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Five Year Sentences Each for Hastings Street Attack

Two sentenced to five years for Hastings street attack

Two 21-year old men have each been sentenced to five years imprisonment for a vicious late night street attack in Hastings town centre two years ago.

Conor Hodge (pictured left), unemployed, of Priory Road, Hastings, and Jason Easton (pictured right), a student, of Lullington Close, Bexhill, were sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday 3 March having been convicted of grievous bodily harm, at the same court on 16 January. Continue reading Five Year Sentences Each for Hastings Street Attack

Reward for Hastings Drugs Offender Wanted for Recall to Prison

Convicted Hastings drugs offender Kyle Gilmore wanted for recall to prison

Sussex Police is offering a £500 reward for information leading to the arrest of Hastings man Kyle Gilmore, 23, who is wanted on a warrant for recall to prison.

Gilmore, a labourer, of Malvern Way, Hastings, was jailed for two years eight Continue reading Reward for Hastings Drugs Offender Wanted for Recall to Prison

Bexhill man charged with grooming a young girl for sex

Bruce Child, 63, a caretaker, of Jameson Road, Bexhill, appeared at Brighton Magistrates Court on Tuesday 23 November and was committed for trial, charged with on-line grooming of a 12-year old girl who he then allegedly sought to meet Continue reading Bexhill man charged with grooming a young girl for sex

Hastings Man Sentenced to Life

Hastings man sentenced to life imprisonment for sex assaults on girls

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a series of sexual offences against four young girls.

Marcus Hannon, 35, is one of three people from Hastings who have been sentenced on Friday (15 July) over the systematic sexual abuse of a 13-year old girl.

He was also sentenced for sexual assaults on three other young girls. Continue reading Hastings Man Sentenced to Life

Driver jailed for death of cyclist in St Leonards collision

05 May, 2016 16:06 News Justice Done
A driver who collided with a pedal cyclist in St Leonards-on-Sea, knocking him nearly 50 metres, has been jailed.

Luke Headech, 25, of Wickham Avenue, Bexhill, was driving along the A259 Continue reading Driver jailed for death of cyclist in St Leonards collision

St Leonards man sentenced for drugs and firearms offences.

St Leonards man has been sentenced to more than ten years imprisonment for drugs and firearms offences.

Carlton Meldrum, 23, of The Ridge, St Leonards, was sentenced to seven years for possessing heroin with intent to supply when he appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court in London on 30 March having previously pleaded guilty. This followed his arrest on 27 September last year when he was arrested with another man in a car in Ilford, East London. Three kilos of heroin, a firearm and two rounds of Continue reading St Leonards man sentenced for drugs and firearms offences.

Camber Double Murderer Gets Life

A mother has been sentenced for killing her baby son in East Sussex, four years after being sentenced for killing her three-year old daughter.

Lesley Dunford, 37, of Windermere Close, Exeter, Devon, was sentenced for the second time when she appeared at the Old Bailey on Friday (15 April), after pleading guilty at a hearing at the same court in March to the murder of her seven month-old son, Harley, at the family’s then address in Pelwood Road, Camber, on 27 August 2003. Continue reading Camber Double Murderer Gets Life

Hastings Firearms – Two in Court

Two in court on Hastings firearm charge

03 March 2016

Two people have appeared in court after police recovered a firearm in Hastings.

Tamara Callan, 42, and Antony Hearn, 43, appeared in custody, via videolink, at Brighton Magistrates Court on Thursday (3 March), charged with possession of a semi-automatic machine pistol and ammunition with intent to endanger life, contrary to Section 16 of the Firearms Act 1968.

Callan was given court bail to reside at Stathnairn Street, Eltham, South East Continue reading Hastings Firearms – Two in Court

Peasmarsh Robbery – Man Charged

St Leonards-on-Sea man charged and remanded over Peasmarsh robbery

01 March 2016

A 40-year-old man from St Leonards-on-Sea appeared before Brighton magistrates on Saturday (27 February), charged with a robbery at a house in Peasmarsh, near Rye, on the morning of Friday, 29 January. Continue reading Peasmarsh Robbery – Man Charged

Facing Trial for Alleged Murder of Her Son in Camber

Lesley Dunford to face trial for alleged murder of her son in Camber

19 February 2016

At a hearing before Mr Justice Singh at the Old Bailey on Friday (19 Continue reading Facing Trial for Alleged Murder of Her Son in Camber

Two sentenced to five years for Hastings street attack Two 21-year old men have each been sentenced to five years imprisonment for a vicious late night street attack in Hastings town centre two years ago.