Statement by CPS Mersey-Cheshire Crown Advocate and specially trained Rape and Serious Sexual Offences lawyer Sarah Egan on the sentencing of prolific paedophile William Woods

  Crown Advocate Sarah Egan does media statement on the sentencing of William Woods on 15 August 2025 at Chester Crown Court “Today (15 August 2025) marks the day that William Woods, one of the most prolific paedophiles that the Crown Prosecution Service in Merseyside and Cheshire has ever dealt with, has been brought to […]

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Woman jailed for causing death of long-term partner

A woman has been jailed for causing the death of her terminally ill partner of 37 years after attacking him on New Year’s Eve. Gillian Shaw, 62, of Rothwell Street, Liverpool was originally charged with murder following the death of house-bound Steven Cox, 64 whom she cared for. Gillian Shaw He had significant medical conditions, […]

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Thomas Kavanagh and criminal associate ordered to pay back criminal funds

Thomas Kavanagh, a senior figure in the Kinahan Organised Crime Group (OCG) and his associate Gary Vickery, who were jailed for their part in a drug smuggling operation, which involved importing drugs inside tarmac removal machinery, have been ordered to pay back over £1 million or face more time in jail.  Daniel Canning’s confiscation hearing […]

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Family drugs gang sentenced for £5 million cocaine smuggling operation at Birmingham Airport

A woman from Bradford who enlisted her own children into a sophisticated £5 million pound cocaine smuggling operation was jailed for more than 13 years today at Birmingham Crown Court. Farzana Kauser, 54, headed up the Bradford-based gang, five of which were her own children, including two who were teenagers at the time of the […]

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Ex-NCA officer jailed for theft of 50 Bitcoin now worth £4.4m during investigation into crime on dark web

A former National Crime Agency officer has been jailed for stealing and hiding 50 Bitcoin – now worth £4.4m – which had been seized as criminal property during an investigation into online crime on the dark web. Paul Chowles, 42, was part of the National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation, which targeted organised criminal networks selling […]

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How the CPS used new National Security Act legislation to prosecute the plot to sabotage Ukrainian aid warehouses on UK soil

The convictions of four men following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine is a significant moment. Jake Reeves (left) and Dylan Earl The attack – which caused damage and repairs costing around £1m – was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who were […]

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Six people jailed for modern slavery and drugs crimes

Six people who exploited Vietnamese workers who had been smuggled into the UK for forced labour on cannabis farms have been imprisoned. Mai Van Nguyen, 35, Duong Dinh, 38, Nghĩa Dinh Tran, 30,  Shamraiz Akhtar, 54, Tasawar Hussain, 54, and Amjad Nawaz, 43, were found guilty of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of […]

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Husband convicted for the murder of his estranged wife in front of their baby

A man has been found guilty of murdering his wife in front of their baby in a pram while out in the streets of Bradford. Habibur Rahman Masum, 26, of Burnley, Lancashire has been convicted at trial at Bradford Crown Court today (27 June 2025) of murder, one count of assault, one count of making […]

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