A former media producer has been jailed for supplying drugs at chemsex parties
Alexander Parkin, 45of Kennington Park Road, Lambeth, was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment at Kingston Crown Court on Monday, 1 March. At a previous appearance on 28 October 2020, he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a Class A drug and being concerned in an offer to supply a Class A drug (methyl […]
A man was jailed on Tuesday 2 March, for the violent assault and robbery of an elderly woman in Westminster.
A man was jailed on Tuesday 2 March, for the violent assault and robbery of an elderly woman in Westminster. Collin Reid, 42, appeared at Southwark Crown Court and was sentenced to six years and four months’ imprisonment. He had pleaded guilty to robbery at the same court on Tuesday, 24 November 2020. On 7 […]
A man who attacked and raped a woman in Blackpool has been jailed
David Dara, 29, of Saxby Street, Leicester, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with a further six years on licence, at Burnley Crown Court. Dara had been arrested last year after a woman reported she had been raped in the resort. Around 10.30pm on April 23, the victim, 20, was approached by a […]
Humber Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public who was concerned after seeing a tent dangerously close to a cliff edge, along the Cleveland Way, North Yorkshire
Coastguard teams at Staithes Coastguard and Whitby Coastguard found thr family, of two adults and a child, who unaware of the dangers, pitched their tent near to the 280ft drop. North Yorkshire Police also sent an officer due to a possible breach of COVID-19 restrictions. Adam Turner, Senior Coastal Operations Officer for HM Coastguard said, […]
Police in Sri Lanka said they have arrested two people in connection with the death of a nine-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit
The two suspects — the woman performing the exorcism and the girl’s mother — appeared in court on Monday to hear charges over the girl’s death, which occurred over the weekend in Delgoda, a small town about 40 kilometres northeast of the capital, Colombo. The court ordered the suspects detained until March 12. According to […]
A man arrested by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command has been charged
Connor Burke, 18 from South east London, was arrested on Wednesday, 24 February. On Monday, 1 March, he was charged with dissemination of terrorist publications, contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006 and four counts of possession of information likely to be useful to a terrorist, contrary to Section 58 of the […]
A man has been jailed for a number of offences following his arrest in connection with an assault on a woman on Park Lane last summer
Soofuue Yakr 27 of no fixed address, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, 1 March where he was sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment for possession of an offensive weapon (12 months), possession of a Class B drug (one month) and assault by beating (four months). Police were called at 9.46am on Wednesday, 3 […]
Officers have urged all victims of such abuse to come forward, saying all incidents will be investigated thoroughly and sensitively
Police say they are again stressing their commitment to tackling domestic abuse – after a man was jailed for five years following attacks on a woman. Callum Astley, 28, targeted his victim in a number of assaults while living in Grange-over-Sands last summer. Following a police investigations he has now been jailed. Officers have urged […]
A violent burglar who assaulted a police officer has been jailed
Officers were attending an unrelated incident in Burns Street, Mansfield, shortly after 9.20pm on Thursday 10 September when they noticed Grzegorz Wus, who was wanted for breaching a court order. As they attempted to arrest him Wus became violent – pulling away from the officers and screaming at the top of his voice. With […]
Man jailed for murdering Sheffield woman
A 60-year-old Sheffield man has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Maria Howarth. David Bestwick was found guilty of murder following a trial at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday 26 February. Today (Monday 1 March) Bestwick was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum […]
