Crime

AN EAST LONDON man has been sentenced to seven years in jail after being found guilty of two counts of encouraging terrorism and one count of supporting a proscribed organisation. The guilty man is Mohammed Kamal Hussain, 28, of East ...

POLICE ARE looking for one last suspect as they investigate the murder of Romanian national Sandel Serbu in Ilford last November. Serbu was found on High Road, at the junction with Connaught Road – badly injured, apparently after a fight. He was ...

A WOMAN in her mid 20s was raped by a stranger in Shoreditch on Saturday, 17th February. Fortunately police moved fast and found the suspect quickly. Nayed Hoque, 20, of Little Ilford Lane, Manor Park, E12 was charged on 22nd ...

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE have welcomed the latest review of their work on child protection. The review was carried out by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. This is the last review of how the Metropolitan Police ...

A FOURTH MAN has been charged with the murder of Moosakhan Nasiri – who was found with a stab wound to the chest in Plashet Park, Forest Gate, just after 4pm on 15th October. The latest man to be charged ...

DETECTIVES CONTINUE to hunt for the killer of Barking teenager Hasan Ozkan, who was found in Abbey Road, Barking at around 10pm on 3rd February – non-responsive, with multiple stab wounds. He died at the scene. Now a third teenager ...

THREE EAST END teenagers who were found with a gun back in April 2017 were finally sentenced last week, at Isleworth Crown Court. The trio had been found guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 21st December – after a two ...

OVER 250 WEAPONS were taken off the streets by three police forces working together across the capital over half term. The action, the latest phase of Operation Sceptre, was part of a national week of action across the UK. The ...

SEVENTEEN IS THE unlucky number in Canning Town this month, as a third teenager was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Lord Promise Nkenda in Canning Town on Valentine’s Day. Promise, as he was known, was just 17 years ...

A POLICE CONSTABLE based in Hackney has been sentenced by Westminster Magistrates’ Court to carry out 200 hours of unpaid community service. The sentence follows his conviction for assault by beating at Hendon Magistrates’ Court on 9th February. PC Kashif ...