11-Year-Old Girl Courageously Recounts Terrifying Home Invasion and Sexual Assault in Birmingham Monday, March 30, 2026 birmingham assault sexualassault crime forensic investigation police court offender justice An 11-year-old girl from Birmingham has courageously recounted the terrifying night a stranger broke into her father’s home and sexually assaulted her. Staying at her dad’s house over the weekend as usual, she woke to find a … Read More
Grandmother Banned from Birmingham City Centre Urged to Stop Shoplifting After Being Caught at Primark Sunday, February 8, 2026 shoplifting birmingham probation court crime rehabilitation theft supervision support offender A 66-year-old grandmother and serial shoplifter, Debra Shaw, who has been banned from Birmingham city centre, was recently caught shoplifting at Primark, prompting a court to urge her to stop her repeated offences. Shaw’s … Read More
Violent Birmingham Robber Sentenced to Life After Declaring Himself a 'Risk to the Public' Tuesday, January 13, 2026 robbery violence birmingham knife-crime jail sentencing mental-health burglary offender dangerous Craig Holden, a 43-year-old violent offender from Hall Green, Birmingham, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after a brutal attack on a 72-year-old man and subsequent criminal acts. Holden, who described himself as a … Read More
Burglar Caught Hiding in Rubbish Bin After Raiding Nottingham Opticians Sunday, November 16, 2025 burglary nottingham crime police opticians theft sentencing arrest surveillance offender A bungling burglar’s daring raid on a Nottingham opticians ended abruptly when police found him hiding inside a rubbish bin. Ashley Lawrence, 37, unleashed chaos at Gray & Bull Opticians in the city centre around 5am on … Read More