Rapist who nearly craved woman head in with hammer is jailed for 13 years

Rapist who nearly craved woman head in with hammer is jailed for 13 years A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to two counts of rape. On Monday, 21 October, Ryan Bruce, 26 of no fixed abode was sentenced to 13 years in prison for two counts of rape. Detective Constable Michael Dixon, of […]

Man who stabbed victim more than twenty times is jailed for attempt murder

Man who stabbed victim more than twenty times is jailed for attempt murder A violent assault which saw a man sustain more than 20 knife wounds has resulted in the offender being jailed for 15 years. John Brazil repeatedly used the weapon to assault the victim while he was visiting their Rushenden home in November […]

Drug dealer jailed for three years

Drug dealer jailed for three years A man has been jailed for three years for drug offences following an investigation by the Met’s Central North Command Unit. Ervine Kimpalu, of Cromer Street, Kings Cross, was sentenced to three years imprisonment at Blackfriars Crown Court on Friday, 18 October, having pleaded guilty to two counts of […]

Former Margate man turned burglar jailed for three years

Former Margate man turned burglar jailed for three years A Thanet burglar has been jailed for three years after admitting stealing jewellery, cash and a car from a Margate home. On 17 October 2018, a family returned to their property in Gordon Road to find they had been burgled. The back door had been forced […]

Sixteen year old boy charged with Bexley Road Rage Murder

Sixteen year old boy charged with Bexley Road Rage Murder Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of 20-year-old Ben Lines in Bexley have charged a teenage boy with murder. The 16-year-old was charged with murder and causing actual bodily harm following an incident in Barnehurst Avenue on Sunday, 13 October. He has been remanded in custody […]

Sheerness train station operation leads to drug arrest

Sheerness train station operation leads to drug arrest An operation to combat crime in Swale has led to the arrest of an alleged drug dealer. Officers from the Swale Community Police Team, together with the British Transport Police, set up a knife pole at the entrance to the platform at Sheerness train station on Friday […]

Man charged with murder after death in Margate

Man charged with murder after death in Margate Detectives investigating a suspicious death in Margate have charged a man with murder. At 2am on Saturday 12 October 2019 Kent Police was called to a report of a disturbance at a residential property in Sandhurst Place, where a man was reported to have been seriously injured […]

Two teenagers jailed after brutal stabbing in Lewisham

Two teenagers jailed after brutal stabbing in Lewisham Two teenagers who chased a young man into a Brixton youth club before fatally stabbing him to death in front of children have been jailed. Rishon Florant 17 Peterborough Road, Waltham Forest, who was found guilty of murder on Tuesday, 3 September at the Old Bailey was […]

Chatham rapist sentenced to eight years

Chatham rapist sentenced to eight years A rapist who denied targeting a woman as she slept has been jailed for eight years. Shane Baldwin committed the sexual assault at a private address in May 2017 and told a series of lies that changed when he was presented with new evidence. The 31-year-old, of Goldcrest Drive, […]