Man Found Guilty of Rape, Attempted Rape and Assault
A Bognor Regis man who attacked two people in the town centre has been convicted at Portsmouth Crown Court. Patrik Lis, 31, of Sussex Street, was found guilty of multiple offences, including rape, attempted rape, sexual assault, and actual bodily harm, following two violent incidents in Bognor Regis. On 20 June 2023, Sussex Police received […]
Driver Jailed After Fatal Drug-Fueled Crash in Goodwood
A reckless driver who caused a fatal head-on collision while over the legal drug limit has been sentenced to six years in prison. Max Anderson, 30, of Priors Acre, Boxgrove, near Chichester, was behind the wheel of a BMW when he lost control after dangerously overtaking a bus in Kennel Road, near Goodwood. His reckless […]
Portsmouth man jailed for controlling coercive behaviour
A Portsmouth man has been sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison after being found guilty of controlling coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. Daniel Paddon, 43, of Aylward Street in Portsmouth pleaded not guilty to coercive controlling behaviour between August and November 2023. The court heard how in this time, […]
PC Cleared of Driving Charge After E-Bike Crash in Bognor Regis
A retired police officer has been cleared of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a crash involving an e-bike that left two people injured in Bognor Regis. Former PC Tim Bradshaw, 55, of Bersted, was found not guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court after a trial in which he defended his actions as a necessary […]
Drunk Lorry Driver Crashes into Parked Car, Gets Stuck in Holiday Park with Families Nearby
A lorry driver from southeast London, Janis Rimovics, 50, has been jailed after a dangerous, alcohol-fueled drive in Sussex that ended with him crashing into a parked car and getting stuck in a busy holiday park. Rimovics, who lives in Feltham, was found to be more than three times over the legal alcohol limit. On […]
Drunk Lorry Driver Jailed After Crashing in Family-Filled Pagham Holiday Park
A 50-year-old lorry driver has been sentenced to prison after crashing his vehicle in Pagham while intoxicated, sparking alarm among holidaymakers and nearby residents. Janis Rimovics, who was found to be over three times the legal alcohol limit, collided with a parked car before recklessly entering a bustling holiday park on a Saturday evening during […]
Paedophile Who Planned to Abuse 9-Year-Old Jailed for Nearly Four Years
A 61-year-old man who made plans to abuse a nine-year-old child has been jailed after an undercover police operation revealed his intentions. Stephen Biles, of Riverside, Ringwood, had been communicating online and over the phone between January and March 2020 with what he believed to be another adult, discussing plans to abuse the adult’s niece […]
Five Men and Woman Sentenced for Large-Scale Drug Supply in Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Five men and one woman have been sentenced for their involvement in the supply of cocaine, amphetamine, ketamine, and cannabis across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight between April 2019 and June 2021. The group, part of a Portsmouth-based Organised Crime Group (OCG) led by Dean Canavan, was sentenced on Monday, 16 September 2024, at […]
Two Men Charged Following Serious Assault in Gosport
Two men have been charged following a serious assault in Gosport earlier this week. The incident occurred on Monday, 16 September, at approximately 5:20 PM, when police received reports that a man in his 20s had been stabbed in the abdomen and struck over the head with a bottle in an alleyway near Thornbrake Road. […]
Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Drug Dealing in Portsmouth
A 31-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of dealing heroin and crack cocaine in Portsmouth. Kebba Faye, of Carpathia Drive, Southampton, was arrested on Tuesday, 5 March by officers from Portsmouth’s Priority Crime Team after being spotted interacting with individuals suspected of drug-related activity on Britannia Road […]
Eight people have been convicted for their involvement in the murder of Levi Kent in Gosport
Police were called to Keyes Road in Bridgemary at 2.32am on Friday 24 November 2023 where 22-year-old Levi had been assaulted by half-brothers Tommy and Aiden West. Levi’s injuries included six stab wounds inflicted by Tommy. Levi subsequently died from his injuries. Following an investigation by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Major Crime team, […]
Shocking Images Released from Gosport Murder Trial
Portsmouth Crown Court has made public distressing images from the crime scene of Levi Kent’s murder in Gosport. The pictures were shown to jurors during the trial of Tommy West, 18, and Aiden West, 24, detailing the gruesome events of November 24. Levi Kent, a victim of a violent altercation, was reportedly lured to a […]
Man Linked to Two Rapes in Bognor Regis Charged by Police
Sussex Police have charged a man following investigations into two reported rapes in Bognor Regis.
On 20 June 2023, police received a report of a rape that occurred during the early hours near The Esplanade beach area in Bognor. Specialist officers supported the victim as an investigation commenced.
Patrik Lis, 30, of Sussex Street, Bognor Regis, was arrested in September and released on bail with strict conditions while evidence was gathered.
A second report of rape was made on 2 July 2024, at around 5am off London Road in Bognor. This incident, bearing similarities to the first, led to a swift investigation that identified Lis as the suspect.
Lis has been charged with multiple offences: three counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, two counts of causing actual bodily harm, and one count each of sexual assault, intentional strangulation, and intentional suffocation. Neither victim was known to Lis.
He was remanded in custody at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on 5 July a..
“Laughing” Brothers Accused of Murdering Drugs Runner Over Unpaid Debt
In a harrowing case heard at Portsmouth Crown Court, two brothers have been accused of the brutal murder of a drugs runner in Bridgemary, Hampshire, after he refused to extend them credit for cocaine. Levi Kent, 22, was viciously stabbed in his car and then repeatedly attacked on Keyes Road in the early hours of […]
Royal Navy Sailor, 24, Jailed for Raping 19-Year-Old After ‘Preying on Lone, Drunk Females’ in a Nightclub
A history-making Royal Navy sailor who met Princess Anne has been jailed for six years for raping a drunk 19-year-old woman whom he lured out of a nightclub. Sebastine Kava Liliu, the first Solomon Islander to join the Royal Navy, raped his vulnerable victim in bushes just yards from a Portsmouth nightclub, leaving her in […]
Three Men Jailed for String of Burglaries and Vehicle Thefts Across Hampshire
Three men have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a series of burglaries and associated vehicle thefts that occurred across Hampshire between March and August 2023. The sentencing, which took place today at Portsmouth Crown Court, saw the perpetrators receive a combined total of more than twelve years behind bars. The incidents, which […]
Former Cadets Leader Jailed for Historic Sexual Offences
Simon Taplin, a former cadets leader, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for historical sexual offences against two young girls. Taplin, 64, of Springfield Close in Lavant, was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court on 3 June. Taplin had been found guilty on 20 February of two counts of indecently assaulting […]
Head-On Collision Leads to Four-Year Prison Term for Brentford Driver
A drug driver caused serious injuries after he swerved and collided head-on with another vehicle near Chichester. Charlie Bedworth, 37, failed to see a vehicle ahead of him indicating to turn right off the Selsey Road B2145 near Hunston. In an attempt to evade a collision, he drove into the path of an oncoming vehicle. […]
