Local Area News
Date
Outline
27/08/2010
CPS Eastern Group
Man sentenced to five years for wounding
A man who stabbed MTV star Matthew Pritchard has today been sentenced to five years imprisonment at Norwich Crown Court.
26/08/2010
CPS Eastern Group
Footballer admits driving while using mobile phone
England and Tottenham footballer Jermain Defoe has today pleaded guilty to driving while using his mobile phone.
25/08/2010
CPS London
School laboratory Technician Sentenced
A school laboratory technician was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court yesterday (24 August 2010) after being found guilty ofrendering a student unconsciousness by administering a noxious substance.
25/08/2010
CPS Northwest
Woman guilty of murdering her child
A Stockport woman was today found guilty of the murder of her three-year-old daughter in an act described by prosecutors as "vindictive" and "spiteful".
25/08/2010
CPS Eastern Group
Death by dangerous driver jailed
A speeding driver who caused the death of a cyclist in a road crash has been jailed for two and a half years.
23/08/2010
CPS West Midlands
Consultation on prosecuting cases of human trafficking
The CPS has drafted a Public Policy Statement which tells you how we handle cases involving victims of Human Trafficking crimes.
20/08/2010
CPS West Midlands
CPS Coventry and Solihull head departs to take up new post
The Senior District Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in Coventry and Solihull, Nigel Gumley, will be leaving his post on 31 August 2010 to take up his new position as the head of the CPS in Birmingham.
20/08/2010
CPS West Midlands
New CPS head for Birmingham
Nigel Gumley has been appointed as the new Senior District Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in Birmingham, pending the departure of Nick Price, who will be taking up his new post as Chief Crown Prosecutor for North Wales.
17/08/2010
CPS Thames and Chiltern Group
Family convicted of false imprisonment and assault
Three members of the same family were convicted of ABH and false imprisonment at Oxford Crown Court on 10 August, following a two-week trial. Mudassar Ahmed, 29, and his parents Halima and Iftikhar Ahmed, both 52, had all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
13/08/2010
CPS Eastern Group
Double murderer sentenced to a minimum 30 years
A man has today been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of double murder, following a trial before a jury at Norwich Crown Court.
06/08/2010
CPS Northwest
Seven Men Sentenced For Merseyside Police Fraud
Stephen Kell and Kevin Mighall, employed by the Metropolitan Police Authority in its estates department, have been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court for corruption after accepting gifts and hospitality from local businessmen in return for lucrative contracts from the police authority.
05/08/2010
CPS North East
Your neighbourhood, your voice
The Crown Prosecution Service knows the most effective way to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour is for all sections of our community to have a strong voice.
04/08/2010
CPS North East
Cruttendens have assets seized
A County Durham couple who obtained hundreds of thousands of pounds by deception have had their assets seized.
04/08/2010
CPS North East
Peter Chapman admits killing Ashleigh Hall
Peter Chapman has today pleaded guilty to the kidnap, rape and murder of 17 year Ashleigh Hall.
04/08/2010
CPS North East
Steven Hodgson guilty of Stockton pensioner's murder
A serial burglar who strangled a Stockton grandmother then set fire to her home has been convicted of her murder.
04/08/2010
CPS North East
Raymond Scott guilty of handling stolen Shakespeare Folio
Raymond Scott has today been found guilty of possessing an original copy of Shakespeare's First Folio stolen from Durham University.
04/08/2010
CPS North East
Raymond Scott jailed
Raymond Scott was today jailed for eight years for handling a rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio, stolen from Durham University twelve years ago, and then removing the book from the country.
04/08/2010
CPS North East
Michael Ridley jailed
A man who admitted killing an off-duty soldier and assaulting his wife in an unprovoked street attack has been jailed for five years.
04/08/2010
CPS Eastern Group
Pair jailed for double murder
A man and a 16-year-old girl have today been found guilty of a double murder at Ipswich Crown Court.
02/08/2010
CPS London
Man Sentenced for Barking Attempted Murder
A man was sentenced on 30 July 2010 at Central Criminal Court to 14 years imprisonment after admitting attempting to murder his former girlfriend at a property in Barking.
