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A court in Leeds sentenced Hardeep Bhachu to 12 years and Jasskamal Riyat to 16 years in prison over the deaths of 27-year-old Justyna Hulboj and her four-year-old daughter Lena Czepczor, who were struck in January 2023 on the A61. Bhachu pleaded guilty, while Riyat was convicted by a jury after denying racing.
Otabek YusupovThe UK Ministry of Justice has announced new measures against prisoners who refuse to attend sentencing: they can be denied visits and locked in their cells for up to three weeks. The measures were backed by the family of murdered Zara Aleena, whose killer Jordan McSweeney refused to come to court. Critics, including the Prison Reform Trust, warn that the sanctions will also hit prisoners' relatives. The UK Ministry of Justice has announced new measures against prisoners who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings: they could lose visits and be locked in their cells for up to three weeks. The measures were backed by the family of murdered Zara Aleena, whose killer Jordan McSweeney refused to come to court. Critics, including the Prison Reform Trust, warn that the sanctions will also affect prisoners' relatives.
Sevara AzamovaA Mexican court sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murder of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad in 2024. The trio was killed during a surfing trip in Baja California during an attempted robbery. The court also ordered the defendants to pay compensation to the victims' families.
Aziz KarimovFormer DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was sentenced at Newry Crown Court to 15 years' imprisonment for 18 counts of child sexual abuse, including rape. The sentences for two victims run consecutively, but due to a 2008 law he will serve only half the term — until the end of 2033, if his appeal fails. His wife Eleanor was found to have committed five of the acts alleged against her; a decision on her will be made later.
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