A 26-year-old who subjected a man to a “horrific” attack after an evening in Wetherspoons has been jailed for seven years and six months
The victim suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at Birchington station in January 2022. Curtis Webb, 26, and of Newton Green, Ashford, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 31 August where he pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm. On 9 November a judge sentenced him to seven years and six months imprisonment. At just before […]
A paedophile, described as “evil incarnate” convicted of murdering Blackpool teenager Paige Chivers, has died in prison
Paige, 15, was reported missing in 2007. Despite her body having never been found, she was officially declared dead following an inquest in 2016. Robert Ewing was jailed for life in 2015 following a trial at Preston Crown Court. A spokesman for the Prison Service said the 68-year-old had been found dead in his cell […]
An online predator who blackmailed girls as young as 12 into becoming his’sex slaves’ was sentenced to 26 years in prison
Jordan Croft, 26, of Worthing, West Sussex, admitted forcing 26 victims aged 12 to 22, the majority of whom were children, to send photos and videos of themselves and others performing sexual and degrading acts. Croft sought out young girls through online chat platforms in order to dominate and control them. NCA investigators discovered that […]
A Northern Ireland man has been sentenced to 19 years for raping a child in Wirral
David Joseph McMullan, 32, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court today, Friday 11 November 2022, after pleading guilty to four counts of rape of a child under 16. He was also handed a sexual harm prevention order for life. McMullan, of Demesne View, Downpatrick, County Down, was arrested in Northern Ireland in March this year, […]
Two men are facing life in jail after being found guilty of the murder of a man who was beaten to death in Birmingham
Jason D’Aguilar, aged 33, was found with serious injuries in Central Avenue, Longbridge, after being repeatedly punched and kicked in June last year. He was taken to hospital for treatment but died from his injuries. Birmingham Crown Court heard how Ben Wiggett and Jordan Haines had attacked Mr D’Aguilar, who had been out watching the […]
The deputy head of a primary school from London has pleaded guilty to five child sexual abuse offences
Matthew Smith, 34, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers at his home in East Dulwich on Sunday 6 November. Smith was charged with causing or inciting the sexual abuse of a child under 13, distributing indecent images of children (IIOC) in category A, and three counts of making IIOC in categories A-C. He pleaded […]
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has warned that public sector strikes may impede crime-fighting efforts by creating a “overflow” of work for officers
Sir Mark Rowley said: police are already being sucked into assisting with health and social care, and he fears this will be “exacerbated” if other public services strike. According to Sir Mark, only 22% of calls to the Met Police are related to crime, and more than half of officers’ shifts involve keeping an eye […]
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has warned that public sector strikes may impede crime-fighting efforts by creating a “overflow” of …
Sir Mark Rowley said: police are already being sucked into assisting with health and social care, and he fears this will be “exacerbated” if other public services strike. According to Sir Mark, only 22% of calls to the Met Police are related to crime, and more than half of officers’ shifts involve keeping an eye […]
A man who repeatedly raped and beat a vulnerable woman in a harrowing ordeal in Hackney has been convicted
Pascal Jombla, 45 of Amhurst Road, Hackney, was convicted at Wood Green Crown Court on Wednesday, 8 November, with six counts of rape and two counts of actual bodily harm. He will be sentenced on 30 March 2023. The court heard that Jombla dragged the victim into his home and subjected her to a horrific […]
Today marks six months since Italian national Carlo Giannini was found dead in Manor Fields Park, Sheffield
Carlo Giannini was found dead in Manor Fields Park, Sheffield at 5am on Thursday 12 May. A post-mortem later concluded that he died of a stab wound. Six months of investigations, CCTV trawls, witness appeals and evidence gathering are yet to identify what happened that morning, and how he came to receive that stab wound. […]