Tag: Court sentencing
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Rape victim speaks as man jailed for eight-and-a-half years
Victim impact statement marks sentencing in Ireland A 19-year-old man, who was raped as an 11-year-old boy, addressed the court as the sentencing hearing for a 63-year-old man concluded in the Central Criminal Court in Ireland. The court heard that the offender, described as a grandfather figure within the family, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years…
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Hampshire mother jailed after drowning two-year-old during period of psychosis
Summary of the case A 42-year-old teaching assistant, Alice Mackey, has been jailed for four years after admitting to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter, Annabel, during a period of postpartum psychosis. The court heard that Mackey believed she was a bad mother and that protecting Annabel required her death. The incident occurred on a…
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Hampshire mother jailed for drowning daughter amid postpartum psychosis
Overview of the case A teaching assistant from Hampshire has been sentenced after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of her two-year-old daughter in a case that highlighted the impact of postpartum psychosis on mental health and judgment. The tragedy unfolded in the village of Kingsley, where the mother drowned Annabel in a pond on a…
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Diddy Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Prostitution
The Sentence and Its Context In a high-profile federal proceeding in Manhattan, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced to 50 months in prison on two prostitution-related counts under the Mann Act. The rapper and music mogul has already spent about 13 months in custody, meaning he will serve just under four years in prison. A $500,000…