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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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…
A woman from West Hallam in Derbyshire has been convicted of racially or religiously aggravated harassment, assaulting an emergency worker, and using threatening words or behaviour to stir up hatred following an incident at the far-right rally in Nottingham at the weekend.Victoria Jayne Gray, 42,…
An anaesthetist from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment with an extended licence of four years for a series of sexual and indecent images offences.Edward Finn, 36, had previously pleaded guilty to nine offences, including sexual assault, making and taking…
A rally driving official from Somerset has been jailed for non-recent child sexual offences.Simon Slade, 65, from Yeovil, groomed and manipulated a teenage girl into sexual activity over a two-year period. Slade engineered a number of situations where sexual activity took place and, during those…
A Nottingham Forest fan has been fined banned from attending football matches for racially abusing opposition fans and a player at a game at the City Ground in December 2023.Darren Green, 50, from Bestwood, persistently shouted racist abuse at opposition supporters at a game against Tottenham…
A primary school teacher from Northampton has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 20 years for the murder of her partner.Fiona Beal, 50, stabbed Nick Billingham in the neck in November 2021 at their home in Moore Street. She then concealed his body in a shallow grave at the side…
A woman from Newark has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her seriously ill mother-in-law by setting a fire in her home while she was asleep.Karen Vamplew set the fatal blaze at her mother in law Elizabeth Vamplew’s home if the early hours of 15 December 2021. Mrs Vamplew, known by…
A 29-year-old from Lenton in Nottingham has been sentenced to a hospital order for the killing of his father in August 2022.Rudi Marriott stabbed Brenton Marriott to death on the morning of 5 August 2022 in his house on Cloister Street. Mr Marriott had been to visit, as he did regularly to provide…
A father from Leicester has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for the murder of his five-week-old baby son, and a mother jailed for allowing his death.Ollie Driver died in his cot on the night of 20-21 October 2017 from the delayed results of a broken neck inflicted some days…
A man from Leicester has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Natasha Morais in her own home in Leicester after being convicted by a jury. He also was sentenced for possessing a sawn off shotgun unconnected to the murder, which was recovered at the scene. Shannon Grant,…
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