1st August 2024

Kabaddi tournament shootings prosecuted by Samuel Skinner and Claire Fraser  

Samuel Skinner and Claire Fraser

Samuel Skinner and Claire Fraser, instructed by the CPS West Midlands Complex Casework Unit,  prosecuted 7 defendants for their parts in shocking, organised violence in Derby in 2023.

Two groups of men set about one another with handguns, machetes, ceremonial swords, knives, and clubs whilst members of the public ran for their lives. The defendants will be sentenced later, and other prosecutions are anticipated.
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