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A John Lewis stockroom worker who stole more than £45,000 worth of tech including laptops, phones and Apple AirPods has been jailed. Lai Uong worked at the Bluewater branch in Greenhithe, near Dartford, for more than 17 years before an internal investigation was launched after stock continued to go missing. Lai Uong was jailed after … Read More “Bluewater’s John Lewis stockroom worker jailed after stealing £45,000 of Apple AirPods, Windows and Samsung products” »
A teenage girl fell over in a drunken stupor on a family night out – and then played dead while being tackled by police. McDonald’s worker Chelsea Henley, 18, kicked an official patrol car during a night out before falling to the ground and keeping her eyes closed while an officer struggled to get her … Read More “McDonald’s worker, 18, falls over in drunken stupor on family night out – then played dead while being tackled by police” »
Bizarre CCTV footage has shown how vandal Anwar Hosseni appeared to pray in front of the Glade of Light memorial – before damaging it. The 24-year-old was yesterday handed a community order after a series of scratches were found on the Manchester Arena bombing memorial in the city centre in February this year. In footage … Read More “Bizarre footage shows Arena memorial vandal ‘praying’ in front of Glade of Light before damaging it” »
A group of seven men murdered a teenager while retrieving a stolen ‘drugs line’ phone which belonged to two of them, a court has heard. The alleged victim, Abdirahim Mohamed, had earlier taken the handset in a raid on rival drug dealers – and he was then “ambushed” in retribution two days later. The 18-year-old … Read More “Residents saw ‘ferocious’ machete attack on teen outside their homes, murder trial jury is told” »
An actor who caused £10,000 worth of damage to the new Glade of Light memorial begged for forgiveness from the families of the Arena bombing victims. Anwar Hosseni, 24, was hauled before a judge after he admitted scratching the city centre memorial, which was officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Manchester Crown … Read More “‘I understand the pain and suffering’ – Actor who caused £10k worth of damage to Arena bombing memorial begs for forgiveness” »
A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man who died in Wallsend. A 43-year-old male lost his life following a suspected assault on St Hilda’s Avenue in Holy Cross. He sustained serious injuries consistent with having been caused by a bladed article and was pronounced dead at the scene. Mohammed … Read More “Heaton teenager appears in court charged with murder of man after Wallsend stabbing” »
Three men have been found guilty of killing a teenager who was shot to death whilst sitting in the back of a taxi. Kimani Martin was blasted by a shotgun from as little as three metres away on Dudley Road East, Tividale in the early hours of June 20 last year. The 18-year-old collapsed on … Read More “Three men found guilty of killing Kimani Martin in Tividale taxi shooting” »
A jilted mum embarked on a foul-mouthed hate campaign after discovering her partner was expecting a child with her next-door neighbour. Claire Boardman, 44, sent vile texts to 29 year-old former Manchester beauty queen Chloe Douglas-Riley when her boyfriend, Stuart Jones, 33, moved in with her. In a series of messages, Boardman called bar manager … Read More “‘You have f***ed my life up, you are going to pay for this’ – Jilted mum waged hate campaign after boyfriend moved in with beauty queen neighbour” »
A married police dog handler has been jailed after violently attacking and trying to rape a woman he met at a pub. Ernesto Ceraldi, 44, left the woman, who said she thought she was going to die, bloodied and bruised after repeatedly throttling and punching her during the terrifying ordeal. He was eventually arrested after … Read More “Married GMP officer jailed for trying to rape woman he met in pub” »
The leader of an organised crime group from Liverpool who used a child to traffic drugs into Cumbria has been sentenced. Yacine Djalti was the leader of a county lines drug gang that would run crack cocaine and heroin on the county line known as ‘Mo’ into South Cumbria in July and August 2021. On … Read More “Liverpool gang leader used child to traffic heroin and crack cocaine in county lines operation” »
