All news on the topic: Crown court

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Beverley Allitt - the nurse who murdered 4 kids and may have inspired Lucy Letby
"Angel of Death" nurse Beverley Allitt was given 13 life sentences at after murdering four children, she also attempted to murder three others and caused grievous bodily harm to another six
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Prison officer, 23, who fell in love with lag tipped him off about cell search
Aisha Golsby has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for warning her lover of a cell search - the pair fell in love after exchanging Instagram messages on a contraband phone
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Lucy Letby's doctor 'boyfriend' - 'dates, texts and tears when he turned on her'
Lucy Letby will be confined to the four walls of her cell as she spends the rest of her life behind bars. But before her evil murders were exposed, she led a relatively normal life, meeting up with colleagues after hours, including her 'crush' Dr A
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel's gunman 'rode around estate on his bike' days after murder
Today marks the one year anniversary since Olivia Pratt-Korbel was gunned down and killed in her own home by Thomas Cashman, who was later locked up for life - but even now locals remember the fateful night the schoolgirl died
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Serial voyeur filmed hundreds of videos of men using toilets in major UK airport
Adrian Grace has a string of previous convictions for the same offence and had already been issued an anti-social behaviour order for his voyeurism - but "could not control himself"
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Inside the cramped prison cell where Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her life
Lucy Letby is expected to be sent to HMP Low Newton in Durham after becoming the fourth female convict in British history to be given a whole-life order for her horrific string of murders
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Olivia, 9, shot dead one year ago today - but she will never be forgotten
Today marks one year since nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was gunned down in her own home, in Dovecot, Liverpool, in a callous attack that shocked the local community and wider country
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Dad stabbed rival in the neck with machete as part of bitter TikTok feud
Dad-of-two Billy Kelly launched the vicious attack on his victim after showing up outside his home in Hulme, Manchester, when the pair were embroiled in a bitter feud
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Tories must 'get on with' law change forcing killers to face victims in court
Killer nurse Lucy Letby shunned the heartbroken families of her victims as she was handed a rare whole life sentence at Manchester Crown Court for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel's mum sends heartfelt message to families of Letby's victims
Lucy Letby did not appear at Manchester Crown Court for her sentencing today, weeks after Thomas Cashman, who shot Olivia Pratt-Korbel, nine, refused to come to the dock
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Britain's worst criminals who will die behind bars from Lucy Letby to the Iceman
Evil killer Lucy Letby joins more than 60 other callous criminals serving whole life sentences behind bars for their heinous crimes. The former nurse was handed the order after murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others
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Lucy Letby joins Myra Hindley, Rose West Joanna Dennehy as women jailed for life
Lucy Letby has become the fourth woman in British history to be given a whole-life jail sentence so she will die behind bars for killing seven defenceless babies in her care
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Parents of babies killed by Lucy Letby say court refusal is 'a slap in the face'
The 33-year-old has defiantly refused to appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she has been handed down a whole-life term for the ruthless killings of seven babies
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Lucy Letby's life behind bars, solitary hospital cell and plans for dying days
Lucy Letby, who carried out a string of murders on innocent babies in her care, is the fourth woman in Britain to be sentenced to a whole life order for her heinous crimes. This is how her days behind bars will play out...
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What is a whole life tariff - sentence Lucy Letby received for killing 7 babies
Evil nurse Lucy Letby, 33, has been handed down a whole-life tariff for killing seven babies as she worked at Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit in Chester
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'Coward' baby-killer nurse Lucy Letby to die in prison for murdering 7 babies
Angel of Death nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty on Friday of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more at Manchester Crown Court – she will spend the rest of her life behind bars
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GB News fury as presenter defends killer Lucy Letby's sentencing no-show
Before Lucy Letby failed to appear at Manchester Crown Court to listen to victim impact statements and learn how many years she will spend behind bars, GB News stars debated whether the former nurse should have been forced to attend her sentencing
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This Morning hosts slammed for 'stupid' remark about murderer Lucy Letby
The This Morning hosts discussed the nurse, who was convicted of murdering seven premature babies and attempting to murder six more while working at The Countess of Chester Hospital
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'Coward' Lucy Letby refuses to listen to sentencing or face families of victims
Lucy Letby is due to be sentenced today after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others follow a ten month trial and jurors deliberating for over 110 hours. But she has refused to attend court
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Lucy Letby 'may have attacked more than 30 babies in separate incidents'
Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven premature babies and attempting to murder six more while working at The Countess of Chester Hospital. She is facing a whole-life sentence today
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Former footballer facing jail after trying to sell stolen £1.9m vase
An ex-West Ham and Brentford academy midfielder is facing jail time after being caught in a police sting that exposed the attempted sale of a stolen vase thought to be worth £1.9million
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Anger as suspects locked up in limbo for up to three years as lives fall apart
A growing number of suspects are being locked up in limbo while they wait sometimes years for a trial, as campaigners warn people should be considered innocent until proven guilty
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Mum's 'instinct' led her to find Lucy Letby standing over daughter's cot at 3am
Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven premature babies and attempting to kill six more at The Countess of Chester Hospital - making her Britain's most prolific child killer
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Families search for answers as Angel of Death nurse killed 7 babies - updates
Today is the first time we can report all of the verdicts in this tragic case against nurse Lucy Letby now that restrictions have been lifted - it comes after the jury Manchester Crown Court deliberated for more than 90 hours
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Woman who posed as man to sexually assault short-sighted teen spared jail
Georgia Bilham was cleared by a jury of all but one of the 17 alleged offences after going on trial at Chester Crown Court. She was found guilty of sexual assault