Prison for man who stabbed his girlfriend

A judge at the Criminal Court Number One in Jaén yesterday sentenced 38 year old A.F.C. to eighteen months in jail after finding him guilty of stabbing his girlfriend in the back, literally, on February 1st of this year.

17 and a half years jail for attempted murder

The Provincial Court in Sevilla has sentenced a 31 year old F.J.M. to 17 years and 6 months in jail for the attempted rape and attempted murder of a woman in the town of El Palmar de Troya. The man was also ordered to pay compensation to the victim of €88,097.

Biggs to die in jail

In a rare, if not unprecedented move, Minister Jack Straw has rejected the advice of the Parole Board and ruled that Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs must stay in jail. The decision has come as a total shock to many people.

Four years for sexual assault

A judge at the Provincial Court in Jaén has sentenced a 40 year old man to four years and one month in jail for sexually assaulting his former wife. The Court heard how the man apparently entered the home of his ex-wife without her consent while she was at work and upon her return, he sexually asaulted her. The defendant …