Green Street Attack: Suspect Named

Police are hunting this suspect after a man was attacked near east London's Upton Park railway station, receiving cuts to his face and an injury to his arm.

Officers from Newham CID would like to speak with Satwinder Singh, 30, (pictured) from Manor Park.

The 34 year-old victim suffered the injuries between 5.15pm and 5.45pm on October 23 in Green Street, East Ham.

Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to call Newham CID via 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org. 

Serbian Student's Syrian Terror Plan Thwarted

A Serbian student stopped with his mother at Heathrow Airport will be sentenced in February for planning terrorist activity in trouble-torn Syria.

David Souaan, 20, of Camden, north London was arrested on May 31 as he checked-in for a flight to his homeland.

He was convicted at the Old Bailey of preparing for acts of terrorism after police examined his mobile phone and laptop.

The investigation established Souann claimed to have been involved in fighting in Syria when he visited the region last December during his Christmas break from university.

He supported a number of terrorist organisations and vowed that he wanted to return to Syria.



Officers found images on his phone and computer of Souaan, apparently in Syria, holding a gun and donning a sinister jihadi-style disguise.

Commander Richard Walton, of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command (SO15), said: "Souaan had an active interest in Syria and was set on fighting there.

“I'd like to thank those around him that reported his change in behaviour and extremist views.

“By coming forward, we were able to prevent him travelling and engaging in terrorist activities." 



Sentencing has been set for February 3.

Hammer And Machete Killer Who Murdered Partner And Their Toddler Daughter Caged For 35-Year Minimum

A father-of-five living a double-life, who killed his partner of eighteen years and their toddler daughter in a bloody hammer and machete attack when told to leave, is starting a life sentence.

Roland McKoy, 54, of Oswald's Mead, Lindisfarne Way, Hackney battered 45 year-old Valerie Forde's head seventeen times with the hammer and used the blade to slash 22-month old Real-Jahzara McKoy's throat.

He was convicted at the Old Bailey of murdering both of them at the family home on March 31 and must serve a minimum of thirty-five years.

Investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Charles King, of the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "Research has shown that women are at greatest risk of homicide at the point of separation or after leaving a violent partner.

“What Roland McKoy did on that day in March almost defies belief, but it is a stark warning that extreme violence within such relationships is a very real possibility. 



"McKoy lost control as the reality hit home that Valerie was adamant he must leave and carried out a horrific attack with a variety of weapons.

“Not only did he vent his fury at his partner but he also killed his baby daughter." 



The court heard the couple's relationship broke down in December 2013 and Valerie told McKoy he must move out of their home by March 31.

That morning McKoy showed no signs of leaving and the couple, who had three children together, argued.

Valerie called her eldest daughter who heard shouting and then screaming and called police.

At one point she heard McKoy say: "This is the destruction that you have brought onto the family."



Officers arrived and forced entry and they found Valerie, Real-Jahzara and McKoy all on the third floor of the house.

Valerie and her daughter were not breathing and had obvious injuries.

McKoy was lying in a foetal position on the floor next to a hammer, machete and screwdriver.

He had minor self-inflicted wounds plus internal injuries from drinking household bleach.



The court heard that McKoy had attacked Valerie with the hammer, striking her head at least 17 times.

He had slashed her face and neck with the machete and stabbed her with the screwdriver.

He also used the machete to cut his daughter across her neck.



He wrote a note which he left on Valerie's face, accusing her of "dirty tricks" and blaming her for the attack.



Enquiries revealed the couple's relationship had begin to deteriorate in 1999 after Valerie discovered McKoy had been living a double life and was still married to another woman, by whom he had two children.



Their relationship hit more difficult patches over the next decade with McKoy jailed for drugs and benefit offences and Valerie unhappy that he did not contribute to the household, either financially or by helping around the home.



About six months before she was murdered, Valerie, a centre manager for the Hackney Marsh Partnership, told McKoy he had to contribute £150 each month to the household or leave.



By December 2013 she had told him their relationship was over and gave him three months to find somewhere else to live.



Valerie's family said today: "No matter how many years he receives it will not bring Valerie and Jahzara back.

“The pain will still continue for our family for the rest of our lives.

“His actions have destroyed the lives of Valerie and Jahzara's family, friends and the wider community in Hackney. Their deaths will not be in vain."


Stalker Who Pursued Ex-Eastenders Star Brooke Kinsella Back In Court

An obsessed stalker - fixated with ex-EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella - who repeatedly sent unwanted messages and gifts and constantly tried to meet the star will discover his fate on January 19.

Paul Mason, 40, of 6 even visited the grave of her murdered brother and penned fantasy love letters to her.

He appeared via video link from HMP High Down at Bromley Magistrates Court yesterday where he was remanded in custody for probation and psychiatric reports.

Mason was convicted last month of stalking the 31 year-old actress who, played Kelly Taylor in the BBC soap from 2001 to 2004, between January 1, 2012 and April 4, this year after she gave evidence from behind a screen.

"I won't be co-operating with the psychiatric report, the probation report yes," dreadlocked Mason told the magistrates today. "I'm within my rights to tell them I won't speak to them and I will when they get here."

He faces a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment.

Miss Kinsella described Mason's behaviour as: "odd" and: "scary", particularly his references to having already bought her wedding dress for their marriage and his vow to show up at the acting school for children she runs.

Mason claims that as a victim of knife crime himself he was simply trying to support the actresses work with the Ben Kinsella Trust, dedicated to the memory of her 16 year-old brother, who was stabbed to death by three young men on June 29, 2008.

He turned up unannounced at a theatre she was performing at, a Trust open day event she was hosting, where he hugged her and the Trust's HQ, the Lions Centre, a leisure facility next to Millwall Football Club.

Mason left gifts such as CD's, oils, perfume and a ring at the locations and when police searched his home they found a quantity of expressive love letters devoted to the actress.

Islington-born Brooke told the court the first time she ever heard the name Paul Mason was in 2011 when the Home Office - who the Trust work with - contacted the police about troubling letters they had received about her from the defendant.

"I was told to be vigilant and was given his description and told to look out for him.

"I was performing at Bromley Theatre and the box office staff told me my friend had been looking for me and his name was Paul Mason. I was obviously worried because I'd been told to be vigilant about him.

"A couple of days later two actress friends were in the auditorium and he managed to get in and spoke to them, calling me: 'Pumpkin.'

"He contacted me on Facebook and Twitter and I received numerous messages on my phone and he would tell me my wedding dress was ready.

"I blocked him, but he set up new accounts and sent more messages such as: 'You will be my wife.'

"Sometimes they were complimentary and he would always refer to me as: 'Pumpkin'. It struck me as a bit odd and a bit scary and just seemed to escalate."

She was most concerned about his promise to show up at her True Stars Academy. "He said: 'I'll come down to see you and the kids.'

"I felt threatened from the moment he said he was coming down."

The only time Brooke met Mason face-to-face was at the Trust's open day in August 2013 at Millwall FC. "He came up to me and hugged me and said he had presents for me.

"I didn't look at the presents. I just wanted to get out of there."

Mason's lawyer Mr. Roger Hill told the court: "This is at the bottom end of the scale. His case is that he met the lady when she first auditioned to go on EastEnders at Elstree and was subsequently aware of what happened to her and was supporting her."

The defendant, who has a previous conviction for harassment, will also be the subject of a prosecution application for a restraining order to prohibit contact with Brooke.

Private School Head Admits Pupil Assault

Hendon Magistrates Court

The head teacher of a £6,855 per year private north London primary school has admitted assaulting a Year Six pupil when disciplining him over an incident two days earlier when the boy was playing football.

However, Martyn Keane, 68, of Shrublands Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire is disputing the prosecution version of the events and will return to court for a one-and-a-half day Newton Hearing to determine the facts.

He pleaded guilty at Hendon Magistrates Court to assaulting the boy on September 30 at the school, which cannot be identified, and will return on February 19 when the pupil and other witnesses will give evidence.

The court heard Keane entered the classroom the boy was in and grabbed hold of him by the knot of his tie and pulled him.

The youngster fell and struck his head on another pupil's shoulder before falling forward and striking the desk in front of him.

Keane claims he did nothing more than poke the boy's shoulder, causing him to stumble into the other pupil.

On October 6 Keane had a meeting with the boy's parents and denied the pupil's version of events and he was later arrested and questioned by police and charged on November 19.

The court made a Contempt of Court Order under Section 39 of the Children and Young Persons Act prohibiting publication of information that could lead to the identity of the victim, any other children and the school.

Notorious Activist Banned From Campaigning Against Policewoman Who Nailed Him

Self-Styled 'Whistleblower' O'Callaghan

A notorious activist, who waged a decade-long harassment campaign against two respected doctors, has received a restraining order prohibiting him continuing his latest cause against the policewoman, who successfully investigated him.

Disabled Paul O'Callaghan, 39, of Granville Road, Eastbourne mailed multiple copies of a petition he drafted to forty police stations all over London, Kent and West Sussex asking officers to sign their support for the dismissal of WPC Lisa London.

He did not attend Bromley Magistrates Court, where prosecutor Miss Louise Thomas explained the fresh investigation was prompted by a four-page handwritten document posted second class and received at Gipsy Hill Police Station, Crystal Palace on May 8.

“The document could be described as a rant against both the NHS and Lisa London, who he said perverted the course of justice and described himself as a 'hero' and 'whistleblower.'

“He asked police officers to sign his petition supporting the sacking of Lisa London and included a stamped address envelope.

“The petition was hand-signed by Paul O'Callaghan and images of Lisa London taken from a Metropolitan Police web without permission were included.

“He was interviewed and admitted sending the documents.”

When quizzed by officers O'Callaghan claimed: “She should be kicked out and I should be able to join the police.......She was fitting me up.”

The magistrates made the indefinite order, which prohibits O'Callaghan from obtaining, storing, distributing or communicating via media information in relation to Lisa London.

He is also banned from contacting the officer and must not distribute any signs or writings that are harassing or distressing or enter the London Borough of Bromley without a pre-booked medical or legal appointment.

O'Callaghan had pleaded not guilty to harassing Lisa London on or before July 11, but the charge was dropped by the prosecution on the day of the trial.

The officer had led the investigation and successful prosecution of O'Callaghan for circulating leaflets calling for the “punishment”, “retribution” and “execution” of named medics, who he also secretly recorded and filmed during consultations.

He receives disability living allowance for his chronic vestibular disorder, which effects his balance, and in August, last year received 18 weeks imprisonment, suspended for twelve months and ordered to obey an electronically tagged night time curfew between 8pm and 6am for ten weeks.

He was also made subject to a five-year restraining order, which prohibits him from displaying any sign that could cause harassment or distress to NHS staff and was ordered to pay £300 costs at the rate of £10 per fortnight.


O'Callaghan was convicted at Greenwich Magistrates' Court of two counts of harassment against Dr. Jennifer Quirke and Dr. David Golding-Wood between August 19, 2003 and November 20, 2012.

The self-styled founder of the 'British Unicorn Party' was also convicted of two counts of communicating threatening messages between October 1, 2004 and November 20, 2012 and November 16 and 20, 2012.

O'Callaghan had been receiving treatment at the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington and circulated his leaflets throughout the London Borough of Bromley – the local authority the hospital is located in.

When convicted he told the bench magistrates: “I'm going to have you executed. I am going to have the three of you killed when I seize control of this country.”

His defence to the charges were that the leaflets were merely British Unicorn Party political manifestos, even though some were titled: “Doctors of Evil”, “Fifteen Year Wait For Treatment” and “We Make Complete Cock-Ups On A Regular Basis.”

Leaflets were pushed through Dr. Quirke's front door and the letterboxes of other hospital staff, who told police they found them: “Extremely nasty, extremely malicious and extremely slanderous.”

They included images of Dr. Quirke the defendant had secretly recorded during appointments and included a series of claims against both doctors.

Ear, Nose and Throat specialist Dr. Golding-Wood only saw O'Callaghan once ten years ago and referred him to the world-leading National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.

“I received everything from a single sheet A4 document to thirty-two pages, some of which contained somewhat threatening and disparaging material,” he told the court.

“The author became more robust and used the words punishment, retribution and execution. I was extremely concerned and threatened.”

The two doctors formed the view that the defendant had become completely obsessed with the disorder and Dr. Golding-Wood found the literature threatening and distressing.

Dr. Quirke said the defendant was extremely hostile during their meeting and leaflets saying that she should be executed were distributed all over the borough.

The doctor also made a victim impact statement, explaining: “I was obviously targeted and letters were distributed at my place of work and through my front door.

“My life was threatened, he said that we should be killed. I felt extremely vulnerable in my home and was concerned that he knew where I lived.”

Cycling Tragedy: Police Appeal For Witnesses

Police are investigating the tragic death of a keen cyclist, who suffered a fatal head injury when knocked off his bike early one saturday morning.

David Blake, 57, of Keith Road, Barking was cycling in Leman Street, Whitechapel at 7.05am on December 6 when he was involved in a collision with a silver Toyota Yaris.

Roads and Transport Policing Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses and information.

Mr. Blake was taken by ambulance to an east London hospital in a critical condition after suffered a serious head injury.

He died in hospital the next day on December 7. Next of kin have been informed.

The 46-year-old car driver was arrested at the scene in connection with the incident.

He has been bailed to return to a police station on a date in February.

Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) based at Chadwell Heath Traffic Garage on 020 8597 4874.

Former Radio One Disc Jockey Locked-Up For Sexually Abusing Boys

A former Radio One DJ is starting a thirteen-year sentence for sexually abusing twenty-four male victims aged between nine and sixteen years-old.

Christopher Denning, 73, of Basildon, Essex – known as Yewtree 13 – was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for forty offences of indecent assault, indecency and gross indecency.

The abuse ocurred between 1967 and 1987.

He was investigated and arrested by officers attached to Operation Yewtree.

Detective Chief Inspector Michael Orchard, from the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said: “Christopher Denning is a dangerous, serial offender who committed numerous offences over a twenty-year period against a large number of young boys.

“One of these victims was as young as nine years of age.

“Denning’s only redeeming quality is that he has not made his victims go through the trial process.



"I would like to thank the victims for their bravery and courage in coming forward.

“I hope that Denning’s admittance of guilt is the first step in helping them move on with their lives."

Happy Christmas To Our Readers

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year.

Today is the day to reflect on our blessings and value the time we have to spend with friends and family.

It is also a time to remember those in our lives who are sadly no longer with us and appreciate those precious moments when they brought us joy and love.

So no news reports for today from all of us here at Square Mile News, but I am happy to inform you full service will be resumed after this special day and hopefully into the New Year.

Peace be with you.

Former HSBC Worker Accused Of Emptying Couple's Bank Account

Charged: Maura Kealy

A woman accused of stealing over £70,000 from the bank account of a couple she knew has appeared in court for the first time.

Maura Kealy, 56, of St. Peter's Place, Arklow, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland - an ex-HSBC employee - indicated a not guilty plea.

She appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates Court, where jurisdiction was declined.

Kealy was arrested at her former home in Brentford, West London on May 9, 2013 and denied any dishonesty when questioned.

She was interviewed again on May 23 this year.

She was bailed unconditionally to appear at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court for a preliminary hearing, which will take place in the new year.

Kealy is charged with stealing £71,701 between June 26, 2001 and September 21, 2010 from a HSBC bank account belonging to Irish couple Christopher Behan and Bridget Behan.