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Nikki Miller, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “In her short life Isabella Wheildon faced repeated and prolonged acts of abuse."Scott Jeff’s violent attacks and the lack of protection provided by her mother Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell showed a total disregard for her welfare by the very people…
A man who gave orange juice to a woman that he spiked with an abortion-inducing drug has been found guilty of administering a poison to procure a miscarriage.Stuart Worby, 40, crushed a single 200m tablet of mifepristone into the drink on the night of 3 August 2022 without the woman’s knowledge or…
A security guard from Essex who kept thousands of images of Holly Willoughby has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 15-years for planning her kidnap, rape, and murder.Gavin Plumb, 37, spent two-and-a-half years researching the TV presenter’s personal life and assembling a ‘kidnap kit’ which…
Frank Ferguson, Chief Crown Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East of England, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Suffolk Police to charge Steve Wright, 66, with the kidnap and murder of Victoria Hall and the attempted kidnapping of another woman in September…
Luke D’Wit has been sentenced to 37 years for the murders of Carol and Stephen Baxter.The deaths of Carol and Stephen did not initially present as suspicious however a post-mortem revealed they had been poisoned with a lethal dose of fentanyl. The CPS built a strong prosecution case from the phone…
UPDATE: On 19 March, Nicholas Hawkes, was sentenced at Southend Crown Court to a total of 66 weeks in prison. He received 52 weeks for the cyberflashing offences and an additional 14 weeks for breaching a previous court order and a suspended sentence was activated. He was also made subject of a…
A drug dealer who was caught red-handed with party bags containing cannisters of laughing gas alongside balloons and candy canes has become the first person to be jailed for possession of the class C drug since it was outlawed by the Home Office.Thomas Salton, 30, from Brentwood in Essex was found…
A former Essex Police officer has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after a night out and filming it.Steven Tissier, 37, thought the woman was asleep on a sofa when he touched her leg, thigh and bottom. Later, after she woke up and was waiting for a taxi to take her home, he sexually…
Today Elisha Robinson and Jodie Colvin were sentenced for their acts of horrific abuse directed at a young person in a bungalow in Mulbarton, Norwich. Another was also sentenced but they are a youth offender and so remain anonymous.Collectively they systemically conducted vile acts against an…
Press ReleaseSexual offencesViolent crimeEast of England
Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England, Jenny Hopkins, has welcomed an online support guide specifically for disabled victims and witnesses of crime which was published today (25 August 2017) by the Crown Prosecution Service.
The guide, which the CPS produced with support from…
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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.
