Science and Technology Teacher Sentenced to Over Nine Years for Sexual Assault on Pupil

A science and technology teacher hailing from North Yorkshire, Mark Langford, has been handed a prison sentence of more than nine years after being found guilty of sexually assaulting one of his pupils. The case, which has sent shockwaves through the community, came to light as a result of a meticulous investigation conducted by the […]
Science teacher sexually abused teenage girl

A science and technology teacher caught with thousands of child abuse images was also found to have sexually assaulted one of his pupils almost 20 years ago. The National Crime Agency launched an investigation in November 2021, when Google sent a report of a user possessing child abuse material on their platform via the National […]
A man and a woman have been jailed for a combined total of five years following the discovery of a cannabis factory

Thirty-five-year-old Joanna Kozera and 45-year-old Nicholas Adams, formerly of Lower Crescent in Barham, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday 29 June where they were both sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment. The pair had pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis and possession with intent to supply cannabis at an earlier hearing. […]
A 17-year-old boy has been given a life sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder following a serious assault in Benhall in October 2022 which left a teenage girl with life-changing injuries

Alex Tye, of Low Road, Friston, must serve a minimum of twelve-and-a-half years in prison before being considered for parole. He was also sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for possession of an offensive weapon, to be served concurrently. Police were called by the East of England Ambulance Service just after 7am on Sunday 2 October, […]
A 17-year-old boy has been given a life sentence after pleading guilty to attempted murder following a serious assault in Benhall in Octo…

Alex Tye, of Low Road, Friston, must serve a minimum of twelve-and-a-half years in prison before being considered for parole. He was also sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for possession of an offensive weapon, to be served concurrently. Police were called by the East of England Ambulance Service just after 7am on Sunday 2 October, […]
The parents of a man who sustained serious injuries after being assaulted while on a night out in Colchester have thanked officers for their “tireless” work after his attacker was jailed for more than five years

Jordan Pope was with a group of friends in the early hours of 24 July last year when he attacked the victim, a man aged in his 20s, in Culver Street West shortly before 2am. During the incident, Pope punched the man to the ground and continued the violent assault by stamping on the man’s […]
The parents of a man who sustained serious injuries after being assaulted while on a night out in Colchester have thanked officers for th…

Jordan Pope was with a group of friends in the early hours of 24 July last year when he attacked the victim, a man aged in his 20s, in Culver Street West shortly before 2am. During the incident, Pope punched the man to the ground and continued the violent assault by stamping on the man’s […]
Two men from London have been jailed for more than two years in connection with robberies and attempted robberies in Lowestoft

20-year-old Muhamadu Conte and 18-year-old Isaiah Lester appeared before Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday 20 April, where they were given the following sentences: Muhamadu Conte of Lancaster Drive in the Borough of Havering was sentenced to 35 months imprisonment. Isaiah Lester of Cranberry Close in the Borough of Ealing was sentenced to 31 months imprisonment. […]
A father and son from Bury St Edmunds have been given life sentences for the murder of a man in the town almost two years ago

David King aged 56-years-old, and Edward King aged 20, both of Radnor Close, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court today, Monday 24 April, where they were sentenced to life imprisonment, with minimum terms of 21 years and 19 years respectively. The pair had been found guilty of murder by a unanimous verdict in May last year, […]
A man has been sentenced to over 20 years in jail for the attempted murder of a man following an incident in Clare in March last year

David Perry, 40, of St Margarets Place in Stradishall, was jailed for 24 years at Ipswich Crown Court today, Wednesday 19 April, for the attempted murder of a 37-year-old man in Clare on 19 March 2022. The sentence follows a crown court trial that saw Perry found guilty of the offence in January earlier this […]
A man and woman from Lowestoft have been jailed for a total of six years for drug dealing offences

Dean Francis, aged 44 and of Jenkins Green in Lowestoft and Jane Hucheson, aged 39 of Briarwod Road, also of Lowestoft, both pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin. Hucheson also admitted possession with intent to supply drugs, possession of cannabis and absconding whilst on bail. Both offenders were jailed for three […]
Man jailed for driving offences on A14 and assaulting an officer

A 31-year-old man has been jailed for a number of offences, after swerving into the path of a police car on the A14 whilst over the drink-drive limit and assaulting an officer. Mitchell Dickenson appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday 20 March, where he was sentenced to a total of 20 months’ imprisonment, disqualified […]
A man from Ipswich has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to supplying drugs

Francis Snell, aged 35 and of Montgomery Road in Ipswich appeared at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday, Thursday 23 March, where he admitted being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, namely cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin. The offences took place between 1 October 2022 and 21 February 2023. Snell was arrested at his home […]
A man found guilty of raping a woman in Colchester has been jailed

The investigation’s been led by specialist officers from our Adult Sexual Abuse Investigation (ASAIT) team, with support from our partners at the Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse in Essex (CARA). Last month, a jury at Ipswich Crown Court heard that 30-year-old Miridon Bera had targeted a woman at a club in Colchester in […]
A man has been jailed for 28 months in prison in connection with drug offences in Ipswich

25-year-old Erion Hoxha of Beech Road, Ipswich was jailed at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday 16 March after pleading guilty to possession of drugs with intent to supply, possession of an identity document with improper intention, assault of a police officer and possession of criminal property. It follows an incident on Sunday 12 February at just […]
Jail for man caught with deal wraps of heroin and cannabis

A 21-year-old man who was caught with 15 wraps of heroin and 17 grams of cannabis has been jailed for three years following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation. He was stopped by plain clothes officers from BTP’s County Lines Taskforce at Colchester railway station in January. Brandon French, of St Mary’s Road, Hastings, appeared […]
A man has been jailed for 25 years after a stabbing

Alexander Cornell, 27 years old, from Britannia Road in Ipswich was jailed at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday 9 March. The court gave him a 20-year prison sentence with an extended licence period of five years. It follows his trial where he was found guilty of attempted murder at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday 23 January 2023 […]
A man has been jailed for 25 years after a stabbing in Bury St Edmunds

Alexander Cornell, 27 years old, from Britannia Road in Ipswich was jailed at at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday 9 March. The court gave him a 20-year prison sentence with an extended licence period of five years. It follows his trial where he was found guilty of attempted murder at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday 23 January […]