The half-sibling of a man killed as he celebrated his 30th birthday has been given a hospital order for his manslaughter
Dwight Junior Freeman, 19 of Tyers Street, SE11 was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Monday, 9 August. At the same court on Friday, 9 July, he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his half-brother, Jahreau Shepherd, on the grounds of diminished responsibility. He additionally pleaded guilty to wounding with intent in relation to a […]
A suspect is to appear at crown court, charged in connection with the rape of a woman in #Ashford
The charges follow an investigation into the sexual assault which reportedly took place in an alleyway in Ashford High Street during the early hours of Saturday 31 July 2021. We are still appealing for witnesses to come forward, in particular three men who walked a short distance with the victim afterwards, before she left in […]
A woman who stabbed a member of staff in the neck with a glass during a drunken night out at a Trowbridge bar has been jailed for more than four years
Charlotte Marsh-Jones, 21, of Frome Road, Trowbridge, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm following a trial at Swindon Crown Court. The court heard that the incident happened on the evening of 29 November 2019 at The Sports Bar in Castle Street. A customer went to use the female toilets but found that there were […]
A Tonbridge man has been charged in connection with an investigation into an organised criminal network and the supply of cocaine across Kent
During the early hours of Wednesday 4 August 2021, a search warrant was executed at the home of Daniel Strange in Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge. A number of items were seized including a mobile phone and suspected drugs paraphernalia. Mr Strange, aged 32, was arrested and later charged with being concerned in the supply of cocaine […]
An HGV driver drunk at the wheel has been jailed for 12 weeks after the police received reports from motorists about his erratic driving
Jack Marlow pleaded guilty to the offence after appearing at Warrington Magistrates’ Court last month. The 26-year-old initially refused to stop for officers, called to the M62 on 7 July after members of the public raised concerns about the manner of his driving. Eventually, he pulled over near to junction 6, Tarbuck Island, where the […]
A man has been convicted of murder in relation to the death of a woman in Thatcham which occurred earlier this year.
Christopher Joseph Minards, aged 35, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty on Thursday (5/8) ahead of a trial at Reading Crown Court to one count of murder and one count of possession of a knife, blade or sharp pointed article in a public place. On 1 April this year, Minards stabbed 43-year-old Emma McArthur, […]
A woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of Denardo Samuels-Brooks in Streatham
The 19-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday, 5 August on suspicion of assisting an offender. She was subsequently released on bail to return on a date in early September. An investigation was launched after police were called to reports of a stabbing on Prentis Road, SW16 at approximately 16:15hrs on Thursday, 10 June. Officers […]
Detectives investigating an incident in Haringey during which a social worker and two police officers were stabbed have charged a man.
Sulai Bukhari, 33 of Noel Park Road, N22 has been charged with one count of attempted murder and two counts of attempting to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 9 October. Bukhari was arrested on Friday, 6 August […]
A Cliftonville Murderer Has Been Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
A Cliftonville Murderer Has Been Sentenced To Life Imprisonment
A man has admitted manslaughter in relation to a fatal stabbing in Kilburn in July 2020
Chihab Saleh, 24 of Kilburn Square, Kilburn appeared at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday, 5 August. He pleaded guilty to the manslaughter, by diminished responsibility, of 37-year-old Peter Petrou. He also pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article. Peter, who lived in West Kilburn, was killed on 16 July 2020. The emergency services […]