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London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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Crown Prosecution Service
London Crime News has published 27 stories involving Crown Prosecution Service, from July 2026 to September 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
- Latest
Charges dropped against six activists outside Woolwich Crown Court
Charges against six activists accused of intimidating jurors during a Palestine Action trial outside Woolwich Crown Court have been dropped. The Crown Prosecution Service discontinued the case, stating there was no realistic prospect of conviction.
3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 41 
Courts · City of LondonMan charged with assisting Russian intelligence
A 31-year-old man, Joshua Cammidge, has been charged under the National Security Act with assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparatory conduct. He was arrested in Swindon and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
City of London3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 20- Courts · London
Man Charged with National Security Act Offences
Joshua Cammidge, 31, has been charged with offences under the National Security Act, including assisting a foreign intelligence service and preparatory conduct. The investigation was led by Counter Terrorism Policing London.
London2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 53 · Hype 20 
Policing · City of LondonMet Police probe Reform UK over foreign donation claims
The Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into Reform UK concerning allegations of breaches of foreign donation rules. The probe follows a report by Channel 4 News alleging senior party figures discussed disguising foreign funds, with leader Nigel Farage filmed by undercover reporters.
City of London3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 65- Latest
Noel Clarke charged with sexual offences
Actor Noel Clarke has been charged with two counts of sexual assault, three counts of voyeurism, and one count of exposure. The alleged offences involve five women and occurred between 2007 and 2016. Clarke is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 45 · Hype 20 
Courts · NewhamNo action against Tube passengers in exposure case
Three passengers who intervened when a man exposed himself on a London Underground train will face no further action. British Transport Police had investigated them on suspicion of affray, but prosecutors found no realistic prospect of conviction.
Newham2 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 20- Policing · London
Zhenhao Zou: Further evidence file sent to CPS
Metropolitan Police detectives have sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) concerning further allegations linked to Zhenhao Zou, who was convicted in 2025 of multiple offences including rape and sentenced to life imprisonment.
London3 min readTrust 68 · Craft 80 · Hype 15 
Courts · BromleyOrpington man avoids jail for child communication offence
An Orpington man has avoided prison after pleading guilty to attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Matthew Nott was sentenced at Bromley Magistrates' Court and ordered to pay costs and a surcharge.
Bromley2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 41
Courts · SouthwarkJudge criticises CPS over £10,000 Rolex robbery case dropped after 11 years
A judge has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for wasting public money on a £10,000 Rolex robbery case that was discontinued after 11 years. Khaled Gestalli was accused of the 2015 offence but the charge was dropped due to identification issues and missing CCTV.
Southwark3 min readTrust 66 · Craft 95 · Hype 35- Policing · Westminster
Detective Sergeant Charged with Five Counts of Sexual Assault
Metropolitan Police Detective Sergeant Prakash Patel faces five charges of sexual assault. He was arrested in April 2025 and suspended from duty, with the case referred to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Westminster2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 15 
LatestKent officer receives two-year warning for excessive force
A Kent Police officer has received a two-year final written warning following a gross misconduct hearing. PC Aaron Humphries was found to have used excessive force against a handcuffed man who appeared to lose consciousness during an arrest in Faversham.
3 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 15
Policing · City of LondonMet Police take no further action over IDF chant
The Metropolitan Police will not take further action against punk rapper Bobby Vylan, whose real name is Pascal Robinson-Foster, following an investigation into chants made at an Al Quds Day demonstration on Albert Embankment on 15 March. The force consulted the Crown Prosecution Service.
City of London2 min readTrust 48 · Craft 61 · Hype 20
Courts · City of LondonMet Police send file on man in his 80s to CPS over assaults
The Metropolitan Police has submitted an evidence file to the Crown Prosecution Service concerning a man in his 80s for a charging decision. The file relates to two indecent assaults on women in London. Seven suspects have been interviewed under caution as part of the ongoing investigation.
City of London4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Courts · City of LondonCPS reviews sexual assault claims against Mohamed Al Fayed
More than 400 allegations of rape, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking have been made against Mohamed Al Fayed by at least 156 women. A file has now been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service.
City of London2 min readTrust 30 · Craft 53 · Hype 70
LatestEx-officer Rikki Hall charged with rape and strangulation
Former South Wales Police officer Rikki Hall has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of non-fatal strangulation. The alleged offences occurred in Swansea in February 2024 while he was on duty. Hall also faces charges of firearm possession and two counts of misconduct in public office.
2 min readTrust 30 · Craft 45 · Hype 20
Courts · City of LondonMohamed Al Fayed suspect case file sent to prosecutors
The Metropolitan Police has submitted a case file to prosecutors concerning a suspect in his 80s as part of an investigation into alleged sexual assaults against Mohamed Al Fayed. The Crown Prosecution Service will now decide whether to bring charges.
City of London2 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Courts · HillingdonWest Drayton man jailed for rape on Bournemouth seafront
A 19-year-old man from West Drayton, Hillingdon, has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for rape and sexual assault. The attack took place in a portable toilet on Bournemouth seafront after Mohammed Abdullah offered the victim a lift.
Hillingdon3 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Violent Crime · GreenwichMax Moy-Wheatley murder case dropped by CPS six months after Petts Wood stabbing
The Crown Prosecution Service has discontinued proceedings against two men charged with the murder of 19-year-old Max Moy-Wheatley, who was fatally stabbed in Jubilee Park, Petts Wood, on 20 September 2023. Detectives say the case remains open and are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Greenwich4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 58
Courts · LondonSimon Levy jailed for life for murders of two women in London
Simon Levy, 40, has been convicted of murdering two women and raping a third in London. The Met Police, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service admitted failings in handling Levy, who was on bail as his attacks escalated. He will be sentenced on Wednesday at the Old Bailey.
London5 min readTrust 74 · Craft 83 · Hype 21
Violent Crime · LondonMet Police downgraded murderer Simon Levy’s risk before two women killed
Simon Levy, 40, was convicted of murdering Carmenza Valencia Trujillo and Sheryl Wilkins in 2025 after the Metropolitan Police reduced his risk classification. The force closed a rape investigation despite potential identification, while British Transport Police delayed charges for six months despite video evidence.
London6 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 70
Courts · BexleySeyhan Assaf denies manslaughter after inquest rules partner's death suicide
Seyhan Assaf, 45, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey on Thursday. An inquest ruled Gillian Morand’s death a suicide. Assaf also denies GBH and coercive control charges. He remains in custody ahead of a March 2027 trial.
Bexley4 min readTrust 36 · Craft 52 · Hype 30
Courts · LambethLambeth Man Charged Under Serious Crime Act Over Take Back Power Links
A 25-year-old man from Lambeth has been charged with encouraging or assisting offences under the Serious Crime Act 2007. The charge relates to a Metropolitan Police investigation into the activist group Take Back Power, which has claimed responsibility for criminal damage at high-profile London sites.
Lambeth5 min readTrust 44 · Craft 52 · Hype 30- Violent Crime · Lambeth
Arthur Clifton charged with encouraging theft and criminal damage linked to Take Back Power
Arthur Clifton, of Gipsy Road, Lambeth, has been charged under the Serious Crime Act 2007 for allegedly encouraging theft and criminal damage. The charge follows a Metropolitan Police investigation into the group Take Back Power, which has claimed responsibility for high-profile stunts in London.
Lambeth4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 15 - Policing · London
Police legal database hacked: 100,000 officers' details posted on the dark web
Around 100,000 UK police officers and staff have had their names, contact details and force affiliations published on the dark web after a breach of the Police National Legal Database. No force-by-force breakdown has been released, and no official statement has yet named the scale of the Metropolitan Police's exposure.
London2 min read 
Courts · HackneyEx-nurse extradited from Barbados over Hackney hospital sex charges
A former nurse has been extradited from Barbados and charged with unlawful sexual activity with a woman treated for a mental disorder at Homerton Hospital in Hackney. Jason Forde, 56, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 31 July 2026 and was remanded in custody ahead of a Wood Green Crown Court hearing on 25 August.
Hackney4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 35- Courts · London
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London7 min read - Policing · Islington
Islington Man Charged Under National Security Act for RAF Akrotiri Surveillance
A 44-year-old Islington resident has been charged under the National Security Act for allegedly conducting hostile surveillance at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus between May and June 2025. Rashad Sultanov is accused of sharing information with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Extradition proceedings are underway.
Islington4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 15