A man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attempted murder, after stabbing his partner at their home in Barton-Le-Clay
Adam Latchford, 56, of Bedford Road, Barton-Le-Clay, was sentenced at Luton Crown Court, after pleading guilty to the charge. In the early hours of Sunday 9 August, an argument between the couple escalated, and Latchford told his partner he was going to stab her. He went to the kitchen to get a knife, before stabbing […]
Faber pleaded guilty to robbery and possession of an imitation firearm at Inner London Crown Court
Steven Faber, 53 of Solon New Road, Clapham, was sentenced on Friday, 14 May to 30 months imprisonment for an armed robbery at Inner London Crown Court. On 12, September 2020, at 01:57hrs, Faber entered a shop in Clapham Park Road with a Beretta style handgun and threatened to shoot the cashier unless he handed […]
An organised crime group who planned to dress up as key workers to carry out class A drug deals and launder their cash during the coronav…
Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP), a joint NCA and Metropolitan Police Service unit, launched an investigation last year after their activities came to light through Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted messaging platform EncroChat. Andrew Doyle, aged 35, from North End Road, Hammersmith, had a previous […]
An organised crime group who planned to dress up as key workers to carry out class A drug deals and launder their cash during the coronavirus lockdown have been sentenced to 33 and a half years in prison
Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP), a joint NCA and Metropolitan Police Service unit, launched an investigation last year after their activities came to light through Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted messaging platform EncroChat. Andrew Doyle, aged 35, from North End Road, Hammersmith, had a previous […]
A Stafford man has been jailed after pleading guilty to supplying heroin in the town
Simon McGuirk, also known as Simon Vella, aged 51, was jailed for three years at Stafford Crown Court after admitting possession with intent to supply heroin. The court heard that officers executed a warrant at the home address of 51-year-old McGuirk in Stone Road at 7.40am on 26 September 2019. McGuirk was detained and arrested. […]
Arsonist who tormented his community by torching series of vehicles during Sunderland crime spree convicted
Kenneth Sherrington, 30, will be sentenced next month after admitting nine counts of arson An arsonist who tormented his community by torching a series of vehicles during a relentless crime spree has been convicted. Kenneth Sherrington caused misery to residents in the Grangetown area of Sunderland after setting fire to nine cars within a six-week […]
A drug trafficker and money launderer who spent more than six years on the run in the Middle East has been jailed for 9 years
Eitan Benzur, aged 65, previously of Maida Vale, London, fled to Israel after National Crime Agency officers found more than £400,000 in cash at his flat and in bank safety deposit boxes. The British national had been on bail following his arrest in February 2014 as part of an NCA investigation into drug trafficking and […]
A man has been sentenced to five years in custody after he was convicted of a knifepoint robbery of a sex worker
Muhammed Rashiq,19 of Mildred Avenue, Watford, arranged via phone, to visit a sex worker at an address in W9. On Wednesday 30 December 2020 at approximately 11.50pm, Rashiq arrived at the location with a second man wearing covid face masks and forcibly entered the property armed with large knives. The robbery was disrupted by another […]
A man convicted of trying to kill a man and seriously injuring two others has been imprisoned for 22 years, with three others who took pa…
In the early hours of January 1, 2020, the four men entered a caravan site in Gypsy Lane, Irchester, and used knives, machetes and billhooks to attack the occupants of two caravans after one of their victims had intervened to stop an assault on a stranger while the two groups had been out together celebrating […]
A man convicted of trying to kill a man and seriously injuring two others has been imprisoned for 22 years, with three others who took part in the attack also jailed
In the early hours of January 1, 2020, the four men entered a caravan site in Gypsy Lane, Irchester, and used knives, machetes and billhooks to attack the occupants of two caravans after one of their victims had intervened to stop an assault on a stranger while the two groups had been out together celebrating […]
PC banned from policing for life after ‘disgusting’ attack on woman
A PC who launched a ‘disgusting’ attack on a woman has been banned from policing for life, as an accelerated misconduct panel today ruled he would have been sacked had he not already resigned. PC Oliver Banfield, who had been suspended from the force, was convicted of assault after an investigation by Warwickshire Police. Following […]
A Leicester man has been found guilty of murder following a fatal stabbing in the city last year
Patrick McDonagh, 21, was convicted following a five-week trial at Leicester Crown Court – and was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 26 years. He was also found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He appeared in court alongside 23-year-old Daniella Hill, who was found not guilty […]
Tributes have been paid to a young father who died after his car collided with a school bus
Chris John, 31, died after the crash on the A478 near Llandissilio in Pembrokeshire at around 8.30am on Monday. His family said he was “adored by everyone whose lives he touched especially his two young daughters”. They said they were “devastated by the sudden and tragic loss” of Mr John, who was from Clynderwen. A […]
A woman has been jailed after she assaulted her two month old daughter in Brookside, Telford
Sarah Ngaba, 27 years old from Briarwood, Telford has been sentenced to 14 years to serve a minimum of nine years eight months. The incident happened at an address in Brookside, Telford in November 2019. The child suffered life changing injuries. Detective Inspector Jo Whitehead from the vulnerability team in Telford said: “This is a […]
Jealous thug jailed after attacking his ex-partner’s friend with a hammer and samurai sword
A jealous thug has been jailed after he burst into his ex-partner’s home and attacked one of her friends using a hammer and samurai sword. John Williams has been sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars after the brutal assault at an address in Gateshead last September.
Emergency services have been called to HM Prison Winchester following an ongoing incident
Fire crews from Southampton, Portsmouth and Winchester have been called to the Cat B Local Prison on Romsey Road following reports of an incident. Four fire crews a landrover and an aerial ladder were scrambled to the troubled jail just before 9pm on Tuesday evening.
Dramatic rescue as ‘severe fire’ rips through Italian Bakery in North End in Portsmouth
More than 30 firefighters have been tackling the fire on London Road in Northend Portsmouth. Fire crews from Cosham, Southsea and Portchester were scrambled to the blaze at around 8pm on Tuesday evening as the blaze ripped through La Delizia Italian Bakery
Dramatic rescue as ‘severe fire’ rips through Italian Bakery in North End in Portsmouth
More than 30 firefighters have been tackling the fire on London Road in Northend Portsmouth. Fire crews from Cosham, Southsea and Portchester were scrambled to the blaze at around 8pm on Tuesday evening as the blaze ripped through La Delizia Italian Bakery The flats above the shops were evacuated as fire crews donned breathing apparatus […]
