A man who caused the death of a woman in a high-speed crash has been jailed. Jack Cracknell, 22, was driving with four other passengers in his car in the early hours of the morning on 3 December 2022.

Gemma Watts (DOB 22/07/1975) was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 30 years. Both defendants pleaded guilty to murder and perverting the course of justice - they were both ...

As part of the review the CPS engaged with the National Police Chiefs Council, the Police Federation of England and Wales, the Police Superintendents’ Association, the Association of Police and Crime ...

A woman who worked for the Department of Work and Pensions has been sentenced for stealing from the agency’s sports and social club. Emily Spencer, 28, of Devizes Drive in Irby, Merseyside, was ...

Robert Emmerson targeted women and girls as young as 13 in a secluded Manchester underpass in broad daylight. He gave no thought to the impact his actions would have on the young women he attacked.

Rahamim Shy (DOB: 01/05/1977) of Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, was convicted of arranging the commission of a child sex offence – namely rape and possessing indecent photographs of a child on 29 ...

Simon Vickers, 50, of Geneva Road, Darlington, was convicted over the death of his daughter, Scarlett Vickers, after fatally wounding her in the kitchen of their home in July of last year.

In December 2024, the CPS West Midlands Magistrates’ and Crown court units successfully prosecuted various hate crime cases. Below are some of the cases. On 5 July 2024, the 21-year-old defendant from ...

Between 1971 and 1987, Robert Gould, now 74, abused a series of boys in his classroom, in the course of voluntary activities and through personal contacts. He took advantage of his position as a ...

His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have published its latest Area Inspection Programme report, examining the quality of the CPS’s legal decision-making and casework.

A woman whose four young boys died in a house fire after she left them unattended at home to go shopping has been jailed. Deveca Rose, 30, claimed she had left her children, twins Bryson and Kyson ...

A teenager who killed three young girls and attempted to kill ten others, including eight children at a Southport dance class has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 52 years before he ...