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Showing 21 - 30 of 117 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "CPS"

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CPS announces man charged with murder and attempted murder after Uxbridge stabbings

The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Safi Dawood, 22, has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and possession of an offensive weapon following a triple stabbing in Uxbridge on Monday.Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said:…
Press Release Violent crime CPS London North

Man convicted of murdering Walsall hotel worker on train station platform

A man has been convicted of murdering a hotel worker after he followed her to a railway station and stabbed her multiple times with a screwdriver.
Press Release Violent crime CPS West Midlands

Youth sentenced for murdering 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in Sheffield School

A youth today (22 October 2025) has been sentenced to life with minimum of over 15 years detention for murdering - 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in the courtyard of a Sheffield school in February 2025.Mohammed Umar Khan,15, was also found guilty carrying a hunting knife into school premises at…
Press Release Violent crime CPS

First Joint Enterprise National Monitoring Scheme report published

The report, which covers the period 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025, examined the characteristics of each homicide and attempted homicide case charged using joint enterprise. This is the first time national data of this kind has been published, following a successful pilot.
Press Release Violent crime CPS

Prosecutors urge strangulation survivors to come forward as charges reach record high

Michael Cosgrove, 45, had known his partner, Kerry Allan, for a year when he tried to kill her by strangulation.On Friday, he was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for her attempted murder and strangulation.Today, Ms Allan has spoken publicly about her experience for the first time since he was…
Press Release Violent crime CPS

Man charged with murder after death of prisoner

James Desborough, 39, has been charged with the murder of prisoner Steven Kempster, 65, at HMP Exeter.
Press Release Violent crime CPS South West

Youth found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in Sheffield School

A youth has today (8 August 2025) been convicted of murdering 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose in the courtyard of a Sheffield school in February 2025The youth (who cannot be named for legal reasons) was also found guilty carrying a hunting knife into school premises at Sheffield Crown Court.He took…
Press Release Violent crime CPS Yorkshire and Humberside

Youths who tortured and killed kittens banned from ever owning pets

The teenagers were seen by eyewitnesses holding hands as they approached a secluded footpath in Ruislip carrying a black animal carrier with two black male cats inside.
Press Release Violent crime CPS London North

Charges brought against two further men following disorder in Epping

The Crown Prosecution Service have authorised charges against two more men in relation to disorder in Epping, Essex.Rebecca Mundy, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England, said: “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Essex Police to charge a further two people following the…
Press Release Violent crime CPS East of England

Man jailed for driving his car at a peacemaker and leaving him with life-changing injuries.

A man has been given an 18-year sentence after driving his car at a man who had been trying to break up a fight in a street in County Durham.Hugh Holmes, 36, of Tudhoe Moor, Spennymoor, Durham drove a Renault Megane at the victim and James Cowie, 28, of Kilburn Street, Shildon, Durham, in Faraday…
Press Release Violent crime CPS North East

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