Two teenagers have been sentenced for attacks on members of the public and a police officer in Margate
Ethan Broderick-Porter repeatedly kicked one victim in the head, punched another, and hit a third in the head. As he was being arrested, he kicked a police officer in the head. On Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the 19-year-old of Northdown Road, Cliftonville, was sentenced to 23 months in prison at Canterbury Crown Court after […]
A violent robber who targeted a shopkeeper in Strood has begun his prison sentence
Dedawan Kakel drove from the West Midlands in a BMW with a group of criminal associates on March 8, 2021. They planned to rob a community shop and, after driving to Kent, parked in Dart Close, close to the chosen location. Around 7.30 p.m., Kakel and three others approached a shop on Darnley Road where […]
A suspect will appear in court on charges of causing damage to a police car in Margate
Kent Police were called to a number of disturbances on the town’s Main Sands on the afternoon of Friday, June 17, 2022. A patrol car’s roof and bonnet were damaged while officers were dispersing groups on the beach. Taylor Westwood, 22, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with causing criminal damage as […]
An ‘anti-lockdown’ protester who threw a beer bottle at a police officer’s head was not jailed, despite inflicting serious head injuries on the officer
Gary Bridgett, 51, attended a protest in Trafalgar Square on September 26th, 2020. Bridgett threw the bottle at PC Hunter’s head during the protest. Medics treated the officer, who needed stitches for a large wound on his head. Bridgett admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm on PC Hunter at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He also admitted to […]
Charges follow after the death of a man in Barrowford, a man has been summoned to appear in court
On October 29, last year, police were called around 5.20 p.m. after receiving a report of a sudden death in River Way. Officers responded to an address and discovered the body of a 45-year-old man later identified as James O’Hara (pictured). Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe Mr. O’Hara was […]
Following a lengthy police investigation, a serial arsonist who intentionally set over two dozen fires was sentenced
Amer Fareed, 39, of Sprowston Road, Newham, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Friday, 1 July, at Snaresbrook Crown Court. At an earlier hearing in the same court, he pleaded guilty to eight counts of reckless arson endangering life, 17 counts of arson, and two counts of possession of […]
A man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife at their east London home has been convicted
Muhammad Ilyas, 41, of Kingston Road, Ilford, was sentenced on Friday, 1 July, at the Old Bailey, and will serve a minimum of 18 years. On Friday, June 10, he was found guilty of the murder of Maria Rafael Chavez. On the evening of May 13, 2021, police were called after Maria was discovered unresponsive […]
A Hertfordshire man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison after being convicted of paying for and directing child sexual abuse in the Philippines and Romania
Eamon Goodfellow, 50, of St Albans, was arrested on 14 June 2018 by National Crime Agency officers, and all of his electronic devices were seized for analysis.A number of chat logs were recovered in which Goodfellow discussed child abuse with facilitators, one of whom was based in the Philippines and the other in Romania.Goodfellow was […]
Following an investigation by specialist detectives, a man who sexually abused two young girls after luring them into a disused garage in Hackney was sentenced.
Huseyin Berk, 45, of Amhurst Park, Hackney, was found guilty on Wednesday, 29 June, after a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court of two counts of sexual assault by penetration against a girl under the age of 13 involving one of the victims, and one count of the same charge involving the other victim.He will be […]
A man accused of murdering a woman in an east London street attack has appeared at the Old Bailey
Zara Aleena, 35, was walking in Cranbrook Road, Ilford, about ten minutes from her home, when she was attacked early Sunday morning.Jordan McSweeney, 29, of Dagenham, east London, did not enter a plea to the murder charge.He is also charged with robbery and attempted penetration without consent.Mr McSweeney, who appeared at the Old Bailey via […]
