@CPSUK

The Crown Prosecution Service is responsible for criminal prosecutions in England & Wales. How we use X: https://xitter.cf/t.co/3JUlELTTBg

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Independent, fair and in the public interest. Take a look at some of the cases we’ve prosecuted this week.
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Jaiden Hassan-Agard, 20, of Southampton, terrorised a woman with machetes and threats. She sadly died trying to escape him. He's now been jailed for 18 years for manslaughter. Read more here: orlo.uk/NJ4ra
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University student Zack Coughlan waited for his housemate to come home then stabbed him around 30 times. He lied to cover it up but phone data, CCTV and DNA exposed the truth. Find out how the CPS and Avon and Somerset Police brought him to justice: orlo.uk/OLZ60
Zack Coughlan - Guilty

ALT Zack Coughlan - Guilty

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This is the moment a man’s illegal turtle selling operation was uncovered in an industrial park in Merseyside. Yuming Zhou was prosecuted after police discovered live turtles, including a prohibited invasive species, were being advertised for sale on eBay and Facebook.
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Read more here orlo.uk/c4Av6
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⚖️ In a landmark child sexual abuse case, a defendant has been jailed after it was proved he committed rape and multiple counts of child sexual abuse through evidence linking images taken with a now destroyed phone thanks to the work of @CPSUK & @NCA_UK orlo.uk/hmW5A
Landmark conviction on how digital forensics brought a predatory child sex offender to justice

ALT Landmark conviction on how digital forensics brought a predatory child sex offender to justice

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⚖️ A man who travelled to Somalia in a bid to join a proscribed terrorist group has been jailed for 12 years. Mohamed Mohamoud, 22, used an AI chatbot to aid his search for a recruiter as he attempted to join Daesh. Read more 👉 orlo.uk/8bcUO
READ: Jailed. Man who travelled to Somalia in bid to join terrorist group

ALT READ: Jailed. Man who travelled to Somalia in bid to join terrorist group

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Three people have been convicted of manslaughter in relation to the death of an Army veteran and charity worker. Bethany Naylor, Shaytoyia Farrow and Lukasz Matusiak attacked Martin Chadburn, 53, after a night out in Hull city centre earlier this year. orlo.uk/5aHUa
Three convicted in relation to the death of Army veteran, with mugshots of three defendants

ALT Three convicted in relation to the death of Army veteran, with mugshots of three defendants

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Justice delivered through fair and independent prosecutions – case by case. Read this week’s round-up in the bio.
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⚖️ Deepak Sandhu, 24, carried out a calculated attack on a former partner after she decided to end their relationship. Today he has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years following a successful prosecution. 📰 orlo.uk/4iL9v
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Former supply teacher Abusali Rahman, 37, has been jailed after admitting 21 child sex offences including so called 'upskirting' and generating sexualised AI images using photos of school pupils he met through his work. Read more: orlo.uk/aUsqA
A mugshot of a man with a beard, with text below stating he is a former teacher jailed for making deepfake images and upskirting.

ALT A mugshot of a man with a beard, with text below stating he is a former teacher jailed for making deepfake images and upskirting.

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Soldier Mark Broadhurst, 28, from Chesterfield in Derbyshire was found to have explosive substances and a homemade gun inside his bedroom. He was sentenced today. Read more: orlo.uk/my1fJ
A mugshot of a man with a beard and shaved head, with text overlay stating he was sentenced for having a homemade gun.

ALT A mugshot of a man with a beard and shaved head, with text overlay stating he was sentenced for having a homemade gun.

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Michael Bowen has been jailed for murdering his vulnerable mother, Janet Bowen, at her Hampshire home on New Year's Eve 2025. Bowen admitted manslaughter, but prosecutors successfully proved he was guilty of murder. Read more here orlo.uk/FV9D5
Social graphic featuring custody image of Michael Bowen with the caption: Sentenced: Son jailed for murdering his mother with a hammer

ALT Social graphic featuring custody image of Michael Bowen with the caption: Sentenced: Son jailed for murdering his mother with a hammer

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Five people have been sentenced for the kidnap and murder of Tomasz Samel. Mr Samel, 45, was abducted from his home, and subjected to a sustained and violent assault, in a case linked to organised crime and illegal cigarette smuggling. Read more: orlo.uk/Gfwzx
A graphic showing five mugshots of people sentenced for the kidnap and murder of Tomasz Samel.

ALT A graphic showing five mugshots of people sentenced for the kidnap and murder of Tomasz Samel.

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Mae dyn a ymosododd ar ei gyn-bartner gyda chyllell mewn parc wedi cael ei garcharu yn Llys y Goron Abertawe. Darllenwch ragor am sut y daethom ag ef o flaen ei well: orlo.uk/TY7YA
Lady Justice statue above a yellow banner with the word 'Dedfrydwyd' and Welsh text about a prison sentence.

ALT Lady Justice statue above a yellow banner with the word 'Dedfrydwyd' and Welsh text about a prison sentence.

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A man who attacked his ex-partner with a knife in a park, has been jailed at Swansea Crown Court. Read more on how we brought him to justice: orlo.uk/4xbVM
A news graphic showing Lady Justice with the text 'Sentenced: Jail for man convicted of attempted murder of ex-partner'.

ALT A news graphic showing Lady Justice with the text 'Sentenced: Jail for man convicted of attempted murder of ex-partner'.

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A man has been jailed for life for murdering his wife and hiding her body in a freezer in their home. David Barraclough spun lies about Carolann Barraclough’s whereabouts for several weeks in an attempt to cover his tracks. Read more here > orlo.uk/1HS8H
Jailed: Man who murdered wife with a hammer and hid her body in a freezer for weeks, with picture of David Barraclough mugshot

ALT Jailed: Man who murdered wife with a hammer and hid her body in a freezer for weeks, with picture of David Barraclough mugshot

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⚖️Today, Bartosz Poklek, 30, a key figure in an international online monkey torture ring, has been sentenced and brought to justice. 📰 orlo.uk/1jBkA
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This is the moment 2 members of the UK's biggest ever phone smuggling gang were caught on CCTV dropping off parcels to be sent to China. Amir Khadikhel, Ismat Miakhel and Mansoor Mohammed were faced with forensic evidence proving their roles in the £5m organised crime operation.
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They pleaded guilty and were jailed for their crimes. For a case of this size, collaboration between the CPS and the Met Police was essential. This prosecution demonstrates what collaborative casework can achieve against organised crime operating at scale orlo.uk/j6jaC

Inside the case that dismantled the UK's largest phone smuggling network

Nine boxes. Hundreds of mobile phones.

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