Burton Nursery Forced to Close Following Child Sex Offence Charges Against Staff Member

Co-operative Childcare Burton, has been instructed to close its doors for a period of six weeks after one of its staff members was charged with child sex offences. The accused, Craig Ordish, aged 38, faces charges of sexual assault against a minor and two counts of making indecent photographs/pseudo-photographs of a child. Only 18 months […]
Man Charged with Sexual Offences at Co-operative Childcare Burton Remanded into Custody

A 38-year-old man, Craig Ordish, has been charged with serious sexual offences involving a girl under the age of 13 at Co-operative Childcare Burton. The accused appeared at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Friday, October 13, where he was remanded into custody pending further legal proceedings. Ordish faces charges of sexual assault against a […]
Parents Found Guilty of Causing Death of Five-Month-Old Daughter in 2020

Rebecca Grocott, 27, and Joshua Collard, 30, both of Staffordshire, have been found guilty of causing the death of their five-month-old daughter, Ava Mae, who tragically passed away in 2020. The verdict came after a five-week trial at Stafford Crown Court, during which the couple faced charges related to their child’s death. The charges against […]
Driver Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Fatal Head-on Crash in North Shropshire

A driver has been handed an 11-year prison sentence following a head-on collision that resulted in the death of a motorist in north Shropshire. Damien Roberts, 27, was behind the wheel of a Nissan Qashqai when he crashed into a Nissan Juke on a bridge over the River Ceiriog along the A5 near Chirk on […]
A 28 year old man has been jailed for 18 years for the murder of student Rebecca Steer in October last year

Stephen McHugh, 28, of Artillery Road in Oswestry, was found guilty yesterday following a two-week trial at Stafford Crown Court. He was also convicted of attempted grievous bodily harm of 18-year-old Kyle Roberts for which McHugh will serve four years to run concurrently.
A teenager has been jailed for three years after a man was seriously hurt in a collision

A teenager has been jailed for three years after a man was seriously hurt in a collision. Martin Ward, 18, of Oldbury, was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court yesterday (Thursday 4 May). He had previously pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, going equipped for theft of motor vehicle, aggravated vehicle taking and […]
Man jailed after more than 80 deals of crack cocaine and heroin found

A man has been jailed after we found more than 80 deals of crack cocaine and heroin during a search in East Staffordshire. Raseante Spencer-Hamilton, aged 24, from Rugeley, was sentenced to four years behind bars at Stafford Crown Court on Friday (31 March) after he admitted possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine.
Three men and a teenage girl have been convicted after a ‘kind, new dad’ was fatally stabbed in Burton

Chardon Carlington Carnagie, 19, of Derby, was found guilty of murder and Mykel Elrol Paddifoot, 18, and a 17-year-old girl, both from Derby, were found guilty of manslaughter following a nine-week trial at Stafford Crown Court today (Tuesday 21 March). Travel Reid, 21, also of Derby, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Oliver during the […]
Three men and a teenage girl have been convicted after a ‘kind, new dad’ was fatally stabbed in Burton – (ID 555811)

Chardon Carlington Carnagie, 19, of Derby, was found guilty of murder and Mykel Elrol Paddifoot, 18, and a 17-year-old girl, both from Derby, were found guilty of manslaughter following a nine-week trial at Stafford Crown Court today (Tuesday 21 March). Travel Reid, 21, also of Derby, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Oliver during the […]
Three men and a teenage girl have been convicted after a ‘kind, new dad’ was fatally stabbed in Burton

Chardon Carlington Carnagie, 19, of Derby, was found guilty of murder and Mykel Elrol Paddifoot, 18, and a 17-year-old girl, both from Derby, were found guilty of manslaughter following a nine-week trial at Stafford Crown Court today (Tuesday 21 March). Travel Reid, 21, also of Derby, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Oliver during the […]
A man has been jailed for a number of offences including controlling behaviour and threats to kill in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Craig Birch, aged 52, of Market Drayton, Shropshire, was sentenced to 19-months behind bars after he admitted two counts of threats to kill and one count of controlling behaviour at Stafford Crown Court on Monday (13 March). The court heard how Birch inflicted both physical and emotional trauma on the victim over the course of […]
A man has been jailed for drug offences after Police searched him in Tamworth last year

Ricardo Aaron Newell, aged 30, of Wolverhampton Street, Walsall, was jailed for three years at Stafford Crown Court on Friday (25 November) after admitting being concerned in the supply of heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis as well as producing cannabis. The court heard how we spotted Newell driving an Audi A3 on Manor Road […]
A man has been jailed for drug offences after Police searched him in Tamworth last year

Ricardo Aaron Newell, aged 30, of Wolverhampton Street, Walsall, was jailed for three years at Stafford Crown Court on Friday (25 November) after admitting being concerned in the supply of heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis as well as producing cannabis. The court heard how we spotted Newell driving an Audi A3 on Manor Road […]
A man has been jailed after he tried to run away from officers while being handcuffed over drug offences in Tamworth

Tanashi Sam, aged 39, of Cuin Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, was sentenced to three years and nine months behind bars at Stafford Crown Court on Thursday (17 November) after admitting two counts of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin and two counts of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and […]
A Staffordshire manager who posted images of himself sexually assaulting a child online has been sentenced to eight years in prison

A Staffordshire manager who posted images of himself sexually assaulting a child online was sentenced to eight years in prison.Investigators also linked some of Ian Worthington’s images to a device belonging to an Australian sex offender who was sentenced to 22 years in prison in 2015.Worthington was arrested in November 2020 after National Crime Agency […]
A man from Telford has been jailed for the murder of 23-year-old Dawid Kurdziel

Robert Wieczorkowski, 32, of Hurleybrook Way, Telford, was sent to prison for 18 years. He was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court today (Thursday 19 May).
A man from Telford has been jailed for the murder of 23-year-old Dawid Kurdziel

Robert Wieczorkowski, 32, of Hurleybrook Way, Telford, was sent to prison for 18 years. He was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court today (Thursday 19 May).
A man from Telford has been jailed for the murder of 23-year-old Dawid Kurdziel – (ID 525138)

Robert Wieczorkowski, 32, of Hurleybrook Way, Telford, was sent to prison for 18 years. He was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court today (Thursday 19 May). Wieczorkowski was found guilty of murdering Kurdziel at Ketley Recreation Ground on 3 July 2021. Having been drinking, Wieczorkowski smashed a glass bottle and stabbed Kurdziel in the neck causing […]