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UPDATED: Convicted murderer who stabbed pregnant girlfriend to death sentenced to rare whole life order

NB: This press release was initially published when Shaine March was convicted on October 31, 2025. It was updated on March 26, 2026 to reflect March's sentence being increased to a whole life order.A violent domestic abuser who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend to death after a furious row in which…
Press Release Domestic abuse Violent crime CPS London North
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Criminal gang leader jailed for distributing drugs in fake NHS vans

The leader of an organised crime group (OCG) who used fake NHS vans to transport hundreds of kilograms of class A drugs in South Wales and Liverpool and was extradited from Thailand has been jailed for 20 years.
Press Release International and organised crime CPS

“How many chickens” - man jailed for helping organised immigration crime gang

An Iraqi man living in Wolverhampton who pleaded guilty to working with an organised crime gang to illegally bring Vietnamese nationals to the UK has been jailed for 10 years and two months today (26 March).
Press Release International and organised crime CPS West Midlands

Pensioner jailed for 24 years for child sexual abuse

A former teacher at a school in Surrey, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting a pupil.
Press Release Sexual offences CPS South East

Former Police Federation Treasurer Jailed for £13,500 Expenses Fraud

A former police officer and West Mercia Police Federation treasurer has been jailed after using members' funds to pay for family holidays, alcohol, and entertainment.Jamie Harrison, 55, from Droitwich, was secretary and treasurer of the West Mercia Police Federation (WMPF) between 2010 and 2018 – a…
Press Release Fraud and economic crime CPS

Nursery admits corporate manslaughter over death of toddler suffocated to death

Toddler Noah Sibanda died at Fairytales Day Nursery on 9 December 2022 having been physically restrained face down on a cushion, with a blanket over his face and a leg placed over him.
Press Release CPS West Midlands

Unexplained Wealth Order and Interim Freezing Order obtained by CPS

A property portfolio worth over £81m, comprising flats across central and south London, has been frozen following a successful application by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for an Unexplained Wealth Order and Interim Freezing Order.
Press Release Proceeds of crime CPS London North London South

Prosecutors warn young people may not recognise stalking, as CPS launches new Action Plan to stay ahead of digital offending

The CPS has launched its first Stalking Action Plan - designed to equip prosecutors to tackle the offence in the digital age. The number of stalking offences charged reached a record high last year, with 7,168 offences charged.
News Item CPS

Man jailed for knifepoint rape 40 years on after cold case DNA breakthrough

A man has been jailed for raping a woman at knifepoint over four decades ago, thanks to a breakthrough in forensic science and a complex cold case prosecution. A jury found David Hill, 75, guilty of raping his victim, who sadly passed away 12 years later, as she left Josephine’s nightclub in Sheffield on 7th September 1985.
Press Release Sexual offences Violent crime CPS Yorkshire and Humberside

Former MP charged with drugs offences

Former MP Crispin Blunt has been charged with drugs offences, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.
Press Release Drug offences CPS

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