Author: Blake Foster

Lee Peacock killed his partner Sharon Pickles, 46, and her associate Clinton Ashmore, 58, at Ms Peacock’s home in Marylebone over two days in August 2021.  Peacock, a career burglar previously living in Maida Hill, had been released from prison just weeks earlier.   He was sentenced to life with a minimum of 39 years in February 2023 after being found guilty of both murders.  Peacock died at HMP Long Lartin, in the Midlands, on March 4 at the age of 53.  A Prisons and Probation Ombudsman investigation is underway into the circumstances of his death.  Victim Sharon Pickles (Image: Met…

Transport for London (TfL) has said that the incident took place on January 14 this year, as the tram negotiated Reeves Corner. The passenger died in hospital earlier this month, on March 8. The incident was revealed in a report set to be presented to the TfL board next week. Other fatal incidents mentioned in the document include a fall that took place on a route 5 bus, which runs between Romford and Canning Town, on March 15 last year. The passenger died in hospital from injuries sustained in the fall around nine months later, on December 30. A woman…

Planning permission for the new neighbourhood, which straddles the border between Havering and Barking and Dagenham, was first granted for the former factory site at the start of 2019. Potential residents were promised a “vibrant new community”, as well as a new station on the c2c line, with the first people moving in at the end of 2020. Around 1,158 homes have now been built, according to developer Countryside, with construction under way on a further 520 homes on the Barking and Dagenham side of the site. This phase of works is set to be completed by the end of…

Jamal Armstrong, 34, sexually abused two children 12-year-old girls in Greenwich between November 2023 and August 2024.  As he was led out of the dock after being sentenced to 11 years and nine months in prison, a family member of one of his victims shouted: “Burn in hell. Vermin. Burn in hell.”  Armstrong responded by sarcastically clapping towards them.  The children came forward about the abuse in August 2024 and Armstrong whilst he tried to the leave the country.  Armstrong, living in Croydon, admitted two counts of sexual assault by penetration on a female under 13 and four counts of…

Transport for London (TfL) has said that the incident took place aboard a route 5 bus on March 15 last year. This service travels between Romford and Canning Town via Barking.  The passenger died in hospital from injuries sustained in the fall around nine months later, on December 30. The incident was revealed in a report set to be presented to the TfL board next week. Other fatal incidents mentioned in the document include a fall that took place on January 14 this year, as a Croydon tram negotiated Reeves Corner. The passenger died in hospital earlier this month, on…

Crews from the London Fire Brigade have been seen responding to the blaze in Ondine Road this afternoon (March 21).  Footage taken shortly after 3.20pm today has captured them in action, hosing off a van with flames protruding from its roof as it sits parked near to the entrance of the road, just beyond the junction with Grove Vale.  READ MORE: Power returns to Heathrow Airport after ‘interim solution’ from National Grid Thick black smoke can be seen from surrounding roads, attracting the attention of pedestrians at a neighbouring bus stop.  The blaze is believed to be ongoing just a short distance from…

The work will affect trains on Saturday and Sunday (March 22 and March 23). We have compiled the details for you to plan your journey this weekend.   Saturday and Sunday (March 22 and March 23): Engineering work is taking place between Three Bridges and Horsham, closing all lines. Buses will replace trains between Three Bridges and Horsham. Trains will run between Horsham and Bognor Regis. Trains between London Victoria and Portsmouth Harbour will run to an amended timetable with extended journey times and will be diverted via Hove.   Sunday (March 23): Replacement buses will run between Sutton and Epsom…

Firefighters were first called to Ondine Road today (March 21) at 3.12pm due to a van being alight. According to he London Fire Brigade, the vehicle has been completely destroyed. One fire engine attended and the fire was under control by 4.04pm Footage taken shortly after 3.20pm today has captured them in action, hosing off a van with flames protruding from its roof as it sits parked near to the entrance of the road, just beyond the junction with Grove Vale.  Thick black smoke can be seen from surrounding roads, attracting the attention of pedestrians at a neighbouring bus stop. …

Dr Osman Hajahmed, who worked at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, was arrested in Plumstead on April 15 last year after a woman called 999 and told police he struck her with a stick multiple times.  Dr Hajahmed, 45, from Thamesmead, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm and was given a community order last year.  At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing last month Dr Hajahmed argued that the victim provoked the attack and that while he accepted hitting her it was just “one mistake”.  But the panel said it was a “sustained attack” and that Dr…

Birute Vaisnoriene has been slapped with a criminal behaviour order lasting for five years after appearing in Romford Magistrates’ Court this month. She was found to be targeting local businesses in Romford. As a result of her order, she will be unable to enter the town centre – including the Mercury, the Liberty, Cottons Park, Waterloo Estate, Union Road Estate, Cotleigh Road and the surrounding area. She must also commit to a drug and alcohol service. Failure to comply with the conditions of the order will lead to arrest and could result in a prison sentence. Sergeant Abed Alaziz, of the…