A violent and callous burglar from Headcorn who tied up and assaulted a pensioner inside her own home has been sentenced to life in jail
Billy Williams gagged and bound his elderly victim so tightly she remained secured to a chair for more than two days and was only discovered after worried relatives called police. The ordeal began at around 6.00pm on Sunday 4 April 2021, when the victim initially noticed Williams acting suspiciously next to her […]
A county line drug dealer who sold heroin and crack cocaine in Ashford has been jailed for more than five years
An investigation by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team led to Darryl Addae being identified as the man behind the ‘Alex’ line. He was arrested at a property in Dagenham, east London on Friday 21 January 2022 and was later charged with being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. The 28-year-old, of […]
A man has been sentenced for assaulting a woman in Streatham
Dylan Mills, 37 of Sevenoaks, Kent, appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court on Friday, 8 April where he was sentenced to a 24 week community order that includes an electronically monitored curfew. He also has to be costs of £2,190 and will be the subject of a restraining order. Mills was previously found guilty of common assault by a […]
A suspect has been charged with carrying out a hate crime in Tunbridge Wells town centre
At around 3.30pm on Thursday 7 April 2022, a police officer and police community support officer attended Camden Road following a report a civil enforcement officer had been racially abused, threatened and assaulted. A suspect was detained and taken to a local hospital for medical attention. Whilst there it is alleged he […]
A man has been jailed for 13 years after admitting raping a woman he met in a nightclub in Kingston
Taulant Krasniqi – 25 of Cottingham Road, Feltham was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court. He had pleaded guilty at the same court on 25 January to rape; voyeurism and theft. These all relate to incidents that took place on Sunday, 12 November 2017. On that morning, Krasniqi went to a nightclub in Kingston where […]
A suspect has appeared in court after a man sustained serious injuries at a Sevenoaks address
The incident happened at a property in Greatness Mill Court at around 3pm on Monday 4 April 2022. It is alleged a man is his 20s was assaulted and sustained injuries consistent with stab wounds. He required treatment at a London hospital and has since been discharged. Officers arrested a man […]
Two men have been jailed for their roles in the death of Liam Dent who was intentionally struck by a stolen car in Chessington
Their convictions followed a lengthy investigation by detectives from the Specialist Crime Command which used expert evidence to identify the speeds at which the car travelled in the moments leading up to the murder.Martin Eastwood, 22 of Conifer Park, Kiln Lane, Epsom was convicted of murder at the Old Bailey on Monday, 7 March.On Wednesday, […]
A man is due in court charged with Official Secrets Act offences, following an investigation that is being led by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command
David Ballantyne Smith, 57 , a British national who was living in Potsdam, Germany, is charged with nine offences under the Official Secrets Act 1911. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 7 April. The alleged offences were committed between October 2020 and August 2021. Smith, who was employed as […]
A man who stockpiled dangerous chemicals at his home, causing several small explosions, has been jailed
Police started investigating Michael Pym-Nixson, 54 of St George’s Road, Kingston, after he was treated for suspicious burn injuries which he said were caused by fireworks.The investigation was led by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, following an initial review of the circumstances using the unit’s specialist expertise.Pym-Nixson was arrested. Officers searched his property and found […]
A man from the Isle of Wight has been found guilty of committing a string of serious child sex offences at Southampton Crown Court
Steve Oxborrow was charged with a number of offences dating back January 2005 against three children. The 33-year-old had sexually abused the three children on multiple occasions over a seven year period between January 2005 and June 2012, with the offences taking place in the Wootton and New Milton areas. Oxborrow, […]
