A devastated mother has slammed the sentence handed to the paedophile who raped her five-year-old daughter after he walked free from court with community service.

A devastated mother has slammed the sentence handed to the paedophile who raped her five-year-old daughter after he walked free from court with community service. The mother, who cannot be named to protect her daughter’s anonymity, said her family’s life had been ‘ripped apart’ after Callum Haycock, 21, from Kidderminster, Worcestershire, was spared prison. The […]

Serving West Midlands Police officer charged with assault

The CPS has authorised the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to charge Declan Jones, a West Midlands Police Officer, with three counts of common assault against three complainants. “The allegations relate to incidents which took place between 20 and 23 April 2020. This decision was made following careful consideration of the evidence presented to […]

Currys PC World burglars jailed for four years

Two men who broke into an electrical retailer – but got away with nothing – have been jailed for a total of four years. Police were alerted to a break-in at Currys PC World in Old Shoreham Road, Hove, around 4am on 2 August. Officers arrived at the scene and discovered a large hole in […]

Violent county lines leader behind bars

A 36-year-old man from Ealing, London, will spend seven and a half years in prison for three offences of supplying heroin and crack and committing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent. Tirenan Powell, who ran a drug dealing county line targeting north Surrey, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday, 13 October after pleading […]