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Showing 1 - 10 of 32 results for crime type "Violent crime" & area "London North"
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…
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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 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…
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…
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…
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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.
