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Sentence doubled for man who violently attacked victim in Sheffield home
Bernie Ward who attempted to violently rob a vulnerable family friend has sentence doubled
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Solicitor General visits knife crime charity
Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP will visit the Ben Kinsella Trust today to see how it's educating young people away from knife crime
Members of huge drug-importation conspiracy to spend longer in jail
David Reece and Everton Bailey who were arrested as part of an investigation into a large-scale drug conspiracy will spend longer behind bars
Preston drug dealer has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral
Preston drug dealer Edward Marland has sentence increased to 5 years 7 months
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Recent sentences examined by the Attorney General’s Office under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme
Rapist has sentence increased after Solicitor General’s referral
Samuel Simms has sentence increased to 8 years
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Sentence doubled for man who violently attacked victim in Sheffield home
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Solicitor General visits knife crime charity
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Members of huge drug-importation conspiracy to spend longer in jail
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