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An armed raider who was thwarted by residents in their own home has been jailed for more than four years after police linked him to the attempted robbery. Peshang Ahmed forced his way into a property in Hillfields, Coventry, and then demanded money after being confronted by an occupier on 12 September last year.
Two teenage boys were jailed today for the manslaughter of teenage footballer Sekou Doucoure over a gang-related turf war in Birmingham. Pierre Thomas, aged 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be named due to his age, received custodial sentences at Coventry Crown Court on Friday (10 March).
A dangerous West Midlands sex offender who targeted children in the 1980’s and 90’s has finally been caught and jailed for his horrific crimes on Tuesday (17 January). Paedophile Raymond Higgins was found guilty of eight offences of indecently assaulting two young girls.
A poignant street art tribute has been painted overnight in the Aston area of Birmingham to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, aged 6, who tragically lost his life at the hands of his stepmother and father in Solihull. The stencil art was painted in Trinity Street, Aston, a day after the killers of little Arthur were jailed at…
The father and stepmother of 6-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes from Solihull have both been jailed today (3rd December) for the “sadistic” torture and killing of the little lad who was poisoned, starved and beaten. Emma Tustin has been jailed for life with a minimum of 29 years after she was found guilty of murdering Arthur Labinjo-Hughes….