A 59-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of a Tunbridge Wells grandfather following a chance encounter in the town centre last October. Stephen Castle strangled 54-year-old Wayne…
Kent’s own Peter Chegwidden, an author whose previous works undoubtedly whisper tales of local landscapes and perhaps a touch of wry observation, returns with ‘Muriel’, a crime novel firmly rooted…
A Canterbury woman who murdered her husband and hid his body in their garden has been jailed for life. Jeremy Rickards, who was 65, was found dead behind the property…
Thirty years after the tragic discovery of a newborn baby’s body in Singleton Lake, Ashford, Kent Police have launched a renewed appeal for information, hoping advancements in forensic science will…
Nina Mercer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a man at his home address in Medway. The victim, Alan Tomkins, 61, lived at a flat in…
A jury at Maidstone Crown Court has convicted Nina Mercer, 43, of the murder of 61-year-old Alan Tomkins, who was found stabbed to death in his Gun Lane flat last…
Canterbury Crown Court A chilling tale of deception and violence concluded at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday, March 13, 2025, as Maureen Rickards, 50, was convicted of murdering her husband,…
A body recovered from the River Thames near Rainham in Essex is believed to be that of the suspect in the murder of Lisa Smith, 43, who was fatally shot…
A man has been jailed for life for murdering a woman who was walking her dog near a beach in Birchington. Harrison Lawrence Van-Pooss attacked Claire Knights as she walked…
The hunt for the killer of a woman who was shot dead outside a pub in Knockholt on Valentine’s Day is continuing. The victim, identified as 43-year-old Lisa Smith, was…
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