Albanian human trafficking gang boss is jailed for nine years after smuggling migrants into UK on dinghies Vladimir Bardoshi is the third member of the gang to be imprisoned in the UK Bardoshi and his gang smuggled migrants from France on a fleet of dinghies The Albanian people trafficker was extradited on a European Arrest … Read more
Britain’s Got Talent dancer, 23, is jailed for two years and nine months after repeatedly sexually abusing boy, 13 Christopher Gittins, 23, used the boy for his own ‘gratification’, a court heard He pleaded guilty to six counts relating to him engaging in sexual activity with the boy, who was aged between 13 and 15, … Read more
A driver was jailed for nine years after killing his friend in a 147mph police chase smash and then fleeing the scene. Connor Money, 23, sped away from police at ‘eye-watering speeds’ while performing ‘jaw dropping manoeuvres’ – eventually ploughing into the back of a lorry on a motorway, a court heard. His ‘best friend’ … Read more
‘Predatory’ woman, 20, who was jailed for kissing schoolgirl, 14, is sent back to prison for contacting her on social media hours after she was released Bethany Biggins, 20, was jailed just hours after being released for sexual assault Biggins was imprisoned for two months for kissing a 14-year-old schoolgirl The day she was released … Read more
A man has been jailed for eight years after dousing his childhood friend in half a litre of sulphuric acid in an act of ‘vengeance’. Ibrahim Khan, 22, from Slough, had fallen out with Amar Hussain, who he had known since he was only a young boy, a judge was told. After two stand-up rows, Khan … Read more
A law student who claims he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his controlling father is hoping to clear his name after conducting an investigation behind bars. Mark Alexander was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 for the murder of Samuel, 70. The pensioner’s burned body was discovered buried in the back garden of the … Read more
The first Hong Kong anti-government protester to plead guilty to the charge of rioting during last year’s unrest was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday for a ‘direct attack on the rule of law’. Sin Ka-ho, a 21-year-old lifeguard, was among thousands who surrounded the Legislative Council on June 12 during a pro-democracy … Read more
British man is jailed for 25 years in Croatia for stabbing fellow UK tourist to death outside a nightclub Douglas Cane, 27, was found guilty of murdering Ugo Wilson in June 2018 Cane stabbed his fellow Briton to death outside a nightclub on the island of Pag Cane was also found guilty of trying to kill … Read more
Abusive boyfriend is jailed for two years after subjecting his pregnant girlfriend, 21, to campaign of violence including slapping her in the stomach after she vowed to keep their baby Victor Sibthorpe threatened to kill his pregnant girlfriend Nicole McStravick He placed his hands around her throat and threatened her with a knife Manchester Crown … Read more
A charity shop worker who laced a woman’s Canderel sweetener with a cocktail of drugs for two weeks in a bid to poison her has been jailed for four years after calling the police to confess he thought he had ‘murdered’ her. Christopher Connolly crushed up a variety of painkillers, anti-depressants and pills for anxiety … Read more