In Court

BBC Radio Manchester

Exploring arguments from both the prosecution and the defence whilst combing through evidence heard in major UK criminal cases.

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Friday · 13 min
Stockport Drug and Rape Trial: The Defence
Taking a closer look at the role of a Defence Barrister in a major criminal trial.
Wednesday · 9 min
Stockport Drug and Rape Trial: The Prosecution
Taking a closer look at the role of the Prosecution in a major criminal trial.
September 17 · 4 min
Stockport Drug and Rape: 'Work to be done'
An update on the trial of a Stockport husband accused of drugging and raping his wife.
September 15 · 6 min
Stockport Drug and Rape: The Husband
An update on the trial of a Stockport husband accused of drugging and raping his wife.
September 8 · 10 min
Stockport Drug and Rape: The Defendants
The trial of a husband from Stockport accused of drugging and raping his wife.
September 4 · 12 min
Stockport Drug and Rape: The Jury
The trial of a husband from Stockport accused of drugging and raping his wife.
September 1 · 3 min
Stockport Drug and Rape: Trailer
The trial of a husband from Stockport accused of drugging and raping his wife.
Dec 16, 2025 · 14 min
“You used your vehicle as a dangerous weapon”
Paul Doyle, who used his vehicle as a "weapon", is jailed for 21 years and six months.
Dec 15, 2025 · 14 min
Dashcam footage: a "man out of control"
Paul Doyle's sentencing begins with court shown distressing footage from his own dashcam.
Nov 26, 2025 · 12 min
"Guilty"
Paul Doyle pleads guilty after ploughing his car into the crowd at Liverpool FC’s parade.
Nov 25, 2025 · 2 min
Introducing... Liverpool Parade: The Paul Doyle Trial
Paul Doyle is accused of deliberately driving a car into crowds at Liverpool FC's parade.
Jul 23, 2025 · 19 min
4. Killer on the Run
Two suitcases containing body parts are discovered on Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Jul 22, 2025 · 14 min
3. "What's in there, a body?"
Mosquera takes the bodies from London to Bristol.
Jul 22, 2025 · 16 min
2. Porn Performer Turned Killer
How Yostin Mosquera killed Paul Longworth and Albert Alfonso in a London flat.
Jul 21, 2025 · 15 min
1. Three Very Different Men
Uncovering how victims Albert Alfonso and Paul Longworth met their killer.
Jul 21, 2025 · 3 min
Introducing... Bodies In The Suitcases
Yostin Mosquera was on trial for murder after body parts were found in Bristol.
Jan 24, 2025 · 15 min
Sentencing
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is jailed for a minimum of 52 years.
Jan 22, 2025 · 10 min
Terrorism Charge
Why Southport killer Axel Rudakubana isn’t a terrorist, despite a terrorism charge.
Jan 21, 2025 · 11 min
Violent Past
Examining the violent past of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana
Jan 20, 2025 · 8 min
Guilty
Teenager Axel Rudakubana pleads guilty to the murder of three young girls in Southport.

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