Henry Vaughan
Crime
Police officer admits using position to obtain dead people’s bank details
Muhammed Mustafa Darr, 37, pleaded guilty to two charges of misconduct in public office at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday.
15 Jun 2023
Crime13 Feb 2023
Girls’ school named theatre after fraudster who gave £250k, court told
Francis Holland School removed the plaque and returned £92,500 after Achilleas Kallakis was jailed over sophisticated five-year property and luxury yacht scam in 2013
Crime
Two retired Met officers in court over plot to share indecent images of children
Jack Addis and Jeremy Laxton are said to have shared images with serving Chief Inspector Richard Watkinson, who was found dead before he was charged.
9 Feb 2023
Crime
David Carrick among country’s worst ever sex offenders
The disgraced Metropolitan Police officer joined the ranks of the most notorious rapists after being handed 36 life sentences.
7 Feb 2023
Crime
Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick faces life sentence
Carrick, who joined the Met in 2001, is expected to be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday.
7 Feb 2023
Crime
Rapist Met Police officer faces life sentence
David Carrick, 48, carried out a ‘catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences’
6 Feb 2023
Crime
Rapist Met officer David Carrick sent victim picture of himself with police gun
The 48-year-old also used his police baton and handcuffs during attacks on a dozen women over 17 years, a court has been told.
6 Feb 2023
Crime
Met Police officer David Carrick used his ‘power to carry out sex attacks’
The 48-year-old was sacked from the force after being unmasked as one of the country’s most prolific sex offenders.
6 Feb 2023
Crime27 Jan 2023
Nurse accused of planning terror attack with homemade bomb at RAF base
Mohammed Farooq, 27, allegedly intended to use a device made out of a pressure cooker in the attack, a court heard
Crime
Student nurse appears in court accused of planning terror attack on RAF base
Mohammad Farooq, 27, was arrested outside St James’s Hospital in Leeds last week.
27 Jan 2023
Crime20 Jan 2023
Bernie Ecclestone in court ahead of trial for alleged £400m fraud
Billionaire former Formula One boss faces a single charge of fraud by false representation following an investigation by HMRC
Music
Pussycat Dolls star left ‘looking over shoulder’ after man’s ‘scary behaviour’
Lewis Langley, 47, was handed a three-year restraining order at Croydon Crown Court banning him from contacting Ashley Roberts.
19 Jan 2023
Crime
Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts ‘didn’t feel safe’ due to ‘scary’ man, court told
Lewis Langley, 47, was handed a restraining order after blowing kisses, smiling, and giggling at the star.
19 Jan 2023
Crime
Ashley Roberts ‘didn’t feel safe’ after being targeted by stalker, court hears
Lewis Langley, of Thornton Heath, south London, denies stalking the former Strictly Come Dancing star.
19 Jan 2023
Crime
Stalker thought Pussycat Dolls star was his girlfriend, trial told
Lewis Langley is on trial at Croydon Crown Court, where he denies stalking Ashley Roberts.
19 Jan 2023
Crime
Met boss apologises for ‘horrific’ failures as officer revealed as serial rapist
Pc David Carrick attacked at least a dozen women over an 18-year period throughout his career with the Met.
16 Jan 2023
Crime
Met Police armed officer revealed as one of Britain’s worst sex offenders
David Carrick, 48, has admitted attacking a dozen women over an 18-year period.
16 Jan 2023
Crime
Met Police failed to kick out Carrick despite nine incidents over two decades
Met officer David Carrick, 48, came to the attention of four forces over allegations including rape.
16 Jan 2023
Crime5 Jan 2023
Barber who sent Covid loan cash to IS terrorists jailed for 12 years
Tarek Namouz, 43, sent the funds via a money transfer bureau between November 2020 and May 2021 to organise terror attacks in Syria
Crime
Ex-Charlton Athletic footballer Richard Rufus guilty of £8m investment fraud
The former Charlton Athletic defender duped friends and family members into handing over their money.
21 Dec 2022
Crime19 Dec 2022
Official who defrauded Church of England out of £5.2m jailed
The globetrotting Martin Sargeant, 53, spent the money on a lavish lifestyle and travelling the world