Essex man receives ban for Chatham driving
Essex man receives ban for Chatham driving Julian Cala, aged 43, of Caravel Close, Essex, was sentenced on 26 January 2022 at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving when above the legal drink-drive limit, in Chatham, on 31 December 2021. When stopped he gave a reading of 65 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 […]
Two men were sentenced to a total of 38 years in prison at Norwich Crown Court for drug trafficking and firearms offences
Kelly Bond, aged 53 and formerly of Lopham Road in Kenninghall, was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment and Darren James, aged 48 and formerly of Norwich Street in Dereham, was sentenced to 22 years imprisonment. The two men were arrested in Dereham during the early hours of the 12 May 2020, following a search of […]
A woman who attacked an elderly and frail holidaymaker during a mugging attempt has been jailed
On Wednesday 17th November 2021, the victim – aged in his 70s – had walked to Sainsbury’s local on Sandown High Street to buy some candles, having suffered a power outage at his holiday accommodation. After withdrawing money from a cashpoint, he was approached by 41-year-old Emma Louise Stafford who struck up a conversation with […]
A Petersfield man has today been jailed for eight years for raping a 30-year-old woman in August last year
Petru-Gabriel Dumea, aged 27, of Chapel Street, Petersfield has today (4 March) been sentenced to eight years in jail at Winchester Crown Court, after pleading guilty to rape at an earlier hearing. The court heard that during the evening of Tuesday, 2 August 2021, a woman was out socialising at the Black Sheep public house […]
Police are looking for information on the whereabouts of Robert Cox, 36, who is wanted on a recall to prison
He was released part way through a 32-month sentence for burglary but is now sought for breaching the terms of his release license. Robert is known to have strong links to the Arun area, particularly in Nutbourne and Littlehampton, but is believed to be spending time in Brighton. Anyone who sees him or has any […]
A man has been charged with murdering his divorced parents whose bodies were found 15 miles apart
The body of Clive Warrington, 67, was found at Sherborne Place in Cheltenham at 6.25am on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards the body of his ex-wife, Valerie Warrington, 73, was found at a property in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds. William Warrington, 40, will appear at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court on Saturday accused of their murders. The body of […]
A man from Wakefield has admitted to posting online messages fantasising about abusing children and possessing thousands of child sexual abuse images
Jack Mallinson, 25, a trainee solicitor and special police constable with West Yorkshire Police, was identified by NCA investigators as username winterz100, who used instant messaging app Wickr to send encrypted content. He was arrested on 7 January last year by NCA officers who seized several of his electronic devices. Officers found 3,710 indecent images […]
Three men from the Isle of Wight have been convicted of organising the smuggling of people across the English Channel
47-year-old Stephen Redhead, of Horsbridge Hill in Newport and 55-year-old Christopher Barber, of Landguard Road in Shanklin, have today (Friday) been found guilty by a unanimous jury of conspiring to do an act to facilitate the commission of a breach of UK immigration law by a non-EU person, contrary to the Immigration Act. Their convictions […]
A mother has been found guilty of causing the death of her 11-month-old baby daughter after she housed her in squalor and failed to seek medical treatment for her when she became ill as a result
Fartun Jamal, 25 of Kingfisher Way, NW10, was found guilty on Friday, 4 March of causing the death of Nafahat Diini as well as three counts of child cruelty following a trial at Harrow Crown Court. Detective Chief Inspector Madeline Ryder, the senior investigating officer, said: “This is an absolutely tragic case that resulted in […]
A brutal, pre-planned and unprovoked assault which saw a teenage girl stabbed 60 times in Sittingbourne has led to a judge imposing a discretionary life sentence on a teenage boy
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, assaulted the victim in July 2021 and left her with numerous life-threatening injuries. Following an investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, he admitted attempted murder and was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday 4 March 2022. He will serve a national tariff […]
