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Jury given majority direction over robbery that ‘led man to kill himself’

Judge Philip Shorrock told the jury of 11 on Tuesday afternoon that a majority verdict would now be accepted.

Evening Standard

London £1.38m watch robbery 'was staged', defendant tells court

Junior Kunu, 30, and Mannix Pedro, 37, are charged with conspiring with others to commit the robbery after more than 70 luxury watches were stolen from the 247 Kettles shop in Richmond, south-west London

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£1.38m London watch robbery 'was staged' and everyone consented, defendant claims

Office manager Oliver White, 27, died by suicide the next day ‘as a direct result’ of the robbery in which he was tied up and put in headlock, jurors were previously told

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Two men to face trial over allegedly helping prison escapee Daniel Khalife

Adeel Khan, 30, and Imran Chowdhury, 25, are accused of helping Khalife after he escaped from HMP Wandsworth in September 2023.

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Cost of former soldier Daniel Khalife’s manhunt revealed

Daniel Khalife's prison escape cost police more than £250,000 in overtime, with more than 150 officers involved in his manhunt, a judge confirmed during his sentencing at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 3 February.

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Manager who took own life after robbery ‘saw the best in most people’ – mother

More than 70 luxury watches worth £1.38 million were stolen from 247 Kettles in Richmond, south-west London, on May 25 last year.

Evening Standard

Robbery conspiracy accused told police ‘every man loves a watch’, court hears

Mannix Pedro, 37, and Junior Kunu, 30, are charged with conspiring with others to commit robbery after watches worth more than £1 million were stolen.

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Manager put in headlock during £1.38m London watch robbery took own life, court told

Oliver White, 27, killed himself the day after the incident in May 2024, Woolwich Crown Court heard

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Manager put in headlock during £1.38m watch robbery took own life, court told

Oliver White, 27, killed himself the day after the incident in May 2024, Woolwich Crown Court heard.

The Independent UK

Shop manager took his own life after watches worth £1.38m stolen, court told

Junior Kunu and Mannix Pedro are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court charged with conspiring with others to commit robbery.

The Independent UK

Nazi-obsessed terror attacker jailed for life for asylum seeker attempted murder

Callum Ulysses Parslow, who has Adolf Hitler’s signature tattooed on his arm, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday.

The Independent UK

Nazi-obsessed terror attacker jailed for life for attempted murder of asylum seeker

Callum Ulysses Parslow, who has Adolf Hitler’s signature tattooed on his arm, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday

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American killed fellow Goldsmiths student ‘after she urged him to take an STI test after sex’, court told

Joshua Michals is accused of leaving partner and fellow student Zhe Wang to die in a ‘pool of blood’

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Sexual predator jailed for raping young woman after night out in Lewisham

The Met said ‘Dorney is a sexual predator who targeted a vulnerable woman’

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Tommy Robinson told to pay £50,000 in costs after being jailed for contempt

The political activist was jailed for 18 months after admitting 10 breaches of a High Court injunction, made in 2021, in October.

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Two men jailed after teenager killed when his moped was run down in car chase

Tafari Thompson-Mintah was knocked off his scooter before he was run over by oncoming traffic

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Grieving mother's world 'turned upside down' after son murdered and younger brother stabbed in Croydon

Bradley Hutchins’ injuries were so severe that despite the efforts of the emergency services, he died a short time later

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Daniel Khalife: Fantasist who played cynical game from hapless MI5 double agent plot to audacious prison escape

Former soldier now jailed for spying for Iran and escape from Wandsworth prison that sparked 75-hour manhunt

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How Daniel Khalife escaped from Wandsworth prison and avoided national manhunt for 75 hours

The 23-year-old made a sling from a pair of trousers that he attached to the bottom of a catering van for his escape in a move even the Met acknowledged showed ‘ingenuity’

Evening Standard

Ex-British Army soldier Daniel Khalife found guilty of spying for Iran

He ‘probably enjoyed the thrill of deception throughout’, police said.

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Daniel Khalife guilty of escaping from prison

The 23-year-old former soldier continues to deny all the other charges against him.

The Independent UK

Ex-soldier was inspired to become double agent after watching Netflix thriller Homeland, trial hears

Daniel Khalife trial hears how he was inspired by character in US series faking defection to Iran

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Woman admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with Zara Aleena’s murderer in prison

Hayley Jones, 33, admitted misconduct in a public office when she appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Prison worker admits ‘inappropriate relationship’ with Zara Aleena’s murderer at HMP Belmarsh

Hayley Jones, 33, admitted misconduct in a public office when she appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday.

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Daniel Khalife 'considered travelling to Iran as part of double agent spy ploy', court told

The former soldier wanted to ‘draw out’ Iranian intelligence officers, he told jurors.

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