Thousands of defendants a year could be deprived of the historic right to a jury trial under extreme proposals. The Justice Secretary ordered an assessment that outlined many steps to reduce the backlog in the Crown court. It also proposed increased use of ‘out of court’ punishments – frequently dismissed by critics as a mereContinue reading “A New Justice Review Could End Thousands Of Jury Trials”
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Girls Beat A 75-Year-Old Man To Death
This is the shocking moment three teenage girls beat a 75-year-old man to death in a brutal street attack that was filmed on a mobile phone. Never seen before CCTV footage shows the youths, aged 15, 16, and 17, pushing, shoving, and kicking Fredi Rivero by a bus stop in Islington, north London. The oldest girlContinue reading “Girls Beat A 75-Year-Old Man To Death”
Machete Attack On London Bus
Two youths have confessed to killing a 14-year-old boy in a machete attack on a London bus while he was journeying home from school. Aspiring rapper Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed 27 times as he travelled on a Route 472 bus in Woolwich, South East London, on the afternoon of January 7. Emergency services were summoned to theContinue reading “Machete Attack On London Bus”
Hair Transplants, Turkey Teeth, And A ‘Fake Six-Pack’ Worth £1 Million Were Stolen By A Military Clerk
A military clerk robbed almost £1 million from the Ministry of Defence to pay for hair transplants, Turkey teeth and cosmetic surgery for a fake six-pack in an expenses scam, a court has been told. Former corporal Aaron Stelmach-Purdie, 34, headed the scheme while working at Regent’s Park Barracks in central London. He cheated taxpayers of £911,677, ofContinue reading “Hair Transplants, Turkey Teeth, And A ‘Fake Six-Pack’ Worth £1 Million Were Stolen By A Military Clerk”
Twelve-Year-Old Boys Shoulder-Barged A 19-Year-Old Stranger And Beat, Kicked, Stamped And Stabbed Him To Death With A Machete
Two 12-year-old boys were convicted of fatally stabbing an unknown person in a Wolverhampton park with a machete. Both males attempted to place the blame for Shawn Seesahai’s murder on the other during the trial. The jury unanimously found both of them guilty of the crime. They are thought to be the youngest boys inContinue reading “Twelve-Year-Old Boys Shoulder-Barged A 19-Year-Old Stranger And Beat, Kicked, Stamped And Stabbed Him To Death With A Machete”
Leaders Of The Warped Jihadi Terror Cell Who Planned To Rival 7/7 And Transform Birmingham Into A ‘Little War Zone’ Could Be Free To Walk The Streets In WEEKS
Leaders of a jihadi terror cell who planned an attack to rival 7/7 and transform Birmingham into a ‘little war zone’ could be free to walk the streets in weeks. In 2013, Ashik Ali and Irfan Khalid received life sentences with a minimum of 18 years served. However, both have been given hearings before theContinue reading “Leaders Of The Warped Jihadi Terror Cell Who Planned To Rival 7/7 And Transform Birmingham Into A ‘Little War Zone’ Could Be Free To Walk The Streets In WEEKS”