Overview

• Guildford Crown Court sentenced James Cartwright to life with a 28‑year minimum on August 8 for the rape and murder of his ex‑partner after a three‑and‑a‑half‑week trial.
• At Preston Crown Court, Rhys Eaton, 34, received 25 years for multiple rapes, sexual assaults, assaults and attempted rape following a trial concluded in May.
• Shrewsbury Crown Court jailed Arron Moss for seven years for prolonged physical and psychological abuse of two ex‑partners, alongside seven‑year restraining orders.
• Guildford Crown Court jailed Egli Hasaj for 45 months after evidence showed he coordinated runners and bulk sales in an East Surrey cocaine network.
• Kingston Crown Court gave four men five years and seven months each for a conspiracy that targeted 13 homes across several areas before arrests by Bedfordshire Police.