All news on the topic: Crown court

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Killer driver runs over e-bike rider to ’teach him a lesson’ for doing wheelies
A man has been found guilty of murder after intentionally hitting an e-bike rider with his car to "teach him a lesson" for doing a wheelie, police said.
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Former police officer was found not guilty after causing two men to fall off an e-bike by “nudging” it
A retired police officer has been cleared by a jury for knocking two people off an electric motorbike in order to "protect life".
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Two teenagers confess to igniting a massive fire at the former Crewe printworks during summer riots
More than 350 people had to be evacuated because their properties were at risk during the blaze in August - with some residents still unable to return home.
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When a drug dealer refused to provide his phone PIN, the police simply pointed the screen at his face
Grant Lester was caught after an undercover police officer became suspicious of his car.
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Victims applaud judge as an international hockey player is sentenced to 28 years for pedophilia
Philip Hamer’s victims wept in the public gallery as he was jailed at Manchester Crown Court.
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Southport triple murderer declines to leave cell for court hearing
Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three girls aged between seven and nine last year, was due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink from Belmarsh Prison.
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Young crime boss with baby-faced appearance, who led a large gang, caught by an astonishing mistake
Harry O’Brien was just a teenager when he led a series of shootings and an arson attack while leading a cannabis gang in south Liverpool, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
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Birmingham mosque and bookshop linked to terrorist’s plans
Jason Savage, 35, also downloaded and watched violent and extremist videos and researched how to kill with a knife.
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Stephen Cox: GP found guilty of indecently assaulting women during ’routine examinations’
Stephen Cox was convicted of 12 counts and acquitted of four at Reading Crown Court, where the jury heard he took "sexual gratification" from indecently touching his female victims during a nine-year period from 1988 to 1997.
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Thug who feebly shoved huge wheelie bins at riot police jailed for more than two years
Footage from the night shows Hodgson taking a run up as she attempts to roll the large dumpster towards the police. But, instead of hitting the nonplussed officers, it rolled to a pathetic halt several feet from them
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal to have her murder convictions overturned
Former nurse Lucy Letby is serving a whole life sentence for murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016
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How 'voice-activated' Alexa made a liar of monster who killed Angie
Angie White, 41, was brutally killed by her abusive husband Daniel White, 36 - and her Alexa device proved key in court as it helped secure a conviction for the monster
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Man pulled 15-year-old schoolgirl out to deep water and raped her in the sea
Gabriel Marinoaica, 20, has been found guilty of raping a schoolgirl, 15, who could not swim in the sea off the coast of Bournemouth, Dorset, when she was with friends
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Mastermind behind PC Beshenivsky raid says robber offered to 'get money back'
PC Sharon Beshenivsky, 38, had only been an officer for nine months when she was shot in the chest, after she responded to a robbery at Universal Express in 2005
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Man accused of poisoning couple and changing will 'had fentanyl in his backpack'
Luke D'Wit is accused of murdering Stephen Baxter, 61, and his 64-year-old wife Carol, and rewriting their will to make him a director of their shower mat firm Cazsplash
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Cop who sped through countryside 'for no apparent reason' and hit hare is sacked
Chief Constable Kate Meynell concluded that PC Ryan Lee's conduct could undermine public confidence whilst also concluding he 'posed a serious risk to other drivers' at the time of speeding
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Carer who stole £20,000 from disabled woman she looked after jailed
Petula Hatzer opened up several credit card and catalogue accounts in Alison Hague's name - who she looked after for 17 years - before her crimes were discovered by another carer
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Charity worker jailed for child abuse pics after being cleared of flashing kids
Samantha Norris was accused of “exposing her penis” deliberately to the two 11-year-old girls through the window of her flat in Ringwood, Hampshire but was cleared by a jury
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Abusive boyfriend sliced off ear and scrawled threat in blood to girlfriend
Samuel Hemingway from Halifax, West Yorkshire, sliced off part of his ear and daubed the threat on his ex-girlfriend's wall before leaving the severed body part on her dressing table
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Teen's last two words to family before being killed with friends in horror crash
Dangerous driver Joshua Chapman was jailed at Teesside Crown Court for killing pals Louis Banks, Aaron Bell, and Tommy Shevels as he sped along a road in the Yorkshire Dales
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Thieving mum stole £2,000 of neighbour's belongings and sold them to a pawn shop
Carmela Giglia knew her elderly neighbour was away from his property at the time and also knew the victim had CCTV, which she 'threw in a skip' to stop her being detected for the burglary
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New details on Sam Kerr's arrest with Chelsea star 'spending night in custody'
Australia and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr pleaded not guilty to a charge of racial harassment of a police officer earlier this month that resulted from an incident last January
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Neighbour from hell terrorised couple by banging on door and threatening to kill
The victims - who had lived peacefully in their lat for 30 years - were left shaking with fear after their new neighbour began repeatedly banging on their door and making violent threats
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Moment gunman wearing V for Vendetta mask terrorises hotel staff and customers
A court has heard that workers at a hotel in Corby, Northants were left petrified when Romans Vodcics put on a gold face mask and walked through the bar with a Glock pistol-like firearm
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Grandad, 86, died after being hit by drug driver and lying in road for 4 hours
George Ian Stevenson, 86, was knocked over by a 'glancing' blow from a Citroen C2 car being driven by dad-of-three Dale Hilton, 42, before lying in the road for four hours