Dee Valley Court (formerly Dee Valley Crown Court) is the courthouse where residents who have been charged with committing at least one criminal act are tried. In January 2015, before the hearing for his sentencing appeal, Will Savage started a fire in one of the bathrooms. By January 2023, the building had moved to next door to Dee Valley Police Station.
The building is also home to Dee Valley Magistrates Court, where residents who have been charged with less serious offences submit pleas and/or are sentenced.
Employees[]
Judges[]
| Number | Judge | Year of Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Unnamed judge | 2011 | |
| Judge Tipp | 2016 | |
| Judge Francis Hume | 2017 | |
| Unnamed judge | 2018 | |
| Penny | 2018 | |
| Unnamed judge | 2019 |
Barristers[]
| Number | Barrister | Year of Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| John Wharmby | 2011 | |
| Natalie Talbot | 2011 | |
| Miss Dobson | 2016 | |
| Janet Garner | 2017 | |
| Miss Harrington | 2019 | |
| Mrs Maloney | 2019 |
Other[]
| Number | Barrister | Year of Appearance |
|---|---|---|
| Court Clerk | 2011 | |
| Court Clerk | 2016 |
Court Cases[]
A list of trials conducted at the Dee Valley Crown Court.
| Defendant | Accusation | Trial/Court date | Verdict & Sentence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoe Carpenter | Murder of Sarah Barnes | 30th November 2009 - 3rd December 2009 | Not guilty | |
| Tom Cunningham | Assault on Esther Bloom | 17th January 2011 | Not guilty | |
| Gilly Roach | Rape of Jacqui McQueen | 28th March 2011 - 1st April 2011 | Not guilty | |
| Ste Hay | Assisted suicide of Pauline Hay | 1st October 2013 | Guilty (unknown suspended sentence) | |
| Pete Buchanan | Child grooming and sexual activity with a minor | 27th June 2016 - 29th June 2016 | Guilty (7 years imprisonment) | |
| Jack Osborne | Murder of Callum Alexander | 9th February 2017 | The case was dropped due to insufficient evidence. | |
| Ste Hay | Murder of Amy Barnes | 4th September 2017 - 8th September 2017 | Not guilty | |
| Buster Smith | Sexual assault of Brody Hudson & Ollie Morgan | 7th January 2019 - 11th January 2019 | Guilty (Charge 2; 6 years imprisonment) | Buster was acquitted of sexually assaulting Brody after Damon Kinsella was caught lying on the stand. |
| Laurie Shelby | Attempted rape of Diane Hutchinson | 6th August 2019 | Guilty (4 years imprisonment) | Laurie pleaded guilty in the hopes that he would get a reduced sentence. |
| Damon Kinsella | Fraud | 26th September 2019 | Guilty (6 months imprisonment) | Damon pleaded guilty on the advice of his solicitor. |
| Bobby Costello | Murder of Silas Blissett and attempted murder of DeMarcus Westwood | 26th January 2023 | Guilty (12 years imprisonment (minimum); murder) Guilty (9 years imprisonment (minimum); attempted murder) (Concurrent) |
Bobby pleaded guilty to both charges. He later confessed to killing Verity Hutchinson, but his subsequent sentence has not yet been revealed. |
| Romeo Nightingale | Manslaughter of Rayne Royce | 24th January 2024 | Guilty (unknown sentence) | Romeo pleaded guilty to the crime. |