Bus Race Attack: Walking Stick Suspect Wanted

Police hunting an elderly racist of Indian/Pakistani appearance, who spat at and abused a female pensioner on a bus, have released this image of their suspect.

On Saturday, January 25 at 3.00pm a man boarded a Route 114 bus in Kenton Road, Harrow.

While on board the bus he assaulted, spat at and racially abused a 65-year-old female passenger.

Although the victim did not suffer lasting injuries, she has been shocked and distressed by the attack.

The man is described as Asian, aged in his sixties or seventies, approximately 5ft 8inches tall of chubby build. 

He was walking with a stick and pulling a shopping trolley.

Detective Constable Stuart Giddings of the Roads and Transport Policing Command is investigating.

He said: “This was a truly shocking and spontaneous attack on a woman who was sitting on the bus minding her own business. 

“This type of behaviour cannot go unchecked and I would ask people to look at the image and see if they recognise this man then do the right thing and contact police.”

Anyone who can identify this man is asked to contact police by calling 101, 07826 535 577 or Tweet @MetCC quoting Cad 4623/25Jan.

To remain anonymous please visit crimestoppers-uk.org or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Voyeur At Chartered Management Institute

Chartered Management Institute

A voyeur, who installed a mobile phone at the Chartered Management Institute to record others for his own sexual kicks, was sentenced yesterday.

Christian Camilo Faggiani, 36, admitted secretly placing the phone at the Central London offices of the organisation in Kingsway, Holborn.

He pleaded guilty at Bromley Magistrates Court to voyeurism at the CMI on April 4, namely installing the mobile phone with camera, with intent to obtain sexual gratification by observing others doing a private act.

Faggiani, of Norwood Road, West Norwood was placed on a twelve-month Community Order, which includes 150 hours unpaid community service work.

He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years and complete up to thirty-days of a rehabilitation activity requirement.

Faggiani must also pay £85 costs and a £90 victim surcharge.

BA Flight Attendant Caught Filming Man In Heathrow Toilet

A BA cabin crew employee disguised his uniform with a hoodie to use his phone to spy on a Heathrow Airport worker as he used a toilet cubicle, a court heard yesterday.

However, Andrea Cesqui, 37, had his British Airways security lanyard around his neck when he was caught by the male VIP lounge receptionist. 

The Malaga resident pleaded guilty to voyeurism, namely observing another person doing a private act for the purpose of sexual gratification, on October 21, last year.

He was fined £650, with £85 costs and ordered to pay an £85 victim surcharge by magistrate Anthony Dorothy, who said: “We believe there was an element of planning here, the placement of the phone etc.”

Cesqui was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years.

He had been a member of BA cabin crew since 2006 and has lost his £2,800 per month job with the airline.

Cesqui, staying in Priory Grove School, Priory Grove, Lambeth was seen on the airport’s CCTV entering numerous toilets with his phone in his hand, remaining inside for excessive periods of time.

Prosecutor Beata Murphy told Uxbridge Magistrates Court it was 6.45pm when the victim used the land side gents’ toilets to urinate.

“As he began to urinate he noticed somebody had placed a mobile phone over the top of the cubicle and could see the top of the phone and the camera lens.

“The complainant was in the middle of urinating with his genitals exposed.

“He looked directly into the lens and the phone was immediately pulled down by the male using it.

“The complainant left the cubicle and confronted the male, who was extremely nervous and agitated.

“The complainant demanded to see the phone and the phone was pulled out by the male and it was still unlocked with the camera running.

“The complainant demanded to see the photos on it and the defendant did show the photos, but only from the back of the folder and not the most recent.

“These were photos of numerous male genitalia.”

Cesqui, who was wearing a white hooded NASA top over his BA uniform, fled when the victim left to get security.

He has always insisted no actual recording was taken. 

“The suspect had a large suitcase and backpack as if he was a passenger, however the complainant believed he saw a lanyard under the hoodie, similar to those of Heathrow Airport employees,” added Ms Murphy.

“The CCTV was analysed and it showed him wearing a BA uniform and his image was circulated to BA employees to see if they recognised the suspect.”

Cesqui had donned the hoodie during one of his multiple lengthy visits to gents’ toilets - one forty minutes long - before the offence.

He was identified by BA a month later on November 19. “BA recognised the suspect from the still and he was sitting in their staff canteen.”

Cesqui’s mobile phone was examined, but no further voyeuristic images were seized, but there were numerous images of naked male models.

His lawyer James Reilly told the court: “He lives in Malaga and he’s come over here for this. 

“The defendant said he had some digestive problems and that was the reason for visiting the toilets.”

Cesqui started a new €1100 per month job as an account manager at a call centre last May. 

“The defendant has simply, on the spur of the moment, used his phone to point it over the cubicle and look at someone else,” added Mr. Reilly.

“It was a one-off. As a result of this foolish act he has lost his job with British Airways.

Cesqui did not quarantine for two weeks after arrived in the UK recently. “He’s being staying on a friend’s floor the last two days.”

As a result then probation service refused to conduct a face-to-face interview with him and completed it via phone while Cesqui remained outside the court building.

Baby Killer Drug Addict Back In Court

Cashed Out: Leaving Court 

A drug addict jailed for neglect after the drowning death of her 11 month-old son was back in court today after being caught with heroin.

Finola Cash, 37, was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 2015 for manslaughter after son Ricky's bath seat fell into water while she was out looking for crack cocaine.

Today, she appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court, which heard she was not being recalled to prison despite still serving the sentence and being subject to licensing conditions.

Cash, of Featherstone Road, Southall pleaded guilty to possessing heroin in nearby Southall Broadway on October 9.

Prosecutor Siobhan O'Shaughnessy told the court it was 10.25pm when police spotted Cash – who is from the Irish travelling community – walking along the pavement with drug paraphernalia in one hand.

They thought she was rolling drugs and stopped her for a search.

In her right jean pocket they found a small wrap of brown powder, which she admitted was heroin and this was confirmed after a lab test.

Cash told the court: “It was such a small amount because I'm trying to wean myself off heroin. 

“I'm trying to get my life back on track and have my own property.

“I am trying to get on a methadone 'script so I don't get back in trouble.”

The court heard Cash is complying with her licence conditions and is being supported by social services and in receipt of Universal Credit.

Six years ago when Ricky died she was living in an Edgware hotel bedsit and her deceased son had crack cocaine in his blood as a result of either passive smoking or contamination from a surface or finger.

He also had severe nappy rash, caused by Cash's failure to regularly change him.

She was known to social services at the time due to a history of drug abuse and domestic violence and tests revealed she had smoked crack cocaine in the twelve hours before Ricky's death.

Cash was also abusing heroin and methadone for the previous nine months. 

Uxbridge magistrates told her the fact she was near the end of her licence and was not being recalled to prison was in her favour.

She was fined £40, with £85 costs and ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge.

Man Viciously Attacked In Shop: Two Suspects Sought

Police are hunting these two suspected thugs after a man was beaten unconscious in a South Norwood shop and robbed of his bag.

The victim was head-butted and dragged into the street, where the vicious attack continued – resulting in him sustaining a fractured eye socket.

On Tuesday, September 15 the victim was in a Portland Road shop at 8.00pm with a friend when confronted by a male he had never seen before.

The stranger was joined by another man, before they began to attack the victim. 

The man was head-butted, kneed in the head, and repeatedly punched as he lay unconscious on the floor.

The man was then dragged, unconscious, into the street where he was kicked in the head and stamped on. 

During the attack, which lasted approximately two minutes, a bag was taken from the man.

PC Luke Dowling said: “This was a sustained, remorseless attack that must not go unpunished.

“The man is incredibly lucky he didn’t escape with more serious injuries. We are working to trace those responsible and hold them to account.

“We are conducting thorough enquiries but I am appealing to the community to tell us what they know about this attack. 

“Communities have a vital role to play in tackling violent crime and we urge anyone who may have information to tell us, so that we can tackle violence together. 

“If the public work with the police, our streets will be safer.

“If you don’t want to talk to us directly, you can always anonymously speak to Crimestoppers in complete confidence.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting CAD 7362/15SEP20. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Manager Conned Housing Charity Employer

A tenancy manager, who swindled £100,000 out of a housing charity he worked for, has been jailed for two years and four months.

Gael Ikobonga, 32, took control of several flats and rented them out himself – even moving into one with his girlfriend for two years.

Ikobonga, of Rush Green Road, Romford used his employers' letter-headed paper to secure contracts with tenants, but gave his bank details for receipt of rent.

Southwark Crown Court heard he worked for a housing company that leased properties on behalf of a charity which, as part of its services, provides housing for individuals who need support.

Ikobonga had responsibility for a block of flats in Canning Town, east London and falsely marked several of the properties as 'returned to landlord'.

He then sub-letted them himself, with bank statements revealing rent from four flats between January, 2016 and November, 2018.

The majority of the money was spent on his gambling habit.

Acting Detective Inspector Martin Enever, from the North East Economic Crime Command, said: “Ikobonga stole money from a charity that helps those in need to fuel his gambling addiction; with not a thought of the impact his actions would have. 

“Employee fraud is a serious offence, which the Met is committed to investigating. Employers can help by always remaining vigilant and reporting any suspicious activity to Action Fraud.”

Drink-Driver Collided With Lamp-Post

Wimbledon Magistrates' Court

A drink-driver, who collided with a lamp-post after taking to the wheel after a works leaving do, was banned from the roads today.

Oliver Daniels, 46, of Golfside Place, Chessington Road, Epsom told the officers he was overtaking another vehicle when he had the accident.

He pleaded guilty to driving a silver Citroen, with excess alcohol in his breath, in Lombard Road, Battersea on February 28.

Daniels was fined £570, with £85 costs, plus a £57 victim surcharge and disqualified from driving for 17 months.

Wimbledon Magistrates Court heard police were called and found no occupants in the car.

Daniels approached the officers and owned up to being the driver.

At the police station he gave a breath reading of 61 microgrammes – the legal limit is 35.

His lawyer Richard Jeffries told the court: “Instead of running away he immediately told the police he was the person they were seeking. He took the full responsibility for his wrongdoing.

“The police say he was calm, quiet, co-operative and polite. Everything he could do to put this right, he did from the word go.”

Daniels, a £48,000-a year manager at the company he works for, had attended the leaving party of a work colleague and consumed alcohol.

“The vehicle was written-off,” added his lawyer. “The bill from the local council for the lamp-post has not arrived yet.”

Woman Flashed On Bus By Pervert: CCTV Image Released

Police are hunting this suspected bus flasher after a passenger exposed himself to a young woman.

A man boarded a Route 133 bus at Elephant and Castle, heading towards Streatham between 11.20pm and 11.30pm on Wednesday, July 1.

The man sat on the lower deck of the bus in the first seat after the centre doors.

The victim, a woman in her twenties, noticed that the man was constantly turning around in his seat.

She then realised he was exposing himself.

Officers have released this CCTV image of the man they believe can help them with their enquiries.

Anyone who recognises the man in the image or with any information is asked to contact the police by calling 101 quoting reference Cad 3098/02Jul.

Alternatively, tweet @MetCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Octogenarian Robbed In Home: Suspected Accomplice Wanted

Police are hunting this suspected accomplice after an unknown male robbed and assaulted an 80 year-old pensioner in her south-east London home.

Her image was caught on CCTV at one of three shops the victim's bank card was used to make £94 worth of purchases.

On Friday, October 2, the pensioner victim was home alone in Shardeloes Road, New Cross.

She answered a knock at her front door and a man forced his way in, pushing the victim against some furniture.

The OAP banged her head and sustained an injury. 

She is now recovering from the incident.

While the pensioner lay injured on the floor, the man rifled through her handbag and stole her purse before fleeing the home.

Within ten minutes, the victim’s stolen bank card had been used four times in three shops in Lewisham Way, racking up a bill of £94.

Police would like to speak to the woman pictured in the image, who they believe may be able to help them with their enquiries.

Detective Constable Bethany Russell, the investigating officer from the South East Command Unit, said: “Understandably, the woman has been left shaken and distressed after this incredibly violating incident.

“This was a cowardly, shameful attack and I want to find those who are responsible, not only to help put this victim’s mind at ease, but also to ensure that they don’t target anyone else.

“We have released a CCTV image of a woman we would like to speak to in connection with the incident and urge anyone who recognises her to contact us as a priority.”

Those with information are asked to call 101 ref CAD 4005/04OCT, or email or tweet @MetCC, or to remain 100% anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Septuagenarian Dog-Walking Couple Attacked In Regent's Park

A dog-walking pensioner couple were attacked by two women, whose own canine set upon the victims' two pooches in Regent's Park.

Police investigating the racially-charged incident have released this image as they continue their hunt for the suspects.

Officers were called to the park just after 8.00am on August 13 to reports of a dog attack and racially-aggravated assault.

It was reported two women attacked a man and a woman - both in their seventies - after the womens' dog had attacked the couples' two pets.

The 75-year-old woman suffered a dog bite to her hand, which required hospital treatment. 

The 79-year-old man suffered cuts and bruising after he was pushed to the ground and assaulted by the two women.

It was also reported that the women had racially abused the victims.

The suspects left the scene before officers arrived. 

There have been no arrests.

Police Sergeant John Berry, of the Met's Royal Parks police, said: "The park should be a place where people can walk their dogs in safety.

"The level of aggression and violence used towards an elderly couple was shocking and I would appeal to anyone who recognises these women to contact police."

Any witnesses or anyone with any information about the two female dog walkers is asked to call police on 101, quoting CAD 1840/13Aug.

Mobility Scooter Row: "Best Mate" Stabbed To Death

Stabbed: John Kennett

A man stabbed his “best mate” to death hours after becoming enraged at the victim losing his late mother’s mobility scooter, which they used to collect a pawned television, a court heard today.

Kenneth Pitcher, 51, of 7 Woodcroft Road, Thornton Heath denies repeatedly plunging a knife into 61 year-old John Kennett at the address on December 23, last year.

He has pleaded not guilty at Croydon Crown Court to one count of murder.

Prosecutor Mr. Hugh Davies QC told the jury Pitcher dragged the wounded Mr. Kennett onto the pavement at 9pm and pretended he did not know him when paramedics arrived.

Drunken Pitcher, who had also smoked crack cocaine and taken methadone that night, was seen by emergency services leaning over the dying man, asking: “Mate. What’s your name?”

“He told the paramedics the patient had knocked on his door, asking for help and then had stumbled and fallen to the floor,” explained the prosecutor.

Pitcher told the paramedics the man had been stabbed and was bleeding, despite there being no visual evidence of this and when pressed, replied: “I was just trying to f***ing help. I hope he’s okay.”

Pitcher then returned inside and slammed his front door.

“He gave contradictory and false accounts of events at the scene to distance himself from what he had done,” explained Mr. Davies.

“He knew the man lying on the ground very well, a man who he later told police was his: ‘best mate’.

“Mr. Kennett had not knocked on the defendant’s door. It later became obvious he had bled heavily inside the defendant’s living room.

“He suffered multiple stab wounds, including wounds to his left thigh and chest and bruising to the right side of his face.”

Pitcher’s Polish lodger Seb Wierzchoski had witnessed him dragging Mr. Kennett outside and called 999 on the order of the defendant, the court heard.

Regarding Pitcher’s defence case Mr. Davies told the jurors. “He says it was not him. It must have been the lodger by implication.”

Earlier that day the lodger saw Pitcher and Mr. Kennett together, making plans to collect the defendant’s tv from Cash Converters.

“The lodger says Mr. Kennett often rode on Pitcher’s late mother’s mobility scooter, not because he was disabled, but because he was lazy.”

CCTV captured the pair travelling along London Road with the scooter and television.

“When the defendant returned home with the television and no scooter he was furious and was shouting that Mr. Kennett was a w*****,” explained the prosecutor.

“He was angry because Mr. Kennett had left the mobility scooter somewhere between Croydon town centre and the house.”

Mr. Kennett, who was a regular visitor, apologised and the pair settled down to drink and smoke crack cocaine.

“What led to him to stab Mr. Kennett in his front room later that night is known only to him,” said Mr. Davies.

Police recovered a washing-up bowl and towel covered in Mr. Kennett’s blood from a neighbour’s garden and a wet wipe inside the address contained both the deceased’s blood and Pitcher’s DNA.

Trial continues…………..

Police Find Loaded Gun Under The Bed

A gunman, caught with a loaded firearm under his bed during a police raid, has been jailed for five years.

Bozlu Miah, 36, of Portman Place, Bethnal Green, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm, with intent to endanger life and possession of ammunition.

Snaresbrook Crown Court heard on Monday, March 30 officers carried out an intelligence-led search warrant at an address in east London, where Miah was known to reside.

While searching the property, officers found a loaded firearm underneath Miah’s bed – wrapped in plastic bags and hidden in a gift bag. 

The firearm was made safe and was seized by officers before sent off for testing. 

It was established that it was a viable firearm.

PC Shah Haque, of Central East Gangs Task Force, said: “Officers across London are working around the clock to locate and remove weapons from the streets of London.

“Tackling violent crime is a priority for the Met and we remain committed to bringing anyone who carries or holds firearms and other lethal weapons to justice.

“The evidence gathered against Miah as part of this comprehensive investigation left him with no option but to plead guilty to these offences.”

Eleven Years For Rapist Who Attacked Lone Woman Walking Home

A rapist, who attacked a lone woman walking home after a night out with friends, is starting a nine-year prison sentence.

Leon Rochester, 33, of Woodhouse Road, Leytonstone was convicted after a trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

On Sunday, January 26, the victim was walking home along Leytonstone High Road when Rochester approached her and offered her a drink.

He walked with the victim to a secluded location off Kirkdale Road, where he began touching her before carrying out the attack.

Rochester ignored repeated pleas for him to stop. 

The woman eventually managed to break free and run away.

Police were called by a member of the public who came across the woman in a distressed state. 

Officers attended and began an investigation

Detectives carried out enquiries and found CCTV, which placed Rochester at the location. 

They also spoke to a witness who heard the woman ask him to stop.

Rochester was arrested on Friday, January 21 at his home address and was subsequently charged with rape.

Detective Inspector Jeremy McDermott, of the North East Command Unit, said: “I’d like to commend the victim for coming forward and telling us about her terrifying ordeal. 

“Thanks to her bravery, both then and during the course of the investigation and trial, a dangerous offender has been taken off the streets.

“Although this sentence cannot make up for what she has gone through, I hope that the verdict and sentencing brings her some level of closure.

“I would also encourage all victims of both sexual assault and rape to come forward and contact police. 

“We know that it is an incredibly difficult thing to do but we can provide you with appropriate help and support while carrying out an investigation to find those responsible.”

TV Crime Producer In The Dock

Westminster Magistrates' Court

A female television producer, who specialises in police and crime reality shows, has ended up in court for assaulting a man in a suspected domestic incident.

Jacqueline Sarah Paul, 36, boss of JSVP Productions Ltd. was convicted after a trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

The BBC and ITV programme-maker, of Avenue Road, Highgate was found guilty of assaulting Henry Lewin at a flat in Avondale, Vera Road, Fulham on January 12.

She was cleared on causing approximately £2,000 worth of criminal damage to Mr. Lewin's motorcycle on the same occasion.

Paul produced fourteen episodes of Close Calls: On Camera; one episode of Crimes That Shook Australia and the Love Island spin-off Amber & Dolly: 9 to 5.

She was conditionally discharged for twelve months, ordered to pay £200 compensation to Mr. Lewin and £775 costs.

Race Arrest: Local Man Sentenced

Bromley Magistrates' Court

A Sidcup man has been sentenced for racially abusing a woman in his local high street.

Daniel Bygrave, 28, of Palm Avenue appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court yesterday.

He pleaded guilty to the racially-aggravated harassment of Melissa Boute in Sidcup High Street on December 4, last year.

It was his first court appearance on the charge.

Bygrave was sentenced to a Community Order under the auspices of the Probation Service.

He was also ordered to complete one hundred hours unpaid community service work and pay £100 compensation to the victim.

Bygrave must also pay £85 costs and a £90 victim surcharge.

Footballer's Driving Red Card

Dagenham & Redbridge FC footballer Mitch Brundle has been banned from the roads for two years after been caught in charge of his BMW after drinking.

The 25 year-old midfielder has made fourteen appearances for the National League club this season, scoring three goals in all competitions.

Brundle, of Redbud Road,Tonbridge, Kent appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court.

He was convicted of being in charge of the blue two-litre vehicle whilst unfit through alcohol in Sangley Road, Catford on August 17.

Brundle has had a successful career in the lower leagues, representing the likes of Braintree Town FC; Gateshead FC and Dover Athletic FC.

As well as the disqualification Brundle was placed on a two-year Community Order, which includes 250 hours unpaid community service work and was ordered to pay £85 costs and a £95 victim surcharge.

Prat On A Hot Tin Roof: Custody For Suspected Drink-Driver

A young offender fleeing police after a suspected drink-drive stop kept a large chunk of Brixton awake the night he took to the roof of a block of flats.

Rashid Riad, 21, was responsible for a police helicopter hovering over the scene and the attendance of three fire engines, plus police and a specialist negotiator on the ground.

He was on a suspended sentence for having an offensive weapon last year when he took to the roof of Bedwell House, Stockwell Park Road on July 25.

At Croydon Magistrates Court Riad, of Tanfield Avenue, Cricklewood pleaded guilty to causing a public nuisance by remaining on the roof for four hours after running from police when stopped for suspected drink-driving.

He also admitted this breached a suspended sentence for four months custody, suspended for twelve months, imposed last December.

The court imposed three months of the suspended sentence and added one months' custody for the nuisance charge, resulting in four months' imprisonment.

Baron Feversham Cleared After Blaming Angry Ex For Stealing Court Letters

Cleared: Baron Feversham

An aristocrat nicknamed ‘The Porn Baron’ today claimed his estranged wife has been stealing his mail in her hunt for his fortune as he defended himself against ignoring traffic prosecution letters. 

Jasper Orlando Slingsby Duncombe, 52, the 7th Baron Feversham allegedly drove his blue two-litre Audi, without reasonable consideration.

Two letters requesting he identify the driver of the car, which was caught on camera, were posted to his home at Neeld Cottage, The Street, Grittleton, Chippenham, Wiltshire.

He told Lavender Hill Magistrates Court he did not receive the letters and suspects his angry wife stole them from his outside mailbox while he was visiting his new girlfriend Emma at her homes in London and Minorca.

The Baron was accused of failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver of the vehicle, which was caught on camera at the junction of Fulham Road and Parsons Green Lane at 3.05pm on November 30, last year.

Speaking via video link and wearing a smart dark blue suit, light blue shirt and dark blue tie he told the court: “Her solicitors have not found the sort of money they think I have.

“She is extremely angry because she is not receiving the sums she believes she deserves and has been seeking financial information.”

He is the eldest son of the late Peter Duncombe, 6th Baron Feversham and was educated, along with Prince Edward at Gordonstoun.

The Baron founded pornographic film companies ‘Tongue in Cheek’ and ‘Relish XXX,’ which sells movies to NHS fertility clinics and private sperm banks, including titles such as ‘To The Manor Porn.’

He was disinherited from his late father’s £46m estate, due to the elder Baron’s disapproval of his porn empire, splitting his will amongst his widow three other children.

The 7th Baron split-up with his wife in early Summer, last year and received a divorce petition last November.

“It has been very acrimonious. For example she tried to stop me seeing my children, restricting me to just twelve days a year.

“I took her to court very successfully and now see my children for seventy per cent of the half-term.” The Baron also has fortnightly custody every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The Baron became suspicious when a letter sent from his City broker was not in his mailbox after returning from Minorca on January 18, this year.

“They said they sent it, but I could not find it and there are one or two items like that, that have gone missing.”

Dodgy Mailbox?: Neeld Cottage

Confessing he has six points on his driving licence for speeding on the M4 the Baron said it would make no sense to ignore the Single Justice Procedure notices because that would result in an automatic ban.

“I would have said I was the driver, because nobody else drives my car. If you don’t respond you get six points, which means I get automatically banned.

“By throwing in the bin I would automatically lose my licence. Why would I do that?

“I’d be effectively throwing my licence in the bin, it would be crazy. It is not something I would do.

“I get my bank statements digitally now and if I am away for a few days my neighbour takes the post in.”

His divorce is far from amicable, explained the Baron. “Things did not start getting really nasty until Christmas just gone by. This has been very nasty for nine or ten months now.

“I am suspicious things started when I began dating Emma, who lives in Minorca.

“It is fairly recent things have got unpleasant and the opportunity to pilfer my mail would have been fairly limited until I began flying to Minorca.”

It was the disappearance of his letter from wealth management firm Canaccord that convinced the Baron his wife was stealing his post.

“I thought: ‘Hang on, there’s something going on here.’ The Royal Mail loses the items, but there was more, anything that looked official, like a council tax reminder.

“That letter from my broker, that was when my arm bell rang and I thought: ‘Someone’s taking my post.’

“What is unusual here is the mail goes into a mailbox and you can get in there and get stuff out.

“If there was a magazine there the postman would just prop those up in the porch.”

Bench Chairwoman Laura Boyle announced she and her fellow-magistrate were split 50/50 on the case and ordered a re-trial.

“Unfortunately were are a split bench as a two, so we are unable to reach a decision so this will have to be adjourned to another occasion in front of another bench.” 

Prosecutor Mr. Alex Alawode told the court in the circumstances the CPS would discontinue the case rather than have a re-trial. “It is not in the public interest.”

The court then formally found the Baron not guilty.

Earlier the prosecutor said two notices were sent to the cottage in December, last year and January, this year via First Class post.

The Baron eventually wrote back, claiming he never received them, saying: “I am in the midst of  very messy divorce and believe my wife has been removing letters for financial information.

“My outside mailbox is easily pilfered.”

He succeeded to the barony on his father’s death on March 29, 2009 and has two boys.

In 1993 sentenced to three years imprisonment for an attempted robbery while high in cocaine.

The original offence of driving without consideration will not be proceeded with.

His lawyer Mr. Simon Nicholls urged the court to find his client not guilty due to the 50/50 split.

He submitted it made no sense for the Baron to ignore the notices. “If you do not reply there is a fine of up to a thousand pounds and six penalty points.

“You would have to be a complete idiot, if I can put it colloquially. This would put him in danger for totting-up disqualification.”

Violent Late-Night Mugging: Two Robbers Caged

"Cowards": Dugdale & Thomas

Two "dangerous offenders", who ganged up on a lone victim with a third mystery accomplice have been locked-up.

They targeted a man in his late twenties, who they punched and kicked multiple times – fracturing his cheekbone – before snatching his mobile phone and wallet.

Jaydan Dugdale, 20, (pic.l) of St. George’s Drive, Watford and Paul Thomas, 20, (pic.r.) of Woodford New Road, Walthamstow each received eight years. 

At Inner London Crown Court they were found guilty by a jury of robbery following a trial.

They will spend an extra two years on licence after their release.

The victim was attacked by Dugdale, Thomas and a third unidentified man in Raeburn Street, Brixton at around 2.15am on Saturday, September 7, last year.

He was punched and kicked several times in the chest and face over several minutes.

The victim received hospital treatment for facial injuries, including a broken cheekbone, for which he required surgery.

Witnesses in nearby properties called police. 

Officers attended and located Dugdale nearby a short time later. 

He was wearing distinctive red trainers, which witnesses also saw on the attacker.

Thomas was arrested by police in Raeburn Street.

Detective Constable Aisha Grainger, from the Central South Robbery and Burglary Team, said: “This was a cowardly, unprovoked attack on the victim, who was outnumbered and unfortunate enough to cross paths with Dugdale and Thomas, who were clearly looking for trouble that night.

“It was only down to luck that the victim was not more seriously injured.

“The judge recognised the severity of this attack in handing down these strong jail sentences, classing them both as dangerous offenders.”

Gang Of Four: Man Dies Two Weeks After Late-Night Beating

Police are hunting this foursome after a man died two weeks after he was punched and stamped on in the early hours.

Simon Whisker, 40, was hospitalised after the incident at 1.30am on July 1 in London Road, Croydon.

He was treated for his injuries and discharged.

Sadly, a fortnight later he had to be re-admitted to hospital, where he died on July 13.

The Metropolitan Police are not treating it as a murder or racially-aggravated investigation at the moment.

The next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers.

A special post-mortem examination has been held. 

Extensive enquiries have been carried out by detectives from the South Area Command Unit.

So far there have been no arrests. 

Enquiries to establish the circumstances continue.

Detectives have released this image of the four males they would like to speak to in connection with the incident.

Detective Constable Jo Cheung, from the South Area CID, said: 

Simon Whisker

“The victim became involved in an altercation with a group of males and was viciously assaulted.

“We are not treating this as a murder inquiry at this time. 

"We just want to find out who was responsible for the attack on Simon.

“I am asking the public to contact us if they recognise any of these males.”

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 quoting reference Cad 471/01Jul. 

Alternatively tweet @MetCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.