A MAN HAS BEEN sentenced to nine years in prison, with four years extended licence because of the danger he poses to the public, after being convicted of a range of offences in connection with an attempt to abuse a ...
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“Gangmaster” jailed for slavery offences
IT WAS A jail sentence of seven years for seven offences of holding a person in slavery or servitude for Leyton man David Lupu, 29. The sentence was handed down at the Inner London Crown Court, along with a slavery ...
Read More »East London man jailed for child kidnap attempt
AN EAST LONDON man has been jailed for three years, after being convicted of “attempting to take a child so as to remove him/her from a person having lawful control”. The convict is Tariq Qayyum, 61, of Chadwell Heath. The ...
Read More »Life for killing housemate in stabbing frenzy
SHERRARD ROAD, Manor Park, was the scene of a vicious attack last August as Emil Asparuhov Hristov, 40, murdered his 29 year old housemate, Dimitar Petrov, who died at the scene from multiple stab wounds. Hristov was convicted at the ...
Read More »Pizza shop robbed at knifepoint
A PIZZA TAKEAWAY outlet in Brentwood Road, Romford, was robbed by four men armed with knives on Wednesday, 14th March. The incident occurred around midnight. Police believe that three of the suspects entered the shop while one remained outside as ...
Read More »Poplar man guilty of Island knife attack
A POPLAR MAN has been found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent after an incident at Alice Shepherd House on the Isle of Dogs which took place last October. There was a dispute at a flat in the block ...
Read More »Murder in Stratford shopping centre
POLICE HAVE confirmed that the disturbance in the Stratford shopping centre in the Stratford Broadway at around 9.30pm last Tuesday was caused by a man being stabbed. The victim later died. The emergency services attended the incident but, despite their ...
Read More »Chadwell Heath stabbing: police appeal for witnesses
REVISITED the area where Lyndon Davis died – one week after the 18 year old lost his life. They have appealed again for members of the public to come forward with information about the killing. Lyndon was assaulted late in ...
Read More »Mile End shooting: update
TWO YOUNG MEN were shot outside Mile End Tube Station late last night, 23rd March. Both were in their 20s and were shot as passengers walked past, going in and out of the Tube station. The incident occurred at approximately ...
Read More »Fatalities on A13: police seek witnesses
A MAN DIED in a collision on the eastbound A13 in Havering on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred between Ferry Lane and the New Roundabout in Rainham. The victim is believed to have been in his 50s. Reports of the collision reached ...
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