Court Update UK, January 24

Old Bailey (Central Criminal Court):

1. Woman denies ‘consensual sex’ with rape and murder-accused builder

2. Gardener accused of murdering 80-year-old in allotment shed ‘had attacked another plotholder who he left fearing for his life’

Royal Courts of Justice:

1. Courts and tribunals service seeks to arrest-decline in relationship with media

Truro Crown Court:

1. This is how many sex offenders live near you and how to find out who they are

2. Three strikes and jail for prolific Par burglar Peter Williams following raid on elderly man’s home

Leeds Crown Court:

1. ‘I’m going to war tonight… I’m going to walk in with a machete and slaughter every single one of them’

2. Fine over electrocution risk from glideboards at Northallerton B&M store

York Crown Court:

1. Alleged robber tells jury: ‘I’m a lovable rogue’

Ipswich Crown Court:

1. Latitude drug dealer from Saxmundham given more unpaid work after failing to complete suspended prison sentence order

2. Burglars jailed for power tool raid on car park building site near Crown pools in Ipswich

Liverpool Crown Court:

1. Police launch investigation into ‘knifepoint rape’ claim at Walton prison

2. From cleaner to pimp: Prostitution boss jailed after tip off from Southport hotel

Stafford Crown Court:

1. JAILED: Kitchen worker gets 27 years for murdering his boss at Halfway House diner

2. Illegal immigrant killed his boss dubbed the ‘Asian Gordon Ramsay’ with knife and chapati pan

Newcastle Crown Court:

1. Women beware: Domestic violence thug branded ‘a high risk of harm’ to girlfriends

Manchester Crown Court:

1. Man jailed for dangerous driving death of Helena Thurm

2. Bag snatcher was caught day after robbery when the victim turned detective and tracked him down