Man strangled and threatened to drown partner in holiday park attack

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Child pornography charge withdrawn against former Yukon teacher-on-call
A former teacher-on-call who was charged two years ago with possessing child pornography was served a suspended sentence on a firearms charge on Thursday. The child pornography charge was withdrawn.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-court-disposition-9.7118056?cmp=rss

Dad doused in unknown substance during pub fight told by doctors 'he could have died'

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UK's 'poshest thief' steals £12,000 of Sainsbury's booze - but walks free

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Neath man given suspended sentence after threatening carer with knife during home visit

Tristan Phillips pulled the blade on the home care worker at his mother’s Neath Valley home on 25th July 2024, and told her to get out of the house – then spat at her when she fled in fear of her life.

Swansea Crown Court heard the 27-year-old came running down the stairs “aggressively” as the Neath Port Talbot Council support worker arrived to tend to his mother.

The situation escalated dramatically when the carer went to the kitchen to make a coffee. Phillips slapped the cup from her hand, pulled a knife from a drawer, raised it above his shoulder, and shouted: “Do you want to f***ing die?” He then ordered her to leave and spat at her as she fled.

The terrified carer contacted her manager outside the property, and police were called. Officers arrested Phillips and seized the knife along with two bags of cannabis from the kitchen counter. In his police interview, Phillips denied picking up a knife, making threats, or spitting.

In her victim impact statement read to the court, the carer said she couldn’t stop thinking about the incident. She had installed CCTV at her own home hoping it would help her feel safer and sleep better, but it hadn’t worked. The experience had affected her work and made her anxious about attending people’s homes.

Phillips, of Empire Avenue, Blaengwrach, Neath Valley, had pleaded guilty to affray and common assault.

His defence counsel told the court that “for whatever reason” the relationship between Phillips and the carer had broken down, leading to a complaint to the council. A different staff member had been assigned to visit, but a staff shortage on the day in question meant the original carer turned up unexpectedly, shocking his client.

The court heard that Phillips had been a carer to his mother from an early age and was “overly-protective” of her. He wished he could “turn the clock back”. Following the knife incident, the council withdrew all home care support. The court also learned that Phillips’s mother has since passed away.

Judge Huw Rees acknowledged that Phillips had cared for his mother for many years and had “put her needs above yours”. However, he said the defendant’s over-protectiveness on that day led to “a very serious overreaction” which left the carer fearing for her life.

With a one-fifth discount for his guilty plea, Phillips was sentenced to 14 months in prison suspended for 18 months. He must complete a rehabilitation course and mental health treatment requirement, plus 200 hours of unpaid work in the community.

Judge Rees warned him: “You have escaped going to prison by a hair’s breadth”.

#Affray #suspendedSentence #SwanseaCrownCourt

BREAKING: 'Britain's angriest cyclist' Peter Abbott caged for horror new abuse of mum with newborn

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South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a suspended two-year prison sentence for Hyosung Chairman Cho Hyun-joon, confirming his conviction for embezzlement and related charges.
#YonhapInfomax #Hyosung #ChoHyunJoon #Embezzlement #SupremeCourt #SuspendedSentence #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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MIKEY SMITH: 10 unhinged Donald Trump moments as museum boss fired for refusing King Charles gift demand

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Kerry pensioner (86) caused "life-changing injuries" including an acquired brain injury to cyclist. Judge Ronan Munro said her culpability was at 'the lower end of the scale'. He said she ‘had deviated from the defined area of travel’ hitting the cyclist and the sun appeared to be a factor. He gave Mrs O’Donnell a 13 month suspended sentence and disqualified her from driving for eight years.
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/news/courts/kerry-pensioner-86-caused-life-changing-injuries-to-cyclist-court-hears/a664182344.html
#Driver #Cyclist #BrainInjury #SuspendedSentence

What a strange country we live in https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/horse-racing/jockey-avoids-jail-child-cruelty-33080972
There is no way this would not cause lifelong trauma and terror
#ChildCruelty #SuspendedSentence