Three Locked Up Over Horrific Cottingham Kidnap

Three Jailed for Brutal Cottingham Kidnap and Assault Justice slammed down on a savage East Riding kidnapping as three thugs each landed six-year prison sentences. Two men and a woman were convicted of violently trapping and attacking a 56-year-old man in Cottingham. The Shocking Crime Unfolded On 18 June 2025, victim was lured to a […]
Three jailed over vicious East Yorkshire kidnap

Brutal attack leaves victim seriously injured Three thugs involved in the shocking kidnap of a man in Cottingham, East Yorkshire, have been locked up. Toma Vitkauskaite, 26, Emilio Romano, 24, and Mohammed Hussain, 24, were sentenced to six years each at Hull Crown Court. The chilling incident in June 2025 left the victim with […]
Brutal Attack on Pregnant Girlfriend Lands 19-Year-Old Behind Bars

A 19-year-old man from Hull has been jailed for a shocking attack that killed his unborn son. Stefan Marin, from Kingston upon Hull, was convicted of child destruction, grievous bodily harm, strangulation,
Cleethorpes man locked up for brutal sexual abuse and controlling behaviour

A Cleethorpes man has been slammed with a seven-year jail sentence for subjecting a woman to relentless verbal abuse, sexual assault, and coercive control. Clive Lennon found guilty after five-day trial Clive
Child Rapist Slammed with 21 Years Behind Bars in Hull

Alex Fullard, 31, has been locked up for 21 years for a string of horrific sexual offences against three young children. The Hull Crown Court sentenced him on Monday, 20 October 2025, with an extra eight years on licence. Fullard will also stay on the Sex Offenders Register for life and be slapped with an […]
Hull Child Rapist Jailed for 21 Years

Alex Fullard, 31, has been slammed with 21 years behind bars plus eight on licence for a sickening spree of sexual abuse against three young children. The vile offender, held at HMP Hull, will also face a lifetime on the Sex Offenders Register and an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order after his conviction at Hull […]
Teenage Girl Attacked with Sword During Camping Trip, Court Hears

A 13-year-old girl was brutally attacked with a sword by a 14-year-old boy after a dispute during a friends’ camping trip, a jury at Hull Crown Court has heard. The victim was stabbed 10 times by the boy, who had offered to walk her home following an argument with another girl near Hull. She […]
Rape Perpetrators Found Guilty

At Hull Crown Court on Tuesday, 4 February, a jury delivered a unanimous verdict convicting a couple of a horrific rape Anthony Preston, 22, and Nicole Rickatson, 27, both from Allendale, Hull, were found guilty of rape and perverting the course of justice. Their criminal actions unfolded in December 2023 when the victim visited their […]
Gang Convicted of Smuggling Over Half a Tonne of Cocaine into the UK

Three men involved in the attempted smuggling of over half a tonne of cocaine, valued at £42 million, into the UK have been convicted, with two already sentenced to lengthy prison terms. The National Crime Agency (NCA), supported by Humberside Police and Border Force, intercepted the operation in May 2024, disrupting a major drug trafficking […]
Gerald Ellis Sentenced for Sexual Assaults Against Three Women

Gerald Ellis, 64, of Primrose in Filey, has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison for a series of sexual assaults committed against three women over a six-year period. The sentencing took place at Hull Crown Court after Ellis pleaded guilty to six counts of non-recent sexual assault and two counts of […]
Three violent rapists jailed for 25-years

Three men who preyed on and raped a lone woman after she got into what she believed to be a registered taxi after she left a night out with her friends in Hull City Centre last year have been sentenced to a combined total of 25-years behind bars. Bakhtullah Safi, 18-years-old, of Margaret Street, Hull […]
25-Year-Old John Honey Appears in Court Following Hull Riots

A 25-year-old man has appeared in court following the violent riots that erupted in Hull city centre on Saturday. John Honey, of Park Grove, Hull, faced magistrates earlier today charged with violent disorder, three counts of robbery, two counts of burglary, and criminal damage. Mr. Honey did not enter a plea during his appearance. He […]
Footballer Jailed After Flooding South London with Cocaine, Ketamine, and Cannabis

Jason Pusey, a former footballer with a background in the Atletico Madrid youth academy, has been sentenced to prison after orchestrating a significant drug operation in south London. The operation, which utilized local gangs to distribute cocaine, ketamine, and cannabis, involved drugs with an estimated street value of £3 million. Pusey, originally from Gibraltar, was […]
“Devil’s Chosen One” Dies in Jail: Inquest Reveals Details of Wayne Spencer Franks’ Death

Wayne Spencer Franks, infamously dubbed “the Devil’s chosen one,” died in his prison cell just months before he could potentially apply for parole. Franks, who was serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of an elderly widow, Mabel Whitelam, was found dead at HMP Wakefield on December 5, 2022. An inquest has revealed that […]
Man Jailed for Assulting Officers at Hull Paragon Station

A 32 year old man who lashed out and assaulted security officers and police at Hull Paragon station has been jailed for more than seven months following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation. Liam Sullivan, of Salthouse Lane, Hull, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. He […]
North Hull Crime Ring Busted: Big-Timers Jailed for 22 Years

An organised crime group who was involved in the supply and distribution of approximately £29,780 worth of class A and class B drugs in and around the North Hull area in a bid to expand their network and take over the community, have been sentenced to a combined total of 22-years-and-eight-months behind bars. The ringleader […]
‘Sexual predators’ found guilty after raping a woman in a taxi

Three men who preyed on and raped a lone woman after she got into what she believed to be a registered taxi after she left a night out with her friends in Hull City Centre last year, will now be sentenced after two have been found guilty of rape as part of joint enterprise and […]
Hull Man Receives Two-Year Sentence for Stalking and Criminal Damage

In a significant legal outcome at Hull Crown Court, 32-year-old Ryan Stephenson of Johnson Court, Hedon, has been sentenced to two years in prison for stalking and criminal damage. The court also imposed a five-year restraining order against Stephenson, reflecting the severity of his actions and the need to protect the victim from further harassment. […]