A woman who sent a severed pigs head to her victim’s workplace has been jailed after she pleaded guilty to a number of stalking and harassment charges
Tia McBean, 23 , of Besson Street, SE14 was sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment for seven counts of breaching a restraining order, one count of racially aggravated damaging property, two counts of stalking, one count of harassment, and one count of sending an offensive or threatening communication at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday, 18 […]
A man has been charged in connection with an ongoing murder investigation in Caversham
O’Neal Joseph, aged 28, of Amersham Road, Caversham, has been charged with one count of murder. The charge is in connection with the death of 24-year-old Yannick Cupido who died following an incident on Sunday (14/2) in Caversham. Joseph has been remanded in custody to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court tomorrow (18/2). Officers were called […]
Drink and drug drive warning following more than 40 arrests in two-week period
Police are reminding drivers in Wiltshire of the dangers of driving a vehicle under the influence of drink or drugs following 43 arrests for these offences across the county in a two-week period.As part of an ongoing response to community concerns of an increase in reckless behaviour by some motorists during lockdown, we’ve continued as […]
A man has been convicted of the rape of a woman in east London in 1997
Gulzar Hussain, 40 (18.05.80), of Seagrave Close, Wellesley Street, Tower Hamlets was convicted following a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 11 February. He has been remanded for sentencing, which is due to take place at the same court on Thursday, 13 May. The court heard that the victim, a woman then aged […]
A group of people who gathered for a party on a canal boat in east London have been reported for fixed penalty notices for breaching the Coronavirus regulations
In the early hours of Saturday, 13 February police received several reports of a large number of people playing music on a boat on the River Lea between Tottenham Lock and Hackney. Officers responded and located the boat off Hackney Marshes at approximately 04:20hrs. They boarded the vessel and found around 30 people on […]
A 23-year-old woman who was subjected to a horrific attack in the back of a van on July 22, 2018, finally has justice for what happened to her following a three week trial at Southampton Crown Court
The woman, a 23-year-old from Southampton, reported the incident to police on the morning of July 22, 2018 after the man, Shafiullah Zahid, lured her into his van on the pretense he was being a good Samaritan offering her a lift home after she had been on a night out. What followed was a […]
A 24-year-old man has been convicted of terrorism offences following an investigation by the Met Police Counter Terrorism Command
Mohammed Chowdhury of Bethnal Green, east London, pleaded guilty on 18 November to four counts of possessing documents likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, under section 58 of the Terrorism Act (TACT) 2000. Chowdhury was also found guilty today, 10 February, of attempting to possess an […]
Teenager charged in connection with murder investigation in Tilehurst
Officers investigating the death of a man in Tilehurst, Reading, on Saturday (6/2) have this evening (9/2) charged a 16-year-old boy. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, from Reading, was charged with one count of murder and one count of Section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent and has been remanded […]
Anas Mezenner murder: Fifth teenager charged
Detectives investigating the murder of 17-year-old Anas Mezenner in north London have charged a further teenager. aged 17, was originally arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder on Saturday, 23 January and later released on bail. He was re-arrested today, Tuesday, 9 February, and was charged this evening. He is due to appear at […]
A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Islington
Charlie O’Bryan, 21 of Upper Street, Islington, was arrested on Monday, 8 February on suspicion of attempted murder. He was charged that same day with attempted murder and carrying an offensive weapon. He appeared at Highbury and Islington Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 9 February where he was remanded in custody to appear at the […]
