A man has been charged with the murder of Sir David Amess MP
. Ali Harbi Ali, 25 of north London, was charged on Thursday, 21 October with murder (contrary to common law), and preparation of terrorist acts (contrary to Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006). The charges were authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division (SCCTD). Ali remains in custody and […]
A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by a judge for illegally letting out an outbuilding for more than three years
A landlord has been ordered to pay thousands of pounds by a judge for illegally letting out an outbuilding for more than three years. Paul Vig admitted failing to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice which prohibited the outbuilding being used as a self-contained residence which he was letting out. The structure in the garden […]
A routine DNA swab led to the arrest of a man five years after he raped a woman at knifepoint in Northamptonshire
Martin Twort, aged 31, is today (Wednesday, October 20) facing a lengthy jail sentence for the sex attack which happened more than nine years ago. The defendant was yesterday found guilty of rape following a trial at Northampton Crown Court during which his victim gave evidence. Twort, formerly of Byfield Road, St James, Northampton, had […]
An extended prison sentence has been imposed on a man who stabbed his victim with a knife
Andre King, 20, stabbed the victim after he saw him involved in an altercation at the accommodation he lived at. During the evening of 10 June 2021, King had been in his room in the property in Burley Road, #Sittingbourne, when he heard a commotion downstairs. He went to see what was going on […]
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a man who had been found injured in Feltham
[block_2] Officers were called at 12:04pm on Sunday, 17 October to reports of an injured man at a residential property on Fawns Manor Close in Feltham, Hounslow.
Two teenagers charged with assault on an emergency worker following incident in Brent
Two boys both 14, have been charged with assault on an emergency worker following an incident in Brent. [block_2] At approximately 3.50pm on Monday, 18 October a male PCSO who was on duty in Bridge Road, Wembley was assaulted.
A Bradford man has been jailed today after pleading guilty to offences of abduction and blackmail
On 9 May this year, a 14-year-old boy was approached by a male suspect outside Mahmood’s takeaway on Leeds Road, Bradford and bundled into a nearby parked car. The car was driven away from the scene and contained a number of other suspects. The suspects made demands to the victim’s mother for a substantial […]
This mural of Sir David Amess has appeared at Leigh-on-Sea skate park
The skate park was officially opened by David Amess MP in 2008, and young people have enjoyed using the facility ever since. It’s the work of a local artist named Madmanity who simply called it ‘Why?’.
Kenyan villagers on Friday lynched a man believed to be a “bloodthirsty vampire” child murderer, days after the self-confessed serial killer escaped from police custody, officials said
Masten Milimo Wanjala was arrested on 14 July over the disappearance of two children, but in a chilling confession, admitted to killing at least 10 others over a five-year period, “sometimes through sucking blood from their veins before executing them”, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said at the time. The 20-year-old was due […]
Police have charged a 17-year-old youth from the London area with the murder of 33-year-old Lee Turner, who was attacked in the Pinehurst area of Swindon on Sunday
[block_2] The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon.
Officers investigating a serious assault in Southampton on Monday (October 11) have charged a teenager
A 15-year-old boy from Southampton was charged with attempted murder, two counts of possessing a firearm without a certificate, possessing a shortened gun, and possession of cannabis with intent to supply. He appeared before magistrates this morning and was remanded in custody to appear before Southampton Crown Court on October 22. It comes after […]
A Serving Police Officer Charged With Terrorism, Indecent Image And Fraud Offences Has Appeared At The Old Bailey
A Serving Police Officer Charged With Terrorism, Indecent Image And Fraud Offences Has Appeared At The Old Bailey
An Armed police officer has been given a suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of perverting the course of justice
PC Richard Hammond, 35, attached to Met Operations, was found guilty following a trial at the Royal Courts of Justice which concluded on Tuesday, 7 September. [block_2] At a sentencing hearing at the same court on Friday, 15 October, PC Hammond was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, 250 hours unpaid work […]
A man has been convicted of the murder of a man whose body was discovered in a Walthamstow park in August 2020
Richard Michael Hand 43 of Falmouth Way, Waltham Forest, was convicted of the murder of Yassar Moussa after a two-week trial at the Old Bailey. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of another man, who he attacked with an axe, in January last year, and was also convicted of being in possession of […]
Suspected criminal cash totalling almost €560,000 will be returned to the public purse after the National Crime Agency secured a forfeiture order following a smuggling attempt by a Dutch man
The money – believed to be the profits of organised crime in Ireland – was found inside a suitcase belonging to 45-year-old Harm Stachouwer. He was stopped by Border Force officers at the Channel Tunnel on 25 February 2019 as he was about to drive onto a Eurotunnel train. When questioned, Stachouwer said he had […]
A Man who raped a woman at an address in Blackpool has been jailed for 12 years
Leroy Brown threatened to kill his victim, poured cold water on her and tried to set her hair on fire during the terrifying sexual assault ordeal. The incident happened at an address in the South Shore area of the resort in October 2018. The victim was a woman in her 20s. Brown, 31, of Albert […]
A former Met officer has been handed an 11 month suspended jail sentence for harassing a number of colleagues
Former PC Ajay Singh, 24, who was previously attached to the North Area Command Unit, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday, 14 October for five counts of harassment in relation to five colleagues – four women and a man. Singh pleaded guilty at the same court on Thursday, 20 May. He was also […]
A man has been jailed after confessing to a murder that took place nearly 40 years ago
Anthony Kemp, 59 of no fixed address was sentenced to 15-and-a-half years’ imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 14 October for murdering 50-year-old Christopher Ainscough in 1983. He had pleaded guilty to Christopher’s murder at an earlier hearing on Friday, 24 September. Christopher’s body was found inside his flat in Shoot-Up Hill, NW2 after […]
A British football coach has been jailed for 25 years in Dubai after four bottles of vape liquid containing cannabis oil were found in his car
Billy Hood from Notting Hill, west London, was arrested on 31 January, shortly after moving to the country. The 24-year-old claims he was forced to sign a confession written in Arabic despite not speaking the language. The Foreign Office said it is “giving consular support to a British man. Mr Hood, who played semi-professional football […]
Detectives investigating after a teenage boy was sexually assaulted on a bus in west London have charged a man
[block_2] Zakaria Mohammed, 27 of, Arnold Road, Ealing, was charged on Tuesday, 12 October with one count of false imprisonment, one count of sexual assault and one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
A man has been jailed for murdering a woman in an attempt to save himself from a substantial amount of debt by stealing from her
[block_2] Armen Aristakesyan, 43 of Uxbridge Road, W13, was found guilty following a nine-week trial at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 13 October.
A 40-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a woman in Primrose Hill who has been named as Nicole Hurley
Police were called to Broxwood Way, Primrose Hill shortly before 1am on Sunday, 10 October following reports of a disturbance. A woman was found with stab wounds. Despite the best efforts of paramedics, she was pronounced dead at the scene. She has since been named as 37-year-old Nicole Hurley. Her family are being supported by […]
A man who made arrangements to travel across the country with the intention of sexually abusing teenage girls has been sentenced
[block_2] Guy Sims, aged 53, of Castle Lane, Bedford, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years’ imprisonment at Oxford Crown Court.
A man who carried out a sustained attack on a woman which meant police and paramedics had to act quickly to potentially save her life has been jailed for nine and a half years
[block_2] Graeme Thompson, 37, of Buchanan Road, Carlisle, will also serve an extended three and a half year licence period after his release.
A six-year jail term has been imposed on a man who raped a woman he had met at a bar
[block_2] Kieran Champion met the woman in Margate in July 2018 before they went back to his home in Merchants Way, Canterbury.
A man has been jailed for 34 months following a burglary and an incident where he crashed into a house whilst drug driving.
A man has been jailed for 34 months following a burglary and an incident where he crashed into a house whilst drug driving.At around 10.50am on 11 February 2020, 21-year-old Rhys Curtis and his co-defendant, 19-year-old Max Plaister entered a house on Selsey Avenue, before waking the occupants – who were known to them.The pair […]
12 arrested in operation to disrupt drug dealing
Around 100 police officers from Surrey Police and Sussex Police executed search warrants in Camberley, Chilworth, Fleet, Ash, Farnborough, Aldershot, Farnham, Gerrards Cross, Thatcham, and Church Crookham. During the operation, officers also seized large quantities of drugs, cash and offensive weapons. Senior Investigating Officer, Temporary Detective Inspector Lee Hazell, said: “Today’s operation makes our message clear: […]
Jail for man who sexually assaulted woman in Maidstone
[block_2] A victim who was sexually assaulted in Maidstone has seen the offender jailed.
Two men have been found guilty of manslaughter following the death of a man who passed away 13 years after being assaulted in Hednesford
[block_2] Bernie Peter Smith, 30, of Rowley Close, Hednesford, and Kyle Neil Smith, 33, of Pebble Drive, Blackfords, Cannock, were found guilty of the manslaughter of Craig Robins today (Tuesday 5 October) following a trial at Stafford Crown Court.
Detectives investigating the disappearance of a 70-year-old woman from Highgate have charged a man with murder
[block_2] Serkan Kaygusuz, 41 of Sparsholt Road, Islington is due to appear in custody at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 5 October.