Mosque Bite Worshipper Spat Skin Onto Floor

Biter: Suad Awad

A woman who bit a chunk out of a fellow-female worshiper's forehead at her local mosque - spitting the skin onto the floor - received a suspended prison sentence yesterday.

Mother-of-two Suad Awad, 41, had just arrived at Shepherd's Bush Mosque when she suddenly lunged at extended relative Amina Essa, who is still receiving plastic surgery for the wound above her left eye.

The Somali-born unemployed part-time student, of Conningham Road, Shepherd's Bush pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court to inflicting grievous bodily harm on Ms Essa on May 4, 2013.

"The victim was leaving the mosque after completing her prayers and came across the defendant, who appeared to be entering," explained prosecutor Mr. Nadeem Holland. 

"They are known to each other as members of the same extended family, their grandmothers are sisters.

"Ms Essa could think of no reason there could be bad blood between them, but there was a phone call several months earlier when she was supposed to have made comments about the defendant's husband.

"Ms Essa says the defendant jumped at her and could immediately feel the defendant biting her and heard a crunching noise and heard her spit.

Plastic Surgery: Amina Essa

"She says: 'The blood came down like rain down my face.'

"The defendant attempted to bite her a second time on the nose and Ms Essa moved her head and tried to push the defendant away and as she did the defendant bit down on the middle finger of her right hand.

"As Miss Essa tried to pull her finger away the defendant bit again, holding it in her mouth.

"She was shouting: 'Let go, help, help' and two women intervened and assisted in getting the defendant off Ms Essa."

The victim needs ongoing treatment, which involves moving fat from one part of her body to fill the wound. "At the mosque the skin was spat out," added Mr. Holland.

Awad's lawyer Mr. Andrew Sheriff told the court: "The parties can't assist with the motivation for the attack and the probation report suggests cultural or religious differences.

"There was no pre-meditation, she was not following the victim and it seems to be an accidental meeting and resulted in what she describes as an absolute moment of madness.

"This is a one-off incident in her life and there is remorse shown and no suggestion of on-going animosity. She is the sole carer of children aged seven and five."

Judge Andrew McDowall told Awad: "There's no explanation for what you did. It has been called a moment of madness, but for your unfortunate victim it is going to be a permanent problem.

"You are saved from an immediate prison sentence by the fact you pleaded guilty, that you have family responsibilities, you are of good character and it would be undue punishment on your children."

Awad was sentenced to two years imprisonment, suspended for two years, placed on two years probation and made subject to a three-year prohibited activity, namely contact with Ms Essa.

Turning to the victim Judge McDowall said: "I can only express sympathy towards you and if there were means to give you compensation from the defendant I would.

"I can only give advice that you may be eligible for compensation from public monies, but I cannot make any orders."

Rookie FOREX Trader Swindled Trusting Investors In £200,000 Fraud

A newly-divorced single-mum, who set-up an illegal DIY foreign exchange investment scheme, is starting a forty-month prison sentence after defrauding friends and fellow wannabe traders out of £200,000.

Sandra Giraud, 49, thought trading in foreign currency was the answer to her money troubles, but within months she was sending bogus statements to trusting investors, one a woman she knew with Multiple Sclerosis.

One victim suffered a "nervous breakdown" after losing his £88,850 life savings, another lost the entire £45,000 they set aside for their son's private education and another was forced to abandon their dream Barbados retirement after losing £62,000.

Giraud, of Empire Road, Perivale, Greenford pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud and one count of carrying on a regulated activity while not authorised between January 1, 2009 and November 1, 2012.

After her divorce she signed-up to 'Traders University' - a course run by polo-playing self-proclaimed multi-millionaire Greg Secker, 39, who adorns his website with images of himself in the company of Prince William and Sir Richard Branson.

Tempted by the lure of making millions of pounds on the foreign exchange market Giraud set herself up as a trader and began investing the savings of people she befriended on the course.

Prosecutor Mr. Hugh Forgun told Isleworth Crown Court: "There is a pattern of money being put into foreign exchange trading and some withdrawals for personal expenditure.

"From the outset fraudulent paperwork is served on the investors that their investments are growing year on year with the effect people don't take any money out and, in fact, put more in."

The prosecution estimate approximately £412,000 was given to Giraud, with only £217,450 returned to her investors during the fraud.

The largest loss, £88,850, was suffered by Mr. Nicholas Brannen, who initially put in £20,000 followed by £90,000.

"The vast majority was lost, his entire life-savings," explained Mr. Forgun. "He took the defendant to the High Court, where she was declared bankrupt and he suffered what he describes as a nervous breakdown."

One-time friend Eulita Kudzi lost all the £45,000 she saved for her son's education. "She describes the loss as devastating."

Retired Catherine Lambert's Caribbean plans were shattered when her £62,000 investment vanished. "She had emigrated to Barbados, but could no longer tay there due to the loss and was forced to return to the UK."

The victim encouraged her brother Bernard Lambert to invest and he lost £10,000 and MS afflicted Sara Holloway lost £5,000. "She says the loss exacerbated her condition."

Giraud's lawyer Mr. Graham Smith said: "This is a sad case and the impact on her friends and colleagues has been significant.

"As the losses continued she and her daughter moved from their £1,150 a month rented house to a two-bedroom flat in order to reduce her lifestyle costs.

"She had an ongoing desire to make good and this was not fraudulent from the outset.

"This started when she divorced and living with a young daughter needed an income to get her on her feet, which led her to Traders University, an institution that feeds the possibility of becoming rich in a short time.

"She met the complainants through foreign exchange trading and they all had a desire to gamble. They were people who put trust in her.

"She was not sending out false invoices from the start, but did it fairly early out of the embarrassment of not successfully trading with the expertise they expected."

The prosecution have been given leave to apply for compensation, but no significant assets have been identified.

"Odious" Voyeur Jailed For Spying On Naked Hospital Patients

A mental health support worker studying for a nursing degree has been jailed for secretly filming female patients in the changing rooms of two Manchester hospitals to satisfy his "alter-ego" who exists in a "secret world."

Christian Connor, 27, says he got a "buzz" from spying on his victims and also recorded women in the bathroom of his shared house and groomed a 13 year-old boy to send intimate images of himself.

However, Isleworth Crown Court Judge Douglas Moore told him: "Words like 'manipulative', 'despicable', 'merciless' and 'odious' spring to mind," jailing the first-time offender for sixteen months.

Connor, of Norwood Road, Stretford, Manchester pleaded guilty to eight counts of voyeurism for the purpose of sexual gratification; three counts of possessing under-age and extreme pornography and one count of encouraging the making and distributing of indecent images.

The offences, which occurred between September 1, 2010 and April 16, last year, took place at Prestwich Hospital, Prestwich; Salford Royal Hospital, Salford and a rented house in Mildred Street, Salford.

Connor was caught after befriending a 13 year-old boy from Hounslow, west London on the internet and persuading him to send images of his feet to an email address. The boy refused requests to send pictures of his genitals.

Officers traced him and seized his computer, which contained the secret footage he filmed in the hospitals and the bathroom of the home he shared with his girlfriend as well as sick child and extreme pornography.

"You behaved in an appalling way showing a complete abuse of trust, targeting young people and individuals that you knew," Judge Moore told him. "You were within the mental health unit where people are seeking help and need security  and you showed a ruthless disregard for their well-being.

"You took photos of individuals in your shared house when they were taking baths and showers and these people people thought you were a friend. You showed no mercy to those individuals."

Police seized 411 images mostly made up of Connor's secret filming, plus 12 more from the internet at Category A - the most serious.

Prosecutor Mr. Martin Hooper said: "He told the officers he had a foot fetish and was aroused by his ability to manipulate other people and stated the images were for his enjoyment. He also admitted downloading extreme pornography and child pornography."

Connor's lawyer Miss Penelope Blake: "He was living in this secret world where he was compelled by this addictive personality, this foot fetish, to commit the offences he did.

"It was a manifestation of his addiction, his obsession. This is not something he will be doing again and he is nothing but embarrassed, ashamed and disgusted.

"From an early age he wanted to spy on everyone and this grew into addictive, obsessive behaviour. He says he gets a 'buzz' from it and being in a position of power.

"There is almost an alter-ego person different to his day-to-day self," added Miss Blake, who confirmed Connor has sought counselling since his arrest.

He was employed as an NHS support worker for six years, but was forced to abandon his degree studies two years in when arrested. Connor's mother is an auxiliary nurse and his father, who supported him in court, a management accountant.

"He has lost his sister, who says she wants nothing more to do with him, his girlfriend, his friends and the stigma of these offences will follow him for the rest of his life. He'll be on the sex offenders register."

The victims of Connor's voyeurism gave impact statements and used words such as "shocked," "bemused," "nightmare," and one subsequently suffered panic attacks.

Judge Moore added: "This is an abuse of trust case because he worked within a mental health unit and he was a mental health support worker at the time.

"A mental health unit demonstrates clear vulnerability and one victim is reluctant to return because she no longer feels safe there."

Connor will also be subject to a ten-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order.

Drunken Plane Sex Pest Jailed For Pawing Teen Schoolgirl

An airplane drunk, who pawed a 14 year-old schoolgirl while she was flying home with classmates from an educational trip, telling the youngster he wanted to have sex, was jailed for four months yesterday.

Manjit Singh Sidhu, 38, drank heavily during the Jet Airways flight from New Delhi to Heathrow and engaged the teen in conversation about Bangkok's infamous red-light district, prostitutes, transexuals and drugs.

Sidhu, of Clumber Road, Leicester was convicted by an Isleworth Crown Court jury of sexual touching, cleared of assault and admitted being drunk on an aircraft during the flight on April 18, last year.

Prosecutor Mr. Rory Keane told the court: "He was persistent in drinking on the plane and the cabin crew attempted to prevent him having any more.

"He then tried to order drinks in the name of the passenger next to him and when staff intervened he was abusive towards them."

The young girl was sitting directly behind Sidhu, returning with her schoolteachers and fellow pupils from a trip to Nepal.

She said: "The man turned his head around and asked me where I had been and said he was interested in travelling and made references to Bangkok's red-light district, prostitutes, transexuals, drugs and sex."

The schoolgirl did not want to continue the conversation and put on headphones to watch a film, but was interrupted a few hours later by Sidhu, who came stumbling down the isle and perched himself on the armrest next to her.

"He tried to stroke my head and brushed my hair away and stroked my face and neck with his hand three or four times," she explained. "I felt insecure and unable to say anything," she explained.

"He hit the bridge of my nose," she added, but the jury acquitted Sidhu of this assault allegation.

"He said: 'I want to f*** you' and when I told him I was only fourteen years-old he said: 'I'll wait until you are eighteen.'"

The victim reported Sidhu to a teacher and police were waiting for him when the plane landed.

He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register for the next seven years.

Education Entrepreneur Jailed For Kicking Mistress Out Of Bed During Late-Night Sex Row

A former Harrow public schoolboy turned international education entrepreneur is starting an eighteen-month prison sentence today after kicking his mistress out of bed – breaking her wrist – when she spurned his sexual advances.

Married businessman John Crawford Florey, 48, had attended an education symposium at the London School of Economics with 40 year-old Russian intern Olga Grigorash earlier in the evening and enjoyed an alcohol-fueled dinner.

He stripped down to his boxer shorts after taking the woman back to the flat he had rented for the night, but lost his temper when she refused to undress, simply lying on top of the bed fully-clothed.

“I take into account the humiliating remarks you made to Ms Grigorash before the assault,” Isleworth Crown Court Recorder Philip Shepherd QC told him. “You were trying to force yourself sexually on her and she was unwilling to have sex with you, which should have been apparent.

“You used considerable force to kick her out of bed when your advances were rejected and the injury is one she still suffers continuing effects,” he told Cambridge University-educated Florey.

Florey, of Chequers Avenue, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire – Director for International Development at Astrum Education Group – was convicted by a jury of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Ms Grigorash at the flat in Royal Crescent, Notting Hill in the early hours of March 4, last year.

“The evidence from her was that you went around the side of the bed and kicked her when she was on the floor and you made no attempt to assist her when she was obviously injured and she had to make her way to hospital alone.

“You showed no remorse or concern and did nothing at all and you put her through the trauma of a trial,” added Recorder Shepherd.

Prosecutor Mr Neil Griffin told the court: “The defendant has kicked Miss Grigorash out of bed. A kick of such force that she fell against the wall and fractured her wrist.

“It seems the defendant rubbed toothpaste into her dress as they were brushing their teeth in the bathroom and this upset her along with him going out to smoke because she did not like smoking.

“She decided to keep her dress on and the defendant had undressed down to his boxer's and tried very roughly to kiss her.

“He had a second cigarette and returned to the bedroom and forced himself onto her and she told him he was hurting her,” explained Mr. Griffin.

“Suddenly he kicked her, she says, to the back. She fell out of the bed against the wall and onto the floor and Mr. Florey shouted: 'Get out.'

“She grabbed her clothes and left in hurry, flagged down a taxi and was taken to St. Mary's Hospital, where her wrist was put in a cast.”

Miss Grigorash reported Florey to police the next day and he was arrested at Heathrow Airport returning from a foreign business trip.

He was questioned at Notting Hill Police Station and gave a conflicting version of events.

“He said he thought they were going to have sex and thought it was strange she left her dress on,” added the prosecutor. “He said he made the remark that she was not great in bed and she went mad and stumbled and fell over while they were arguing.”

Miss Grigorash told the jury she knew Florey was married, often meeting up with him in central London and sometimes using a flat in Shepherd's Bush, where his parents and sister lived.

They began a sexual relationship in July, 2013, but she explained she soon tired of his aggressive behaviour and they had a short break-up before getting back together.

“Whenever I was late he was so rude, he was quite sadistic I would say and I could see he became violent,” explained Miss Grigorash, adding their sex life was often a cause of arguments.

“When I didn't do it the way he wanted he got pretty aggressive. He didn't have an erection and took it out on me and was quite violent with me and hurt me and was very unpleasant.”

Mr. Stuart Stevens said Florey, who was educated at Cambridge University and Imperial College: “Was a respected gentleman, he did have good character and he's lost that.

“He feels totally disgraced and ashamed and the hardest thing was telling his mother.

“This was out of character and was not calculated. It was an over-reaction, he says, to being told he was not rich enough.

“He earns a decent living, but is not a rich man and with this conviction he will not be able to go to certain countries now.

“He spends much of his time abroad and makes a successful living and is highly-regarded by universities and the Chamber of Commerce.”

Florey presented references from Middlesex University, Swansea University and Moscow Business School.

“There was a lurid report of the case in the Bucks Free Press newspaper, it is salacious, a Sun-type report. All his neighbours know about it, it is all over the area.

Recorder Shepherd told Florey he was unable to treat him as a man of good character because he was cautioned in 2011 for punching a former pupil at a school reunion when an old playground rivalry resumed.

“She still suffers anxiety and panic attacks and can't lift objects with her right arm or play sports, particularly tennis for which she has a particular love and is unable to drive a car.

“You were in drink that night, which I consider an aggravating factor and your behaviour was controlling and overbearing towards her in the previous year.”

Florey was also made subject to an indefinite restraining order, prohibiting him having any contact with Ms Grigorash and he was ordered to pay her £6,000 compensation and £2,800 court costs.

Underage Wannabe Models Stripped And Performed Webcam Sex Acts For Bogus Talent Agent

Sarang: "Dangerous Sexual Predator"

A young student posed as a modelling agent and held webcam 'auditions' in which underage girls were urged to strip and perform sex acts on themselves.

Mohammed Sarang, 19, of Pembroke Road, Wembley pleaded guilty to inciting a child under 16 year-old to engage in sexual activity, taking indecent photographs of a child under the age of 16 and causing or inciting child pornography.

At Harrow Crown Court he was given a two-year suspended sentence, a supervision order for two years, a five-year Sexual Offences Prevention Order and was ordered to attend a 60-day training programme yesterday.



Sarang remotely hacked into the Facebook account of one of his victims' friends.

He took over her identity and created a fraudulent account in the name of a 'Nicola Hay' - pretending to be a modelling agent. 



Using this alias, Sarang befriended several young girls on social media sites.

He convinced them he could find them modelling jobs and in order to check out their suitability, would offer them a webcam audition, during which he would ask them to undress and perform sexual acts.



Sarang's identity was uncovered when the mother of one of his victims became concerned when she discovered an online conversation her daughter was having with someone called "Nicola" and contacted police.



Following a joint investigation between the Met and Greater Manchester Police, officers arrested Sarang after carrying out a search of his home address in Wembley, where they found computers with online conversations between him and his victim. 



Detective Sergeant Simon Filer of the Sexual Offences Exploitation and Child Abuse Command said: "Sarang was using a number of online aliases in order to exploit impressionable young girls into thinking they could become models.

“Once gaining their trust, he would incite them into performing sexual acts for his own gratification. He is a dangerous sexual predator.



"I believe there may be many more people who Sarang has befriended and abused through social media sites. I would ask them to contact me via 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111." 

Ex-Bank Worker Slashed Throat Of Topless Masseuse He Fell For

Knife: Amish Kansagra

A bank worker, who quit his job after falling in love for the first time with a topless masseuse and her "sensual massages" tried to kill her by slashing her throat during a jealous knife rage, a court heard today.

Amish Kansagra, 28, opened a new massage parlour with Polish girlfriend Anna Imporowicz, 35, which offered "hand relief" to customers, but he was aware an ex in her native Warsaw was still pursuing her.

"He had been a client of Anna's, who was working as a masseuse, and a personal and professional relationship developed," explained prosecutor Mr. Julian Jones.

Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court was told Kansagra had a knife on him when he arrived with Anna at their home at in Clitherow Road, Brentford on June 22 after a row the day before.

Mr. Jones said: "She saw Amish with the same knife in his hand and he shut the kitchen window and put the knife to her throat and said: 'You've made the wrong decision. You will die today.'

"He was trying to stab her neck and she felt him cut her neck and and she saw her blood and fell to the floor saying: 'I love you. Don't do this.'

"Sensual Massage": Anna Imporowicz

"She described him as having gritted teeth and eyes: 'Like the devil' and he cut her neck again, harder and deeper, and used the tip of the knife to cut her gum."

Anna tried to flee out of the front door, but was pulled back by the defendant. "He still had the knife in one hand and the other hand around her neck and stabbed her in the side.

"She escaped via a window and while she had one leg out Amish tried to stab her everywhere," added Mr. Jones.

Luckily a retired nurse came to her aid and as Kansagra fled the bloody scene he told passers-by Anna had inflicted the injuries on herself.

"The prosecution say this was a clear cut case of attempted murder, an intention to kill."

The defendant slept rough and travelled to Manchester and back, eventually giving himself up at Shoreditch Police Station, initially claiming he remembered nothing due to a three-day vodka binge.

"He said she was the first person he had ever loved and that there was something inside him. He recalled stabbing Anna in the neck and seeing the blood and confirmed he was not acting in self-defence."

The jury were told they began dating when Kansagra became a regular client of Anna's, who massaged her naked customers while either topless or wearing skimpy underwear.

Arriving At Court: Anna 

He quit his bank job and opened a massage parlour with her in South Ealing Road, but their "happy relationship" ended the day before the stabbing after a man smiled at Anna at a Holborn salsa club.

"When they got home he was shouting that Anna was a whore and Amish grabbed her phone and laptop and destroyed them."

Kansagra is accused of shoving her against a fridge and the stairs before leaving and it is suggested he posted a skimpy-clothed image of her on Facebook with the caption: "I'm a prostitute and proud of it."

They agreed to meet the next day, but Kansagra had already armed himself with a "big knife" he took from the massage parlour.

The defendant revealed his jealousy during a party the previous new year's eve and caused a scene when a guest became too friendly with Anna.

"A guy dropped a cocktail stick down her cleavage and later squeezed her bottom and Amish started swearing and scratched the man's nose," said Mr. Jones.

Anna told the jury they met through her work. "It was sensual massage and the masseuse would maybe be in her underwear or without a bra and the client would be without their underwear.

"It ends with hand relief," she added, insisting sexual intercourse would not take place.

Kansagra has pleaded not guilty to one count of attempted murder and two counts of assault, but has already admitted causing criminal damage, possessing a bladed article and inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.

Trial continues……………

Man Charged With Careless And Uninsured Driving After Death Of "Beautiful, Funny, Vibrant" Young Woman

"Everything to live for": Nicole Levy

The family of a woman who was killed by an alleged careless uninsured driver in Muswell Hill, north London have released a tribute to a girl who “had everything to live for.”



The tribute was paid to Nicole Levy, 29, from New Southgate, who died on Monday, February 2 at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, east London. 



Her mother, Suzanne Levy, said: “Nicole's family and friends are utterly devastated at losing her.

“She was beautiful, funny and vibrant and had everything to live for."



On Saturday, January 31 in Priory Road, Muswell Hill police were called at 8.20pm to reports of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a car.



Nicole was found injured at the scene and later died of her injuries.



A man was arrested at the scene for driving offences and later charged with causing death by careless driving and causing death while driving with no insurance. 

Angry Ex's Internet Campaign Lands Her In Court

Mary Spencer

An woman, who launched an internet campaign against her ex-husband and turned up at a stranger's address, accusing the occupant of holding children hostage inside, received a suspended prison sentence yesterday.

Mary Anne Spencer, 48, of Oxford Road, Abingdon wrongly claimed Dennis Nissen was a paedophile and posted fake international arrest warrants for him online before showing up at the address she believed he still occupied.

She pleaded guilty to harassment between March 1, 2013 and August 12, last year in that she posted internet claims Mr. Nissen was a paedophile and attended the address of Siobhan Boucher, also posting claims children were captive inside.

Wimbledon Magistrates Court sentenced her to six weeks imprisonment, suspended for twelve months and ordered her to complete a sixteen-day structured activity for women course.

A restraining order was also made prohibiting Spencer contacting Mr. Nissen and Ms Boucher and posting information about them on the internet. She was also ordered to pay £85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.

Prosecutor Mr. Nicholas Earl-Quarcoo told the court: “Mr. Nissen's ex-wife used facebook to make malicious comments about her ex-husband and a number of arrest warrants appeared that later turned out to be fake.

“Interpol had to be contacted and it was confirmed Mr. Nissen was not on a list of suspects and police also received a number of calls alleging he was guilty of child abduction and a member of a paedophile ring.

“A blog controlled by Spencer appeared on the internet and made various malicious allegations against Mr. Nissen, accusing him of abusing his wife and children.

“She made a writ of habeas corpus against Mr. Nissen, which was scheduled for the High Court, but she failed to attend and it was dismissed.”

On August 12, last year Spencer showed up at an address in west London and woke the innocent occupant, who was enjoying an afternoon nap, with repeated ringing of the doorbell.

“Ms Boucher looked outside and saw the defendant pacing up and down with a lot of paperwork in her hands and an hour later she started shouting through the letterbox: 'Come out, I know you're in there. Come out now.'

“She was under the mistaken belief Mr. Nissen lived there and hung around and spoke to the neighbours,” added Mr. Earl-Quarcoo. “She said she was looking for two boys and was told they no longer lived at the address.

“She remained outside for several hours, stopping members of the public and pointing up at the flat and shouted: 'I know your f***ing game. You have those two boys hostage.”

Eventually police were called at 8pm and Spencer was later arrested.

She repeated abuse claims against Mr. Nissen from the dock and told the magistrates: “I was gullible and taken for a mug and involved in matters I shouldn't have been.”

Spencer admitted she had a criminal damage conviction regarding her ex's premises and conceded her allegations against him have come to nothing.

“No charges ever came of the investigation. That's left me with a mistrust of the police.”

Suicidal Paedophile Locked-Up For Sexually Abusing Twelve Year-Old Boy

Isleworth Crown Court

A paedophile - who has twice tried to kill himself - has eventually been brought to justice for sexually abusing a young boy two decades ago and has started a prison sentence of eight years and eight months.

Warehouse cleaner Keith Thompson, 46, of Park Road, Rugby, Warwickshire pleaded guilty to seven counts of indecently assaulting the boy on dates between January 1, 1994 and December 31, 1998 in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

Isleworth Crown Court Judge Anne Molyneux told him: “It began during games of hide and seek when he was just eight years-old and you asked if he wanted to play other games.”

Thompson then regularly sexually abused the boy up until he was twelve years-old and the truth was finally revealed when the victim blurted out what happened during a row with his mother last year.

When Thompson heard about this he handed himself into police and made a full confession.

“This abuse lasted for a number of years and your conduct was regular and repeated towards a young child, who at that age was a vulnerable child.”

Remarkably the victim has made it clear he has enjoyed a “good life' and would prefer Thompson received treatment rather than a lengthy prison sentence.

“He liked you, he would play football with you and still bears you no ill will,” the judge told Thompson, who indecently assaulted a young woman in the 1980's. “He liked your company.

The probation service have classified Thompson as a “high risk” of re-offending and he has been unable to explain why he offended or if it was for sexual gratification.

Suspended Sentence For Zero Hours Worker Who Conned The NHS

A zero hours contract worker with Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, who forged time sheets and collected over £7,500 after ending her employment, has received a suspended prison sentence.

Jamaica Ubaldo, 23, of Talbot Road, Wembley even had the cheek to phone her former bosses and demand wages when her scam was uncovered and the payments stopped.

She pleaded guilty at Hammersmith Magistrates Court to forging the time sheets between June 1, 2013 and February 26, this year and was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court.

Prosecutor Mr. Richard Doolan told the court: “The defendant stopped working in May last year, but after this she continued submitting time sheets and was paid up until February.

“When the fraud came to light the defendant rang the office asking where the payments were. You may think this aggravates the offence.”

Ubaldo received an eight-month suspended prison sentence and was ordered to perform 120 hours community service work.

She must also pay a £100 victim surcharge.

Veteran Twiggy Photographer Accused Of Groping Two Women

The legendary photographer, who discovered sixties style icon Twiggy appeared in court today charged with sex attacks with two women he approached - persuading one to pose for provocative snaps.

Barry Lategan, 80, photographer to the rich and famous, is accused of fondling one of the breast's of each woman, one of whom was approached on a bus and the other in a coffee shop.

Two of his photographic portraits of Twiggy hang in the Victoria & Albert Museum and he has photographed among others HRH Princess Anne, Paul and Linda McCartney, Iman, Germaine Greer, Margaret Thatcher and Salman Rushdie.

The award-winning photographer, of Grosvenor Park, Camberwell has a C.V.which includes front pages of fashion magazines Vogue and Harpers Bazaar

He appeared at Hammersmith Magistrates Court charged with sexually assaulting a female, 44, in Fulham Road, Fulham on June 3, 2013 and another at her flat in Redcliffe Square, West Brompton on July 17, last year.

Wearing his trademark wide-brimmed hat and union flag bow-tie he quipped from the dock: "I have been asked to remove my hat. As Maurice Chevalier said: 'It's the only thing you can take off to a lady in public.'"

Prosecutor Miss Kate Shilton successfully applied for the case to be sent to Isleworth Crown Court for a preliminary hearing on March 3 due to its seriousness.

It is alleged Lategan sat too close to the bus complainant and after showing off his portfolio of work followed her off and hugged her in the street and groped her breast, revealing that her was noticeably aroused.

He met the second woman in Cafe Nero and they went to her flat, where after allegedly asking her to spread her legs during a photo shoot on her sofa he stroked her thigh and fondled her breast.

Betting-Shop Conman O'Connor Lives Up To His Name

Betting-Shop Blarney: O'Connor

A fast-talking betting-shop swindler, who boozed away the profits of his audacious scam, which involved tricking staff into believing he placed winning bets, has received a suspended prison sentence.

He intimidated and confused betting shop cashiers into believing he had won bets, losing the bookmakers around £10,000

John O’Connor, 33, of St Mary's Road, Ealing, conned staff at 14 branches of Ladbrokes across London and the UK over around 18 months, from July 2012.



He used a number of what the betting industry refers to as “slow count fraud” tactics, to fool staff into believing he had won bets when, in some cases, he had not even paid his stake.



Tactics included placing a bet but then distracting the cashier - sometimes with the help of friends - by asking questions, becoming rowdy or placing a series of small, obscure bets at the same time.

This would allow him time to see if his runner was likely to win. 



If it won, he would hand over his stake and claim the profit, or else pretend he had already paid and ask only for his winnings.

He would then place the non-existent stake on another bet and if he lost, he would leave without paying the stake. 



On The Con: O'Connor In Action

Snaresbrook Crown Court heard O’Connor targeted London branches in Hillingdon, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster.

He also travelled around the country to Clevedon, Somerset; Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham; Chester; Standish, Greater Manchester; Sandy, Bedfordshire; Chelmsford, Essex and Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.



Ladbrokes reported the offences to the Metropolitan Police Service in April 2013, after he carried out the con at a branch on Oxford Street, Westminster.

Detectives circulated CCTV images of him to police services around the country and Hertfordshire police officers arrested him in July 2014.



O’Connor was charged with 15 counts of a fraud by misrepresentation, to which he pleaded guilty.



While on bail, awaiting sentence, he carried out the same offence at William Hill, Tyburn Road, Edington, Birmingham on December 28, last year.



It is believed that he may have carried out the scam on many more occasions.



O'Connor received eighteen months imprisonment, suspended for two years and was placed on probation for twelve months, which includes a four-month alcohol treatment order.

Blades Fans Attacked Fellow Supporter During FA Cup Semi-Final Defeat

Dale Beck

Two Sheffield United supporters, who attacked fellow supporters at last seasons FA Cup semi-final, received suspended prison sentences yesterday and have been banned from football matches for three years.

Ironmonger Dale Beck, 21, of Handsworth Grange Road, Sheffield and asbestos remover Josh Cherrill, 22, of Hollybank Drive, Sheffield were caught on CCTV punching and kicking the two men as the match progressed.

Both pleaded guilty at Harrow Crown Court to violent disorder at the Sheffield United v Hull City match, which the Blades lost 5-3 at Wembley stadium on April 13, last year.

Detective Sergeant Matthew Hearing, of Scotland Yard's Public Order Branch told the court: “An argument breaks out and this involves people fighting and falling over each other.

“Mr. Cherrill is seen to remonstrate with stewards then walk up the steps, approached victim number one and after words are exchanged punches this man in the face.

“This forces the victim backwards and a melee ensues with other men joining in and punching this victim. He is grabbed and punched from all sides.

“Mr. Cherrill and the victim lose balance and the victim falls face down onto the seats with Mr. Cherrill laying on his back and punching him on the way down.

“Mr. Beck is seen to run down several rows of seats and is seen stamping on the head and shoulders of the victim who is trying to stand up.

“The second victim comes to his assistance and is punched back by Mr. Beck and others join in the assault.

Joshua Cherrill

“Mr. Cherrill punches the second victim around the head and body and the victim's shirt is ripped off.

“Mr. Cherrill has the man in a headlock and an unknown male kicks him in the face.”

Neither of the two victims were identified or made a complaint to police and Cherrill claims he was reacting to being punched during the first disturbance.

Four complaints were made from Sheffield United supporters, many of whom were there with children and members of their family. “It marred the game and made them feel apprehensive,” added DS Hearing.

Mr. Karl Masi, defending both men said: “Mr. Cherrill accepts he had been drinking that day and got the coach down from Sheffield. He's a glory supporter, who attends the big fixtures and has not been to football since.”

Recorder Arif Choudhury QC told Cherrill: “It seems to be a wholly unprovoked attack. It escalated and several men joined in,”

He told Beck: “You joined in and used quite high levels of violence.

“This is, quite clearly, a very violent incident that escalated and members of the public were in attendance with their children. It must have been frightening to be near this behaviour.

“The incident could quite have easily resulted in serious injuries.”

Cherrill received sixteen months imprisonment, suspended for two years, with 150 hours community service work and Beck twelve months, suspended for two years, with 100 hours.

Both must obey a night time curfew for the next three months, pay a £100 victim surcharge and were banned from attending domestic football matches and all overseas
fixtures involving Sheffield United and the england national team.

Hit-And-Run Death Crash: Suspect Arrested

Janusz Partyka

Police investigating a fatal late-night hit-and-run in which a pedestrian was killed after bring struck by a BMW have arrested a suspect.

Janusz Partyka, 31, died after the collision at 5.00am on February 8 at the junction of Wood Lane and the A4 Great West Road, Osterley.

The 28 year-old male suspect voluntarily attended a police station on February 9 and was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

A motor vehicle has also been recovered.

Mr. Partyka, who lived locally, was struck by the blue BMW in the westbound carriageway and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem examination will be held in due course.



Detectives would still like to hear from anyone who may have seen a blue BMW driving away from the scene heading westbound towards Heathrow.



Enquiries are underway by officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Merton. 



Anyone with any information is asked to contact officers on 020 8543 5157 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.