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Courts · HillingdonHayes man jailed for faking student status to avoid council tax
A 40-year-old man from Hayes has been given a suspended prison sentence for defrauding Hillingdon Council of £14,500 by falsely claiming student status for 12 years. Vishal Kumar Gandhi must also repay the full amount and cover prosecution costs.
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Bromley man avoids prison for acid threat and stalking
A 63-year-old man from Bromley, Ihor Leshanych, has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting stalking a woman and common assault. He threatened to throw acid in her face and was issued a restraining order.
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Courts · LewishamHither Green man avoids jail for racist cat row attack
Andrew Jones, 63, has been given a suspended prison sentence for a racist attack on his neighbours in Hither Green. The incident on George Lane was sparked by a dispute over cats.
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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.
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Courts · LewishamSister avoids jail for manslaughter of paralysed sibling
Michelle Neill has received a suspended prison sentence for the manslaughter of her sister Kelly Neill. Kelly died in October 2022 from sepsis caused by bed sores while under Michelle's care in appalling conditions. Paramedics found Kelly in unsanitary surroundings.
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Courts · BexleyHannah Sims of Bexleyheath receives suspended sentence for cocaine supply role
A 29-year-old Bexleyheath mother has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting involvement in cocaine supply. Hannah Sims denied taking her child to a drug deal, a claim prosecutors alleged but the court did not prove. She was first arrested in January 2025 as a driver in armed robberies later dismissed by a jury.
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