Two men sentenced to prison for burglaries in Droitwich and West Midlands
At the start of October 2020, South Worcestershire Police’s Proactive CID Unit began investigating a series of burglaries in Droitwich and West Midlands. Following a swift investigation, the team were able to work with West Midlands Police, as well as West Mercia Police Specialist Traffic and Intelligence Officers to arrest and charge two men […]
Jabulane Abraham Ngcobo begins five year sentence for the manslaughter of his step son
Jabulane Abraham Ngcobo (61) was found guilty by a jury at the Sheffield Crown Court of the manslaughter of his 33 year-old step son Kabelo Sam Mokoena, (known as Sam). Detective Chief Inspector Tony Cockerill who was the senior investigating officer said, “Sam died as a result of being held around the neck during […]
A reveller who stabbed a stranger after a house party spilled out onto the street in Cambridge has been handed eight years behind bars
Jerfi Breen, 25, of Sackville Close, Cambridge, was hosting a party at his sister’s house on 27 September last year. Officers were called to the street in the early hours of the following morning (28 September) after reports from a member of the public that a fight had broken out. Just before 1.30am […]
Poem-crafting drug dealers who texted punters with rhymes have been jailed for more than 10 years
A drug-dealing gang who texted punters with rhymes are now behind bars after admitting their crimes. Kieron Benbow and two accomplices, Louise Saunders and Sarah Faulconbridge, supplied crack cocaine and heroin from Nottingham into the Chesterfield area. They would often drive around in hire cars to try and avoid detection, along with a fourth […]
Anthony Bryant, 50 from Leeds, has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for conspiracy to commit burglary
Bryant was sentenced today at York Crown Court, on which was the second day of his trial, facing charges of conspiracy to commit a number of burglaries across North and West Yorkshire. Bryant had pleaded not guilty to all the charges, however, today pleaded guilty to one of the offences, resulting in today’s sentencing. […]
A student with an “unhealthy interest” in firearms has been jailed for two years after he was arrested with a homemade double-barreled handgun he had customized with Louis Vuitton branding.
Kenneth Okafor, 20, was arrested with the weapon during a routine operation tackling anti-social behaviour on the Docklands Light Railway by British Transport Police officers. He was stopped at All Saints station at around 5pm on Friday 4 October 2019. Alongside the gun, he was in possession of a knife. A search of […]
Felix Hanrahan deliberately targeted elderly and vulnerable members of the community
A 41-year-old Doncaster man has been jailed for over six years after being found guilty of multiple burglaries in Barnsley. Felix Hanrahan, formerly of Firth Crescent, Doncaster, was on trial at Hull Crown Court charged with three counts of burglary. On Thursday 5 November, Hanrahan was found guilty of all three offences and sentenced to […]
Two convicted of murdering ‘cheeky charmer’ Jaydon James
Two Coventry killers have been convicted today (10 Nov) of the murder Jaydon James – a teenager with his whole life ahead of him and now a victim of a postcode war. Jaydon lived in Wood End, home to a notorious Coventry gang, who have a longstanding feud with another city centre based gang […]
A man has been found not guilty of murder and an alternate charge of manslaughter following a stabbing on Shaggy Lane in Slough
Following a trial at Reading Crown Court, a man has today (10/11) been found not guilty of one count of murder and an alternate charge of manslaughter. Hamza Mahmood, aged 18 of Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough was acquitted of all charges against him by a jury following a re-trial which started on the 26 October […]
Seventeen assaults and hate campaign on Kent Police officers has led to a Northfleet woman being jailed
Janet Waller committed the offences during three separate calls to her address between May and September 2020. The 32-year-old, of Pier Road, admitted all 17 charges against her and was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 6 November 2020. She was also sentenced for malicious communication matters that were investigated by a […]
