Police in Sri Lanka said they have arrested two people in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit
The two suspects — the woman performing the exorcism and the girl’s mother — appeared in court on Monday to hear charges over the girl’s death, which occurred over the weekend in Delgoda, a small town about 40 kilometres northeast of the capital, Colombo. The court ordered the suspects detained until March 12. According to […]
A group of 20 people who attended an illegal rave in a railway arch in Tower Hamlets are facing fines of £800 each after police closed it down
Officers were called to Tidworth Road E3 shortly after 1.30am on Saturday, 27 February following numerous calls from concerned neighbours. A group of approximately 10 people had illegally broken into a railway arch and set up a makeshift party inside the derelict archway. They had used numerous wooden crates to build an improvised bar area. […]
A group of 20 people who attended an illegal rave in a railway arch in Tower Hamlets are facing fines of £800 each after police closed it…
Officers were called to Tidworth Road E3 shortly after 1.30am on Saturday, 27 February following numerous calls from concerned neighbours. A group of approximately 10 people had illegally broken into a railway arch and set up a makeshift party inside the derelict archway. They had used numerous wooden crates to build an improvised bar area. […]
A man arrested by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command has been charged
Connor Burke, 18 from South east London, was arrested on Wednesday, 24 February. On Monday, 1 March, he was charged with dissemination of terrorist publications, contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 and four counts of possession of information likely to be useful to a terrorist, contrary to Section 58 of the […]
A Met-led operation, alongside four other police forces to bear down on county lines and violent crime, has yielded 154 arrests in London…
Proactive units across the Met, plus the Essex, Sussex, Surrey and Thames Valley police forces worked together to stop drug dealers and high harm offenders in their tracks. Between Tuesday, 23 until the early hours of Saturday, 27 February, officers used ANPR technology along arterial routes such as motorways and A roads connecting London […]
A Met-led operation, alongside four other police forces to bear down on county lines and violent crime, has yielded 154 arrests in London alone
Proactive units across the Met, plus the Essex, Sussex, Surrey and Thames Valley police forces worked together to stop drug dealers and high harm offenders in their tracks. Between Tuesday, 23 until the early hours of Saturday, 27 February, officers used ANPR technology along arterial routes such as motorways and A roads connecting London […]
A man has been jailed for a number of offences following his arrest in connection with an assault on a woman on Park Lane last summer
Soofuue Yakr 27 of no fixed address, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, 1 March where he was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for possession of an offensive weapon (12 months), possession of a Class B drug (one month) and assault by beating (four months). Police were called at 9.46am on Wednesday, 3 […]
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a two people were injured in a serious collision on the M25 in Hillingdon
The collision occurred on Saturday, 27 February at around 3.35pm on the roundabout at Junction 14 of the M25. A petrol tanker collided with a white Mitsubishi Lancer that was being pushed in lane one by two occupants. It is believed that the Mitsubishi had broken down on the roundabout prior to the collision. […]
Officers have urged all victims of such abuse to come forward, saying all incidents will be investigated thoroughly and sensitively
Police say they are again stressing their commitment to tackling domestic abuse – after a man was jailed for five years following attacks on a woman. Callum Astley, 28, targeted his victim in a number of assaults while living in Grange-over-Sands last summer. Following a police investigations he has now been jailed. Officers have urged […]
Police are appealing for information to trace a man who is wanted in relation to a domestic-related incident in Leeds
Karl Lewis, aged 23, was the subject of a missing person appeal yesterday due to concerns for his welfare at the time. Those concerns have since been negated and he is no longer being treated as a missing person. Officers from Leeds District Domestic Abuse Team now want to trace him in relation to an […]