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The trial of the attackers of Luke Morgan in 2000 saw the show attain its highest viewing figures in the programme's history.
A list of trials and sentencings conducted in Hollyoaks. This list only consists of on-screen trials and sentencings which take place in a courtroom, contain scenes outside of the courtroom, or scenes with a judge's voice present. Trials that do not meet these guidelines are still denoted on the relevant year pages (such as 2025).
Trials[]
| Defendant | Accusation | Trial/Hearing date | Location | Verdict & Sentence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Hawthorn | Murder of Natasha Andersen | 25th November 1996 | Not guilty | Acquitted due to lack of evidence. | |
| Kurt Benson | Actual bodily harm & attempted murder of Spike | 9th June 1997 - 12th June 1997 | Not guilty | ||
| Kirsty Williams | Grevious bodily harm | 19th February 1998 | Witness Gina Patrick was forced to appear after being arrested for failing to testify on 9th February. | ||
| Dennis Richardson | Sexual abuse of Mandy Richardson | 30th November 1998 - 3rd December 1998 | Guilty (7 years imprisonment) | ||
| Sol Patrick | Dangerous driving | 13th May 1999 | Guilty (4 weeks imprisonment) | Sol confessed to the crime when reporting the crash to the police. | |
| Mark Gibbs | Rape of Luke Morgan | 23rd October 2000 - 26th October 2000 | Guilty (8 years imprisonment) | ||
| Kenneth Boyd | Rape of Luke Morgan & actual bodily harm | 23rd October 2000 - 26th October 2000 | Guilty (3.5 years; rape) Guilty (6 months; ABH) (Concurrent) |
Kenneth was recognised as an accomplice of Luke's rape, rather than attacker. | |
| Stephen MacGregor | Rape of Luke Morgan & actual bodily harm | 23rd October 2000 - 26th October 2000 | Guilty (3.5 years; rape) Guilty (6 months; ABH) (Concurrent) |
Stephen was recognised as an accomplice of Luke's rape, rather than attacker. | |
| Scott Anderson | Rape of Beth Morgan | 29th January 2002 | Not guilty | Acquitted after the judge found out that Beth had spoken about sensitive details about the case. | |
| Beth Morgan | Attempted murder of Scott Anderson | 26th August 2002 - 27th August 2002 | Guilty (2 months imprisonment) | Charge reduced to dangerous driving. | |
| Lee Hunter | Speeding - 60mph in a 30mph zone | 10th October 2003 | Cheshire Magistrates Court | Guilty (driving licence revoked) | Natalie Osborne was driving the car at the time and convinced Lee to switch seats with her after they were pulled over. |
| Dan Hunter | Murder of Toby Mills | 5th April 2004 - 9th April 2004 | Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) | Evidence came to light which acquitted Dan a few months after his sentencing. | |
| Ellie Mills | Perverting the course of justice | 28th July 2004 | Guilty (unknown sentence) | ||
| Justin Burton | Murder of Stephen Mackintosh | 14th November 2005 - 18th November 2005 | Not guilty | ||
| Sam Owen | 4 counts of rape | 16th March 2006 | Cheshire Crown Court | Guilty (Life imprisonment) (25 years for parole) |
Sam pleaded guilty, but escaped from prison and was killed after The Dog in the Pond exploded. |
| Jake Dean | Attempting to pervert the course of justice, failing to stop at an accident and failing to report an accident. | 29th August 2006 | Guilty (3 months imprisonment) (suspended for 2 years) |
Jake pleaded guilty to the crimes. | |
| Becca Dean | Engaging in sexual activity with a minor | 18th December 2006 - 20th December 2006 | Cheshire Crown Court | Guilty (2 years imprisonment) | Becca was acquitted when Justin Burton admitted to lying about when their affair started. |
| Warren Fox | Attempted murder of Clare Cunningham | 22nd August 2007 - 24th August 2007 | Cheshire Crown Court | Not guilty | |
| Zoe Carpenter | Murder of Sarah Barnes | 30th November 2009 - 3rd December 2009 | Cheshire Crown Court | Not guilty | |
| Josh Ashworth | Driving under the influence | 10th March 2010 | Dee Valley Magistrates Court | Guilty (Suspended sentence, license revoked, 6 months AA) | Josh pleaded guilty to the accident. |
| Josh Ashworth | Driving under the influence | 4th June 2010 | Cheshire Magistrates' Courts | Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) | |
| Tom Cunningham | Assault on Esther Bloom | 17th February 2011 | Guilty (12 month youth rehabilitation order, 12 months supervision) | Tom had confessed to the crime out of guilt. | |
| Gilly Roach | Rape of Jacqui McQueen | 28th March 2011 - 1st April 2011 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Not guilty | |
| Mitzeee Minniver | Grievous bodily harm | 11th September 2012 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (7 years imprisonment) | Mitzeee pleaded guilty despite being innocent of the crime, but was later acquitted. |
| Mercedes Fisher | 2 counts of perverting the course of justice | 3rd December 2012 - 6th December 2012 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Not guilty | Lawyer Jim McGinn convinced the court that Riley Costello had stabbed Mercedes and framed Mitzeee. |
| Sinead O'Connor | Supplying a controlled drug | 9th September 2013 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (community service) | |
| Ste Hay | Assisted suicide of Pauline Hay | 1st October 2013 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (2 years imprisonment) (suspended for 2 years) |
Ste pleaded guilty to the crime. |
| Clare Devine | Assault and kidnap of Mercedes McQueen and Paul Browning | 11th October 2013 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Not guilty | Mercedes purposefully lied at the stand to get caught, as part of a deal with Trevor Royle and Fraser Black. |
| Frankie Osborne | Driving without due care and attention | 26th November 2013 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (Fine) | Frankie pleaded guilty to the crime. |
| Trevor Royle | Possession of a class A substance | 13th January 2014 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (unknown sentence) | Trevor pleaded guilty to the crime. |
| Jason Roscoe | Breaking and entering & assault on Maxine Minniver | 27th February 2014 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (Youth rehabilitation order) | Charges reduced after Maxine admitted to lying about Jason assaulting her. |
| John Paul McQueen | Assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Robbie Roscoe | 21st March 2014 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (6 months imprisonment) | |
| Grace Black | Attempted murder of Joe Roscoe | 25th June 2014 - 26th June 2014 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Not guilty | |
| Finn O'Connor | Rape of John Paul McQueen and attempted rape of Nancy Osborne | 29th September 2014 - 3rd October 2014 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (5 years imprisonment) | |
| Maxine Blake | Attempted murder of Patrick Blake | 3rd December 2014 - 4th December 2014 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Not guilty | |
| Jack Osborne | Possession of a class B substance with intent to supply | 24th February 2015 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (community order) | Jack pleaded guilty despite being innocent of the crime. |
| Tegan Lomax | Perverting the course of justice | 28th July 2015 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) | Tegan pleaded guilty to the crime. |
| Dylan Jenkins | Possession of a class C substance with intent to supply | 25th August 2015 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (6 months imprisonment) (3 months on licence) |
Dylan pleaded guilty to the crime. |
| Cameron Campbell | Death by dangerous driving | 27th October 2015 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (6 weeks imprisonment & 2 year driving ban) | Released due to time served on remand & charges reduced after Leela Roscoe's victim impact statement. |
| Cleo McQueen | Manslaughter of Rachel Hardy | 30th May 2016 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (Fine & Driving Ban) | Charge reduced to driving without due care. |
| Pete Buchanan | Child grooming and sexual activity with a minor | 27th June 2016 - 29th June 2016 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (7 years imprisonment) | |
| Jack Osborne | Murder of Callum Alexander | 9th February 2017 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Not guilty | Acquitted due to insufficient evidence & wasn't in the public interest. |
| Nick Savage | Rape of Ellie Nightingale and Holly Cunningham | 29th June 2017 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (7 years imprisonment) (3.5 years for parole) |
Nick pleaded guilty to both charges. |
| Ste Hay | Murder of Amy Barnes | 4th September 2017 - 8th September 2017 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Not guilty | |
| Luke Morgan | Grievous bodily harm | 26th September 2018 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (unknown custodial sentence) | Luke pleaded guilty to the crime. |
| Buster Smith | Sexual assault of Brody Hudson & Ollie Morgan | 7th January 2019 - 11th January 2019 | Dee Valley Crown Court | 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 | Dee Valley Crown Court | Guilty (4 years imprisonment) | Laurie pleaded guilty in the hope that he would get a reduced sentence. |
| Damon Kinsella | Fraud | 26th September 2019 | Dee Valley Crown Court | 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 | Dee Valley Court | 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 | Dee Valley Court | Guilty (unknown sentence) | Romeo pleaded guilty to the crime. |
| Ste Hay | Manslaughter of Ella Richardson | 9th July 2024 | Dee Valley Court | Not guilty | Acquitted despite pleading guilty to the crime, as a result of concerns with the evidence, leading to an unsafe conviction. |
| JJ Osborne | Rape and sexual assault of Frankie Osborne | 13th January 2025 - 15th January 2025 (set in 2026) |
Dee Valley Court | Guilty (2 year detention and training order) | Before the verdict was delivered, JJ broke down and confessed that he was guilty of both crimes. |
| Ro Hutchinson | Assault on Oscar Osborne | 18th June 2025 (set in 2026) |
Dee Valley Court | Guilty (12 month rehabilitation order) | Ro pleaded guilty to the crime. |