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Violent Crime · GreenwichJohn Mongan jailed for three years after Eltham transgender couple attack
A Romford man has been sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting a transgender couple in Eltham. The attack on 18 April left both victims with significant injuries after John Mongan threatened and punched them on Baring Road. The court heard Mongan has a history of violent offences.
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Violent Crime · GreenwichTwo stabbed in Plumstead early hours, police seek witnesses
Metropolitan Police are investigating a double stabbing in Plumstead in the early hours of 9 August. Two 30-year-olds were treated for non-life-threatening injuries. No arrests have been made, and officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
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Violent Crime · GreenwichTwo hospitalised after stabbing on Barnfield Road, Plumstead
Two people were taken to hospital after a knife attack on Barnfield Road in Plumstead in the early hours of 9 August. Police established a cordon near Burrage Road and Bloomfield Road while London Ambulance Service treated the patients at the scene.
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Policing · GreenwichMetropolitan Police taser man in Kidbrooke Grove welfare arrest
Metropolitan Police officers used a taser to arrest a man in Kidbrooke Grove, Blackheath, after responding to a welfare concern at 00:35 on 2 July. The man, in his 20s, was arrested for possession of an offensive weapon and indecent exposure.
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