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CPS authorises charges following Just Stop Oil protest at Stonehenge

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Wiltshire Police to charge two people with offences related to damage caused to the protected monument Stonehenge.
Press Release CPS Wessex

TikToker sentenced for grossly offensive antisemitic posts

A TikTok user who continually posted antisemitic content to her thousands of followers has been sentenced.
Press Release Hate crime Wessex

Man who murdered another during money dispute jailed

A man who killed another man by stabbing him in the leg has today been jailed.
Press Release Violent crime Wessex

Pair convicted for operating Portsmouth brothel

An organised crime group who operated a brothel out of an address in Portsmouth, have been convicted.
Press Release International and organised crime Wessex

Man jailed for grudge-fuelled attack which left victim in coma

A man who permanently disabled another in a frenzied assault has been jailed.
Press Release Violent crime Wessex

Man jailed after violent disorder outside hotel in Aldershot

A man has been sentenced after violent disorder outside a hotel which houses asylum seekers in Aldershot, Hampshire.
Press Release Violent crime Wessex

Couple jailed after rape of 18-year-old personal training client

A personal trainer who raped a young client after grooming her with his partner has been jailed.
Press Release Sexual offences Wessex

CPS reaction to conviction of 13-year-old girl over disorder in Aldershot

A 13-year-old girl has been convicted after violent disorder outside a hotel used by asylum seekers in Aldershot, Hampshire.
Press Release Wessex

Man jailed after jealousy-fuelled knife attack on ex-partner

A man has been jailed for 21 years after stabbing his ex-partner 17 times before turning the knife on himself.
Press Release Violent crime Wessex

Deliveroo driver who bit off customer’s thumb sentenced

A Deliveroo driver who bit off customer's thumb during an altercation over pizza has been sentenced today.
Press Release Violent crime Wessex

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Media protocol

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