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A violent domestic abuser who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend to death after a furious row in which he told her to “get an abortion” has been sentenced to life in jail with a minimum term of 42 years.Shaine March, 47, of Lewisham, South East London, stabbed Alana Odysseos to death at her home in…
Press ReleaseDomestic abuseViolent crimeCPSLondon North
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced Safi Dawood, 22, has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and possession of an offensive weapon following a triple stabbing in Uxbridge on Monday.Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said:…
Two teenagers who admitted torturing and killing kittens have been detained in a young offender institution and banned from ever owning pets again.The boy, 17, and girl, 17, who cannot be named due to their age, both previously pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal and…
Two teenagers who viciously attacked a 14-year-old boy with machetes on a bus in south-east London have been jailed for his murder.Kelyan Bokassa from Greenwich was stabbed multiple times as he travelled on a bus headed to Woolwich on 7 January.The two youths, aged 15 and 16 at the time of the…
A celebrity osteopath who is thought to be one of London’s most prolific ever voyeurs was jailed for three years today, after he admitted taking intimate images and videos of thousands of women without their knowledge.Torben Stig Hersborg, 64, of Tower Hamlets, London, took secret pictures and…
A double murderer who tried to dispose of dismembered body parts hidden in suitcases at Clifton Suspension Bridge has been convicted of the brutal killings of a couple.Yostin Mosquera, 35, was found guilty of murdering Paul Longworth and Albert Alfonso today (July 21, 2025) following a trial at…
Updated 15 September 2025:Constance Marten and Mark Gordon were sentenced today at the Old Bailey (15 September 2025) for gross negligence manslaughter following the death of their newborn baby. Mark Gordon was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment, with an extended period on licence of four…
The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Thomas Partey with multiple counts of rape.Partey, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.These allegations relate to three separate women who reported incidents which took…
Update 27 June 2025:Marcus Arduini-Monzo was sentenced at the Old Bailey today (27 June 2025) to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 40 years. A man who rampaged through the streets of Hainault in a drug-induced state, killing a 14-year-old boy and seriously injuring four other victims…
Adele Kelly, the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London North, said:“We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Chris Brown (dob 5/5/1989) with one count of grievous bodily harm, contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861.“The alleged incident occurred in…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeCPSLondon North
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Media protocol
To ensure greater openness in the reporting of criminal proceedings, the CPS, the police and media representatives developed a joint protocol for working together. We are currently in the process of updating the protocol.
