Two people convicted of neglecting four children have been sentenced following work by our specialist officers
Ben Atthis and Lissa Field were arrested in March 2019 after the children disclosed the abuse they had been subjected to. Thirty-two year-old Field, of Prospect Close, Southend admitted four counts of willfully ill-treating a child to cause unnecessary suffering in 2019. But Atthis denied the charges and went to trial. In court, the […]
A man has been jailed after continuously staring at a woman on train between Reading and Newbury and blocking her exit
Dominik Bullock, 26, and of Spurcroft road, Thatcham, was found guilty of causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress contrary to Section 4(a) of the Public Order Act. He was sentenced to 22 weeks in prison at Reading Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Thursday 10 March). The court heard how at around 1.45pm on Saturday 5 March, […]
Officers uncovered more than 2,000 WhatsApp messages between Muhammad Gohir Khan and his co-conspirator where they discussed and agreed to the contract killing of a Rotterdam-based Pakistani blogger and activist
It is thought that the victim was targeted due to his public profile and outspoken political views. From their enquiries, detectives found that Khan – working at a supermarket at the time – believed he stood to receive up to £80,000 for carrying out the murder. In a unanimous verdict delivered on Friday, 28 January, […]
A man who twice fired shots from a handgun while committing a robbery and a kidnap in Leeds has been jailed for 25 years following an investigation by specialist gun crime detectives
The deadly weapon was discharged by Benjamin Mills when he and accomplice Ruwen James targeted the Neil’s Superstore shop, in Reginald Row, Chapeltown, shortly after 6pm on Saturday, December 1, 2018. The loaded gun was pointed at a male customer’s face while demands were made, before James, who was armed with a […]
A man and a woman from London have been jailed for a total of nine and a half years after being convicted of drug supply offences
Prince Duah, aged 27, of Penelopy House in London, was arrested in London as part of a proactive drugs investigation involving Hampshire, Metropolitan Police and Surrey officers into a County Line being run from the capital into Eastleigh. While Tyreece Morgan, aged 26, of Northcote Avenue in Croydon was also arrested on suspicion of […]
A man who carried out a robbery at a shop in Grosmont has been jailed for one year and seven months
Aaron David Atkinson, 29, of no fixed address but from the Whitby area, was sentenced at York Crown Court today. He had pleaded guilty to the robbery at the Co-op on Front Street in January. Atkinson also admitted the attempted robbery of the Post Office, which is contained in the same premises, driving whilst […]
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a man died following an attack outside a supermarket
Ian Kirwan, from Redditch, was stabbed near Asda in Jinnah Road in the town at about 7.20pm on Tuesday. A further three youths were arrested on Thursday, in addition to eight arrests made earlier in the week, West Mercia Police said. The teenager appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday. He spoke only to […]
Detectives from the Central East Command Gangs Task Force in Hackney have charged two people following a stabbing on Pownall Road, E8
A 17-year-old male was arrested on Thursday, 10 March on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. He was charged on Friday, 11 March. Elijah Seriki, 18 of Hackney was arrested on Thursday, 10 March on suspicion of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon. He was charged on Friday, 11 […]
A man who was released on licence after serving a sentence for burglary was jailed earlier this week for committing a further offence
Stefan Kirk broke into a house in Southernhay Road, Knighton, Leicester, in broad daylight in September last year. When the occupants returned to their home they found a bike worth more than £3,000 had been stolen. An image of the suspect was captured on a video doorbell and circulated to officers in a bid to […]
A man charged with the murder of 20-year-old Jamie Gilbey has appeared in court
Dejour Jones, 24 of no fixed address was charged on Friday, 4 March. He appeared at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 7 March where he was remanded in custody. He next appears at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, 24 May. Specialist officers searching for Jamie recovered a body from the area of South Norwood lake […]
