Violent crime | The Crown Prosecution Service

All justice is best served swiftly

Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, wrote in a piece for The Times about the need for swift justice in all criminal cases. He explained the process by which we can charge cases of violent disorder quickly, and why the other case types take deeper, specialist work to build a case and ultimately prove.

Man jailed for violent disorder in Blackpool

A man has been jailed for more than two years after being involved in widespread unrest in Blackpool.

Teenager jailed for taking a knife to the site of a planned protest

A teenager who took a knife to an area where a protest was due to take place has been jailed.

First riot charge authorised for adult involved in disorder

Man who chanted to Rotherham mob jailed

A man who shouted at police officers and chanted to a mob at the Holiday Inn Rotherham has been sentenced after pleading guilty to violent disorder.

Updated with sentence: Man admits violent disorder after Southport police van attack

Update: On 21 August 2024 at Liverpool Crown Court, Luke Moran was jailed for three years. A man has admitted battering a police vehicle, leaving officers trapped inside and fearing for their lives, as part of riots in Southport.

Violent thug jailed after throwing bricks at police during disorder in Manchester

Paul Smith, 21, has been jailed today for violent disorder during a riot on 31 July in Manchester.

First riot charge authorised following widespread disorder

Gale Gilchrist, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS North East, said: “Following a review of further evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service has today laid a charge of riot in relation to a 15-year-old boy, following disorder that took place in Sunderland on August 2.

A man whose vile abuse of a bus driver was widely shared on social media has been jailed

A man whose vile abuse of a bus driver was widely shared on social media has been jailed.

Michael Mongan, 39, unleashed a tirade of religiously-aggravated abuse and spat at the driver after being denied entry when his payment card was declined.

The incident, which took place on August 7 in Hayes, saw Mongan spit at the bus driver's cab several times while shouting Islamophobic comments and other threats.

Two sentenced for murder of Colwyn Bay man

A man and woman have been sentenced to life imprisonment at Mold Crown Court for the murder of Mark Wilcox of Colwyn Bay.

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