Police have charged a man with attempted murder after it’s alleged he stabbed a pensioner in a random attack outside a row of shops in #Birmingham on Saturday
The 77-year-old victim had popped to the shops in Tynedale Road, Tyseley, at around 12.45pm when he was grabbed from behind and stabbed. He remains in a critical condition in hospital where his condition was described as life-threatening. We quickly arrested a 27-year-old man and last night charged him with attempted murder and possessing […]
Police manhunt for Neasden Serial Stabber
Detectives investigating a murder in Brent on 11 January are appealing for information as they are now linking two other attacks to the fatal stabbing. Additional police officers have been patrolling in Neasden since last Monday’s murder, and these patrols have been stepped up in response to a further attack on Sunday. Local people are […]
A former parish reverend and youth club leader has been jailed for indecent assault against three young boys in the 1970s and 1980s
On Friday, 15 January, Stephen Hardwicke, 63 of Church Road, Uxbridge was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at Harrow Crown Court for five counts of indecent assault against two victims under the Sexual Offences Act 1956. He was found guilty of the historic abuse on 25 November 2020 after a nine-day trial at the […]
A man has been jailed for committing multiple child abuse offences and sharing indecent images online
Abraham Berger, 40, of Hackney, was sentenced on Thursday, 14 January at Snaresbrook Crown Court to a total of 14 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty on 30 October 2020 to the following offences: – Sexual assault on a girl under 13 by penetration;– Sexual assault on a girl under 13 by touching;– Sexual assault […]
Portsmouth Rapist jailed for Six years following Southsea attack
A 31 year-old man from Portsmouth has been sentenced to six years in prison for raping a 19-year-old woman in an alleyway off of Clarendon Road, Southsea on Saturday 29 August 2020. The victim was attacked and raped by a man she did not know in the alleyway at around 10pm. After a thorough and […]
A review into the sentencing of a child rapist from Freshwater is to take place as it has been claimed his 14-year sentence is simply ‘too lenient’
62-year-old Graham Medway orally raped a 3-year-old girl at Fort Victoria Country Park in August 2020. He admitted the sickening assault and was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his horrendous crime – to serve 9 years behind bars and a further 5 years on licence. However, the sentence passed down by Judge Roger […]
Counter Terrorism police are asking the public to remain vigilant and always report anything suspicious, following today’s conviction of a man who encouraged acts of violence and terrorism through online posts.
The Met’s Counter Terrorism Command has brought an end to the illegal online posts made by Munna Hamza, 50 which particularly encouraged acts of terrorism against the Bangladeshi government. He was arrested after one of his posts was spotted by a member of the public who reported it to police. Hamza was found guilty at […]
Farm worker convicted after cyclist left brain damaged by loose straw bales
A farm worker has been convicted of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after failing to secure a load of straw bales which fell on to a cyclist causing him brain damage he’ll never recover from. Matthew Shapcott, 40, from Silverton, was convicted yesterday, Tuesday 12 January, after entering a guilty plea at Exeter […]
Man sentenced for sending malicious email after Bristol statue toppled
A 72-year-old man from Merseyside has been sentenced for sending abusive messages to the Mayor of Bristol after protestors removed the statue of Edward Colston in the city in June last year. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Fleetwood Spence, who lives in Irby, sent six abusive emails to the office of Bristol Mayor […]
Westbury Man Raymond Hollis jailed for 16 years for 12 counts of historical child sex offences
Raymond John Hollis, 79 of Briar Close in Westbury, Wiltshire, was sentenced yesterday (12 January) to 16 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to 12 counts of historical child sex offences dating back to the 1970s. The offences took place in Camberley over a six year period while the victim was aged between 5 – 11 […]
