A man has been jailed following a stabbing involving a broken bottle
Andre Tucker, 39 of Foxholt Gardens, Brent appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday, 24 November where, having pleaded guilty, he was sentenced to five years imprisonment for wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). On Thursday, 25 June at 02:09hrs, a CCTV Operator working for Ealing Council identified an injured man at […]
Officers investigating a serious assault in Sittingbourne have charged two people
Kent Police was called to Woodstock Road at 10.53pm on 26 November 2020 after a woman reported that two people had seriously assaulted her partner and caused damage to her vehicle. The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Officers from Swale’s Community Policing Team responded to the incident and […]
A jail term has been imposed on a man who, knowing he had Covid-19, spat in another man’s face
Guy Nougher was charged following the incident in Hythe High Street on Saturday 13 June 2020. The 62-year-old, of Military Road, Hythe, admitted charges of affray and assault and was given a 21-month sentence at Canterbury Crown Court on Wednesday 25 November. Nougher was seen kicking the door of a building […]
A Catholic priest has been charged with four historic sexual offences against boys following an investigation by police safeguarding officers in Leeds and Wakefield
Father Patrick Smythe, aged 77, has been charged with four counts of indecent assault on four boys aged under 16 in Leeds and Skipton between 1979 and 1983. He is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court on Wednesday, December 16.
A man who broke into a home armed with a hammer and tied up the elderly occupants while he stole their jewellery has been jailed for 12 and a half years
Benjamin Smith, 30, broke into the home in Hereward Close, Impington, through a ground floor window in the early hours of 14 September. He woke one of the victims, a woman in her 70s, who went to see what the noise was. The woman screamed in fear when she saw Smith in her […]
A bogus gardener who tricked elderly victims into handing over money for jobs he never completed has been sentenced
Jamie Woodcock, 35, targeted vulnerable people in Sheffield by cold calling them at home. After persuading his victims they needed gardening work completing, he would agree a fee, but then convince each victim of a false need to buy additional gardening equipment to get the job done. He would make each victim pay him […]
Detectives investigating a sexual assault in East Acton have charged a teenager
The 16-year-old boy was charged on Monday, 30 November with one count of sexual assault. He will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 1 December. The arrest follows an investigation into three separate allegations of sexual assault. A male is alleged to have approached three women and made sexual remarks before touching them […]
A 29-year-old man convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour, assault and false imprisonment has been jailed for seven years
Ashley Wilton of St Benedict’s Street, Norwich, appeared at Norwich Crown Court today (Monday 30 November 2020) and was sentenced to a total of seven years in prison and was also issued with an indefinite restraining order. He was found guilty of two counts of engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour with two women […]
Teenager Charged With The Murder Of 16-year-old Shanur Ahmed In Newham.
Teenager Charged With The Murder Of 16-year-old Shanur Ahmed In Newham.
The murder trial continues this morning in the case of murdered 16 year old Louise Smith from Havant, but the jury will not hear any evidence, they are being taken to key locations that form the prosecutions case to “simply observe”
Shane Lee Mays, 30 of Somborne Drive in Havant is accused of killing Louise after her body was discovered in the Havant Thicket woodland on the 21st May, following an extensive search of the area after she was last seen on the 8th of May this year. The Judge, Jury, Prosecution and Defence barristers […]