A husband and four of his family members have been sentenced to a period of imprisonment after subjecting his wife to forced servitude, honour-based violence and coercive behaviour between October 2017 and April 2019 at their shared family home.

After entering an arranged marriage in Pakistan, Mohammed-Shuaib Arshid, 28, moved to the UK with his new wife in a house shared with his father, Arshid Sadiq, 54, his mother, Nabila Shaheen, 56, his brother, Aqeel Arshid, 32, and his sister Zaib Arshid, 27.

A Kettering man has been given a life sentence for murdering his wife and children in their home in December 2022.

The following domestic abuse cases were prosecuted by CPS North East in April:

The Crown Prosecution Service’s determination to work with partners across the criminal justice system to improve the successful investigation and prosecution of domestic abuse cases has been recognised in a report published today.

His Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate’s report into performance from the CPS to victims of domestic abuse, found prosecutors were overwhelmingly selecting charges that were appropriate and proportionate to reflect the criminality involved and give courts adequate sentencing powers.