A man has been charged following a stabbing aboard a bus in Ealing
Jayden Patterson, 18, of Ayles Road, Hayes was charged on Thursday, 20 June with grievous bodily harm with intent to do serious harm and possession of an offensive weapon. He appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 21 June. He will next appear in custody at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, 19 July. Police were […]
Man Sentenced for Manslaughter of 27-Year-Old Tejaswini Kontham
Tejaswini Kontham
Sexual Predator Convicted of Raping Teenage Girl in the 1990s
Colin Moore, 57, of Grove Lane in Camberwell, has been found guilty of multiple counts of rape and indecent assault against a teenage girl during the 1990s. The abuse began in 1995 when the victim was under 16 years old and continued over the next four years in west and central London. In 2020, the […]
Two men jailed after Met officers found gun and ammunition at a house in west London
Police received intelligence that a firearm was being stored at an address in Killowen Avenue, Northolt. On 19 October 2021 an armed raid was carried out at the property and a package containing a black pistol and ammunition was found. Cydney Hadkinson, who was at the address, was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences although […]
Two men jailed after Met officers found gun and ammunition at a house in west London
Police received intelligence that a firearm was being stored at an address in Killowen Avenue, Northolt. On 19 October 2021 an armed raid was carried out at the property and a package containing a black pistol and ammunition was found. Cydney Hadkinson, who was at the address, was arrested on suspicion of firearms offences although […]
A teenager who recklessly discharged a gun towards two members of the public in Chelsea has been jailed
Leon Redda of Stanley Gardens, W11 was sentenced to seven years and six months imprisonment at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, 3 May. He had pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life at an earlier hearing. The court heard how Redda was the pillion passenger on a stolen moped that […]
Activists Sentenced for Just Stop Oil Protest
Three supporters of the Just Stop Oil movement are facing sentencing today after being convicted of public nuisance. Cressie Gethin, Emma Mani, and Alexander Wilcox took action during the scorching heatwave of 2022, demanding an end to new fossil fuel licensing and consent by the UK government. The trio’s activism unfolded against the backdrop of […]
Stalker jailed for five years after Met officers investigate threats and harassment
A man who relentlessly stalked a woman and her family was brought to justice after a Met investigation into his seven year campaign of harassment and threats. Shaheen Chishti, 54, of Foxglove Street, W12 met the victim at work in 2016 where he pursued a pattern of sexual harassment through email and social media platforms. […]
A man has been charged with a number of offences following a Met investigation in Kensington.
Robert Prussak, 56, of no fixed abode, was charged on Wednesday, 24 April with the following offences: The charges relate to an incident involving a nine-year-old girl who was reported missing at Brompton Road, SW1 on Monday, 22 April. Prussak was remanded in custody and appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday, 24 April). He […]
Police Appeal to Return Stolen Phones to Owners
City Police are seeking to reunite stolen mobile phones with their rightful owners after recovering 24 devices believed to have been snatched in the City or West End on March 26. The appeal comes in the wake of an arrest made outside the Bank of England on the same day, during which officers apprehended a […]
A complex Met investigation harnessing specialist digital techniques has led to a dangerous sexual predator being jailed
Detectives identified Benjamine Webb after reviewing a huge volume of indecent online content, and also matching photos of his distinctive tattoos taken in custody, with those in a video of a child being abused. Webb, 30 (19.07.1993) of Drayton Gardens, West Drayton, spent years gaining the trust of the victim’s families and was sentenced at […]
Restaurant Owner Jailed for Fraudulent Covid Loan Application and Company Dissolution
Ilhan Kekec, the owner of a Turkish restaurant, has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for fraudulently obtaining a Covid Bounce Back Loan and unlawfully dissolving his company without notifying creditors. The verdict was delivered at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday, March 18, where Kekec was also banned from serving as a company director […]
Son Found Guilty of Murdering Mother Despite Claiming Her Injuries Were Due to Ill Health
Steffon Hewitt, aged 51, of Blake’s Road, Peckham, has been convicted of the murder of his mother, 68-year-old Vanita Nowell, following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court. The tragic events unfolded in March 2020, when emergency services were summoned to Hewitt’s residence in Peckham. Upon their arrival, Hewitt informed the call operator that he had […]
Just Stop Oil Protester Convicted for M25 Gantry Climb
A Just Stop Oil protester has been convicted of causing a nuisance by climbing onto a gantry over the M25.
Cambridge University music student Cressida Gethin, 22, scaled the gantry to protest the UK reaching its hottest temperature on record, 40C.
On Monday at Isleworth Crown Court a jury found Gethin guilty of causing a public nuisance contrary to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022.
The jury found her guilty by a majority of 10 to two.
During her trial the court heard the protest on July 20, 2022 delayed 3,923 British Airways passengers’ journeys.
BBC broadcaster Chris Packham told the jury he was stuck in four to five hours of traffic.
Gethin did not dispute scaling the gantry but argued that the consequence did not amount to the charge.
In her closing statement on Thursday, Gethin, who was self-represented, told the court: “If you believed that the protest causing the delays was intended to create meaningful, positive change, would you have defined the delay as ‘serious inconvenience’?
“Or would you have experienced it as a proportionate and manageable inconvenience?
“Given that the policy change the protest was seeking to achieve would literally save thousands of lives in the coming decades.”
However, Judge Hannah Duncan said: “Evidence about climate change wasn’t admissible or relevant”.
On Friday, Judge Duncan said she believed the average person would consider the climate crisis “far more serious” than a nuisance, but that “that’s not what they (the jury) are considering”.
Gethin will be sentenced on May 3.
Just Stop Oil Supporter Faces Trial for Motorway Gantry Protest
Cressie Gethin, a prominent supporter of the environmental group Just Stop Oil, is set to stand trial at Isleworth Crown Court starting today. Gethin faces charges of causing a public nuisance after she climbed a motorway gantry above the M25 on July 20, 2022, as part of a protest against fossil fuel projects. The trial, […]
London Men Convicted in £104 Million Money Laundering Network
In a significant breakthrough, two men from London have become the fifteenth and sixteenth members of a money laundering network to be convicted, following an extensive investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA). The investigation focused on the smuggling of cash from the UK to the UAE, with more than £104 million laundered during 83 […]
Three men have been jailed for the manslaughter of an 18-year-old after a “complex and lengthy” investigation by Met detectives.
Hani Solomon suffered fatal stab injuries after he was attacked in Ackmar Road, SW6, on 11 February 2021. Detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command immediately launched an investigation to identify those responsible for Hani’s death. Extensive examination of CCTV showed three men waiting almost ten minutes for Hani to arrive before they met with […]
Woman charged with smuggling £800k cocaine via Heathrow Airport
A woman has been charged with smuggling an industrial amount of cocaine into the UK via Heathrow Airport. Azra Williams, 58, of Mount Pleasant, Bilston, Wolverhampton, was stopped by UK Border Force officers after arriving from Montego Bay, Jamaica, on Saturday (December 23). They found 10 kilos of cocaine within the linings of a suit carrier […]
