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Update: 16 May 2025Shakeil Thibou has been sentenced at the Old Bailey today (16 May 2025) to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years.Shaeim Thibou was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and is prohibited from attending the Notting Hill Carnival for 10 years…
A father, who had previously been in prison after he was convicted of assaulting his eight-week-old baby, has been jailed for life for murder after she died of her injuries.Kyle Kitchen, 38, was initially jailed for hitting and vigorously shaking eight-week-old Primrose Kane in November 2014. The…
A mother who drowned her two young children at their home has been sentenced to life imprisonment for their murders.Kara Alexander, 47, of Dagenham, murdered two-year-old Elijah Thomas and five-year-old Marley Thomas in the bath at their home in December 2022.Post-mortem examinations found their…
A man who punched and kicked a chef near Notting Hill Carnival before leaving him dying in the street to go clubbing has been convicted of murder.Omar Wilson, 31, of Leytonstone, attacked Mussie Imnetu, 41, after a row broke out outside a restaurant in Queensway on the night of 26 August 2024.The…
A couple who murdered a woman before dismembering and disposing of her body parts have been sentenced to life imprisonment.Steven Sansom, 45, and Gemma Watts, 49, both pleaded guilty to murder and perverting the course of justice after they killed Sarah Mayhew to satisfy their shared sexual and…
Hassan Sentamu was today (13 March 2025) sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years.After today’s sentence hearing, Jaswant Narwal, Chief Crown Prosecutor, said: “We are thinking of Elianne today, and of her family and friends who have been so cruelly robbed of spending a…
David Malone of the Crown Prosecution Service said: “We have today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge two teenagers with murder following the tragic death of Kelyan Bokassa in Woolwich on January 7, 2025.“The boys, aged 15 and 16, who cannot be named at this stage in legal proceedings,…
Updated 13 December 2024:Mohamed Iidow has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 10 years and 8 months today at the Old Bailey after he was found guilty of raping and killing Natalie Shotter in Southall Park, London.Original release 18 October 2024:A man who was prowling Southhall…
Press ReleaseViolent crimeSexual offencesLondon North
A man who brutally murdered a vulnerable young man before dismembering his body and transporting it to a park in a suitcase has been sentenced to life imprisonment.Dajour Jones, 27, befriended 20-year-old Jamie Gilbey whilst both resided at a supported housing accommodation in January 2022 – within…
A man whose vile abuse of a bus driver was widely shared on social media has been jailed.Michael Mongan, 39, unleashed a tirade of religiously-aggravated abuse and spat at the driver after being denied entry when his payment card was declined.The incident, which took place on August 7 in Hayes, saw…
Press ReleaseHate crimeViolent crimeCPSLondon North
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