A man has been jailed for almost 30 years after he repeatedly stabbed an associate and left him for dead in a bid to rob him

Andrew Marangos, 43, of Broadlands Avenue, Enfield, was found guilty of attempted murder and two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Tuesday, 6 December. He was sentenced immediately afterwards to 28 years’ imprisonment. He must serve two thirds of his sentence and cannot be […]
Two teenagers who tried to steal a judge’s £15,000 high performance motorbike from the grounds of Snaresbrook Crown Court have been jailed.

Shay Hollis, 18 of Harrow Drive, Enfield and Deon-Dre Rogers-Barrett, 19 of Ashdown Road, Enfield appeared at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 2 December. Rogers-Barrett was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months. He was ordered to complete 25 days of rehabilitation activity and was given a three-month curfew monitored by […]
Two teenagers who tried to steal a judge’s £15,000 high performance motorbike from the grounds of Snaresbrook Crown Court have been jaile…

Shay Hollis, 18 of Harrow Drive, Enfield and Deon-Dre Rogers-Barrett, 19 of Ashdown Road, Enfield appeared at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 2 December. Rogers-Barrett was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months. He was ordered to complete 25 days of rehabilitation activity and was given a three-month curfew monitored by […]
Two teenagers who tried to steal a judge’s £15,000 high performance motorbike from the grounds of Snaresbrook Crown Court have been jailed.

Shay Hollis, 18 of Harrow Drive, Enfield and Deon-Dre Rogers-Barrett, 19 of Ashdown Road, Enfield appeared at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 2 December. Rogers-Barrett was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months. He was ordered to complete 25 days of rehabilitation activity and was given a three-month curfew monitored by […]
A woman has been charged with firearms offences after an investigation by the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP)

Fatmah Ali, 24, was charged with possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition after OCP officers – from the National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police – discovered two firearms and a quantity of ammunition. The guns – an Intratec 9mm machine pistol and a Makarov handgun – and ammunition were found in a shed at Ali’s […]
A stalker has pleaded guilty after Met detectives used analytical software to evidence his every move

Anhar Hussain, 23 of Review Road, Dagenham pleaded guilty to arson, harassment – fear of violence, dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified and without insurance on Monday, 21 November at Snaresbrook Crown Court. He has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced at the same court on Monday, 19 December. Detectives from the […]
A man has been convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in Newham

Yahya Aboukar – 27 of Earlham Grove, E7 appeared for trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 27 October charged with the murder of Kirsty Louise Ashley. On Thursday, 17 November Aboukar was convicted of manslaughter. He was remanded in custody to appear at the same court for sentencing on Friday, 18 November. This […]
A 26-year-old who subjected a man to a “horrific” attack after an evening in Wetherspoons has been jailed for seven years and six months

The victim suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at Birchington station in January 2022. Curtis Webb, 26, and of Newton Green, Ashford, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 31 August where he pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm. On 9 November a judge sentenced him to seven years and six months imprisonment. At just before […]
A man who robbed a pregnant woman and her husband in east London has been jailed – however officers appeal for information to trace a second man

Fred Odum-Jones, 38, of Laleham Road, Lewisham was sentenced on 2 November at Snaresbrook Crown Court to four and a half years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to robbery, assault by beating and dangerous driving. On the evening of Wednesday, 20 July the victims – a husband and wife – were […]
A man who robbed a pregnant woman and her husband in east London has been jailed – however officers appeal for information to trace a sec…

Fred Odum-Jones, 38, of Laleham Road, Lewisham was sentenced on 2 November at Snaresbrook Crown Court to four and a half years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to robbery, assault by beating and dangerous driving. On the evening of Wednesday, 20 July the victims – a husband and wife – were […]
A man who robbed a pregnant woman and her husband in east London has been jailed – however officers appeal for information to trace a second man

Fred Odum-Jones, 38, of Laleham Road, Lewisham was sentenced on 2 November at Snaresbrook Crown Court to four and a half years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to robbery, assault by beating and dangerous driving. On the evening of Wednesday, 20 July the victims – a husband and wife – were […]
An opportunistic burglar who gained access to a house by grabbing keys through a cat flap has been jailed following an investigation by o…

Daniel Meade, 43 of Upper Rainham Road, Havering, was sentenced to three years imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 27 October after pleading guilty to burglary. He was also fined £228. At around 5.30pm on 27 August 2022 Meade approached an address in Dagenham. He went down a side path and climbed through […]
An opportunistic burglar who gained access to a house by grabbing keys through a cat flap has been jailed following an investigation by officers in Dagenham

Daniel Meade, 43 of Upper Rainham Road, Havering, was sentenced to three years imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 27 October after pleading guilty to burglary. He was also fined £228. At around 5.30pm on 27 August 2022 Meade approached an address in Dagenham. He went down a side path and climbed through […]
A man has been jailed for raping a woman in Islington

Luke Douglas, 21, of Old Street, EC1 was sentenced on Friday, 4 November, to four years and six months’ imprisonment. He had been found guilty of rape and sexual assault by penetration on 27 July 2022 following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court On 4 July 2020 the female victim was one of a number […]
Chris Kaba was suspected of being involved in a ‘nightclub gun attack’ days before he was killed by police

He was allegedly one of five men suspected of plotting the murder of a rival at an east London party. Chris Kaba, the man shot dead by police in south London in September, is suspected of involvement in a nightclub gun attack just days before.
A man has been sentenced to 13 years in jail after being found guilty of raping his former partner because they had decided to split up.

Following trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Richard Weaver, 45, of no fixed address, was found guilty of rape as well as making threats to kill, false imprisonment, unlawful wounding and actual bodily harm. The victim and Weaver had been in a relationship and lived together but had decided to split up and were planning to […]
A man who carried out a series of robberies at bookmakers in south London has been jailed for 10 years

Brett Mullan, 50, of Wellington Street, Gravesend, was sentenced on Monday, 1 August, at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
A man was found guilty of fatally stabbing another man in east London in a petty row over an alleged drugs debt

Kwabena Boateng, 22, of Dod Street, E14, was convicted on Friday, 29 July, at Snaresbrook Crown Court of murdering Mohammed Ensser, 33, in a horrific assault on the Isle of Dogs last year. He was also found to be in possession of a knife.