Court Update UK, July 25

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Two men will face Old Bailey after the killing of teenage girl

2. Two boys jailed for life for murdering teenager with ‘Rambo-style knife’

3. Two men in court over woman’s murder in south-west London

4. Gang to be sentenced after cannabis farms discovered across Kent

Royal Courts of Justice:

1. Charlie Gard’s parents end legal battle as time runs out for critically ill baby

Leeds Crown Court:

1. Teenager who murdered stepfather in a “frenzied” attack jailed for life

2. Leeds students targeted by robbers in their own flat

3. The shocking arsenal of weapons found in Leeds nursery nurse’s bedroom

Canterbury Crown Court:

1. Peter Farbar jailed after stabbing brothers in Folkestone and fleeing country

2. A man, 21, who dealt heroin and crack cocaine in Canterbury has been jailed for four years

Manchester Crown Court:

1. Drug dealer known as ‘Pacman’ finally behind bars after daring police undercover operation to snare him

2. Crack dealer known as Pacman trapped by police posing as customers in newsagents

Edinburgh sheriff Court:

1. Former Hibs star Darren McCormack who was fined for attacking Hearts player walks free from second assault charge

2. Marshall tells inquiry how he asked for rally to be stopped over concerns about “wall” of spectators

Cambridge Crown Court:

1. Retired Cambridge rowing coach, 73, shot a kitten with an air gun and threw it back over neighbour’s fence after it wandered into his bird haven garden

2. Dealer sold faulty cars from Huntingdonshire forecourts in order to ‘pay debt to friend’

3. Cambridge drug dealer caught stashing cocaine up his bottom is jailed for three years

Newcastle Crown Court:

1. BBC journalist sentenced for child abuse images

2. BBC journalist given suspended sentence for making and possessing child sex abuse images

Southwark Crown Court:

1. Southwark Crown Court judge slaps ex-Schroders insider dealer with £350,000 fine on top of prison sentence

2. Robbers on mopeds stole bank card from lone woman before using it to feast on McDonald’s

3. Trio blew £1.1m swindled from EU migrant integration fund on fast cars and exotic holidays

Birmingham Crown Court:

1. Smiling killers who executed Carl ‘Crumbles’ Campbell in drive-by shooting to be jailed for life

2. Birmingham trio caught racing at ‘manic’ speeds of 134mph AVOID jail

3. Safety group slams court decision after 134 mph convictions.

Lincoln Crown Court:

1. Two members of a drugs gang which supplied over £350,000 worth of cocaine and heroin into Grantham were today jailed at Lincoln Crown Court.

2. Sisters’ heartbreak after their music-mad dad was killed after gig by drunk-driver Romans Krilovs who was on his phone for eight minutes

Bristol Crown Court:

1. Men found with 1kg brick of cocaine in car say they knew nothing about it

2. Teenager hit man over the head with crowbar for refusing to hand over last cigarette

Warwick Crown Court:

1. Man walks away from court after stealing and wrecking £200,000 Aston Martin

2. Burglar jailed after submitting Coventry hotel porter to ‘terrifying’ ordeal

Liverpool Crown Court:

1. Mum who left niece scarred for life spared jail – because of her children

2. Fraudster who conned sick pensioner back behind bars for failing to repay cash

3. Merseyside police sergeant admits charges of forgery and perverting the course of justice

Ipswich Crown Court:

1. Felixstowe carer appears in court on theft charges totalling £10k from seven women

2. Suffolk MP brands paedophile law lecturer’s fourth attempt to avoid extradition as “farcical”

Sheffield Crown Court:

1. Callous career criminal jailed for going on Sheffield stealing spree hours after prison release

2. Bogus workmen jailed for taking £2,000 from South Yorkshire pensioner for clearing guttering

3. Sheffield thief targeted student house and council building during stealing spree

Cardiff Crown Court:

1. Finance boss jailed for £1.3m fraud which closed down charity

2. Detective accused of rape and sex assault ‘called woman selfish tease when she did not consent’

Truro Crown Court:

1. Former police officer caught with child sex abuse images

Mold Crown Court:

1. Drug dealers targeted children outside school and youth centre

2. Man admits wounding with intent after Mold knife attack

3. Kinmel Bay mum’s partner denies her murder

Norwich Crown Court:

1. Two teens involved in Chapelfield Gardens Norwich gang attack in which boy, 15, had his ear severed, court hears

2. Mum first abused at 12 by her foster dad on a trip to Disneyland recalls how he used to rape her while his partner was on the school run

York Crown Court:

1. Court: Man lashed ‘Good Samaritan’ brothers with dog chain in Harrogate attack