The family of Sarah Everard have described her as a “shining example” who was “kind and strong” as they appealed for anyone with information to help detectives
While formal identification awaits, in a statement today, Thursday, 11 March, the family said: “Our beautiful daughter Sarah was taken from us and we are appealing for any information that will help to solve this terrible crime. “Sarah was bright and beautiful – a wonderful daughter and sister. She was kind and thoughtful, caring and […]
A Gravesend man responsible for a frenzied knife assault in a Maidstone flat has been jailed for nine years
A Gravesend man responsible for a frenzied knife assault in a Maidstone flat has been jailed for nine years. Leon Samuel attacked two men in a property near the town centre, leaving his victims suffering multiple injuries. The 46-year-old had attended the Westree Court address after a night out and grabbed the weapon from a […]
First Picture Of East Farleigh Man Charged With The Murder Of Maidstone Father
First Picture Of East Farleigh Man Charged With The Murder Of Maidstone Father
An 18-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to wasting police time after she made an allegation in July last year that she had been raped.
An 18-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to wasting police time after she made an allegation in July last year that she had been raped.Lauren Skinner made the false claim following an argument with her boyfriend during a night out. He left her alone on a path just off the subway underpass under Drakes Way in […]
A survivor of a multi-car crash caused by a drugged, unlicensed and uninsured driver ‘closed her eyes and waited to die’ as he came speeding towards her
Ty Chapman, 26, ploughed into stationary traffic as he attempted to flee from police – passing on the wrong side of the road through a red light junction as he fled from police. The incident happened shortly before 6.45pm on the evening of Sunday August 30 2020 – minutes after he had been spotted […]
Man Charged With Aggravated Burglary And Possession Of Offensive Weapon
Man Charged With Aggravated Burglary And Possession Of Offensive Weapon
A prisoner has absconded from HMP Sudbury
A prisoner has absconded from HMP Sudbury.Marc Da-Silva, who is 33, absconded from the prison yesterday, on Monday 8 March.He was convicted at Manchester Crown Court in 2010 for assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.Da-Silva, who has links to the Manchester, Lancashire and Liverpool areas, is white, around 5ft 6in, of medium build […]
An Afghan criminal gang suspected of planning to smuggle migrants to the UK in small boats has been dismantled, following a multi-agency operation involving the National Crime Agency and French law enforcement
Officers from the NCA and French illegal immigration unit OCRIEST, working together as part of the Anglo-French Joint Intelligence Cell (JIC), launched an investigation into the network last November. This led to members of the network being placed under surveillance. Officers from the NCA-led Project Invigor organised immigration crime taskforce, which also includes Immigration […]
A man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of 32-year-old Kayleigh Dunning from Portsmouth
Kayleigh, who has been described as ‘kind and thoughtful’ by her family, was reported missing to police on Tuesday 17 December 2019, before her body was discovered at Brandford’s flat on Kingston Crescent later that night. Following an investigation by Hampshire Constabulary, 49-year-old Mark Brandford was arrested and later charged with Kayleigh’s murder. He […]
Two men have been charged with the murder of Ralph Gibson in Putney
Mr Gibson, who was 42, was found injured on 15 April 2020 at around 17:35hrs in Huntingfield Road, SW15. He was taken to hospital but died on 24 April. A post mortem examination held on 29 April gave cause of death as head injuries and incised wounds to the chest. In the subsequent investigation by […]