'Carer' Punches Dementia Resident At OAP Home

A residential care home employee, who viciously punched an 86 year-old dementia sufferer – cutting and blackening the man’s eye – dodged prison with a suspended sentence today.

Shashikant Valand, 52, of Meadowbank Road, Kingsbury lost his temper and struck the victim in front of fellow-employees, who reported him to police.

The first-time offender pleaded guilty to assaulting Albert Drinkwater, causing actual bodily harm, at Woodland Hall, Clamp Hill, Stanmore (pictured) on June 15, last year.

Harrow Crown Court Recorder Gordon Reed told Valand: “You were working in a care home and the victim was an eighty-six year-old resident with dementia.

“He was removing his clothes, he was being difficult and it required more than one member of staff to deal with him.

“That is a sad consequence of people suffering with this condition and he did offer some physical violence to you.

“You then lost your cool and hit him and he suffered a cut and bruising around the eye. I have seen the photographs taken three days later and it is a nasty black eye.

“I accept you are a hard working family man and what you did that day was out of character,” added Recorder Reed. “The prospect of you re-offending is unlikely.

“However, the victim was particularly vulnerable due to his personal circumstances and he was someone dependent on others, including you, and that increases the seriousness of the case significantly.

“He would have suffered pain and distress as a result of your actions and you may consider yourself fortunate that I suspended the sentence. It was not an easy decision.”

Valand has been suspended on full pay of £772 per month and it is expected his employment will be terminated.

He has a background in engineering, but after losing his job in 2009 began working at the care home, where his wife was already employed.

Valand was sentenced to twenty-six weeks imprisonment, suspended for eighteen months, and ordered to complete 120 hours community service.

He was also ordered to pay £250 compensation to Mr. Drinkwater and £350 costs and has already paid legal costs of £4,000.

Muslim Shoots Sikhs Dead In Mosque Parking Row

A mosque worshipper, attending traditional Friday prayers, has been caged for life for his involvement in machine-gunning two respected hoteliers to death during a parking row at the rear of their business.

Mohammed Ayub Khan, 28, (pic. top) blocked the rear alleyway in East London while worshipping at a local mosque and returned with a Mach 10 machine pistol and two accomplices after the victims complained.

Hotel owners and local property developers Amarjit Singh, 52, (pic. middle) and his nephew Rajinder Singh, 35, (pic. bottom) were brutally shot dead in Atherton Mews, Forest Gate on August 29, 2003.

They had blocked in Khan’s car with their van behind Forest View Hotel, Romford Road and all three had a heated argument when the defendant returned.

Later that day Khan returned with two unknown accomplices and began vandalising the van.

When the victims dashed out to confront them they were sprayed with machine gun fire and left for dead in front of Amarjit’s 26 year-old daughter.

Police later discovered ten shots had been fired.

Khan fled to Pakistan and then Bangladesh, where he was eventually arrested on August 5, 2010 and extradited to the U.K. on October 24.

He was convicted of both murders at Woolwich Crown Court and sentenced to life imprisonment – with a twenty-sex year minimum.

Detective Inspector Andrew Yeats of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command said: “Amarjit and Rajinder and their families were highly respected members of the community.

“They were hard working hoteliers and property developers who had been pro-active in trying to improve community life in Forest Gate by working with the local authority and community groups.



“They were callously murdered in the most appalling way with the use of extreme violence beyond any comprehension. 



“I would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to their families for the dignified way in which they have handled such an incredibly difficult situation.

“They waited eight years for justice whilst Ayub Khan attempted to evade the authorities.



“This case clearly shows the MPS work tirelessly to pursue violent and dangerous criminals and we will bring them to justice no matter where they seek to hide in the world.”



Speaking outside court D I Yeats appealed for anyone with information on the two outstanding suspects or the murder weapon to come forward.

He said: “We are still seeking two casually dressed Asian men wearing hooded tops in their late teens or early twenties.

“They ran away from the scene during the busy period after Friday prayers and turned right into Norwich Road, crossed Romford Road and continued south in Margery Park Road where they may have got into a parked vehicle.



“The Mach ten machine pistol is yet to be recovered. I would appeal for anyone with any information on the two outstanding suspects or the murder weapon to come forward and assist my team with the on-going investigation.” 


Anyone who can assist should call the incident room on 0208 345 1570 or if you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.



Bogus Hollywood Producer Cashed In On Wannabe Filmakers' Dream

A notorious conman, who again posed as a successful Hollywood film maker in a £121,000 swindle on two rookie screen writers, was jailed for three-and-a-half years today.

Richard Maskery, 42, (pictured) claimed he was a protege of legendary director Stanley Kubrick and was involved in producing Tom Cruise movies 'Mission Impossible' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.

He convinced the couple he was negotiating with stars including Jonathan Rees-Myers and leading Hollywood directors and extracted nearly £55,000 of their savings to finance the project.

Friends of the Battersea couple invested nearly £54,000, which was never seen again and another £12,000 cash was lost in a book publishing deal associated with the 'Shadows of Blood' film.

Maskery, of The Hawthorns, Westhorpe Road, Finningham, Stowmarket, Suffolk pleaded guilty that between August 1 2009 and February 28 last year he dishonestly, with intent to make a gain, falsely represented he was involved in the production of the film 'Shadows of Blood'.

"Your offence was extremely unpleasant. This was an elaborate and sophisticated fraud," Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court Judge Paul Dodgson told Maskery.

"The intent was to defraud the victims for as much as possible and you were the architect of the edifice that backed-up this fraud.

"You supplied the pretence that genuine actors were involved and you played an important part in persuading these victims that it was real."

In September 2006 Maskery received 18 months imprisonment for a string of frauds during which he posed as a successful Hollywood movie producer.

Prosecutor Mr. Rory Keane told the court an accomplice of Maskery, who is currently on the run, befriended the couple at a party and told them he had the contacts to turn their script into a film.

Maskery posed as the managing director of 'To Die For Films' and over the next eighteen months kept the pretence alive 'Shadows of Blood' was on the brink of production.

"This was completely bogus throughout and all the sums of money were wasted and frittered away on a fantasy-type lifestyle and running-up large bills," said Mr. Keane.

"Maskery was the draughtsman of the fraud and suggested various actors, but kept coming up with problems with the studio to delay production and continued encouraging the victims to reach deep into their pockets."

He also convinced investors his production company had made lavish television commercials for Porsche and Nike and he was deep in negotiations with Warner and Paramount Pictures.

By chance, the accomplice was snapped by paparazzi outside a Soho club walking behind Clint Eastwood, lending credibility to the swindle.

The con was only exposed when the Australian girlfriend of Maskery's accomplice complained her boyfriend was abusing her credit card while living it up in the West End at the five-star Sanderson Hotel.

Maskery's lawyer Miss Maria Dineen told the court her client was "determined to rehabilitate himself" after being released from prison in February 2007.

"Finding employment proved harder than anticipated and he was sacked from a marketing management job after a matter of weeks when the managing director discovered his background.

"From then Mr. Maskery spiralled downwards and he and his partner incurred significant debts and he felt he was letting her down emotionally and financially.

"It was while in this frame of mind he was approached by his co-defendant, who he had met in prison, and desperate for work and money foolishly lent himself to the enterprise."

Second Intruder Now Caged For Heartless Killing

The killers of a terrified 83 year-old pensioner, who was left to die a slow and painful death on the floor of her North London home, have now both been caged.

Jewish spinster Eveline Kelmenson, (pic.top) of Leweston Place, Stamford Hill was bound, gagged and left for dead after her grandmother’s wedding ring was ripped from her finger and gold necklace and pendant ripped from her neck.

Polish-born Kuba Dlugosz, 33, (pic.middle) had already been convicted of manslaughter and burglary by an Old Bailey jury and received an indeterminate sentence – with a seven-year minimum.

The serial burglar – wanted on a European arrest warrant – also ransacked the large five-bedroom house, looking for more valuables.

The victim – known as Lina – who had lived in the house all her life struggled to free herself, but eventually died of hypothermia and lay undiscovered for five weeks.

Now the second intruder – 26 year-old Pole Szymon Wyrostek (pic.bottom) – has also been convicted after a retrial of manslaughter and robbery and sentenced to nine years imprisonment.

Dlugosz was trapped by DNA he left on a chisel handle during the break-in on November 27, 2008. Lena was not discovered until New Year’s Day, 2009.

Detective Chief Inspector Stewart Hill said: “Miss Kelmenson was a defenceless and vulnerable woman who had lived at the address in Stamford Hill her entire life.

“She must have been absolutely terrified the night Dlugosz entered her home and restrained her on the floor.

“As he left her property, carrying her valued possessions, he didn't spare one single thought for her welfare. She had no means to escape, could not raise the alarm and died a slow death on a freezing floor.

“My officers worked tirelessly on this case and conducted some of the most extensive and detailed searches I have ever seen.

“Over 4,000 items were removed from the property to be examined by our forensic specialists.

“The determination and tenacity of all those involved in the investigation has helped to secure the conviction of a ruthless and wicked individual.

“I can only hope that this result today brings some solace to Eveline's family.”

Pensioner Stabbing: Killer Caged For Life

A murderer who stabbed a pensioner to death in his West London home has been jailed for life – with a thirty-three minimum.

Ealing man Mohammed Khaleel, 38, (pictured) was convicted at the Old Bailey of murdering 67 year-old Michael Zubrot in Buckingham Avenue, Perivale.

The victim, a retired classical music retailer, was found on September 9, 2010 with stab wounds to his neck.

Relatives concerned for Mr. Zubrot’s wellbeing after not hearing from him for several days alerted police, who discovered the body.

The victim had not been seen or heard from since August 30 and he had been dead for many days.

There were no signs of a forced entry at the address.

CCTV captured in Ealing town centre showed Khaleel with Mr. Zubrot on August 30 and they both boarded a 297 bus to Perivale.

When quizzed by police Khaleel admitted he and Mr. Zubrot were “associates” and the deceased had previously offered him DVD’s for sale, which he refused to buy.

Khaleel was arrested the day after Mr. Zubrot’s body was found and charged with murder on September 12.

Top Cop Popped For Paedo Porn

A serving police officer – caught by his own force’s anti-child porn squad – has destroyed his promising career by downloading sick images of children.

Sergeant Darren Dearling, who served in the City of Westminster, was caught by the Metropolitan Police’s Child Abuse Investigation Unit.

He pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court (pictured) to 12 counts of making indecent images of children and was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for two years.

He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for seven years and made subject to a two-year supervision order.

As part of a pro-active operation officers raided Dearling’s home on March 22, last year when he was arrested and computer equipment seized.



On August 9 he was charged with the 12 counts of making indecent images of children and was bailed to appear at West London Magistrates’ Court on August 19.

Dearling has been suspended from duties since his arrest. 



Acting Detective Chief Inspector Noel McHugh said: “This sends a clear message, that the MPS are totally committed to identifying and prosecuting anyone who possesses or trades indecent images of children.

“Each image or movie represents a child who has been abused, and the MPS will continue to work tirelessly to bring anyone who is in any way involved in the abuse of children to justice.”


Commander Peter Spindler, of the Directorate of Professional Standards, said: “Criminal behaviour of this abhorrent nature by any of our employees will be dealt with swiftly and firmly.

“Now the judicial process has concluded, we will be convening a gross misconduct hearing against this officer, who is a discredit to himself and the service.”

Polish-Eqyptian Romance Ends In Killing

A killer boyfriend, who admitted the manslaughter of his Polish girlfriend, whose decomposing body was found in a North London bedsit, has been jailed for 10 years.

Egyptian-born Asaad Abdul-All, 32, pleaded guilty to killing Beata Slomiana, 33, at the address in Ballards Lane, Barnet in September, last year.

The Old Bailey heard her landlord discovered her body on September 8 and it was quickly concluded she had been dead for some time.

Decomposition made finding the cause of death impossible.

A post mortem examination at Finchley mortuary found the cause of death as inconclusive.

There were no signs of a forced entry into the address, but DNA and personal belonging identified Abdul-All, who was present at the time of Beata’s last confirmed sighting.

He was arrested and charged with murder, but his manslaughter plea on the ground of diminished responsibility was accepted by the prosecution.

On Yer Bike!

A cyclist, who was refused access to a night bus in the early hours of the morning, is being hunted by police after smashing a bottle on the driver’s window.

The suspect – of Oriental origin – was told by the driver of the N38 in Lower Clapton Road, Clapton, East London he could not board with his white mountain bike at 3:30am.

He became abusive and aggressive and stormed off the bus and smashed the bottle on the driver’s-side window before making off.

Officers from the joint Metropolitan Police Service and Transport for London Safer Transport Command Workplace Violence Unit are investigating the incident and appealing for witnesses.

The suspect was wearing a light coloured cap and dark jacket.

Officers have made enquiries to locate him and have released this image to the public in the hope he can be identified and located.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Constable Dan Kelly on 020 3054 5402 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Weekend Dad Gets Life For Murdering Son And Daughter

A father facing eviction has been jailed for life after slashing the throats of his two children as they lay in their beds during a weekend visit.

Jean Francis Say, 62, (pic.bottom) of 33 Empire Square, Southwark will serve a minimum thirty years for the murders of Regina, 8, and her brother Rolls, 10, (pic.top).

Shortly after 8:00am on Sunday, February 13 Say called 999 and told police he had killed his children and then called his wife with the same devastating news, telling her to collect the bodies.

Minutes later police officers arrived to find the bodies of the two children in their beds - their throats had been cut and Rolls had also suffered a serious head injury.

Both children had clearly fought for their lives because of the evidence of defence wounds.

In 2008, Mrs Say and the children moved out of the family home and Jean was allowed custody of Rolls and Regina at the weekends.



At the time of the murders Say was facing eviction by the council from the property because as a sole occupier he was not entitled to such a large home.

Detective Inspector Paul Clack of the Child Abuse Command, said: “Say’s actions were cruel, brutal and abhorrent and the sentence he received reflects the gravity of what he has done.

“It cannot of course wipe away the terrible loss of these two young children.

“Nor can it in any way compensate for the unimaginable loss suffered by Regina and Rolls’ mother who has displayed great courage, dignity and strength throughout this ordeal.

“I would like to pay tribute to her and the close friends and family who have helped support her. I would also like to request on her behalf that her privacy is respected through this incredibly difficult period.”

Rolls and Regina Say’s mother said: “I have been asked to write a statement to allow others to understand how losing my two children Rolls and Regina has impacted on me.

“This request, I believe is an almost impossible task.

“How does a mother begin to find the words to explain the immense pain of losing two most precious children under the most horrific circumstances.



“My son Rolls and my daughter Regina were the most beautiful, thoughtful and fun loving children who brought so much joy into my life.

“To have them taken from me so cruelly by their father has left what I can only describe as a huge void in my life.

“Not one moment goes by that they are not in my thoughts.



“My home is now so empty and quiet.

“It should be filled with the sounds of Rolls and Regina laughing, singing, dancing and playing.

“Each time I leave the house there are so many little reminders of the children.

“I cannot walk past a McDonalds, a park or Church without memories flooding back to the children.

“I cannot shop in a supermarket without seeing the children run to their favourite isles, Rolls to the Belgium Chocolate and Regina to the Jammie Dodgers.

“Simple moments we shared of which so many of us take for granted, I will treasure them forever.



“Despite their tender years both children were very mature, sensitive and thoughtful.

“They encouraged me to move on with my life. “Go Mummy”.

“The children gave me the strength to move forward, to build a better life. I will never forget the children returning from school one day and explaining that we were BFF - Best Friends Forever.

“I never imagined that forever would amount to such a short space of time.



“Rolls was an entertainer, a born performer who was very creative often writing scripts for his friends to perform at school. He liked Beyonce.

“Regina was very protective and always looked for answers. She was a big fan of JLS. When I see or hear either on the television or radio it reminds me that they are no longer here.



“Rolls and Regina were taken away from me on 13 Feb 2011 by their father who was supposed to love them, look after them and nurture them so they could grow and reach their full potential.

“Since their passing I have had to endure the pain of being unable to celebrate Rolls 11th birthday on 16 June and Regina’s 9th birthday on 17 July.

“I have had to go through the pain of Mother’s Day without my children, the Easter holiday’s alone, and soon Christmas will be upon us.

“The joyous occasion of Christmas and the celebrations the children loved so much has been snatched so cruelly from my beautiful and innocent children.

“Christmas 2010 had been such a lovely time and is one of my most cherished memories of time spent with Rolls and Regina. Rushing out to buy a tree together and the fun we had decorating it.



“The only thing I have left is my memories and the little comfort I have knowing that Rolls and Regina are at peace and no longer able to feel the pain.

“Jean Say destroyed so much. Over the years he has taken from me all the photographs of the children from birth and even destroyed the video of their Christening.



“He cruelly ended their lives. He stole their childhood and snatched away their futures.

“Following their passing his actions prevented me from grieving, from being able to hold my babies and to comfort them at a time when they needed their mummy more than ever.



“Say has taken from me the most two precious things in my life, Rolls and Regina.

“I have very little physically to remember my children but the one thing he cannot take from me, in spite of his attempts are these wonderful memories which will live in my heart forever.”

Paedo Caged For Sick Collection

A paedophile, who catalogued over 16,500 sickening images and movies of children, which included the most indecent material possible, has been jailed for two years and eight months.

Delivery driver Roy Leslie Mountford, 57, (pictured) of Chatterton Road, Bromley, South-East London was also made subject to a ten-year Sex Offender Prevention Order.

He pleaded guilty to the charges of possessing and distributing indecent images of children after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Child Abuse Investigation Command.

Mountford was arrested outside his home on June 1 and his home computer forensically analysed.

In the mid-90’s the defendant was jailed for a similar offence and indecently assaulting a boy aged under 14 years-old.

Detective Inspector Noel McHugh said: “Officers from the Met’s Paedophile Unit are conducting on and off line proactive operations daily, resulting in the arrest and prosecution of paedophiles like Mountford.

“The distribution of indecent images of children is not a victimless crime as each image or movie represents a child who has been abused, and the Met will continue to work tirelessly to bring anyone who is in anyway involved in the abuse of children to justice.”

Boxing Day Sales Murder: Eleven Arrested

Post-Christmas West End bargain-hunters were plunged into shocking Boxing Day gang violence, which saw a teenager fatally stabbed in a busy Oxford Street sports shop.

Seydou Diarrassouba, 18, (pictured) from Mitcham, South-West London died from a single stab wound to the heart inflicted inside Footlocker today at 1:45pm.

Ambulances and the Air Ambulance helicopter rushed to the scene, but Seydou was pronounced dead at the scene, near the junction with Stratford Place.

The Homicide and Serious Crime Command opened an incident room at Lewisham Police Station.

Detective Superintendent John Sweeney said: “Our sympathy goes to the family of the victim at this time and we are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

“We know there were a number of people filming the incident inside
Footlocker and may have captured the incident or its aftermath and we are appealing for these people to contact us.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that may assist police should call the incident room on 020 8721 4906 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Eleven people – a sixteen year-old; three seventeen year-olds; five nineteen year-olds and two twenty-two year-old have been arrested.

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Smoke On The Water

Police seized cocaine, cannabis and £1400 cash during a drugs raid on a Thames barge and two motor cruisers.

The Marine Policing Unit executed a search warrant (pictured) on December 5 in Teddington, West London and arrested a man in his late thirties on suspicion of possession, with intent to supply, drugs.

The officers found the male in possession of cocaine, herbal cannabis, drugs paraphernalia consistent with supply and over £1400 in cash.

Searches of the vessels revealed drugs hidden on two out of the three boats. 



The man has been bailed to return to a South West London police station on a date in early February 2012.

Sergeant Stuart Jenkins said:
”Officers within the MPU are specially trained to be able to carry out entries and searches of houseboats of this kind.

“Working in partnership with land based officers we caught a man suspected of dealing drugs from canal boat in around the Teddington and Kingston riverside area.



“The waterways are no soft spot for criminals and today’s arrest underlines our commitment to tackle suspected drug dealers wherever they are.”


Sergeant Phil Ure, from Petersham & Ham Safer Neighbourhoods Team, said:
”We work closely with our local community responding to their concerns. 



“The issue of drug dealing has been brought to our attention and this operation led by the MPU is in response to those concerns.



“Just because a premises is on the water doesn't mean we do not have the ways and means to deal with crimes which are believed to have been committed.



“The SN teams are able to call on the full range of resources within the MPS to assist in tackling the issues that are of concern to our local community.”