Crime

UK Prison System Under Scrutiny After Dangerous Offender Freed in Error

UK Prison System Under Scrutiny After Dangerous Offender Freed in Error

An Algerian sex offender, Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, has been re-arrested nine days after he was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth. The 24-year-old, who had been serving a sentence for trespass with intent to steal and had a prior conviction for indecent exposure, was spotted on Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, north London, after a member of the

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Police Chiefs Warn of Crime Surge as Ministers Push Prison Sentence Cuts

Police Chiefs Warn of Crime Surge as Ministers Push Prison Sentence Cuts

Senior police officers have issued a strong warning to the government over its proposed Sentencing Bill, cautioning that plans to shorten prison terms could trigger a significant rise in crime across England and Wales. According to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), reducing short-term sentences and releasing offenders earlier could result in thousands of additional

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Train Worker Hailed a Hero After Knife Rampage on London Bound Service

Train Worker Hailed a Hero After Knife Rampage on London Bound Service

A train worker has been praised as a hero who undoubtedly saved many lives after confronting a knifeman who went on a stabbing spree aboard a London bound train on Saturday evening. The attacker, described as a man dressed in black, boarded the LNER service at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and began stabbing passengers at random shortly

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Derby Train Attack: Passenger Jailed After Strangling Ticket Inspector in Derby

Derby Train Attack: Passenger Jailed After Strangling Ticket Inspector in Derby

A Midlands man has been jailed after violently assaulting railway staff during a dispute over a train ticket at Derby station. On 22 May, Mohamed Kadir, 29, of no fixed address, was sitting in a first-class carriage of a CrossCountry train bound for Birmingham when staff asked to see his ticket. Kadir admitted he did

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Sisters Avoid Prison After Cannabis Package Error Exposes Drug Operation

Sisters Avoid Prison After Cannabis Package Error Exposes Drug Operation

Two sisters have narrowly avoided immediate prison sentences after a £10,000 package of cannabis was mistakenly delivered to a neighbour, leading police to uncover their role in a wider drug operation. Paris and Destiny Connolly were found to have been involved in the preparation and sale of Class A drugs, including cocaine and heroin. The

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Former Malvern College Coach Found Guilty of Murdering Wife after Hidden Evidence Discovery

Former Malvern College Coach Found Guilty of Murdering Wife after Hidden Evidence Discovery

A former sports coach at a leading public school has been found guilty of murdering his wife after police discovered hidden bloodstained clothes partway through his retrial. Mohamed Samak, 43, an Egyptian national and former international hockey player, denied killing his wife, 49-year-old interior designer Joanne Samak, at their home in Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, claiming

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Cocaine-Using Company Director Jailed for Six Years over Fatal Borders Crash

Cocaine-Using Company Director Jailed for Six Years over Fatal Borders Crash

A company director who caused a fatal three-car collision while under the influence of cocaine has been sentenced to six years in prison. Christopher Lynn, 32, from Dalkeith in Midlothian, drove his Ford Ranger pick-up truck into the back of 64-year-old Yvonne Nichol’s Vauxhall Astra on the A7 near Ashkirk in the Scottish Borders. The

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