A man and a woman will appear in court on charges related to the death of their infant daughter
Darren Hurrell, 25, of Meadow Lane, Derby, and Lauren Saint-George, 25, of Bonnington House, Enfield, will stand trial on Monday, June 13 at Wood Green Crown Court.The charges stem from an investigation into the death of 31-week-old Lily-Mai St George by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command on February 2, 2018.On June 1, […]
In Wakefield, a man was sentenced to prison for the murder of another man
Christopher Lodge, 37, of Buckingham Court in Wakefield, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 15 years and 10 months at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday) after pleading guilty to Stephen Burkinshaw’s murder. Mr Burkinshaw, 40, was discovered with serious injuries in the early hours of 10 April this year […]
A man from Worthing was sentenced to prison for assaulting and harassing a woman on multiple occasions
On March 26, this year, Peter Jonas showed up at the workplace of a woman he knows and confronted several of her coworkers. He then shattered her car with his motorcycle helmet and threatened to set it on fire. Later that evening, he arrived at her West Sussex home and knocked. He […]
As part of a National Crime Agency investigation, a 44-year-old Portsmouth dock worker has been charged with drug importation
NCA officers arrested David Stuart Oliver, of Cornwall Road, Fratton, at his workplace yesterday (8 June). He was charged with conspiring to import class A drugs overnight after being questioned by investigators and appeared before Portsmouth Magistrates this morning (9 June). Oliver was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on […]
Amanda Owen and her husband Clive have divorced after 22 years of marriage
The Our Yorkshire Farm stars have nine children together and have been married since 2000, five years after they met in 1995. Amanda, a 47-year-old Yorkshire shepherdess, announced her separation from Clive, 67, in an Instagram Story post. In a joint statement, she said: “Clive and I regret to inform you that we have made […]
After a gang dispute turned violent, a 19-year-old man was found guilty of manslaughter of a teenager in Islington
Romario Opia, 15, was stabbed to death in Holland Walk on the afternoon of January 25, 2021. O’Neil Cameron was found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday, June 8, after a trial at the Old Bailey. Cameron, 19, of St John’s Way, Islington, admitted stabbing Romario but pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense. He had previously pled […]
The co-founder of the banned organisation National Action was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison
A jury at Winchester Crown Court heard that Alex Davies, 27, of Swansea, founded the group in 2013 with Ben Raymond. They described themselves as a “white jihadist group” and sought to establish a National Socialist, or neo-Nazi, youth movement in the United Kingdom. They dressed up like Nazi SS stormtroopers and toured the […]
A pensioner sentenced to prison for trafficking fighter jet parts to Iran in shipments he claimed were goggles, wheelbarrows, and gloves has been ordered to repay £700,000.
Alexander George, 80, of Long Ashton, Bristol, was sentenced in 2018 after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation for shipping military items to Iran, including MiG 29 and US F4 Phantom parts. George made more than £5 million from an operation that violated Weapons of Mass Destruction controls by enlisting the assistance of […]
A third suspect has been charged in connection with an investigation into a string of burglaries in Maidstone, Aylesford, and Dartford
On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad arrested James Campbell in connection with multiple break-ins in which vehicles were stolen from driveways. The crimes are said to have occurred in May, when victims also reported having power tools and wallets stolen. Mr Campbell, of Stephenson Avenue, Tilbury, Essex, was charged with […]
Paying an Unexpected Bill: A How-To Guide
Despite all the best efforts to budget and implement proper money management techniques, everyone will encounter an unexpected bill from time to time. If you are lucky, the bill will be relatively small, and you might be able to use your savings to pay it off, but this is not always the case. This […]
A drug dealer seen on a train to east Kent using a county line phone was among those jailed following work by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team last month
As part of their ongoing work, the team made 18 arrests, secured 18 charges, recovered 10 weapons, and seized approximately £35,000 in suspected criminal cash in May 2022. Courtney Cann, who was part of the ‘Mikey’ county line that brought drugs from London to Thanet, received a four-year, one-month sentence. County Lines and Gangs […]
A man was sentenced to prison for blackmail and fraud on the Isle of Wight and in Gloucestershire
On the afternoon of November 5, 2021, Kwaku Achampong, 32, hand-delivered letters to a Bembridge address demanding that the occupant deposit £100,000 into a bank account. Over the next six days, the victim received a barrage of texts, phone calls, and emails threatening her with violence if the payment demands were not met. This […]
