All news on the topic: Court case

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'My boyfriend held me hostage, tortured me and told me where he would bury me'
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Domestic abuse survivor Alana Rossiter, 25, has spoken of the horrific ordeal she suffered at the hands of Andrew Beckett, 35, who has been jailed at Newport Crown Court
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Mum 'hurt' after her first born baby is decapitated during delivery at hospital
The parents of the tragic Treveon Isaiah Taylor, Jr., who was decapitated and died during childbirth at an Atlanta-area hospital, are seeking justice for their son as new details in their litigation emerge
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Man, 24, admits killing teenage wife, 19, after stabbing her in the neck at home
Mehak Sharma, 19, was found with "catastrophic injuries" to her neck after being stabbed by her husband Sahil Sharma at their home in Croydon, who called 999 and told the operator to confess
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'I thought I'd fallen for a millionaire Ibiza DJ - then I got a note from jail'
Cieran McNamara, 37, who uses three other names, was this week unmasked as a fraudster who preyed on women for their wealth, often snaring them online or through dating apps.
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Man who threatened to 'stab' Tesco worker over cheese steals 22 tubs of Lurpak
Kieton Pearson, 32, has been jailed for two months after stealing 22 tubs of Lurpak butter from a Tesco store in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, despite already having a suspended sentence for stealing cheese
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Judge 'sent 500 texts during murder trial and mocked prosecutor’s genitals'
An Oklahoma judge has been told to step down after sharing hundreds of 'crass' texts with her bailiff which included personal comments about the prosecuting attorney
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Moment OAP lured to flat before being beaten to death by woman and teenage boy
The "bizarre team" of Antoinette Sheppard, 44, and Kieron Spicer, 16, battered 'kind and gentle' Michael Brady to death before hiding his remains in a TV box in a garden shed in Coventry
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Husband accused of leaving starving sore-covered wife to 'die in her own filth'
Robert Christopher Morgan, 60, is accused of killing Dorothy Morgan, 71, who developed gangrene and died from sepsis after she was left covered in her own urine and faeces
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Drink driver reverses over baby leaving little girl with fractured skull
Mary Casey overtook cars at a red light before driving the wrong way down a one-way street in Cambridge and crashing into parked cars before reversing into her great-niece, a crown court heard
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Mum shares disturbing photo of creep to 'warn all women and girls'
A mum has shared a photo of Scott Bailey, who was caught performing a sex act outside women's windows in Sutton, South London, and given a two-year community order
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Woman who left nightclubber with nine-inch scar after bottle attack is jailed
Jeanette Irvine was left scarred for life after being struck on the head with a bottle by 44 year old Marie Huggan
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OAP called 999 and confessed he'd just killed his wife after row at holiday park
Simon Steeves admitted to killing his wife following an argument and "did not remember picking up the knife" despite police finding her dead at the caravan park in Brean, Somerset
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Fortune teller 'catapulted from seat after watching movie' sues Vue cinemas
Vue Cinemas are disputing the £200,000 value of Marcus Hunefalk-Franzen's claim despite him admitting liability for the accident at their venue in Islington, London in 2015
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Homeless man who stole dummies from babies' mouths and used them himself jailed
Josh Guilder, 23, took the dummies from five youngsters around Harlow in Essex between February 10 and August 7 last year and used them 'to soothe himself' the court was told
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Drug dealer jailed after making crucial CCTV error when he killed fellow student
Melvin Lebaga-Idubor will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of Kwabena Osei-Poku, a digital marketing student at University of Northampton, whom he stabbed near the campus
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Family begged much older girlfriend to leave son alone - then she killed him
Kasey Anderson was stabbed to death before his 25th birthday by his much older girlfriend Natalie Bennett, who had been subjecting him to a campaign of physical and mental abuse
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Charles Hanson's trial date set after assault and coercive behaviour charges
Bargain Hunt star Charles Hanson will be standing trial charged with assault and coercive behaviour against his wife Rebecca Ludlam. He has denied the allegations against him
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Lucy Letby bids to overturn her baby murder convictions again using 14-day rule
Convicted child murderer Lucy Letby had her initial application for permission to appeal against all of her convictions refused by a judge without a hearing last month
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Cops 'in dock' year after David Carrick jailed as Met told reform not working
In the year since serial rapist Metropolitan Police constable David Carrick was jailed for 30 years, more force members have been convicted, prompting one ex-officer to speak out
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Inside jailed romance scammer's £300k con as victim admits 'I fell for his lies'
Cieran McNamara used fake aliases and selfies outside London mansions to fool women on dating sites in a romance scam which went on for years - as Cheshire Police detectives appeal for more victims to come forward
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Woman live streams herself killing cat before murdering man, court hears
A court heard how the woman had a 'fixation with violence' and filmed herself slaughtering the stolen pet - before allegedly murdering a man and dumping his body in a river
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Watch as cops commandeer kayaks to arrest drunk driver who plunged into river
James Doye, 57, was three times the legal drink drive limit when he plunged his car into flood waters in Bognor, West Sussex, forcing Sussex Police officers to become creative
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Doctor charged with attempted murder in 'suspected poisoning' of pensioner
Dr Thomas Kwan, 52, has been charged with attempted murder of a man in his 70s who was the alleged victim of a "suspected poisoning" in Newcastle last month
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Parents of woman found 'melted' to couch plead no contest to manslaughter
WARNING — GRAPHIC IMAGES AND CONTENT: The parents of Lacey Ellen Fletcher, 36, who was found melted and fused to her parents' couch in early 2022, pleaded no contest to the charges of manslaughter brought against them for the severe neglect
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Constance Marten's lover demands mayo and crisps as he's asked if baby is dead
Newly released police footage shows Mark Gordon demanding mayonnaise for his chicken as he and partner Constance Marten are arrested by police over the death of their infant daughter