Tuesday 4 December 2007

OAP couple jailed for talking to grandson

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http://www.stopinjusticenow.com/News_0586.htm
A PENSIONER couple have been handed jail sentences for getting in touch with their grandson. A 71 year-old man was jailed for 20 months during a private hearing in the Midlands, held without a jury. And the 61 year-old grandmother was given a 12-month term, which has been suspended for two years. The pair were found guilty of being in contempt of court at a Nottingham Family Court hearing on Friday. The woman is the natural grandmother of the youngster, and her former partner is step-grandad. Their teenage grandson is in the care of the city's social services department. No further details about the case, which was heard at Nottingham County Court, can be revealed by the Sunday Mercury because of legal red tape. But the tough sentences have shocked Birmingham Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming

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