A North London couple have appeared in court Sussex, charged with a ‘County Lines’ operation bringing Class A drugs from London into Brighton
Edward Birigwa, 29, a labourer, and Kessia Davies, 21, a retail employee, both of Golders Way, London NW11, appeared in custody at Crawley Magistrates Court on Friday 29 January, both charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin.
Man sentenced to life with a minimum of 26-and-a-half years for Crawley Down double murder
A man convicted of two counts of murder has been sentenced to life in prison.Daniel Appleton, 38, an engineer, of Hazel Way, Crawley Down, was found guilty of killing his wife Amy Appleton and passer-by Sandy Seagrave outside a house in Hazel Way on December 22, 2019.Mr Appleton was convicted of two counts of murder […]
Drug couriers jailed after using same flight to bring cocaine from Jamaica Drug trafficking
Three drug couriers who attempted to smuggle cocaine worth around £50,000 into the UK on the same flight into Gatwick have been jailed.
An elderly motorist who caused a crash which tragically claimed the life of a mother in Angmering has been jailed for 12 Months
Ronald Dossett was driving his blue Honda Civic southbound on the A280 on 17 January 2019, when he veered into the opposite carriageway. His vehicle collided head-on with an orange Suzuki Ignis driven by Nicola Drummond, 44, of Long Furlong, Findon, who was airlifted to hospital but sadly died from her injuries later that day.
Two speeding drivers who caused a horrific crash which seriously injured a mother and her two children have been convicted in court
Daish Jaggers and Joshua Knevett had been racing each other on the A26 at Beddingham, travelling well in excess of the national speed limit and contravening double white lines as they overtook vehicles on numerous bends. Despite several signs warning road users of the hazards, Jaggers lost control of his blue Hyundai I30N and crashed […]
Police have arrested and charged Christopher Cole with the murder of a woman in Seaford in 2018
Christopher Cole, 30, of Clun Road, Wick, Littlehampton was detained on Thursday (5 November). Cole has been charged with murdering Sarah Clayton at the Buckle caravan and camping site in Marine Parade, Seaford, on 13 May. Detectives from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team launched a murder investigation after Sarah was sadly found dead […]
Police have arrested and charged Christopher Cole with the murder of a woman in Seaford in 2018
Christopher Cole, 30, of Clun Road, Wick, Littlehampton was detained on Thursday (5 November). Cole has been charged with murdering Sarah Clayton at the Buckle caravan and camping site in Marine Parade, Seaford, on 13 May. Detectives from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team launched a murder investigation after Sarah was sadly found dead […]
A 20-year-old woman was found with a laceration to her stomach a man has been charged and appeared in court
A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after police responded to a report of a stabbing in Havelock Road, Hastings, on 26 October. A 20-year-old woman was found with a minor laceration to her stomach and was taken to hospital. She was treated and later released.Sam Secord, 28, unemployed, of […]
A 20-year-old woman was found with a laceration to her stomach a man has been charged and appeared in court
A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent after police responded to a report of a stabbing in Havelock Road, Hastings, on 26 October. A 20-year-old woman was found with a minor laceration to her stomach and was taken to hospital. She was treated and later released.Sam Secord, 28, unemployed, of […]
A man who pleaded guilty to dealing Class A drugs in Brighton has been jailed
Charles Ogunnowo, 27, of Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, appeared at Lewes Crown Court on 19 October where he faced charges for possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply, possession of heroin with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. Ogunnowo was stopped on 8 October 2019 after plain clothes officers witnessed a suspected […]
Evil child killer Roy Whiting feared he would be killed after being brutally attacked in prison with makeshift blades
Roy Whiting feared he would be killed after being brutally attacked in prison with makeshift blades. Pictured is the extent of the injuries suffered by the monster after he was battered behind bars while serving life for the murder of Sarah Payne.
Currys PC World burglars jailed for four years
Two men who broke into an electrical retailer – but got away with nothing – have been jailed for a total of four years. Police were alerted to a break-in at Currys PC World in Old Shoreham Road, Hove, around 4am on 2 August.
A former West Sussex scout leader has been sent to prison for offences of voyeurism and a sexual assault, involving young children at scouting camps he helped to run
Oliver Cooper, 27, a student, of Nor’bren Avenue, Bognor, formerly of Kings Drive, Hopton, Staffs, and a former scout leader in Horsham, was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday 15 October of; two counts of sexual assault on a girl aged six, one counts of sexual assault on a girl also aged six, […]
A former West Sussex scout leader has been sent to prison for offences of voyeurism and a sexual assault, involving young children at sco…
Oliver Cooper, 27, a student, of Nor’bren Avenue, Bognor, formerly of Kings Drive, Hopton, Staffs, and a former scout leader in Horsham, was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday 15 October of; two counts of sexual assault on a girl aged six, one counts of sexual assault on a girl also aged six, […]
A man has been jailed for more than three years for a knife-point robbery in Brighton
Harry Avis, 22, unemployed, of Swanborough Drive, Brighton, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and possession of a bladed article when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday (October 13). He was arrested after police responded to reports of a man being robbed at knife-point in Norwich Crescent, Brighton, around 3.30pm on September 30.
Cowardly thug jailed after robbing pregnant woman’s laptop
A cowardly thug who stole a pregnant woman’s laptop before hitting her in the face and fleeing has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment. Kieran Blunden, 30, and of Honeysuckle Walk, Horsham, pleaded guilty to robbery on 25 September at Lewes Crown Court, following the shocking incident at Littlehaven railway station last year.
A man has admitted causing more than £5,000 worth of damage to the front office of Brighton’s John Street Police Station
Aaron Barrett, 29, of North Road, Brighton, appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Monday (12 October) after being arrested following the incident on Sunday afternoon (11 October). Barrett refused to leave the front office of the police station after becoming aggressive with staff. He then climbed onto the atrium roof and threw tiles and plasterboard […]
He was sentenced to 67 months imprisonment, will be a registered sex offender indefinitely
A man has been sent to prison for more than five-and-a-half years for sexually offending against a teenage girl in Crawley. At Lewes Crown Court on Monday 28 September Morakile Kosi, 33, unemployed, of Barn Field Terrace, Bexhill, pleaded guilty to a count of sexual activity with a girl aged 14. He was sentenced to […]
