All news on the topic: Crown court

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'My brother died in pain - I can't confront attacker in case he gets stressed'
Tom Quigley found his vulnerable brother David Quigley, 69, lying dead weeks after a vicious assault in his home. The 67-year-old said his sibling had a facial expression suggesting he had "died in pain, in pain and alone"
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Organised shoplifting gang stole £70k worth of booze using earpieces and phones
Valeriu Cobzarencu, Andrei Stefan, Vincentiu Gheorghe, Ionut-Razvan Gheorghe and Alin Chica worked together to raid supermarkets in Essex, London, Kent and Norfolk
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Succesful property developer dad trafficked cocaine under nickname 'Covid kid'
Dad-of-four Wesley Campbell trafficked massive amounts of drugs for Craig and Ashley Gallagher as they called on contacts from all around the world to flood Britain with class A substances
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Drunken mum-of-three hurls glass in pub smashing it on woman's head
Jessica Newton was "10 out of 10 drunk" when she hurled a glass at another woman's head, the court heard -Newton is "horrified" about her actions, for which she was fined £450
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Dad batters schoolgirl with metal bar for wearing make-up then avoids jail
Hussein Alinzi, 59, beat his own daughter with a metal bar outside her school when she arrived early for a GCSE exam - but avoided jail despite the horrific act
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Women killed two men after 'explicit' threat following hidden affair
TikTok influencer Mahek Bukhari and her mum Ansreen Bukhari were found guilty of murder after a high speed car chase led to a vehicle being rammed off the road
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Father of baby beaten to death by evil stepdad reveals heartbreaking regrets
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Little Jacob Crouch was "viciously" murdered at his Derbyshire home in December 2020 by his stepdad as his mum did nothing to help the ten-month-old baby
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'Vicious' parents jailed for at least 38 years over death of 10-month-old baby
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Little Jacob Crouch was "viciously" murdered at his Derbyshire home in December 2020, after becoming a victim of a "culture of cruelty" which saw him suffer 39 rib fractures, 19 visible bruises and internal injuries
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Chilling letter mum and stepdad sent to neighbours after baby was killed
Evil Gemma Barton, 33, and her child murderer boyfriend Craig Crouch, 39, posted a sick letter through the doors of their neighbours claiming little Jacob died from cot death
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Woman at centre of Tinder date acid murder plot denies any involvement in attack
Electrician Liam Smith was lured from his home in Wigan and shot in the face then had sulphuric acid poured over him as he lay dying, a revenge attack allegedly prompted by a one-night stand
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Footballer brags that 'big things are coming' - days before being jailed
Blue Butler attacked two men, leaving one with a broken and dislocated ankle, and so a concerned judge told him she could not suspend his 15-month prison sentence
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Sisters framed brother-in-law for crime he didn't do after his tummy tuck jibe
Helen and Michelle McPartland made false allegations amidst an ongoing family feud but, after a thorough police investigation, the sisters were charged with perverting the course of justice
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Mum's web of lies after killing baby with scissors ended with her dying in jail
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT – Rachel Tunstill secretly gave birth to daughter Mia Kelly before she stabbed her 14 times with a pair of scissors and dumped her corpse in a bin. She never showed a shred of remorse for her string of vile lies.
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Mum who killed her newborn baby with scissors and dumped in a bin dies in prison
Rachel Tunstill, who was housed at HMP Styal in Cheshire, has died in prison. She was sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years for killing her newborn baby with a pair of scissors
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David Lloyd fined £3m over toddler who drowned in swimming pool
Rocco Wright died after drowning in the indoor swimming pool at the David Lloyd club in Leeds in 2018, as the youngster's family say the five year fight for justice 'prolonged' their grief
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Wealthy son hired dad, 78, to 'sort out' lover who refused to have sex with him
Alex Craig hired his 78-year-old father Francis Craig to help carry out revenge attack on his lover Luana Dougherty, after she refused to have sex with him
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Grandad broke into ex's home and 'soaked bed' after session at Wetherspoons
Anthony Williams "got very drunk" by bingeing on beer and Southern Comfort - then was turfed out of the Wetherspoons - and so made his way to his former partner's empty home
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Carer stole £5,000 from vulnerable patients with dementia she was looking after
Carer Faye Collins has been jailed after she stole £4,360 using a dementia patient's bank card, whilst already suspended for stealing money from another vulnerable woman
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Dad's desperate killer dog plea - 'don't let my son's death be for nothing'
The Mirror wants to see an urgent review of the law around dangerous dogs and is being backed by one family whose son was mauled to death when he was left alone in a caravan
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'One bad decision on a night out ruined our lives forever'
Scott Akester, 31, died after being assaulted by Michael Pearson, 30, as the pair got into an argument after a night of drinking. His family now want to warn others of how dangerous a single punch can be
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Jeremy Vine's incredible gesture for fellow victims of ex-BBC DJ stalker
Jeremy Vine was targeted by deranged DJ Alex Belfield - and has now vowed to help other victims, including theatre blogger Phil Dehany, who was driven to the brink of suicide by Belfield’s torment
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Teacher took his own life after sick stalker's vile campaign of homophobic abuse
Simon Cremen, 38, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, took his own life after becoming the victim of stalker Darren Capers' campaign of vile homophobic abuse which saw him jailed
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Influencer laughed as pitbull bit woman at Airbnb and said 'it's defending me'
Holly Snelgar, who makes money through Instagram and TikTok, sobbed in court as she apologised for the December 2021 incident in which her dog Kaiser attacked Jennie Lawrenson and her partner
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Drug dealer called himself 'monstermunchman' and bragged of luxury holidays
Jamie Joseph, 32, has been put behind bars for 18 years for his role in supplying at least 17kg of cocaine - he thought he would slip under the 'radar' by using the username 'monstermunchman'
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Widow vows to never forgive cop's killer weeks before he planned to propose
Su Bushby, who Met sergeant Matt Ratana had been planning to propose to before he died, paid an emotional tribute to her long-term partner, saying: "I don't believe I will ever truly recover from losing my soulmate"