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Two arrested at airport after woman, 76, found dead at house

Nelly Akomah was found after a suspected burglary in Croydon, south London, on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK

Two people arrested on suspicion of murdering Croydon pensioner Nelly Akomah

Man, 28, and woman, 31, in custody after arrests at Stansted Airport in early hours of Friday morning

Evening Standard

Police name elderly woman found dead in south London

Nelly Akomah, 76, was found fatally injured at a house in Ladbrook Road, Croydon, on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

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Woman, 76, found at bottom of stairs was killed in 'burglary gone wrong'

Metropolitan Police, probing the murder in Croydon, south London, confirmed officers are investigating the suggestion there might have been a burglary attempt at Nelly Akomah's address

Daily Mirror

'CCTV was cut' at home of woman found dead at bottom of stairs sparking murder probe

Nelly Akomah, 76, was found fatally injured at the bottom of the stairs in her own home in Croydon, London, with neighbours claiming her CCTV had been cut as police launch a murder probe

Daily Mirror

Murder investigation launched after elderly woman killed in her home in Croydon

A murder investigation has been launched after an elderly woman was found fatally injured in her Croydon home.

Evening Standard

Transport operators facing large fines over Croydon tram disaster

Transport for London and Tram Operations Limited have accepted health and safety failings relating to the derailment in which seven people died.

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Defence closes its case in Croydon police station shooting murder trial

Louis De Zoysa, 25, denies murdering Sgt Matt Ratana, claiming he suffered an autistic meltdown after being taken into custody.

The Independent UK

Croydon burglary gang jailed for combined 50 years after police sting

A gang who plotted and carried out a string of burglaries in Croydon have been jailed for a combined total of 50 years.

Evening Standard

Families’ ‘disappointment’ as Croydon tram disaster driver cleared

Alfred Dorris was acquitted of failing to take ‘reasonable care’ of the health and safety of his passengers in an accident which left seven dead.

The Independent UK

Driver of Croydon tram in fatal 2016 crash cleared by Old Bailey jury

Alfred Dorris found not guilty of health and safety failings in incident that killed seven people

The Guardian - UK

Granddaughter of Croydon tram crash victim says trial verdict is ‘deflating’

Danielle Wynne’s grandfather Philip Logan, 52, was among seven men killed when a tram derailed in south London on November 9 2016

Evening Standard

Speeding Croydon tram disaster driver cleared of health and safety breach

Alfred Dorris was doing three times the speed limit when his tram derailed in November 2016, killing seven people and injuring 21 others.

The Independent UK

Croydon tram driver 'NOT guilty' of failing to take reasonable care after 7 die in crash

Alfred Dorris had been driving a tram near Sandilands, south London in November 2016, when it left the tracks at a sharp bend leading to seven people tragically dying

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Croydon tram crash driver cleared of ‘not taking reasonable care’ of passengers

Alfred Dorris cleared of health and safety breach over fatal incident in which seven people died

The Independent UK

Jury deliberates on verdict in Croydon tram disaster trial

Alfred Dorris denies a single charge of failing to take reasonable care at work over the incident in which seven people died.

Evening Standard

Woman, 29, fighting for her life after horror stabbing in Croydon

A woman is in critical condition after a horror stabbing in Croydon.

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Croydon tram disaster driver ‘deeply sorry’ for failing to avert derailment

Alfred Dorris wept as he gave a evidence for the first time.

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Croydon tram disaster driver tells jurors: ‘In some ways I held myself responsible’

Alfred Dorris, 49, was allegedly going three times the speed he was supposed to be doing before his tram derailed in Croydon in 2016

The Independent UK

Tram disaster driver tells jurors: ‘In some ways I held myself responsible’

Alfred Dorris, 49, was allegedly going three times the speed he was supposed to be doing before his tram derailed in Croydon in 2016.

The Independent UK

West Ham fan parties with players outside hotel to celebrate club’s victory

Jonathan Blakeley, from Croydon, was joined by the likes of Said Benrahma and Alphonse Areola to celebrate the club’s historic win.

The Independent UK

Croydon fire: Huge blaze at block of flats as 60 firefighters tackle flames

The cause of the fire on Whitehorse Road in Croydon, south London is not yet known

Daily Mirror

Croydon fire: 80 people evacuated leaving 'nothing standing' in horror block of flats blaze

The London Fire Brigade has sent 40 firefighters to White Horse Road, Croydon, South London, this afternoon where a blaze is tearing through a block of flats

Evening Standard

Watch: Dozens of firefighters battle huge flat blaze in Croydon

Footage of the scene shows two apartment balconies completely engulfed in flames

The Independent UK

Croydon custody block murder suspect has brain damage, jury told

Louis De Zoysa is alleged to have murdered Sgt Matt Ratana by shooting him in the chest in a holding cell in 2020.

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