Press Releases from CPS East Midlands
Date
Outline
21/03/2013
Pensioner given suspended sentence for harassmant campaign
A Leicestershire pensioner has been made the subject of a suspended sentence for subjecting her neighbours to a sustained campaign of abuse and harassment, offences described by CPS District Crown Prosecutor Nigel Chapman as 'disgusting and unnecessary'.
24/01/2013
Harassment guilty plea for pig's head
A Leicester man has today pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated harassment for leaving a pig's head at a community centre being used by a Muslim group, an offence described by Chief Crown Prosecutor Judith Walker as 'highly offensive to his victims'.
13/12/2012
Church lead theft conspirators sentenced
Four people have been sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court for their part in a widespread conspiracy to steal lead from 20 churches across Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, a conspiracy described by CPS East Midlands Senior Crown Prosecutor Simon Rowe as the biggest of its kind ever prosecuted. Two others were sentenced for theft and handling stolen goods for related offences.
23/11/2012
Circus owner guilty of Anne the Elephant welfare offences
A circus owner has been found guilty of animal welfare offences for their mistreatment of Anne the Elephant, a protected animal for whom he was responsible.
13/09/2012
Notts inspection shows CPS improvement
CPS East Midlands has welcomed a report from HM CPS Inspectorate that shows its Nottinghamshire district is heading in the right direction.
05/09/2012
CPS Statement: Andy and Tracie Ferrie
A Leicestershire couple involved in the shooting of intruders at their home will not face charges, the Crown Prosecution Service announced this afternoon.
23/08/2012
Heritage partnership snares illegal metal detector
An illegal metal detector has been convicted of theft, following an investigation by a heritage crime partnership in Lincolnshire.
14/08/2012
Newstead Abbey lead thief jailed
A Nottinghamshire man has pleaded guilty to stealing lead from Newstead Abbey, the former home of Lord Byron. Gurshoron Bhattie pleaded guilty to theft and converting criminal property and was sentenced to 18 months in proson at Nottingham Crown Court.
17/07/2012
'Olympic' dance fraudster jailed for deception
A Northamptonshire man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a scam that led 75 local children to believe they would be dancing at the closing ceremony at the Olympic Games – described by CPS East Midlands Senior Crown Prosecutor Ben Samples as 'callous and deceitful'.
22/06/2012
Murder charge for Nottingham stabbing
The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised Nottinghamshire Police to charge a Nottingham man in relation to a fatal stabbing in the centre of Nottingham on Wednesday 20 June. Marcin Cwiakalo has been charged with murder.
30/05/2012
Six found guilty of Nottingham police station attack
Six people have today been found guilty for their part in the most serious incident in last August's disturbances – the attack on Canning Circus police station. Ten people had previously pleaded guilty to their part in the night's events, in a case described by Chief Crown Prosecutor Judith Walker as 'complex and challenging'.
30/05/2012
CPS East Midlands authorises charge in relation to Derby house fire
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Derbyshire Police to charge two people in relation to the house fire in Victoria Road, Allenton, Derby that killed six children.
22/05/2012
Mansfield brawl killers convicted
Two men have been convicted of the killing of a man outside a bar in Mansfield, and a third found guilty of violent disorder in relation to the same incident, described by CPS East Midlands Senior District Crown Prosecutor Lisa Morris as 'a brutal and savage assault'.
27/04/2012
Nottinghamshire man faces charges over Newstead Abbey lead theft
A Nottinghamshire man faces criminal charges in relation to the theft of lead from Newstead Abbey, the former home of Lord Byron, in December 2011.
03/04/2012
Former union official guilty of charity theft
A former Trade Union official has been convicted of using funds from a charity and its trading subsidiary company to pay for substantial improvements to his own home – actions described by CPS East Midlands Chief Crown Prosecutor Judith Walker as "deceitful and shameful".
29/03/2012
Statement from CPS East Midlands following the sentencing of Zack Thompson for rape
Following the sentencing of Zack Thompson to six years imprisonment, Lisa Morris, acting Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East Midlands said:
28/03/2012
Leicester pair guilty of joint enterprise murder
Two Leicester men have been convicted of murder for the stabbing of former policeman Paul Fyfe, a crime described by CPS East Midlands Senior District Crown Prosecutor Lawrence English as 'a shocking waste of life'.
15/03/2012
No homicide charges for Boston explosion
The Crown Prosecution Service in the East Midlands has determined that no homicide charges will be brought in relation to the deaths of five men in an explosion on a Boston industrial estate in July last year.
02/03/2012
Leicester man pleads guilty to manslaughter for Highfields stabbing
A Leicester man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following a stabbing in the Highfields area of the city.
24/02/2012
Derbyshire financial adviser jailed for £1m deception
A Derbyshire financial adviser has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for selling fake financial products over a number of years, offences described by Janine Smith, CPS East Midlands' Senior District Crown Prosecutor in Derbyshire, as 'a sustained campaign of dishonesty'.
06/02/2012
Gainsborough man guilty of religiously aggravated harassment
A Gainsborough man has been found guilty today of religiously aggravated harassment for displaying offensive anti-Muslim posters in his front window - posters that East Midlands Chief Crown Prosecutor Judith Walker said would 'cause offence to virtually anyone that saw them'.
16/01/2012
Don't suffer in silence - Chief Crown Prosecutor's call to domestic violence victims
Judith Walker, Chief Crown Prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service East Midlands has issued a call to victims of domestic violence to report crimes against them and give evidence in court. Speaking at an event organised by CPS East Midlands, she said that victims will be taken seriously and will be fully supported in giving their evidence.
19/12/2011
Police inspector's sex offences a 'breach of trust'
A former police inspector has been jailed after admitting sexually touching a 13-year-old girl.
16/12/2011
Life in prison for girlfriend's murder
A Derby man has been sentenced for life for the brutal stabbing of his girlfriend – a crime described by CPS East Midlands Chief Crown Prosecutor Judith Walker as ‘tragic and senseless'.
07/10/2011
Life sentence for Jia's murderer
David Simmonds has been sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for the murder of Jia Ashton, a crime described by CPS East Midlands' Chief Crown Prosecutor Judith Walker as 'an utterly needless killing'.
29/09/2011
Jia Ashton's killer pleads guilty to her murder
Killer pleads guilty to Jia's murder
05/09/2011
Fines for 'pig's head' incident group
A group of Nottingham men have pleaded guilty to racially or religiously aggravated causing harassment, alarm or distress by words or writing for placing a pig's head on a pole at the proposed site of a Mosque in West Bridgford – a gesture described by CPS East Midlands Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor Brian Gunn as having 'no place in our community'.
01/07/2011
Football Banning Order for Derbyshire Youth
A 14 year old from Bolsover has become the youngest person in Derbyshire to be handed a football banning order for assaulting an opposition goalkeeper during a match at Chesterfield.
13/06/2011
Derbyshire gamekeeper convicted of trapping protected birds
A Derbyshire gamekeeper has been found guilty of seven offences relating to setting a trap to capture protected birds of prey – actions described by CPS Senior Crown Prosecutor Rod Chapman as showing "wilful disregard" for the protection given to these birds.
08/06/2011
Film extra prosecuted for indecent act on a train
Nicholas Read, an actor who has played an Ewok in Star Wars and a goblin in the Harry Potter, films has been convicted of exposure following an incident on a train last October, an act described by the Head of CPS East Midlands’ Leicester trials unit Lawrence English as "gratuitous and disgraceful".
20/05/2011
Child abuser given indeterminate sentence for public protection
Former Lincolnshire police officer and scout leader William Andrew Wright has been given an indeterminate sentence for the public protection after he pleaded guilty to 32 offences including sexual assaults upon children and the making and distribution of indecent images of children.
16/05/2011
Lincolnshire man and youth convicted of racially aggravated offences
A Lincolnshire man and youth have been convicted of racially aggravated offences following an incident at a meeting concerning a Lincoln Mosque - offences described by CPS Senior Crown Prosecutor Deborah Cartwright as "a pre-meditated and calculated attempt to cause harassment and distress".
13/05/2011
Hospital worker pleads guilty to thefts from patients and colleagues
A Nottingham hospital worker has pleaded guilty to a series of thefts from patients and staff, offences described by CPS East Midlands Crown Advocate Jon Fountain as "shocking" and "causing real distress".
06/05/2011
Lincolnshire men plead guilty to distributing indecent images of children
Four men, including two from Lincolnshire, have pleaded guilty a number of charges of making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children crimes.
20/04/2011
Leicester drugs offender ordered to pay back £19,000 proceeds of crime
A Leicester man convicted of drugs offences has had £19,219 worth of assets confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act at Leicester Crown Court.
09/03/2011
Five jailed for Northamptonshire drugs operation
Four men have been convicted of charges of conspiracy to supply drugs and another for being concerned with importing drugs in a case that CPS Northampton senior crown prosecutor Matthew Thomas said “showed a high level of criminality”.
17/12/2010
Five guilty of Lincoln killing
Four people, two of them teenagers have been convicted of the murder of Shaun Rossington in Lincoln in June 2010 in an attack described by CPS Crown Advocate James Allen as ‘vicious and unprovoked’. A 17 year old girl has been convicted of manslaughter. They and a 14 year old girl have also been convicted of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
24/11/2010
Derby men convicted in shocking sex abuse case
Five men have been convicted of a string of sexual offences against young, vulnerable teenage girls and women in a case described as one of "shocking and persistent abuse" by Crown Prosecution Service lawyer Samantha Shallow. Three other men were found guilty of related offences.
06/10/2010
CPS Nottinghamshire authorises charge for murder of Casey Brittle
CPS Nottinghamshire has today decided that a 26 year old Nottingham man will be charged with the murder of Casey Brittle in New Basford on 3 October. Sanchez Williams has been charged and will appear at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Thursday 7 October.
08/09/2010
Inspectorate's 'fair' rating a realistic assessment of CPS Nottinghamshire
The Chief Crown Prosecutor for Nottinghamshire, Judith Walker OBE, said that today’s ‘fair’ rating from HMCPS Inspectorate is a realistic assessment of CPS Nottinghamshire’s position and pledged that the area will work hard to continue to improve the quality of service it provides.
30/06/2010
Derbyshire man guilty of taxi driver's murder
Colin Cheetham, from Ripley in Derbyshire, has been found guilty of the murder of taxi Driver Stuart Ludlam at Cromford Station in September 2009.
25/06/2010
Three convicted in Nottingham murder case
Dion Griffin and Anthony Tirado have been convicted of the murder of Bernard Langton - the last time anyone was killed by a firearm in Nottingham. A third man, Andrew Pleasance, was convicted of assisting an offender, as he helped one of the defendants flee Nottingham to avoid detection.
28/05/2010
Two men convicted of the murder of a Leicester solicitor
Two men have today (Friday May 28) been convicted of the murder of a Leicester solicitor. John David Cort (54) of Rutland Street, Leicester and Brian Curt Farrell (37) of Queensborough Terrace, London were both found guilty of the murder of Mrs Vina Patel
