PC jailed for attempting to pervert the course of justice
Ian Noakes, 41, a police constable based at Brighton, has been imprisoned for one year after he was found guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice following a trial at Brighton Crown Court on Friday 2 July. Noakes appeared in custody for sentencing on Monday 5 July. The court heard that Noakes was […]
Two men have been convicted following the death of a man who was living in a makeshift camp beside the A406 in Ilford
Ionel-Octavian Stanciu, 37 of no fixed address, had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in March 2021 and was found guilty of murder and grievous bodily harm with intent on Thursday, 8 July following a trial at the Old Bailey. He was sentenced at the same court on Friday, 9 July to life imprisonment with a […]
A Hastings man has been given a prison sentence totalling 16 years after being convicted of sexual offences against a young girl over four years
Mark Greenfield, 47, an electrical contractor, now of Elphinstone Road, Hastings, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Friday 9 July. He had been convicted at the same court on 15 April after an eight-day trial, of five counts of rape and one of indecent assault against the girl, then aged between 11 and 15, […]
Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard
Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens has pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard who went missing as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London in March.
A teenager who drew up an agreement with a “demon” to sacrifice women in exchange for a lottery win has been convicted of the murders of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman
Danyal Hussein created a handwritten plan, signed in his own blood, in which he pledged to murder six women every six months; in return requesting financial reward. In the early hours of Saturday, 6 June 2020, he made good on his pact, killing complete strangers Bibaa and Nicole in a pre-meditated attack that officers […]
A suspected thief who is alleged to have repeatedly targeted supermarkets in Maidstone and Larkfield has been arrested and charged
It is reported that between 5 May and 13 June 2021, bottles of spirits worth a total of more than £700 were stolen during a spate of thefts at two Tesco stores. The suspect is alleged to have deliberately damaged and removed security tags on the bottles before leaving without paying, at branches in […]
Ram raiders who stole an ATM from a newsagent in Northfleet have been jailed for a combined total of 22 years
Joseph Hoadley and Grant Searle stole the machine from a High Street off licence in November 2019 and later robbed staff at a second shop in Ebbsfleet. Both men were also responsible for breaking into numerous homes across Gravesend, Dartford and Meopham. They were both sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 2 July 2021. […]
A man is to appear in court charged in connection with an assault in Ashford
Kent Police was called to Manorfield in Ashford at around 1.30pm on Monday 5 July 2021 to a report of a disturbance in which a man was assaulted. The victim reported multiple injuries to his head and chest and was taken to hospital for treatment. Following an investigation into the incident, officers arrested and charged […]
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old boy in Croydon last week have charged two people with his murder
Police were called to Bracken Avenue in Shrublands, Croydon at 12.46am on Thursday, 1 July. Officers attended with London Ambulance Service paramedics. They found a 16-year-old boy who had been stabbed. He was treated at the scene but despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he was pronounced dead a short time later. […]
Man charged with exposure and making threats
A man alleged to have exposed himself in front of a child and made threats has been charged and remanded in custody. Kent Police was called to Fernhill Road, Maidstone on Friday 2 July 2021 to a report of a man exposing himself and using threatening words and language to passers-by, including […]
