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East Midlands

Christian summer camp leader jailed for abuse

A former vet has been given an extended prison sentence totalling 31 years and 10 months for drugging and sexually abusing a group of young boys on a Christian summer camp he was leading. Jon Ruben, 76, from Ruddington in Nottinghamshire, ran the camp at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire, using a position of responsibility in his church community. He laced sweets with sedatives he had purchased online and tricked the children into eating them by encouraging them to take part in what he called ‘the sweet game’. He gave the boys the contaminated sweets and offered a prize to whoever ate them the quickest.
Press Release Domestic abuse Sexual offences East Midlands
East Midlands

Man guilty of murdering 9-year-old girl in Boston, Lincolnshire

A man living in Boston in Lincolnshire has been found guilty of murdering a nine-year-old girl in the street in 2023. Deividas Skebas, 26, formerly of Alcorn Green, Boston, fatally stabbed Lilya Valytute as she was playing outside a shop in Fountain Street, Boston. Skebas circled round the scene of the killing, avoiding other passers by and attacked when Lilya and her sister were alone. 
Press Release Violent crime East Midlands
East Midlands

Money launderer agrees to hand over £300k of illicit cash

A man who was convicted of money laundering in 2008 and his wife have agreed to hand over £337,500 after the Crown Prosecution Service uncovered that he had been using unexplained funds to finance a property empire.
Press Release Proceeds of crime CPS East Midlands
East Midlands

New pledge to recognise patterns of domestic abuse as charges in CPS East Midlands continue to increase

All prosecutors in the region will now work under the national VAWG strategy, developed after listening to victims’ experiences, and delivering justice through prosecutions which reflect the full reality of each case of abuse.
Press Release Domestic abuse East Midlands
East Midlands

Life imprisonment for Derby bank murderer

A man who stabbed a stranger to death in a city centre bank has been jailed for life for his murder.Haybe Cabdiraxmaan Nur walked into a branch of Lloyds Bank on 6 May and, without warning, stabbed Gurvinder Johal in the chest before walking calmly out of the bank. Mr Johal, known to his close…
Press Release Violent crime East Midlands
East Midlands

CPS announces burglar charged with causing manslaughter of fellow intruder

The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Mason Meanwell has been charged with manslaughter following the death of an intruder, Taylor Green, during a burglary in Tuxford, Nottinghamshire.The CPS has also determined that the householder will not face any charges in relation to the death…
Press Release East Midlands
East Midlands

Teenager jailed for life for Ilkeston stabbing

A teenager from Ilkeston in Derbyshire has been convicted of the murder of 18-year-old Noah Smedley in the town.Charles Hartle, 18, who was 17 at the time, stabbed Mr Smedley in the heart with a Rambo knife, which he had concealed in his trousers, after a group of friends had bought drugs from him…
Press Release Violent crime East Midlands
East Midlands

Prosecutors block 'sexsomnia' defence to see controlling rapist jailed

A Leicester man has been jailed for nearly 15 years for rape and controlling or coercive behaviour, after prosecutors challenged his claim he had committed the offences in his sleep.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS East Midlands
East Midlands

Man charged with child cruelty offences at Leicestershire summer camp

Janine McKinney, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East Midlands, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the prosecution of a 76-year-old man with child cruelty offences following a police investigation into a summer camp held at Stathern Lodge, Leicestershire."This decision has been made…
Press Release CPS East Midlands
East Midlands

Victim gives evidence in second trial to help jail rapist

A rapist from Leicester has been given an extended prison sentence totalling 25 years, thanks in part to a complainant giving evidence against him for a second time. Randy Ayor, 22, from Leicester, physically, sexually and emotionally abused three women after starting relationships with them and through encountering them through work.
Press Release Sexual offences East Midlands

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