Danyal Hussein has been jailed for life for the murder of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman
He appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 28 October where he was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 35 years. Hussein, 19 of Guy Barnett Grove, Eltham was found guilty of murder on Monday, 5 July following a four-week trial. Detective Inspector Maria Green, from the Specialist Crime Command, said: “Danyal […]
Sidney Cooke, now 94, was jailed for life with a minimum five-year term in 1999 for the abuse of two brothers
He had previously been jailed in 1989 for the manslaughter of Jason Swift, 14, who was killed by a paedophile gang, but he was released early. His 19-year sentence was reduced to 16 years on appeal, and he was released after nine years amid public outcry. Jason was abducted from east London in 1985, […]
A #Tonbridge cocaine dealer has been jailed after he was arrested with an accomplice by one of our plain clothes patrols
Billy Maidment and Alison Mackinnon marketed cocaine and amphetamine through mobile phone messages to local users but were caught after their activities were watched by some of our suspicious officers. On 25 February 2020, the constables from the Tonbridge Community Policing Team were in an unmarked vehicle travelling in #Hildenborough. As they drove along […]
A man has been jailed for six years for sexual offences involving a young girl in Poole
Donald Ian Campbell, 71 and of Poole, pleaded guilty at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday 25 June 2021 to three counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, three counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching and one count of engaging sexual activity in the presence of a […]
Trio jailed after forcing man into car in Blackburn
Police were called to the Tesco Superstore in Blackburn at 12.20pm on March 5 after receiving a number of calls from concerned onlookers who had seen the man taken against his will. CCTV showed the victim – a man in his 20s – drive into the carpark in Hill Street in a Skoda […]
Following an investigation by the Safeguarding Investigations Unit, Sona Mertova was charged with the ill-treatment of a vulnerable adult in Worthing
The 47-year-old former care worker, of Western Place, Heene, Worthing, admitted the charge and appeared in court earlier this month. The incident had been recorded on a mobile phone by a concerned neighbour. She was jailed for six months for abusing a vulnerable adult with Down Syndrome. The judge said she had abused the […]
An on-the-run rapist who skipped his court sentencing more than a month ago has been sent to prison after being captured in a police chase
Jason Vincent Longhurst, 44, was due to be imprisoned for the sex attack on an unconscious teenage girl in 2011. Longhurst did not attend York Crown Court on 9 September and was jailed for nine years in his absence. He was arrested in East Yorkshire on Tuesday after a pursuit when the car he […]
Three men have been convicted for their role in a series of high-value burglaries worth a total of more than £26 million
Jugoslav Jovanovic, 24, Alessandro Maltese, 45 and, Alessandro Donati, 44 all of Milan, pleaded guilty to being involved in the burglaries which took place over a 13-day period in Kensington and Chelsea in late 2019. On Wednesday, 27 October, Jovanovic also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Detective Constable Andrew Payne, from […]
A fourth person has been charged following an allegation of a gunpoint robbery
A fourth person has been charged following an allegation of a gunpoint robbery. Jaydon Campbell, 18 of Avonmore Road, W14 will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today charged with robbery and attempted robbery. The charge relates to an incident at about 23:35hrs on Sunday, 17 October at Southern Row, London, W10. A taxi driver reported […]
Police have charged a man in connection with the murder of two teenage boys in Brentwood
The boys died following a disturbance in Regency Court at around 1.30am on Sunday morning (24 October). Frankie Watson, 19, of Baker Street, Orsett, has been remanded to appear at Southend Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday 27 October) charged with two counts of murder, attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. Two men – […]
