Man jailed after robbery turned into murder
Man jailed after robbery turned into murder A man has been sentenced for murder after a robbery escalated and ended with the fatal stabbing of 22-year-old Leo Marcus. Shakim Purnell-Taylor, 19 of Gunyard Mews, SE18 was found guilty on Friday, 10 January of the murder of Leo following a trial at the Old Bailey. He […]
Met shut down drug dealing network netting prison sentences of over 100 years
Met shut down drug dealing network netting prison sentences of over 100 years Specialist detectives have concluded a three-year long operation targeting the supply of Class A drugs across London – leading to the arrest and charge of 100 individuals and more than 700 years in custodial sentences. Between Monday, 13 and Wednesday, 15 January […]
Manhunt for woman who assisted gunman
Manhunt for woman who assisted gunman Detectives are appealing for information following a shooting in a nightclub on New Year’s Day 2019. At 4.50am on 1 January 2019, an altercation occurred between two men inside Visions Nightclub on Kingsland Road in Hackney. Following a struggle, a gun was fired; the resulting bullet struck an innocent […]
Rapist who attacked two woman is jailed
Rapist who attacked two woman is jailed A man who attacked two women in separate incidents in Greenwich has been sentenced to 17 years in jail. Alan Green, 39 , of Thanington Court, SE9, was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 25 November 2019 of one count of digital penetration and one count […]
Mobile phone hackers jailed for five years
Mobile phone hackers jailed for five years A man and woman were sentenced on Friday, 10 January following an investigation by the Met’s Central Specialist Crime – Cyber Crime Unit. Appearing at Croydon Crown Court, Oluwaseun Ajayi, 39 and Inga Irbe, 49, both of Orchard Road, Dagenham, were sentenced to five years and six months […]
Teenager charged over Gillingham murder
Teenager charged over Gillingham murder Detectives investigating the death of a man in Gillingham have charged a teenage boy with his murder. The 17-year-old, from Barking, London, was arrested by Kent Police officers in Coquelles, France, in the early hours of Saturday 11 January 2020. A woman in her 40s who was also detained on […]
Third man charged with Hounslow murder
Third man charged with Hounslow murder Detectives investigating a murder in Hounslow have charged a third man. Emeka Dawuda-Wodu, 18 of Netherwood Road, W14, was arrested on Friday, 10 January, and on Sunday, 12 January was charged with murder. The charge was brought in connection with an investigation into the murder of 35-year-old Ebrima Cham […]
Trio jailed for life for the murder of Joseph Williams-Torres
Trio jailed for life for the murder of Joseph Williams-Torres Two men and a 16-year-old boy have been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of murdering 20-year-old Joseph Williams-Torres in Walthamstow. Hamza Ul-Haq, 21 of Burden Way, Wanstead; Loic Nengese, 19 of Arkley Road, Walthamstow, and a 16-year-old boy from Hackney, all part of […]
A man has been convicted of murder after his attempts to carry out a robbery escalated and ended with the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man
A man has been convicted of murder after his attempts to carry out a robbery escalated and ended with the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man A man has been convicted of murder after his attempts to carry out a robbery escalated and ended with the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man. Shackim Purnell-Taylor of […]
A man and woman have been convicted of a murder in Newham after a man was stabbed over 35 times
A man and woman have been convicted of a murder in Newham after a man was stabbed over 35 times A man and woman have been convicted of a murder in Newham. Asta Juskauskiene, 35, of 35 Iron Mill Lane, was found guilty of murder and perverting the course of justice on 9 January at […]
