A man described as one of Britain's most prolific train fare dodgers is facing prison after admitting to 112 convictions for failing to pay for tickets. Charles Brohiri, 29, pleaded guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court to evading more than 3,000 in fares on Govia Thameslink services over a period spanning nearly two years, concluding last November. Dressed in all black, Mr Brohiri entered dozens of guilty pleas, repeating the word "guilty" in a soft, low voice as each charge was read out by the court legal adviser. The process reportedly took around 20 minutes.
and then lied to police he had acted in fear of his own life. Horrific dashcam footage from Paul Doyle's Ford Galaxy showed the 54-year-old use the 1.9-tonne vehicle as a weapon, knocking down more than 100 people at last May's event. Accelerating into a crowd, victims became trapped under the car, while others were thrown into the air or propelled across the ground, including a six-month-old baby.
A woman who faked her own death in a "deliberate scheme" to avoid a Circuit Criminal Court trial has been jailed for three years. Amy McAuley (35) had been due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in January 2023 on theft and attempted deception charges, after she used altered documents to take out a €10,000 loan from KBC Bank in 2018 and later unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a second €5,000 loan.
Liam Middleton-Gomm, 36, broke into Thames Wharf Studios on June 30 and stole around 5,000 worth of goods including paintings, electronic items, clothing and a pram. Some of these items were later found at his father Leslie Gomm's home. Damien Hirst's Thames Wharf Studios were broke into on June 30 (Anthony Devlin/PA) Middleton-Gomm admitted two counts of burgling the riverside studio at a hearing at Kingston Crown Court on Friday.
Francisca Yawson, 37, made a series of bank transfers to herself when she was a gift aid and operations technician for the central London division of the Roman Catholic Church. Southwark crown court heard she made efforts to hide the thefts by cycling money through different accounts that she controlled. She spent most of the stolen cash on herself and her family, with investigators uncovering purchases on beauty products, John Lewis items, and at JD Sports.
I told them I was not but they insisted that I was, even when I expressed my truth otherwise. I understand they concluded that I had been sex trafficked and involved in 'forced prostitution.' I did not agree with that conclusion. I was not trafficked. I did not engage in prostitution with him or others.
The strength of the sentence shows how seriously the courts will take drug dealing, particularly when such large quantities of cash and drugs are involved. Bartram clearly thought he could live beyond his means by selling harmful Class A drugs and fuelling wider crime in Harlow.
"Poppy did appear to have a clear fear response in the presence of her owner which she did not exhibit elsewhere. These included repeatedly trying to move away or hide away from the owner and cowering with her tail held low."