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The Latest Breaking News from Stafford Crown Court

Prisoner who strangled cellmate and wrote on his body guilty of murder after chilling confession

Neil Ashby was found dead in his prison bed in July 2025

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Couple jailed for life for murdering ‘broken’ man they starved and tortured

Rubin Blount weighed just 40kg when he died in November 2022

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Prisoner warned cellmate ‘I’m worried I’m going to strangle you’ before alleged murder, court hears

Jonathan Alcide is accused of murdering his cellmate Neil Ashby at HMP Stoke Heath last year

The Independent UK · Sep 7

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Husband jailed for life after stabbing his wife 77 times in brutal murder

Robert Alexander was sentenced for the murder of his wife on Tuesday at Stafford Crown Court

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Man found guilty of murdering top London chef

Adam Rowson has been convicted of murdering Alexis De Naray, who was found dead in a derelict building in Shrewsbury last summer

Evening Standard · Apr 8

Top chef who studied at Prue Leith school 'murdered in derelict building', court hears

Alexis De Naray was was found murdered in a blood-stained sleeping bag, Stafford Crown Court heard

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Father admits manslaughter of three-month-old son

Gareth Stark, from Stafford, will be sentenced at a later date after admitting his guilt over the ‘truly tragic’ death.

Evening Standard · Jan 12

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Businessman denies dumping 27-tonne waste mountain that cost £10,000 to clear

The 20-metre mound of waste cost £10,000 to clear, according to the council

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

Jealous woman who stabbed ex in heart on Christmas Day guilty of his murder

Kirsty Carless, 33, took a knife in a taxi in the early hours of December 25 last year to stab Louis Price, 31, after seeing his Tinder profile.

Evening Standard · Jul 30, 2025

Man who punched Iraq War veteran three times found guilty of his murder

Lee Woodward, 39, never recovered after he was attacked by Gregory Twigg, 32, and died in hospital 10 months later.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

Man accused of dumping 27 tonnes of waste in country lane appears in court

A huge mound of fly-tipped waste was dumped in a country lane, blocking access to homes and businesses, on the night of January 19.

Evening Standard · Jul 1, 2025

Man denies murdering five-week-old baby

Sean Jefferson, 34, appeared at Stafford Crown Court to deny the eight charges he faces.

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2025

Man denies manslaughter of woman who died after golf course collision

Suzanne Cherry, 62, died in hospital four days after she was hit on a golf course by a van that was being followed by police.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

Woman denies Christmas Day murder of father-of-six

Kirsty Carless appeared at Stafford Crown Court via video link to deny murdering Louis Price.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

Woman pleads not guilty to murdering 'well-loved' father-of-six on Christmas Day

Kirsty Carless appears at Stafford Crown Court with murder trial set for summer

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025

Woman denies murder of ‘well-loved’ father-of-six on Christmas Day

Kirsty Carless, 33, appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to murdering Louis Price, 31.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Couple who joined protest outside hotel housing asylum seekers jailed

Colin Stonehouse, 36, and David Kirkbride, 28, joined a crowd of protesters who caused damage to a hotel housing asylum seekers in Staffordshire.

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2025

Rapper tracked down and shot dead in ‘revenge attack after murder acquittal’

Tamba Momodu, 20, was shot six times at point-blank range as he sat in a car outside a gym, Stafford Crown Court heard.

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The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

Woman in court accused of murdering a father-of-six on Christmas Day

Kirsty Carless, 33, has been charged over the death of fisherman and Aston Villa supporter Louis Price, 31

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2024

Woman charged with murdering father of six on Christmas Day appears in court

Kirsty Carless, 33, is charged with the murder of Louis Price, 31, who died after police were called to reports of a man in cardiac arrest.

Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2024

Man, 60, jailed for violent disorder after claim he would ‘bite’ officer’s face

Martin McCluskey was jailed for violent disorder and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker in Tamworth.

Evening Standard · Jul 27, 2023

Parents jailed for causing death of five-month-old baby

Ava Mae Collard was found to have multiple severe injuries after she died in March 2020.

Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2023

The message dad will never forget after daughter, 22, murdered outside takeaway

"The way in which Becca was taken from us was such an abhorrent attack we will never recover from the loss."

Wales Online · Dec 16, 2022

'I was constantly looking over my shoulder' Mum on estranged husband's 'sinister' campaign against her

Joanne suffered at the hands of Thomas Ferneyhough for many years

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

Man in court charged with murdering woman, 22, hit by car outside takeaway

Rebecca Steer died after being hit by a car in the market town of Oswestry, Shropshire.

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