A man has been jailed for murder following a fatal stabbing in Thornton Heath
Kenneth Pitcher, 51, of Woodcroft Road, Thornton Heath, was jailed for 14 years at Croydon Crown Court on Thursday, 19 November after being found guilty of the murder of 61-year-old John Kennett at the same court the previous day. A murder investigation was launched after police were called at approximately 9.30pm on 23 December […]
Two callous crooks who flagged down a taxi driver before beating and robbing him have been jailed
Marc Mackie and Conna Sinclair left the cab driver with a broken nose and facial injuries after stealing cash to fund their drug habit. The victim was tricked by the pair in the early hours of April 11 after they claimed he had a flat tyre in South Shields. When the driver got out […]
A 65-year-old Northampton man has been handed an 18 year prison sentence for sexually abusing three children after grooming their families to gain their trust
He will serve a minimum of 10 years and 8 months. David Millan, from Brunswick Place in the town centre, was sentenced at Northampton Crown Court on Friday, November 13, for offences the judge described as the “serious and prolonged sexual abuse of three vulnerable children. He was found guilty of a total of 18 […]
A thief who was spotted driving a stolen car by the victim’s daughter has been jailed for more than a year
Andrew Dunkley, 32, stole a Citroen Picasso from outside a house in Apthorpe Street, Fulbourn, on 6 March. As he erratically sped away from the scene he passed the victim’s daughter, who realised it was her mum’s car when she arrived home seconds later. He was arrested in connection with the offence on […]
County line drug dealer sentenced to 33 months in prison
A county lines drug dealer has been jailed after he was caught with heroin and crack cocaine at Hereford Train Station on Monday 14 September. David Dudley, 55, of no fixed abode (Birmingham), was caught by Herefordshire’s Proactive CID Team with 15 wraps of heroin and 20 wraps of crack cocaine and was arrested […]
Two men have been convicted of the murder of a young man who was attacked in a Brighton street and stabbed to death
Muhammed Lamin Jassey, 26, was killed in Whitehawk Road on the afternoon of Sunday 5 April by a single stab wound to his chest. Bobby Smith, 22, of Coolham Drive, Brighton (left in picture), and Daryl Richardson, 26, of Cumberland Road, Portsmouth (right in picture), were convicted of his murder at Brighton Crown […]
Murder trial of Havant Teenager Louise Smith Continues
Live updates as trial of a man accused of murdering 16 year old schoolgirl Louise Smith, has entered day three at Winchester Crown Court. (Pease note: Graphic content some viewers may find disturbing may be included in the live updates through the trial, this is a very serious murder trial) Shane Lee Mays, […]
A man from Aylesbury has been given an anti-social behaviour civil injuction in connection with a number of incidents in the town between May and October this year
Lee Trotman, aged 44, of Primrose Court, Aylesbury, was given the injunction at Milton Keynes County Court on Wednesday (11/11), which will last for two years. The following conditions of the civil injunction means Trotman: Must not remain on any land or premises having been asked to leave by the owner or occupier (or […]
A 19-year-old man who admitted a ‘despicable’ robbery which left an 86-year-old lady with a broken collar bone has been jailed for a total of six years
Appearing at Hull Crown Court, Bobby Sutherland of Terry Street, Hull was sentenced to spend the next six years of his life behind bars for this robbery, which took place on Sunday 20 September on Stroud Crescent East in Bransholme, as well as an unrelated theft. At a previous court date, Sutherland pleaded guilty […]
Dogs have been left in immense pain as a result of rat poison, slug pellets and broken glass being deliberately and maliciously left at an entrance to Parkhurst Forest
Police have issued a warning after recently receiving reports of grain laced with poison being left on paths which lead into the forest at Marks Corner. Further reports have been received of broken glass also being left, both of which cause immense pain and suffering to animals. The person or persons responsible could be charged […]
