All news on the topic: Crown court
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Mum plunged knife into woman's throat in attack leaving her fed through tube
Savanna Hawkes, 27, stabbed her victim in the middle of a street in Stockton, County Durham after an argument, later pleading guilty to wounding with intent and to the possession of a bladed article
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Dad killed baby son by shaking and bashing head twice on visit away from mum
Little Kairo Hollick died in his mum's arms in hospital, two days after he was hit twice with a hard object by his dad David Hollick, giving him a fatal brain injury
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Scam family made £300k from illegal puppy farm and treated pets as 'commodities'
The McDonagh family advertised a total of £532,300 worth of dogs for sale online, with many of the pups stolen, illegally imported and living in atrocious conditions
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'Horse whisperer's six-word sentence moment she's arrested for husband's murder
Keen horsewoman Christine Rawle plunged a knife 10cm into her husband's back then called a friend to "sort her dogs out" before removing the blade, prosecutors told the jury during the trial at Exeter Crown Court
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Dangerous Rottweiler-cross attacked 5 people at pub causing 'ghastly' injuries
Thomas Skillen admitted being in charge of a dog that was dangerously out of control after it attacked five people outside a pub in Towyn, Conwy - while he also bit a security guard
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Dodgy builder left couple without kitchen and living room for months after scam
Dodgy builder Daniel Roche, from Porth, was handed a four year and five months prison sentence after conning homeowners into paying thousands of pounds, only to leave homes in an unfit state and leave work incompleted.
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Dramatic footage shows moment £90,000 gin distillery raiders caught in cop chase
The gang stole gin, rum and champagne after breaking into a distillery - but were caught just hours later after police recieved a tip-off and began chasing them down the M5
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Doctor, 63, who had sexual relationship with vulnerable female patient is jailed
Dr Francis Bailley GP, 63 who lives in Lyvelly Gardens, Peterborough, has been jailed for two years and two months for pursuing a young woman after she was released from a secure psychiatric unit
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Pensioner, 71, who fatally stabbed his wife at holiday park is jailed
Simon Steeves, 71, from Brean, Somerset, has been jailed for 14 years and two months for stabbing his wife Denise, 59, to death at a holiday park in October last year
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Man who photographed brother in the dock jailed just three days later
Kane Thompson posted images of his brother - who was being tried for violent disorder linked to the death of a 14-year-old boy - along with 'silly' messages from Newcastle Crown Court on Monday
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Bus driver stole £27,000 from Covid-stricken grieving mum to feed drug addiction
James King made 313 debit card transactions - more than £27,000 - from his own mum's account, a legacy left by her late husband who'd "scrimped and saved" during their marriage
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Dad of Brianna Ghey murderer jailed for child exposure and indecent pic offences
Kyle Ratcliffe was jailed at Manchester crown court for three sex offences which occurred days before his son Eddie Ratcliffe went on trial for the murder of Brianna Ghey
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'Horse Whisperer' woman accused of murder bursts into tears in court
Christine Rawle, 69, who denies murdering her 72-year-old husband Ian in a fatal stabbing, was seen crying in court after it was heard her pet dogs had attacked each other in the house
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Son was asleep in bed when hail of bullets came flying into his bedroom
Reece Martin and Anthony Milton, both 19, have been jailed after unleashing a terrifying hail of bullets on a family in Liverpool. One of the bullets missed a man's head by only 2ft
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Cat killer's life in male prison - how she'll face 'danger, solitude and status'
Transgender killer Scarlet Blake, who was sentenced to life with a minimum of 24 years, will be housed in a men's prison where an expert claims she will receive special privileges as a 'vulnerable prisoner'
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Carer stole £30,000 from vulnerable man to splurge on takeaways and bets
The man was left freezing and starving after Rachel Dawes - who wept at her Liverpool court appearance - stole tens of thousands of pounds to spend on herself
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Jailed teen lashes out at court judge by calling him 'fat nonce'
Reece Martin and Anthony Milton have both been jailed for 12 years after shooting a gun towards a home in West Derby, Merseyside, with a mum and son inside
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Southern Water fined just 0.117% of profits for pouring raw sewage into river
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE - Staff at Southern Water ignored an alarm going off for five hours, which lead to a raw sewage spill at Shawford Lake Stream at Waltham Chase, Hampshire, killing thousands of fish
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Trampoline park directors fined after 11 people broke their backs in two months
Chester's Flip Out trampoline park saw a total of 270 people injured whilst open, 11 of which resulted in broken backs and prompted owners David Shuttleworth and Matthew Melling to be prosecuted
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'Horse Whisperer's' first 4 words to daughter after 'murdering husband at home'
Christine Rawle allegedly stabbed her husband of 27 years Ian Rawle and, Exeter Crown Court heard, she walked off from the barn on their land to the door of their isolated bungalow
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Murder accused mum tells court she hit son with bamboo cane 'as Bible allows it'
Newcastle Crown Court heard Christina Robinson, 28, denies murdering son Dwelaniyah Robinson, three, who was found with a number of burns and serious injuries
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'Horse Whisperer put itching powder in man's pants then stabbed him to death'
Known locally as 'The Horse Whisperer', a court was told 70-year-old Christine Rawle was on the phone to her daughter when she allegedly stabbed her husband Ian in between his shoulder blades as he walked by
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Man stabbed cousin to death then told girlfriend 'pass us a ciggie', court told
Liam Thomas is accused of the murder of his 32-year-old cousin Matthew Horton, who a court heard had been left 'angered' after he began a relationship with his ex-partner
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Scarlet Blake sent to male prison as lawyer warns no parole board will free her
Cat killer Scarlet Blake - who was inspired by Netflix documentary - has been sent to an all-male prison and her own lawyer warned no parole board will ever set her free
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Outcry after killer brags about sentence in 'disturbing' TikTok video
MPs have called for action to ensure prisoners cannot share videos and photos on social media and brag about their crimes from behind bars
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