Key regional cases have been heard at Sheffield Crown Court, London’s Court of Appeal and Derby Crown Court as offenders have been brought to justice during October.
Robbers who targeted a taxi-driver have been locked-up, a knife-wielding thug has been put-away and a rapist has been caged as the courts make the streets safer.
In one case a Sheffield man who originally walked free from court after breaking a child’s arm has now been jailed after the Court of Appeal reviewed the case and the defendant was resentenced to three years of custody.
Another man has also denied murdering his baby son after he has been accused of inflicting a fatal head injury on the youngster at his family home in Barnsley.
9. Police
Fraudster Maxine Holland has been put behind bars after she conned her employers at delivery firm DHL out of more than £70,000. Sheffield Crown Court heard on October 11 how Holland, aged 52, had been working as an assistant finance manager for DHL Supply Chain UK finance when she used a company credit card to withdraw £7,784.25p and created false invoices to withdraw £62,968.66p for herself. The defendant, who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to the fraudulent use of a company credit card and to fraudulently creating false invoices to obtain payments through a dummy company. Judge Peter Kelson KC sentenced Holland to 18 months of custody. Photo: Brian Jackson