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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 violence against women and girls and hate crime, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together.

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Showing 1 - 10 of 75 results for area "Wessex"

Ex-counsellor jailed for non-recent sex offences

A rapist who preyed on vulnerable young boys in the 1990’s has been jailed for 22 years.

| Press Release , Sexual offences , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases March 2024

In March 2024, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

| Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

Former barrister sentenced for grossly offensive antisemitic blog posts

A disbarred barrister who posted grossly offensive antisemitic material online has been sentenced.

| Press Release , Hate crime , CPS, Wessex News

Gang who killed man after botched robbery sentenced

A group of men have been sentenced for their role in a botched robbery resulting in the death of a man in a tragic case of mistaken identity.

| Press Release , Violent crime , Wessex News

Man, 65, convicted after knife attack outside shop

A man who stabbed repeatedly stabbed another man outside a shop has been convicted.

| Press Release , Violent crime , Wessex News

Army officer who sent explicit images to women is sentenced

An army officer who used fake social media accounts to send explicit images to women serving on a military base in Aldershot has been sentenced.

| Press Release , Sexual offences, Cyber / online crime , Wessex News

CPS Wessex: Successful Hate Crime Cases January/February 2024

In January and February 2024, prosecutors from CPS Wessex secured successful outcomes in a variety of hate crime cases across the magistrates’ and Crown Courts in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and Wiltshire.

| Press Release , Hate crime , Wessex News

Vet jailed for brutal murder of mother-of-two

A veterinarian who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death in a savage attack has been sentenced.

| Press Release , Violent crime , Wessex News

Fraudster who pretended to be the Queen’s footman sentenced for eBay scam

A fraudster who tricked eBay users into bidding for a walking stick purporting to belong to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced.

| Press Release , Fraud and economic crime , Wessex News

Two teenagers jailed for murder of 18-year-old

Two teenage boys who murdered a man in an unprovoked machete attack near a Swindon play park have been jailed.

| Press Release , Violent crime , Wessex News

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