Daniel Sandford

@BBCDanielS

I am UK/Home Affairs Correspondent for BBC News. Police, prisons, law, crime and terrorism. Before that Moscow Correspondent so still post about Russia/Ukraine.

Joined July 2011

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 24

Judge-supervised drug treatment sentences known as Intensive Supervision Courts to be expanded bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. The government says the new system is 'tougher than prison' but not everyone will be eligible.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 15

Constance Marten and the “torture church”, the inside story bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. Aged 19, Marten became a disciple of a notorious preacher who allegedly controlled and raped women.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 14

On iPlayer now. The full story. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 14

Court papers reveal Marten and Gordon’s failures as parents bbc.com/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. A years-long court case, which ended with the couple's four children being taken into care, can now be reported.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 14

The chaotic lives of a couple who killed their baby daughter bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. How the 'toxic' couple's relationship descended into chaos and ultimately led to a tragedy.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 14

Mark Gordon is a psychopath, says woman he raped when he was 14 bbc.com/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. Gordon raped his neighbour at knifepoint in 1989 when he was aged 14 and living in Florida.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 14

Now on BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jul 8

Why small-time criminals burned a London warehouse for Russia's mercenary group Wagner bbc.com/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. Five men have now been convicted for their part in the arson attack, which caused £1m of damage.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Jun 13

Another miracle escape bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. Bhoomi Chauhan was running late and airline staff wouldn't let her board Air India flight 171.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · May 29

Constance Marten's partner Mark Gordon was previously convicted of rape in US, retrial told bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. Gordon, who is on trial with his partner Constance Marten over the death of their child, was previously jailed in the US.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · May 27

Mark Gordon assaulted police on maternity ward, court hears bbc.com/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. The alleged assault happened in the hours after Constance Marten gave birth to their first child.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · May 27

Why police released details about Liverpool crash suspect so quickly bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · May 21

Mark Gordon blames baby's death on police manhunt bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. Gordon, 50, gives evidence for the first time in his retrial over the death of his newborn daughter.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · May 15

Police in London are appealing for information on two young people caught on CCTV before and after two kittens were allegedly tortured and killed. It happened on 3 May in Ickenham Road, Ruislip. In the CCTV the boy is seen carrying a duffel bag thought to contain the kittens.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Apr 30

Now with video... bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

BBCDanielS's tweet card. Paul Mangal stole £3,000 worth of games, including family favourites Monopoly and Scrabble, say police.

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Daniel Sandford@BBCDanielS · Apr 29

This was the ITN I joined in 1989! Feels like yesterday youtube.com/watch?v=JAoTxb…

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