Kenyan villagers on Friday lynched a man believed to be a “bloodthirsty vampire” child murderer, days after the self-confessed serial killer escaped from police custody, officials said
Masten Milimo Wanjala was arrested on 14 July over the disappearance of two children, but in a chilling confession, admitted to killing at least 10 others over a five-year period, “sometimes through sucking blood from their veins before executing them”, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said at the time. The 20-year-old was due […]
Police have charged a 17-year-old youth from the London area with the murder of 33-year-old Lee Turner, who was attacked in the Pinehurst area of Swindon on Sunday
The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has also been charged with possession of an offensive weapon. He is currently in police custody and is due to appear before Swindon Remand Court tomorrow (18/10). Detective Chief Inspector Phil Walker, who is leading the investigation, said: “I would like to pay tribute to […]
Officers investigating a serious assault in Southampton on Monday (October 11) have charged a teenager
A 15-year-old boy from Southampton was charged with attempted murder, two counts of possessing a firearm without a certificate, possessing a shortened gun, and possession of cannabis with intent to supply. He appeared before magistrates this morning and was remanded in custody to appear before Southampton Crown Court on October 22. It comes after […]
A Serving Police Officer Charged With Terrorism, Indecent Image And Fraud Offences Has Appeared At The Old Bailey
A Serving Police Officer Charged With Terrorism, Indecent Image And Fraud Offences Has Appeared At The Old Bailey
An Armed police officer has been given a suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of perverting the course of justice
PC Richard Hammond, 35, attached to Met Operations, was found guilty following a trial at the Royal Courts of Justice which concluded on Tuesday, 7 September. At a sentencing hearing at the same court on Friday, 15 October, PC Hammond was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years, 250 hours unpaid work and […]
A man has been convicted of the murder of a man whose body was discovered in a Walthamstow park in August 2020
Richard Michael Hand 43 of Falmouth Way, Waltham Forest, was convicted of the murder of Yassar Moussa after a two-week trial at the Old Bailey. He was also convicted of the attempted murder of another man, who he attacked with an axe, in January last year, and was also convicted of being in possession of […]
Suspected criminal cash totalling almost €560,000 will be returned to the public purse after the National Crime Agency secured a forfeiture order following a smuggling attempt by a Dutch man
The money – believed to be the profits of organised crime in Ireland – was found inside a suitcase belonging to 45-year-old Harm Stachouwer. He was stopped by Border Force officers at the Channel Tunnel on 25 February 2019 as he was about to drive onto a Eurotunnel train. When questioned, Stachouwer said he had […]
A Man who raped a woman at an address in Blackpool has been jailed for 12 years
Leroy Brown threatened to kill his victim, poured cold water on her and tried to set her hair on fire during the terrifying sexual assault ordeal. The incident happened at an address in the South Shore area of the resort in October 2018. The victim was a woman in her 20s. Brown, 31, of Albert […]
A former Met officer has been handed an 11 month suspended jail sentence for harassing a number of colleagues
Former PC Ajay Singh, 24, who was previously attached to the North Area Command Unit, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday, 14 October for five counts of harassment in relation to five colleagues – four women and a man. Singh pleaded guilty at the same court on Thursday, 20 May. He was also […]
A man has been jailed after confessing to a murder that took place nearly 40 years ago
Anthony Kemp, 59 of no fixed address was sentenced to 15-and-a-half years’ imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 14 October for murdering 50-year-old Christopher Ainscough in 1983. He had pleaded guilty to Christopher’s murder at an earlier hearing on Friday, 24 September. Christopher’s body was found inside his flat in Shoot-Up Hill, NW2 after […]
