A prolific bike thief was finally caught after the frustrated mother of one of his victims tracked him down and protested outside his house for three days with a “Where’s My Bike Dave?” placard.
A motorcyclist has been fined over a crash in September 2022 in which his bike flipped and burst into flames, Cambridgeshire police said.Stavius Gordon, 31, was riding his motorcycle when he hurtled into a turning Audi, according to statement released by the Cambridgeshire Constabulary on September 26.“Gordon lost a toe as a result of the collision but it was thanks to his helmet that it wasn’t anything more serious," investigating officer PC Sarah Pride said.The motorcyclist pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention, and without insurance, in Cambridge Crown Court on September 21. He was given a £120 fine and nine points on his licence.“He initially denied riding the motorcycle but thanks to dashcam footage and statements from other motorists, who witnessed his driving in the lead up to the collision, he was charged,” police said.The dashcam video shows the dramatic moment of the crash. Credit: Cambridgeshire Constabulary via Storyful
A student allegedly shot dead a teacher and murdered his teenage daughter and her mother during a rampage that ended at a university hospital in Rotterdam on Thursday.
Edward Wilson, 39, killed Akeem Francis-Kerr with a single stab to the neck at Valesha's nightclub in Walsall just after 5am on 11 March. Prosecutor Maria Karaiskos KC told the jury at Stafford Crown Court Wilson stabbed Mr Francis-Kerr on the dancefloor "out of anger, arrogance or jealousy" after returning from the toilet to find him talking to two women in an area of the club where Wilson had been standing since he arrived an hour before. During his own evidence, Wilson admitted the pair had had an "altercation" and exchanged blows, but denied stabbing Mr Francis-Kerr, saying he did not even know there had been a stabbing until his friend admitted he may have "got" him when they had left the club.
Tesla workers at a factory in Germany have reportedly suffered acid burns and injuries that in one case required amputation, raising fears that someone could die on the production line.
Police investigating the murder of a 19-year-old in Petts Wood have released images of two individuals they would like to identify and locate in connection with the investigation.