Police officer accused of 'abusing position for a sexual purpose' A former Widnes-based police constable has been charged by the policing watchdog and is due in court this month. Liverpool Echo · Dec 2, 2022
Children often present when victims strangled, research suggests The Crown Prosecution Service analysed a sample of cases involving non-fatal strangulation offences. The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022
First picture of police officer accused of 'abusing position for sexual purposes' PC Adam Hoyle appeared in court this morning charged with misconduct in a public office Liverpool Echo · Nov 29, 2022
Merseyside Police officer charged over 'abusing position for sexual purposes' PC Adam Hoyle faces seven charges Liverpool Echo · Nov 25, 2022
Stalking super-complaint filed against police over ‘failure’ to protect victims Campaigners say police are failing to identify offenders or properly investigate crimes The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022
Charges dropped against two GMP officers over suspected indecent image of child PC James Williams told a court he had sent a 'meme' to his colleague PC Cameron Barker as as a joke Manchester Evening News · Nov 24, 2022
Charges dropped against police officers over ‘joke meme’ seen as indecent image Both were due to go on trial at Leeds Magistrates’ Court earlier this week after previously denying wrongdoing. The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022
CPS reviewing police file on King Charles’s charity A file of evidence into an alleged cash-for-honours scandal involving one of the King’s charities has been passed by police to the Crown Prosecution Service. Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2022
CPS failed hundreds of crime victims wrongly told offender could not be charged Families only got justice by using the Victims’ Right to Review Scheme, allowing a second opinion. Ex-Victims Commissioner Vera Baird called our findings 'shocking' Daily Mirror · Nov 19, 2022
Zara Aleena: Sexual predator who murdered law graduate in brutal attack had just been freed from jail Jordan McSweeney dragged woman into alleyway where he kicked and stamped on her The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2022
Martyna Ogonowska was failed by a justice system rotten with rape myths Martyna’s story is an object lesson in the state’s failure towards vulnerable women, says Harriet Wistrich, director of the Centre for Women’s justice The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022
Almost 75,000 defendants awaiting crown court trial, says head of CPS Budget cuts would be ‘catastrophic’, warns Max Hill, director of public prosecutions for England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Gaia Pope’s family accuse state of ‘gaslighting’ them since her death ‘Every step of the way it has got worse, every bit of the picture that has been revealed has got uglier,’ Gaia Pope’s cousin says The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022
Chelsea, Manchester United and FA condemn homophobic chanting heard during Stamford Bridge clash Chelsea, Manchester United and the Football Association (FA) have all condemned the homophobic chanting heard during Saturday’s Premier League match. Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2022
Manchester Evening News · Oct 20, 2022 Mum given overdose of paracetamol while being in treated for sickness and pneumonia - she died two weeks later Laura Higginson died two weeks after the overdose - but the Crown Prosecution Service found it did not contribute to her death
The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022 Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood released on bail Player, 21, has been charged with attempted rape, assault and engaging in coercive and controlling behaviour
The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022 Mason Greenwood remanded in custody after court appearance Manchester United footballer is charged with attempted rape, assault and coercive and controlling behaviour
Liverpool Echo · Oct 15, 2022 Manchester United's Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape, assault and controlling behaviour Mason Greenwood remains suspended by his club
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022 Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape CPS also charge footballer with controlling behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022 Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape, coercive control and assault The England striker was arrested at his home on Saturday
Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2022 Mason Greenwood: Manchester United release statement after footballer charged with attempted rape He is due to appear at Greater Manchester Magistrates’ Court on October 17
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022 Footballer Mason Greenwood charged with attempted rape The 21-year-old is due to appear in court on Monday facing three counts relating to the same complainant.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2022 Man accused of raping Gaia Pope was already under police investigation, say family Relatives of Dorset teenager call for ‘Gaia Principle’ so officers must check if rape suspects are facing other allegations
Manchester Evening News · Oct 12, 2022 Drug-drive dad who killed his son, 8, will 'have to live with the consequences for life' The Crown Prosecution Service has issued a statement as Leon Clarke begins a four-year jail sentence
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2022 Harry Dunn-accused Anne Sacoolas to enter a plea in the Old Bailey next week US citizen accused over the death of teenager Harry Dunn will appear at the Old Bailey next week for a plea hearing after the case was brought forward. Anne Sacoolas, 45, is charged over the 19-year-old motorcyclist’s death following a collision outside a US military base in Northamptonshire in August…