Broken Britain
Dad who was found with more than 100 indecent images on his computer spared jail
A dad has been spared jail after more than 100 indecent images were seized from his computer. A judge told Adrian Hughes, 48, his viewing of sickening child pornography involving girls as young as three ‘is not curiosity, it’s perversion.’ Hughes was asked to think how he would feel if he had come across an image of his own son being abused. Police went to Hughes’s home in April last year, after indications he had been accessing indecent images online....
John Worboys the “Black cab rapist” who had over 100 victims…to be released
One of the most prolific rapists to be brought to justice is about to be released, even though he is thought to have committed over 100 rapes and sexual assaults, in the capita, between 2002 and 2008. Worboys, 60, from South East London, drugged his victims before attacking the defenseless women in the back of his taxi. In 2009 he was eventually convicted at Croydon Crown Court to 19 offences and was told he would serve at least eight years...
Indian restaurant fined more than £20k after a customer found a COCKROACH in their pilau rice
An Indian restaurant has been fined more than £20,000 after a customer found a COCKROACH in his pilau rice. Environmental health officers visited the The Maharajah Restaurant in Luton, Beds., after the diner complained about the dead insect, which was buried in his meal. Inspectors from Central Bedfordshire Council found a build-up of dirt, grease and food debris to the pipework throughout the premises. The skirting boards throughout the kitchen were also so thick with grease and dirt that the...
Investigation launched after 16-year-old boy stabbed to death in Oxford
Police launched a murder investigation after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Oxford. The boy, who was from Birmingham, was stabbed in Friars Wharf, close to the River Thames. He was attacked just before 8pm last night and died from his injuries in hospital. A woman aged 25 and a man aged 33, both from Oxford, have been arrested on suspicion of murder. A witness said: "I was coming back from work. There was a young bloke on...
Homeless man who spoke out against fraudsters posing as beggars to swindle cash from wellwishers died as a result of drug abuse, an inquest heard
A homeless man who spoke out against fraudsters posing as beggars to swindle cash from wellwishers died as a result of drug abuse, an inquest heard. Simon Van Der Hoek, 50, died on December 17 in hospital after being found with sepsis and gangrene following an injury to his leg three weeks before. He was transferred by ambulance to hospital for a leg amputation, but died before the operation could be done. Mr Van Der Hoek, who was registered to...
Police investigating death of 51-year-old disabled woman release CCTV images
A 43-year man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a disabled woman who was bludgeoned to death in her home. Julie Fox was found dead in her bungalow in Carnforth Drive, Worcester, shortly before 6.50pm last Wednesday (27/12). Emergency services were called to the scene by a neighbour who smelt gas coming from the property, and it was later discovered that gas rings had been left on. Police investigating the death of 51 year-old Julie Fox from Worcester have...
Man who already had convictions for killing TWO ex-partners pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend
A man who already had convictions for killing his wife and a former partner has pleaded guilty to murdering his ex-girlfriend. At the Old Bailey, Theodore Johnson, 64, admitted beating Angela Best with a claw hammer and throttling her with a dressing gown cord. Johnson has two previous manslaughter convictions: one for pushing his wife over a balcony in 1981 and one in 1993 for strangling a partner. Theodore Johnson. A man who already had convictions for killing his wife...
In Pics – Fire that destroyed 1,600 cars as car park had NO sprinklers
A huge fire in a multi storey car park in Liverpool near the Liverpool Echo Arena has destroyed over 1400 vehicles inside the car park. The fire started after an accidental fire in one car which spread to other vehicles. The fire could have been stopped if the building had been fitted with sprinklers. The fire began when a Land Rover burst into flames, the subsequent blaze engulfed seven floors at the Echo Arena on Liverpool's waterfront. 4,000 had to...
Two 16-year-old boys shot in London takeaway
Two teenage boys were shot from close range by a thug armed with a shotgun as they ate inside a London chicken shop. One of them fled out the back of the takeaway before collapsing in a nearby garden. The victim managed to hop over a fence - despite being shot in the back, according to shocked eye witnesses. He was one of two 16-year-old boys shot inside the PFC chicken shop in Plaistow, east London, on Friday night. The...