Drug dealer who took over vulnerable person’s home is jailed
A man who had taken over the home of a vulnerable person in Westcliff, has been jailed for almost three years. Officers suspected the property had been taken over by a drug dealer who was using it as a base from which to supply Class A drugs in the Southend area. As a result of […]
Drugs offences see Rugby man jailed for more than three years
A Rugby man has been jailed after admitting possessing cocaine. While patrolling around the Lower Hillmorton Road area on 10 February officers from Rugby’s Proactive CID team witnessed a suspected drug deal take place in the cemetery. Pires Williams was identified as being involved so he was quickly arrested at the scene and a […]
Four men who were found guilty of killing Raheem Hanif in a violent attack in Tilehurst last February have been given prison sentences totalling 50 years
Twenty-six-year-old Raheem Hanif and his father had parked up in their van outside Raheem’s house on the evening of 6 February 2021, when they were set upon by four young men with baseball bats and large knives. Raheem was fatally stabbed during the attack. Abas Khan, 24, and Kamran Chowdhary, 18, who were convicted earlier […]
A terror suspect had a look of “self-satisfaction” moments after stabbing an MP to death, a parliamentary aide said
Sir David Amess, the MP for Southend West, died after he was stabbed 21 times during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, on trial at the Old Bailey, denies murder and preparing acts of terrorism. Julie Cushion, a long-term member of Sir David’s team, told the jury […]
A man accused of killing a six-year-old boy told his sister he “messed up” by leaving Britain while he was under investigation, a court heard
Rikki Neave’s naked body was found strangled near his home in Peterborough on 29 November 1994. James Watson, who was 13 at the time of Rikki’s death, denies murder. The Old Bailey heard the 40-year-old left for France three months after he was arrested on suspicion of Rikki’s murder. Jurors heard Mr Watson was […]
Jurors have been shown footage of the moment two police officers tackled a knife-wielding terror suspect accused of murdering Sir David Amess MP
Sir David, the MP for Southend West, died after he was stabbed more than 20 times during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October. Officers were heard to shout “drop the knife” as they entered Belfairs Methodist Church after the attack. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, denies charges of murder and preparing acts […]
A woman who who starved her daughter to death could have her prison sentence increased
Elaine Clarke, 49, was jailed for nine years and seven months after pleading guilty to gross negligence manslaughter after initially denying the offence. The emaciated body of Debbie Leitch, 24, who had Down’s syndrome, was found at her Blackpool home in August 2019. Conservative MP Scott Benton asked the Attorney General’s Office to review […]
A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son told police she did not recognise him in hospital because of his injuries, a court has heard
Logan Mwangi’s body was found in the River Ogmore, in Sarn, Bridgend county, last July, with 56 internal injuries. Logan’s step-father John Cole, 40, told police he had been woken by Angharad Williamson, 31, screaming that Logan was dead, Cardiff Crown Court heard. Mr Cole, Ms Williamson and a 14-year-old all deny Logan’s murder. […]
A high ranking member of an organised crime group thought to be behind the transportation of hundreds of migrants both into and out of the UK has been jailed for almost two-and-a-half years.
Noor Ullah, 29, of Church Lane, Leytonstone, was arrested during a series of National Crime Agency raids in east London in May 2021, which dismantled a well-established people smuggling network.He had been identified by the NCA as a key member of the crime group with connections in both Europe and Asia. Using a network of […]
Bus driver banned from driving after being caught three times the legal alcohol limit
A drink driver who was stopped by police on his way to drive a school bus has been banned from driving for two years. Nelam Singh, 53, of Exeter Road, Southsea, was driving his Mercedes on the M27 westbound near Nursling around 6.30am on Thursday 17 February, when he was spotted weaving erratically […]
