A teenage boy has been jailed for life after a fatal stabbing that followed a row over payment for drugs
The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday, 29 July. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 16 years, for the murder of 17-year-old Jamalie Maleek Deacon Matthew. He had previously been found guilty of murder at the same court on Thursday, […]
A man has been jailed for six years and nine months after a terrifying incident in which he dressed as a delivery driver and brandished a shotgun at another man as he opened his front door
Vicente Forde, 32 , of Gavestone Road, Greenwich, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence at Croydon Crown Court on Monday, 7 June and was sentenced at the same court today, Thursday 29 July. He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to possession of a prohibited […]
Two robbers who stole phones and money from victims in Dover have been jailed for a combined total of more than 10 years
Roland Berko, 22, and Erik Mata, 19, targeted a vulnerable man and a teenage boy in similar street robberies in January 2019. They were found guilty of the robberies in March this year and, at Canterbury Crown Court on Tuesday 27 July 2021, Berko was jailed for six years and nine months […]
Appeal to trace Audi Q5 following Cardiff kidnapping
South Wales Police is appealing for information concerning the location of an Audi Q5 which was used in a kidnapping which happened between Friday 11th and Saturday 12th December last year. A victim of the kidnapping, which happened in Cardiff, was driven from the city in a grey Audi Q5 bearing false registration plates to an address […]
Police are appealing for help to trace a man who failed to return after being out on a temporary release licence from Hollesley Bay prison
Christopher Doyley, aged 50, was due to meet at a rendez-vous point in Ipswich town centre at 4:30pm today Wednesday 28 July but failed to turn up. He was last seen earlier in the afternoon. He is described as black, 6 feet tall, of medium build, with brown eyes, black hair and clean shaven. Doyley is serving […]
A woman whose sleight of hand played an integral role in a £4.2million diamond heist has been found guilty at Southwark Crown Court
Lulu Lakatos – 60 from the Saint Brieuc region of France, was found guilty of conspiracy to steal on Wednesday, 28 July following the conclusion of her trial.She was sentenced on the same day to five years and six months’ imprisonment.Lakatos was part of international organised gang who targeted the Boodles store in New Bond […]
Two men have been jailed after admitting their part in an attack which led to the death of Sheffield man, Paul Crossley, in the city last year
Sean Holt, 45, of Longley Hall Way, and Richard Ferrie, 46, of Moncrieffe Road, Sheffield, were sentenced at Doncaster Crown Court today (Tuesday 27 July). Both men were originally charged with murder, but after the trial had begun these charges were reduced. Holt admitted a charge of manslaughter and was sentenced to six years […]
A prolific paedophile who repeatedly attacked seven girls in a campaign of abuse which spanned more than 40 years has been jailed for life
Anthony Burn began abusing one of the victims in Northumberland in the early 80s and repeatedly raped her for two years. He then began repeatedly abusing two other victims over a two-year period. And in the early 90s, Burn who is originally from Northumberland, then began a campaign of abuse on two further victims, […]
A teenager’s life was ‘snuffed out in the blink of an eye’ after he was stabbed by a gang of boys as young as 14, a court heard
Anas Mezenner, 17, (pictured) was knifed to death in a row between two groups of youths in Willow Walk, Hornsey, north London on 19 January this year Another schoolboy, who cannot be named, survived after being chased and stabbed during the same incident, the Old Bailey heard. Mr Mezenner died in the Royal London Hospital […]
Two suspected burglars have been charged following a report of a break-in at a Detling business
At around 12.55pm on Monday 19 July 2021, two men were seen acting suspiciously in a private yard at Detling Aerodrome industrial estate. They reportedly left the area in a Ford Transit van that was later stopped by a police patrol on Medway City Estate, Rochester. The driver and a passenger were arrested and officers seized a quantity […]
