Matthew Millen of Westcliff jailed for trying to pay for sex with ‘girl’, 11
Matthew Millen, aged 44 of Hall Park Avenue, Westcliff-on-sea, Essex was found guilty by a jury at Southampton Crown Court yesterday (3/12) of attempting to pay for the sexual services of a child.Today (4/12) Millen has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.Following two weeks of online engagement between the 1 and 14 March 2019, Millen […]
A man has been jailed for attempting to commit child sex offences following an investigation by the South East Regional Crime
Millan Rajasooriar, aged 34 of Hampton Road, Worcester Park, London pleaded guilty at Guildford Crown Court on 26 October to one count of attempting sexual communication with a child and one count of arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. He was sentenced today to 30 months’ imprisonment. On 28 October […]
Porn Prank Cop escapes sack for ‘sticking photo of female officer’s face on porn picture’
A Sussex police sergeant has been given a final written warning after he was found to have breached standards of professional behaviour in respect of equality and diversity; authority, respect and courtesy; duties and responsibilities; challenging and reporting improper conduct and discreditable conduct.Sgt Rob Adams, 37, who is based at Hastings, appeared at a misconduct […]
Cold case detectives have charged a man with murdering two women from Tunbridge Wells more than 30 years ago
David Fuller, aged 66, from Heathfield, East Sussex, was arrested on Thursday 3 December 2020, in connection with the deaths of Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in 1987. He has now been charged with two counts of murder and remanded in custody to appear before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Saturday […]
A man and woman have been convicted of the murder of Tracey Walker in Shetland
Ross McDougall, 32, and Dawn Smith, 29, were today (Wednesday 2 December 2020) found guilty of the murder of the 40-year-old following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. Officers and emergency services were called to Ladies Drive, Lerwick, around 2.05am on Tuesday, 30 July, 2019, after reports of a woman being […]
Three men from Essex have been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for their separate roles in a terrifying knife point robbery of a local taxi driver in Swindon.
Mitchell Rhodes, 27, of no fixed abode, from Essex, was found guilty of robbery following a trial at Swindon Crown Court on 16 October 2020. Jordan Collins, 25, of Link Road, Canvey Island, and Landen McCarthy, 32, of Silversea Drive, Westcliffe-on-Sea, had already pleaded guilty to robbery at a previous hearing. The incident […]
A man has been jailed after falsely imprisoning his own mother and attacking her over a period of hours – only stopping because he fell asleep
Sean Wilson, 23 , from Erith, was found to be ‘dangerous’ by the judge and was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday, 3 December to eight years’ imprisonment – with four years being served on licence. He must serve at least 32 months in prison. Wilson pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm and […]
A 67-year-old man suffered serious injuries including rib and wrist fractures and a collapsed lung after being viciously assaulted by his son.
James Sweeney, 40, of HMP Nottingham, was today given an extended 11-year prison sentence at Nottingham Crown Court after previously being found guilty by a jury of grievous bodily harm with intent. He violently attacked his dad, now aged 68, during an incident at his home in Northwood, Worksop, on 25 May 2019. When […]
A man has been jailed for more than two years after he was convicted of possession of an imitation firearm in Bracknell
Adam Spindlow, aged 28, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the offence on Monday 16 November in a hearing at Reading Crown Court and was subsequently jailed for two years and four months on Friday 20 November. Between 10pm and midnight on 28 July 2020 Spindlow discharged a firearm in the Stoney […]
A man has been convicted of killing another man following a fight in Maldon High Street last year
Daryl Bunn, 27, was punched and hit his head on the ground. He sadly died as a result of his injuries. Sonny Hazell, 25, of Kings Road, Southminster, denied manslaughter but was convicted this week following a trial. Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Lee Morton, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, […]