Charles Thomson
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Father of south Essex murder suspect denies perverting the course of justice (opens the original)
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The father of a south Essex murder suspect has denied lying to police to pervert the course of justice. Brentwood man William Lunnon Sr, 65, of Ashwells Road in Pilgrims Hatch, pleaded not guilty at Basildon Crown Court on Thursday (October 1). The charge accuses him of "doing an act tending and intended to pervert the course of justice" as Essex Police investigated his son's involvement in the death of a 12-year-old boy. The act, says the charge, was that he "gave false information to the polic
Homeless burglar caused £4,500 worth of damage to south Essex pub (opens the original)
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A homeless burglar broke into the Darby Digger with a knife and caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage, a court has heard. Callum Galloway, 29, broke into the Wickford pub-restaurant at around 3.30am on on September 9 but was interrupted and apprehended. It was part of a string of offences committed across Essex over seven months. He appeared for sentence at Basildon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (September 30) for crimes including criminal damage, theft, shoplifting, burglary, assault an
Magistrates release homeless south Essex flasher on court bail (opens the original)
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A homeless south Essex flasher has been released on bail until sentence after magistrates were told sentencing guidelines meant there was no prospect of him being jailed. Issam El Madini, 32, exposed himself in Brentwood High Street in February 2025, Basildon Magistrates' Court heard on Wednesday (September 30). He pleaded not guilty but was found guilty at trial, after which he repeatedly failed to attend court for sentencing. He also refused to cooperate with the probation service when it trie
Serial thief caught with £200 of stolen M&S meat in his car in Rayleigh (opens the original)
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A south Essex man has been ordered to pay compensation to M&S after £200 worth of stolen mean was found in his car. Jonathan Rice, 37, of Cornwall Road, Bowers Gifford, pleaded guilty on Wednesday (September 30) to handling stolen goods. After being caught red-handed with the stolen items, he claimed a friend had offered to buy the meat for him but then left the store without paying. Prosecutor Rebecca Debenham told Basildon Magistrates' Court the theft occurred in Rayleigh on September 1. "Ther
South Essex man banned from offering women lifts after sex assault trial (opens the original)
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A south Essex man has been jailed and banned from offering women lifts after he was found guilty of a string of violent and sexual offences. Kenneth Cosmos-Nwaokeke, 47, of Ilfracombe Road, Southend, was sentenced this week. He was found guilty in May of six counts of sexual assault and four charges of assault by beating. He had pleaded not guilty in 2023 and taken the allegations to trial at Basildon Crown Court. Cosmos-Nwaokeke returned to the court on Tuesday (September 29) to hear his fate.
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