Knife Frenzy Sentence Increased To 18 Years

A violent knifeman, who entered a tube station and repeatedly stabbed two passengers waiting for a train, has had his prison sentence increased.

Nicholas Orlando Green, 36, did not know the male victims, who were part of a larger group that had just departed a local Kennington dance class at approximately 10.30pm.

He was originally sentenced to eleven years imprisonment at Inner London Crown Court, but now an eighteen-year term has been imposed.

The case was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.

The original trial jury jury cleared him of the attempted murder of the victims.

British Transport Police Detective Chief Inspector Paul Attwell said: "We wholeheartedly welcome the Court of Appeal’s decision to increase Green’s sentence to eighteen-years custodial imprisonment, with a further five to be served on licence.

“His victims – who were complete strangers to him – continue to live with the physical and psychological impact of the shocking and unprovoked attack at Kennington Underground station in March, 2024.

“I hope this outcome provides some additional comfort knowing that Green will now serve an even longer sentence.”

The Solicitor General Ellie Reeves KC MP said: "This was a shocking and horrific attack.Green targeted three people with extreme merciless violence. The bravery shown by the victim who stepped in to help was remarkable, and my thoughts are with all those affected.

“I welcome the Court of Appeal's decision to increase Green's sentence and remain committed to ensuring those who carry out serious knife attacks face the full force of the law."

Green, of Kennington Park Road was convicted of two counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm, with intent, possession of a bladed article and assaulting a female as he exited the station.

The first victim, 44, was already in Kennington Underground Station when Green tapped in using a bank card, which later identified him.

On the platform he launched a ferocious and unprovoked attack on the man, attacking and stabbing him for around 20 seconds with a knife clenched in his right hand.

He continued the attack even after the victim fell to the floor.

Hearing the commotion, the second victim, 42, rushed over to intervene.

Green then began attacking him in the same way, knocking him to the ground before other horrified members of the public intervened.

Green then got up and made his way to a lift, where he assaulted the 31-year-old woman before leaving the station.

Both of the first two victims were rushed to hospital.

The first victim suffered multiple stab injuries to his chest and a fractured humerus bone in his left arm.

The second victim also suffered 13 stab injuries in total.

Detectives launched an urgent investigation and quickly established Green's identity from the bank card he had tapped into the station with.

He was arrested the following day by BTP officers and taken into custody.

During a search of his address officers located the card he had used to tap in and the trainers he had worn during the attack.

They also found the jacket that he had been wearing, which had been freshly washed.

DCI Attwell said at the time of Green's sentencing: "This was a truly horrific and unprovoked attack that left two innocent men with life-altering physical and psychological injuries that they continue to recover from.

“Green has never provided an explanation for his torrent of violence.

“During police interviews he repeatedly laughed, lied, argued and tried to frustrate our investigation as much as he could, but our officers worked tirelessly to gather crucial evidence that helped the jury see through his lies and bring him to justice.

“I hope this outcome brings some measure of justice and reassurance to the victims and their loved ones.

“We will stop at nothing to ensure violent offenders like Green are held to account and removed from the streets.”

Serial Square Mile Burglar Back Behind Bars

A prolific burglar - banned from the City of London – is starting a prison sentence of three years and four months for stealing laptops and phones from offices.

Neville Stanbury, 58, of Hazelbank Road, Lewisham has devoted his criminal life to targeting commercial properties and businesses in the Square Mile and has been convicted of approximately 140 offences.

His latest crime spree saw him snatching around £19,500 worth of electronics between December 28, 2025 and April 4, this year.

He pleaded guilty to seven counts of burglary, one count of attempted burglary and eight counts of breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order, which banned him from entering the City of London.

During one of his break-ins on Saturday, March 28 Stanbury was caught on CCTV stealing laptops and a mobile phone in premises on Dukes Place.

Detective Constable James Crellin, of City of London Police, said:

“Burglary is an intrusive crime that causes significant harm and distress to victims, as well as fear and disruption within businesses and residential communities in the City.

“We will attend all reports of break-ins in the City, giving us the best chance of making an arrest and collecting evidence from a scene and we will continue to target prolific offenders

“We will always take this type of criminality seriously and thoroughly investigate all evidential leads, including forensics, to bring those perpetrators to justice.”

In 2022, Stanbury was given a Criminal Behaviour Order, banning him from the Square Mile until the end of 2031 after £40,000 worth of criminal damage and theft.

HMO Resident Accused Of Bashing Male Victim He Allegedly Groped

A HMO resident has appeared in court, accused of touching another occupant’s backside before smashing the man in the face with an improvised weapon.

Ratnasingam Jeyabalasingam, 41, of Swanwick Close, Roehampton denies the allegation and will stand trial next year, when he will need the assistance of a Tamil interpreter.

He was bailed by Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court to return on February 26 on condition he does not communicate with the complainant.

Jeyabalasingam is charged with sexually assaulting the male on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, in the address’ kitchen, where they are still residents.

He is also charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm to the complainant on the staircase, using a wooden pole.

The court heard the complainant suffered a fractured skull and wound to his face.

Jeyabalasingam will claim at trial he was acting in self-defence after he was attacked with a wooden pole.

Benefit Cheat's Secret Property

A benefit fraudster, who claimed over £32,000 in Universal Credit while secretly owning another property he deliberately failed to declare, has admitted his crime.

Laikh Hussain, 41, of Ashburnham Road, Richmond-upon-Thames appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court this week.

He pleaded guilty to dishonestly making a false statement to obtain benefit on July 8, 2020, namely that he did not own any other property than the home in which he lived.

Prosecutor Ijaz Malik told the court the offence was between the 2020 date and January, 2024 when Hussain claimed he was unemployed and had no other means of support.

He claimed Universal Credit for himself and his wife, declaring he had no savings and owned no additional property either in the UK or abroad.

Hussain’s dishonesty, which was from the very beginning of his claim, resulted in a loss to the taxpayer of £32,379.66p.

“Had this been known if would have effected his entitlement ,” explained prosecutor Ijaz Malik.

Hussain was bailed to October 6 for a pre-sentence report after his defence lawyer mentioned “medical, financial and family problems,” and the recent passing away of a close relative.

The court heard Hussain is in the process of repaying the money he dishonestly received.

Camera-Shy Bridgerton Actress Avoids Road Ban For Multiple Speeding Offences

Peek-A-Boo: Andoh Hides From Camera (l)

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh was unusually camera-shy yesterday, after she was convicted of speeding yet again - her fifth recent offence.

However, the actress dodged a mandatory driving disqualification after convincing magistrates she needs to be able to drive across the country to visit her frail 85 year-old mother.

The 63 year-old appeared at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court, where she successfully fought for her driving licence, claiming she would suffer ‘exceptional hardship’ if she lost it.

Andoh, of Lowden Road, Herne Hill pleaded guilty to exceeding the 20mph speed limit while driving her black two-litre Volvo V60 on February 13 along the A2199 South Croxted Road, West Dulwich.

She plays the long-running role of Lady Agatha Danbury in the historical award-winning Netflix drama.

She was fined £640, with £130 costs and was ordered to pay a £256 victim surcharge and was given another three penalty points.

When leaving court Andoh tried to dodge the Square Mile News photographer by ducking behind her mini entourage - ironic for somebody eager to be in front of camera for her £100,00 a-year role.

Bench Chair Joanne Rutledge told her: “You made an ‘exceptional hardship’ argument that revolved entirely around your mother, who lives alone in a town in Shropshire, not far from the Welsh border.

“She has health issues that are numerous, bones and bleeding and other problems and you have to take her up and down to hospital and she has no carer and she relies on you to pick up the pieces.

“We have found the impact on your mother of you losing your licence amounts to ‘exceptional hardship’ and it was borderline.

“You are driving with a lot of points on your licence,” added Mrs Rutledge. “There are twelve now with the addition of today and you will have a long period of driving with points on your licence.

“You cannot make the same ‘exceptional hardship’ grounds for the next three years. Maybe your mum needs to get herself some assistance and you cannot be relied on going forward.”

Prosecutor Charlotte Birch told the court Andoh was driving at 25mph when an automatic speed camera flashed at 3.42pm.

She has four previous convictions for speeding on March 23, 2023; November 21, 2024 and January 31 and May 1, this year.

Andoh became emotional in the witness box when recalling the death of her Ghanaian father in January, this year and fears her mother may go the same way if she cannot drive the four hours to her home.

Head Down: Prolific Speeder Andoh (r)

“He was in hospital and fell out of bed and hit his head at 7.00pm and we were informed at 8.00am the next day and could not get to him in time.”

Residing in isolated Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire means her mother is difficult to care for if public transport is her only option, Andoh told the magistrates.

“It is possible, but there is a lot of waiting around and it is a forty minute drive from the train station to mum’s town.

“My mum is an amazing woman. She was a schoolteacher, my games mistress, but she is physically frail and had cancer in the 1980’s.

“She has osteoporosis, she’s incontinent, her bladder doesn’t work, she has blood clots and damaged kidneys.”

Recalling one recent worrying incident the actress explained: “She sees moss in her gutters and decides to clean it and got out a step-ladder and fell off the step-ladder and cracked a disc in her spine.

“That was a particularly difficult injury. She is on blood thinners and when she cuts it takes months to heal.

“I was able to get up there, but after a week I had to go back to work and had to fly my brother over, who lives in Los Angeles.

“I’ve had the middle of the night call and just packed a toothbrush and got in the car and go. Somebody could ring me and stay until I get there, but there is no support system for her.

“If I was disqualified for a fortnight or a month what happens is mum falls over in that fortnight?

“I suppose this year I feel particularly sensitive because of how dad died and I would hate for mum to be in hospital. I wouldn’t like that.

“I was over the speed limit on these occasions. There is no argument about that.

“It is a four hour drive,” added Andoh. “In those four hours probably someone from next door would sit with mum. If it was ambulance-worthy I wouldn’t go.

“My husband doesn’t drive and I have three children, but they are all London kids and none of them drive.

“She lives in a converted barn and there isn’t space for someone to live in and frankly my mum would hate that.

“This week she has had exceptionally high blood pressure and they have looked to put her on medication that is contrary to the disease in her kidneys.

“When she falls and cuts herself, she bleeds and she is incontinent when she walks distances, about two-hundred yards.

“It makes her anxious if she cannot get hold of me to come up.

“The fact her kidneys don’t function means she swells up. She has a catheter, uses a bag and is living with an open wound that gets regularly infected and bleeds into the bag.”

Andoh also said she needs her licence to drive to her mother’s brother, who has dementia and lives in Cornwall and her mother’s two sisters live far away, in Cardiff and Wimbledon and one has a broken back and the other a broken ankle.

“Emergencies have arisen when I am at work and I had to go and they had to rejig things.

“Mum has a friendship group, but they are inter eighties and nineties. They are a hardy bunch.

“Mum’s answer is that when she is too old to live in the house she will move into supported living with her friends and when they are too old for that the cottage hospital and then opt their clogs.”

Moving to Andoh’s south-east London home was also out of the question, said the star.

“Mum would absolutely hate it. What would she do all day? She would be incredibly lonely as all her friends are up there and she has lived there forty years.”

The Bristol-born star has carved out a career in stage, screen, television and radio.

She won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Lady Agatha Danbury from the Black Reel Awards for Television.

She is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an Associate Artist and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Shakespeare Company, a teacher at the Royal Academy of Arts (RADA) and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Andoh received an MBE for services to drama despite on live television describing Buckingham Palace as having a “terribly white balcony” on the day of King Charles III’s coronation.

Her movie career includes roles in Adulthood and its sequel Brotherhood, plus Invictus and Wallace & Gromit.

Her numerous television roles include Doctor Who; Death in Paradise; Line of Duty; Broadchurch; New Tricks and Silent Witness, plus numerous other roles.

She recently appeared on stage in Richard II & III, plus Bleak Expectations and Julius Caesar.

Train Sex Predator Caught At Court

A sex offender, who targeted lone women on late night trains, has been jailed after British Transport Police (BTP) officers arrested him at an unrelated court appearance. 

Sebastian Vernon, 45, of Finborough Road, West Brompton, was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault following a trial at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court.

He was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for seven years.

The court heard how, at around 11.00pm on March 25, last year, Vernon boarded a Circle Line train at Ladbrook Grove heading towards King’s Cross station. 

Despite the carriage being empty he sat next to a young woman before sexually assaulting her while she was trapped in her seat.

In a bid to escape Vernon’s clutches, she pretended she was leaving the train but stayed on when she saw him disembark.

Just two weeks later, on April 8, Vernon boarded a train from Stevenage to Hitchin just before midnight.

Again he sat next to a young woman in a virtually empty carriage and proceeded to engage her in small talk.

The woman immediately became suspicious of his behaviour and left her seat and moved towards the carriage doors.

When she looked around she realised that Vernon had followed her and as she waited to leave the service he sexually assaulted her.

The women reported what happened through BTP’s discreet 61016 text-to-report service and its online reporting service and officers soon realised they were looking for the same person for both attacks.

Their detailed reports resulted in officers identifying Vernon and tracing him to a central London court where he was arrested as he emerged from a hearing for unrelated offences of assault, theft and possessing cannabis.

BTP Detective Constable Iryna Cuthbert said: “Vernon is an opportunistic predator who prowled train carriages late at night seeking out women who were travelling alone before attacking them.

“I commend the bravery of the two women for reporting what happened and supporting our subsequent investigation which has resulted in another sex offender behind bars.”

Vile Tube Train Sex Offender Back In Prison

A convicted London Underground sexual predator is back behind bars after vowing to stab British Transport Police (BTP) officers.

Mansoor Ahmed, 31, of Blackthorn Avenue, West Drayton spent fourteen minutes on phone with a police caller handler, complaining about his case. 

He launched his hate-filled tirade after calling BTP’s First Contact Centre on the afternoon of Wednesday May 27.

At Inner London Crown Court Ahmed was sentenced to six months imprisonment after pleading guilty to a charge of threatening communications.

He also pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis, and a Public Order offence.

Ahmed called at 2.30pm and provided a reference number for his own case. 

It related to a BTP investigation into him sexually assaulting two women on the London Underground in late 2020.

BTP detectives brought him to justice for those sexual assaults and he was jailed for two years and two months.

Angry that his crimes and custody photo were made public after he was convicted, Ahmed hurled abuse at the call handler.

He threatened graphic violence on BTP officers, stating he would attack them at rail stations.

During his call he said: “I’m coming to stab all of you […] I’m coming to stab a transport police officer”.

Ahmed also made a series of sexually violent threats towards women and children, before adding: “When I find one of your transport police officers, I’m going to put acid on his face.”

Detectives from BTP’s Major, Serious and Organised Crime (MSOC) team launched a manhunt and Ahmed was arrested two days later, on May 29, in West London.

He called arresting officers “dossers” and continued to hurl abuse at them as they drove him to custody.

In interview he told detectives that “red mist” came over him on the call that stemmed from his crimes and photo being made public by BTP.

Ahmed also admitted to being a criminal but claimed he’s not evil.

BTP Detective Constable Lee Smith said: “Mansoor Ahmed’s threats towards our call handler and officers were frankly disgusting.

“He’s a career criminal with a string of previous convictions so it was imperative we caught him soon after the call before he could harm our officers or the public.

“Once we tracked him down and took him into custody, he quickly changed his tune after realising he was faced with another stint behind bars.

“This outcome shows we’ll never stand for horrific abuse or threats towards anyone at BTP.”

"Callous And Opportunistic" Liverpool Street Rolex Robber Caught

A Liverpool Street Station robber, who snatched a £28,000 Rolex watch from a targeted victim, who had a broken ankle, has been jailed.

Mohammed Fremoule, 29 of Cazenove Road, Walthamstow was captured on CCTV outside the busy City of London station.

Dressed completely in black he sneaked up from behind on the victim, who was wearing red shorts and in conversation with a female, and pulled the expensive watch from the man's wrist.

Fremoule pleaded guilty to robbery and handling stolen goods and was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court.

He received two years and eight months.

He was arrested on March 29 after he was found in possession of a stolen mobile phone. 

The watch, which was uninsured, was never recovered.

Detective Constable Marcus Fairclough, of the City of London Police, said: “This was a callous and opportunistic robbery, carried out against a vulnerable victim who was already suffering from a broken ankle. 

“The offender targeted him, stalked him outside Liverpool Street Station and then violently ripped a watch worth approximately £28,000 from his wrist, before making off.

“Due to our extensive CCTV network, we were able to capture the incident and trace the suspect’s movements. 

“Working closely with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the British Transport Police (BTP), we were able to build the evidence needed to bring him before the courts.

“This sentence sends a clear message that those who come to the City to commit crime will be relentlessly pursued. 

“Through our investigations, partnerships and world-class CCTV coverage, we are identifying offenders, bringing them to justice and helping to keep the City’s streets safe by locking up criminals who pose a threat to the public.”

Care Home £81,340 Fraud Charges: Manager In Court

Odoch & Apiyo outside court

A care home manager, accused of defrauding two elderly residents out of £81,340 by making dishonest cashpoint withdrawals, appeared at Croydon Crown Court on Monday along with her alleged accomplice.

Winnie Apiyo, 43, the boss of Burrows House Care Home, Penge and Maxwell Odoch, 43, are both fighting the charges against them.

The pair, both of Dumbarton Court, Brixton Hill will return for a trial on February 12, 2029.

Apiyo is charged with fraud by abuse of position between October 10, 2020 and October 10, 2022 by defrauding resident Alan Lucey out of £42,250 and resident Carol Barnes out of £39,090.

She is also charged with fraud by false representation in relation to unauthorised cashpoint withdrawals between October 11, 2021 and September 24, 2022 totalling £81,340.

Odoch is charged with one count of fraud by false representation in relation to cashpoint withdrawals between the same dates.