A man has been found guilty of fatally stabbing an 18-year-old while wearing a “scary” skull mask popularised by the video game Call of Duty
On February 7, last year, Timothy Adeoye, then 18, plunged a huge kitchen knife into Donavan Allen at a block of apartments in Enfield, north London. According to the Old Bailey, Mr Allen died as a result of a single stab wound to the chest.
In a legal first, a wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife were sentenced for attempting to traffic a young man to the UK in order to h…
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were convicted guilty at the Old Bailey in March following a landmark modern slavery case. Their victim, a destitute Lagos street trader, was transported to the UK to donate a kidney to the Ekweremadus’ 25-year-old daughter Sonia. In fear for […]
In a legal first, a wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife were sentenced for attempting to traffic a young man to the UK in order to harvest his organ for their ailing daughter
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were convicted guilty at the Old Bailey in March following a landmark modern slavery case. Their victim, a destitute Lagos street trader, was transported to the UK to donate a kidney to the Ekweremadus’ 25-year-old daughter Sonia.
A former Metropolitan Police officer is facing a misconduct hearing on allegations that she failed to investigate Wayne Couzens’s indecen…
Samantha Lee, a Constable working in the South Area Command Unit, is accused of “failing to undertake the correct investigative enquiries” in March 2021, when Couzens exposed himself to personnel at a takeaway restaurant. Couzens is serving the remainder of his life in prison for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Ms Everard on March […]
A former Metropolitan Police officer is facing a misconduct hearing on allegations that she failed to investigate Wayne Couzens’s indecent exposure prior to Sarah Everard’s murder
Samantha Lee, a Constable working in the South Area Command Unit, is accused of “failing to undertake the correct investigative enquiries” in March 2021, when Couzens exposed himself to personnel at a takeaway restaurant. Couzens is serving the remainder of his life in prison for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of Ms Everard on March […]
After getting caught kissing killer Jordan McSweeney, a woman prison officer working at HMP Belmarsh has been arrested
The 32-year-old Woolwich prison employee is being probed following allegations that she had a romantic involvement with McSweeney. McSweeney, 29, is receiving a life sentence for the June 2021 murder, sexual assault and robbery of 35-year-old Zara Aleena as she went home from a pub in Ilford.
Two men have been jailed for the manslaughter of Josephine Smith in Romford
. Kai Cooper, 19 of Cleeve Court, Leatherhead and a 17-year-old male appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday, 28 April where they were sentenced for their actions that led to the death of 88-year-old Josephine Smith in Romford.
Two youths have been sentenced for the death of an 88-year-old lady when her home was set on fire with a firework shoved through the mailbox
Kai Cooper, 19, said that “people are going to get terrorised tonight” as he and a 17-year-old companion purchased fireworks and two lighters in Romford, Essex.The teenagers lit off fireworks in the middle of the street, aiming them at startled pedestrians, a local restaurant and tavern, and parked automobiles.Cooper handed the 17-year-old a Megaburst firework, […]
Levi Bellfield has signed a new confession in which he admits to murdering Lin Russell and her daughter Megan
Michael Stone is in prison after being convicted of murdering Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter. He has always maintained his innocence concerning the attack at Chillenden, Kent. Bellfield’s lawyer has revealed that serial killer Levi Bellfield has signed a new confession in which he admits to murdering Lin Russell and her daughter Megan.
Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of Tyler McDermott in Tottenham have charged a seventh man with his murder
Kalam Bagge, 18, of Nimrod Road, London, SW1 was charged on Sunday, 23 April, and will appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 24 April.Six other men have previously been charged with Tyler’s murder. They are:Tyrese Barnett, 19 of no fixed address. He was also charged with the attempted murder of another male […]
Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of Tyler McDermott in Tottenham have charged a further three men with his murder
On Wednesday, 19 April, Damaris McBeth, 19 of Lucern Close, Hammond Street, Cheshunt and Rhys Antwi, 19 of Prentis Rd, SW16 were arrested in the Northamptonshire area on suspicion of murder. On Thursday, 20 April, Alfred Coker, 20 of Bowen Drive, SE21 was arrested in London on suspicion of murder.
Chris Kaba gang members appear in court to answer charges over Hackney gun attack
A gang of men have appeared at the Old Bailey, accused of plotting to murder another young man with Chris Kaba. The crime stems from a shooting on Hackney Road in Tower Hamlets, East London, on August 30, last year, in which the victim was unharmed.
A man has been jailed following a retrial in connection with the death of Paul Mason
Steven Murdoch Allan, 35 of Grensell Close, Eversley, Hampshire, appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 20 April where he was sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment for the manslaughter of Paul Mason. Allan had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He was found not guilty of murder on Thursday, 2 February.
A man has been found guilty of murder after he stabbed his wife to death in a frenzied attack and then called the police
On Thursday, 20 April, following a trial at the Old Bailey, the jury unanimously found Asim Hasan, 33, of Burrard Road, Newham, guilty of the murder of his wife Aaisha Hasan, 34. He will be sentenced at the same court on Thursday, 25 May.
Man crushed to death in City of London office block
A person has died in Central London following an event that forced the closure of the Old Bailey. The event occurred this morning about 10 a.m. Despite paramedics’ best attempts, the subject was pronounced dead at the site. The individual’s cause of death is unknown.
Detectives investigating the murder of 18-year-old Abubakkar ‘Junior’ Jah in Newham in 2021 and an attempted murder that took place four …
Awadh Saleh, 24 , of Plaistow was charged on Thursday, 13 April with murder, attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of a pointed/bladed article. He is due to attend Thames Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 4 May. Asad Sharif, 28 of Manor Park, Newham was charged […]
Detectives investigating the murder of 18-year-old Abubakkar ‘Junior’ Jah in Newham in 2021 and an attempted murder that took place four days before have charged nine people
Awadh Saleh, 24 , of Plaistow was charged on Thursday, 13 April with murder, attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of a pointed/bladed article. He is due to attend Thames Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 4 May. Asad Sharif, 28 of Manor Park, Newham was charged […]
A man who changed his clothing and cleaned the murder weapon to avoid being implicated in a fatal stabbing has been jailed
Frederico Saurini, 52, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 14 years in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Kameron Campbell in Bedford last year. The 26-year-old was stabbed to death by Saurini at an address in Palgrave Road following a verbal altercation with a woman at the property.
