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 IOPC investigation clears firearms officers of wrongdoing

IOPC investigation clears firearms officers of wrongdoing

An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct into the actions of armed officers who arrested a child who had been playing with a water pistol has found they acted reasonably and correctly.
There was no evidence the child was treated different due to his ethnicity or of adultification during the incident in Buxted Road, Hackney, in July 2023.
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Man jailed for sexual assault and rape of woman in Lewisham

A thorough investigation by the Met sexual offences team has seen a man who took advantage of a young woman after a night out in south-east London jailed.  Craig Dorney, 35 (22.01.89) of Duncombe Hill, Lewisham, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to seven years in prison on Thursday, 12 December for rape and two counts of sexual assault.

Two men sentenced to total of 44 years for attack on brothers in Croydon

Two men have been sentenced to a total of 44 years for murdering a man and seriously injuring his brother. Shane Canavan, 23 and his half-brother Joshua Langley, 29, both of Greyfields Close, Purley, were sentenced to life with a minimum of 23 years and 21 years in prison respectively for murdering 20-year-old Bradley Hutchins and seriously injuring his 19-year-old brother Calum.

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