Lewisham Man Jailed and Banned From Owning Dogs After Vicious Attack
A Lewisham man has been jailed and banned from owning dogs after his Staffordshire bull terrier attacked someone in the street.
Billy Lane, 26, from Armoury Road, was jailed by Bexley Magistrate Court after his dangerously out-of-control dog attacked a man in 2022.
The incident happened on the street where Lane lived on December 16.
The court heard how the black Staffordshire bull terrier, new to Lane, was off its lead before it caused “significant injury” to the man.
“You knew you might have difficulty with it,” Lane was told by the court.
Lane was found guilty of being the person in charge of dog dangerously out of control causing injury.
He received a sentence of 26 weeks imprisonment due to the severity of the case.
In additional to this, he has disqualified from having custody of a dog for a period of three years, and was instructed to pay £750 in compensation.
A destruction order was not made as the dog had already been put to sleep.
Tragic Altercation at Manchester Traffic Lights Ends in Murder
In the early hours of Tuesday, January 23, 2024, a tragic altercation at a set of traffic lights in Manchester resulted in the death of a 30-year-old man. The incident unfolded shortly before 1:40 am at the junction of A34 Kingsway and Parrs Wood Lane to Queensway, located in East Didsbury, Manchester. Two men, travelling […]
Quick Response to 999 Call Leads to Arrest in Hextable
A suspected shop thief has been arrested following an armed robbery with a hammer near Swanley Officers acted swiftly to a 999 call to secure an arrest just minutes after the incident, which happened at a post office in Hextable. Kent Police was called to a report of a robbery at the premises on Home […]
10-Year-Old Boy in Stable Condition Following Thamesmead Collision
A 10-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a crash with a car in Thamesmead.
The incident happened in Central Way at around 3.25pm yesterday (January 23).
Emergency services were called to the scene and found a boy injured.
He was taken to hospital for treatment where he remains in a stable condition.
The driver of the car stopped at the scene.
A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at about 15:25hrs on Tuesday, 23 January to reports of a car in collision with a child on Central Way, SE28.
“Emergency services attended. The 10-year-old boy was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.
“The driver stopped at the scene.
“Enquiries continue.”
An arrest has been made after a woman was assaulted in a chemical incident in Orpington
An arrest has been made after a woman was assaulted in a chemical incident in Orpington.
Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade were called to Riverside Court at 9.55am yesterday (January 23).
A woman was found with head injuries, and she reported that a glue-like substance had been left on her door.
A search of the building was carried out by the brigade and four flats were evacuated as a precaution.
The fire brigade confirmed the substance was not hazardous.
A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault and criminal damage, and remains in custody.
Police enquiries into the circumstances continue.
The incident was over for fire crews just before 11.45pm.
Riverside Court can be seen partially cordoned off by police officers in pictures as the incident is was dealt with.
Firefighters from Sidcup, Bexley, and Bethnal Green Fire Station attended the scene.
A spokesperson for Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at approximately 09:55hrs on Tuesday, 23 January by a woman who reported she had been assaulted and a glue-like substance put on her door in High Street, Orpington.
“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and the woman was assessed at the scene for a head injury.
“LFB attended and confirmed the substance was not hazardous.
“A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of assault and criminal damage, and remains in custody.
“Enquiries into the circumstances continue.”
A spokesperson for London Fire Brigade said: “Firefighters were called to a report of a chemical incident on High Street, Orpington.”
“Crews carried out a sweep of the building, and four flats were evacuated as a precaution whilst firefighters conducted their work.”
“The Brigade was first called at 0951, and the incident was over for crews at 1144.
“Firefighters from Sidcup, Bexley and Bethnal Green Fire Station attended the scene.”
Cruel Romance Scam Couple Preyed on Elderly Victims, Conning Thousands of Pounds
A couple tricked elderly people into sending thousands of pounds in a cruel romance scam.
Ibrahim Moro, 33, from Bromley, and Rebecca Patrick, 32, from Croydon, used dating sites to convince old people that they were in the loving relationships they desperately craved.
One elderly Australian man who believed he was in a relationship with Patrick was initially asked for small amounts to buy her clothes for the winter.
But Patrick then told him she was entitled to 78kg of gold in Ghana and had to pay for it to be released.
She told the elderly man that when it was released she would move to Australia and live with him.
The man transferred almost £138,000 to the fraudsters.
The Australian man died before Moro and Patrick were sentenced.
Moro and Patrick also convinced an elderly woman that she was in a relationship with a man she met online, but in reality that man didn’t exist.
They persuaded her to send £18,000 by telling her they were having insurance problems.
Another woman was tricked into sending money to a man she thought was a German widower living in Ascot who was buying gold, silver and diamonds for clients.
The woman told officers that although she had never met the man, she regarded him as a “close friend and confidant”.
In March 2016 she was told he was overseas and had bought some precious stones, but was unable to leave the country until he had paid taxes on them.
She was asked to pay the amount and was told “if you don’t loan me the money, that means you don’t care about me”.
In the end she sent £2,500, which went straight into Patrick’s account.
Prosecutors said hundreds of thousands of pounds taken from victims are believed to have gone straight into Moro’s bank accounts in Ghana.
Investigators from the National Crime Agency linked Moro to an email account used to defraud one victim.
They also found that Moro and Patrick provided their victims the same address that they had given to their banking providers.
But the pair were convicted and on Tuesday (January) Moro was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison while Patrick got an 18 month suspended sentence.
The couple denied the offence – Moro claiming the money was from a clothing business while Patrick claimed she had given Moro access to her accounts.
NCA Operations Manager Paul Boniface said: “These defendants exploited the vulnerability of their victims, selling them a relationship story they desperately wanted to believe.
“The Australian victim that Moro and Patrick so cruelly manipulated has sadly died before seeing these defendants sentenced.
“Romance fraud affects victims not only financially but also emotionally – many victims find it too painful to contemplate they have been scammed by someone they thought they could trust.
“Criminals may pretend to be a trusted person when they message but if something seems suspicious or unexpected, such as requests for money, listen to your doubts and do not send funds.”
Appeal for Information Following Aggravated Burglary in Tenterden
Detectives from Kent Police are appealing for information from the public as they continue to investigate an aggravated burglary that occurred in Tenterden. To advance their inquiries, they have released a CCTV image of an individual who may have vital information related to the incident. The incident took place at approximately 5:50 pm on Wednesday, […]
‘Speedboat Killer’ Jack Shepherd Released Early From Jail
Jack Shepherd, infamously known as the “Speedboat Killer,” has been released from prison after serving only half of his six-year sentence for the tragic death of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown. The web designer, now 35, was sentenced for manslaughter by gross negligence in connection with the fatal incident that occurred on their first date in December 2015.
The ill-fated boat trip on the River Thames turned fatal when Shepherd’s speedboat capsized after hitting a submerged tree trunk. Ms. Brown, from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, was thrown from the boat and found unconscious, ultimately succumbing to her injuries in the hospital.
Shepherd, originally from Exeter, went on the run and was convicted in absentia during an Old Bailey trial in 2018. He later handed himself in to police in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2019, where he spent 78 days in custody. Upon his return to the UK, Shepherd received an additional four-year jail term for attacking a barman in Devon in 2018.
In a controversial decision, appeal judges ruled in July 2020 that the time spent in custody in Georgia should count as time served, leading to an earlier release date. The Ministry of Justice clarified that Shepherd received a standard determinate sentence, entailing serving only half the time in prison and the remaining half on licence.
A Ministry of Justice spokesperson underlined that offenders released on licence are closely supervised and subject to strict conditions for the remainder of their sentence. Any breach could result in a recall to prison.
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Urgent Appeal to Locate Missing 16-Year-Old Barry
Sussex Police are urgently seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 16-year-old named Barry, who has been reported missing from Walberton in West Sussex. Barry was last seen in Worthing on Thursday, January 18, and it’s believed he has connections in Kent. Authorities are concerned for Barry’s well-being and are appealing to anyone with […]
Hotel worker to appear in court accused of sex attacks on five different women including on £230-a-night superyacht
In a significant development, 45-year-old Ahmed Fahmy, residing in West Heath Drive, NW11, is set to appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, January 24, charged with one count of rape and four counts of sexual assault. The charges stem from a thorough investigation conducted by detectives in Barnet.
The alleged offences occurred between 2008 and 2024 and involve five different women. Fahmy, who was either employed or purported to work at hotels where some of the incidents took place.
The investigation was initiated after separate allegations of rape and sexual assault were reported to the police on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Fahmy was arrested on the same day, and subsequent detective work revealed additional offences, leading to the formal charging of five offences.
The details of the charges include:
1. Rape of a woman on January 20, 2024, at the Anchor Guest Hotel, West Heath Drive, NW11.
2. Sexual assault of a woman on January 20, 2024, at the Anchor Guest Hotel, West Heath Drive, NW11.
3. Sexual assault of a woman on March 10, 2023, at the Anchor Guest Hotel, West Heath Drive, NW11.
4. Sexual assault of a woman between March 1, 2022, and March 31, 2022, at the Sunborn Yacht Hotel, Western Gateway, E16.
5. Sexual assault of a woman between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008, at Alliance Close, Wembley.
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