The Latest Breaking News from Preston Crown Court

Mum of teenager behind Asian grooming gang rape lies claims donations given to charity

Eleanor Williams was jailed for more than eight years at Preston Crown Court for lying about being being a victim of a grooming gang in Barrow, Cumbria

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2023

Pensioner with dementia has entire life savings stolen by 'cruel' granddaughter

Nicole Taylor admitted wiping out Norman Glover's life savings to spend the money on takeaways, tattoos and cash withdrawals.

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2023

'My dad had his £37k life savings wiped out by his own granddaughter - the betrayal has been incomprehensible'

“My dad worked so hard all his life and was left relying on charity, unable to pay his own care home fees"

Manchester Evening News · Apr 13, 2023

Woman jailed after false grooming gang claims

Eleanor Williams, of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on Tuesday after making a series of false rape allegations.

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Three men say they tried to take their own lives following false rape accusations

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE Eleanor Williams, 22, published pictures of her injuries and an account of being groomed, trafficked and beaten, on Facebook - which was shared more than 100,000 times

Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023

Police didn't have 'single piece of evidence' to support woman's claims she'd been groomed by Asian gang

Eleanor Williams falsely accused a number of men of rape and told police she was trafficked and beaten by an Asian gang

Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023

Woman was locked up and chained to abusive partner who held her hostage for five years

Michael Cooper, 50 fitted bars to the windows and forced his partner to sleep in the loft as his prisoner before she eventually escaped in June 2020 after five years.

Daily Record · Mar 8, 2023

Woman was locked up and chained to partner who kept her prisoner for five years

Michael Cooper, 50, from Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, kept his partner prisoner for five years where she was locked up at night and chained to him, a court has been told

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023

Far-right extremists discussed underground base in Lake District, court hears

Kurt McGowan, of Workington, Cumbria, was jailed for seven years at Preston Crown Court.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Man's shock after reading 'love letters' from teen who accused him of sex trafficking

Mohammed Ramzan criticised authorities for not spotting the 'gaping holes' in Eleanor Williams' story earlier and said his family has been through 'unimaginable trauma'

Daily Mirror · Jan 25, 2023