… or barely at all. The Protection from Stalking Act (NI) 2022 became law on the 26 th April 2022. It creates a new specific offence of stalking, …
What is stalking?Stalking is a pattern of fixated and obsessive behaviour which is repeated, persistent, intrusive and causes fear of violence or alar
… of the brutal murder of his former partner in April 2022. Finlay stabbed Alyson Nelson seven times after … to Ms Nelson’s house early on the evening of 16th April 2022. He carried out a shocking and violent attack on his …
William Finlay (68) has been told he will serve a minimum of 20 years of a life sentence after being convicted of the brutal
… introduction of the Protection from Stalking Act in April 2022. The offence recognises the persistent, fixated and … have on the victim. The new policy provides details of the 2022 Act and explains the key issues for PPS when considering …
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has released a new
… Act The Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (‘the Act’) came into effect on 27 April 2022, it creates a specific offence of Stalking and a further … of the Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, the legal protection from stalking in Northern Ireland …
Section 1 of the Act… said: “This brutal murder took place in early January 2022 and afterwards McCourt callously dismembered and …
A 41-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 24 years at Laganside Crown Court today, for the murder of Damien Heagney, who was last seen alive i
… the 2021/22 financial year (i.e. 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022) and includes comparisons with previous years. Key …
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) today published its Statistical Bulletin 2021/22, which presents key statistics on the activity of the PPS including files received, caseloads and prosecutorial
… hearing in October 2023. PPS Senior Public Prosecutor Margaret Kinney said: “Anthony Browne was murdered in his …
A woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 14 years after admitting the murder of Anthony Browne (54) in his home in west Bel
… Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 . The new offence, which comes into force today (Monday … Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 . The penalties for the new offence are: up to 2 years’ …
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has welcomed the introduction of legislation making non-fatal strangulation and asphyxiation a specific, standalone criminal offence as p
… Offences and Trafficking Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 creates a new offence of non-fatal strangulation or … particular case. Statutory defence Section 28(6) of the 2022 Act provides a statutory defence to the specific offence …
The new offenceSection 28 of the
… Reynolds (54) at a flat in Rathcoole, Co Antrim, in March 2022. Michael Campbell (34) pleaded guilty at Belfast Crown …
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 21 years after admitting the murder of Roy Reynolds (54) at a flat in R
… the 2021/22 financial year (i.e., 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022) and includes comparisons with the 2020/21 financial …
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) today published its Statistical Bulletin: Cases
… Ombudsman file was received by the PPS on 9 th March 2022. This followed an interim file from the Ombudsman which …
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is to prosecute two individuals and one company in relation to an incident on 17th March 2019 at the Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown which led to the deat
… to a separate police investigation file received in May 2022 reporting one civilian for an assault on police during …
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) can confirm a decision has been taken to prosecute one police officer for conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
… Ireland) 2021, which came into effect in February 2022, creates a new, specific offence of domestic abuse …
What is Domestic Abuse?… since the legislation was commenced on 21 February 2022. The PPS ’s Head of Policy & Information , Dr Richard …
The PPS has welcomed the publication of Criminal Justice Inspection’s review of the effectiveness of Part 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil
… has now been published. The report, which covers the 2022/23 financial year, examines how the Public Prosecution …
… were received in phases between October 2019 and February 2022 and prosecution decisions regarding some of the files in …
A significant number of files submitted to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) by Operation Kenova concerning the alleged criminality of an agent known as Stake
… “Sadly we see many cases involving domestic abuse – in 2022/23, domestic abuse cases made up more than a fifth of …
… event hosted in a venue in Dundonald, County Down, in May 2022 which was streamed live on social media. After careful …
Three people are to be prosecuted in connection with the singing of a song which contained offensive lyrics about the murder of Michaela McAreavey, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has announce
… Following Dunleavy’s trial which started in December 2022, he was found guilty of all 13 counts of child sexual …
An 89-year-old former member of a religious order has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for non-recent sexual abuse of young boys carried out while he was a teacher and principal at several s