Prison officer, 26, who gave birth to convicted murderer’s baby is spared jail

A prison officer who had a baby with an inmate serving life behind bars for murder has been spared jail.  Kerianne Stephens, 26, slept with hit-and-run killer Louis Tate, 35, during a four-month romance at HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent.  The relationship, which carried on between September 1, 2018, and January … Read more

Pc Oliver Banfield, who was spared jail for assault has resigned

 A male off-duty police officer convicted of drunkenly assaulting a woman has resigned from West Midlands Police. Pc Oliver Banfield was spared jail for the assault, which sparked criticism from MP Harriet Harman that the ‘system fails women and protects men’. Pc Banfield, who had been suspended by the force, will still face a misconduct … Read more

Drug dealer’s rapid mood change as he is spared jail 

Weeping in the dock… then laughing outside court: Drug dealer’s rapid mood change as he is spared jail Shah Haque, 22, cried in the dock charged with dealing cannabis and cocaine Haque was handed a suspended jail sentence by Judge James Burbridge QC After leaving court, Haque seen joking with friends and laughing on the … Read more

Mother who beat her sleeping seven-year-old daughter while in drug induced psychosis is spared jail

A mother with mental health issues who beat her sleeping seven-year-old daughter so viciously she suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ is freed after doctors say her psychosis was triggered by cannabis. The woman, 28, who cannot be identified in order to protect her daughter, unleashed a ‘savage’ attack on the child as she lay asleep in her … Read more

‘Pimlico Pusher’, 40, is spared jail for shoving female pensioner towards moving bus

A mother known as the ‘Pimlico Pusher’ who shoved a pensioner towards a moving bus after a row in a supermarket has avoided jail. Amelia Doris, 40, was caught on CCTV attacking Linda Lancaster on Vauxhall Bridge Road, central London on May 29, 2018.  Ms Lancaster had tried to avoid Doris by walking around the … Read more

Irish teenager who hurled racist abuse at Ian Wright after losing a Fifa match is spared jail

Irish teenager who hurled racist abuse at Ian Wright on Instagram – because he lost at a football video game that features the player – avoids jail after the footballer forgave him Patrick O’Brien, 18, lost a game on Fifa after selecting Ian Wright in his team The Irish teenager then sent the real-life Wright … Read more

Mercury falls to lowest temperature for a year – but at least we were spared the snow chaos

Minus 11.8C! Mercury falls to lowest temperature for a year – but at least we were spared the snow chaos forecasters feared Freezing conditions not as bad as first feared as heavy snowfall was predicted People had been warned rural communities could be cut off amid travel delays Snow stopped falling by midday and today … Read more

Company director, 51, who blamed his DYING WIFE in bid to avoid speeding fines is spared jail

Company director blamed his DYING WIFE for speeding fines: Husband, 51, avoids jail after giving police spouse’s name in bid to dodge string of driving offences despite her being in hospital with terminal brain cancer Andrew Laird, 51, of Fryton, near Malton, Yorkshire, received 16 speeding tickets Police said Laird claimed he was not behind the … Read more

Grandfather’s five pet pugs who nipped at postman are spared being put down

Allen Parkinson, 75, was hauled into court after the dogs escaped through his open French doors and set about Steve Humphreys A grandfather who faced having to destroy his five pet pugs after they surrounded a postman and nipped at his legs has been spared the ordeal of putting them to sleep – after a … Read more

Twins, 25, are spared jail despite stealing their grandparents’ £8,000 life savings

Heartless twins, 25, are spared jail despite stealing their grandparents’ £8,000 life savings while posing as their dutiful CARERS Clair and Louise Smith, 25, posed as carers and ran errands for elderly relatives  The sisters have pleaded guilty to stealing £8,000 from Ayrshire pensioners Victims family say: ‘They will never get over this. It’s going … Read more