wolverhampton Crown Court |
Mr Justice Goldring |
Jason Perks |
Male |
36 Years |
Murder
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Custodial immediate
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He strangled his best friend, wrapped his body in a blanket and set fire to it.
The judge said: "You used gross violence on a man who inflicted none on you at all."
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Not Recorded |
Not Recorded |
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