A man from south London has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for historical sexual abuse of two young children
Anthony King, 54 , of Bennetts Close, Mitcham, was sentenced on Wednesday, 22 June at Kingston Crown Court for historical sexual abuse against two children between 2003 and 2007. The investigating officer, Detective Constable Alison Way, stated, “This is a fantastic result, and I am grateful that all of my hard work […]
A couple who kept vulnerable people as slaves and forced them to work for free at a car wash business in Bristol were sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison
Maros Tancos and Joanna Gomulska, both 46, were the ringleaders of a Bristol modern slavery and human trafficking operation, convincing vulnerable people to travel from Slovakia to work for them. Tancos would recruit victims using his connections to orphanages and camps in Slovakia, promising them transportation, a place to live, food, and a better life. […]
A 24-year-old man was sentenced today at Manchester Crown Court for causing damage to Manchester’s Glade of Light memorial
A 24-year-old man was sentenced today at Manchester Crown Court for causing damage to Manchester’s Glade of Light memorial. Anwar Hosseni, 24, of Salford, was sentenced to a two-year community order that includes a 12-month mental health treatment requirement and a 10-day activity requirement. A Criminal Behaviour Order was also issued for a period of […]
Three people have been sentenced in Banbury for drug offences
Three people have been sentenced in Banbury for drug offences. Dominic Daly-Vint, 30, of College Road in Birmingham, Lewis Ayre, 23, of HMP Channings Wood in Devon, and Samantha Halliday, 30, of Hornton Drive in Banbury all pleaded guilty to two counts of being involved in the supply of controlled class A drugs, crack […]
A man who did gardening work at a Gravesend property has been charged with burglary
On 17 June 2022, the man approached the homeowners and, along with another man, offered to perform some gardening services for a set fee. While the men were gardening at the house on Valley Drive in Gravesend, a large sum of money was stolen, as well as a bank card, which was later used […]
Chuckling vandal who smashed a police van window and pointed a knife at rail staff jailed
A vandal who threw a bottle through the window of a police van and then returned the next day to point a penknife at a member of rail staff has been jailed. Both incidents occurred in May 2022 at Peterborough railway station. Joshua Johnstone, 23, of Eastfield Road, Peterborough, appeared in court on May […]
A drug dealer who sold heroin to vulnerable Eastbourne residents was sentenced to prison
Between September 2021 and February 2022, Jordan Catt operated the “CJ” telephone line in town to supply the class A drug. On February 10, the unemployed 27-year-old was arrested at an address on Pevensey Road in Eastbourne. Officers from Sussex Police, Surrey Police, and the Metropolitan Police Department collaborated as part of […]
A woman and a man were charged today with conspiring to bring a child into the United Kingdom to harvest organs
The charges stem from an investigation conducted by the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Unit. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, of Nigeria, is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate another person’s travel for the purpose of exploitation, specifically organ harvesting. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, of Nigeria, has been charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person […]
A stockroom employee was sentenced to prison after items worth more than £45,000 were stolen and later sold on an online marketplace
Lai Uong had been working at John Lewis in Bluewater for over 17 years when an internal investigation was launched after stock continued to go missing from the store. The 47-year-old from Gravesend was sentenced to prison on Monday 20 June 2022 at Woolwich Crown Court after admitting to handling stolen goods. He was sentenced […]
A man has been charged in connection with the murder of a woman nearly 50 years ago
On the afternoon of 1 June 1974, the body of Eileen Cotter, 22, was discovered in front of a block of garages behind Hamilton Park, N5. Her death was caused by strangulation. At the time, a murder investigation was launched, but no charges were filed. On 22 June, John Apelgren, 79, of Bryden Close, […]
