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KNIFE ATTACK: Police officers accused of failing to support Watford woman after attack
October 30th 2023, 0 Comments Published by Court ReporterTwo Hertfordshire police officers failed to properly deal with a complaint from a Watford woman who was the victim of a frenzied knife attack a month later, a misconduct hearing was told today.. Read more..
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BEHIND BARS: Private school tutor jailed for raping teen at Aldenham School 30 years ago
**The following article contains details which readers may find disturbing** A private school tutor who raped a teenage girl and then branded her a..
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BREAKING NEWS: Five people convicted in Bushey murder trial (VIDEO)
Three people have been convicted of murder as a longstanding Bushey trial concluded today (Wednesday, July 12). Tevin Leslie, 23, Sakeen Gordon, 22,..
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PROHIBITED ITEMS: Woman sentenced after smuggling cannabis into The Mount prison in Bovingdon
A woman who smuggled cannabis to a prisoner at The Mount jail at Hemel Hempstead was sentenced to 12 months in jail today (Friday, July 7). But Reina..
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TRIAL UPDATE: Defendant accused of murdering Bushey resident ‘tried to perform CPR’, court hears
A defendant accused of being one of six people who murdered a “honeytrap” victim said he gave him CPR when he saw him unconscious on his bedroom..
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SUSPENDED SENTENCES: Three spared jail after man attacked outside house in Borehamwood
A man was attacked outside a Borehamwood house in the early hours by the partner and two sons of a woman he was seeing. The victim, who claimed the..
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GUILTY PLEA: Man admits to kidnapping and assaulting two teenage girls in Harpenden 20 years ago
A man pleaded guilty today (Wednesday, May 31) to kidnapping and indecently assaulting two teenage girls 20 years ago. Alec Housden, 59, of Kingsbury..
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‘SOPHISTICATED’ OFFENCE: St Albans Hospital theatre manager jailed for £600k NHS fraud (VIDEO)
A theatre manager at St Albans Hospital was jailed for 11 years today (Wednesday, May 24) for a £600,000 fraud on the NHS. Hasan Abusheikha, 47, of..
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BREAKING NEWS: Five defendants deny charges in Bushey murder case
A man was murdered in his own flat after allegedly being set up in a “honeytrap” by three young women, a jury heard today (Tuesday, May 16)...
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SUSPENDED SENTENCE: St Albans driver injured friend after travelling 160mph down M1, court hears
A St Albans driver crashed a BMW on the M1 in Bedfordshire, seriously injuring one of his friends. Mizan Uddin, 30, of Hatfield Road, St Albans,..
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BEHIND BARS: Paedophile arrested in Bovingdon jailed for 42 months
A man who thought he was having sexual conversations with three underage girls online was caught by paedophile hunters. Geoffrey Sendall, 33, was..
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SUSPENDED SENTENCE: Student spared jail time after crashing car stolen from Harpenden
A university student from Ilford crashed a Range Rover he had stolen from a house in Harpenden. Akram Uddin, 21, was chased by the police who had been..
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TRAGIC: Young couple found dead in Shenley woodland ‘lived, died and were buried together’, inquest hears
A young couple found dead in a Shenley wood “lived, died and were buried together”, an inquest heard today (Monday, March 13). The bodies of..
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ANGRY DAD: Watford man who drove car at ex-partner’s new boyfriend handed suspended sentence
An angry dad who drove his car at his former partner’s new boyfriend in Watford was given a suspended jail sentence on March 2. Philip Ifil, 36, of..
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KNIFEPOINT: Tring teenager sentenced after attempted robbery at off-license
A teenager who attempted to commit a knifepoint robbery at a Tring off-licence was today (Thursday, March 2) given a suspended jail sentence. Dylan..
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TRAGIC: Young mother died after doctor wrongly inserted breathing tube into oesophagus, inquest hears (VIDEO)
A young mother died after a doctor wrongly inserted a breathing tube into her food pipe, an inquest heard today (Monday, February 27). Emma Currell,..
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TWELVE MONTHS: Woman handed suspended sentence for multiple offences committed in Watford
A woman launched an attack on another resident after ambushing her inside a lift at the YMCA in Watford. Emma Neal, 46, had a heated argument with the..
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COURT HEARING: Sentencing delayed for men found guilty of grievous bodily harm in St Albans
The sentencing of five men who were found guilty of grievous bodily harm at a St Albans mosque has been adjourned until March 1. One defendant had not..
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BEHIND BARS: St Albans decorator jailed for 18 months for injuring former partner (VIDEO)
A St Albans decorator who injured his former partner when he brandished a knife was jailed for 18 months today (Tuesday, January 31). Lee Gardner, 53,..
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GUILTY PLEA: Man admits to killing mother and attempting to murder father at Bovingdon home (VIDEO)
A man has admitted killing his mother and attempting to murder his father at their home in Bovingdon in Hertfordshire. Ashley Howse, now 36, admitted..
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ROGUE TRADER: Man banned from cold-calling after tricking Borehamwood resident out of £1,000
A rogue trader who tricked a vulnerable Borehamwood man out of £1,000 was banned from cold-calling for the next two years on Friday, January 27...
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DATE SET: Watford man accused of murdering father set to go on trial next month (VIDEO)
A 23-year-old Watford man is due to go on trial next month accused of murdering his father. Husnein Amjad’s is alleged to have killed 52-year-old..
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DATE SET: Man accused of murdering mother in Bovingdon to appear in court next year
A man accused of the murder of his mother and attempted murder of his father at Bovingdon in Hertfordshire is due to go on trial on March 20 next..
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BEHIND BARS: Prison officer working at The Mount in Bovingdon jailed for secret affair with inmate
A woman prison officer who had a sexual relationship with an inmate and went on to have his baby has been jailed for 25 months. Corinne Redhead, 29,..
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GUILTY: Radlett patient convicted of nurse attack
A patient at a Radlett psychiatric unit who caused a nurse to suffer a bleed on her brain was today convicted of causing her grievous bodily harm with..
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DISCHARGED: Jury fail to reach verdict on Bushey woman in death by careless driving charge
The jury in the case of a young woman driver accused of killing a motorbike rider has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict. Samantha..
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FACE PUNCH: Watford man ‘brutally’ assaults Radlett nurse (VIDEO)
A nurse at a Radlett psychiatric unit suffered a bleed on her brain after being subjected to a “brutal” assault by one of the patients, a jury..
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CONVICTED: Herts police officer sentenced to 18 years for multiple child abuse offences
A suspended officer from Hertfordshire Constabulary has been sentenced to more than 18 years in prison at Cambridge Crown Court today (Friday, October..
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FATAL CONSEQUENCES: Court case begins after motorbike rider crashed into back of car near St Albans
A motorbike rider was killed when he crashed into the back of a car that was travelling slowly on the A414 near St Albans with its hazard lights on, a..
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TWO YEARS: Prisoner who sexually assaulted female officer in Bovingdon given two more years in jail
A prisoner who masturbated in front of jail staff and sexually assaulted a female officer was today (September 28) given two more years in jail...