Risca stalker sent woman images of horror characters
Llewellyn Tudball, 46, from Risca also left her threatening and abusive messages and dumped rubbish, including underwear, in her garden.
The defendant pleaded guilty to stalking his victim between New Year's Day and May 20.
At Newport Magistrates' Court, he was jailed for eight weeks with the sentence suspended for 18 months.
Tudball, of St Mary Street, was made the subject of a mental health treatment and must complete a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
He was made the subject of a three-year restraining order not to contact the complainant and must pay £85 costs.
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South Wales Argus
21 hours ago
- South Wales Argus
Risca stalker sent woman images of horror characters
Llewellyn Tudball, 46, from Risca also left her threatening and abusive messages and dumped rubbish, including underwear, in her garden. The defendant pleaded guilty to stalking his victim between New Year's Day and May 20. At Newport Magistrates' Court, he was jailed for eight weeks with the sentence suspended for 18 months. Tudball, of St Mary Street, was made the subject of a mental health treatment and must complete a 10-day rehabilitation activity requirement. He was made the subject of a three-year restraining order not to contact the complainant and must pay £85 costs.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Grisly fates of Brink's-Mat robbers – from gangster ‘gunned down by Krays pal' to infamous ‘Goldfinger' murder mystery
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IT WAS just after 6.40am on a freezing November morning in 1983 when six masked raiders in fake security uniforms stormed into the Heathrow depot of security firm Brink's-Mat. Armed and dangerous, the gang overpowered guards, doused them in petrol and threatened to set them alight unless they gave up the vault combinations. 16 John 'Goldfinger' Palmer, pictured with wife Marnie, was killed in a notorious unsolved hit job after Credit: SWNS 16 The Gold, which tells the story of the notorious heist, returned to screens this week Credit: BBC 16 Gold bars worth a staggering £26m were stolen 16 Police outside the site of the robbery at Heathrow airport in November 1983 Credit: Rex Once inside, the robbers got the shock of their lives - stumbling across a hidden treasure trove of gold bullion and diamonds worth a staggering £26million. In total, they made off with 6,800 gold bars - and it took them nearly two hours to load the lot into their getaway van. By the time a guard raised the alarm at 8.30am, the gang had already vanished without a trace. The audacious heist quickly went down in history as one of Britain's biggest-ever - and inspired the gripping BBC crime drama The Gold, which returned to screens this week for a second series. Here, we take a look at the key players behind the notorious robbery - and how many of them later met bloody, violent ends, gunned down as their criminal pasts caught up with them... Micky McAvoy Police believe Brian 'The Nutter' McAvoy was the ringleader of the gang behind the infamous robbery – dubbed the 'crime of the century.' Just 30 at the time and the youngest of the six-man crew, McAvoy was already known as one of Britain's most dangerous and prolific armed robbers. He was arrested just 10 days after the raid and sentenced to 25 years behind bars in 1984. He tried to cut a deal with prosecutors, offering to return his share of the stolen millions – but by then, the money had vanished. In 1995, the courts ordered McAvoy to pay back a staggering £27.5 million, pinning the entire lost fortune on his shoulders. First look at failed Millennium Diamond heist as gang admit to plan to steal £350m jewel in new Netflix's documentary 16 Micky 'The Nutter' McAvoy was the ringleader of the notorious gang Credit: Mirrorpix 16 BBC drama The Gold follows the operation to bring the robbers to justice Credit: BBC But McAvoy did not pay back any of the stolen money. Despite being banged up, McAvoy married his second wife, Kathy, in 1986. The couple stayed together for 36 years until her death in 2022. He was released on parole in 2000 after serving 16 years and later relocated to Spain with Kathy, where he kept a low profile and never spoke publicly about the raid. He was believed to be owed a £3.5 million share from the robbery, but fellow gang members reportedly failed to keep his cut safe. McAvoy died on New Year's Day in 2023, aged 71. A coroner ruled he deliberately overdosed on sleeping pills, six months after his wife Kathleen died from a heart attack. Brian Robinson 16 Brian Robinson was once a feared underworld figure but died penniless Credit: Peter Dunne Brian 'The Colonel' Robinson died penniless in a South East London nursing home, just shy of his 78th birthday. Once a feared figure in the underworld, Robinson passed away after a long illness in February 2021, with not a penny to his name. A close friend said at the time: 'Robbo was a lovely man to his mates and family. But he was f***ed for his money.' Robinson was a career crook who was once on the Flying Squad's list of London's top 20 armed robbers. He was finally nailed in December 1983 - a month after the heist - when security guard Tony Black, who turned out to be his own brother-in-law, spilled the beans. Dubbed the 'inside man,' Black's tip-off led to Robinson's arrest and conviction for armed robbery. He was sentenced to 25 years but walked free in 2000 after serving 16. Despite his criminal past, pals say Robinson, who had two kids, tried to turn his life around after prison but the big payday never came. John Palmer 16 John 'Goldfinger' Palmer made a fortune after being acquitted of melting gold from the Brink's-Mat robbery Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd Jeweller and bullion dealer John 'Goldfinger' Palmer was arrested for his part in the heist, but argued in court that he was unaware that the gold he was handling was linked to the Brink's-Mat robbery. He was cleared of all charges against him but met a grisly end in 2015 when he was brutally gunned down in his garden - shot SIX times by a hitman who had been spying on him through a hole in his fence. Cops say the professional assassin leapt over a 5ft fence and opened fire with a .32 revolver fitted with a silencer. Palmer was hit three times from just six feet away and as he lay collapsed, the killer pumped three more 8mm bullets into him. Three years after the 65-year-old's murder police released chilling photos of the peephole used to stalk him from the fence surrounding his Essex home. Essex Police said the killing bore 'all the hallmarks' of a professional hit. Officers believe up to 16,000 victims of Palmer's scams may have had a motive to want him dead. 16 Palmer's former home, named 'Battlefields', near Bath Credit: SWNS:South West News Service The convicted fraudster, who earned his nickname through his links to the Brink's-Mat robbery, was jailed in 2001 over a £20million timeshare scam. According to a BBC investigation, Palmer had been under secret surveillance by a police intelligence unit for 16 years — with the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca), now the NCA, monitoring his every move. His family have doubled the reward for information leading to the killer — now offering £100,000. Palmer's long-term partner Christina Ketley, 58, revealed her son and his then-girlfriend were inside the house at the time of the attack but escaped unharmed. She said: 'It haunts us that whoever was responsible was stalking John like an animal before so brutally and callously ending his life.' Crimestoppers said: 'There is a contract killer out there who needs to be caught. "It's hard to get the underworld to talk - but anyone who comes to us will be guaranteed anonymity.' Despite detectives pursuing more than 700 lines of enquiry, Palmer's killer has never been found. Kenneth Noye 16 Kenneth Noye was found guilty of the murder of Stephen Cameron during a road rage fight on the M25 Credit: PA Dubbed 'Britain's most dangerous man', Kenneth Noye built a sprawling mock-Tudor mansion in Kent using proceeds from the infamous heist. The gangster used the luxury pad to stash some of the stolen gold bullion - and stunned neighbours by strutting around the 20-acre estate with a pet LION. Noye, considered one of the most violent members of the gang, was accused of murdering undercover officer DC John Fordham, who was investigating the £26million robbery. In January 1985, two plain-clothes cops crept into Noye's vast garden - but were met by his three snarling rottweilers. 16 Noye on day release from Kent Prison in 2018 Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 16 Jack Lowden as Noye in The Gold Credit: BBC One officer managed to escape over a wall, but DC Fordham wasn't so lucky. He was brutally stabbed by Noye, the blade piercing his heart and snapping a rib in half. The detective died from six savage knife wounds. Noye was later acquitted of murder, convincing a jury he acted in self-defence. However, he was later convicted for conspiring to handle stolen gold from the Brink's-Mat raid and sentenced to 14 years - serving just seven before being released in 1994. But his violence didn't stop there. In 1996, he stabbed 21-year-old Stephen Cameron to death in a road-rage attack on an M25 slip road. He went on the run for two years before finally being caught and caged for 21 years for murder. Noye was released in 2019 after serving the full sentence. Brian Perry 16 Brian Perry was gunned down outside his minicab office Credit: Photo News Old Bailey Perry was convicted for his role in the Brink's-Mat heist, charged with helping to dispose of the stolen gold bullion. At the Old Bailey in 1992, he was sentenced to nine years behind bars for handling stolen goods. The court heard how Perry had been trusted to look after the interests of fellow gang members McAvoy and Robinson on the outside - but instead set about feathering his own nest. After serving his time, he appeared to go straight - setting up a minicab firm in South London and becoming a landlord. To the outside world, Perry looked like just another friendly, silver-haired businessman. His tenants had no idea he'd once been part of Britain's most notorious gang. But in 2001, Perry's past caught up with him. In a chilling act of violence, he was gunned down outside his minicab office in Bermondsey - shot three times in the head and body. His killer has never been caught. George Francis 16 George Francis in his younger years 16 He was gunned down in his car outside his courier business in South East London in 2003 Credit: New Scotland Yard George Francis, the man suspected of helping to handle the stolen Brink's-Mat gold, was gunned down outside his courier business in Bermondsey in 2003 — aged 63. His killer is believed to have lain in wait, watching for Francis's green Rover 75. As he stepped out of the car, the hitman struck — blasting him in the head and chest at point-blank range with at least four bullets. According to evidence heard at the Old Bailey, Francis was killed after trying to collect a £70,000 debt from a shady business contact. The man suspected of pulling the trigger was John O'Flynn, a feared underworld figure and one-time associate of the Kray twins. He was also believed to have played a part in laundering the loot from the heist.
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Desperate last moments of Rose West's victims confirmed by horror cellar finds
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Sadistic killers Fred and Rose West deliberately transformed their foul-smelling basement into a sordid sex dungeon, where they would carry out depraved acts against their victims Before killing their victims, Fred and Rose West would subject them to unthinkable abuse in the dark, dingy cellar that the depraved couple had transformed into their sex dungeon. Between the years 1967 and 1987, the Wests brutally tortured and slayed at least 12 vulnerable young women and girls at their Gloucestershire 'House of Horrors', 25 Cromwell Street. As detailed in the recent Netflix documentary, Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story, after unearthing human remains from beneath the Wests' patio, the search expanded to inside the property, and in particular, the couple's foul-smelling basement. Janet Leach, who acted as an appropriate adult to Fred, accompanied the killer to the cellar where he marked out the burial sites to investigating officers. Speaking in the doc, she recalled: "When I went to sleep at night, I could smell it." It was here that, beneath the floor, further bodies were recovered. A disturbing picture of the victims' final moments began to emerge, with the remains showing signs that extreme sexual abuse had taken place prior to death. As was later noted in court, the scarf used to gag Thérèse Siegenthaler, one of the deceased, had been tied into a bow, in what was viewed to be a "feminine" touch. READ MORE: Fred and Rose West's hidden secrets - 'sex cult, paedo brother and more bodies' Investigators also discovered tools Fred and Rose had used to torture their victims, forensic psychologist Dr Julian Boon previously told The Guardian: "The thing that haunted me the most was a mask that had nothing but two nose holes, so the person could breathe but couldn't see or hear. As a consequence, they could have anything done to them, and that is very frightening." Although mere minutes away from a busy shopping centre, the side entrance of 25 Cronwell Street and the lack of street lighting meant victims could be lured in without attracting notice. Criminal profiler, Dr Paul Britton, said: "These aren't people who looked like predatory psychopaths, they looked ordinary. Their activities were out of plain sight. They were able to take their victims, bind them, gag them, break their teeth. "They were able to put tubes into them to keep them alive for days and suspend them from hooks because of the nature of the building. They were shielded, and no one knew what was happening." Fred died by suicide on New Year's Day, 1995, taking with him to his grave many of the dark secrets of what happened in that cellar. The following autumn, Rose stood trial alone at Winchester Crown Court, where prosecutor Brian Leveson asserted: "[The victims'] last moments on earth were as objects of the sexual depravity of this woman and her husband". Rose, now 71, pleaded not guilty to the harrowing charges and attempted to paint herself as a wife who'd been tricked by her husband's duplicity, having had no clue that her home had become a graveyard. Her version of events ultimately did not convince the jury, and she was sentenced to life imprisonment. Meanwhile, in life, diabolical Fred had a warped view of what had unfolded, making the following comment during his police interview: "Yeah, see, you've got the killing all wrong, no, nobody went through hell, enjoyment turned to disaster, well, most of it anyway." Sadly, many of those who fell victim to the Wests' sadism lie dead and buried, unable to tell their stories, but there are those whose shocking accounts shed light on what these vulnerable girls and women were subjected to in their final hours. Giving evidence during the trial of Rose, Caroline Owens wept as she recalled how she had been seized by the Wests, who gagged her with tape, bound her and took her to Cromwell Street. It was here where was raped and sexually assaulted. Caroline had initially been offered a job as nanny to the Wests' children, but quit after just five or six weeks, going back to live with family in Cinderford, Gloucestershire. However, in the winter of 1972, she ended up back in their clutches after they lured her back into their car, beginning a vicious 12-hour ordeal that left her fearing for her life. Speaking from the dock during the trial, Caroline recalled: "I think that is when Fred said 'what are her t*** like?'. She started to grab hold of me grinning and laughing, not a nice laugh. Then she started to grab me between the legs. He pulled up and turned round in his seat and we were struggling with each other and I was trying to get her off and he turned round and started punching me and calling me names like 'b****'." It was then that she was knocked unconscious. She continued: "When I came round, my arms had been tied behind my back with a scarf and they had tape around my head all the way round my mouth and the back of my head. It was a gag. Rose was holding me, and Fred was putting the tape around." Thankfully, the then 16-year-old managed to flee the House of Horrors, and went on to make a police report. The pair were charged with indecent assault. Caroline's testimony ultimately proved crucial in putting Rose West behind bars. She later went on to detail her ordeal in the books The Lost Girl and The One That Got Away.
