East of England | The Crown Prosecution Service

Rapist and voyeur jailed for sexual abuse

Craig France, 33, would deliberately pursue women in the Peterborough area late at night before luring them to ‘after-parties’ at his address.

Violent aggressor convicted of murdering his estranged partner

A man who brutally attacked his estranged partner has been found guilty of her murder today.

Man convicted of murdering retired postmistress in 2013

A man who brutally attacked a retired postmistress more than a decade ago before starting a series of fires inside her home has today been found guilty of her murder.

Woman sentenced after milkshake thrown at parliamentary candidate

Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, was given a suspended prison sentence at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after admitting to assault by beating when she threw a milkshake at Nigel Farage MP.

CPS statement: Sentencing of Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and Scott Jeff

Nikki Miller, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “In her short life Isabella Wheildon faced repeated and prolonged acts of abuse.

"Scott Jeff’s violent attacks and the lack of protection provided by her mother Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell showed a total disregard for her welfare by the very people who should have been keeping her safe from harm.

Man who spiked orange juice to force miscarriage convicted

A man who gave orange juice to a woman that he spiked with an abortion-inducing drug has been found guilty of administering a poison to procure a miscarriage.

UPDATE: Life sentence for security guard who planned kidnap, rape and murder of Holly Willoughby

A security guard from Essex who kept thousands of images of Holly Willoughby has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 15-years for planning her kidnap, rape, and murder.

Prosecutors authorise charging Steve Wright with 1999 murder and attempted kidnapping

Luke D'Wit: Sinister double murderer jailed

Luke D’Wit has been sentenced to 37 years for the murders of Carol and Stephen Baxter.

Christmas “party planner” jailed in first laughing gas drug conviction

A drug dealer who was caught red-handed with party bags containing cannisters of laughing gas alongside balloons and candy canes has become the first person to be jailed for possession of the class C drug since it was outlawed by the Home Office.

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