Lady scammed using a parking meter in Hove
Police want to identify a man in this image in relation to an incident in Blatchington Road, Hove. Around 1pm on Monday, May 9 a woman was approached by a man while she was in her car who said that she was going to get a parking fine as an attendant had taken a photograph. […]
A man from Telford has been jailed for the murder of 23-year-old Dawid Kurdziel
Robert Wieczorkowski, 32, of Hurleybrook Way, Telford, was sent to prison for 18 years. He was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court today (Thursday 19 May). Wieczorkowski was found guilty of murdering Kurdziel at Ketley Recreation Ground on 3 July 2021. Having been drinking, Wieczorkowski smashed a glass bottle and stabbed Kurdziel in the neck causing […]
Detectives investigating the death of Ania Jedrkowiak in Ealing have charged a man with murder
Dennis Akpomedaye, 29 (18.08.92), of Blewitt Street, Newport, was charged on the evening of Wednesday, 18 May. He will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 19 May. Police were called at 12.10am on Tuesday, 17 May to reports of a stabbing in an alleyway off Church Gardens, South Ealing. Officers attended and […]
An officer has been dismissed from the Met after a misconduct hearing found she had failed in her duties to safeguard a woman who was later killed by her partner
PC Sandeep Khunkhun, attached to the North West Command Unit, faced allegations that her conduct breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to Duties and Responsibilities. This follows an independent investigation carried out by the IOPC following a referral from the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards. On 16 April 2020, Denise Keane-Simmons, (pictured) aged […]
Four suspects have been charged as part of an investigation into an assault in Whitstable
Shortly after midnight on the morning of Saturday 14 May 2022, a man and a woman were assaulted in the town’s High Street. Both victims were taken to hospital by South East Coast Ambulance Service and have since been discharged. Following an investigation by East Kent Criminal Investigation Department: • Lewis Jones, 26, of Chapman […]
A woman has been found guilty of murdering a baby she wanted to adopt
Laura Castle had admitted fatally shaking 13-month-old Leiland-James Corkill after her lawyer said she “lost it” over his crying. Her husband Scott Castle was cleared of causing or allowing his death at the couple’s home in Barrow, Cumbria, in January 2021. At Preston Crown Court, Mrs Castle, 38, was also found guilty of one […]
Two men involved in the kidnap, rape and assault of a 17-year-old girl have been found guilty following a complex investigation by Met officers
Following an eight-week trial at Isleworth Crown Court, Abdul Howe 21 of Fortunegate Road, Brent, was convicted of two counts of kidnap, seven counts of rape, one count of possession of an item with a blade or point, one count of sexual assault by penetration, one count of false imprisonment, two counts of actual bodily […]
A man who tried to gouge a police officer’s eyes out while being challenged over burgling a house has been jailed.
A man who tried to gouge a police officer’s eyes out while being challenged over burgling a house has been jailed. Shaun Watkins viciously attacked the PC as he was confronted after kicking the door in of the address in Peterlee last month. The PC was polite enough to let Watkins finish in the toilet […]
Two young teenage girls were approached by a teenaged boy
Police investigating an assault in Ivybridge are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers received reports of an assault in the car park in Erme Court, at around 6.55pm, on Friday 15 April. Two young teenage girls were approached by a teenage boy. One of the girls sustained facial and head injuries, which required […]
Some of Aron Scott’s offences took place more than a decade ago, when the victim was six years old
A jail term has been imposed on a man who carried out a series of sexual offences on a girl in the Thanet area. Some of Aron Scott’s offences took place more than a decade ago, when the victim was six years old. She later told her family about Scott’s behaviour and they contacted Kent […]