Detectives investigating the death of a man in his 30s in Basingstoke have made four arrests
An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy, both from Basingstoke, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. An 18-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man, both from Basingstoke, have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. All four are currently in police custody. The arrests come after a man in […]
A teenager has been sentenced following a serious assault in Southampton
The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Southampton Crown Court following the incident near Monks Way, Southampton, on 11 October last year. The boy was found guilty by a jury of wounding with intent and had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition without a certificate, possessing […]
Police in South London are urgently trying to find a teenage boy who has gone missing
Mohamed, who is aged 15, is missing from his home in Bromley. Officers say he could have travelled to the Croydon or Wandsworth areas as their search continues.
A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by false representation
His wife, 60-year-old Doris Stainer, had appeared charged with the same crimes but was found not guilty. During the trial, the court heard how money is taken from staff pay-packets and meant for HMRC was simply scooped up by Mr Stainer. The years-long swindle was said to total £473,097.07, jurors were told. Anthony Hucklesby, prosecuting, […]
A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by f…
His wife, 60-year-old Doris Stainer, had appeared charged with the same crimes but was found not guilty. During the trial, the court heard how money is taken from staff pay-packets and meant for HMRC was simply scooped up by Mr Stainer. The years-long swindle was said to total £473,097.07, jurors were told. Anthony Hucklesby, prosecuting, […]
A man has admitted causing the death of father of two Philip Mersh in Leigh-on-Sea last year following an investigation by specialist det…
Forty-three year-old Philip was assaulted while out trick or treating with his family in Leigh Broadway on Halloween last year. He was taken to hospital but, sadly, he died two days later. Daniel Ballard, 31, of Lincoln Close, Southend was arrested following the assault and initially charged with GBH with intent, ABH, and common […]
A man has admitted causing the death of father of two Philip Mersh in Leigh-on-Sea last year following an investigation by specialist detectives.
Forty-three year-old Philip was assaulted while out trick or treating with his family in Leigh Broadway on Halloween last year. He was taken to hospital but, sadly, he died two days later. Daniel Ballard, 31, of Lincoln Close, Southend was arrested following the assault and initially charged with GBH with intent, ABH, and common […]
Firefighters called to barn a blaze
Crews from Witney Fire Station and Rewley Road Fire Station with the support of a Water Carrier from Wheatley Fire Station alongside a support unit from Eynsham Fire Station are currently dealing with a Barn Fire on the Stanton Harcourt Road near the Cogges area of Witney. This fire will be burning throughout the night […]
A former pub landlord has been jailed for 21 years after carrying out a series of sexual assaults on four young girls he had groomed
Carl Marland of The Chequers pub, Ilford, London, was convicted of more than 20 offences in October 2021 after a trial at Manchester Crown Court and jailed yesterday. Among the charges he was found guilty of were three counts of rape and secretly filming one of the girls while she undressed. Marland would travel […]
A man has been jailed after he exposed himself to a group of school girls
Monuzar Hussain Hamza, 34, a stock taker, of no fixed address, followed the four girls, aged between 14 and 15, along Moat Road in East Grinstead around 3pm on 14 February. He whistled to get their attention and called out to them, and as they turned around, he was exposing himself and acting indecently […]