Detectives investigating the murder of 17-year-old Levi Ernest-Morrison in Sydenham have charged a further two people.
Two teenage boys – aged 15 years old and 14 years old – were charged with murder and possession of an offensive weapon today (Tuesday, 20 April).They appeared in custody at Bromley Youth Court and were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 24 April. Two people have previously been charged […]
A Stoke-on-Trent man has been jailed for 38 months for manslaughter following an incident where a man died in a Longton street
Ben Hunt was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Friday (April 16) after pleading guilty to the offence in an earlier hearing on 5 March. The court heard that Hunt, 32, and a colleague, were working at a garage in Speedwall Street, Longton at about 2pm on 15 May 2019 when they heard the […]
A woman has been jailed for ten years after a jury found her guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy
Debbie Yates was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault of a child aged under 13, two counts of inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity and one count of child abduction. She was sentenced at Derby Crown Court today after a two-week trial. The court had heard how Yates (38) […]
Man jailed after police find £173k cannabis factory
A man who tried to escape by climbing on a roof after Police turned up at his cannabis factory has been jailed. Donatas Sungaila, 35, thought he had out-smarted the Neighbourhood Support Team officers who arrived at his house in Star Road on 21 February to carry out a drugs warrant. As some of […]
Two men have been charged after an off-duty police officer was assaulted in #Canterbury
Two men have been charged after an off-duty police officer was assaulted in Canterbury. Kent Police was called to McDonalds in St George’s Street during the evening of Tuesday 13 April 2021 after an off-duty police officer sustained injuries as he intervened in an altercation. A second man was also assaulted during the incident. Luke Burden, 23, of […]
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was found inside a Leicester address last week
The 54-year-old man, of Leicester, was arrested on Saturday (17th April). At around 10.30am on Thursday (15 April) officers attended a property in Tennis Court Drive following concern for the welfare of the occupant inside. Entry was gained to the address and the woman, 49, was pronounced dead at the scene and an investigation […]
Four charges have been authorised against a man following a report of a burglary in Margate
Patrick Dandas is alleged to have targeted a home in Clifton Gardens on the afternoon of Saturday 10 April 2021.Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, he was charged with burglary and possessing a knife in connection with the incident.The 26-year-old, of Nixon Avenue, has additionally been charged with assaulting a Kent Police officer while […]
A town centre assault which left two men with facial injuries has led to two men being jailed for more than 10 years
Alex Griffith and Alfie Clarke attacked the victims, who were unknown to them, following a night out in Dartford in July 2019. Both men were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday 13 April 2021. The assault took place in Hythe Street, Dartford, at around 3.45am on Friday 19 July, shortly after […]
A man has been jailed for two separate counts of rape
Paulo Kretteis, 22 of Petts Hill, Northolt appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, 16 April where he was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment This follows Kretteis having been found guilty at the same court on Thursday, 28 January of raping two women and one count of making threats to kill. He had previously […]
Two men sentenced to more than 22 years in prison as part of Kirkby drugs and firearms operation
Police are welcoming the sentencing of two more men to more than 22 years in prison as part of a drug and firearms investigation in Kirkby. It brings the total sentencings for the operation so far to more than 74 years.Yesterday (Wednesday 14 April) at Manchester Crown Court, two more defendants were sentenced, as […]