Speeding driver hit 89-year-old man, carried him on car roof and abandoned his body Albert Matraxhiu, 29, of Edgware, north London, was jailed for nearly 10 years at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday The Independent UK · Jul 31
Speeding pizza delivery driver lost control of vehicle before killing pedestrian The victim was walking to a nearby restaurant with his girlfriend to celebrate passing his apprenticeship as an IT technician The Independent UK · Jul 2
Lorry driver was on video call to his wife when he killed father-of-two in motorway crash Zvonko Tomisa, 58, hit Arran McManus’s car in standstill traffic on the M20 in Kent on November 25 last year The Independent UK · May 18
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… The Times of India · May 11
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 · Mar 11
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 · Feb 19
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 · Feb 13
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 · Jan 21
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 · Sep 11, 2025
Alleged Hamas supporter remanded into custody after small-boat crossing Abu Wadee appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court accused of entering the UK illegally Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025
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 · Jan 15, 2025
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 · Nov 8, 2024
‘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 · Oct 27, 2023
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 · Oct 4, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023 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
Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023 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 · Jun 4, 2023 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
Daily Mirror · May 22, 2023 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 · Feb 14, 2023 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 · Jan 19, 2023 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 · Sep 6, 2022 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
Daily Mirror · Jun 19, 2022 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 · Mar 28, 2022 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 · Feb 25, 2022 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.