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Criminal cases prosecuted by the CPS are in the news every day, along with a range of issues relating to our work – from hate crime and violence against women and girls, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

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Showing 1 - 10 of 160 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "CPS"

Gang member jailed for 15 years for 'ride-out' and running drugs line from prison

A member of one of Waltham Forest’s organised crime groups who took part in ‘ride-out’ against a rival gang before going on to run a drugs line from inside prison, has been jailed for 15 years.

| Press Release , Violent crime, Drug offences , CPS, London North News

Son who fatally stabbed his parents over dog dispute sentenced

A son who confessed to killing both of his parents in a row about his dog has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, London North News

Man who bludgeoned his wife to death convicted of murder

A man who bludgeoned his wife to death in the stables they owned in Cheshire has been found guilty of her murder.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, Mersey-Cheshire News

Shopworker who stabbed woman after she rejected him guilty of attempted murder

A shopworker who repeatedly stabbed a woman because she rejected his advances has been found guilty of attempted murder.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, London North News

Drug addict guilty of murdering Pinner shopkeeper

A drug addict has been convicted of robbing and murdering a newsagent in Pinner as he sorted the weekend newspapers early in the morning.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, London North News

Man jailed for manslaughter of victim 17 years after assault

A 47-year-old-man has been jailed for the manslaughter of a man he assaulted in August 2000, who sadly died 17 years later.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, West Midlands News

Prolific liar convicted of strangling ex-girlfriend to death in Kew home

An Estonian stunt man who claimed he could kill without a trace has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in her own garden.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, London North News

Family convicted over death of teenager Jay Sewell in south-east London

The violence broke out on 11 December last year as a result of Daniel Grogan and his ex-girlfriend Gemma Hodder’s relationship ending.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, London North News

Vigilante landlord and barmaid sentenced

A licensee and barmaid who assaulted a suspected thief have been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, Cymru/Wales News

Kidnappers jailed after holding man hostage

Two men who handcuffed another to a radiator for over 24 hours have been jailed for fifteen and five years respectively at Cardiff Crown Court.

| Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, Cymru/Wales News

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Contacts: National media

National media should contact the numbers below with enquiries and requests for interviews or other facilities:

General press office number: 020 3357 0906

Out of hours: 07590 617233 - (5pm-9am and weekends/public holidays) for emergency queries only

General e-mail: cps.pressoffice@cps.gov.uk

Follow us on Twitter: @cpsuk

Individual contacts

Press Officers

Yasser Mehmood
Email: yasser.mehmood@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7147 7725

Nick Martin
Email: nicholas.martin@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 0673

Beth Currie
Email: Bethany.Currie@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3300 3393

Rosie Arnold
Email: Rosie.Arnold@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 0739

Senior Press Officers

David Lindsell
Email: david.lindsell@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3300 3363

Alan Jones
Email: alan.jones@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3300 3388

Chief Press Officer

Lisa Ettridge
Email: lisa.ettridge@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3357 1459

Head of News

Rob Smith
Email: rob.smith@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7147 7547

Contacts: Local media

Cymru/Wales
Richard Paull
Email: richard.paull@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02920 803950

East Midlands
Graham Buchanan
Email: Graham.Buchanan@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0115 852 3343

East of England
Gillian Andrews
Email: gillian.andrews@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01245 455027

London (North and South)
Christian Taylor/Nazia Dewji
Email: london.communications@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 020 7147 7937/020 3357 1994

Mersey-Cheshire
Jackie Rand
Email: jackie.rand@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0151 239 6334

North East
Chris Black
Email: chris.black@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0191 260 4216

North West
Anne Collins
Email: Anne.Collins@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 01772 208283 / 01772 208267

South East
Cheryl Pendry
Email: cheryl.pendry@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 01227 655862 / 07876 390054

South West
Gary Cockram
Email: gary.cockram@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0117 930 2968

Thames and Chiltern
Angie Patton
Email: Angie.Patton@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 01189 513625

Wessex
Marie-Dominique Meunier
Email: marie.meunier@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 02380 673809

West Midlands
Riddhi Mardania
Email: Riddhi.Mardania@cps.gov.uk
Telephone: 0121 262 1583

Yorkshire and Humberside
Elizabeth Ogborn
Email: elizabeth.ogborn@cps.gov.uk
Telephones: 0113 290 2839 / 07500 835186

   

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