Criminal cases that the Crown Prosecution Service take to court are in the news every day. This section also covers many issues related to our work, including violence against women and girls, hate crime, support for victims and witnesses, statistics, and speeches by the Director of Public Prosecutions and other senior staff.
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Working with the media
To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
A metal detectorist who tried to sell rare Anglo-Saxon coins from a Saxon hoard has been ordered to pay back the £103,000 from the proceeds of his crimes. Roger Pilling, who was convicted of trying to sell the coins to an American buyer in 2023, was today given a Confiscation Order at Durham Crown…
A 14-year-old girl who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman has been sentenced for attempted murder at Swansea Crown Court today.The teenager, who cannot be named due to her age, had previously admitted the triple stabbing which took place on 24 April 2024, but had denied…
A former police officer has been sentenced today after he was found guilty of indecently assaulting a teen girl more than 25 years ago. Paul Harold, 47, was prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following an investigation by Staffordshire Police. In May 1997, Harold arrested…
Mae geneth 14 mlwydd oed a drywanodd ddwy athrawes a disgybl yn Ysgol Dyffryn Aman wedi ei dedfrydu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe heddiw.Roedd y ferch, yn ei harddegau, nad oes modd ei henwi oherwydd ei hoedran, eisoes wedi cyfaddef i drywanu tri o bobl ar 24 Ebrill 2024 ond wedi gwadu ymgeisio i'w…
A man has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 26-years and 277-days, for the murder of Plymouth University lecturer Claire Chick.Paul Butler, 53, pleaded guilty to Claire’s murder at a hearing on 18 March and was sentenced today at Plymouth Crown Court.Claire was attacked on West Hoe Road,…
A company owner has been jailed for the gross negligence manslaughter of four paddleboarders who died during an organised tour in Pembrokeshire.Nerys Lloyd, 39, who was the owner and sole director of Salty Dog Co Ltd, was jailed for a total of 10-and-a-half years for the gross negligence…
A man has been jailed for four years for defrauding Leeds City Council out of more than £710,000 which was meant to support small businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic.Aftab Baig, 47 from Glasgow, made fraudulent grant claims against thirty-two properties, which were branches of Greggs,…
A man who brutally murdered two people and tried to kill two more on Christmas Day has been convicted.On the evening of 25 December 2024, without warning or provocation, Jazwell Brown murdered Joanne Pearson, 38, and Teohna Grant, 24, within their shared flat block at Santa Cruz Avenue in Milton…
A man responsible for running a global phishing service, used by scammers to trick people into handing over their details, has been jailed.Zak Coyne, 24, used his technical expertise to facilitate extensive fraudulent conduct worldwide by creating and running a subscription-based service for…
A former nurse who stabbed a record shop owner boss with a needle containing a muscle-relaxing anaesthetic has been jailed for attempted murder.Darren Harris, 58, a nurse of 24 years’ experience has been sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 15 years and 84 days at Leeds Crown Court…
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
