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‘Does prison achieve anything?’, family ask after son’s killer recalled

Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, 16.

The Independent UK

Convicted killer recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering boy

Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, 16.

The Independent UK

Jake Fahri recalled to prison after reports he rapped about murdering schoolboy

Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, 16.

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Missed chances to halt the four killings by serial offender Joshua Jacques in Bermondsey ‘house of horror’

Joshua Jacques was on probation when he killed Samantha Drummonds, her mother, grandmother and her grandmother’s partner

Evening Standard

Women and children still at risk due to Probation Service failings, says coroner

Peter Nieto has issued a report after a series of failures were highlighted in the inquests for the victims of Damien Bendall.

The Independent UK

Families of Bendall victims say probation failings ‘must never happen again’

The Probation Service was found by a coroner to have contributed to the deaths of Terri Harris, John Paul Bennett, Lacey Bennett and Connie Gent.

The Independent UK

Probation failures contributed to ‘brutal and savage’ murders of mother and three children, coroner rules

Damien Bendall, 33, murdered pregnant Terri Harris, 35, and three children in Killamarsh two years ago

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‘Very stark’ probation failures contributed to Bendall killings, coroner rules

Damien Bendall was jailed for life for murdering Terri Harris, John Paul Bennett, Lacey Bennett and Connie Gent in Derbyshire in September 2021.

The Independent UK

Huge changes being made to prevent another ‘tragic incident’ – probation chief

Kim Thornden-Edwards was giving evidence at inquests into the deaths of Damien Bendall’s victims.

The Independent UK

Jury to consider if police could have done more to stop Zara Aleena’s killer

A second pre-inquest review has been held into the 35-year-old’s death.

The Independent UK

Inspectors urge independent review into ‘struggling’ Probation Service

The Chief Inspector of Probation’s annual report found ‘chronic staff shortages’ and ‘unmanageable workloads’.

The Independent UK

Offenders to be put on clean-up duty to deal with fly-tipping, vandalism and littering in North East pilot

The offenders, on community payback sentences, will be called upon within 48 hours of incidents being reported to the Probation Service in the North East

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Woman jailed after frenzied glass attack in Dublin Spar

Julie Ann Stokes, 43, from Rock Road, Dublin slashed the victim's face, head and torso '35 to 40 times' in the shop on Dublin's Dame Street

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Woman with 212 convictions jailed for slashing victim 40 times with a glass bottle in Dublin city centre Spar

Julie Ann Stokes, 43, from Rock Road, Dublin slashed the victim's face, head and torso '35 to 40 times' in the shop on Dublin's Dame Street

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Convicted rapist jailed for 'cowardly sexual assault' on woman walking her dog in Cork park

Vadim Veste, a dual Moldovan-Romanian national, had previously served a three-year prison sentence for the rape of a 14-year-old girl

Irish Mirror

Former Dublin bus driver jailed for sexual abuse of five girls and asking boy, 9, for naked pictures

The court heard that Carr was in his late twenties and early thirties when he sexually assaulted the five girls, who were as young as 11 at the time.

Wales Online

Manager who transitioned from female to male says he no longer sees a 'stranger' in the mirror

Lucas' teenage years were a struggle with his mental health

The Independent UK

Inquest into deaths of woman and children looks at killer’s probation management

An exact date for the inquest was not confirmed at the hearing.

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The Guardian - UK

Gary Glitter recalled to prison after breaching licence conditions

Disgraced pop star was released in February after serving half of a 16-year sentence for sexually abusing three girls

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