4 h. ago Burglar who took part in bike theft before death of Dean Barnes avoids jail

Alex Riley was told by a judge he was 'on his last chance'

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5 h. ago Claudia Lawrence police officer who admitted child sex offences avoids jail

Disgraced officer Paul Beckwith, 53, admitted three counts of having indecent images of children and five counts of voyeurism and was sentenced today at York Crown Court

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8 h. ago Woman found obscene message on divorce papers her husband had pinned to bedroom wall with knife

John Reid, 49, narrowly avoided jail this week for "appalling" behaviour towards the woman over a six-month period.

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8 h. ago University graduate who stole £90,000 from her elderly grandfather said she was suffering from 'spoilt brat syndrome' as she avoids jail

Rebecca Culley (pictured), 34, secretly looted her widowed grandfather Thomas Culley's savings over a two year period.

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39 h. ago 'I get scared to go out, you don’t know where he’s going to turn up'

Rizwan Afzal has avoided jail after following his partner, biting her, and calling her 'a cheating s**g'

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58 h. ago Creep masseur who sexually assaulted five women at luxury Wokingham spa learns his fate

Ibrahim Ali, 36, of Percy Place, Datchet, has avoided jail after sexually assaulting five women while working as a masseur at Nirvana Spa in Wokingham, Berkshire

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58 h. ago Masseur who sexually assaulted five women at luxury Wokingham spa avoids jail

Ibrahim Ali pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual assault by touching in September and the masseur, described as a 'danger to women when alone with them', has now been sentenced

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5 d. ago Ten hooligans avoid jail over mass brawl in Manchester city centre

They were spared because it took six years to bring them to justice

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5 d. ago Notorious influencer HSTikkyTokky, 24, is spared prison after crashing £230,000 McLaren supercar and fleeing the country

TikTok influencer HSTikkyTokky has avoided jail after crashing 'a supercar going extremely fast' and then failing to appear in court for almost a year.

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5 d. ago TikTok star spared jail after crashing McLaren and avoiding court

Harrison Sullivan, 24, known as HSTikkyTokky on TikTok, was wanted for failing to turn up at court after crashing his McLaren in March 2024.

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6 d. ago Thug battered girlfriend with Flash speed mop in front of their baby – but avoids jail after saying he has mental health issues due to cannabis use

Lewis Royle-Williams, 20, from Droylsden, blamed his cannabis use for the attack following a meal out with his girlfriend

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7 d. ago Construction boss avoids jail after worker found dead on synagogue site in Hackney

Although the worker died of natural causes multiple life-threatening failures were found at the construction site

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1 week ago Teen found guilty of raping and torturing female students gets 'slap on wrist' and avoids jail

An 18-year-old who brutally raped and attacked two students has avoided significant jail time after a judge allowed him to go free, leading to public outrage and protests

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1 week ago Teen who violently raped and assaulted two girls avoids jail

Jesse Butler, 18, was ordered to perform community service and go to counselling.

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1 week ago Met officer who shared messages about sexually abusing children avoids jail— but does get the sack

Messages of a ‘extreme, violent and sexual nature’ were found on former PC Duncan Bouette’s phone

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1 week ago Businessman who blew the whistle on a South African government bribery scandal gets plea deal

A businessman who confessed to being a fixer who delivered bribes to South African government officials, lawmakers and others in a corruption scheme that enraged the nation has avoided jail time in a plea deal announced by state prosecutors

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2 w. ago American rapist who faked his own death to avoid charges attacks victims in sick courtroom outburst

The American man who faked his own death and fled to Scotland under a false identity to avoid jail has officially been sentenced to two prison terms for rape.

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2 w. ago Woman, 24, who drank rosé on beach before car crash killed baby boy avoids jail

Stevie Steel, 24, had been drinking rosé on the beach with 22-year-old Morgan Kiely when she crashed and flipped her car in Clacton-on-Sea, killing six-month-old Harry Kiely

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2 w. ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had bought three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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2 w. ago Drink driver, 24, avoids jail over death of her friend's six

Stevie Steel, 24, had downed three bottles of wine during a day out at the beach with a friend when she collided with another vehicle.

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