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CPS authorises murder charges following the death of Bryonie Gawith and her three children in Bradford house fire

Amanda McInnes, a Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS Yorkshire & Humberside, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised West Yorkshire Police to charge Mohammed Amjid Shabir, 44, and Calum Sunderland, 25, with murder after a house fire which killed Bryonie Gawith and her three children.
Press Release Domestic abuse CPS Yorkshire and Humberside

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.
Press Release Violent crime CPS Yorkshire and Humberside

Thugs jailed for violent disorder in Hull

Three men who attacked police officers during widespread unrest in Hull have been jailed today.
Press Release Violent crime CPS Yorkshire and Humberside

Defendant convicted after assaulting an emergency worker

A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker following widespread disorder in Rotherham in recent days.
Press Release Violent crime Yorkshire and Humberside

Thug who hurled missiles at police officers convicted of violent disorder

A thug has pleaded guilty to violent disorder following widespread unrest in Hull in recent days.
Press Release Violent crime CPS Yorkshire and Humberside

Goole axe attacker sentenced to 25 years

A truck driver from Goole who attacked a woman with an axe, inflicting life-changing physical and psychological injuries, has been sentenced today at Hull Crown Court.
Press Release Violent crime Yorkshire and Humberside

CPS Yorkshire and Humberside: Hate crime sentence uplift examples, cases finalised March 2024

Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the basis of hostility towards one of these characteristics.
Press Release Hate crime Yorkshire and Humberside

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Man convicted of murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford in 2005

A man who had been wanted for the murder of a Bradford Police Officer since 2006 has been convicted of her murder.
Press Release Violent crime CPS Yorkshire and Humberside

Just Stop Oil protesters convicted of criminal damage after disrupting the World Snooker Championships

Two Just Stop Oil protesters have been convicted of causing and attempting to cause criminal damage after throwing orange powder to disrupt the World Snooker Championships in April last year – following a successful prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Press Release Yorkshire and Humberside

CPS Yorkshire and Humberside: Hate crime sentence uplift examples, cases finalised February 2024

Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the basis of hostility towards one of these characteristics. Below are some examples of hate crime cases prosecuted by CPS Yorkshire and Humberside in February 2024 which resulted in a conviction and an uplifted sentence.
Press Release Hate crime Yorkshire and Humberside

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