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Dementia-faker who hid her father’s death faces jail for £750,000 benefit fraud

An amateur actress who feigned dementia and hid her father’s death for 12 years so she could claim £750,000 in public funds faces jail for the one of the largest ever cases of benefit fraud by a single person.

Stephen Nicholson jailed for murdering 13-year-old Lucy McHugh

A paedophile who groomed a 13-year-old girl after moving into her family home then killed her to keep her silent has today been jailed for murder.

Stephen Nicholson began abusing Lucy McHugh from the age of 12 her after moving in with her family in Southampton.

Breast-ironing recognised as child cruelty and assault by CPS

Breast-ironing should be prosecuted as a form of child abuse, the CPS says in new guidance published today.

Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, charged with 22 counts of murder

Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber, arrived back in the UK on 17 July following a request made by the CPS Counter Terrorism Division to the Libyan authorities.

Parliament attacker guilty of attempted murder

A man who deliberately drove his car into cyclists and police officers outside Parliament has been convicted of attempted murder today (17 July).

Thief who drugged and killed father-of-three guilty of murder

A thief who killed a father-of-three after poisoning him with date rape drug GHB has been found guilty of his murder today (15 July 2019) at the Old Bailey.

Speech by Max Hill QC, DPP, to the Policing and Security All-Party Parliamentary Group, 15 July 2019

Good evening and thank you for inviting me here today. It is my first APPG as DPP, although not my first engagement with parliamentarians. I have been pleased to be able to give evidence at three committees so far, and have met with a number of your colleagues.

Train passenger jailed for a frenzied attack that killed a father

A train passenger who confronted a father and then stabbed him to death in front of his son was found guilty of murder today, Friday 12 July 2019.

Speech by Max Hill QC, DPP, to the Bar Council in Cardiff, 6 July 2019

Bore Da. It’s a pleasure to be here in Cardiff for the first Saturday morning meeting outside of London. As you know, the CPS maintains a comprehensive presence here in Wales, with our offices in Cardiff, Swansea and Mold. I spent Monday and Tuesday of last week here in Cardiff, with all of our teams.

Synagogue arsonist sectioned under Mental Health Act

A 52-year-old man who wrote songs calling for violence against Jewish people has been ordered to be detained in a hospital for treatment after pleading guilty to torching Exeter synagogue whilst suffering a psychotic episode.