Tuesday, 21 October 2025

City Of London Upskirter Wanted

A female passenger was upskirted by a mystery male while riding the escalator at Moorgate Underground Station.

The incident occurred at approximately 5.49pm on Tuesday, September 9 at the busy tube station, located within the Square Mile.

British Transport Police (BTP) have released this image of their suspect.

They are appealing to members of the public to assist them in identifying him.

Anyone who recognises him is asked to contact BTP by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 693 of 9 September.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Sunday, 19 October 2025

British Transport Police Hunting Upskirter Suspect

A female tube train passenger was a victim of upskirting by a mystery man now being hunted by transport cops.

British Transport Police (BTP) are investigating the incident.

Officers have released this image of their suspect and are appealing to members of the public to assist them identify him.

The woman was travelling on a southbound Victoria Line Underground train between Finsbury Park and King's Cross at approximately 10.45pm on Saturday, July 12.

A male passenger recorded her intimately and closely followed her when she departed the train at King's Cross before running off.

Officers believe the man in the image may have information which could assist their investigation.

Anyone with information can contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 881 of 12 July.

Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Friday, 17 October 2025

Teen Train Creep Locked-Up


A “dangerous predator” who molested four women on the London Underground in just three days has been locked-up.

Hadi Al Koumi, 18, routinely approached his unsuspecting victims from behind, sexually assaulted them and fled.

He is now starting a sentence of four years and eight months and must sign the sex offenders' register for the rest of his life.

Al Koumi, of Bideford Avenue, Ealing, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault and was found guilty of a further sexual assault following a trial at Isleworth Crown Court.

He was also made subject to a six-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

On August 6, last year at around 5.15pm, the first victim – a woman in her 30's – was at St John’s Wood Underground Station when her train arrived. 

As she went to board, Al Koumi crouched down behind her and sexually assaulted her, before running away.

Two days later, on August 8, the second victim – a woman in her 30's – was at Green Park Underground Station at around 2.40pm when her train arrived. 

Al Koumi then walked up behind her and sexually assaulted her. As the victim turned to look at him, he walked away, before looking back to her and winking at her.

Less than two hours later at 4.20pm, the third victim - a woman in her 40's - was at East Acton Underground Station and was distracted by her phone.

Again, Al Koumi approached the victim from behind and sexually assaulted her.

Later that day at around 11.15pm, a fourth victim, a woman in her 30's, was on board a train between Greenford and Perivale station when she was approached by Al Koumi, who attempted to engage her in conversation. 

The victim politely asked him to leave her alone, but he persisted. 

After telling him again, he stood up, as did she, and he sexually assaulted her. 

The victim managed to throw a glass at him as the doors opened and she left the train, before calling 999.

Al Koumi was captured on CCTV during all four offences and the incidents were linked together and his images were circulated. 

On August 27 officers from the British Transport Police (BTP) North Tasking Unit (East) were on patrol at Perivale station when Al Koumi was spotted and arrested.

Detective Sergeant Matthew Nolan said: “Al Koumi took deliberate advantage of the rail network in order to assault multiple women for his own sexual gratification.

“He's clearly a dangerous predator who has exhibited a disturbing and abhorrent pattern of offending towards women, so I’m grateful to see the sentencing handed down today, and I hope it can bring some sense of closure and comfort to the women he targeted.”

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Council-Provided Emergency Housing Illegally Sublet By Mum-Of-Three

Bromley Magistrates' Court
A mother-of-three, who was awarded free social housing, rented it out privately while claiming benefits at another address, a court heard.

Khrystal Miller-Hazelden, 32, received a smart terraced house in Humber Road, Blackheath, which the London Borough of Bromley rented from the Borough of Lewisham.


This was to provide emergency accommodation.


However, she moved out of the address and rented it to a private tenant for approximately £45,000 before she was exposed.


Meanwhile, Miller-Hazelden moved to an address in Whitehorse Road, Selhurst, where she claimed housing benefit to cover her rent.


Now living in Lloyd Avenue, Coulsdon she pleaded guilty at Bromley Magistrates’ Court to dishonestly sub-letting the Humber Road house between July 18, 2021 and January 24, last year.


The court heard Bromley Council are treating the housing benefit she claimed from them as rent arrears and Miller-Hazelden is repaying the money at a rate of £100 per month.


It will take her around twenty-five years to fully repay the money.


Miller-Hazelden claims she was in an “abusive relationship” at the time of the offence and her bank accounts were controlled by her violent partner - currently serving a seventeen-year prison sentence.


Two over her children are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance, totalling £637 per month and Miller-Hazelden also currently receives £1100 per month in Universal Credit.


She receives £307 per month in Carers’ Allowance; £237 per month in child benefit and works one day a week at a nursery.


Miller-Hazelden claimed the rental income was just used for day-to-day living and she did not control the money coming in, with her bank card in the possession of her ex.


She told the court she has two bank accounts, one with a balance of £116 and the other 0.87p and the car she uses belongs to her sister.


“There has been a profit of forty-five thousand pounds to her bank account, a huge amount of money, plus thirty thousand pounds in Housing Benefit,” said District Judge Sarah Turnock.


“I have been told it has been spent on day-to-day living. That seems very unusual.”


The Housing Benefit paid for the Whitehorse Road property went directly to the landlord.


“Your case is complicated,” announced the judge, who made an Unlawful Profit Order’ for the sum of £13,000, which Miller-Hazelden will have to pay at the rate of £100 per month.


“Given how financially difficult it is for you to pay this back I am not going to order you to pay any costs.


“This will take just under eleven years to pay off and if it is not paid in full by 2037 interest will begin to accrue.


“If I had sentenced you to community service it would have taken away your child care responsibilities and any other work you find.”

Monday, 13 October 2025

Another Driving Ban For "Gin And Tonics" Aston Martin Lady

A tipsy driver told police: “I’ve had a couple of gin and tonics,” when arrested near her Aston Martin for her third drinks-related offence.

Laura Thompson, 64, who Bromley Magistrates’ Court heard was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, was disqualified from driving for twelve months.


She pleaded guilty to being in charge of her black 4.3 litre Aston Martin in Tranquil Vale, Greenwich on July 4.


Prosecutor Hanna Colette told the court it was 8.30pm when a concerned member of the public called police to the location, just a three minute drive from Thompson’s home in Lee Park, Blackheath.


“She was outside the vehicle and had difficulty speaking to the police and was waving her hands around.”


A member of the public confirmed they stayed with Thompson due to concerns about the state she was in and obvious intention to drive her vehicle.


Her breath reading of 96 micrograms was nearly three times the drinks limit.


Thompson’s lawyer Jonny Pilkington told the court: “She held her hands up to the police at the scene.”


There were also physical and mental health issues she was struggling to cope with, the court heard.


“She turned to alcohol as a way of numbing the pain.


“She has been attending AA meetings and has gone from using alcohol regularly to not at all for a few months and has put her car up for sale.”


When questioned by District Judge Sarah Turnock, Thompson confessed to having a couple of drinks since her arrest.


“This is your third drink drive-related conviction, but there is no evidence you drove the car,” the judge told her. “I have to disqualify you.


“It is an incredibly serious offence to drive while disqualified. You could go to prison.”


Thompson must also complete a twelve-month Community Order, which includes a tagged two-month Alcohol Abstinence Monitoring Requirement.


“That means no alcohol for two months,” added Judge Turnock, ordering Thompson to also pay £85 costs and a £114 victim surcharge.

Saturday, 11 October 2025

More Points On Licence For Speeding Earl Of Yarborough

The Eighth Earl of Yarborough, Charles Pelham was fined and received three penalty points yesterday after he was caught on camera speeding in Central London. 

The 61 year-old peer, who was a member of the House of Lords between 1991 and 1999 complained there are so many differing speed limits in the capital it is impossible to not get caught out.


He pleaded guilty to driving his £70,000 2.9 litre grey Porsche Macan in excess of the 20mph limit on the A202 Vauxhall Bridge Road, near the junction with Chapter Street on January 9.


Prosecutor Laura-Ann Harding told Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court it was 8.54am when the Earl of Yarborough was caught driving at 28mph in a 20mph zone by an automatic speed camera. 


He was approximately four miles from his £10m smart end of terrace house in Lansdowne Walk, Notting Hill on his way to visit a poorly friend in south London.


The court heard he is currently disqualified from driving until March 9, next year for other motoring offences.


The Eton-educated Earl, who held the title Lord Worsley between 1966 and 1991 told the court: “I was going to see a friend in Stockwell who wasn’t very well.


“Apart from that I don’t remember anything.


“I find the speed limits vary so much it is impossible to know what one you are in and it was not too fast.”


The father-of-five was fined £666, with £130 costs and ordered to pay a £266 victim surcharge.


Bench Chairman John Tomkins told him: “Traffic enforcement in London is strict and for some driver’s it is onerous, but it is the law.


“You should drive with vigilance when you get your driving licence back.


“You pleaded guilty to exceeding the twenty miles per hour speed limit and we take into consideration your early guilty plea.


“Although you are disqualified when you receive your licence back it will have three penalty points on it.


“If you are disqualified again for accumulating totting points the disqualification will be for a minimum period of twelve months.”

Thursday, 9 October 2025

Pub Landlord CCTV Pervert Jailed For Spying On Customers

Court In The Act: Ron Hall Outside Bromley Magistrates'
A pub landlord, who installed CCTV in the gents toilet and secretly recorded close-up images of his customers using the urinals, was jailed for nine months today.

Under the pretence of combating drug use at the popular south-east London pub Ronald Hall, 50, persuaded brewery bosses to install a CCTV camera by the toilet door.


However, once contractors arrived he insisted they place the camera inside the lavatory and then deliberately disabled a privacy function, which allowed him a full view of the urinals.


He pleaded guilty at Bromley Magistrates’ Court to thirty-two counts of voyeurism at the Plough & Harrow pub, Bellegrove Road, Welling between February 20 and December 6, last year.


Hall, of Stanley Road, Folkestone, lost his accommodation and job when arrested at the pub on December 17 and moved to the Kent coast where he got a job as a bus driver.


“Your attitude demonstrates a woeful lack of respect for privacy,” District Judge Sarah Turnock told an obviously shocked Hall. “There must be a sentencing uplift to reflect the sheer volume and scale of your actions.


“There is no realistic prospect of rehabilitation. When given the opportunity to express remorse you have refused to do so and minimised your actions and behaviour and suggested that people would not have even minded.”


Prosecutor Colette Hanna told the court the National Crime Agency alerted police to an online dropbox containing potentially illegal images and recordings that were traced to Hall.


Officers seized and examined his mobile phone, which contained recordings from the pub’s toilet with sixteen male victims identified.


The thirty-two charges relate to Hall recording each of those sixteen victims and operating equipment to observe them.


Hall was able to use his phone to remotely zoom in to the urinals and record footage of his customers using them.


When questioned by the officers he claimed: “It’s not voyeurism because it is not distributed.”

Sunglasses Ron: Future Not Bright


“He admitted it was a ‘silly mistake’ and denied it was for sexual gratification,” added Ms Hanna.


Hall admitted going online to seek adult gay porn, but claimed when he clicked a link his dropbox was immediately shut down.


The landlord said it was common knowledge amongst regulars that there was a CCTV camera in the toilet and they would joke: “Have you been watching my k***?”


In total police found 105 separate video clips, with Hall claiming his customers “would not be bothered” by the recordings.


“He made light of it and thought there was nothing wrong with what he was doing and they would have consented anyway because they knew they were being filmed,” said Ms Hanna.


“There is planning and persistence and apparently a lack of remorse.”


District Judge Turnock announced: “He deliberately disconnected the privacy settings of the contractors. This seemed to have been planned throughout.


“The offences are very serious and I am satisfied there are factors that raise culpability. 


“There was a significant degree of planning by you, that is overwhelmingly clear to me,” she told Hall. 


“Added to that the images were shared on your dropbox and accessed at your convenience as you abused your position as the landlord of a public house to record customers.


“You directed the installation and then tampered with the CCTV camera to remove the privacy settings order to view mens’ genitalia.”


The CCTV system came with a ‘grey area’ that prevented users having a clear view of the urinals on the screen, but this was removed by the landlord.


Hall was unprepared for a prison after the pre-sentence report (PSR) recommended a non-custodial disposal of the case and failed to bring his medication and overnight bag.


“Who is going to look after my animals? I have got no-one to look after my dog and parrot,” he complained. “My car is in the car park. How are we going to sort that out?”


His lawyer Christina Barath told the court: “He has shown a lot more remorse for his actions than is in the PSR. He does not think probation wrote down everything he said.


“He no longer works at the pub and is a bus driver and would not have done this if he had not been drinking. This has had a massive impact on his life.


“CCTV was only in the toilet due to drug use and he accessed the CCTV when he was drunk through his phone and zoomed in using his phone.


“He appreciates the severity of his actions and accepts the seriousness of this and that he could receive a custodial sentence.”


The lawyer said Hall attempted suicide before his first court appearance and its currently on an increased prescription for depression.


“Custody would impact his physical and mental health,” added Ms Barath. “He would lose his home and has complex needs and is vulnerable.”


Hall has also had liver and kidney issues and suffered abuse as a teenager, the court heard.


District Judge Turnock also ordered Hall to sign the sex offenders register for ten years; made him subject to a five-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and he must pay £85 costs and £187 victim surcharge.