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A security guard from Carlisle has been found guilty of killing an army veteran and hiding his body in the woods.Jack Crawley, 20, was found guilty of murdering Paul Taylor on 21 October 2024, following the trial at Carlisle Crown Court. He was also found guilty of the attempted murder of a second…
A Burnley season ticket holder was given a football banning order today at Blackburn Magistrates' Court for three years after admitting posting a racist comment on a social media post.John Southwell, 64, told officers in his police interview that he couldn’t remember if he had posted the offensive…
A man has been jailed after sending threatening emails to an MP and greeting the police at his home armed with a crossbow.Ryan Breheny, 48, called the emergency services just after 6.15pm on 3 June this year. He told the police operator he wanted to make a complaint about the NHS.He then said that…
A 14-year-old boy has been sentenced for a series of violent offences in April and June this year.On 26 April, the teenager, who was 13-year-old at the time and cannot be named due to his age, targeted a married couple in Preston.At 4.05pm, along with a group of friends, the defendant turned up at…
A boy from Oldham has been sentenced following his involvement in violent disorder in Manchester.The court heard that the 12-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been involved in two instances of disorder – one on 31 July outside a Manchester hotel that was believed to be housing…
A mother who left her ten-week-old baby home alone while she worked at a hospital has been jailed.On 20 December 2022, Ruth Auta, 28, left her nurses accommodation shortly after 6.30am to carry out her shift at Royal Bolton Hospital, leaving behind her son Joshua Akerele. She returned over eight…
A professional boxer who punched a man so hard he broke his ribs and ruptured his spleen has been jailed for manslaughter.Mali Wright, 30, originally from Leeds, assaulted Daniel Allsop, 38, on Bethesda Road in Blackpool at 4.30pm on 2 October 2023.Mr Allsop had walked to Bethesda Road with the…
A care worker from Greater Manchester has been jailed after admitting sexual offences against a teenager.Shaun Vincent, 36, was jailed for 21 months on 9 September 2024 at Bolton Crown Court and was made the subject of a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.Vincent admitted some lesser offences but…
A nursery worker from Stockport has been jailed after ill-treating four children in her care.Rebecca Gregory, 25, was sentenced on 2 September 2024 to three years in prison after pleading guilty to offences against four children up to 12 months old, at an earlier hearing.The baby room where Gregory…
An escaped prisoner who planned to set off an explosive device at a Blackpool bank after watching a Netflix documentary will face further jail time.On 26 November 2020 Lancashire Police officers conducted a welfare check on Alan Murphy, 62, who was living in a campervan in Blackpool.Murphy…
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
