A paedophile who has previously been ordered to register as a sex offender 37 times is back behind bars
Benjamin Johnson, formerly known as Benjamin Norrie, from Scunthorpe was first convicted as a teen after he indecently assaulted a three-year-old girl. Now 34, Johnson has become a prolific offender, appearing at Grimsby Crown Court on Monday to be sentenced for a catalogue of sickening crimes against two young girls. The court heard that Johnson […]
Police investigating a gas explosion at a house in Heysham in which a toddler died have identified the source of the blast
Emergency services were called to the scene on Mallowdale Avenue at about 2.40am on Sunday, May 16th. Officers attended and found two houses collapsed with serious damage to a third property. Very sadly toddler George Arthur Hinds, aged two years and 10 months, died as a result of the blast. Our thoughts remain with his […]
A jail term has been imposed on a man who assaulted a girl and a woman and damaged cars in Cliftonville
Connor Silver was arrested after Kent Police was called to a disturbance in Lower Northdown Avenue on the evening of Saturday 23 May 2020. The 28-year-old was found guilty of unlawful wounding and assault following a trial, having previously admitted possession of a knife and five counts of criminal damage. He was […]
Man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing a number of children over a 35-year period
A man who sexually abused a number of children over a 35-year-period has been sentenced today. Paul Farrell, 55 (01.10.65) of Castle Road, Camden, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 18 years at Wood Green Crown Court on Monday, 24 May. This comes after he pleaded guilty to a total […]
Two Rotherham brothers have each been sentenced to a decade behind bars after carrying out an armed robbery together and each of them, a separate burglary
On 26 October 2019, Christopher and Stephen Bouskill targeted an electrical shop, in High Street, Wath. Armed with an axe and a knife, the brothers entered the store and made threats to the owner before stealing his wallet and £700 from the till. PC Jessica Pearce, investigating, said: “The brothers’ actions that day caused an […]
A man was sentenced at the Old Bailey yesterday for the part he played in the murder of Asante Campbell in February 2020
Hafid Omar, 20, of Orange Hill Road, Edgware was sentenced to three years and six months’ imprisonment for assisting an offender. He pleaded guilty at the same court on 7 May. The charge relates to the murder of Asante Campbell who was fatally stabbed in Hendon last year. Kofi Abusah, 19 (23.02.01), of Walter Walk, […]
Repeated assaults against a woman in Gillingham have led to a man being imprisoned
In February 2021, Akeem Kelliott was found hiding in bushes by Kent Police officers after subjecting the victim to campaign of abuse which saw her kicked, punched and spat at. The 30-year-old, of Heron Road, Herne Hill, London, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and two counts of common assault, and was sentenced […]
A man has been jailed in connection with drug offences in Ipswich
25 year old Artenis Selita of Cottril Way of Bedford in Bedfordshire appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday 21 May was sentenced to three years and four months. It follows his guilty pleas at an earlier hearing to possession of drugs with intent to supply and possession of criminal property, namely money. It […]
A man who controlled and physically abused his flatmate in Macclesfield has been found guilty of his murder and sentenced to life imprisonment
Andrew Anderson stabbed Peter Kirkham in the chest inside their property on Stirling Close before calling paramedics at around 2am on Wednesday 23 September 2020. The 35-year-old claimed Peter had inflicted the injuries on himself. However, the knife that was placed next to Peter at the scene was not the weapon that killed him. Instead […]
A man has been jailed following a football brawl in Bishop Auckland last year
Ashly Murphy was handed a two year prison sentence following the assault which took place at Cockton Hill recreational ground in September. Following the game between Crook FC and Bishop Bay Horse, Murphy approached the victim and grabbed him by the throat and punched him in the jaw. The victim was […]
