A man who drove his car at a group of people at Festival Leisure Park, in Basildon, has been jailed for five years after fleeing the scene and failing to hide from Police Dog McCoy
Shaquille Mathurin had been on a night out at Unit 7 in the early hours of Sunday 3 October. After leaving the venue, he was part of a group that became involved in an argument with another group. The argument then becomes physical, and Mathurin is seen to run away from the scene. Shortly after, […]
A 20-year-old man has been sent to prison for three years and four months for his involvement in a courier fraud scam which aimed to con two elderly women out of thousands of pounds
Abdul Ha-Meem, previously of Clare Gardens, Barking, was involved in the scam which took place in June 2021 and started with a phone call to two elderly women from someone pretending to be a detective working for a Metropolitan Police fraud squad. The caller stated that there had been a raid in Corby that […]
A man who assaulted two women in Peterborough city centre has been jailed for two years
The women, who are in their early 20s, were out socialising on 9 July last year (2021) when they were assaulted by 27-year-old Elliot Hadman. While in the College Arms, one of the girls spoke with an acquaintance who was sat with Hadman, when they became involved in an argument with Hadman saying “I […]
Man Jailed Over Son’s Murder Following 2001 Attack
A man who smothered his toddler son, leaving him with severe disabilities, has been given a life sentence after being convicted of his murder following his son’s death as an adult 18 years later. Alan Bird was found guilty of murder by a unanimous jury verdict at Leeds Crown Court following a trial which […]
A jail term has been imposed on a man who assaulted a woman following a campaign of coercive and controlling behaviour
Floyd McNally-Jones, of no fixed address, was given a three-year, four-month sentence at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday 24 March 2022. The 27-year-old had previously admitted two assaults, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, controlling and coercive behaviour and a malicious communications offence. McNally-Jones was arrested by Kent Police in April 2021 […]
A man has been convicted of the murder of a 16-month-old baby girl in Ilford
Syed Mohammed Kamran Haider, 40, of Colinton Road, Ilford, was found guilty at the Old Bailey on Monday, 28 March of the murder of and child cruelty towards Nusayba Bint-Umar, upon whom he had inflicted fatal injuries at his home address. He will be sentenced at the same court on Wednesday, 30 March. A team […]
Sir Howard Morrison QC KCMG has been appointed as an Independent Adviser to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova
The Attorney General, Suella Braverman QC MP, has appointed Sir Howard Morrison QC KCMG as an Independent Adviser to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General, Iryna Venediktova. Sir Howard will provide independent and expert legal advice to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General in relation to the investigation and prosecution of war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine. Sir […]
A man has been charged with drug and firearm offences following warrant at a Deansgate flat
A man has been charged with drug and firearm offences following warrant at a Deansgate flat. Mike Kabeya, of Owen Street, Manchester, has been charged with the following offences: *Possession of a handgun (S5 firearm) x 2. *Possession with intent to supply cocaine. *Possession with intent to supply cannabis. *Possession of criminal property. The warrant […]
A teenager will appear in court after police found a knife during a search
Officers acting on intelligence stopped a group of youths in Bestwood Park Drive, Top Valley, at around 4.30pm on Monday 21 March. After attempting to flee from officers, one of the youths was caught and found to be in possession of a kitchen knife. A 16-year-old boy, who can’t be named, has been charged […]
Drivers Aged 13 and 101 Among Thousands Banned Under ‘Totting Up’ Law
The shocking stats have been revealed by new DVLA data that lifts the lid on how many motorists have come a cropper under the ‘totting-up’ rules. The youngsters, males aged 13 at the time and from South East England and the West Midlands, were suspended from the roads last year. The elderly woman reached the 12-point […]
Results of a post-mortem investigation have confirmed the identity of a man whose remains were found buried in the back garden of a Northampton home
Northamptonshire Police have named the victim. as 42-year-old Nicholas Billingham. The post-mortem has also identified Mr Billingham died as a result of a stab wound to the neck. A 48-year-old Northampton woman was charged on Sunday 20 March with his murder and appeared before the town’s magistrates court the following day. Fiona Beal, of […]
The Charity Commission has announced that it has opened a statutory inquiry into Animal Protection Services (1186401) in relation to significant concerns about private prosecutions the charity brought against pet owners
The regulator is also investigating whether individuals connected to the charity have benefited inappropriately from its work. Animal Protection Services has charitable objects that include investigating and prosecuting animal cruelty. The regulator opened an inquiry after the charity’s prosecution of several pet owners for the alleged unlawful and unlicensed sale of pets were dismissed at […]
The government announced the multi-year funding package as it publishes local criminal justice scorecards for the first time – shining a light on the work of agencies such as the police and Crown Prosecution Service at a regional level
At present, funding for victim support services is confirmed annually. The move to a long-term model – with at least £147 million per year up to 2025 – will allow charities and service providers to plan for the future, build capacity and strengthen their resilience to help even more victims. It comes as Police and […]
A violent criminal who took part in the attempted stabbing of a man in the street has been jailed
Ryan Wilkinson, aged 27, chased and struck the man with a police-style baton before an accomplice tried to stab him with a knife. His intended victim, a man in his 40s, was able to fight his way free and received only minor injuries. The attack, which happened in Chaplegate, Retford, on the morning of 12 […]
Five men have been sentenced this week at Burnley Crown Court, following a county line drugs investigation by Cumbria Police, assisted by West Yorkshire Police
The West Yorkshire crime group, branding itself ‘Striker’, flooded South Cumbria with crack cocaine and heroin between 26th July and 9th September 2021 and exploited children as young as fourteen to traffic drugs from Bradford to Barrow-in-Furness. Asim Hussain (21) of Waterlily Road, Bradford, the head of the crime group, was sentenced to eight years in prison and […]
A Coventry man who conned his way into a woman’s home by pretending to be a police officer and stole from her has been jailed
Karl Hope, from Adelaide Street, saw the woman in a distressed state in her car outside her house on 23 December last year. He told her he was a police officer concerned for her welfare. The 31-year-old flashed an ID card that was enough to convince the woman he was genuine. Hope escorted her into […]
A man has been jailed after he sent his brother to do a DNA test in his place so he could avoid paying maintenance for two of his children
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Gary Lewis, 25, and his brother Robert Lewis, 24, both from Potternewton in Leeds, conspired together so that Gary Lewis would not have to pay maintenance. The mothers of the two children had both independently applied to the Child Maintenance Group (formerly the Child Support Agency) to get […]
Twenty-eight search warrants were executed and Ten people have been charged
Friday 25 March 2022 Ten people charged and £10 million worth of assets restrained following warrant activity Ten people have been charged and £10 million worth of assets restrained following a morning of warrant activity by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. Twenty-eight search warrants were executed on the morning of […]
