Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 18 July 2016
- Court Location
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Crown Court
- Judge
- Mr Justice Globe
- Case Number
- U20160926/S20160409
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Co-Defendant/s
- Yes
- Bail Position
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Conditional
Curfew
Offence/s
Sentencing Considerations
- Victim Personal Statement
- Yes
- Undertaken in a group
- Yes
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 3 Years 3 Months
- Likely Release / Eligibility Date
- 4/3/2018
- Sentenced Upon
- Guilty Plea
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- She pleaded guilty to kidnap in Newcastle on 13 April 2016. She and her co-defendant were truant from school when they kidnapped a toddler from a Primark store taking her on to the Metro system to Gosforth where they were arrested. The court heard that she had earlier attempted to abduct two other toddlers.
The judge said: "I bear in mind no physical harm was caused... However, the extensive psychological harm to her mother was devastating." - Case Timeline
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- Crime Location
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Authority
- CPS Northumbria
- Chambers
- Exchange Chambers
- Barrister
- Sarah Helen Barlow
- Police Area
- Northumbria Police
Prosecuting Team

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