A former Radio 1 DJ has been jailed for 12 years for arranging the sexual abuse of children in the Philippines
Mark Page, 63, of Ingleby Barwick, Teesside, used a webcam to contact victims and travelled to the country. He claimed his devices had been hacked but jurors at Teesside Crown Court found him guilty of four offences on Wednesday. Judge Paul Watson QC said Page targeted vulnerable children and was the “very embodiment of depravity. […]
A triple killer has been found guilty of the rape of his final victim, who was five months pregnant
Anthony Russell, 39, has previously admitted the murders of Julie Williams, her son David Williams and 31-year-old Nicole McGregor, whose body was found in woodland near Leamington Spa. The jury heard he had assaulted Ms McGregor just hours after she showed him a picture of her baby scan. Russell is due to be sentenced at […]
Officers investigating unsolved murder of DC Jim Morrison make new appeal
Detectives investigating the unsolved murder of a brave police officer during a robbery 30 years ago, have appealed for help from the public during an appearance on the BBC’s Crimewatch Live. DC Jim Morrison was off-duty when he was stabbed in Montreal Place, Covent Garden on 13 December 1991, following a struggle with a man […]
Adapted shotgun and crossbows seized by Rural Team in Canterbury
An adapted shotgun, crossbows and flashbangs were seized by officers from the rural task force (RTF) who were carrying out an investigation after suspicions were raised about a man in Canterbury. Officers carried out a search of the man’s house on 24 February where the items were located and seized. The owner, who is in […]
A 15-year-old girl from Crawley, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been sentenced for the manslaughter of Nimroy Hendricks in the town
The girl appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Friday 4 March and was given a total sentence of nine years, comprising five years custodial and a further four years on extended licence. She appeared at court last July charged with murder following an investigation by the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team. However, expert medical […]
A 2,500-year-old statue that was smuggled into the UK and seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been returned to the Libyan Government
The marble funerary statue, which dates from 630BC, was shipped to the UK in 2011 using false documents describing the priceless artefact as a “stone decoration from Turkey”. The statue, from the ancient city of Cyrene, had been looted from the UNESCO World Heritage site in Libya and could have fetched up to £3million on […]
Halifax Man Jailed for Murder of Casey Badhams
A Halifax man who stabbed his friend following an argument has been jailed. On Thursday 24 February at Bradford Crown Court, Jake Wilkinson was sentenced for the murder of Casey Badhams in August last year. Jake Wilkinson, 21 of Furness Drive, Halifax was given a minimum term of 22 years minus 199 days spent on […]
A man from Lingfield who was involved in a number of thefts of motor vehicles, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison
James Cross, 19, of Selbys in Lingfield, was arrested on 25 January after officers from Surrey, Kent and Sussex police, executed a joint warrant at his address for a string of car thefts across the three counties. After appearing at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday, 8 March, Cross pleaded guilty to stealing four motor […]
Detectives investigating the murder of Norwegian student Martine Vik Magnussen have this morning made an arrest
The woman, aged in her 60s, was arrested on Tuesday, 8 March, at an address in Westminster on suspicion of assisting an offender. She was taken into custody at a central London police station where she currently remains. The arrest marks a significant development in the investigation into the murder of Martine, who was […]
A man who stalked a woman from Spelthorne over a period of several months, has been sentenced to three years behind bars following a hearing at Guildford Crown Court
On Friday (4 March) Craig Gibson, 38, of Staines Road in Hounslow, was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Friday, after pleading guilty to all charges, including causing damage to the same woman’s house and breaching a suspended sentence for similar offences. The court heard how Gibson stalked the woman over a period of several […]
