Keyword "suspended sentence" - List of latest news (22 results)

23:12 Michael Slater sentenced to four years jail, but walks free

Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has been sentenced to four years in jail for domestic violence offences, but has been immediately released from custody on a suspended sentence.

17/04 Woman glassed love rival in the neck at boyfriend's funeral

Heartbroken Shannon Morgan tragically lost her boyfriend and then viciously lost her temper with a love rival at his wake.

04/04 Mum who killed newborn baby and dumped body in woodland avoids prison

Joanne Sharkey has been given a suspended prison sentence over the death of her baby.

23/12 Woman guilty of £370k fraud avoids jail because she's pregnant

Danielle Longstaffe was given a suspended sentence after the judge said that "the welfare of your unborn child takes precedence."

16/12 Nigel Farage's brutal response as milkshake attacker avoids jail

Nigel Farage's milkshake attacker has dodged jail.

28/11 'Callous' pubgoer nearly killed victim with single punch after Facebook row

When a throwaway remark was posted on Facebook about a couple's new relationship it sparked a real-life row - ending in punches being thrown

27/09 Sp. Braga: António Salvador sentenced to 15 months in prison

President of Braga receives suspended sentence

16/09 Keir Starmer reacts to Huw Edwards case after sentencing

Huw Edwards was given a six-month suspended sentence today

01/05 At 78 km/h through the 30 zone: Fatal accident during a test drive – verdict passed

A 21-year-old wants to turn a scrap car into quick euros. During a test drive with a prospective buyer, he crashes into a traffic light - and the other man dies.

23/04 Residents are being ‘terrorised’ by ‘neighbour from hell’

A “neighbour from hell” has been accused of “terrorising” residents of a Sunshine Coast public housing complex.

04/04 Snapchat drug dealer’s bong breach

A former childcare worker who trafficked drugs through Snapchat has avoided going back to jail after she was caught with a glass pipe and cannabis.

27/03 Astonishing verdict: Lawyer rapes assistant – no prison sentence

A lawyer repeatedly abuses his assistant in his office. In the end he gets away with a suspended sentence in Dresden.

08/02 Tragic downfall of Aussie boxing legend

A former Aussie Olympic boxer and world champion’s fall from grace is complete after he was caught up in a cocaine bust and convicted for drug trafficking.

15/01 Corrupt former mayor caught drink driving

Former Logan City mayor Luke Smith will spend an extra 12 months under supervision after he was caught drink driving more than four times over the legal limit while on a suspended sentence for corruption while he was in public office.

20/12 He sexually abused his daughter on 53 "separate occasions" but his sentence was suspended by decision of the Leiria Court

The victim is 15 years old and will receive three thousand euros in compensation. Crimes occurred between October 2018 and March 2020 and, subsequently, between August 2020 and May 2021

12/12 Former soldiers sentenced to suspended prison sentence for sexual abuse of colleague in Japan

Public denunciation by a former soldier led the Ministry of Defense to reopen the case and an internal investigation

26/10 Glamorous model handed £53k fine after anti-social behaviour at her beach hut

Michele Spicer, a 60-year-old model, has been handed a suspended prison sentence after she waged a "revenge campaign" against a former beach hut neighbour.

24/10 Threats and violence in terrifying North Queensland home invasion

A man who, while high on drugs, invaded a family home, assaulted the occupants, and threatened to burn them alive, has been sentenced to four and a half years' jail.

28/04 Family's anguish as speeding teenage learner driver avoids jail time over fatal crash

The grief-stricken father of Sunshine Coast car crash victim Ryan Kimball expresses his disappointment after the sentencing of a 17-year-old driver, saying laws around juvenile crime are "too light".

01/04 Former Test cricketer Murray Goodwin handed 16-week suspension after assaulting opponent

Former Test batter Murray Goodwin has been handed a 16-match suspension from the Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association after he was found guilty of assaulting an opponent in a regional cricket grand final.

31/03 Rust assistant director receives suspended jail sentence

Former Rust assistant director David Halls received a suspended jail sentence for unsafe handling of a firearm on the set where Alec Baldwin shot dead Halyna Hutchins.

17/01 Driver who crashed causing death of his friend walks free from court

Matthew Ellson, 17, was driving along the A534 Haslington Bypass when he 'took his eye off the road' and crashed into a parked lorry at around 12.30am on June 13, 2020.