Man charged with inciting racial hatred after Internet radio broadcasts
Jenny Hopkins, Head of the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division in the CPS, said: “Following authorisation by the Crown Prosecution Service, the police have charged Graham Hart, 68, with five...
View ArticleCPS North East - Domestic abuse prosecutions - February 2021
Below are some examples of Domestic Abuse cases successfully prosecuted by CPS North East in February 2021, notwithstanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleMan found guilty of killing toddler
A man has been found guilty of the murder of 21-month-old Lilly Hanrahan.
View ArticleCPS North East - Hate Crime Sentence uplifts - February 2021
Under hate crime legislation the courts must pass increased sentences where prosecutors evidence that offences either demonstrate or have been motivated by hostility towards a person’s race, religion,...
View ArticleGwent man sentenced for defrauding eleven people of over £30k
A twenty-five-year-old man who conned strangers, friends and his partner to fund his gambling addiction has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.
View ArticleBrazilian drug dealing ring sentenced after largest haul of 'chemsex' drugs...
Members of a Brazilian drug dealing ring have been jailed for supplying an estimated £3million worth of drugs to the London ‘chem sex’ scene, resulting in what is believed to be the largest-ever...
View ArticleServing and former police officers charged with misconduct in public office
Rosemary Ainslie, Head of Special Crime at the CPS, said: “Following a referral of evidence by the Independent Office for Police Conduct, the CPS has authorised charges against one serving and one...
View ArticleA selection of recent outcomes of rape and serious sexual offence cases
Cases prosecuted by the London South specialist team resulting in convictions.
View ArticleRapist who strangled victim convicted
Yonattan Gonzalez Pineda, 33, choked his victim when she told him that she did not want to see him because she did not feel a romantic connection.
View ArticleSix men jailed for conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin
Six men who were part of a commercial drugs operation have each been sentenced to between five and ten years in prison today (26 March 2021).
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