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London Crime Briefing
Significant incidents, hearings, outcomes and public-data changes across the capital.
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Courts · City of LondonJudges gain new powers to punish sentencing absentees
Judges in England and Wales will soon have stronger powers to sanction criminals who refuse to attend their sentencing hearings. New measures include up to three weeks in solitary confinement and the banning of social visits for nearly a month, aiming to ensure offenders face justice.
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Crime Data · LondonLondon criminals in psychiatric care to lose £800 monthly benefits
Serious offenders in London's psychiatric hospitals may have their monthly benefits capped at £800 under new government regulations. The changes, driven by victims' families' campaigns, seek to end a loophole where living costs are covered by both taxpayers and welfare payments.
London4 min readTrust 50 · Craft 65 · Hype 45
Courts · EnfieldPaedophile Dogan jailed after bail to flat overlooking playground
Zafer Dogan has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison for creating thousands of altered images of women and girls. He was previously bailed to a flat in Enfield that overlooked a children's playground, a decision criticised by victims' advocates and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.
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Courts · EnfieldSex offender bail decision 'grossly failed' victims
Victims and their families were 'grossly failed' by the court system which granted bail to a sex offender from Enfield. Zafer Dogan was jailed for taking and altering images of children, prompting calls for a multi-agency review.
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