A repeat shoplifter was sentenced to prison for stealing from Whitstable supermarkets
A shoplifter who continued to target businesses despite a court order prohibiting him from entering certain stores has been sentenced to prison. Adrian Marsh was barred from entering four supermarkets in Whitstable by a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) issued by Kent Police in April of this year. However, the 41-year-old continued to commit crimes, […]
A Sheffield man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to robbery offences
Rifiqat Khan, 37, of Abbeyfield Road, received a three-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to one count of robbery, one count of conspiracy to rob, and one count of handling stolen goods.On Sunday, September 13, 2020, a member of the public arranged to sell her phone, an iPhone XS, to a man with the Gumtree […]
A man was found hanged in his cell after being accused of murdering a 52-year-old woman in Pembrokeshire
Matthew Harris, 41, of Haverfordwest, was discovered on Wednesday, May 27 and died the next day in hospital. He was due to appear in court accused of murdering Lisa Fraser, whose body was discovered on Friday, 13 May, at a house on Military Road in Pembroke Dock. His death was confirmed at Swansea Crown Court, […]
Ryan Hopewell of Sun Hill in Cowes, was sentenced to 71 weeks in prison
For the abuse he inflicted on two women between 2020 and 2022, with the most recent incident occurring on May 5, this year “Domestic violence is an awful crime that sees people often psychologically and physically abused in their own home, a place where they should feel safe, and perpetrated by people who should ensure […]
A High Court judge has ruled that treatment for a brain-damaged boy in a coma should be discontinued
Archie Battersbee, 12, was discovered unconscious at his Southend, Essex, home on April 7. Doctors at the Royal London Hospital in east London told the court he was “highly likely” brain-stem dead and asked for his life support to be turned off. Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, Archie’s parents, disagreed. The court previously heard […]
Following sheep-related incidents near Ashford, a court order was obtained prohibiting a man from having his dog off leash in public
Charlie Hawker was granted a seven-county Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) by Kent Police’s Rural Task Force after admitting to two counts of being the owner of a dog that was bothering livestock. Hawker, 28, of Appledore Road, Kenardington, was fined £300 and ordered to pay compensation to both victims […]
A 12-year-old boy with brain damage and his family are waiting for a High Court judge to decide whether his life-support treatment should be continued
On April 7, Archie Battersbee was discovered unconscious at his home in Southend, Essex. Doctors at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, determined that he was “brain-stem dead” and that his life support should be turned off. Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, Archie’s parents, disagree. During a three-day hearing in London, Judge Mrs […]
The main suspect in Suzy Lamplugh’s murder is on his deathbed, as his family begs him to “tell us what you did.”
Last night, it was revealed that the prime suspect in the murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh is on his deathbed. In prison, John Cannan, 68, is receiving end-of-life palliative care. Suzy’s family, whose body was never found, will now be hoping that Cannan will finally reveal what happened to her before he dies. Suzy, […]
A man who was eight times over the drug-driving limit was so unfit to drive that a member of the public complained to the police about his parking
Joshua Winson, 21, of Salisbury Road, Ryde, pleaded guilty to one count of drug driving (ketamine) after being stopped on the 3rd of February this year and blowing 176 units in blood – more than 8 times the legal limit. The 21-year-old had taken ketamine the night before, woke up the next day, […]
When an uninsured driver crashed into a tree, he killed his own brother and a girl he was trying to impress before fleeing the scene and claiming that his deceased brother was behind the wheel
Jordon White, 20, had no licence and was high on marijuana when he crossed double white lines on a hill to overtake an Audi on January 18. The black Corsa, which had fake plates and would have failed a MOT, spun out of control on Toddington Road, near the village of Tebworth in Bedfordshire, […]
Hilary Devey has died tragically after a long battle with her health
Hilary Devey, a former dragon on the BBC 2 Dragon’s den has died tragically at the age of 65. Her agent confirmed today that the TV star died in Morocco after a long battle with her health. Hilary Devey died tragically after a long battle with her health. As the CEO and […]
A man has been charged in connection with two robberies in Reading as a result of a Police investigation
Wayne McLeod, 44, of HMP Channings Wood in Devon, was charged on Tuesday with two counts of robbery.The charges stem from robberies that occurred at Coral on Erleigh Road around 6.55 p.m. on Saturday and Co-op Food on Erleigh Road around 4 p.m. on Sunday.McLeod was arrested and remanded in custody before appearing in Reading […]
