A 30-year-old man from Portsmouth is to appear in court charged with endangering the Red Funnel ferry ‘Red Osprey’, with his actions likely to have caused death or serious injury
Sean Michael Gower, of Harwich Road in the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth, will appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with 2 maritime offences, namely misconduct of Master/crew likely to endanger ships/structures/individuals and owner/master/person responsible for conduct of vessel contravene the Merchant Shipping Regulations. Mr Gower is accused of deliberately […]
Speeding off duty police officer sacked
A police officer has been dismissed without notice following a misconduct hearing held on Tuesday, 20 July. PC Maurice Maison, attached to the Met’s North Area Command Unit, was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct. On Friday, 25 September 2020, PC Maison was stopped while in his […]
A man who followed an elderly lady out of a post office before robbing her has pleaded guilty at court
Pierre Garcia-Benitez, 25 of Norwood Road, SE24 appeared before Inner London Crown Court on Monday, 19 July. On Monday, 26 April at around 11:30hrs, a 78-year-old woman was walking down Norwood Road, Southwark having visited her local post office. She was unaware she was being watched by Garcia-Benitez who had been stood behind her as […]
Man charged over Dartford stabbing
A wounding with intent charge has been authorised following a serious assault in Dartford. At around 6pm on Saturday 17 July a disturbance involving several men took place in Lowfield Street, with a 26-year-old man from Erith sustaining an injury which is consistent with a stab wound. Hinzague Hanson, 21, of Zion Place, Gravesend, was […]
The sentencing of four men concluded following a trial into a violent daylight attack that happened in north London in January 2020.
Romario Johnston-Dalson, 20 , of Vincent Road, Haringey, was sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment on Friday, 9 July after being found guilty of attempted murder. He was found guilty on Monday, 15 March. Khari Oram, 24 of Caldy Walk, Islington, was sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment on Thursday, 15 July after being found guilty of attempted […]
A mum who strapped her five-year-old son in a car and then set it ablaze has been RELEASED from the care of mental health services
Teresa Sheldon was detained under a hospital order in July 2015 after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility for the death of son Tommy. He was injured in the blaze in his mother’s silver Ford Fiesta in Merdon Castle Lane, Hursley, Hampshire, in August 2014 and died a fortnight […]
A man has been sentenced after being found guilty of the manslaughter of his father and of assaulting random members of the public
After a three-week trial at Isleworth Crown Court, Leon Joseph, 37, of Elfwine Road, W7 was found guilty of the manslaughter of his father, 60–year-old Glenroy Joseph by reason of diminished responsibility. He was also found guilty of two counts of assault by beating and one count of actual bodily harm. He was sentenced on […]
One man tasered after officers come under attack following after serious incident in Dartford
Police in Kent has sealed off a number of streets in Dartford following a serious incident that happened at around 7.30pm on Saturday evening Police and paramedics from South East Coast Ambulance attended and one man was airlifted to a London hospital by the Kent, Sussex and Surrey air ambulance. A spokesman for […]
A teenager has been sentenced in connection with a series of assaults on teenage girls that took place in Croydon
The 16-year-old boy was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Friday, 16 July to a total of four-and-a-half years in custody and three years on license. He had previously pleaded guilty on Monday, 12 April to two counts of causing grievous bodily harm, four counts of sexual assault, one count of assault by penetration, and […]
Woman Charged With Murder Over New Forest Baby Killing
Woman Charged With Murder Over New Forest Baby Killing