Predatory Sexual Attacker Convicted in Birmingham
Dean Holness, a 38-year-old man from Kings Norton, Birmingham, has been convicted of a series of predatory sexual attacks, including multiple rapes, against two girls and two women spanning from Summer 2022 to Spring this year. The disturbing crimes targeted victims deliberately, with one incident involving taking a vulnerable […]
Wolverhampton Man Convicted of Firearms and Drug Dealing Following Encrypted Phone Chats
A man from Wolverhampton has been found guilty of dealing in firearms and kilograms of drugs after his encrypted phone chats were revealed as part of an international operation. Max Williams, operating under the radar of law enforcement agencies, is now facing imprisonment as a result of a large-scale operation conducted by the West Midlands […]
Man Who Lured Victim to Flat Guilty of Sexual Assault
A man who lured a woman to a property under false pretences and subjected her to a horrifying sexual assault has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Naveed Hussain, 33, persuaded the victim to visit a property in Handsworth, Birmingham, with the intention of renting out a room. However, once inside, he locked her […]
TikTok-Boasting Birmingham Vehicle Thieves Jailed for High-Value Car Heists
A gang of vehicle thieves from Birmingham, who not only stole 45 cars worth over £1 million but also flaunted their crimes on TikTok, has been sentenced to jail. The group, consisting of four men and two teenagers, targeted houses across Birmingham, Stourbridge, Solihull, Coventry, and Warwickshire between March 2022 and May 2023. The thieves, […]
Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Murdering Solihull Taxi Driver
Life Sentence for Man Convicted of Murdering Solihull Taxi Driver Oliver Pugh, aged 20, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of taxi driver Mohammed Istakhar, who was brutally stabbed to death in Solihull last November. The 44-year-old victim, Mr. Istakhar, was discovered with severe injuries on November 29 on Braggs Farm […]
Wanted Man, Sharaz Ali, Sought for Attempted Murder Conviction
Authorities are appealing to the public for information leading to the capture of Sharaz Ali, a 42-year-old individual convicted of attempting to murder his wife. The incident occurred on September 10, 2021, when Ali allegedly stabbed his spouse. Despite his conviction, he failed to appear during his trial in August of the following year, prompting […]
Vietnamese gang operated Birmingham cash and drugs stash house for organised crime
Four people who ran a stash house for criminal gangs in the West Midlands have been convicted following an investigation by the National Crime Agency. During a surveillance operation in January 2021, NCA officers followed gang member Bui Tuan, age 26, to a property on Chester Road in Erdington.
Sex Offender Receives 18-Year Jail Sentence for Sickening Crimes Against Young Girl
Daniel Guest, a sex offender found guilty of a disturbing series of attacks against a young girl over a five-year period, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. The Birmingham Crown Court delivered the verdict on 2 August, bringing closure to a case marked by the perpetrator’s reprehensible actions and the victim’s courage in […]
Former Police Officer Jailed for Over Seven Years for Sexual Offences Against Vulnerable Teen
A former police officer, Haider Siddique, aged 22, has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison for committing sexual offences against a vulnerable 13-year-old girl he encountered online. Siddique, who had joined West Midlands Police in 2021 as a student officer, was apprehended after his inappropriate conduct was spotted by a vigilant bus […]
Former Criminology Student Receives 15-Year Sentence for Spate of Armed Robberies
In a series of audacious crimes that left a trail of fear across Birmingham and the Black Country, former criminology student Kudakwashe Chowa has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for carrying out 18 armed robberies. Brazenly targeting banks, supermarkets, convenience stores, and service stations, Chowa’s reign of terror saw him holding shop workers […]
Driver Jailed for Road Rage Attack Resulting in Grandfather’s Death in Oldbury
A tragic road rage incident in Oldbury, just two weeks before Christmas, has resulted in the conviction of 25-year-old Arslan Farooq. Farooq has been jailed for eight years and three months after pleading guilty to manslaughter and dangerous driving. His victim, 51-year-old Simon West, died four days after being fatally punched during the altercation on […]
‘Predatory’ West Midlands Police Officers Convicted for Misconduct
West Midlands Police Constable Anthony Ritchie and his former colleague, Steven Walters, are set to be jailed after engaging in sexual relationships with vulnerable women while on duty. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) reported that Ritchie, 46, had sexual encounters with one woman after arresting her partner and began a sexual relationship with […]
Two Birmingham brothers plead guilty to a terrorism offence
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A disqualified driver who was caught with more than £1 million of cocaine after being stopped by officers has been jailed
Sukhchain Dale was found with a large stash of Class A drugs after his van was pulled over on the M6 northbound in Birmingham on 27 May this year. The haul – with a street value of well over £1 million – was seized and the 36-year-old from Showell Lane, Penn, was arrested.
A pair of house raiders who were part of a gang which brutally attacked a pensioner in his own home have been jailed for 30 years.
A 71-year-old man was hit in the face with a hammer and stabbed while a seven-year-old boy had a knife held against his throat during the terrifying ordeal in Oldbury. The man was left with life-changing injuries as a result of the violent robbery which also saw his wife threatened, and have a necklace ripped […]
A Twitter user who encouraged others to commit terrorism has been locked up
Ajmal Shahpal published tweets on 26 September 2020 showing support for a terrorist who attacked members of the public close to Charlie Hebdo’s former offices in Paris a day earlier. The 41-year-old also posted tweets, between 15 October 2020 and 30 October 2020, praising the murder of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed in a […]
A man who attempted to break into an elderly woman’s home twice in two days has been jailed for over eight years
Peter Swali of Yardley Green Road, Bordseley Green, Birmingham was found guilty of aggravated attempted burglary and attempted burglary at Birmingham Crown Court on 24 April 2023. The court heard how Swali had targeted the 76-year-old’s house in Shard End, Birmingham on two separate occasions.
A Birmingham man who died from stab wounds on Kings Heath High Street has been named as Ronique Thomas
The 33-year-old was stabbed near the junction of Queensbridge Road just before 02.30 BST on Wednesday 26 April and died at the scene. A 17-year-old man arrested on Friday has now been charged with murder, robbery and possession of a bladed article in a public place, and will appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday. […]
