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…
Rainham sex offender caught in undercover sting for attempting to abuse children as young as 12
A sex offender from Medway who used social media apps in attempts to groom and abuse children has been jailed for nine years following an undercover operation by Kent Police.…
‘Depraved and cowardly’ Medway child sex offender jailed for 17 years
A sex offender from Medway, who repeatedly targeted a vulnerable child, has received 17 years’ imprisonment following a trial at Maidstone Crown Court. Stephen Pyle was living in Chatham in…
Depraved Sittingbourne sex offender locked up after targeting children from hometown
Maidstone Crown Court A Kent sex offender who targeted children online and in his home town has been jailed. On 20 February 2024, Ben Murphy visited a park in Sittingbourne…