A cruel care worker who stole from vulnerable victims during the height of lockdown has been condemned by police
Rumana Khatun landed a trial role as a Covid-19 social carer back in June – despite having already been banned from care work after previous allegations of theft. The 23-year-old was not convicted of offences relating to those allegations, but in May 2019, the Disclosure and Barring Service handed down an indefinite ban which […]
A man has been jailed for nearly eight years after admitting to raping a woman in Witham
A man has been jailed for nearly eight years after admitting to raping a woman in Witham.Marian Tanascua, 43 and of no fixed address, appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday 4 November and was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison.The convicted rapist was then told that once his jail term was […]
A woman from Tameside has been jailed for four years after she stabbed a man in the thigh
Kathleen Dean of Townsley Grove, Ashton was sentenced yesterday (Tuesday 3 November 2020) at Minshull Street Crown Court to four years in jail and received a lifelong restraining order against the victim after pleading guilty to Section 20 assault. Shortly before 11pm on Sunday 17 November 2019, police were called to reports that a […]
Salford Man jailed for terrorism offences after he was found to be in possession of so-called ‘Islamic State’ propaganda material on his electronic devices
Ataubaq Taj of Hacking Street, Salford, was sentenced today (Wednesday 4 November 2020) at Manchester Crown Court (Crown Square) to six years – five of which are to be spent in jail. Last month (Thursday 15 October), a jury found Taj guilty of section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000 – possessing a document […]
More than 400 hours of patrols were carried out by police in Eastbourne during a week-long crackdown on anti-social behaviour
Each day of the October half term, around a dozen officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) conducted targeted patrols in hotspot areas, visited vulnerable communities and took action against those committing road-related and drug-related crimes. The team, made up of police officers and police community support officers (PCSOs), arrested 10 people for offences including […]
Wanted man from Darwen arrested and charged
Lee Barr, 24, from Darwen, wanted in connection with an assault has now been arrested and charged. He was arrested at an address in Fleetwood and later charged with actual bodily harm and criminal damage, following an incident in Darwen last month. Barr was released on police bail to appear at Blackburn Magistrates on March […]
A man is due to appear in court next year to face a charge in connection with a fatal collision in Colchester
A man is due to appear in court next year to face a charge in connection with a fatal collision in Colchester. Stuart McClung, 40, died after a car was in collision with the Spinnker pub in Hythe Quay at around 12.50am on 3 November 2019. A 41 year-old man was arrested Bandile Xozumti, of […]
Detectives investigating violent disorder near to Anfield football ground in July are welcoming the sentencing of three men
At around 11.25pm on Wednesday 22 July, disorder broke out between groups in the Walton Breck Road area, which included fighting and bottles being thrown. The groups dispersed a short time later and extensive CCTV and witness enquiries were carried out. The three men were arrested following warrants carried out in September. The following […]
Man jailed for 25 years for killing Northwich pensioner
A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to brutally stabbing to death his friend in Northwich. Gary Solomon, previously of Castle Court, initially denied the murder of 72-year-old John Hammerton. However, after hearing the opening statement and realising the strength the evidence against him, he changed his plea to guilty just one […]
Detectives investigating the murder of a woman in Greenwich have named the victim as they charge a man with her murder
Ricky Woodford, 41 of Henwick Road, SE9 was charged on Wednesday, 4 November with murder. He is remanded in custody to appear that same day at Bromley Magistrates’ Court. Police were called at 10:24hrs on Friday, 30 October to concerns for the welfare of the occupants at a residential address in Henwick Road, SE9. […]
