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Top Boy's Micheal Ward found not guilty of rape and sexual assault

Micheal Ward, 28, failed to control his emotions as the charges and verdicts were read out in Snaresbrook Crown Court, London, before he burst into tears as he was acquitted of all charges against him.

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Top Boy actor Micheal Ward cleared of rape

Ward, 28, denied assaulting a woman in a Mercedes in 2023, saying their encounter had been consensual.

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Consent a key issue in Top Boy actor rape trial, jury hears

Micheal Ward denies two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault against a woman in January 2023.

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Top Boy actor rape trial: Woman breaks down as she denies consensual encounter

Micheal Ward denies two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault against one woman in January 2023.

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Top Boy star Micheal Ward told woman 'if I tell you to do it, you do it' as he raped her in car, court hears

Bafta-winning actor Ward, who is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court, denies raping the woman after meeting her at a nightclub

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Top Boy actor raped woman in car, court hears

Michael Ward, 28, denies two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration and one count of sexual assault against a woman in January 2023

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Bafta-winning actor Micheal Ward raped woman in car after nightclub encounter, court hears

The Top Boy star denies charges of rape, assault, and sexual assault

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Top Boy actor Micheal Ward raped woman in car, court told

The 28-year-old denies two counts of rape, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of sexual assault.

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Teenager pleads not guilty to hate crime over alleged antisemitic video outside Mosque

The video came to police attention after it went viral on X

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Charity worker’s desperate wish to leave bullying electrician who stabbed her to death

Annabel Rook wrote that she lived in fear of her abusive partner’s temper in a letter discovered by police

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Electrician guilty of murdering partner before blowing up their London home

The trial heard damning evidence that Clifton George – despite his denials – was an aggressive and bullying partner

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Court hears voice note from judge’s daughter about man accused of her murder

‘I can’t not make him angry’ Annabel Rook told her friend in an audio message played to jurors.

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Man accused of murdering judge’s daughter ‘tried to end own life in gas blast’

Clifton George, 45, killed charity worker Annabel Rook, 46, at their home in Dumont Road, Stoke Newington, north London, before starting a fire.

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Imam, 54, who claimed ‘jinn powers’ jailed for life over abuse crimes against women and girls

A former East London imam, Abdul Halim Khan, has been jailed for life after being convicted of 21 sexual offences, including rape and child rape, against seven victims over a decade. He exploited his religious authority, claiming supernatural powers to manipulate and abuse vulnerable women and children. The case highlights…

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Imam jailed for life after raping and sexually assaulting women and girls

Abdul Halim Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday

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Corrupt prison guard and gang jailed over smuggling operation

The officer has been jailed for four and a half years after helping smuggle drugs, phones and USB sticks into a London jail

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Russian man jailed for assaulting woman before Barron Trump alerted London police in 'life-saving' call

US President’s son witnessed Matvei Rumiantsev attacking woman on FaceTime video call

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Former imam convicted of multiple sexual offences after exploiting faith role

He abused his respected standing within the local community to target multiple women and girls over 11 years

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Former imam found guilty of multiple rapes and sexual assaults

Abdul Halim Khan abused his position as a respected faith leader within the local community to abuse women and girls, police said.

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Man guilty of assaulting woman after Barron Trump called UK police

The US president’s youngest son told police he had witnessed his friend being attacked during a video call

Evening Standard

Man guilty of assault after Barron Trump tells UK police he saw woman attacked

The son of the US president saw his friend being attacked by Matvei Rumiantsev in London on January 18 last year, Snaresbrook Crown Court was told.

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Rape accused answered Barron Trump video-call during altercation, court told

Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of assault and two counts of rape.

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Man wrongly released from London jail admits crimes after recapture

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was accidentally released from HMP Wandsworth while awaiting trial

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Wrongly released sex offender pleads guilty to burglary and knife offence

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had been convicted in 2024 for exposing himself in a London park.

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Met Police officer who tried to meet girl, 10, for sex after messaging her ‘stepfather’ online spared jail

PC Grant Long, 34, snared by an undercover officer posing as a paedophile

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