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UK teaching assistant jailed after abusing vulnerable children at Kent school

In a shocking case from Kent, a 47-year-old teaching assistant, Danuska Pullia, has received a four-year prison sentence for her acts of child cruelty. Pullia was found guilty of physically and emotionally abusing several vulnerable students under her care. The investigation was sparked by alarming reports from her colleagues, leading…

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E-bike rider avoids prison for killing 91-year-old while riding on pavement

Clifford Cage earlier pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Rochester man Jim Blackwood

The Independent UK

Driver cleared of murder after killing boy, 4, in pick-up truck after high-speed crash

Owen Maughan, 27, had previously admitted to the manslaughter of Peter Maughan following the incident in Kent last year

The Independent UK

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Man jailed for life after launching 'Lee Rigby-style' attack on Army officer near Kent barracks

Prosecutors said Anthony Esan searched online for attacks, including of murdered soldier Lee Rigby

Evening Standard

Family ‘didn’t accept’ man stabbed with scissors died by suicide, court told

Police initially believed that there were no suspicious circumstances when Osaretin Oronsaye, 62, was found dead at his flat in Dartford in July 2025.

Evening Standard

Burglar jailed after stealing more than 150 luxury watches in heist worth £1.4 million

David Buisson admitted conspiring to commit burglary and was sentenced on Thursday

The Independent UK

Alleged Hamas supporter remanded into custody after small-boat crossing

Abu Wadee appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court accused of entering the UK illegally

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Drug dealer who tried to tell police he was a tourist jailed

Adrian Badea, 27, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison at Maidstone Crown Court.

The Independent UK

People smugglers who hid Afghan family in rubbish-filled van jailed

The youngest child was ‘extremely unwell and drifting in and out of consciousness’ when the family were discovered by Border Force officers in France.

Evening Standard

‘Nothing evil’ meant by ‘bite him’ text message, toddler murder trial told

Jack Benham also texted his former partner at the time that he was an ‘unstable drug addict’, the court heard.

The Independent UK

Baby suffered ‘violent’ assault overnight by couple in caravan, court hears

Jurors heard how 18-month-old Alfie Phillips had 70 visible bruises and injuries recorded in his post-mortem examination.

The Independent UK

Man found guilty of murdering partner during holiday to Peru

Jorge Garay killed Karla Godoy before he wrapped her body in a tarpaulin and dumped her in a makeshift grave, Kent Police said

The Independent UK

Woman avoids jail after throwing dog to death from flat window during row with boyfriend

Kayleigh Smee threw the eight-year-old pet Chihuahua to his death from a second-storey flat during a “terrible” row with her boyfriend

Daily Mirror

Moment disqualified driver rams cop car before 135mph car chase armed with loaded gun

Kane McLeod, 32, was spotted by a police patrol speeding on the M25 near the Darenth Interchange in Dartford, Kent, on the evening of April 10, 2021

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Policewoman avoids jail after falsely accusing ex-cop lover of domestic abuse

PC Amanda Aston, 43, was previously found guilty at Maidstone Crown Court for perverting the course of justice after lying about being the victim of domestic abuse

Daily Mirror

Bogus policewoman jailed after threatening to arrest OAP if he didn't give up bank cards

Emma Fuggles, 45 and from Maidstone, and an accomplice pretended to be police and housings officers to scam elderly victims out of hundreds of pounds, and has been jailed for two years

Daily Mirror

Plumber stole £10,000 of gold from shielding elderly woman with with a heart condition

Andrew Skingley was caught after being tracked in his company van visiting a pawnbrokers where some of the missing items were recovered. The theft happened as the victim shielded during Covid

Daily Mirror

Fraudsters stole £12,500 by fishing bank cards from letterboxes with fly swatters

Constantin Barbuc toured Maidstone’s “richest areas” targeting up to 10 victims in four months as he applied for cards in his victims' names then grabbed the cards using fly swappers covered in double-sided sticky tape

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Killer who beat man to death at kebab shop sent back to jail after BARKING at barmaid

Former boxer Eddy Ives, who brutally beat a man to death in 2013, sexually harassed a barmaid at a pub in Gravesend in January, violating the terms of his Violent Offender Order

Daily Mirror

Carer who stole £12,000 from helpless elderly couple ordered to pay back just £1

Gemma Day and a colleague withdrew cash from the bank account of elderly couple Dennis and Ann Baldock over a four month period while they were supposed to care for them

The Independent UK

Four men guilty of murder of student beaten and thrown from balcony at NYE party

The convictions follow a 10-week trial at Maidstone Crown Court.

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