A man from Southampton was sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape and false imprisonment
‘I’d kill you if I could get away with it.’These are the chilling words of a Southampton man sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape, false imprisonment, and other violent crimes.Jack McRae, 29, of Golden Grove, Southampton, appeared in court today at Southampton Crown Court (17 June).He was found guilty by a jury of […]
A man has agreed to sell his motorcycle after being caught speeding twice in Sussex it may just save his life
Ben Hawkins was pulled over on the A27 between Fontwell and Tangmere after performing a “wheelie” in front of an unmarked police car. He was observed riding at speeds in excess of 70 mph, and when approached by officers, he admitted that he had been showing off to his friends. Hawkins was reported for […]
A convicted rapist Stephen Saville, who sexually abused three teenage girls has been sentenced to prison
A Ramsgate man who sexually abused three teenage girls has been sentenced to prison. Stephen Saville, 61, of Cliffsend, abused the girls from 2009 to 2017. He persuaded one of the girls that they were in a mutually beneficial relationship and were having an affair behind his partner’s back. Saville would tell her she couldn’t […]
The sentencing date for the man convicted of murdering PCSO Julia James has been set
During the May trial, the jury heard how Julia, 53, was beaten to death while walking her Jack Russell dog Toby in the countryside near her home in Snowdown. The jury of eight women and four men delivered their verdict on the sixth day of the trial. Prosecutor Alison Morgan QC told the […]
Kent Police were called to a report of a sexual assault in Lenham that has since been confirmed to be a hoax
Here is an update issued from Kent Police after the incident in Lenham:At 6.40 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2022, Kent Police were called to a report of a sexual assault in Lenham. Officers, including police dog handlers and the police helicopter, responded to the scene, where it was later determined that the call was […]
Officers in Leeds have charged a man under new domestic abuse legislation passed earlier this month
In a first for West Yorkshire Police, an 18-year-old man from Leeds was charged with section 47 assault and non-fatal strangulation following an incident on June 9 at an address in Wortley. The man was granted conditional bail after appearing before Leeds Magistrates on June 10th. He will return to court on July 20th. The […]
A vile and twisted Stokesley man has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for a series of sexual offences against children and teenagers whom he targeted via social media
Mark Anthony Wilson, 35, of Allen Grove, pleaded guilty to 27* charges against nine victims ranging in age from seven to 19. Between 2018 and 2020, he targeted vulnerable children and young adults across the UK, threatening to expose them and their families if they did not comply with his sickening requests for intimate, […]
Following a report of an assault on a woman in Camber, police are looking for witnesses
The incident occurred at 1 a.m. on June 11 in Lydd Road, near the Pontins holiday resort.Detectives investigating the incident believe it was witnessed by people walking and driving by.Officers arrested and charged a 35-year-old man in connection with the incident.On June 13, Darren Smith, 35, of Mercury Close, Rochester, appeared in Brighton Magistrates’ Court […]
A woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for concealing her relationship with a convicted drug trafficker in order to avoid prosecution for her own crimes
Sinead Lavelle, 34, of Offmore Road, Kidderminster, was found guilty of conspiracy to supply cocaine in December last year after a four-week trial. On Friday, she was sentenced at Hereford Crown Court (10 June). During the same trial, four men, including her partner Gareth Pegler of Saxon Way, Wychbold, were convicted of drug-related offences and […]
A violent robber who preyed on a vulnerable pensioner has been apprehended
Thomas Smith, 63, was sentenced to ten years in prison for an unprovoked attack in Houghton-le-Spring. Smith, according to Newcastle Crown Court, targeted the 66-year-old victim on April 22, 2019. The victim was seen walking down Brinkburn Crescent when she moved aside for what she thought was a passer-by. Smith, on the other hand, […]
A 22-year-old man from Colerne was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to possessing extreme pornographic material and making indecent images of children on two counts
Kieran Philip Lee of Larch Road, North Colerne, appeared in Salisbury Crown Court via video link yesterday (15/06) and was sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for the first count. He also received four months suspended for two years for each of the two additional counts. Both sentences will be […]
A man sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex offences and taking indecent images of children
Christopher Rowland Seston, 49, of Swindon but now residing in Sandhurst, Bracknell Forest, appeared in Salisbury Crown Court today (16/06) for sentencing. He had previously admitted to two counts of sexual activity with a child and four counts of taking derogatory photographs of a child. Seston was arrested in February 2021 after police received information […]
