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London Crime Briefing
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HMP Belmarsh
London Crime News has published 6 stories involving HMP Belmarsh, from August 2026 to September 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
- Crime Data · London
Six Londoners Sought by Police on Crimestoppers Wanted List
Crimestoppers has released a list of individuals wanted by police across London. Among those sought are a convicted rapist sentenced to over 11 years, a suspect in a Harrow Road murder investigation, and individuals wanted for drug importation and high-value theft.
London3 min readTrust 30 · Craft 65 · Hype 45 
Courts · City of LondonDouble killer denies assaulting prison officer at Belmarsh
Simon Levy, who is serving a whole-life sentence for the murders of two women, has denied assaulting a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh. He pleaded not guilty to charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentional strangulation at Woolwich Crown Court.
City of London2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 65 · Hype 20
Courts · BexleyMan jailed for prison knife possession and earlier robbery
Kieran-Lee Henry, 21, has been sentenced to one year in prison after being found with a makeshift knife at HMP Belmarsh. The offence occurred while he was already serving time for a previous knifepoint robbery.
Bexley2 min readTrust 40 · Craft 65 · Hype 15
Courts · GreenwichSimon Levy denies attacking Belmarsh prison officer with pen
Simon Levy, 41, serving a whole-life sentence for two murders in Tottenham, appeared via videolink at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to deny charges of assaulting prison officer Paul Dunne. The case has been sent to Inner London Crown Court for trial on 14 September.
Greenwich4 min readTrust 56 · Craft 85 · Hype 45
Violent Crime · HackneyDempsey Nibbs, who killed partner in Hoxton, dies in Belmarsh aged 79
Dempsey Nibbs, convicted of murdering his long-term partner Judith Nibbs in Hoxton in 2014, has died in HMP Belmarsh at the age of 79. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is investigating his death, which occurred on 26 July 2025.
Hackney4 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 70
Courts · LewishamKevin Kelenda loses murder appeal, 17-year minimum term stands
Kevin Kelenda, convicted of murdering Tyrone Pinnock in Brent in October 2023, has failed in his appeal against conviction and sentence. Appeal judges upheld the life term with a 17-year minimum, rejecting claims that a live video link from prison denied him a fair trial.
Lewisham4 min readTrust 44 · Craft 62 · Hype 55