Closer working between CPS and police helping to increase charges of rape and serious sexual offences in the West Midlands
As part of a collective effort across the criminal justice system to tackle the discrepancy between rape and sexual offence cases being reported and taken to court, senior police officers and legal managers across the country are now working closer and communicating more regularly. In the West Midlands, this has contributed to a 33% rise in charges for rape and serious sexual offences.
A man who admitted to carrying out over 100 rapes against a young girl over an eight-year campaign of abuse has been sentenced today (19 February) at Newcastle Crown Court.
Ex-paramedic jailed for multiple sexual assaults and rapes
An ex-paramedic has today been jailed for multiple rapes and serious sexual assaults carried out over a period of several years on women in his care, or in an assumed relationship with him.
Men who robbed Stoke Newington brothel and raped women inside convicted
David Fonseca, 27, Adilson Mendes-Namdja-Uare, 23, and Edmilson Caimanque, 23, stormed their way into a Stoke Newington basement flat at around 11pm on 12 June 2019.
Rapist convicted after 23 years in east London 'cold case'
Gulzar Hussain, 40, raped a 32-year-old office worker after tricking her into walking through King Edward Memorial Park to reach a cab office in Shadwell on 17 October 1997.
Pawel Relowicz guilty of murdering 21-year-old Hull student Libby Squire
Meat plant worker and father-of-two, Pawel Relowicz, 25, has been found guilty today (11 February) at Sheffield Crown Court of the rape and murder of 21-year-old Libby Squire on 1 February 2019.