A father who violently shook his baby daughter to death has been jailed for 14 years for her manslaughter
Christopher Easey, 31, formerly of Norfolk, had denied murdering 14-week-old Eleanor in December 2019. His trial heard Eleanor had a brain injury and 31 rib fractures and had been left alone on occasions by both parents, who had also fed her biscuits. The baby’s mother, Carly Easey, 36, was sentenced to a 12-month community order […]
Four people have been charged following protests at Clacket Lane and Cobham services yesterday
Nathan McGovern, 22, of White Horse Lane, Tower Hamlets, London, Amber Alexander, 18, of Withdean Court, Brighton, Louis Hawkins, 22, of Dewe Road, Brighton and Rosa Sharkey, 22 of Dewe Road, Brighton have been charged with causing criminal damage of over £5000. They appeared at Crawley Magistrates’ Court this afternoon (29 April) and were released […]
A Tunbridge Wells man who subjected a former partner to a series of violent assaults and sustained mental abuse has been sentenced to four years in prison
Joshua Hamilton was responsible for a catalogue of offences which included repeatedly beating his victim, shredding her clothing and making threats to kill her. The abuse took place during 2020 and 2021 and continued for more than a year. Hamilton’s violent behaviour included punching, kicking and treading on the victim’s feet. He pulled her hair, […]
The 2016 crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo, which Egyptian authorities initially described as an act of terrorism, was caused by a pilot smoking a cigarette, an investigation has found
The jet disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea between Crete and the coast of northern Egypt on May 19, 2016, carrying 66 passengers and crew, all of whom were killed. It took one month to locate the wreckage. Egyptian investigators initially said they had found traces of explosives in the remains of victims of the […]
Officers investigating the murder of Elliot Francique in Plaistow have charged a man
Menelik Campbell 20 of Dalston, is due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Friday. Elliot, aged 20, was found suffering from stab wounds inside his home in Plaistow on Tuesday, 19 April. Medics worked hard to save his life, but despite their efforts, Elliot was pronounced dead at the scene at 4.31pm
An eighth man has been charged with conspiracy to commit the murder of Christopher Hughes, who was found dead earlier this year
The 37-year-old was found just off White Moss Road South in the Skelmersdale area of Lancashire on Tuesday 22 February 2022. A member of the public reported seeing a man being forced into the back of a vehicle on Almond Grove in the Worsley Hall area of Wigan on Friday 18 February 2022. An […]
A fourth member of an organised crime group has been jailed for conspiring to supply more than £12 million of counterfeit banknotes
Farningham resident Andrew Ainsworth’s imprisonment follows a lengthy and complex investigation by specialist detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, including the single largest face-value seizure of fake currency in UK history following a raid at an industrial unit in Beckenham.Support was also provided by the Bank of England and counterfeit currency […]
A suspect has been charged following an assault with a knife in Maidstone
The alleged assault happened between 8.45pm and 8.55pm on Saturday 23 April 2022, in Week Street near the junction with Station Road. Officers attended along with South East Coast Ambulance Service and the victim, an 18-year-old man, was taken to a London hospital. His injuries are not life threatening. On Tuesday 26 […]
Detectives from Lancashire’s Force Major Investigation Team have this evening charged a man with the murder of missing mum Katie Kenyon
Andrew Burfield, 50, of Todmorden Road, Burnley, is due to appear at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court at 10am on Thursday. The 33-year-old mum of two, from Padiham, was last seen at about 9.30am on Friday 22 April when it is believed she travelled in a Ford Transit van which left Burnley towards the Bolton […]
Reality TV star and former glamour model Katie Price has appeared before magistrates in Crawley charged with breaching a restraining order
The 43-year-old is accused of breaching a restraining order against ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s fiancee Michelle Penticost on 21 January. Ms Price, from West Sussex, pleaded not guilty and requested a Crown Court trial. She was ordered to appear before Lewes Crown Court on 25 May. She was given bail with the condition that she […]
