A man was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison for attempting to rape a sex worker at knifepoint before threatening a man who valiantly came to her help
On Wednesday, 1 June, Antonino Giagu, 58 of Fulham Palace Road, W6, appeared at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing. He had already pled guilty to attempted rape, causing serious bodily injury (section 20), and having a bladed article. Giagu arrived at a Marylebone flat in the early hours of Monday, February 28th, where he […]
A 25-year-old man has been jailed for six years and nine months after pleading guilty to firearms offences in Wellingborough
At 9 p.m. on March 4, 2021, a man and a woman were driving through town when they noticed a group of men running out of an alleyway and into a Volkswagen Polo. Worried about what was going on, they drove away, returning to Newcomen Road 15 minutes later, hoping that whatever was going on […]
A man from Huddersfield was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for watching child sexual abuse being streamed on Zoom
Nigel Coxon, 55, was identified by National Crime Agency investigators as having logged into Zoom in August 2017 to view pre-recorded abuse material. Coxon entered a break out room where another user was streaming category A and B (the most severe) indecent images and videos of children, involving the abuse of boys and girls […]
Kurt Zouma, a West Ham United defender, was sentenced to 180 hours of community service after pleading guilty to kicking and slapping his cat
The 27-year-old was also barred from owning cats for the next five years.In May, he admitted to two Animal Welfare Act violations at a hearing at Thames Magistrates’ Court.At the 15-minute hearing, Zouma’s brother Yoan, who plays for Dagenham and Redbridge, was ordered to perform 140 hours of community service.The case was brought after an […]
Johnny Depp has won his defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard, whom he sued over domestic abuse allegations
Johnny Depp has won his defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard, whom he sued over domestic abuse allegations.The jury determined that Heard defamed her ex-husband in a 2018 Washington Post article in which she described herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”The jury’s foreperson is now going through all of the form’s questions, answering […]
Sex Offender Gary Butcher is serving a life escaped from Boston’s HMP North Sea Camp yesterday
According to Lincolnshire Police, a convicted sex offender who is still on the run from an open prison may try to “charm his way” into people’s homes.The 55-year-old sex offender is serving a life sentence for aggravated burglary.Further investigation revealed that his previous criminal history included a number of serious sexual offences against women.Butcher may […]
Medway patrols acted quickly to apprehend a suspect in a knifepoint robbery shortly after the incident
A boy was riding an electric scooter in Darnley Road, Strood, around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, when he was approached by an unknown teenager. Before stealing the scooter, the latter is said to have shown the boy a knife tucked in his waistband and made […]
A pair of suspected burglars have appeared in court, accused of numerous break-ins in west and north Kent
Following an investigation by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad, Benjamin Legg and Jack Piccolo were arrested on suspicion of targeting properties in Kent and Essex on May 26, 2022. Piccolo, of Station Parade, Barking, Greater London, and Legg, of Academy Drive Road, Basildon, Essex, were later charged with seven and ten […]
He denied killing the birds, which were discovered in a well after a warrant was served at the farm where he worked as a gamekeeper
Archie Watson, 21, of Dragon Lane, Manningford Bruce, Pewsey, has pleaded guilty to possessing dead birds – three red kites, five buzzards, and a herring or black-backed gull – in contravention of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. He denied killing the birds, which were discovered in a well after a warrant was served at […]
Following a “disgraceful” incident in which a car was driven towards pedestrians on a seafront promenade, three men were given suspended sentences
In the incident, which was caught on camera in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, a man was treated for non-life threatening injuries.Judge Huw Rees called it “disgraceful,” and an eyewitness described it as “madness.”The trio was ordered to perform 150 hours of unpaid labour.Richard Allen, 31, of Sheldon, Birmingham, was sentenced to 22 months in prison, suspended for […]