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New strangulation and suffocation laws will help protect victims

From today, prosecutors will have new powers to charge violent abusers with specific offences of non-fatal strangulation and non-fatal suffocation, as key measures in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 come into force.

Non-fatal strangulation or non-fatal suffocation

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Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy (VAWG)
Non-fatal strangulation or non-fatal suffocation
Case building
Offences available to prosecutors and selecting the appropriate charge
Acceptability of pleas
Extra-territorial jurisdiction

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Rape and Sexual Offences - Annex B: Statutory Limitations on prosecution of offences committed abroad - Table of Legislation

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Prosecutors seek the public’s views on mercy killings and failed suicide pacts

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is seeking views on a proposed update to legal guidance on homicide, to assist prosecutors considering the public interest when dealing with suspects in deaths arising out of failed suicide pacts and so called ‘mercy killings’.

Launching a public consultation today (Friday 14 January), the CPS has set out a number of public interest factors prosecutors should consider when deciding whether or not to charge a suspect with murder or manslaughter, where the suspect believes they were acting wholly out of compassion for the deceased.

Offensive Weapons Table of Offences, Defences and Applicability

Possession
Possession / Corrosive Substance
Possession / Threat
Possession / Private Place
Possession / Private Place / Threat
Possession / Education Premises
Possession / Prisons
Possession / Crossbow
Sale, Manufacture or Hire
Sale / Corrosive Product
Sale / Corrosive Product / Selle

Prosecuting those who assault emergency workers

These are just some of the successful cases prosecuted by CPS London South in recent weeks.

Gang related offences - Decision making in

This guidance provides a summary of the relevant principles and case law to be applied when making charging decisions in gang related offences and when seeking to use gang related evidence in proceedings.

Leicester serial attacker jailed for life for attempted murder

A Leicester man has been convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for four serious attacks in the Belgrave area of the city.

313 prosecutions for assaults on emergency workers completed in first month of lockdown

More than 300 prosecutions for assaults on emergency workers were completed in the first month of lockdown, CPS data reveals.

‘Coronavirus coughs’ at key workers will be charged as assault, CPS warns

Anyone using coronavirus to threaten emergency and essential workers faces serious criminal charges, the Director of Public Prosecutions warns today.

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