Four men have received jail sentences after being found guilty of robbery and conspiracy to rob in a number of violent incidents, one of which occurred in Sydenham. The robberies were mainly targeted at cash machine deliveries, and took place between April 2011 and July 2012. Saqib Waheed, 27, and…
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of James Sweeney. The crime took place at Sweeney’s home on Jessam Avenue in Clapton on May 4. Sweeney, 30, died of stab wounds to the chest and abdomen. He was a shop worker and was originally from Montserrat.…
The Met Police would like to identify two men after an assault near a pub in Mare Street has left the victim in a “critical” condition in hospital. The incident took place near the Dolphin public house in Mare Street, E8, last Sunday, May 12 at around 5 am. The…
The Met Police say the tally of arrests in their largest ever coordinated…
In a special joint Met Police and Tower Hamlets council operation described as “the largest ever number of coordinated dawn raids” in the fight against drugs, burglary and theft, 66 people have been arrested across East London and other parts of the capital this morning. “Operation Carbon” involved more than…
New Addington window cleaner, Stuart Hazell, 37, has been a jailed for life with a recommendation he serves at least 38 years at his Old Bailey sentencing hearing for murdering 12 year old Croydon schoolgirl Tia Sharp in August last year. Somebody cried “Beast” from the public gallery as he…
A 33-year old from New Malden is the eighth man to be charged with the murder Thierry Christian-Gnanakumar in Lewisham. Jeyasuthan Theiventhrampillai appeared in Bromley Magistrates Court on May 10 via virtual court, and was accused of murdering of 22-year old Thierry Christian-Gnanakumar on Lewisham High Street last November. On…
New Addington window cleaner, Stuart Hazell, faces sentencing for murder by Mr Justice Nicol at the Old Bailey Tuesday morning May 14 at 10.30, but Steven Carter, the father of the schoolgirl he murdered, Tia Sharp, said today he should “serve his time and be hung.” In dramatic scenes at…
The Lewisham Police’s Borough Commander is holding a live question and answer session on Twitter. Chief Superintendent, Russel Nyman, is inviting people to submit questions about policing in the borough using #AskLewisham on the social networking site. Lewisham Borough Commander Russell Nyman will be taking your questions on policing in…
Stuart Hazell, 37, who had initially denied the murder of schoolgirl Tia Sharp from New Addington, has changed his plea to guilty in a dramatic development in his Old Bailey trial earlier today. This follows a week of evidence and statements presented to the courtroom by the prosecution. Tia Sharp’s…
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