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.
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Piran Ditta Khan has today (10 May 2024) been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 40 years. David Holderness, Specialist Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "The sentencing of Piran Ditta Khan brings an 18-year-old case to its just end."Khan's fateful decision to…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
Two Just Stop Oil protesters have been convicted of causing and attempting to cause criminal damage after throwing orange powder to disrupt the World Snooker Championships in April last year, following a successful prosecution by the Crown Prosecution Service.On 17 April Edred Whittingham, 26, and…
Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the…
Shaun Sigamoney, District Crown Prosecutor for CPS Yorkshire & Humberside, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised West Yorkshire Police to charge Habibur Masum, with murder and possession of a bladed article following the death of Kulsuma Akter who was fatally stabbed in Bradford…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeYorkshire and Humberside
Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the…
Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the…
A man was yesterday sentenced at Leeds Magistrates’ Court for defacing a Marks and Spencer store with antisemitic graffiti in the city centre.On 17 April 2022, Gregory Palmer, 60, of Bramley, Leeds, drew two Stars of David and an antisemitic slogan on the door of the Wellington Street store in felt…
Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the…
Three people have been sentenced for a sustained and exceptionally brutal attack resulting in a man’s death.Lee Rhoades, 45, died from his injuries in hospital after he was assaulted and then tortured at a property in Bathurst Street in March 2023.Lee Hailstone, 33, Keeran Edge, 27, and Amie Kehoe,…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeYorkshire and Humberside
Under the hate crime legislation, courts must treat offences more seriously where there is evidence that the offender demonstrated hostility on the basis of the victim’s actual or presumed race, religion, disability, transgender identity or sexual orientation, or the offence was motivated on the…
Press ReleaseHate crimeYorkshire and Humberside
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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.
