A drug-related assault on a man in Gravesend has resulted in the imprisonment of one of his attackers for two and a half years
After being ambushed by two separate groups of men within minutes of each other, the victim of the incident in Peacock Street on Wednesday 17 June 2020 suffered serious injuries, including five stab wounds to his legs, several missing teeth, and numerous other cuts and bruises. Edison Kaculi, […]
Last weekend’s incident in Devizes resulted in the death of a man and a murder investigation being lunched
Wayne Sheppard, 44, of Waiblingen Way, Devizes, was taken to hospital on Saturday night following a suspected assault, according to his family. He died in hospital this morning (8/7). Our hearts go out to his family, who are being assisted by a specialist family liaison officer. “Our dear son Wayne passed away peacefully at Great […]
A man has been charged in connection with a stabbing that occurred in Southampton
Police were called at around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, in Southampton’s London Road. It followed an incident in Parsonage Road, Southampton, on Wednesday evening, officers conducted an investigation and arrested a man. Samuel Woodford, 31, of Delorme Street, Hammersmith, London, has been charged with the following: -Having a knife blade or a sharp […]
Callum Wheeler: The ‘angry, violent’ killer who murdered a PCSO and threatened to kill again if he was released has been sentenced with a minimum term of 37 years to life in prison
The man who murdered PCSO Julia James in a “brutal and vicious” sex attack as she walked her dog has been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 37 years. Callum Wheeler, 22, waited for the mother-of-two, 53, in Ackholt Wood armed with a large metal bar before ambushing her near her […]
A Southampton woman was sentenced to prison for burglary and stealing from elderly victims
Carla Dorward, 42, of HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, appeared in Southampton Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of burglary, one count of theft from a dwelling, and six counts of fraud by false representation. She received a three-year and eight-month prison sentence. The first incident occurred between 6.40am and 6.55am on 14 August […]
Detectives investigating a string of sexual assaults in Southwark on Tuesday have charged a man with multiple counts
Detectives investigating a string of sexual assaults in Southwark on Tuesday have charged a man with multiple counts.The first report came in the morning, and others came in throughout the day, alleging that a man was sexually assaulting and harassing women in the Camberwell and Ruskin Park areas.Officers and detectives in uniform were dispatched to […]
A sexual predator who assaulted a woman in a Wallsend park has been sentenced to prison
At around 4 p.m. on March 28, Alan Anthony Rothwell preyed on his victim as she walked through the Rising Sun Country Park.The 34-year-old sexually assaulted and attempted to rape the woman in her 60s before fleeing the scene, taking the victim’s phone and a five-pound note from her phone cover.The victim, who had suffered […]
A Darlington man who stabbed a man three times during a trip to Brighton has been sentenced to seven years in prison
Brian Hamilton, 53, of Darlington’s Bolton Close, was seen sprinting away from the scene in Bramble Way on September 29, 2020. He’d just stabbed a man he’d just met in the head, neck, and upper back in an unprovoked and seemingly unmotivated attack. His 32-year-old victim was able to flag down an off-duty police […]
‘You feel completely trapped and very afraid.’
It wasn’t until Natalie Shaw awoke on the kitchen floor, strangled to unconsciousness by her then-partner, that she realised she was a domestic abuse victim – and she needed to flee.Natalie is the force’s strategic lead for Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), and she is sharing her personal story for the first time with […]
Two brave electricians who came to her aid saved a woman who was attacked with a knife at a flat in Ferring from further harm
Kenneth Noble, 69, retired, of Beehive Lane, Ferring, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday 29 June at Lewes Crown Court, having previously admitted to assaulting the 64-year-old woman, who was known to him, on September 27, last year.He was also issued a Restraining Order, which barred him from having any further contact […]
