A sex attacker has admitted murdering a woman after ambushing her as she walked home alone in the middle of the night in east London. He had been released from prison just nine days earlier. Jordan McSweeney, 29, pleaded guilty to the murder of 35-year-old Zara Aleena, who was attacked in Ilford on June 26…
Man Admits Murdering Zara Aleena During Sex Attack on London Street
Snapchat and Telegram ‘Preferred’ Means of Communications for London Gang Murder Plots: Report
Apps such as Snapchat and Telegram have become the “preferred” communications for gangs plotting murders and other violence, according to a report by London’s Violent Reduction Unit (VRU) published on Tuesday. The VRU, which was set up in 2019 by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, commissioned researchers from the Behavioural Insights Team to analyse…
Families’ Lawyer Calls for Grenfell Fire Inquiry Not to Be ‘Box-Ticking Exercise’
A lawyer representing 25 survivors and bereaved relatives of those who died in the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London has told a public inquiry they hoped it would not be “just another … box-ticking exercise.” The fire broke out on the fourth floor of the tower block in North Kensington, west London, on June…
Bulldog Drummond’s Bride (1939)
A bank robbery in London prevents—again—the marriage of Bulldog Drummond and his girlfriend. But this time, when the delinquents are caught, it will be celebrated at last. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it…
Matriarch, 71, Jailed for Helping Son Cover up Killing of UK Drug Dealer
LONDON—A 71-year-old woman who helped her son dispose of the body of a London drug dealer, which was later found on fire, has been jailed for two years. Sophia Kokkinos helped her son Raphael when he called her after killing Loeike Guei, 23, at his flat in Streatham, south London. On Tuesday, Kokkinos, 35, was…
The Woman in Green (1945)
Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed. Scotland Yard suspects a madman, but Holmes believes the killings to be part of a diabolical plot. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button…
Shooting in London Leaves 2 Dead in Latest Violence Linked to Capital’s Drill Gangs
Two men were killed on a street in south London on Sunday night in an incident believed to be linked to rivalry between two drill gangs. The Metropolitan Police said two cars were driving along Railton Road, Brixton, when one of them collided with a moped and several parked cars. The moped rider was killed….
Where’s That Fire? (1940)
A hapless fire crew is given the ultimatum: put out a fire successfully or else be sacked. They fail miserably, and their ancient fire engine is stolen by criminals attempting to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of London. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature…
Alternative Therapist Guilty of Murder of ‘Devout Christian’ Whose Will She Forged
A woman who killed a friend she met through a church in London, decapitated her, and dumped the headless body on a public footpath 200 miles away, has been convicted of murder. The trial at the Old Bailey in London heard Jemma Mitchell, 38, murdered Mee Kuen Chong, 67, in June 2021 after they “fell…
Man Faces Life in Jail for Joint Enterprise Murder of London Drill Rapper 16Shotz
A man has been convicted of murdering a drill music performer who drove a stolen car onto the territory of a rival gang in south London, crashed it, and then attacked a rival rapper with an “enormous knife.” On Wednesday, a jury found Darius Kwakye, 29, guilty of the murder of Salem Koudou, 20, who…
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