Two people have been sentenced for their role in the death of a defenceless two-year-old child
The court heard how Kyrell Matthews had suffered a string of terrible injuries during his short life, before his death in October 2019.On Friday, 4 March, at the Old Bailey, the boyfriend of Kyrell’s mother, Kemar Brown, 28 of Bensham Manor Road, Thornton Heath, was found guilty of Kyrell’s murder. He was also found guilty […]
Three people have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Gary Jenkins who died after being assaulted in Bute Park, Cardiff
Dr Gary Jenkins, 54, was attacked during the early hours of Tuesday, July 20, 2021, and died at the University Hospital of Wales on Thursday August 5.Jason Edwards, 25, Lee William Strickland, 36, and Dionne Timms-Williams, 17, have all received life sentences at Cardiff Crown Court.Edwards and Strickland must each serve a minimum of 33 […]
A brothel owner has been ordered to repay around £333,000 earned through the sexual exploitation of women in Dartford
Mario Nicolae, 44, was arrested in September 2018 following complaints from within the community that a property he was renting in Downs Avenue was being visited by different men at various times of the day and night. He initially denied receiving half of what his sex workers earned and claimed he sometimes helped […]
Police have charged Wayne Couzens, 49 with Four counts of Indecent exposure
Detectives investigating a series of sexual offences in Swanley, have now charged a man. Police have charged Wayne Couzens, 49, of no fixed address, with the following offences: Indecent exposure between the 22 January 2021 and 1 February 2021 Indecent exposure between 30 January 2021 and 6 February 2021 Indecent exposure on 14 February 2021 […]
New legislation due to be introduced today and will go further than the current law on people using their mobile phones while driving
The change in the law makes it an offence to use any device that is capable of interactive communication by transmitting and receiving data, even if that functionality has been turned off such as in ‘flight mode.’ Drivers will be banned from using their phones to take photos or videos, scroll through playlists or […]
A drug dealer who ran a county lines drug network in the Watford area has been jailed for more than seven years
Hertfordshire Constabulary’s Operational Support Group arrested two people after raiding an address in Watford town centre, following a long running investigation into the supply of drugs in the town. Officers seized crack cocaine worth more than £4,000 during the operation, along with mobile phones believed to be used in the supply of drugs. […]
Brighton man found in woman’s wardrobe jailed for breaching restraining order
A Brighton man who breached a restraining order against a woman multiple times, including being found hiding in her wardrobe, has been jailed. Leon Chart, 42, of no fixed address, was ordered not to contact or enter the home of his victim after being convicted of actual bodily harm and criminal damage in 2020. But […]
A drug dealer who cycled round Cambridge carrying a loaded gun and a knife has been jailed
Liam O’Shaughnessy caught the eye of a police officer on 29 December last year (2021) when he was spotted urinating in Gresham Road. The officer went to speak to him and after smelling, cannabis made the decision to detain him so he could be searched. While waiting for his police colleagues to arrive, O’Shaughnessy […]
Police officers attended Appletree Way, Wickford, following information that a drugs line was operating from a property there
When they arrived on the morning of 14 September 2021, they detained Darren Lewis at the doorway. Upon entering the property, they arrested Christian Bayoko. Beside him was a hammer and he was surrounded by 20 wraps of heroin and 66 wraps of crack cocaine. During the search, officers seized drugs paraphernalia, two mobile […]
Two men have been jailed after threatening a father and son with knives in Newcastle-under-Lyme last year
Two men have been jailed after threatening a father and son with knives in Newcastle-under-Lyme last year. Yusuf Kose, aged 18, of Meadow Lane, Newcastle, was sentenced to 18-months at a young offenders institution at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court on Monday (21 March) after admitting to threatening a person with a blade in a public place, […]
A drug dealer found in the home of a vulnerable man has been jailed for more than three years
Police received information that a man was being exploited by a drug dealer in his home in Abbots Way, Ely in January. Officers visited the property and found 24-year-old Jorge Correia attempting to flush £1,000 of crack cocaine and heroin down the toilet while also trying to evade police by climbing out of the […]
A man who violently raped and assaulted a vulnerable woman in her own home has been jailed
AtMinshull Street Crown Court, Brian Brough of no fixed abode has been jailed for 22 years after being found guilty of vaginal rape, oral rape, attempted anal rape, burglary with violence and section 18 assault. The court heard how at around 9pm on 19 March 2021, Brough attended an address in the Little Hulton […]
The stepfather of a five-year-old boy told police he carried his dead body to the banks of a river, but does not know how he died, a court has heard
Logan Mwangi’s body was found in the River Ogmore, in Sarn, Bridgend, last July, with 56 internal injuries. John Cole, 40, told police after his arrest he had been woken by Angharad Williamson, 31, screaming that Logan was dead, Cardiff Crown Court heard. Mr Cole, Ms Williamson and a 14-year-old each deny Logan’s murder. […]
A man has been convicted at the High Court in Edinburgh following the murder of 54-year-old Margaret Robertson in Aberdeen
Norman Duncan was convicted of murdering Margaret Robertson at her home onon 25 September, 2019. On Wednesday he has sentenced life imprisonment, with a minimum of 20 years. Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Gary Winter said: “Margaret suffered a horrendous and sustained attack in her own flat – a place where she should have […]
A DJ and owner of a London nightclub has surrendered music kit bought for more than £214,000 in a NCA civil recovery case that linked the equipment to suspected cyber-enabled frauds.
Officers seized the equipment in 2019 when they executed a search warrant at Fold nightclub in Canning Town – run by Lasha Zhorzholiani – as part of an international investigation into the so-called QQAAZZ organised crime group. The QQAAZZ group provided bespoke money laundering services to many of the world’s most prolific cyber crime […]
A man has been jailed for six and a half years after raping a woman he met in Hackney
Kenneth Ajilore, 28 of Prince George Road, N16, was sentenced at a Nightingale Court based at Hendon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 24 March. He was found guilty following a trial at the same court on 14 March. Detectives began an investigation after they were called by a woman, aged in her 20s, who’d been […]
Brighton woman prosecuted and two stores have alcohol licences suspended after serving underage drinkers
Police in Brighton and Hove have prosecuted a shop worker and suspended the alcohol licences of two stores after they were caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers. Kalyani Patel, 55, of Barcombe Road in Brighton, was fined after selling alcohol to an underage volunteer as part of Operation Teepee, which carries out test purchases at […]
A prolific shoplifter from London has faced instant justice after he was jailed less than 24 hours after targeting a store in Tunbridge Wells
On 15 February and Thursday 17 March 2022, Christopher Armour stole alcohol from Marks and Spencer after travelling to the town centre from his home in Ennersdale Rd, Lewisham. On both occasions, Armour concealed bottles of spirits inside his jacket and left the store without paying. Following the latest theft, officers from […]
