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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 violence against women and girls and hate crime, to support for victims and witnesses, statistics and speeches.

To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together.

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Showing 21 - 27 of 27 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "East Midlands"

Eight football banning orders for Nottingham matchday violence

Eight Leicester City fans have been banned from attending football matches for four and six years years for their part in a violent incident in Nottingham when their side met Nottingham Forest in last season’s FA Cup fourth-round match.

| Press Release , Violent crime , East Midlands News

Whole life imprisonment order for Killamarsh family murders

A drug user living in Killamarsh in Derbyshire has been given a whole life sentence for the murder of a family and a young girl staying with them on a sleepover.

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

Leicestershire lab assistant jailed for life for colleague's murder

A laboratory assistant from North West Leicestershire has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a work colleague in a case where the CPS successfully applied for the jury to disregard the principal defence argument of loss of control.

| Press Release , Violent crime , East Midlands News

Derbyshire house breaker convicted of murder for attack on older couple

A 34-year-old man has been convicted of murder and grievous bodily harm for an attack on an elderly couple in their home in Langwith Junction, Derbyshire.

| Press Release , Violent crime , East Midlands News

Wellingborough Sex Attacker Convicted

A construction worker who subjected a woman to a violent sexual assault before beating her and leaving her for dead has today been convicted of rape and attempted murder.

| Press Release , Sexual offences, Violent crime , East Midlands News

Jail and Football Banning Order for play-off player assault

A Nottingham Forest fan has been jailed and given a ten-year football banning order for headbutting an opposition player during a post-match pitch invasion.

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

Leicester serial attacker jailed for life for attempted murder

A Leicester man has been convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for four serious attacks in the Belgrave area of the city.

Press Release , Violent crime , CPS, East Midlands News

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