Closure order for Northfleet property linked to antisocial behaviour and misuse of drugs
Library image A Northfleet property linked to persistent antisocial behaviour and disorder has been issued with a closure order. Complaints about the Lawrance Square address have included incidents of criminal…
Sex offender from Maidstone used secret phone to groom child
Library image A convicted sex offender from Maidstone has been jailed after ignoring measures imposed by the courts to prevent him from reoffending. Sean Royle breached a Sexual Harm Prevention…
Jail for dangerous sex offender who targeted woman living in Ashford
A sex offender from Sussex who subjected his Kent victim to a campaign of fear and misery while controlling her life has been jailed, following a Kent Police investigation. Andrew…
South Darenth man in 70s jailed for 26 years over sex offences against children
A man from South Darenth has been jailed after a jury unanimously found him guilty of sexually assaulting two children over more than three decades. Steven Franklin was convicted at…
Generous Police funding lifeline for Kent domestic abuse charity
Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (DAVSS), which provides support to any victims of domestic abuse, aged 16 years and above, in west Kent has been given £1,000 from the auction…
Violent Medway man jailed after taking complete control of woman’s life
Maidstone Crown Court – Library image ::: A violent Medway man who met a woman online and took complete control of her life has been jailed. The man, Liam Battelle,…
Dangerous Maidstone care worker jailed over sex abuse of vulnerable patient in assisted living facility
A care worker from Maidstone who sexually abused a severely disabled person has been jailed. Naguib Lootfun, 69, abused a vulnerable patient while working at an assisted living facility. Suspicions…
15-month sentence for Maidstone man who used repeated violence and strangled woman
Ashley Southgate from Maidstone, who used repeated violence against a woman he knew and caused division and isolation from her family and friends has been jailed after he was found…