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A man from Blackpool has been jailed for 21 sexual offences against children, including two counts of rape.Daniel Pritchard, 44, was sentenced today at Preston Crown Court to 26 years in prison with a two-year extended licence and given a sexual harm prevention order for life.Pritchard was…
A man has been found guilty of murdering a man in his own flat in Blackburn in June 2023.Mohammed Khan, 35 from Blackburn, murdered 50-year-old David Read at his flat on Leamington Road, Blackburn between 6 and 7 June.Khan was captured on CCTV entering Mr Read's flat at 9.40pm on 6 June, leaving…
Six men have been jailed for their part in a multimillion-pound operation which saw class A drugs and firearms sold around the UK.
The men were part of a Manchester-based organised crime group which sold drugs wholesale, in high volumes, particularly cocaine in kilos, at prices between £36,000…
A nurse who unlawfully sedated patients on a hospital stroke unit has been jailed for seven years and two months.
Band 5 staff nurse Catherine Hudson, 54, was sentenced today at Preston Crown Court for three offences of ill-treatment and one of conspiracy to ill-treat in relation to vulnerable…
A prominent businessman has been jailed for raping two women in Manchester 30 years ago and sexually assaulting another 10 years ago.
Former UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones, 55, was jailed for 15 years at Manchester Crown Court on 1 December 2023 for the rapes and for a sexual assault against a third…
A 39-year-old Carlisle man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to murder a woman in Carlisle in December last year.
At 3pm on 17 December 2022 Matthew Ryan, chased the woman out of a house on Ellesmere Way, Carlisle and repeatedly stabbed her.
That morning Matthew Ryan,…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeDomestic abuseNorth West
A man has been jailed for sexual offences against three women, including drugging and raping a woman.
He was sentenced to a 32 year extended sentence, including 24 years in prison and 8 years extended licence at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on 30 November 2023.
Steven Evans, 33, of…
A prominent businessman has been found guilty of raping two women in Manchester 30 years ago.
Former UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones, 55, denied both offences, claiming the sexual contact had been consensual with one of the women and that he had never met the other woman.
The prosecution case was…
A man who murdered his four-month-old son has been jailed for life.
Reece Kelly, 31, from Workington, Cumbria, was convicted after trial at Carlisle Crown Court of murder and two counts of child cruelty.
His partner, Georgia Wright, also from Workington, Cumbria, was convicted of two counts…
A man who wore a t-shirt with offensive wording relating to the conflict in the Middle East while visiting an area with a large Jewish community has pleaded guilty to committing an antisemitic hate crime.
At 11.30am on Monday 9 October Robert Hughes, 69, from Whitefield, Bury, was seen by…
Press ReleaseHate crimeNorth West
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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.
