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A man who sexually assaulted and harassed a 14-year-old girl in Epping has been convicted.Hadush Kebatu, 41, also sexually assaulted an adult woman – with his actions taking place over a two-day period earlier this year.The offences were charged swiftly by the CPS’ out-of-hours division and a…
The Crown Prosecution Service have authorised charges against two more men in relation to disorder in Epping, Essex.Rebecca Mundy, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Essex Police to charge a further two people following the…
Two more men have been charged in relation to disorder in Epping, Essex.Rebecca Mundy, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Essex Police to charge a further two people following the recent disorder in Epping.“This brings the total…
Rebecca Mundy, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England said: “Today, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Essex Police to charge a further two people following the recent disorder in Epping.“This brings the total number of individuals charged by the CPS in relation to these…
Rebecca Mundy, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Essex Police to charge Dean Smith, 51, with violent disorder in relation to disorder that took place in Epping on 17 July.“I would like to remind all concerned that there…
A man who brutally attacked a dog walker in a random act of violence has been found guilty of her murder – after prosecutors pieced together CCTV, DNA, and bad character evidence to put before the jury.56-year-old Roy Barclay murdered Anita Rose in Brantham on 24 July 2024 – she was walking her dog…
A sexual predator who systematically targeted young woman after plying them with alcohol has today been jailed for 10 years.Craig France, 33, would deliberately pursue women in the Peterborough area late at night before luring them to ‘after-parties’ at his address.Once there, France would ply his…
A man who brutally attacked his estranged partner has been found guilty of her murder today.Unable to accept that his ex-partner had moved on from their relationship, Mark Donovan, 40, confronted Elise Mason at a property in Great Baddow just after 4pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023.While at the address,…
A man who brutally attacked a retired postmistress more than a decade ago before starting a series of fires inside her home has today been found guilty of her murder.David Newton, 70, was first interviewed in 2013 regarding the initially unexplained death of 86-year-old Una Crown in the January of…
A woman has been sentenced after throwing a milkshake at a prospective Member of Parliament during a campaign event earlier this year.Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, was sentenced to 13 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.She earlier pleaded guilty to…
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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.
