Yesterday she ordered triple-killer Nicholas Prosper to court for sentencing after he tried to avoid attending.
It was not the first time she had faced such cowardice. In December 2022, Jordan McSweeney - who murdered law graduate Zara Aleena - also refused to appear at Woolwich Crown Court. He was initially sentenced to 38 years in prison, later reduced to 33 years.
Born in Yorkshire in 1966 to Sikh Punjabi parents from India, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb made history as the first Asian woman appointed to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court.
Her judicial career has seen her oversee high-profile cases, including that of prison escapee Daniel Khalife, whom she sentenced to 14 years last month. The former soldier spent 75 hours on the run after escaping under a delivery van.
Just last week, she sentenced Hassan Sentamu, 18, to a minimum of 23 years in prison for the murder of E...
It was not the first time she had faced such cowardice. In December 2022, Jordan McSweeney - who murdered law graduate Zara Aleena - also refused to appear at Woolwich Crown Court. He was initially sentenced to 38 years in prison, later reduced to 33 years.
Born in Yorkshire in 1966 to Sikh Punjabi parents from India, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb made history as the first Asian woman appointed to the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court.
Her judicial career has seen her oversee high-profile cases, including that of prison escapee Daniel Khalife, whom she sentenced to 14 years last month. The former soldier spent 75 hours on the run after escaping under a delivery van.
Just last week, she sentenced Hassan Sentamu, 18, to a minimum of 23 years in prison for the murder of E...
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Daily Express (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 20, 2025