crown court

British

noun

English law a court of criminal jurisdiction holding sessions in towns throughout England and Wales at which circuit judges hear and determine cases

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He started a relationship with an English holidaymaker named Jane and told his trial at Preston Crown Court they lived in his home country for a year and got married before they decided to move to the UK in 2012.

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A trial is set to start at Southwark Crown Court on 16 June 2026 for the five original charges which allegedly took place on dates spanning between 1999 and 2005 in central London and Bournemouth.

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A jury of five women and seven men at Cardiff Crown Court took under seven hours to deliver their unanimous verdict.

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Dressed in a pair of dark blue jeans and a black zip-up jumper, he was remanded into custody earlier and is next due to appear at Swindon Crown Court for a hearing on 23 January.

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Sentencing the pair at Iselworth Crown Court on Monday, Judge Adenike Bologun said the gang were relying on victims "being too embarrassed to report the crime".

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