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Crown court correspondent Sean Axtell says the recent 15% payrise for prosecutors will help victims of crime.
A knife-wielding woman who repeatedly lunged at a love rival through a car window, "missing her head by inches", has avoided jail.
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An abuser reigned terror on his partner, including a game of cat and mouse where the flip of a coin determined whether he hurt her.
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A jilted lover subjected his ex-partner to a terrifying beating after breaking into her home and finding her with a man.
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A woman, who has been found guilty of defrauding her nan, claimed much of the money was spent on her grandmother who “liked her food".
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A granddaughter plundered more than £24,000 from her frail nan’s bank account to "fund her lifestyle", jurors have heard.
A tipper truck driver who caused a horror crash while high on cannabis has been spared prison despite leaving a man in a coma for seven weeks.
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A motorcyclist who drove into a 12-year-old girl while jumping a red traffic light and then fled the scene has avoided jail.
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A teenage rapist has been locked up for a "sickening" attack on a young woman - despite trying to claim he had been sleepwalking at the time.
A 34-year-old high on cocaine escaped from a police car while half-naked - triggering a huge manhunt.
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The body of a man was discovered inside the remains of his home following a huge blaze, it has emerged.
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A bedbound woman with dwarfism faced being thrown from a window by her abusive boyfriend after he accused her of being lazy.
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A paedophile who describes himself as “pretty pervy” attempted to groom a police officer's 'daughter'.
A brave cafe owner haunted by a “dark and festering secret” for almost 40 years has finally brought the relative who sexually abused her to justice.
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A tradesman caught with a knife told police he couldn't afford a stanley blade - despite being able to buy cannabis and a McDonald's takeaway.
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A menacing thug killed his horrified partner's puppies by repeatedly slamming them into a concrete floor.
A mum-of-three who groomed a 15-year-old boy into a sexual relationship has been spared jail.
A sexual predator left a stranger believing he was going to be raped after attacking him in public toilets on a night out.
A terrified mum was forced to kiss her children goodbye after her abusive boyfriend told her: "I’m going to put you in a grave.”
A dog owner whose frenzied pets attacked a runner on a public footpath, leaving him with 39 wounds, has avoided jail.
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