ITV have announced the start of filming for true crime drama, The Hunt For Raoul Moat, starring Lee Ingleby, produced by acclaimed producers World Productions, and written by Anne screenwriter Kevin Sampson
However the drama has drawn criticism from some, who have deemed it in poor taste. On social media one Facebook user said: “Sorry but it is an awful idea for a show and I will not be watching” While another Facebook user said: “Seriously, drop it now! This monster doesn’t deserve anymore attention. It’s […]
A man has been found guilty of murdering six-year-old Rikki Neave 28 years ago
The schoolboy disappeared on 28 November 1994 and his body was found in woods near his Peterborough home the following day. He had been strangled and his naked body deliberately posed in a star shape by his killer. James Watson, now 41 but 13 at the time of Rikki’s death, was found guilty by […]
A mother, stepfather and a teenage boy have been found guilty of murdering a five-year-old boy and dumping his body in a river
Angharad Williamson, 31, John Cole, 40, and a 14-year-old, who cannot be named, killed Logan Mwangi in July 2021. Logan’s body was found in the River Ogmore, close to his home in Sarn, Bridgend county. He died after suffering a “brutal and sustained” attack at home, leaving him with “catastrophic” injuries. The prosecution said […]
A two-year-old boy discovered dead in his father’s Edinburgh flat was found with three ball bearings in his head, a trial has heard
Lukasz Czapla, denies murdering his son Julius by shooting him with a BB (ball bearing) gun, repeatedly stabbing him with a skewer and suffocating him with a pillow on 20 or 21 November 2020. Patrycja Szcześniak feared her former partner had killed their son after receiving a text from him. She found Julius dead […]
A man convicted of more than 40 child sex offences has been jailed for eight years following work by our specialist officers
Forty-three year-old Jon Gordon was arrested after officers from our Police Online Investigation Team (POLIT) carried out a warrant at his address in Gershwin Boulevard, Witham in December 2018. It followed information that he had been engaging in sexual communications with someone he believed was a 13 year-old child. He was arrested and 33 […]
Officers investigating a report of dangerous driving in Hurn are appealing for witnesses or anyone with relevant daschcam footage to come forward
The incident occurred at around 8.40pm on Monday 18 April 2022 in Parley Lane. It was reported that a dark-coloured Vauxhall was seen travelling at high speed in the direction of Parley, driving in an erratic manner and overtaking several other vehicles. It was reported that the Vauxhall appeared to have a blue […]
The trial of a man who allegedly murdered his two-year-old son has heard he offered to plead guilty to a lesser charge of culpable homicide
Lukasz Czapla, 41, is accused of repeatedly shooting and smothering Julius in November 2020 at a house in Muirhouse A court heard Mr Czapla was willing to admit the killing. But his lawyer Iain McSporran QC said he would lodge a special defence if the culpable homicide plea wasn’t accepted. Jurors at the High […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an off-duty officer was injured during an incident in Richmond
At about 7pm on Tuesday, 19 April the PC, attached to the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, was in a supermarket on Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen when he attempted to arrest a suspected shoplifter. The officer attempted to stop the car the suspect got into, but it failed to do so. As […]
MasterChef: The Professionals judge, Monica Galetti, is taking a break from her role as judge for the next series on BBC One
Monica has been part of the judging trio for the last 14 years, joining first with Michel Roux Jr and Gregg Wallace and then with Marcus Wareing from 2014. Monica says: “It is with a heavy heart that I’ve made this decision to step back from filming this year’s series of MasterChef: The Professionals. […]
A reveller who smashed a glass in a man’s face in an unprovoked attack and left him with permanent scarring has been jailed
Mark Crosby, 27, also known as Mark Fisher, was in the H20 nightclub in Chapel Road, Wisbech, at just after midnight on 5 October 2019 when he noticed another man at the bar looking at him. Crosby walked up to the man and smashed a small spirit glass in the side of his face before […]
A man from Luton who engaged police in a pursuit at speeds of up to 150mph has been sentenced to four years and two months behind bars for dangerous driving.
Syed Reza, of Sundon Park Road, pled guilty to four counts of dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified and was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday, 12 April. The 25-year-old refused to stop and engaged police in a pursuit all the way from Luton to Birmingham on 18 September 2020. Reaching speeds of […]
A prolific burglar has been sentenced following Surrey Police’s ongoing efforts to tackle burglary offences in the county
Lloyd Ernest Edwards, 35 of Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon has been sentenced to two years five months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple burglary offences. Officers were alerted to two burglaries in October last year, one of which was at the Carrington School in Redhill. Staff contacted the police on Monday, 25 October […]
A man who drove at police officers and pedestrians in a desperate attempt to escape arrest has pleaded guilty at court
Talha Hayat, 26 of Shenley Brook End, Milton Keynes appeared at East London Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 19 April having been charged earlier the same day with dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and being in possession of cannabis. He pleaded guilty to all offences and was remanded in custody to be […]
A Scarborough man has been jailed for 16 years and given an extended licence of four years, for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend
Jack Darrion Sutton, aged 23, of Mount View Avenue, was sentenced at York Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to the offence which he carried out on Londesborough Road at around 11.30pm on Friday 10 December last year. Sutton admitted stabbing the 23-year-old woman multiple times on her face, arms and chest during the […]
Two Thames Valley Police officers who rescued an unconscious woman from a burning building have won a Thames Valley Police Federation Bravery Award
On the evening of Tuesday 29 October 2019, roads policing officers PC Ben Eastment and PC Derek Ingram were on patrol when they heard a call over the radio about a house fire in Burnham, reporting that people were still within the property. PC Eastment and PC Ingram decided to self-deploy to the incident […]
A jealous Doncaster man has been jailed for more than two years after subjecting his ex-girlfriend to an horrific assault before two members of the public intervened and saved her life
Callum Currie, 21, was in a relationship with his victim for six months before they both agreed to end things. Several weeks later, on 26 July 2021, Currie went on a drink and drug binge before tracking her down at her home address. There, he beat her so severely that she lost consciousness. Thankfully, […]
A man has been jailed for an attack on a Good Samaritan who was trying to defend his neighbour
Alan Harding, 41, went to the front of a property in Burmer Road, Peterborough, with a woman at about 11.45pm on 6 April 2020. The pair demanded money and began shouting at residents outside. As the confrontation intensified a concerned neighbour came out of his property in a bid to help those living next […]
A man has been charged following an incident at Horse Guards Parade in Westminster on Monday morning
Prashanth Kandaiah, 29 of Mellion Close, SE28 was charged on Tuesday, 19 April with attempted section 18 grievous bodily harm and possession of a pointed/bladed article. He appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
