Police Hunt North London Sex Pervert

Detectives have released this image of a suspected pervert after two girls and a young woman were approached in north London.

In the first incident on Wednesday, January 20, a 15-year-old girl was walking on Rostrevor Avenue, Seven Sisters when she was approached by a man who showed her pornography on his mobile phone.

In the second incident, a 12-year-old girl was walking on Linthorpe Road, Stamford Hill at around 7.00pm on Tuesday, February 16 when she was approached by a man who exposed himself to her before making off.

Later that evening at around 9.00pm, a woman in her twenties was pushing her child in a buggy along Kyverdale Road, Stamford Hill. 

She was approached by a man who pushed her and then touched her bottom before fleeing.

None of the victims suffered serious physical harm, but all three were left incredibly shaken and upset.

Due to the timings, locations and how the victims were approached, police are treating the incidents as linked. 

Officers have been speaking to members of the community and conducting additional patrols to provide reassurance.

Detective Constable Patrick Godin, investigating, said: "We are doing everything we can to identify and apprehend the man responsible. 

“I am asking local people to study the images and footage issued very carefully and contact us immediately if they have information that could help. 

“Please work with us to help keep your communities safe.”

Anyone with information should call 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote reference 4603660/21.

Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously, by calling 0800 555 111.

Clapham Common Flasher: E-Fit Released

Police are releasing an e-fit image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with an indecent exposure on Clapham Common.

At approximately 8.00pm on Saturday, March 13 a woman was walking on Clapham Common Southside, close to the junction with Windmill Drive, when a man exposed himself to her.

The man is described as white, aged approximately 50 years old, around 5ft 6in tall with grey hair. 

He was wearing a bright red waistcoat or vest over a shirt and light coloured trousers.

Detective Constable Luke Flood, from the Central South Command Unit which polices Lambeth, said: “I am appealing to anyone who was in the area or who can help identify this man involved to contact police. 

“Clapham Common was extremely busy on that Saturday evening with people attending a vigil.

"Many people would have been filming or taking pictures and I would ask them to check any material they captured to see if they can identify the man described.

“We also cannot discount that there may have been other incidents of this nature in and around the Clapham Common area. 

“I would urge anyone who
has any information to get in contact.

“An incident of indecent exposure can be an extremely distressing offence for those who witness it and it is one police take very seriously. 

“Officers have spoken to the victim in this case to offer her support and ensure she is kept updated with the progress of the investigation.”

Anyone who can assist police is asked to contact 101 or tweet @MetCC and quote CAD117/14MAR. 

Alternatively, information can be provided to Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

Fake Cops Snatch £20K During House Raid

Officers investigating a violent burglary where £20,000 was stolen have released Images of three men who posed as police to trick their victims.

On Sunday, October 25, last year between 4.55pm and 5.11pm, three men got out of a silver Vauxhall Insignia displaying a false number plate of NA0 8XHZ and approached the residents of an address in Featherbed Lane, Croydon.

They were wearing black 'Police' baseball caps and utility belts holding handcuffs. 

They produced fake warrant cards, making themselves out to be police officers, and claimed they were investigating tax evasion and money laundering.

The residents became suspicious and challenged the men's story, but not before they had forced their way into the address.

One resident was forced to the floor and his hands were cable tied behind his back. 

The fake officers demanded money and threatened to 'tear the place apart' if they weren't told where it was kept.

The suspects were able to steal more than £20,000 in cash, as well as a high powered air rifle, before returning to the silver Insignia where a getaway driver was waiting for them. 

The vehicle was then seen to drive back along Featherbed Lane, away from Croydon.

The suspects are described as follows:

A light skinned black male, around 5’9-10 tall, with dark eyes, black stubble, aged around 40, of medium build with a south London accent.

White male, 6’3-4 tall, aged between 40 and 45, with blue eyes and mousy brown hair.

White male, aged 40-45, of heavy (fat) build.

Any witnesses, or anyone with information that could help identify the men in the pictures should call police on 101 quoting crime reference 3832626/20.

Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers, anonymously, by calling 0800 555 111.

Trades Union Man Denies Attacking Tory Barrister

Dennis McNulty

A GMB union activist, accused of violently attacking a Tory lawyer after a pub row, claims the barrister called for all Palestinians to be killed in gas chambers.

Labour Party supporter Dennis McNulty, 60, denies a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm, with intent, but admits words were exchanged with 63 year-old Tim Ludbrook in the busy King William IV pub, Hampstead on August 3, 2018.

“He said: ‘We need to get rid of all the Palestinians and build gas chambers to get rid of them,’ I was shocked,” McNulty told the Isleworth Crown Court jury.

“I made it clear to Tim this was pretty much outrageous. I was appalled by his behaviour and made that clear.

“I made it clear to him that he disgusted me and not to talk to me and that he was a vile man.

“I was making it clear what he said was repugnant.”

Denying he was in an aggressive alcohol-fuelled mood McNulty said: “I was not drunk, I was not inebriated. I’d hardly had anything to drink.

“Tim was being very belittling. He was gritting his teeth.”

The pub’s CCTV shows Mr Lubrook lunging at McNulty. “Tim was dragged away and restrained on a number of occasions,” said the defendant from the witness box.

McNulty could also be seen on the pub’s CCTV taking out his phone to record their exchanges.

“I was not looking for a fight or an argument. I made it clear to Mr Ludbrook his behaviour was appalling and that’s why I took that picture and I intended to put it on facebook.

“I put a chair in front of me to protect myself from Mr Ludbrook, to stop him attacking me again.”

McNulty also claims the lawyer said: “Hamas, Hamas, Hamas,” towards him.

McNulty was removed from the pub by staff and after closing time intellectual property rights specialist Mr Ludbrook was attacked in a nearby street while sitting down outside a shop.

He suffered a broken nose and torn retina and told the jury ex-school caretaker and local artist McNulty was his attacker.

“My nose was broken in two places and I was very lucky not to lose the sight in one eye,” the Lincoln’s Inn counsel told the trial.

Tim Ludbrook

The lawyer admitted lunging at McNulty inside the pub. “He knew he got me, a Tory barrister to react badly. He enjoyed that, but it is intolerable to have this racially-charged behaviour inflicted upon you.

“On that occasion I let it get the better of me,” added Mr Ludbrook, accusing McNulty of anti-semitic remarks.

“I will forever see him in that moment for the rest of my life. It is as clear as day, seared on my memory.

“There he was, bearing down at me and moments later he was striking me around the head from both sides and I don’t recall anything else until I came around.”

The lawyer denied making the alleged “gas chamber” remark. “I wouldn’t say that, even joking,” insisted the barrister. “That’s genocide.”

McNulty told the jury he has nothing to do with the attack on Mr Ludbrook.

“I had two pints and two spirits and went home to bed. At no point was I looking for revenge.”

However, McNulty discovered his son Connor, 25, had gone out looking for him so walked back towards the pub.

“I saw there was a commotion going on and realised who that person was.

“I put Mr Ludbrook in the recovery position because he was injured on the floor and was not conscious.

“I did not assault Mr Ludbrook. His group have all the time to sit down and work out what they want to say.

“I haven’t any evidence of collaboration, but I believe there was collaboration. Some of those witness statements are not correct.

“At no point was I deliberately provoking Tim in any shape or form. He was restrained three times and I pushed him away.”

McNulty said Connor was working abroad and unable to attend court to support his evidence and his other son, Ross, 28, was a “recluse” who rarely left the family home.

McNulty, of New End School House, Streatley Place, Hampstead has pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, with intent.

Trial continues..........

Car Crash Driver Did A Runner

A driver, who crashed his BMW into a house and continued lying about being behind the wheel all the way to a jury trial, has been jailed for eight months.

Self-employed businessman Darren Morgan, 46, of Green Lane, White Bushes, Redhill caused £16,000 worth of damage to the family property and did a runner before police arrived.

An innocent bystander was arrested and when Morgan was traced he claimed the car had been stolen and he wasn't driving it.

Croydon Crown Court heard it was 8am when Morgan crashed his vehicle in Cross Road on August 24, 2018, but maintained his innocence to police and a subsequent trial, where he was convicted of perverting the course of justice.

Morgan already had a chequered driving record, having been convicted of drink-driving in 1997 and driving while disqualified in 2003 after he had been banned for three years.

“This was not a spur of the moment offence,” said prosecutor Oliver Newman. “It was a calculated attempt to avoid responsibility.

“It was a lie he maintained throughout his trial.”

Morgan was also originally charged with dangerous driving as a result of the crash, but this was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.

The day after the crash Morgan reported his BMW M3 as having been stolen.

“It was a lie that originated in shame and fear, not malice,” said Gerard Pitt, defending. “He is clearly remorseful, according to the pre-sentence report.”

Judge Elizabeth Lowe announced: “What was he worried about? Why did he do a runner and tell everyone his car was stolen?

“I can see there was significant impact on the owners of that address. I have no doubt there was stress and difficulty with insurers.

“I am not dealing with him for driving, but for fleeing the scene.”

One person was asleep inside the house when Morgan drove into it, causing damage to the gas supply.

The innocent bystander was under investigation for six months, but was cleared by forensics when Morgan's DNA was found on the emergency airbag.

“You had a trial and persisted in this assertion for such a long time,” the judge told Morgan. “You had time to reflect, but to no avail.”

Morgan was also disqualified from driving for twelve months.

Hotel Manager Nicked Thousands

Coulsdon Manor Hotel

A hotel manger yesterday admitted helping himself to nearly £40,000 in just three months.

James Hughes, 40, of Orchard Way, Helmsley, York appeared for the first time at Croydon Magistrates' Court.

He was employed at Coulsdon Manor Hotel, Coulsdon.

Hughes pleaded guilty to theft by employee between December 18, 2019 and March 14, last year, namely £39,813.48p belonging to the Bespoke Hotel Group.

The court heard he had access to safe keys, where cash was held at the hotel.

It is the second time Hughes has been caught taking money from a hotel he was employed at and he was bailed to appear at Swansea Crown Court on May 19 to be sentenced for both offences together.

Creep Groomed 14 Year-Old Girl For St. Valentine's Day Date

Woolwich Crown Court

A man who sexually groomed a 14 year-old girl received a suspended prison sentence earlier this year.

Jaimie Timperley, 41, arranged to meet the girl on St. Valentine's Day at an address in Catford, south-east London for sexual activity.

At Woolwich Crown Court Timperley, of Marine Park Mansions, Wellington Road, New Brighton, Wallasey, Birkenhead was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for ten years.

He was charged with attempting to arrange or facilitate the commission of a child sex offence on February 14, last year, namely sexual activity with a child.

Timperley was also charged with attempting to meet the girl, following grooming, on the same occasion for the purpose of sexual activity.

He was sentenced to fourteen months imprisonment, suspended for two years and must attend a Probation Service-recommended activity requirement of up to sixty days.

Speedy Cates: Driving Ban For Sky Sports Presenter

TV presenter Kelly Cates has been banned from driving after being caught speeding for the fourth time.

The 45 year-old Sky Sports host appeared at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court for her latest offence.

Mother-of-two Cates, who lives in a £1.4m home in
Osier Mews, Chiswick admitted breaking the 40mph speed limit while driving her black two-litre Mercedes on the M4 near the junction with Clayponds Avenue, Brentford on July 2, last year.

The court heard Cates, who has also presented sports shows for ESPN; ITV; talkSPORT and Radio 5 Live, was caught on a speed camera travelling at 47mph.

Cates, the daughter of Scottish footballing legend Kenny Dalglish, already had nine penalty points on her driving license.

These were for speeding offences in November, 2018 and April and December, 2019.

Today’s additional three points triggered an automatic six-month ban under the totting rules.

She was also fined £660, with £90 costs.

Leftie Activist Accused Of Violently Attacking Jewish Tory Lawyer

Union Man: Dennis McNulty

A Labour Party and pro-Palestine activist left a jewish barrister with a broken nose and torn retina after an intense late-night row in a Hampstead pub, a court heard today.

Ex-school caretaker and local artist Dennis McNulty, 60, repeatedly punched 63 year-old intellectual property rights specialist Tim Ludbrook, knocking him unconscious, the jury were told.

“My nose was broken in two places and I was very lucky not to lose the sight in one eye,” the Lincoln’s Inn counsel told Isleworth Crown Court.

The pair clashed verbally inside busy King William IV pub in Hampstead High Street on August 3, 2018 after exchanging banter on previous occasions about their opposing political views.

The lawyer admits lunging at McNulty inside the pub. “He knew he got me, a Tory barrister to react badly. He enjoyed that, but it is intolerable to have this racially-charged behaviour inflicted upon you.

“On that occasion I let it get the better of me.”

GMB union activist McNulty was ejected by pub staff, but attacked Mr Ludbrook outside in nearby Heath Street as the lawyer sat on a bench, the court heard.

“I will forever see him in that moment for the rest of my life. It is as clear as day, seared on my memory.

“There he was, bearing down at me and moments later he was striking me around the head from both sides and I don’t recall anything else until I came around.

“I can remember counting them and by six I was out. I was lying on the pavement and a woman was trying to stop the bleeding.”

The lawyer concedes calling McNulty a: “Hamas-loving bastard,” inside the pub, but insists this was after an evening of intimidation by the defendant.  

“He was introduced to me as an ardent member of the Labour Party and I am well-known for being on the other side of the political spectrum,” said Mr Ludbrook.

“He told me he was a senior official in a trades union and I told him if I went on one of his marches then he would have to come on one of mine for Jacob Rees-Mogg.”

Lincoln's Inn: Tim Ludbrook

Somebody in Mr Ludbrook’s group brought up the subject of the Gaza Strip and McNulty began criticising Israel, the lawyer told the court. 

“He was swearing about the Tory government and intended to try and inflame the situation with his language and said: ‘You can’t support those f***ing c****.’

“He must have thought I was supporting them because I am a Conservative and I told him: ‘Yes, I am Jewish and a supporter of Israel.’

“It was like lighting a blue touch paper and he said: ‘It’s always you f***ing people, you’re always the problem.’

“He said he was going to show what kind of f***ing person I was on social media and started recording with his phone.

“The really aggressive stuff started when he goaded me into revealing my ethnicity. He’s obviously got some view about jews.

“It was not a sensible thing I said to him about being a ‘Hamas-loving bastard’, but I had enough.

“I lunged toward him, I lost my temper, I suppose I wanted to grab him by the throat, but someone else came in between us.

“He said: ‘You’re f***ing dead, I’m going to have you,’ and the pub staff removed him.”

McNulty denies hitting the complainant and claims Mr Ludbrook would sarcastically greet him with: “Power to the people,” but the lawyer denied this.

He also denied McNulty’s claim he said: “We need to get rid of the Palestinians. I want gas chambers built to get rid of them all.”

“I wouldn’t say that, even joking,” insisted the barrister. “That’s genocide.”

Prosecutor Margia Mostafa told the jury Mr Ludbrook was taken to the Royal Free Hospital at 2.15 am and treated for a fractured nose, plus later laser treatment on his eye.

In the pub McNulty had goaded the victim she said, asking: “Are you jewish? You’re jewish aren’t you? 

“I’m going to f*** you up you c***. You’re Israeli.”

McNulty, of New End School House, Streatley Place, Hampstead has pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, with intent.

Trial continues…………

Hendon Stabbing: CCTV Still Released

Police investigating a stabbing in north-west London are appealing for help to identify this suspect, caught on grainy CCTV.

The alarm was raised at 8.39pm on October 7, last year to reports of an assault in Watford Way, Hendon. 

Officers attended and found a 47-year-old man suffering from a stab injury.

The man was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a north London hospital in a critical condition. 

Following medical treatment, the man was discharged from hospital.

Detectives have carried out extensive enquiries to trace the man responsible and have released this CCTV still of a man they wish to speak with.

Anyone who recognises the man or who has information that may assist is the investigation is asked to call officers via 101 quoting reference Cad 6978/02Oct20.

To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

Hit-And-Run Cyclist Tragedy: Police Appeal For Witnesses

Tragedy: Michael Stapleton

Police are investigating a tragic hit and run after a cyclist was killed in a collision with a lorry in north-west London.

At 4.07pm on Tuesday, March 16 cyclist Michael Stapleton, 62, of Cricklewood collided with the vehicle on High Road, Harlesden, near the junction with Furness Road.

Police and the London Ambulance Service rushed to the scene, but sadly despite the efforts of the emergency services, Mr Stapleton was pronounced dead at the scene.

His next of kin have been informed.

The driver of the lorry failed to stop, but officers have since traced the driver.

No arrests have been made.

Police are requesting anyone with any dashcam or CCTV footage, or witnessed the collision please contact them via 101 quoting reference Cad 4977/16Mar.

Alternatively, the Serious Collision Investigation Unit witness line can be contacted at Alperton on 020 8246 9820.

Dora The Explorer: Stolen Pug 65 Miles From Home

Stolen Pug Dora has been found 65 miles from home after a seemingly-friendly thief snatched her from her pensioner owner.

The 72 year-old woman was walking Dora near her home in Lydd, Kent on February 24, when approached by a masked man.

After engaging in friendly conversation the the dog-snatcher unclipped Dora from her lead and ran off with the pooch.

Eleven days later on March 7 a concerned member of the public took Dora to Bexleyheath Police Station after she found her roaming alone in a local park.

Officers from the station took the dog to a local vets to be checked over and scanned for any details.

The scans showed the dog was indeed Dora, who was stolen in Kent.

The next day, officers contacted the owner and were able to return Dora the pug to her rightful owners.

Sadly, the owner has now informed us that her other dog, is now reported to be missing in the Kent area.

Benefit Fraudster Wins Freedom

Freed: Croydon Crown Court

A council-funded carer, jailed for claiming nearly £10,000 for looking after her father when he was visiting his native Somalia, has been freed on appeal after a court ruled prison Covid conditions resulted in too harsh a sentence. 

Suban Hashi, 35, submitted time sheets on six separate occasions while her dad was out of the country during the four-year fraud, Croydon Crown Court heard.

The Royal Borough of Greenwich prosecuted Hashi, of
Charles Grinling Walk, Woolwich, who they paid to look after her father when he suffered a stroke.

She is also the £500 per-month paid carer of her sister, who has Down’s Syndrome and she received approximately £20,000 in legitimate care payments for looking after her father when he was in the UK.

Hashi pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud by false representation, namely providing false information on care time sheets between March 1, 2014 and August 28, 2017.

She also pleaded guilty to one count of dishonestly failing to disclose information between May 15 and August 11, 2018, namely that she had not provided personal care to her father.

Last February Bromley Magistrates Court sentenced her to twelve months immediate imprisonment, but on appeal to Croydon Crown Court this period was suspended for eighteen months and Hashi was released.

Recorder Joshua Swirsky, sitting with two JP’s, announced: “It is clear the magistrates were taking the starting point from the sentencing guidelines, deducted half and crafted the sentence accordingly.

“We agree that was a permissible amount and the sentence of twelve months was the correct sentence to reflect the seriousness of the offending.

“They could not have considered the effect of an immediate custodial sentence during Covid, resulting in individuals being locked-up for twenty-three-and-a-half hours per day.

“We think it is right in our judgement, given the effect jail is likely to have on an individual that is of good character and has pleaded guilty, that sentence ought to be suspended.

“She has served the equivalent of a four month prison sentence and given the time she has been in custody we do not impose any other conditions.”

Ordering Hashi to repay the £9,712 she defrauded the council of at the rate of £10 per fortnight the Recorder added: “This was public money that was taken out of the Adult Social Care budget, which is under a great deal of pressure do to local government cuts in spending, plus the pressures of the pandemic.

“There is no reason the full sum should not be repayable.

“This lady has no income and she is in custody and will have to contribute to the compensation from limited means.”

 

Royal Borough of Greenwich prosecutor Catherine Rose told the appeal: “She was employed by her father for personal care and received payments from the council after submitting time sheets.

“She claimed a large number of hours over four years when her father was abroad and when she clearly was not caring for him because he was outside the UK.”

The appeal dismissed the council’s application for £7,416 in costs for bringing the prosecution, due to Hashi’s limited means.

Her lawyer Chris Whitehouse told the appeal: “She has served the equivalent of four months imprisonment in conditions that are so much more different due to the pandemic.

“She is a single lady from a relatively large family with sisters and brothers, including a seventeen year-old sister with Down’s Syndrome, who she is the carer for.

“Her computing college course ceased in 2010 and she has not been working since, picking-up the responsibilities of the family.

“She has found the time in custody particularly difficult, confined to her cell twenty-three hours a day with half-an-hour exercise in the morning and half-an-hour in the evening for showering.

“She has no income or savings and neither do have members of her family,” added Mr Whitehouse, confirming Hashi will immediately claim Universal Credit on release.

“She has no income apart from the potential to claim benefits.”

Hashi was caught when Greenwich Council tried to arrange a meeting with her father on multiple occasions in 2018 and were told he was in Somalia.

An investigation revealed he was abroad for a total of nearly two years while the care claims continued to be made by his daughter. 

Early-Morning Crack Smoker Caught By Cops

A crack user caught by police smoking with a group in public told officers: “I'm just having a pipe with the lads,” a court heard.

Jobless Christopher Newton, 49, who claims he served in the British Army, says he suffers with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and uses drugs to treat himself.

He had travelled down from his home in Hornsey Road, Liverpool to Brixton, south London, where he was arrested.

Newton pleaded guilty at Croydon Magistrates' Court to possessing Class A crack cocaine in Bernay Road on April 3.

Prosecutor Amanda McCabe told the court it was 9.25am when plain-clothes police officers driving in the local area saw Newton amongst a group of approximately five males.

“When the officers approached him he was aggressive and swore and tried to walk away and was difficult with the officers.”

Eventually Newton admitted: “I've got crack cocaine on me. I'm just having a pipe with the lads.”

He admitted buying the crack for £500.

The court heard Newton has thirty-five previous convictions, including three drug offences.

He told the magistrates: “I was smoking some cocaine with some mates in Brixton and it seemed the police were just out for me.

“I had a PTSD episode and use it to self-medicate and I've not had any since.

“I don't want to be Mother Teresa'd. I don't want to be looked after.

“I am a grown man, I eat well.

“I was involved in a bombing aged twenty-one and have not been the same since.

“Why didn't you look after me when I was in Ireland and in the jungle? Nobody gave a shit.”

After hearing Newton remained in police custody for at least eleven hours the court fined him £50, with the alternative of time served, leaving Newton with nothing to pay.

Thai Life Benefit Fraudster In Court

A Thai expat, whose sun-drenched lifestyle was funded by taxpayers during an audacious decade-long £66,000 benefit fraud, was told “all options are open” regarding his sentence yesterday.

Joseph Peter Marcel Fougere, 75, rented out his council house, which he was also claiming housing benefit for as well as Pension Credit and council tax benefit.

Fougere, of Thorpe Close, New Addington appeared on bail at Croydon Crown Court, where he will return on June 1 for sentencing.

His lawyer Len Furlong told the court: “The loss is calculated from the amounts transferred to his bank account.

“Taking into account his age, his good character even though this offence has crossed the custody threshold any custodial sentence could be suspended.”

Requesting the defendant sees the Probation Service for a pre-sentence report, the lawyer added: “The court needs to know more about Mr Fougere and this offence.” 

Last year at Croydon Magistrates’ Court Fougere pleaded guilty to dishonestly failing to notify a change of circumstances to the Department of Work & Pensions (DWP) between January 25, 2010 and February 10, last year, namely that he was living in Thailand and sub-letting his home.

He also similarly pleaded guilty to failing to notify the DWP between August 22, 2011 and March 31, 2013 relating to council tax benefit and between April 1, 2011 and February 3, last year relating to housing benefit.

The court heard Fougere has medical issues, including osteoarthritis to his knees and shoulders.

Recorder Paul Keleher QC told Fougere: “You are bailed to the first of June for sentence. The court needs to be provided with information and a pre-sentence report is needed.

“You need to co-operate with that pre-sentence report. It will be in your best interests to do so.

“That is no indication to the potential sentence it is just so that the sentencing court can be full appraised of all the information in relation to you.

“There is no indication as to the final sentence. All options are open.” 

Violent Mugger Causes Miscarriage: E-Fit Released

A vicious mugger is being hunted after kicking a pregnant woman – causing a miscarriage – and snatching her phone at an east London bus stop.

The case was featured on BBC One’s ‘Crimewatch Live’ as detectives continue their investigation to identify the violent robber.

On Wednesday, July 29, last year between about 2.30pm and 3.00pm, the victim was waiting at a bus stop in Cambridge Park, Wanstead.

She was on the phone to her mother when a man on a white bike rode towards her, from the direction of the Green Man roundabout. 

As the man got level with the woman, he kicked her in the stomach and snatched her white iPhone X from her hand before riding off at speed towards Wanstead Tube station. 

The phone had a silver Swarovski case on the back.

At the time, the victim was eight weeks pregnant and she sadly suffered a miscarriage a short time later. 

She shouted at the suspect that she was pregnant, but that did not stop her attacker.

The suspect is described as mixed race, around 30 years old and of stocky build with tattoos covering his left arm. 

He was wearing dark blue shorts, a dark blue baseball cap and a white bag. 

His bike was white and had no rear mud guard.

Detectives have released this e-fit of a man they are keen to identify in connection with the robbery.

Detective Constable Lea Bethmann, from the East Area Burglary and Robbery Investigation Team, appeared on BBC One’s ‘Crimewatch Live’ in a bid to appeal for information.

She said: “This is a particularly sad case that has had devastating life-changing consequences for the victim. Needless to say this has caused much heartache and pain to the victim and her family and understandably she is still struggling following the attack.

“We are still tirelessly working to identify the person responsible for this heinous crime. 

“I am keen to hear from anyone who recognises the man in the e-fit. 

“I’d also like to make a direct appeal to the robber and urge them to do the right thing and come forward.

“I know that some time has passed since this incident, but I would ask anyone who witnessed it or saw the man on the bike after robbery took place to get in touch. 

“I’d also like to hear from anyone who was offered a white iPhone X, possibly still in the silver Swarovski case, after the attack.

"No matter how insignificant you may think your information is, it could be the missing piece to our investigation and help us to get some justice for the victim.”

If you recognise the person in the e-fit or have any information about this incident, please call police on 101 and quote CAD 4366/29JULY2020. 

Alternatively tweet @MetCC, or to remain 100 per cent anonymous call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Violent Hotel Sex Assault: Suspect Hunted

Police are hunting this suspect after a woman was molested in a Paddington hotel and knocked unconscious in the early hours.

Police are appealing for help to identify and trace the man they wish to speak with in connection with the sexual assault allegation.

On Sunday, November 29, last year at approximately 3.15am, a man sexually assaulted a woman at a hotel in Paddington.

The man also hit the victim, causing her to lose consciousness momentarily.

Following the assault, the suspect ran out of the room and left the hotel.

The victim immediately called police and was taken to hospital for treatment. 

Her injuries were not life threatening.

The suspect is described as black man, around 6ft tall, of medium build, with receding short curly hair and brown eyes, light to mid-complexion, slight beard and moustache and appears to be aged between the mid to late twenties.

At the time of the incident the male was wearing a black cap, black and grey striped scarf, dark blue hooded jacket, dark blue jeans, black trainers.

Anyone who thinks they may know this man or has any information that could assist the investigation should call police on 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 888/29NOV/20.

Bank Worker Swindled Relatives Out Of Over £68K

A bank employee conned three relatives out of £68,000 by claiming she had access to lucrative investments and property deals.

Hien Ly, 40, of Sanderling Court, Abinger Grove, Deptford demanded more and more money from the family members to save the fictitious investments.

She appeared at Woolwich Crown Court where she pleaded guilty to ten counts of fraud and will be sentenced on May 11.

Ly worked at a bank branch in Greenwich High Street and between November, 2012 and May, 2019 convinced relatives she could get good rates for them. 

Once the victims were trapped into a deal with Ly, she would continue to request further funds, stating costs had changed, more finance was needed or the property or investments would be lost if more money was not paid in.

The victims lost a combined total of £68,499.

Ly was arrested at her workplace by officers on May 20, 2019 after being reported via Action Fraud.

Police Constable Stewart Bold, from the Economic Crime Team, said: “Ly used her position as a bank employee to fraudulently steal money.

“She was deemed a success by her family, which she used to gain their trust. 

“Her family members invested their money with her, believing it was not only safe, but it was going to gain them profits in the future.

“Ly did not invest any of the money and despite supplying the victims with documents showing financial returns and property purchases, she had in fact used the money to fund her own lavish lifestyle. 

“She has left the victims without savings and at a great financial loss through her greed and selfishness. 

“This case is all the more shocking given she targeted her own family in the crime.”