CPS Staffordshire News

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28/04/2008

Woman convicted of illegal clamping

Today, at Stafford Crown Court, Rebecca Meakin, 27, was found guilty of conspiracy to blackmail in relation to an illegal clamping business she ran from January and the end of May 2006.

24/04/2008

Serial rapist sentenced indefinitley

Today, at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, David Pollard, 22, from Stoke was sentenced indefinitely under a sentence of imprisonment for public protection and put on the sex offenders register for life for a series of violent rapes on girls...

03/04/2008

Women pay for running brothels

Today, at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Penny Kemp and Deborah Cartwright were sentenced for their parts in the running of two brothels in Stoke-on-Trent.

13/03/2008

Pair sentenced for attacking horse

Today at Cannock Magistrates Court Matthew Corfield, 19, and Anthony Hinsley, 19, were sentenced for attacking a horse named Maggie, a 19-year-old Piebald mare, on 13 April 2007 at a farm near Essington, both pleaded guilty on the first day of their trial

29/01/2008

Man convicted of murdering pregnant girlfriend

Today, at Stafford Crown Court, Alec Goode, 25, from Rugeley was found guilty of murdering his pregnant girlfriend, Kristie Johnson, 19, on 29 March 2006.

29/01/2008

Wife guilty of attempted murder

Today, at Stafford Crown Court, Katie Knight, 28, was found guilty of the attempted murder of her husband, Lee Knight, between January 2005 and April 2005 leaving him severely disabled.

22/01/2008

Man guilty of attempted rape of girl

Today, at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Jamel Motsepe, 26, of no fixed abode was found guilty of attempting to rape a girl in April 2007, false imprisonment of and theft of a mobile phone from another woman earlier the same night.

11/01/2008

Men found guilty of execution murder

Today, following a trial lasting several months, five men have been found guilty of the murder of Kevin Nunes in September 2002.

04/12/2007

Nationwide travelling distraction burglars sentenced

Today, at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court John Delaney (22), from Wrexham was sentenced to 10 years 6 months imprisonment, John Paul Connors (21), from Derby was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.

16/11/2007

Husband guilty of murder

Today, at Stafford Crown Court, Harold Ingram, 63, was found guilty by a jury of murdering his wife in March 2007 and immediately received a life sentence.

12/11/2007

CPS Staffordshire launches new website

Today CPS Staffordshire launched its new website and e-mail address. The website will provide the people of Staffordshire with direct access to information on CPS Staffordshire and the e-mail address will make contacting us much easier.

07/11/2007

Men guilty of brutal murder

Today, at Stafford Crown Court, Gary Rogers, 19, Jamie Bennett, 20, and Martin McGuinness, 23, all form Stoke-on-Trent were convicted of killing Daron Hargreaves on 22 December 2006.

19/11/2007

Man ordered to pay for benefits of crime

Today, following an application by the CPS, a confiscation order to the value of £6,338.11 was made against Lloyd Simpson, formerly of Birches Head at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

08/10/2007

Man guilty of street killing

Today, at Stafford Crown Court, Terry Dillon, 19, from Stafford was convicted of killing Daniel Davis.

01/10/2007

Rathbones sentenced for string of thefts

Today at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court Charles Rathbone, 61 was sentenced to a total of 14 months imprisonment and ordered to pay £62,387 compensation to Blurton Transport Services Ltd for his part in numerous counts of theft and other related offences

28/09/2007

Pair pay for running brothels

Today, following an application by the CPS, a confiscation order to the value of £74,365 was made against Cai Zhuang and £23,760 was made against Lin Ma at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

30/08/2007

Man ordered to pay for benefits of crime

Today, following a confiscation hearing at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Keith Derbyshire, 49, was ordered to pay £26,100. He will have to pay this amount within six months or will face an 18 month prison sentence.

19/07/2007

Man ordered to pay for frauldulent claims

Today, following an application by the CPS, a confiscation order in excess of £40,000 was made against William North, 58, at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.

12/07/2007

Family guilty of string of thefts

Three members of the same family were today found guilty of numerous counts of theft, false accounting, assisting in the retention of or control of the proceeds of criminal conduct and perverting the course of justice after a trial lasting several months

07/06/2007

Man found guilty of raping stranger

Today at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court, Mohammed Ahmed, 26 was found guilty by a unanimous jury of rape.