The Latest Breaking News from Chelmsford Crown Court

Ex-Arsenal Player Pleads Guilty to Drug Smuggling Plot

Former Arsenal player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has pleaded guilty to involvement in an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the UK from Thailand.

Sports Illustrated · May 22, 2025

Mark Cavendish watch raiders must pay back cash or face extra jail time

Balaclava-wearing intruders broke into the athlete’s home in Ongar, Essex, as he was asleep upstairs with his wife, an earlier trial was told.

Evening Standard · May 19, 2025

Motorcyclist jailed for causing death of young researcher by dangerous driving

Christopher Allen, 61, collided with Adeline Stuart-Watt, 33, as she was crossing a road in Essex on foot having dismounted her bicycle, police said.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025

Burglars who ripped cash machine off Home Bargains shop with stolen JCB jailed

Shane Hadderton, 36, Marvin Usher, 33, and Deividas Fiodorovas, 36, were all sentenced on Thursday at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Man faces trial accused of assisting in disposal of dead body

Officers have been trawling a landfill site in Essex for the body of Cumali Turhan, who was last seen in Chelmsford in the early hours of November 19.

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024

Musician who worked on Wallace and Gromit thought he was untouchable – detective

David Pickthall admitted to 29 child sex offences concerning 19 people.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2024

Cult members jailed for plot to kidnap coroner they accused of ‘necromancy’

‘Manipulative’ ringleader and three other members of group that conspired to close down court and ‘preys upon vulnerabilities of others’ jailed

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2024

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas denies drug importation charge

He was arrested last month after an estimated £600,000 of cannabis was seized at Stansted Airport.

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Two men in court charged with murdering father in Chelmsford

Kieran Shepherd, 30, died in Meadgate Avenue in Chelmsford, Essex, on October 15.

Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2024

‘Cheer up, you caught the bad guy,’ says woman as she is arrested for murdering her parents

Virginia McCullough poisoned her father with prescription medication and fatally stabbed her mother shortly afterwards in 2019

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2024