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Showing 1 - 10 of 18 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "East Midlands"
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…
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…
A plastic surgeon has been jailed for life for the attempted murder of a senior colleague, despite his attempts to to frustrate the legal process.!n the middle of the night of 14 January 2021, Peter Brooks, 61, cycled from his house in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, to the home of Graeme Perks,…
Samanatha Shallow, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor in the East Midlands, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by Derbyshire Constabulary, we have authorised criminal charges in relation to the death of Izabela Zablocka“Ms Zablocka went missing in August 2010, when she was aged 30. Her…
A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years' detention and a 13 year old girl given a three-year youth rehabilitation order for the manslaughter of an 80-year-old as he walked his dog in a park in Leicester.Bhim Kohli was attacked in Franklin Park on 1 September last year by a 14-year-old…
Samantha Shallow, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor in the East Midlands, said: “Following a review of the evidence provided by Derbyshire Constabulary, we have authorised criminal charges in relation to the death of 37-year-old Gurvinder Johal.“Mr Johal died after a stabbing inside Lloyd’s bank in St…
A bakery worker from Riddings, near Alfreton in Derbyshire has been jailed for life for the murder of his partner on their first anniversary.Kain Taliby, 31, assaulted and killed Chrissie Everett-Hickson in their home after a night out. The couple argued and, during the row, Tailby grabbed Chrissie…
A man formerly from Skegness has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his partner, two years after he set her on fire in the home they shared.Leigh Pateman, 47, doused his partner Ellen Marshall in petrol and set light to her. Pateman repeatedly threatened to kill her during…
Four Derbyshire men have been convicted of the murder of a 21-year-old, whose body was discovered at a remote spot in Breaston in June 2023.Jack Towell, 22, from Nottingham, David Oswald, 31, from Birmingham, and two men who cannot be named for legal reasons plotted together to lure Owen Fairclough…
Andrew Baxter, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has reviewed a file of evidence from Leicestershire Police and has authorised a charge of murder against a 14-year-old boy in relation to the death of Bhim Sen Kohli.“The Crown…
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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.
