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Showing 31 - 40 of 117 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "CPS"

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Two more men charged following disorder in Epping

Two more men have been charged in relation to disorder in Epping, Essex.
Press Release Violent crime CPS East of England

Two youths jailed for bus machete murder of 14-year-old

14-year-old Kelyan Bokassa from Greenwich was stabbed multiple times as he travelled on a bus headed to Woolwich on 7 January.
Press Release Violent crime CPS London North

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Woman found guilty of shaking baby girl to death

Originally published on 3 April 2025A woman from Gloucestershire has been sentenced to 15 years for the manslaughter of her baby daughter.In April 2020, shortly after the start of the Covid 19 lockdown, Melissa Wilband, 28, was living with her two young children, a two-year-old boy and five-month…
Press Release Violent crime CPS South West

Colombian porn actor guilty of double murder after body parts found in suitcase on Clifton Suspension Bridge

A double murderer who tried to dispose of dismembered body parts hidden in suitcases at Clifton Suspension Bridge has been convicted of the brutal killings of a couple.Yostin Mosquera, 35, was found guilty of murdering Paul Longworth and Albert Alfonso today (July 21, 2025) following a trial at…
Press Release Violent crime CPS London North

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Couple convicted of manslaughter after death of newborn baby

Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, have been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter of their baby girl, Victoria, who was found decomposing in a shopping bag in a disused Brighton shed.
Press Release Violent crime CPS London North

Vagrant who murdered dog walker in random attack is convicted

A man who brutally attacked a dog walker in a random act of violence has been found guilty of her murder.
Press Release Violent crime CPS East of England

Prison term for ‘legal first’ prosecution of man who encouraged a vulnerable woman to commit serious self-harm online

A man who was the first to be charged with encouraging serious self-harm online under Section 184 of the Online Safety Act 2023 has been sentenced to a nine years and four month prison term - partially to be served in hospital. Tyler Webb, 22, used the Telegram communications app to repeatedly…
Press Release Violent crime CPS

92-year-old man jailed for life for 1967 cold case murder

A 92-year-old man has been given a life sentence for the murder and rape of Louisa Dunne, in one of the oldest cold cases to ever be solved in the UK.
Press Release Violent crime CPS South West

Man jailed for life for double murders on Christmas Day

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering two women and trying to kill two other people in a frenzied attack on Christmas Day.
Press Release Violent crime CPS Thames and Chiltern

Nephew found guilty of murdering and kidnapping of an uncle

A drug dealing nephew has been found guilty of murdering and kidnapping his uncle over stolen money as well as for drug trafficking offences.Tahir Syed, 42, has been convicted (9 June 2025) for murder, and conspiracy to kidnap at Leeds Crown Court and connected drug supply offences. Syed had…
Press Release Violent crime CPS

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