A man has been charged with the murder of Police Sergeant Matt Ratana
Homicide detectives investigating the fatal shooting on 25 September 2020 of their colleague Sergeant Matt Ratana have today charged Louis de Zoysa, 23 of Park Road, Banstead, Surrey with his murder, as well as possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition. Since the incident, de Zoysa has remained in hospital in a stable, non-life […]
Police investigating the shooting of Sasha Johnson have charged a second man
Devonte Brown, 18, of Southwark, was charged on the evening of Friday, 11 June with conspiracy to murder. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 12 June. 27-year-old Sasha was shot in Consort Road, Southwark in the early hours of Sunday, 23 May. She remains in a critical condition in hospital. […]
Two serving members of the Army have been charged with firearms offences after being accused of trying to sell ammunition
[block_2] Kirtland Gill, 40, and Rajon Graham, 32, both from Berkshire, were arrested following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Flying Squad.
Detectives investigating the attempted murder of Sasha Johnson have charged a man
27-year-old Sasha was shot in Consort Road, Southwark in the early hours of Sunday, 23 May. She remains in a critical condition in hospital. On Wednesday, 26 May, five males were arrested in connection with the incident. On Friday, 28 May, four other were released on bail until a date in late June. The fifth […]
Two Met officers have appeared in court accused of taking and sharing photographs of the murder scene of two sisters stabbed to death in London
PC Deniz Jaffer and PC Jamie Lewis are charged with misconduct in public office over the images of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46. The sisters were killed in Fryent Country Park, in Wembley, last June. The case was transferred from Westminster Magistrates’ Court to the Old Bailey on Thursday. A plea hearing […]
Two Met officers have appeared in court accused of taking and sharing photographs of the murder scene of two sisters stabbed to death in …
PC Deniz Jaffer and PC Jamie Lewis are charged with misconduct in public office over the images of Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46. The sisters were killed in Fryent Country Park, in Wembley, last June. The case was transferred from Westminster Magistrates’ Court to the Old Bailey on Thursday. A plea hearing […]
Teenager given Referral Order for terrorism offences
A teenager has been given a 12-month Referral Order today (21 May) at Birmingham Youth Court for terrorism offences. The 16-year-old from Bartley Green, who cannot be named due to his age, admitted three counts of possessing a document used to prepare or commit an act of terrorism between 5 May 2020 to 23 June […]
A teenager has been given a 12-month Referral Order on Friday 21st May at Birmingham Youth Court for terrorism offences
The 16-year-old from Bartley Green, who cannot be named due to his age, admitted three counts of possessing a document used to prepare or commit an act of terrorism between 5 May 2020 to 23 June 2020 at Westminster Magistrates Court on 11 March. He was arrested after a warrant was executed at his home […]
A serving Met officer and a former officer have been found guilty of assault following an on duty incident in January 2020
[block_2] PC Jack Wood, 26, was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating. He will be sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 3 June.
A former police sergeant has been sentenced for harassment
[block_2] Syed Ali, 46, formerly attached to the East Area Command Unit was sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 12 May as follows:
Man arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences in France released with no further action
A 37-year-old British national was arrested on 28 April within the British control zone in Coquelles, France, as part of a pre-planned operation by officers from the MPS Counter Terrorism Command. [block_2] He was arrested on suspicion of preparing for terrorist acts (under section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006) and membership of a proscribed […]
A former PC has been jailed for child sex offences
[block_2] Former Police Constable Mark Collins, 58, who was attached to the Met’s South Area Command Unit, appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday, 30 April. He was sentenced to two years and four months’ imprisonment for a number of sex offences involving children.
Two Metropolitan Police Service officers have been charged following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into inappropriate images taken at a murder scene
The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that two Police Constables, PC Deniz Jaffer, aged 47, and PC Jamie Lewis, 32, have been charged with misconduct in public office. Both are based on the North East Command. They will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 27 May for their first hearing. Following their arrest in […]
Two Metropolitan Police Service officers have been charged following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)…
The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed that two Police Constables, PC Deniz Jaffer, aged 47, and PC Jamie Lewis, 32, have been charged with misconduct in public office. Both are based on the North East Command. They will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 27 May for their first hearing. Following their arrest in […]
A man from South Yorkshire has been charged with Terrorism and Drugs Offences and a man arrested in Portsmouth as part of an intelligence-led investigation into right wing terrorism
A 40-year-old man from Hampshire was arrested on as part of the investigation in Portsmouth on Thursday 22 April. He was questioned and later released on conditional bail. Christopher Carey of Caperns Road, North Anston has been charged with three offences contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism ACT 2006 (dissemination of terrorist publications) and […]
A man from South Yorkshire has been charged with Terrorism and Drugs Offences and a man arrested in Portsmouth as part of an intelligence…
A 40-year-old man from Hampshire was arrested on as part of the investigation in Portsmouth on Thursday 22 April. He was questioned and later released on conditional bail. Christopher Carey of Caperns Road, North Anston has been charged with three offences contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism ACT 2006 (dissemination of terrorist publications) and […]
A retired nurse who sent a Member of Parliament with Pakistani heritage a racially abusive email has been sentenced
Ian Brown, 60, sent Bradford MP Naz Shah an email citing forced marriages, honour killings, grooming gangs and female genital mutilation. He said: “I’m sure victims of grooming gangs…are happy at your appointment.” Brown signed off the email sent on 11 April last year with his name and address. The victim reported the matter to […]
Six people have been charged with 62 offences following an investigation by the Met’s Modern Day Slavery Team targeting the sexual exploitation of women at brothels in London.
[block_2] Jie Zhang, 40 , of Fountain Park Way, Hammersmith and Fulham and Qitao Xu, 31 of Bullrush Grove, Hillingdon, have each been charged with 13 offences:– Possession of criminal property– Three counts of conspiracy to hold another person in slavery– Conspiracy to use, acquire or possess criminal property– Conspiracy to conceal, disguise, convert […]