A 14-year-old female who admitted manslaughter after a 13-year-old boy was knifed to death over a social media row has had her sentence increased
The teenager had been given a sentence of three years and two months following the killing of Olly Stephens in Reading in January 2021. Three appeal judges concluded that the sentence was unduly lenient. They ruled the custodial term should be increased to five years. The teenager who was 13 at the time, admitted […]
Sadistic blackmailer and paedophile jailed for 32 years after targeting nearly 2,000 people worldwide to commit sickening online sexual offences
A sadistic online blackmailer has been jailed for 32 years after targeting nearly 2,000 people globally to commit some of the most sickening sexual offending the National Crime Agency has ever investigated. Abdul Hasib Elahi, 26, masqueraded as a stockbroker or rich businessman on sugar daddy websites and promised payments of thousands of pounds […]
A former Conservative minister has been found to have raped and physically abused his wife.
A family court judge concluded Andrew Griffiths, 51, pressurised Kate Griffiths, MP for Burton-upon-Trent, into engaging in sexual activity. Mr Griffiths, a former MP for the Staffordshire town, used “coercive and controlling behaviour. In July 2018 he resigned after it was reported he sent “depraved” messages to two women constituents. The ex-MP denied allegations made […]
Cell bound: Driver jailed for attempting to smuggle £650,000 of cocaine hidden in HGV battery compartment
A lorry driver who attempted to hide 16 kilos of cocaine in the battery area of an HGV has been jailed for seven years. The National Crime Agency investigated Romans Gzibovskis, aged 38, of Kastire, Latvia, after he was stopped at Dover’s Eastern Docks on 24 August this year. Gzibovskis Battery Border Force officers scanned […]
A man from Levenshulme who positioned himself as a ‘religious authority and encouraged support for terrorist organisations has been jailed for 41 months
Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing North West (CTPNW) believe the material possessed by Wissam Tariq Mahmoud Ziad, which supported extremist group Daesh, was ‘capable of encouraging terrorism’. Ziad (30/09/2001), of Central Avenue, admitted eight charges under the Terrorism Act 2000 and the Terrorism Act 2006 and was sentenced today (Thursday 9 December 2021) at Manchester […]
A 71-year-old man was shot 22 times in broad daylight in a Chinatown attack, prosecutors said in court, with a judge calling it an “execution” as he denied bail for the man charged with the crime
Alphonso Joyner, 23, appeared in court for a bond hearing on Thursday and was ordered to held without bail as prosecutors detailed the frightening scene that unfolded on Tuesday. afternoon. Joyner’s public defender denied the allegations, saying his client was innocent. Joyner was charged on Wednesday with murder, aggravated use of a deadly weapon and […]
A man who stabbed his victim in the back seven times in a brutal attack has been jailed for life for his murder
Ashley Keegan will serve a minimum of 20 years for the murder of 37-year-old John Bell in Cardigan on July 21 this year. The 22-year-old had been drinking outside his home in Golwg y Castell on the afternoon and evening of July 20. As the day went on, his behaviour became more erratic, including becoming […]
A thief who stole from seven businesses across Kent, Essex and south London has been jailed
Between 1 August 2019 and 16 June 2021, Paul McMullen targeted shops in #Rochester, #Sittingbourne, #Bexleyheath, and #Gravesend. The 41-year-old also stole from businesses in #Chelmsford, #Brentwood and #Ilford. During the thefts he would use tools to force open the cash tills, and he stole more than £1,500 during the course of his offending. […]
A convicted sexual predator has been jailed for a second time
Cameron Smith, appeared at Minshull Street Crown Court on Thursday 8 December 2021, where he was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to the following offences: Attempting to sexually communicate with a child. Attempting to cause a child to watch a sexual act. Attempting to incite a child into sexual activity. Breach of a […]
Officers from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have now charged five people following a murder in Tunbridge Wells
Xhovan Pepaj, aged 25, was found fatally injured in Caley Road, at around 3.15am on Saturday 4 December 2021. He had sustained multiple injuries consistent with stab wounds. A post-mortem examination has taken place and the victim’s next of kin have been informed. An investigation has led to the arrests of seven people, and on […]
