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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You can find our latest news stories here and search for older stories. You can also find more information about high-profile cases and the work of the CPS.
A man who drove his car into the crowd at Liverpool FC’s victory parade injuring 134 people, has been jailed for 21 years and six months. The judge sentencing Paul Doyle at Liverpool Crown Court was shown distressing dashcam footage from Doyle’s Ford Galaxy from 26 May 2025.Doyle was speeding,…
The parents of a thirteen-week-old baby boy have been convicted of his murder.Miguel Pirjani, was admitted to Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool on 24 November 2024 after his father Klevi Pirjani, of Percy Road in Seacombe, Wallasey, had dialled 999.He told the Operator that Miguel “just…
A man who took part in two armed robberies in Crewe has been jailed for seven years.Karl Manley, 46, of no fixed abode, was one of two men who stole cigarettes and cash from two Morrisons stores in February last year.Two men wearing balaclavas and one wielding an axe went into the Morrisons store…
A man has been jailed for starting a fire that damaged the Liverpool Beatles Museum in the city’s famous Matthew Street area.Daniel Byrne, 38, of no fixed abode, made a concerted effort to set fire to rubbish outside the museum which is in the street where the original Cavern Club once stood.The…
A woman has been jailed for causing the death of her terminally ill partner of 37 years after attacking him on New Year’s Eve.Gillian Shaw, 62, of Rothwell Street, Liverpool was originally charged with murder following the death of house-bound Steven Cox, 64 whom she cared for.He had significant…
The Crown Prosecution Service has successfully prosecuted three men after a BBC Panorama programme revealed bullying and assaults on pupils at a school.The Life school in New Brighton, Wirral, was a private alternative educational provision for children with special educational needs such as autism…
A targeted stop and search pilot in Merseyside is drawing to a close, ahead of a decision to roll the post-conviction powers out nationally. Serious Violence Reduction Orders (SVROs) were introduced on Wednesday 19 April 2023 in four areas – Merseyside, Thames Valley, West Midlands and Sussex …
A teenager who killed three young girls and attempted to kill ten others, including eight children at a Southport dance class has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 52 years before he can be considered for release.Axel Rudakubana, then 17, entered the Hart Space studio on Hart Street…
A TEENAGER who attacked children at a Taylor Swift themed dance class, killing three and seriously injuring 10 other people has today pleaded guilty. Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to murdering three young girls at the dance class in Southport on July 29 last…
Two men have been jailed for life for killing a teenager in a row over a £20 drug debt.Connor Smith, 26, and Martin Wilson, 37 conspired and carried out their plan to kill Nyle Corrigan, 19, on 12 November 2020.Nyle was cycling on Boode Croft, Stockbridge Village, Merseyside, not realising that…
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