Delays in cases coming to court are ‘corrosive’, director of public prosecutions Max Hill warns

Delays in cases coming to court are ‘corrosive’ as they force victims to wait for justice, director of public prosecutions Max Hill warns Max Hill said remote hearings should take place to tackle the growing backlog  Courts in England and Wales are grappling with a waiting list of around half a million cases  Delays were … Read more

Former soldier, 30, jailed for terrorising teenage lover by pouring corrosive liquid over head

Lorry driver Stephen Williams, 30, was jailed for two years for terrorising his teenage lover A former soldier who terrorised his teenager lover by pouring corrosive liquid over her head and stabbing her with a pen has been jailed for two years.  Lorry driver Stephen Williams, 30, forced the girl, who was 18 at the … Read more