A man who repeatedly ran over his former partner in an attempt to kill her has been sentenced to 18 years in prison
Immediately after the incident on 3 December 2019, Zack Coleman sent messages to a family member stating he thought he had killed her – and, when arrested around an hour later, asked police if she was still alive. Twenty-six-year-old Coleman committed the offence in Sturdee Road, Leicester, before fleeing in his Ford Kuga to […]
A farmer who repeatedly raped one girl and molested another after grooming both of them with sweets and cigarettes has been jailed for 20 years
Raymond Harrison, 69, abused the girls when they were aged under 13 between 1979 and 1982, Carlisle Crown Court heard. He denied 12 charges, including four rapes, but was found guilty by a jury. The woman raped by Harrison said he was a “pathetic sick creature” who had “robbed me of my childhood”. She […]
A man has today (Monday, April 19) been sentenced to life in prison after stabbing and murdering another man in Fleetwood.
Rhys Austin , 23, of Poulton Road, Fleetwood, was jailed for a minimum of 23 years at Preston Crown Court after being found guilty of the murder of Danny Wise. Police had been called around 8.05am on June 24, 2020, after reports of an assault in Mowbray Place, close to a building site […]
Man sentenced for threats to kill ex-partner in Crawley
A man who threatened to kill his one-time partner in Crawley and subjected her to harassment and distress over two years, has now faced justice with an eight-and-a-half year prison sentence.Craig Wallace, 29, unemployed, now of Windham Road, Bournemouth, was sentenced at Hove Crown Court on 9 April, after pleading guilty to the threats to […]
A man has been charged following a report that a woman suffered facial injuries after being punched to the face
Officers attended an incident in Calver Close in Lenton at around 8.30am on 17 April 2021 where a man allegedly assaulted a woman, strangling her, pushing her and punching her face. The victim suffered bruising to her left eye. Khalid Elmi, 28, of Hogarth Street in St Ann’s has been charged with actual bodily […]
A man who was found carrying drugs into a Peterborough prison has been jailed
Darren Porter-Harris, 39, was visiting an inmate at HMP Peterborough in November 2019 when he attempted to smuggle in some class C drugs. Prison officers searched Porter-Harris and found Pregabalin, a prescription drug, and was arrested. Porter-Harris, of The Boundary, Bedford appeared at Cambridge Crown Court where he was sentenced to four months in prison […]
Police appealing for witnesses after a 16-year-old boy was seriously assaulted in Bristol
The incident happened inside Patco Food and Wine on Wells Road at around 5.40pm on the 18th April 2021 The offenders, described as two males wearing masks and hooded tops, made off from the scene in the direction of St John’s Lane and remain outstanding. A search for them is ongoing. The victim has […]
Teenage boy charged with Chatham drug and knife offences
Drug and knife carrying charges have been authorised against a teenage boy after he was arrested in Chatham. The suspect was detained by Kent Police officers, who became suspicious that drug dealing was taking place during a patrol in Gordon Road at around 1pm on Tuesday 13 April 2021. As a result […]
A 20-year-old Scarborough man who terrorised a local family in their own home and stabbed a teenager while he hung out with his friends has been sentenced to nine years’ detention in a young offenders’ institute
Joseph George Johnson of Fieldside, Scarborough, was sentenced last week and received six years’ detention for aggravated burglary and 30 months’ detention for assault with intent to commit robbery. On 21 June last year, Johnson and a his teenage accomplice – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – forced their way into a family’s […]
A teenager has been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Levi Ernest-Morrison in Sydenham
Police say the teenager who can’t be named for legal reasons aged 17 was arrested on Wednesday, 14 April. He was remanded in custody to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today. Homicide detectives from Specialist Crime continue to investigate. Detective Chief Inspector Chris Wood, leading the investigation, said: “I am appealing for anyone who has […]
