A 28-year-old man from Solihull has been charged after West Midlands Police seized a significant quantity of Class-A drugs and an offensive weapon during a raid in Birmingham. Officers conducted the search at an address on …
A violent family feud over property and money erupted into a brutal assault in Small Heath, Birmingham, when Mohammed Karim, 51, stormed his brother-in-law’s home and launched a relentless attack, a jury was told. Karim, …
Aaron Michael Edwards, a 42-year-old man from Stoke-on-Trent, has been sentenced to one year and eight months in prison after authorities discovered nearly 300 indecent images of children on his mobile phone. The sentencing …
A 24-year-old Birmingham man, Delayni Woodcock, has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being caught attempting to sell illegal firearms. West Midlands Police’s Major Crime Unit launched an investigation after …
Peter Ellery, a 38-year-old man from Smethwick, terrorised his ex-girlfriend with chilling threats and controlling behaviour after their relationship ended. Ellery warned her, “I will make Raoul Moat look like a f***ing …
A 66-year-old grandmother and serial shoplifter, Debra Shaw, who has been banned from Birmingham city centre, was recently caught shoplifting at Primark, prompting a court to urge her to stop her repeated offences. Shaw’s …
Paul Oaks, 37, has been banned by magistrates from asking his mother, Lisa Green, for money following a period of persistent harassment. Over the course of nearly two weeks, Oaks repeatedly visited his mother’s home in Rowley …
A Birmingham woman has been banned from keeping animals for a decade after starving her ‘XL Bully’ dog to the point it had to be euthanised. Renee Cooper, 40, of Claerwen Grove, Northfield, admitted to causing unnecessary …
A 32-year-old woman from Erdington, Birmingham, admitted to assaulting three police officers after consuming three glasses of prosecco, a court was told. Kirsty Proudfoot, residing on Gravelly Lane, was involved in an …
A man who blackmailed a Birmingham couple out of nearly £10,000 and forced them to leave their flat has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Twaha Kaana, aged 27, targeted the couple after they refused him entry …
A chilling premeditated attack saw a father gunned down outside his home as he returned from the school run, culminating in five men receiving a combined sentence exceeding 65 years in prison. The brutal shooting took place …
A Birmingham judge expressed regret over sentencing Jake Bishop, a 20-year-old, to youth detention for slashing a man’s neck on Broad Street, describing it as a “great shame.” During the incident, Bishop approached the victim …
A teenager involved in one of Birmingham city centre’s most violent family brawls has been caught and sentenced after evading the law for over a year. Thomas Sweeney junior, now 19, was due to be sentenced in August 2024 for …
Kevin Gilmore, aged 41, has admitted to six charges of filming underage girls without their consent outside a Birmingham school. The disturbing offences came to light after a witness spotted Gilmore concealing a camera phone …
A 28-year-old man, Josh Baxter, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter after a fatal incident involving Michael Barron, 38, which reportedly occurred during a consensual but dangerous sexual encounter arranged via Grindr. The …