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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 former schoolteacher from Rushden in Northamptonshire has been jailed for 26 years for abusing a series of young boys in a 16-year campaign of child abuse.Between 1971 and 1987, Robert Gould, now 74, abused a series of boys in his classroom, in the course of voluntary activities and through…
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…
A man from Burton on Trent has been jailed for seven years and three months for attempted rape and sexual assault on a young woman looking for a safe taxi ride in Leicester.Ghulan Mohammed, 36, targeted the young woman in the city centre. He had been driving around Leicester looking for sex workers…
A former PhD student has been jailed for conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) against a young girl in the first conviction of its kind in England and Wales.Emad Kaky, 47, from Swansea, arranged for the child to travel from the UK to Iraq where he had organised for her to be…
A former council employee has been jailed for defrauding a local authority of nearly £1 million over two decades.Alan Doig, 57, used his employment as a senior accountant at Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire to make payments to himself between 2003 and 2022. He stole the money to fund a…
Press ReleaseFraud and economic crimeEast Midlands
A former PhD student has been found guilty of conspiring to commit female genital mutilation (FGM) against a young girl in the first conviction of its kind in England and Wales. Emad Kaky, 47, from Swansea, arranged for the child to travel from the UK to Iraq where he had organised for her to…
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…
Nine people have appeared in court following their part in the unrest in the Nottingham City Centre on Saturday 3 August. They were among 20 people arrested for their conduct during the far-right rally and counter protest in the city.Hearings have been taking place at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court…
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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.
