All news on the topic: Crown court

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Jobless mum bragged of making £2,000 a week from Instagram drug dealing racket
Rebecca Parker, 28, from Ellesmere Port, sent phone messages bragging of making £2,000 a week from buying cannabis and advertising it on social media, a court heard
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Husband drove past fatal 90mph crash without realising wife was victim
Bolaji Onifade had been heading to his work in Salford, Greater Manchester, when he noticed emergency services at the scene of a horrific smash - not knowing his beloved wife was the victim
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TV Detective Stephen Tompkinson arrives at court as GBH trial continues
DCI Banks actor Stephen Tompkinson has been photographed arriving at Newcastle Crown Court today as he stands trial for allegedly causing grievous bodily harm to Karl Pool, which he denies
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'Absolutely mortal' man armed with axe at station told officers 'I'm psycho'
Jamie Graham was threatened by a police officer with a taser before he threw the axe onto the tracks and got down on his knees - and told officers 'I'm a bit psycho' during his arrest
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Abused mum saved by five words to taxi driver speaks of abhorrent abuse from ex
Rosie Frankish, 26, from Warrington, feared for her life at the hands of Daniel Little - who on one occasion attacked her for six hours - ending only when she desperately sought the help of a taxi driver
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Neighbour jailed after breaking man's spine, ribs and fingers in brutal attack
Julian Adcock, 51, has been jailed after an attack with "gratuitous, wanton violence" on a neighbour in Hull which left the victim with 11 fractured ribs, two broken fingers and fractured vertebrae in his spine
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Teen's five chilling words after he stabbed fellow student in classroom
The teacher got hold of the attacker while other pupils went to help the victim. When asked what had happened by a member of staff, the boy said: "I've just stabbed him sir."
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Man left fighting for life after blowing up hotel trying to light a cigarette
Paul Coote, 47, spent six and a half weeks in intensive care after suffering 85 per cent burns when the blast ripped through the hotel, causing more than £600,000 damage
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Lucy Letby describes baby boy's death as 'awful situation' in murder trial
Nurse Lucy Letby is in the witness box giving evidence for the second day. She is accused of seven murders and 10 attempted murders of infants
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Paedophile's evil secret discovered after sending picture of his car on Snapchat
Charlie White from Whiston, was caught confessing to wanting "late night fun" with a 12-year-old child during an online sting. Once he was rumbled, the 20-year-old admitted to having a stash of indecent images on his phone
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Two men jailed after selling £766,000 of Anglo-Saxon coins to undercover officer
Craig Best and Roger Pilling were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000, namely 44 ninth century coins believed to have been buried by a Viking
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Boy stabbed to death 'after turning down dad's offer of lift to pal's house'
The father of Ronan Kanda, 16, has told how he offered to drive his son to a pal's house but he preferred to walk and then tragically on the way home he was stabbed to death, in a case of mistaken identity, court heard
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Drunk driver swears at jury as he's found guilty of crushing woman, 22, to death
Stephen McHugh had drunk extensively and snorted seven lines of cocaine before he mounted the pavement in his new Volvo and ploughed into a crowd, killing a young woman
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Dad charged with murder of three-month-old baby daughter
Samuel Warnock, formerly from Devizes, Wiltshire, has been arrested, accused of killing his three-month-old daughter Miyah Warnock back in 2021
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DCI Banks star Stephen Tompkinson wipes eye as he arrives for day 2 of GBH trial
Stephen Tompkinson has been pictured arriving at Newcastle Crown Court for the second day of a trial where the DCI Banks actor is accused of grievous bodily harm, which he denies
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Inside cellar 'unsuitable for humans' where man died as landlord jailed
Philip Sheridan, 36, died from smoke inhalation after the oven in the windowless converted cellar caught fire - with landlord Humrazz Shahid, 43, jailed for 13 months
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Gang chop man's leg off leaving him so scared he lied in court to save them
Max Lambert, 34, Liam Whitaker, 39, and Liam Hanbury, 41, have all been jailed for 30 years for a brutal attack on a man where they cut off his leg below the knee
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Thug left man unable to recognise parents in brutal attack over 'spilled drink'
Kyle Brummell had been "minding his own business" when he was out in Liverpool city centre celebrating a mate's birthday when he was punched, and hit his head when he fell
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Schoolgirl murder suspect asks cops 'what evidence have you got?' before arrest
David Boyd, 55, is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court where he denies the 1992 murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan and the jury has seen video footage of his arrest by police
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Skydiving instructor jailed for murdering partner when she tried to dump him
Ashley Kemp, 55, has been jailed for life for the murder of beauty salon owner Clair Armstrong having headbutted and then strangled her in a fit of rage after she threatened to dump him over rape allegations
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TV detective 'left drunk man with brain injuries after noise row punch'
Actor Stephen Tompkinson, who is best known for his roles in DCI Banks, Sherwood and Wild at Heart, is standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court for grievous bodily harm
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Mum accused of murdering son, 9, called 999 and claimed he 'fell asleep in bath'
Carla Scott is on trial at Coventry Crown court accused of child cruelty and murder of her nine-year-old son Alfie Steele, while her partner Dirk Howell faces a manslaughter charge
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Man hid flatmate's dead body in freezer for almost two years
Damion Johnson, 52, appeared at Derby Crown Court today where he pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful and decent burial of 71-year-old John Wainwright
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Cocaine dealer caught after advertising new job for worker who's 'not a grass'
Officers found messages relating to the buying, selling and delivery of the Class A drug - including one message where the idea of exchanging coke for oral sex was mentioned
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Mum's lip 'hanging like a flap' when 'evil' ex bashed her face after night out
Mum Stacey Hall, 31, needed 10 stitches and surgery following a series of blows by violent now-ex Phillip McGlinchey, 31, after she came back from dinner with her friends