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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Company Director, Jake Balmforth, 35, has been jailed for five years for manslaughter, after an outbreak of violence in a Blackpool pub led to the death of Anthony Johnson. A nine year football banning order was also imposed.Katie Lord, Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West, said: “This case…
A man previously convicted of murdering a 23-year-old man in 2011 has been found guilty of stabbing his 64-year-old great uncle to death last year.Direece Roche, 30, stabbed his great uncle to death, after entering his house through an upstairs window in the early hours of 30 June 2024.Fintan…
A man has been found guilty of murdering his 24-year-old daughter-in-law, just six months after she arrived in the UK to marry his son.Mashal Ilyas, who came to the UK following arrangements made by the two families, was found unconscious at the bottom of the stairs in the family home on 9 October…
A man has been jailed today for throwing acid in the face of a teenager.Gilson Martins, 23, was jailed today for eight years and two months at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court for robbery, two counts of possession of a corrosive substance, intimidation and drugs offences.Joanne Edwards, 45,…
Two men have been found guilty of kidnapping and violently assaulting an 87 year-old Imam in Oldham last year, causing significant injuries including a brain bleed alongside swelling and lacerations across his body.Azizur Rahman, 38, and Shohad Miah, 24, had previously denied these offences and…
A man has been found guilty today of murdering and dismembering a man who he lived with, following a trial at Manchester Crown Court.Marcin Majerkiewicz, 42, killed Stuart Everett, 67, before dismembering his body and depositing his remains in different locations across Greater Manchester and…
Three men have been jailed for the fatal stabbing of Sadiq Al-Lami in Manchester.Today, at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court, Sultan Bakr, 23, was jailed for life with a 20-year minimum term, Sikander Babar, 25, was jailed for life with a 20-year minimum term and Abdul Babar, 19, was jailed…
A second man has been jailed following the fatal stabbing of a peacemaker who was trying to intervene in a heated exchange.Kevell Blake, 21, has been sentenced today at Manchester Crown Court to eight years for the manslaughter of Badri Issa, 22. At an earlier hearing Raami Mohamed, 22, was…
A man who fled to Pakistan to evade justice was convicted today of murdering Andre Marshall in Urmston in 2015.Abdul Qadir Ahsan, 28, was convicted of murdering the 29-year-old after a lengthy trial at Manchester Crown Court.Alan Richardson, Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North West, said: “Andre…
A security guard from Carlisle has been found guilty of killing an army veteran and hiding his body in the woods.Jack Crawley, 20, was found guilty of murdering Paul Taylor on 21 October 2024, following the trial at Carlisle Crown Court. He was also found guilty of the attempted murder of a second…
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