Crime

Two more people have been charged with murder as part of an ongoing investigation in Wembley. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and located a 17-year-old boy, David Wynter, with stab wounds. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he sadly died at the scene. His family continue to be supported by specialist officers. On Friday, 28 August, officers arrested an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of murder and possession of an offensive weapon. Jahquarn St Hillaire, 18 of Wembley and the boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons but is from the Wembley area, were both charged on Saturday, 29 August with murder and possession of an offensive weapon. They have been remanded to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 31 August. A 20-year-old man was also arrested on Friday, 28 August on suspicion of assisting an offender. Diego Farquharson, 20 of NW9, has since been charged with assisting an offender and will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 31 August. He remains in police custody. It comes after a 15-year-old boy was charged with murder on Thursday, 27 August. He was remanded in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on the same date and will next appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 24 September.

Two men convicted of causing deaths of mother and daughter by dangerous driving. Two men who drove at excessive speeds on a busy Leeds dual carriageway have been convicted of causing the deaths of a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they walked to school. Hardeep Bhachu, aged 29, of Grant Row, Adel, Leeds, pleaded guilty in June 2024 to causing the deaths of 27-year-old Justyna Hulboj and her daughter Lena Czepczor by dangerous driving. He has been remanded in custody since that time with his sentencing adjourned until the conclusion of a trial related to a second defendant, Jasskamal Riyat. Riyat, aged 37, of Buckstone Avenue, Moortown, Leeds, was found guilty today following a trial at Leeds Crown Court of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving. Shortly after 8.30am on 16 January 2023, Bhachu lost control of the white Audi TT he was driving and hit Justyna and Lena before colliding with the wall of the Vertu Jaguar Leeds car dealership on Scott Hall Road, Leeds. The mother and daughter both died at the scene. Bhachu was taken to hospital due to the injuries he suffered in the collision and was later arrested. Thanks to dashcam and CCTV footage provided by members of the public and Bhachu’s own dashcam, police identified that he had been racing a black BMW 135i immediately before the collision. Riyat, the driver of the BMW, was arrested on the afternoon of 16 January 2023. Bhachu’s dashcam captures a conversation between Bhachu and Riyat as they stopped at traffic lights with Bhachu boasting that his Audi had 560 horsepower and that he’d only been at quarter throttle.

A murder investigation has started after a man who was injured in a stabbing in Birmingham died in hospital. We were initially called to reports of a stabbing on Ashville Avenue, Hodge Hill, at around 11.50pm on Tuesday (25 August). The man, in his 30s, was taken to hospital having suffered a number of injuries and sadly died earlier today. Our Major Crime Unit had launched an immediate investigation, carrying out CCTV and house-to-house enquiries, and at this stage we still believe this to be a targeted attack. Further enquiries are continuing at pace as we work to find who was responsible, while the man's family are being supported and updated by specialist officers. Officers remain in the area carrying out reassurance patrols and are ready to listen to any concerns from the community. We are still urging anyone with information or footage which could help our investigation to get in touch via 101 or Live Chat on our website, quoting log 6000 of 25 August. To stay completely anonymous, call independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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A thug who wore a Manchester United shirt mocking the victims of the Hillsborough Disaster has been jailed for 24 years for rape, sexual assault and a campaign of violent abuse. James White was banned from every football ground in the country in 2023 after he pleaded guilty to displaying threatening or abusive writing likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The 36-year-old had worn a United jersey with the number 97 on the back along with the words ‘Not Enough’ at the club’s FA Cup Final with Manchester City. White, who was branded ‘abhorrent’ by a Judge and slammed by survivors of the tragedy, which saw 97 supporters of Liverpool crushed to death at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final, was arrested last year. A victim told a relative she had been attacked by White, who subsequently fled his address in Warwickshire. She added that White had used a knife to cut her abdomen and that she had suffered bruising on her face, as well as injuries to her back and torso. White pleaded not guilty to assault, sexual assault, rape and domestic abuse charges. He was subsequently found guilty of all charges at Warwick Crown Court in June. Detective Constable Baylie Cairns, from Warwickshire Police, said White subjected the victim to "a campaign of horrific abuse, violence and sexual assaults" and his sentence "prevents him from posing a risk to the victim and others. Cairns added: ‘She showed remarkable bravery and courage in speaking to me about the offences committed against her.’ At his previous case, District Judge Mark Jabbitt said it was ‘hard to imagine a more... offensive reference to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster’. A decade ago a series of inquests found the fans had been unlawfully killed. White bizarrely told police officers that the t-shirt related to his grandad, who died at the age of 97 ‘and didn’t have enough kids’. He was fined £1,000, ordered to pay £485 in costs and was banned from all UK games for four years. An appalled United said it had issued an indefinite ban to White. ‘Mockery of Hillsborough and other football tragedies is completely unacceptable and the club will continue to support firm action to eradicate it from the game,’ a spokesperson said at the time.

A serving prisoner accused of stabbing an imam five times in the head and neck has denied attempted murder. Ahmed Alid, 47, appeared at the Old Bailey via video link from HMP Wakefield on Friday and pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon. The court previously heard Alid allegedly attempted to murder Roderic Vassie at HMP Full Sutton, in East Yorkshire, after Friday prayers on 8 August 2025. He will face trial at Newcastle Crown Court on 25 November. It is alleged he was in possession of an offensive weapon, namely a piece of metal, inside HMP Full Sutton, on the same day. The court previously heard that Alid was transferred to HMP Wakefield, where he is accused of attacking prison officer Sarah Mitchell, who suffered a broken nose, bruising and other injuries, on 21 October last year. The defendant, who was remanded in custody, was assisted by a Moroccan translator during the hearing.

4 men who arson attack Jewish volunteer ambulances in golders green Have pleaded guilty to destroying or damaging property being reckless whether life would be endangered at the Old Bailey on Friday, 28 August Hamza Iqbal, 20 ( 1st pic ) from Leyton Rehan Khan, 19 (2nd pic ) from Leyton Saif Ali, 18( 3rd pic) from Walthamstow Judex Atshatshi, 18 (4th) from Dagenham They are to be sentenced next year

The ongoing gang war tit for tat eston Middlesbrough ARMED cops have been spotted on a Middlesbrough street today after a stabbing unfolded down the road from a fatal house fire. It comes after a house was rammed by a car just a few streets from where a girl and her aunt died in a fire amid fears of a tit-for-tat gang war. A man, 39, has been stabbed at a house at the Bankfields estate in Eston, with armed cops swarming the road and football pitch nearby. Cleveland Police said: “A 39-year-old man is receiving treatment following an assault involving a bladed weapon in an address on Sedgemoor Road in Eston around midday today. No arrests have been made at this time, however, enquiries are ongoing into the incident.” Police have not ruled out a link between the knife attack and the deadly A66 crash that killed seven – including two police officers. It comes after the front garden wall of an address in Middlesbrough was repeatedly rammed by a car in the early hours of this morning.

Pic of Valentina Foster, seven, and Natalie McDonald, 34, who died in the blaze near South Bank Middlesbrough Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder Also two houses were rammed m in mid of gang war that broke out on the estate.

A suspected underworld shooting erupted inside a north London corner shop — only for the intended victim to fight back and wrestle the gunman as bullets flew. Mustafa Bolat, 29, walked into the Wood Green store armed with a pistol and fired three shots at Ali Unlu. But Unlu reacted instantly, grabbing the gunman’s arm and forcing the weapon away from him. One shot was fired just inches from his head. The pair crashed into shelves and boxes of fruit as Unlu battled to disarm his attacker, sending apples and oranges flying across the floor. Shocking CCTV footage captured the terrifying struggle before Bolat eventually broke free and calmly walked out. Unlu then hurled a bottle at him as terrified witnesses called 999. The motive remains unclear as neither man agreed to assist police. Both are believed to have Turkish heritage, with Wood Green long associated with Turkish gangland activity. Bolat admitted possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence but was cleared by an Old Bailey jury of attempted murder and possessing a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life. He admitted firing the shots but claimed he only wanted to scare Unlu. Bolat, of Tottenham, was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on November 13.

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21-year-old Gabriel Levy, a Jewish man from Wakefield, has been jailed for 28 months at Leeds Crown Court after making anonymous death threats against two mosques in Manchester. He called Al-Sunnah Mosque from a withheld number and said: “I’m going to come to your mosque and kill you.” Just a few hours later, police went to his home, arrested him and seized his mobile phone. Further investigations found that he had also called Iqra Mosque on the same day. He told a member of staff: “I am going to kill you Muslim.” The police also found concerning messages on his phone containing Islamophobic and racist language, as well as other hateful content. He claimed he made the threats in response to the attack on a synagogue in Manchester.

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Met seize knives after sawing through front door of alleged weapons smuggler Body-worn video footage captures the moment the door is busted down and more than a dozen officers swoop on the property on Wandsworth Road, Lambeth, at 05:09hrs on Tuesday, 25 August. The warrant was executed after intelligence suggested illegal knives were being imported into the UK and allegedly linked to the address. During a search of the property, officers recovered a box containing ten knives, including lock knives and flick knives. Detectives allege the suspect is linked to the attempted importation of a significant number of knives from China, including zombie knives, which were intercepted by Border Force before they could reach the streets. The investigation was subsequently taken on by detectives from the Met's Specialist Crime Command. A man in his twenties was arrested on suspicion of importing prohibited weapons into the UK. He remains in custody while enquiries continue.

Man sentenced for attempted murder of woman in Leeds. It comes as Ibrahim Albashir, aged 34, of no fixed abode, was today (25 August) made the subject of a hospital order at Leeds Crown Court after pleading guilty to attempted murder. He was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment and was told he will be detained in hospital for as long as necessary and that if he is discharged from hospital will serve the remainder of his sentence in prison. Shortly after 9pm on 17 March 2024, police were called to Otley Road, Leeds, to a report from a member of security staff at The Original Oak pub that a man had attacked a woman with a glass bottle by a nearby bus stop. The caller and a colleague had intervened and stopped the victim from being attacked further. Emergency services attended at the scene and the victim, who is now aged 32, was found to have lacerations to her neck, chest, head and hands and was taken to hospital for immediate treatment. The perpetrator was identified as Albashir who was arrested at the scene. He was taken to hospital to be checked over before being taken into police custody.

A teenager has been jailed for killing De Montfort University student Khaleed Oladipo following a fatal stabbing in Leicester city centre. Harper Dennis, 19, who was also a student in his first year at the University of Leicester, was convicted of manslaughter today (Tuesday 25 August) after a trial at Leicester Crown Court. He was also found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon and one count of failing to provide his PIN number under Section 49 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). He was sentenced to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment.

Man jailed for life for fatal shooting in Brixton On Friday, 21 August a jury at Croydon Crown Court found Trevin Campbell, 35 (1st pic) guilty of murder. At the same court on Tuesday, 25 August he was sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to serve a minimum tariff of 30 years. At around 06:13hrs on 21 October 2021, police were called to Kings College Hospital where Gary Mayhew had self-presented with gunshot wounds to his legs. Despite the efforts of medical staff, the 32-year-old sadly died in hospital later that day. Police established that Gary had been shot minutes after leaving a silent disco in Belinda Road, Brixton, at around 06:00hrs. Campbell was quickly identified as a suspect and was arrested four days after the murder, as he boarded a flight to Jamaica from Gatwick Airport. The gun has never been recovered. He was charged with murder, but the matter was discontinued pending further enquiries in January 2022 after the Crown Prosecution Service established there was insufficient prospect of conviction. Detectives continued to investigate the case, determined to secure justice for Gary’s family. To build the case against Campbell, officers reviewed key pieces of CCTV, recovered mobile phone data that linked him to the scene and obtained expert ballistics evidence that supported the theory he had fired the shot from a pistol hidden in his jacket pocket. That led to his re-arrest on 12 December 2025. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges, and Campbell appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on 13 December 2025 charged with murder. Following a two-week trial at Croydon Crown Court, Campbell, of Harrington Road, South Norwood, was found guilty on Friday, 21 August of murder.

Victim in Islington murder investigation named A woman who sadly died at an address in Islington has been named as 23-year-old Clara Bale. A murder investigation was launched after police were called at 09:33hrs on Thursday, 6 August following concerns for the welfare of a woman inside an address on Bollinder Place. Officers attended alongside the London Ambulance Service and found Clara unresponsive. She was sadly pronounced dead at the scene despite the best efforts of medical professionals. Clara's next-of-kin have been identified and continue to be supported by specially trained officers. Officers arrested four women, aged 20, 21, 23 and 26, and two men, aged 21 and 24 at the scene on suspicion of murder. They have all since been released on bail while enquiries continue.

A Nigerian social media influencer arrested for trying to inport 21 million pounds worth of cocaine to the uk. Afolabi Kazeem Micheal ( KC luxury) was detained at Lagos Airport are a plane to Paris The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said 184.5kg of cocaine was found concealed in brown boxes at a courier facility in Lagos on Monday 3 August Two people in uk was arrested Oladipupo Atandare, 50, from Dagenham and Latifat Yusuf, 44, from Hornchurch were arrested following the seizure of more than 180kg (397lb) of cocaine in the UK on 5 August.

The woman who was stabbed to death in Shepherd Bush on aug 18 has been named 52-year-old Samantha Turner (pic). Alan Dore, 48, appeared at the Old Bailey today (August 24), charged with Ms Turner’s murder and the attempted murder of her daughter.