Blackmail sentence cut after identical offending
Jacob Kirby-Parker appealed his two-year prison sentence saying it was "excessive".
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Apple fanboy's massive iFail
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Apple pays tribute and casts ahead in keynote
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Why I am not going to buy the iPhone X
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Why iPhone X launch was a bit of a fizzer
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Why the iPhone 8 is so expensive
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