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Amid all the noise about the UK’s ‘two-tier’ justice system, there is silence on class

New sentencing guidelines for England and Wales address gender and ethnicity but ignore poverty

The Guardian - UK

Ex-minister calls for quangos to face MPs’ scrutiny amid Sentencing Council row

Arm’s-length bodies went ‘rogue’, Sir Christopher Chope told MPs on Friday.

Evening Standard

Justice Secretary to meet Sentencing Council over ‘two tier’ guidance row

The Sentencing Council told Shabana Mahmood that if ministers ‘dictated’ guidance to courts it would undermine judicial independence.

Evening Standard

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Justice secretary set for showdown with judges over sentencing guidelines

Comes as Sentencing Council write a letter angrily rejecting minister’s claim that they have created a ‘two tier’ justice system

The Independent UK

Sentencing Council warns against guidance being ‘dictated’ by ministers

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has written to the independent body to make clear her ‘displeasure’ and call for changes to be reconsidered.

The Independent UK

Terror plotter who planned Hyde Park shooting loses appeal against sentence

Edward Little was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 24 years in January 2024.

The Independent UK

Sentence for woman who kept baby in a drawer not ‘unduly lenient’, court rules

The woman, who cannot be named to protect the identity of her children, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years last November.

The Independent UK

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Shawn Seesahai’s family says ‘justice served’ after killers’ sentences increased

Mr Seesahai was murdered in Wolverhampton in November last year by two boys who were then aged 12.

The Independent UK

UK’s ‘youngest knife killers’ have murder sentences increased at Court of Appeal

The two boys became the youngest defendants convicted of murder since the killers of James Bulger in 1993.

The Independent UK

Driver who killed partner in crash has sentenced increased by Court of Appeal

Malpass reached speeds of 84mph in a 30mph zone moments before he crashed into a wall and lamppost.

Evening Standard

Social worker Tasered by City of London Police wins appeal for damages

Mr Afriyie was stood with his arms folded while talking to a friend when the stun gun was used against him, court told

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby appeal bid dismissed by Court of Appeal

Letby, 34, received 15 whole life orders for offences committed while working as a nurse between 2015 and 2016.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby appeal: Killer nurse loses appeal against attempted murder conviction

Former nurse is serving a whole life prison sentence after she was convicted of seven murders and seven attempted murders against babies in her care

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby loses bid to challenge conviction over attempted murder of baby girl

The former neonatal nurse’s retrial for trying to kill Child K should not have gone ahead due to ‘overwhelming and irremediable prejudice’, her lawyer argued

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Met Police officer exposed as serial rapist to serve at least 18 years in prison

Cliff Mitchell boasted that he would never be caught

Evening Standard

Speeding hit and run driver who killed cyclist in Newham has 'lenient' jail term doubled

Appeal judges doubled Syed Ahmed's prison sentence to eight years

The Independent UK

Maryland police identify man in video with Rachel Morin’s suspected killer

Almost two months on, police have still not identified Rachel Morin’s killer

The Independent UK

Rachel Morin update: Family raises $50k on GoFundMe but suspect remains at large four days after video released

DNA found at the scene of Morin’s murder matches the DNA left at a home where an unknown man broke into a home in Los Angeles and violently attacked a young girl back in March

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The Independent UK

Rachel Morin murder suspect linked to LA assault as hundreds join tribute walk on Ma & Pa trail - live updates

DNA found at the scene of Morin’s murder matches the DNA left at a home where an unknown man broke into a home in Los Angeles and violently attacked a young girl back in March

The Independent UK

Maryland police have DNA matching Rachel Morin murder suspect and video images but no identity

Sheriff’s office says DNA matches suspect in March home invasion and assault of young girl in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Former politician fails in bid to overturn child sex abuse convictions

Three appeal judges dismissed an appeal bid by Lord Nazir Ahmed, 66, at a Court of Appeal hearing in London.

Daily Mirror

Moment drug-taking teen drives enormous tractor into wrong lane and crushes car

Tyler Sowerby, 19, can be seen veering into the opposite lane before driving over a car, crushing the vehicle in the process. Remarkably the car driver survived with no serious injuries

The Guardian - US

Incarcerated people use TikTok videos to expose Alabama’s prison conditions

Understaffing, overcrowding and a lack of healthcare fueled a crisis in a state with the world’s highest incarceration rate

The Independent UK

Tony’s Law update will empower judges to hand out toughest jail terms to abusers

The update will come into effect from April 1 and follows sentencing changes under the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courrts Act 2022.

Evening Standard

Drink-driver who killed rickshaw passenger in Elephant and Castle crash has sentence increased

Luis Balcazar Soto did not have a licence and was over twice the drink-drive limit in Elephant and Castle

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