Man treated in hospital after early morning assault on river footbridge
Bridge leading to Whatman Park in Maidstone Image Google Maps A man in his 40s was walking across a footbridge that runs from Kerry Hill Way into the park when…
12 years jail for child sex offender reflects ‘gravity and horror’ victim suffered
A man from Gillingham has been sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment following convictions for child sex offences. John Justin was jailed at Maidstone Crown Court after pleading guilty to three…
Violent man jailed after repeatedly stabbing visitor
A violent man from Sevenoaks, who repeatedly stabbed a man during an unprovoked assault, has been jailed. On 4 April 2022, James Jackson was at his home address when a…
Attempted murder charge following disturbance in Meopham
Detectives have charged a man following a disturbance in Meopham in which one person died and another was seriously injured. Kent Police was called to the Cricketers Inn on Wrotham…
Driver held by police after row with pedestrian leaves man critically injured in London hospital
Detectives have arrested a suspect following a serious assault in Ramsgate. The assault is believed to have taken place at around 10pm on Friday 4 November in King Street and…
Police reopen road following serious assault near church in Rochester village
Kent Police was called to Borstal Street at 11.55pm on Saturday 5 November 2022 following a report a man had suffered a serious assault. Officers attended along with South East…
Machete man makes threats at railway stations
A suspect is appearing in court following reports he made threats with a weapon towards two men in separate Swale incidents. At around 8.45pm on Monday 31 October 2022, it…
Witness appeal following fracas in Elham pub garden
Kent Police officers were called to the High Street in Elham following an altercation between two groups in a pub garden at 9.30pm on Friday 28 October 2022. Furniture damaged…
700 migrants moved to Manston after incendiary devices thrown into Dover Home Office immigration centre – Update
Detectives are investigating the circumstances of an incident in which a Home Office migrant centre in Dover was attacked with incendiary devices on Sunday morning. Kent Police confirmed they were…
Reports of one dead after petrol bombs thrown from car at Dover migrant processing centre
Kent Police confirmed being called at 11.22am on Sunday 30 October 2022 to The Viaduct in Dover where a number of incendiary devices were thrown into a Home Office immigration…