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Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from hate crime and violence against women and girls, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

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CPS response to Sunday Telegraph letter, 21 October 2018

The CPS was approached by the Sunday Telegraph to provide a response to a letter from Liam Allan and Samuel Armstrong, which ran on 21 October 2018. The following response was provided, but not included by the Sunday Telegraph in its coverage.

| CPS says , CPS News

Man convicted of murdering grandmother

A man who stabbed his 74-year-old grandmother to death has today (19 October) been convicted of her murder.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, West Midlands News

Father guilty of murdering two-year-old son

A drug dealer has today (19 October) been found guilty of murdering his two-year-old son.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, West Midlands News

Twenty men convicted of multiple sex offences against young girls

Twenty men have been convicted of serious sexual offences in Huddersfield in a series of trials, it can be reported today (19 October).

| Press Release , Sexual offences , CPS, Yorkshire and Humberside News

UPDATE: Couple sentenced for abuse spanning three decades

A man and woman have been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court for fourteen offences spanning three decades.

Peter Griffiths, 65, and his wife Avril Griffiths, 61, abused three girls starting in the seventies, the eighties, and into the nineties.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , CPS, Cymru/Wales News

Man convicted for causing serious injuries after driving his car at group

A man who drove his car at a group of people outside a pub in Newport causing serious injuries has been convicted today (18 October).

McCauley Cox, 19, was sitting in his Ford C-Max outside Courtyard Public House in Newport on 29 April when a fight broke out.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, Cymru/Wales News

Tougher hate crime sentences at record levels

Courts are handing out tougher sentences in more than two-thirds of hate crime cases for the first time, a Crown Prosecution Service report published today (Tue 16 Oct) reveals.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

Man jailed for sexually abusing teenager in Rotherham

A 55-year-old man who sexually abused a teenager has been jailed for nine years.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , CPS News

Couple jailed after dog mauled toddler in Kent

A man and woman have been jailed after they admitted owning a dog which severely mauled a toddler in a play area in Kent.

| Press Release , CPS, South East News

Disabled victims of hate crime receiving improved service from prosecutors - report

A network of prosecutors dedicated to tackling hate crime has helped the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) improve the experience of disabled victims, an inspection report has found.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS News

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Contacts: National media

National media should contact the numbers below with enquiries and requests for interviews or other facilities:

General press office number: 020 3357 0906

Out of hours: 07590 617233 - for emergency queries only

General e-mail: cps.pressoffice@cps.gov.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @cpsuk

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Press Officers

Yasser Mehmood
Email: yasser.mehmood@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7147 7725

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Natalie Robinson
Email: natalie.robinson@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 0448

Shannyn Quinn
Email: shannyn.quinn@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 1296

Senior Press Officers

Andrew McGill
Email: andrew.mcgill@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 0044

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Chief Press Officer

Lisa Ettridge
Email: lisa.ettridge@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 1459

Head of News

Rob Smith
Email: rob.smith@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7147 7547

Contacts: Local media

Cymru/Wales
Richard Paull
Email: richard.paull@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02920 803950

East Midlands
Graham Buchanan
Email: Graham.Buchanan@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0115 852 3343

East of England
Gillian Andrews
Email: gillian.andrews@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01245 455027

London (North and South)
Christian Taylor / David Lindsell / Nazia Dewji
Email: london.communications@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 020 7147 7937 / 020 3357 0087 / 020 3357 1994

Mersey Cheshire
Jackie Rand
Email: jackie.rand@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0151 239 6334

North East
Chris Black
Email: chris.black@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0191 260 4216

North West
Anne Collins
Email: Anne.Collins@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 01772 208283 / 01772 208267

South East
Cheryl Pendry
Email: cheryl.pendry@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 01227 655862 / 07876 390054

South West
Gary Cockram
Email: gary.cockram@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0117 930 2968

Thames and Chiltern
Email: ThamesChiltern.ABC@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01727 798700, select option 5

Wessex
Sarah Cartwright
Email: sarah.cartwright@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02380 673806

West Midlands
Vinny Bolina
Email: Vinny.Bolina@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 0121 262 1531 / 0121 262 1644

Yorkshire and Humberside
Elizabeth Ogborn
Email: elizabeth.ogborn@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 0113 290 2839 / 07500 835186

   

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