More than 140 offences dealt with during day of action for Roads Policing Unit in Wiltshire
Officers from our Roads Policing Unit dealt with more than 140 offences on Wiltshire’s road network in just 12 hours yesterday. The day of action, which saw approximately 20 officers target drivers failing to abide by the law across Wiltshire, resulted in fines being issued and drivers reported to court for a […]
A teenager has been sentenced following a serious assault in Southampton
The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Southampton Crown Court following the incident near Monks Way, Southampton, on 11 October last year. The boy was found guilty by a jury of wounding with intent and had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition without a certificate, possessing […]
A jury at Southwark Crown Court yesterday found the 74-year-old guilty of two counts of cheating the public revenue and one of fraud by false representation
His wife, 60-year-old Doris Stainer, had appeared charged with the same crimes but was found not guilty. During the trial, the court heard how money is taken from staff pay-packets and meant for HMRC was simply scooped up by Mr Stainer. The years-long swindle was said to total £473,097.07, jurors were told. Anthony Hucklesby, prosecuting, […]
A man has been jailed after he exposed himself to a group of school girls
Monuzar Hussain Hamza, 34, a stock taker, of no fixed address, followed the four girls, aged between 14 and 15, along Moat Road in East Grinstead around 3pm on 14 February. He whistled to get their attention and called out to them, and as they turned around, he was exposing himself and acting indecently […]
A man has been jailed for 9 years after raping a woman in Fareham
John Sommerville Taylor Horne, aged 39, was charged with two counts of rape and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after he attacked the woman, aged in her 20s, on the footbridge that crossed over Western Way, close to Fareham train station. The woman had told police that she left Slug and Lettuce […]
A woman who murdered a baby boy she wanted to adopt has been jailed for at least 18 years
A woman who murdered a baby boy she wanted to adopt has been jailed for at least 18 years. Laura Castle shook 13-month-old Leiland-James Corkill at her home in Barrow, Cumbria, in January 2021. She had admitted manslaughter but at Preston Crown Court was found guilty of murder and child cruelty. Her husband Scott Castle […]
Firearm recovered after proactive stop by plain-clothed cops
Two plainclothes police officers recovered a gun and a hunting knife after a proactive stop in Sheffield on Friday (20 May). At 11.55am, the constables were travelling along Beaumont Road North when they witnessed a man wearing a balaclava riding an e-scooter. In a search of a rucksack he was wearing, the pair found […]
A detective has been commended in recognition of his tireless work securing convictions and significant prison sentences against a host of sex offenders over an 18-month period
Detective Constable Matthew McFall of South Cumbria CAST was recognised for his prolific record of bringing offenders before the courts and securing convictions. These included a guilty verdict following a six-day trial for a man convicted of seven child sex assault offences. The offender was sentenced to 12 years in custody. He also secured […]
Four people have been jailed for a total of 74 years for their role in the murder of Christopher George in Enfield
Christopher, 26, died after being shot in Sebastopol Road on 29 July 2020. Roshane Watson, 25 of Edmonton was jailed for 32 years for murder, 20 years for possession of a firearm with intent to engender life and four years for perverting the course of justice. Gizem Ozbahadir, 23 of Waltham Cross, Herts […]
A teenage boy who stabbed 12-year-old schoolgirl Ava White following a row over a Snapchat video has been found guilty of her murder
The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he accidentally stabbed the schoolgirl in the neck in self-defence during a Christmas light switch-on in Liverpool. He told the court he wanted to “frighten her away” after an altercation in the city centre on 25 November, 2021. The teenager admitted possessing the knife, […]
