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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A 19-year-old man who violently attacked his pregnant girlfriend and caused the death of their unborn son has been jailed.Stefan Marin, 19 and of Kingston upon Hull, was convicted by a jury in October of child destruction, grievous bodily harm, strangulation, forced imprisonment and perverting the…
Press ReleaseDomestic abuseViolent crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A criminal defence solicitor who paid 13-year-old girls for explicit photographs and sexually abused them has been jailed for nine years and nine months at Leeds Crown Court today.Suleman Baig, 40 and of Grimsby, not only abused the young girls, but attempted to pervert the course of justice by…
Press ReleaseSexual offencesCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A man who brutally murdered a young woman at his home before going on a knife-wielding rampage has pleaded guilty to murder.Michael Doherty, 38 (also known as Michael Moore), murdered 21 year-old Courtney Angus at his home in Batley on 25th July 2025. Courtney had been staying at Doherty’s…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A jealous ex-boyfriend who plotted a deadly house fire that killed a mother and her three young children has been convicted of murder, following a successful CPS prosecution.Sharaz Ali, 40 of Bradford was found guilty today of murdering Bryonie Gawith and her three children following a 4 week trial…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A man who repeatedly sent abusive messages which included references to ‘killing Jews’ to a prominent Jewish MP’s constituency office has been sentenced at Leeds Magistrates’ Court today.Kevin Smith, 61 and of Leeds, sent around 300 text messages and three voicemails of an abusive nature to Alex…
Press ReleaseHate crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
An Albanian national who was deported from the UK twice in three years has been sentenced today for breaking immigration rules by returning illegally again last year.Emirjon Gjuta, 34, was deported from the UK in August 2020 after being convicted and sentenced for drugs offences. Police then…
Press ReleaseInternational and organised crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A man who murdered a ‘Good Samaritan’ who stepped in to help other victims following a violent brawl at the defendant’s sister’s wedding reception in Sheffield has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years.Hassan Jhangur, 25, was found guilty after a trial at Sheffield…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A man has been sentenced to ten months in jail at Leeds Crown Court after making a bomb hoax call to a synagogue the week after a fatal terrorist attack at a synagogue in Manchester.Markel Ible made the call to Sinai Synagogue in Roundhay on Monday 6th October 2025, just days after Jihad al-Shamie…
Press ReleaseHate crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A youth has today (8 August 2025) been convicted of murdering 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in the courtyard of a Sheffield school in February 2025The youth (who cannot be named for legal reasons) was also found guilty carrying a hunting knife into school premises at Sheffield Crown Court.He took…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSYorkshire and Humberside
A man has been jailed for murdering his wife in front of their baby in a pram while out in the streets of Bradford.Habibur Rahman Masum, 26, of Burnley, Lancashire has been sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 28 years at Bradford Crown Court today (22 July 2025) for murder, one…
Press ReleaseDomestic abuseCPSYorkshire and Humberside
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