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Showing 1 - 4 of 4 results for crime type "Hate crime" & area "South East"

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Jail for man who claimed online he would “get away with” Kent mosque attack

A man has been jailed for six months after smearing bacon on the door of a mosque.Marcus Edwards, 44, was in Gillingham on Sunday August 11, when he recorded the moment he smeared rashers of bacon on a mosque and claimed to people online that he would get away with it as the justice system would do…
Press Release Hate crime South East

Jail for man who yelled homophobic abuse at Chatham protest

A man who yelled homophobic abuse at police officers during a protest in Chatham has become the first person in Kent to be jailed following the recent spate of national disorder.Daniel Baldock was asked by police to disperse at Wednesday night’s (7 August) protest, but resisted those requests,…
Press Release Hate crime South East

Hate crime conviction rates in the South East amongst highest in the country

The CPS hate crime annual report, published today (Tuesday 16 October), shows that CPS South East, which is responsible for these types of prosecutions in the three counties, had the third highest conviction rate out of 14 CPS Areas. Between April 2017 and March 2018, there were 787 hate crimes…
Press Release Hate crime South East

CPS publishes new public statements on hate crime

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has today (21 August) published new public statements on how it will prosecute hate crime and support victims in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The revised statements cover the different strands of hate crime: racist and religious; disability; and homophobic,…
News Item Hate crime South East

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