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- Courts · London
Man convicted of manslaughter over fatal Balham e-bike row punch
Andre Wright-Walters has been convicted of manslaughter after punching pensioner James Gbadamosi, 67, in Balham High Street. Mr Gbadamosi died 12 days after the August 2025 incident, which followed him confronting a youth about e-bike speed.
London2 min readTrust 60 · Craft 75 · Hype 45 - Crime Data · London
Man arrested after phones recovered from London pond
Metropolitan Police officers recovered six phones from a London pond after a suspected thief, aged 21, jumped into the water to evade capture on an e-bike. The incident was part of a wider crackdown on mobile phone theft across the capital.
London2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 41 
Violent Crime · Kensington and ChelseaMurder probe opened after e‑bike rider killed on North Pole Road
A man riding an e‑bike died on North Pole Road, Kensington, around 1.20 am on 26 September 2026. Detectives believe a moped was pursuing him. Police have launched a murder investigation and are urging anyone with information to contact them, quoting reference 414/25SEP26.
Kensington and Chelsea3 min readTrust 66 · Craft 70 · Hype 25- Violent Crime · Bromley
Man arrested after school pupil targeted in e-bike robbery
Police arrested a man in Mottingham on suspicion of robbery after a school pupil was targeted. The suspect was spotted on Court Farm Road and detained on Beaconsfield Road following a pursuit.
Bromley2 min readTrust 42 · Craft 57 · Hype 20