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Camp leader who abused boys is ‘monstrous paedophile’, wife tells court

Jon Ruben drugged wife Susan so she did not wake up when he carried out his attacks.

Evening Standard

Camp leader who abused boys after lacing sweets is ‘sadistic, monstrous paedophile’, wife says as he is jailed

Jon Ruben leaned forward in the dock with his head in his hands as graphic details of how he abused the boys were read out to the court

The Independent UK

Camp leader used ‘cloak of Christianity’ to sexually abuse boys, court told

Jon Ruben is due to be sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

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Man pleads guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting two boys at UK summer camp

Jon Ruben, 76, was arrested in July after eight children and one adult fell ill at Stathern Lodge in Leicestershire

The Guardian - UK

Former vet laced sweets with drugs to sexually assault boys at summer camp

Jon Ruben asked the children to play a ‘sweet game’ before drugging them

The Independent UK

Summer camp leader admits ‘sweet game’ child cruelty and sex offences

Jon Ruben, 76, admitted a total of 17 offences during a hearing at Leicester Crown Court.

Evening Standard

NHS manager who raped girl, 12, after Snapchat grooming jailed for 28 years

Self-professed ‘monster’ Paul Lipscombe sexually abused and incited six girls while employed by an NHS trust in Coventry.

Evening Standard

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Court system in crisis as ‘jaw-dropping’ delays mean first trials listed for 2029

Exclusive: One barrister said his client might not live to see his case come to trial in four years

The Independent UK

My family have paid ‘heavy price’, says mercy killing daughter

Dr Lisa Davenport, 55, smothered Barrie Davenport, 88, with a pillow at his home in Banbury, Oxfordshire, in October 2022.

Evening Standard

‘Mercy killing’ daughter avoids jail after smothering terminally-ill father

Oxford Crown Court heard Mr Davenport had been suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer and was in a great deal of pain.

Evening Standard

Victims’ minister accused of ‘factual inaccuracies’ over use of video evidence in UK trials

Top justice expert criticises use of MoJ study to back up claims by Alex Davies-Jones that there is no impact on conviction rates when video evidence is used

The Guardian - UK

UK rape victims are waiting too long for court cases, say top lawyers

Campaigners urge overhaul of system for prioritising hearings as less serious crimes move ahead in queue

The Guardian - UK

‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court where cases are delayed for years

Backlog in cases set to reach 100,000 in England and Wales without action on shortage of barristers and judges

The Guardian - UK

‘Warning shot’ to ministers over legal aid as barristers raise threat of industrial action

Threat of further disruption in crisis-stricken justice system as patience with new government wears thin

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‘Culture of cruelty’: Mother and stepfather jailed over death of 10-month-old son

Craig Crouch and Gemma Barton convicted earlier this week over death of Jacob Crouch in December 2020

The Independent UK

Murdered baby’s family say pain will last lifetime as stepfather awaits sentence

Craig Crouch was convicted of killing 10-month-old Jacob Crouch on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Killer stepfather’s bizarre WhatsApp rant about hierarchy of household after baby’s murder

Jacob Crouch was found dead in his cot at his Derbyshire home in December 2020 following a ‘vicious’ assault

The Independent UK

Moment screaming mother is arrested over death of baby son after killer stepfather’s chilling 999 call

Jacob Crouch was found dead in his cot at his Derbyshire home following a ‘vicious’ assault

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Evening Standard

Stepfather guilty of murdering 10-month-old found dead in cot

Craig Crouch and the baby’s mother Gemma Barton will be sentenced on Friday

The Independent UK

Stepfather denies working with partner to murder her 10-month-old son

Craig Crouch said he never saw Jacob Crouch in any distress before he was found dead in his cot.

Nottingham Post

Blunt force trauma only explanation for baby's 'car crash' injuries, court told

Jacob's mother and stepfather are on trial accused of murder

The Independent UK

Blunt force trauma ‘only plausible explanation’ for baby’s death, court told

Gemma Barton and Craig Crouch deny murdering 10-month-old Jacob Crouch at their home in Derbyshire in December 2020.

The Independent UK

Mother and step father accused of baby murder ‘encouraged each other to inflict suffering’

Gemma Barton and Craig Crouch “worked together” to cause Jacob Crouch’s “suffering and death”, trial told

The Independent UK

Couple ‘encouraged’ each other over baby’s ‘suffering and death’, court told - OLD

Gemma Barton and Craig Crouch ‘worked together’ to murder Jacob Crouch, who they called ‘the devil’, their trial has heard.

Manchester Evening News

34 notorious criminals jailed in the UK in May

Phillip Schofield's paedophile brother and a wealthy Nigerian politician are among the criminals locked up over the last month

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