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.
Latest news
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.
Working with the media
To make criminal court reporting more open, the CPS, police, and media representatives created a joint protocol (agreement) for working together. We are currently working on an updated version of the protocol.
Showing 61 - 70 of 99 results for area "Mersey-Cheshire"
The first prison sentence for an offender who caused panic and chaos on the streets of Southport last week has been handed down today – showing the stark consequences for those involved in disorder.Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Liverpool, earlier pleaded guilty to violent disorder and…
Sarah Hammond, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Mersey-Cheshire, said:“The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Merseyside Police to charge a 17-year-old male, of Banks, Lancashire, with three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder following the tragic incident that took place in…
A twenty-three year old Cheshire man has been jailed for raping and controlling a woman over a number of months.The Crown Prosecution Service said that Sefa Sarikaya forced the woman to have sex and stopped her seeing friends and family. He changed the password on her phone so that he could…
Lucy Letby was sentenced on 5 July 2024 to a further whole life order for the attempted murder of Baby K in February 2016, following a retrial at Manchester Crown Court. The jury returned a guilty verdict on this count on Tuesday, 2 July 2024.She has now been sentenced to 15 whole life orders for…
Convicted child murderer Lucy Letby has been found guilty of trying to kill another baby in the neonatal unit where she worked.The Crown Prosecution Service prosecuted the former nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital for the attempted murder of the child known as Baby K after a jury failed to…
A woman who was studying to be a nurse has been sentenced for systematically and repeatedly controlling and abusing her partner. Sarah Rigby, 41, of Sunningdale Close, Winsford, subjected the man to controlling and coercive behaviour over many months. She denied the charges…
A mother and son have been sentenced after their Rottweiler dogs attacked a woman who’d tried to stroke them and later died.Rachel Walshe, 69, and her son Brian Walshe, 42, were walking their dogs on Park Lane West in Netherton in Liverpool on 18 August 2023, at about 5.45pm.Rachel was walking her…
A serious and persistent child sex offender has been given a 35-year sentence for a number of non-recent offences against two young boys.Raymond Hawthorne, 59, was jailed yesterday (14 May 2024) at Liverpool Crown Court following a trial in March 2024.Hawthorne groomed and sexually abused the…
A mother and son have been jailed after the XL Bully dog they kept at their home left an eight-year-old boy with life-changing injuries.Amanda Young, 49 , of Wadham Road in Bootle was looking after the dog Snoop on 10 February 2024 when the young boy came to call.The XL Bully dog, which is a banned…
A Royal Navy submariner who killed two women when he deliberately drove his car at speed into the middle of a Cheshire road has been jailed for 10 years.Benjamin Lewis, 31, of, Neston, Wirral, was driving his blue BMW in convoy with his partner on the A5117 near Dunkirk on the Wirral, around 9.20pm…
Press ReleaseDriving offencesMersey-Cheshire
Press Office contact details
Please note that our Press Office is NOT able to deal with issues or queries from members of the public - these contact details are for accredited journalists ONLY. Do not call this number unless you a member of the press. For all general enquiries, please visit contact.cps.gov.uk.
If you are a national or international journalist with a media enquiry, you can contact the CPS Press Office on 020 3357 0906 or email [email protected] (9am-5pm weekdays only).
For out-of-hours media enquiries please call 020 3357 0906 to reach the duty press officer.
If you follow us on social media, you can expect posts covering some or all of the following:
Operational updates on decisions to prosecute or take no further action;
Reactions and statements on trial outcomes;
Policy updates from the Director of Public Prosecutions and other prosecutors;
Updates on media appearances by CPS staff
Content that explains the role of the CPS and how we work
Highlighting of relevant work by our criminal justice partners and other stakeholders
We will aim to be fair and accurate in all the information we publish. We will aim to correct any inaccuracies as soon as possible.
We are unable to monitor social media round the clock. We are not able to engage with all those who seek a response from us due to resources but also due to privacy and the sensitive nature of some of our work. The best way to contact the CPS is through our website.
Please do not try to report crime using social media. To report crime, please call 101 or visit your local police station. In an emergency, always call 999.
If you follow us on social media we will not automatically follow you back. Being followed by us does not imply endorsement of any kind.
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.
