Fourteen serving and former Met officers and a community volunteer have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours for their achievements and long service

Detective Inspector Jonathan Mearns, Counter Terrorism Command – Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Phillip Collins, retired detective inspector – Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Suzanne Grimmer, retired detective inspector – Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Detective Superintendent Simon Moring, Central Specialist Crime […]
Fourteen serving and former Met officers and a community volunteer have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours for their achievem…

Detective Inspector Jonathan Mearns, Counter Terrorism Command – Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) Phillip Collins, retired detective inspector – Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Suzanne Grimmer, retired detective inspector – Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) Detective Superintendent Simon Moring, Central Specialist Crime […]
A man has been jailed after a young man was fatally shot in broad daylight near a children’s playground in revenge for a robbery the defendants mistakenly thought he had committed

James Nicholson, 36 of no fixed address, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 23 December to a total of 13 years’ imprisonment for manslaughter, being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. Nicholson was the last of a group of men to […]
A man has been jailed after a young man was fatally shot in broad daylight near a children’s playground in revenge for a robbery the defe…

James Nicholson, 36 of no fixed address, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 23 December to a total of 13 years’ imprisonment for manslaughter, being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of Class B drugs. Nicholson was the last of a group of men to […]
Two men have been charged with a public order offence in connection with the murder of Givani Espuet in Wembley

Reiss Sealy, 29 of Mendip Way, Great Ashby, Stevenage has been charged with violent disorder; he was arrested on 20 December. Kyle Joseph-Peters, 31 of Salisbury Road, N22 has also been charged with violent disorder; he was also arrested on 20 December. They are both due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court; Sealy will appear […]
Two men have been charged with a public order offence in connection with the murder of Givani Espuet in Wembley – (ID 537915)

Reiss Sealy, 29 of Mendip Way, Great Ashby, Stevenage has been charged with violent disorder; he was arrested on 20 December. Kyle Joseph-Peters, 31 of Salisbury Road, N22 has also been charged with violent disorder; he was also arrested on 20 December. They are both due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court; Sealy will appear […]
Two men have been charged with a public order offence in connection with the murder of Givani Espuet in Wembley

Reiss Sealy, 29 of Mendip Way, Great Ashby, Stevenage has been charged with violent disorder; he was arrested on 20 December. Kyle Joseph-Peters, 31 of Salisbury Road, N22 has also been charged with violent disorder; he was also arrested on 20 December. They are both due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court; Sealy will appear […]
First Picture of the two young brothers who were allegedly murdered by their mother last week in east London

Kara Alexander, 44, was charged on Thursday morning at the Old Bailey with the deaths of Marley Thomas, five, and Elijah Thomas, two, in Dagenham. The boys may have been suffocated or drowned, according to the court, but full post-mortem results have yet to be obtained. They were last seen alive on December 15 […]
First Picture of the two young brothers who were allegedly murdered by their mother last week in east London

Kara Alexander, 44, was charged on Thursday morning at the Old Bailey with the deaths of Marley Thomas, five, and Elijah Thomas, two, in Dagenham. The boys may have been suffocated or drowned, according to the court, but full post-mortem results have yet to be obtained. They were last seen alive on December 15 […]
First Picture of the two young brothers who were allegedly murdered by their mother last week in east London – (ID 537876)

Kara Alexander, 44, was charged on Thursday morning at the Old Bailey with the deaths of Marley Thomas, five, and Elijah Thomas, two, in Dagenham. The boys may have been suffocated or drowned, according to the court, but full post-mortem results have yet to be obtained. They were last seen alive on December 15 […]
First Picture of the two young brothers who were allegedly murdered by their mother last week in east London

Kara Alexander, 44, was charged on Thursday morning at the Old Bailey with the deaths of Marley Thomas, five, and Elijah Thomas, two, in Dagenham. The boys may have been suffocated or drowned, according to the court, but full post-mortem results have yet to be obtained. They were last seen alive on December 15 […]
A man has been charged with the murder of Koray Alpergin who was found dead in Loughton in October

Steffan Gordon, 33 of Dehavilland Close, Northolt was arrested on Saturday, 17 December. On Sunday, 18 December he was charged with murder, kidnap and possession of class A drugs. He appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 19 December where he was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 21 December. […]
A man who strangled his wife to death in front of their three children has been sentenced to life imprisonment, more than 21 years after the murder

At the Old Bailey on Thursday, 8 December, 62-year-old Zafar Iqbal pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Naziat Zafar in August 2001 after she began divorce proceedings against him. He was sentenced today (Monday, 19 December) at the same court to life with a minimum of 19 years, minus time served. Iqbal fled the […]
A man who strangled his wife to death in front of their three children has been sentenced to life imprisonment, more than 21 years after …

At the Old Bailey on Thursday, 8 December, 62-year-old Zafar Iqbal pleaded guilty to murdering his wife Naziat Zafar in August 2001 after she began divorce proceedings against him. He was sentenced today (Monday, 19 December) at the same court to life with a minimum of 19 years, minus time served. Iqbal fled the […]
Detectives investigating the kidnap and murder of a man in Tottenham have made a further arrest

The 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder on Saturday, 17 December, and remains in custody at a south London police station. The body of a man, named as Koray Alpergin, aged 43, was found near to Oakwood Hill Industrial Estate in Loughton at around 11:55hrs on Saturday, 15 October by […]
The man who pleaded guilty to murdering Zara Aleena in a frenzied and sexually motivated attack will serve a minimum of 38 years behind b…

Jordan McSweeney, 29 of no fixed address, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 14 December having pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault at the same court on Friday, 18 November. Zara was walking home along Cranbrook Road in Ilford in the early hours of Sunday, 26 June when she was approached from […]
The man who pleaded guilty to murdering Zara Aleena in a frenzied and sexually motivated attack will serve a minimum of 38 years behind bars

Jordan McSweeney, 29 of no fixed address, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 14 December having pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault at the same court on Friday, 18 November. Zara was walking home along Cranbrook Road in Ilford in the early hours of Sunday, 26 June when she was approached from […]
The man who pleaded guilty to murdering Zara Aleena in a frenzied and sexually motivated attack will serve a minimum of 38 years behind bars

Jordan McSweeney, 29 of no fixed address, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 14 December having pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault at the same court on Friday, 18 November. Zara was walking home along Cranbrook Road in Ilford in the early hours of Sunday, 26 June when she was approached from […]