26 h. ago UN judge is jailed for six years after being convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken 'advantage of her status' over a Ugandan woman in the 'most egregious way', while she studied for a PhD in law at Oxford university .

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27 h. ago UN judge who kept young woman as slave while studying at Oxford learns her fate

Lydia Mugambe, who is also a High Court judge in Uganda, told police she had "immunity" when she was arrested for forcing her victim to work unpaid as a maid and nanny

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28 h. ago UN judge jailed for more than six years for forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe, 50, was found to have taken ‘advantage of her status’ over the Ugandan woman in the ‘most egregious way’.

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42 h. ago UN judge to be sentenced after being convicted of forcing woman to work as slave

Lydia Mugambe was found to have exploited her position over the Ugandan woman after a trial.

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4 d. ago Anne Robinson 'completely astonished' by experience in first TV return since Countdown exit

Former The Weakest Link host Anne Robinson has turned documentary maker for Channel 5 as the TV presenter looks at the justice system and how judges come up with prison sentences

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8 d. ago Woman killed man in unprovoked attack after asking to be sent back to hospital

Christina Howell stabbed Hubert Brown to death in a racist and unprovoked attack, the sentencing judge said.

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1 week ago Ministry of Justice says probation officers must consider the 'trauma' of ethnic minority criminals before they are sentenced

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said it is 'vital' pre-sentence assessments produced for judges by probation officers consider if non-white offenders have suffered 'trauma' from racism or discrimination.

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1 week ago ‘Profoundly sorry’ George Santos writes to judge ahead of fraud sentencing

Ex-congressman writes letter in bid for leniency and says seven-year sentence sought by prosecutors is too harshThe disgraced former congressman George Santos is defending his recent social media remarks to a federal judge who will sentence him this week on several fraud charges.In a letter before his Friday court appearance in New York, Santos, 36, said he was “profoundly sorry” for his crimes but believed a seven-year prison sentence was too harsh, AP reported. Continue reading...

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1 week ago George Santos defends social media tirade to federal judge set to sentence prison him for fraud

George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will sentencing the disgraced former congressman later this week on fraud charges

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2 w. ago 'Coward' driver left best friend to die in wreck after horror drug

Joshua Pearce was slammed by a judge while he was being sentenced to four years and four months in jail for ditching the godfather of his child after a car crash, in Wales

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers resentencing: Judge again delays bid for shorter sentence and possible parole

The Menendez brothers are behind bars for the 1989 murder of their parents

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers resentencing updates: Judge again delays bid for shorter sentence and possible parole

The Menendez brothers are behind bars for the 1989 murder of their parents

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2 w. ago A California judge is set to decide whether the Menendez brothers deserve reduced sentences

A Los Angeles judge is set to listen to arguments this week over whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should receive reduced sentences

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2 w. ago Post Office scandal victim forced to give birth wearing tag after being wrongly convicted — now she has OBE

Former sub-postmistress Seema Misra was among campaigners recognised at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday and was presented with a gong by Princess Anne

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3 w. ago Woman who suffocated terminally ill father with pillow ‘to end his pain’ spared jail

Judge recognises Lisa Davenport’s ‘merciful’ sentence as he warns: ‘I emphasise that however stressful the circumstances, no one is permitted to take matters into their own hands’

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3 w. ago Drunk Ryanair passenger, 44, admits to assaulting two people on flight from Tenerife to Liverpool

Catherine Bellis, 44, of West Derby tearfully nodded as a judge told her 'all sentencing options remained available'.

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3 w. ago Former Met Police officer found guilty of assault but acquitted of rape

Jorden Brown resigned from the force before he was convicted of assaulting victim

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4 w. ago Joanne Sharkey: Suspended sentence for mother who killed baby after judge says 'case calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey was only arrested 25 years after the killing and admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility

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4 w. ago Mother who killed baby 27 years ago receives suspended prison sentence

Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter after secret birth while she had postnatal depression after first childA woman who killed her newborn baby 27 years ago while she had severe postnatal depression has been handed a suspended prison sentence, as a judge said the case “calls for compassion”.Joanne Sharkey, 55, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility over the death of her days-old son, whose body was found wrapped in bin bags in woodland in 1998. Continue reading...

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