Man jailed for assaulting baby
29 year old Joshua Michael Morris, formerly of Old Colwyn, was sentenced to 42 months’ imprisonment today (Weds 9th December) at Mold Crown Court for assaulting a 10 month old baby in January 2018.A jury delivered their unanimous ‘guilty’ verdict after a seven day trial that ended on the 11th of November 2020.Detective Chief Inspector […]
A man has been found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child after he handed himself in following a public appeal
Joao Francisco, 44, of no fixed abode, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday, 7 December. He is due to be sentenced in January 2021. Police were called after the 16-year-old victim reported that he had abused her in October 2017. He had already been charged in June 2019 for sexual activity with […]
A pensioner who sexually assaulted a woman with learning difficulties on a train has been jailed for more than two years, following a British Transport Police investigation
Phillip Clive Butterworth, aged 70, of New Oceans Hotel, Blackpool, pleaded guilty to sexual assault and was sentenced to 27 months behind bars at Preston Crown Court on Monday, 7 December. He was also issued with a restraining order to prevent him from contacting the victim and placed on the sex offenders register for […]
A woman has been sentenced after 7-year-old Emily Jones was killed in Bolton
Eltiona Skana has today (Tuesday 8 December 2020), been sentenced to life with a minimum of eight years at Minshull Street Crown Court, after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Skana has been sentenced under the Mental Health Act 2003 and has been deemed a dangerous offender so will need […]
A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 19 months in prison for a robbery and a string of shoplifting offences in Portsmouth, as well as breaching a suspended sentence order
Johnny Kerridge of Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth, received the sentence at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 4 December. The sentence relates to the following offences: • On Saturday 16 November 2019, shortly before 6pm, cigarettes worth around £70 were stolen from the Waitrose store on Marmion Road. • On Saturday 16 November 2019 at 10.15pm, […]
A cocaine user has been found guilty of murdering her daughter by scalding her and leaving her “screaming”
Nottingham Crown Court heard Katie Crowder had deliberately scalded 19-month-old Gracie on 6 March at home and delayed getting help as she died. Sally Howes QC said Gracie had suffered burns that covered 65% of her body and had been left for at least an hour. The girl’s severe and extensive injuries could not […]
A trio of criminals has absconded from HMP Sudbury who should not be approached by members of the public
The three, including a man convicted of manslaughter, left the prison on Saturday 5 December. The three absconders, who should not be approached by members of the public, are: Lewis Daniel Thornton – The 29-year-old was convicted of manslaughter at Wolverhampton Crown Court in 2016 for manslaughter. He is white, 6ft 2ins tall and […]
Two people have been charged with murder following the death of a child in Thornton Heath
Phylesia Shirley, 23 , of Bensham Manor Road, CR7 and Kemar Brown, 27 of Grange Park Road, CR7, were charged on Monday, 7 December with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. They will appear virtually in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 8 December. Police began an investigation after the […]
Brighton man who was caught dumping two massive fly-tips from the back of his lorry has been ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid community work
Mark Bott, of 32 Gordon Road, Brighton, plead guilty to the two offences at Brighton Magistrates after being caught on camera and CCTV offloading construction and other waste at High Park Farm, Ditchling Road, and Denton Drive, Hollingbury. Bott, 36, was given a 12-month community order, which magistrates can hand out if a person […]
Officers have launched a murder investigation after the death of a baby girl
Police launched an enquiry after the four-month-old was found seriously injured at a house on Onslow Road in Blackpool last Thursday (December 3rd) She was taken Blackpool Victoria Hospital and later transferred to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital but sadly died yesterday (Sunday, December 6th). Jordan Lee, 28, of Onslow Road, has been charged with […]
