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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You can find our latest news stories here and search for older stories. You can also find more information about high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.
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.
David Malone of the Crown Prosecution Service said: “We have today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge two teenagers with murder following the tragic death of Kelyan Bokassa in Woolwich on January 7, 2025.“The boys, aged 15 and 16, who cannot be named at this stage in legal proceedings,…
Ben Samples, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in West Midlands, said: “The CPS has authorised West Midlands Police to charge Aimee Betro with conspiracy to murder a Birmingham resident.“Aimee Betro from Wisconsin in the USA will be charged for her alleged part in a…
A former surgeon has been jailed for a combined total of more than five and-a-half years (67 months) today (Wednesday 15 January) at Inner London Crown Court having admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, child cruelty and administering a prescription only medicine to several…
A GP from Salford has been jailed after being found guilty of sexually assaulting women whilst examining them.Dr Wayne Davis, 69, was jailed for eight years at Manchester Crown Court on 13 January 2025, after conducting unnecessary, intimate examinations and procedures on two women between 1995 and…
A former takeaway worker who laundered the proceeds of fraud, which saw her rise from living above a restaurant to residing in a multi-million pound rented house, in an affluent part of North London, has been ordered to pay back more than £3.1 million or face extra time in jail. Jian Wen, 42,…
Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police Service, the Crown Prosecution Service has authorised criminal charges against UK Athletics Limited and a 77-year-old man following the death of United Arab…
A dealer of stolen unreleased music from famous musicians via the dark web through cryptocurrency exchanges has been today sentenced/imprisoned (3 January 2025).Skylar Dalziel, 22, of Luton, was sentenced today to 21 months' imprisonment suspended for 24 months at Luton Crown Court for 14 counts…
Two men have been charged with offences after an incident at Manchester Airport on 23 July 2024.The Crown Prosecution Service has today charged two men with assaults on police officers.Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 20, is charged with two offences of causing actual bodily harm, one charge of assaulting an…
Former police officer Lewis Edwards and his mother Rebekah Edwards have been sentenced after attempting to conceal crucial evidence following an online child abuse and blackmail case.Lewis Edwards, aged 25 and a former police officer, was convicted of multiple child sexual online offences in…
A woman has been sentenced after throwing a milkshake at a prospective Member of Parliament during a campaign event earlier this year.Victoria Thomas Bowen, 25, was sentenced to 13 weeks' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.She earlier pleaded guilty to…
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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.
