Man charged and second arrested after violent aggravated burglary in Brighton
Detectives in Brighton have charged a man with a number of violent offences following an aggravated burglary in which several people were injured. Lee Witts, 46, of Newtonhill in Aberdeenshire, has been charged with aggravated burglary, robbery, grievous bodily harm with intent and two counts of causing actual bodily harm following the attack on Saturday […]
A total of 74 people are due to appear in court to face criminal charges following protests in Kent
A total of 74 people are due to appear in court to face criminal charges following protests in Kent. The incidents took place on the M25 and on roads near the Port of Dover on several dates in September and October 2021. Kent Police was called to each incident in order to manage disruption caused […]
A prolific beggar has been banned from approaching people for money anywhere in Medway
Lee Swift, 43, of High Street, Chatham, was issued with a Criminal Behaviour Order following numerous complaints from business owners and members of the public about the nuisance he was causing. The order, which was granted by magistrates on Wednesday 9 March 2022, lasts for five years and prohibits Swift from: Loitering or remaining in […]
A man who attacked a woman in her own home leaving her with injuries including fractures to her eye socket, nose and ribs has been jailed for eight years
The victim, who was known to her attacker Arfan Hussein, was at home near the Aylestone area of Leicester, on the afternoon of Wednesday 14 July last year when Hussein and two others burst into her bedroom. Hussein, 31, then began to attack the woman, who is in her 30s, with a butter knife trying […]
Police are looking to speak with these 11 people pictured in connection with a serious assault that has left a man in critical condition
Officers were called to reports that a man had reportedly been punched and fallen to the ground in an attack at the junction of Upper Parliament Street and Trinity Walk, in Nottingham city centre, at around 3.35am on Saturday 5 March. A thorough investigation is underway, but detectives have now released images of eleven more […]
Seven gang members who brutally stabbed a 16-year-old to death in Moston have been jailed for a total of 146 years
The court heard how at around 6.55pm on Thursday 5 November 2020 a group of 13 males were walking along Moston Lane in the direction of Kenyon Lane, Moston. As they reached the junction, the group begin to run down Kenyon Lane and pull out weapons. It was at this point the group ran at […]
A former Radio 1 DJ has been jailed for 12 years for arranging the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines
Mark Page, 63, of Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, used a webcam to contact victims and travelled to the country. He claimed his devices had been hacked but jurors at Teesside Crown Court found him guilty of four offences on Wednesday. Judge Paul Watson QC said Page targeted vulnerable children and was the “very embodiment of depravity. […]
A triple killer has been found guilty of the rape of his final victim, who was five months pregnant
Anthony Russell, 39, has previously admitted the murders of Julie Williams, her son David Williams and 31-year-old Nicole McGregor, whose body was found in woodland near Leamington Spa. The jury heard he had assaulted Ms McGregor just hours after she showed him a picture of her baby scan. Russell is due to be sentenced at […]
Officers investigating unsolved murder of DC Jim Morrison make new appeal
Detectives investigating the unsolved murder of a brave police officer during a robbery 30 years ago, have appealed for help from the public during an appearance on the BBC’s Crimewatch Live. DC Jim Morrison was off-duty when he was stabbed in Montreal Place, Covent Garden on 13 December 1991, following a struggle with a man […]
Adapted shotgun and crossbows seized by Rural Team in Canterbury
An adapted shotgun, crossbows and flashbangs were seized by officers from the rural task force (RTF) who were carrying out an investigation after suspicions were raised about a man in Canterbury. Officers carried out a search of the man’s house on 24 February where the items were located and seized. The owner, who is in […]
A 15-year-old girl from Crawley, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been sentenced for the manslaughter of Nimroy Hendricks in the town
The girl appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Friday 4 March and was given a total sentence of nine years, comprising five years custodial and a further four years on extended licence. She appeared at court last July charged with murder following an investigation by the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team. However, expert medical […]
A 2,500-year-old statue that was smuggled into the UK and seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been returned to the Libyan Government
The marble funerary statue, which dates from 630BC, was shipped to the UK in 2011 using false documents describing the priceless artefact as a “stone decoration from Turkey”. The statue, from the ancient city of Cyrene, had been looted from the UNESCO World Heritage site in Libya and could have fetched up to £3million on […]
Halifax Man Jailed for Murder of Casey Badhams
A Halifax man who stabbed his friend following an argument has been jailed. On Thursday 24 February at Bradford Crown Court, Jake Wilkinson was sentenced for the murder of Casey Badhams in August last year. Jake Wilkinson, 21 of Furness Drive, Halifax was given a minimum term of 22 years minus 199 days spent on […]
A man from Lingfield who was involved in a number of thefts of motor vehicles, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison
James Cross, 19, of Selbys in Lingfield, was arrested on 25 January after officers from Surrey, Kent and Sussex police, executed a joint warrant at his address for a string of car thefts across the three counties. After appearing at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday, 8 March, Cross pleaded guilty to stealing four motor […]
Detectives investigating the murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen have this morning made an arrest
The woman, aged in her 60s, was arrested on Tuesday, 8 March, at an address in Westminster on suspicion of assisting an offender. She was taken into custody at a central London police station where she currently remains. The arrest marks a significant development in the investigation into the murder of Martine, who was […]
A man who stalked a woman from Spelthorne over a period of several months, has been sentenced to three years behind bars following a hearing at Guildford Crown Court
On Friday (4 March) Craig Gibson, 38, of Staines Road in Hounslow, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, after pleading guilty to all charges, including causing damage to the same woman’s house and breaching a suspended sentence for similar offences. The court heard how Gibson stalked the woman over a period of several […]
A county lines drug dealer has been jailed for more than four years after running a gang selling Class A drugs in Swindon
Jordan Perkins, 27, was running the ‘Marlo’ drugs line in Swindon from home in Elmworth Grove, London which was selling crack cocaine and heroin to vulnerable people in the town. During an investigation by the Swindon Fortitude Drugs Team, evidence was gathered which showed Perkins taking regular trips to the town from London between […]
A man has been charged with terrorism offences, as part of an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command
Al-Arfat Hassan, 19 of north London, has been charged with the following offences: – Preparation of terrorist acts (under Section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006) – Collection of information likely to be useful to a person preparing an act of terrorism (under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000) He is remanded in custody […]
