A man who sexually abused four girls has been jailed for 16 years
James Paffey was convicted of 26 crimes following a trial at Chelmsford Crown Court.The offences came to light in September 2019, when one of the victims bravely came forward to police.Within three days, Paffey, of no fixed address in the Clacton area, was arrested and charged with three offences.Our investigation continued and three further girls […]
A man has been jailed for three years after admitting the manslaughter of his son, whom he shook as a baby nearly 20 years ago
Jack Mitchell was born a healthy child in January 2001 and responded well following his birth. However, between March and May of the same year there were four occasions where he stopped breathing.He was medically revived but there were no signs of what caused these episodes. On each occasion, his father John Doak had been […]
A man who subjected his ex-partner to a violent assault, leaving her with broken cheekbones and a broken jaw, has been jailed for nine years
His ex-partner was awoken by a noise at her home in Dunmow at around 10.30pm on 23 July 2017.John Berry had got into the address and as the woman went to try and get out of the property, he grabbed her, pinned her against a wall, and then knocked her to the floor.Berry, 32, of […]
John Doak has admitted causing the death of his son Jack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell died, aged 15 in 2016 and a forensic post-mortem examination found he had died from pulmonary infection and pneumonia as a result of injuries sustained as a baby in Laindon.His biological father, John Doak, was later charged with the murder.The 37 year-old, of Delgate Avenue, Spalding admitted manslaughter at Chelmsford Crown Court today […]
John Doak has admitted causing the death of his son Jack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell died, aged 15 in 2016 and a forensic post-mortem examination found he had died from pulmonary infection and pneumonia as a result of injuries sustained as a baby in Laindon.His biological father, John Doak, was later charged with the murder.The 37 year-old, of Delgate Avenue, Spalding admitted manslaughter at Chelmsford Crown Court today […]
A man has been jailed for nearly eight years after admitting to raping a woman in Witham
A man has been jailed for nearly eight years after admitting to raping a woman in Witham.Marian Tanascua, 43 and of no fixed address, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday 4 November and was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison.The convicted rapist was then told that once his jail term was […]
A fraudster has been jailed for his part in a scam targeting elderly victims
Albino Chaves admitted nine counts of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and three of conspiracy to defraud. He was jailed at Chelmsford Crown Court on Tuesday 27 October for two years and four months. Chaves, 24, was involved a series of frauds in March and April this year, when conmen contacted elderly victims […]
A man who murdered his elderly mother at their home in Wimbish has been jailed for at least 20 years
Mark Jozunas stabbed his 78 year-old Valerie Jozunas at their home in Tye Green Wimbish on Sunday 1 March.Emergency services were called to the address after concerns for her welfare were reported to us but, sadly, she Valerie died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics.A post-mortem examination gave her cause of death as […]
Diorgu is clearly a dangerous man who will spend the foreseeable future behind bars
A man who robbed a woman at knife point is off our streets after being jailed for nine years.Edward Diorgu had arranged to meet the victim at an address in Harlow on 19 May last year.Shortly after he arrived, at around 9.20pm, he pulled a knife out of his coat, threatened the victim and demanded […]
A sex offender who lied about being cured of his sexual desires for small boys has been jailed after he groomed and 11-year-old boy
James Watson had been convicted a decade earlier for doing exactly the same thing while living in Essex, Exeter Crown Court was told. Watson completed a sex offenders’ treatment programme after that offence and later claimed to have a certificate from a counsellor which proved he was no longer a risk to children. He […]
Officers executed seven warrants as part of an investigation into the sale of drugs in Essex
A man from Kent is due in court next month charged in connection with a series of warrants that were carried out in south and west Essex and London.Stephen Hart, 53, of Thornden Wood Road, Herne Bay, was arrested one of nine people arrested on Wednesday (7 October) morning in Romford.Officers executed seven warrants as […]
A man’s been sentenced over a string of attempted burglaries across west Essex and east Hertfordshire
The offences took place in Harlow, Roydon, Buckhurst Hill, and Broxbourne during a three week period between 5 and 26 February this year.The offences also included spending more than £1,700 on a stolen credit card as well as trying to break into several vehicles.Officers were able to identify the man responsible – 29 year-old Michael […]
A man, jailed five years ago for leaving a man brain damaged after beating him over a cigarette, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life
A man jailed five years ago for leaving a man brain damaged after beating him over a cigarette, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life after his victim died from complications related to the attack.
A man, jailed five years ago for leaving a man brain damaged after beating him over a cigarette, has been found guilty of murder and jail…
A man jailed five years ago for leaving a man brain damaged after beating him over a cigarette, has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life after his victim died from complications related to the attack. Jake Tierney-Campbell, now 25, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm and jailed for 14-years […]
Officers from the Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out enquiries at an address in Harebell Drive, Witham
A man’s due in court later this month charged with sexual offences following work by officers who protect the public from some of the county’s most dangerous offenders.Officers from the Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out enquiries at an address in Harebell Drive, Witham on 23 September assisted by officers […]
Officers from the Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out enquiries at an address in Harebell Driv…
A man’s due in court later this month charged with sexual offences following work by officers who protect the public from some of the county’s most dangerous offenders.Officers from the Management of Sexual Offenders and Violent Offenders team (MOSOVO) carried out enquiries at an address in Harebell Drive, Witham on 23 September assisted by officers […]
Woman gets jailed for violent robbery
A woman has been jailed for six years after smashing her way into a flat and robbing the terrified resident. Police have said. Kelly Luckhurst had been evicted from a multi-occupancy house in Dudley Road, Clacton, and returned on 23 May this year to try and gain entry.
A man has been charged with two robberies and an attempted robbery in #Basildon.
A man has been charged with two robberies and an attempted robbery in #Basildon. The 20-year-old was charged with assaulting a man and robbing two others in Gloucester Park on 16 August. He was also charged with attempting to rob another man and possession of cannabis. The man from #SouthOckendon appeared at Southend Magistrates’ Court […]
