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BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Cambridge hit-and-run driver claimed car was stolen at knifepoint
A man who seriously injured a cyclist in a hit-and-run before falsely claiming his car had been stolen from him at knifepoint has been Police said Sheeba Bukuru, 32, struck the victim after driving on the wrong side of a "keep left" bollard in Fulbourn Road, Cambridge, on 24 November last called police fifteen minutes later and claimed that a man had ordered him to get out of his car before driving off in of Eland Way, Cambridge, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop and perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to four years in prison at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday. He was also handed a five-year driving said Bukuru left the cyclist he struck lying on the ground, bleeding and unconscious and that she may never fully recover from her was treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with a fractured skull, a bleed on the brain, a broken pelvis, arm, leg and ribs, a dislocated shoulder and damaged said they found the black BMW Bukuru had been driving in Limekiln Road, several streets away from the they arrested him on the evening of the incident, police said they found the car's keys in Bukuru's Fay Millen, from the serious collision investigation unit, said: "Bukuru's decision to perform a dangerous and unnecessary overtake directly resulted in the victim suffering horrendous injuries, from which she may never fully recover."Thanks to the actions of police, Bukuru was quickly located and arrested. He falsely told police his car had been stolen in a robbery, and only when presented with the evidence, he admitted he was the driver and there had been no robbery. "This investigation took significant policing resources to investigate, all because Bukuru didn't want to admit to his actions."I hope this result gives the victim some sense of closure; however, I acknowledge no sentence will undo the injuries he needlessly caused her on that day." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
7 days ago
- BBC News
Huntingdon man jailed for repeated coercive control of partner
A man who threatened to disfigure his partner and put her "in a wheelchair for Christmas" has been Ferreira, 50, of Christie Drive, Huntingdon, had regularly abused and hit his partner throughout their Police said he was given a suspended sentence for actual bodily harm last year, and when his partner took him back, the abuse admitted engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and on Wednesday at Cambridge Crown Court was jailed for three years and 10 months. Police said Ferreira would hit his victim as a punishment on the occasions she had got away from him, then returned to accused her of cheating, messaged her family pretending to be the victim, and would take her phone so she could not call for also controlled her finances and once accessed her bank account online and transferred £750 to his account without her victim managed to escape following his last attack in December and Ferreira was suspended sentence was activated and he was also handed a restraining Con Katey Shaw said: "This case goes to show that Ferreira had the chance to mend his ways, but again, showed himself to be a violent individual."No-one should be treated this way in a relationship, and I would commend [the victim] for her courage in coming forward. "I hope she can now rebuild her life." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
23-07-2025
- BBC News
Man who befriended families to prey on children jailed
A sex offender who "manipulated" his way into family homes to prey on children has been August 2022, Billy Ingram, now 31, of Ongar Court in Cambridge, followed a woman he knew to her home and after being invited into the property sexually assaulted her son the following morning. A police investigation later found Ingram had befriended several families in Cambridge and had unsupervised access to their children which was a breach of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order he was given, as part of a separate investigation in at Cambridge Crown Court on Tuesday, he was jailed to 18 years in prison and eight years on licence. Cambridgeshire Police found hundreds of indecent images and videos of children on two of Ingram's force said there was also video footage showing Ingram sexually abusing a boy. Officers were able to identify the boy who lived in the Greater Manchester area and it was confirmed Ingram had stayed at the address at the time the videos were recorded. Another boy was identified by officers, who visited his home in West Mercia. He said Ingram contacted him via a computer game in 2020 when he was 10 years old and persuaded him to send an indecent image of himself. 'Devious sex offender' At Cambridge Crown Court Ingram was found guilty of two counts of assaulting a boy under 13 by touching, one count of inciting a male child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, three counts of possessing indecent photographs of a child and had four breaches of a sexual harm prevention order. PC Paul Evans said: "Ingram is a devious sex offender who befriended families and manipulated his way into their homes specifically so he could prey on their children."I'd like to commend all the children involved who assisted us with the investigation and their families."Their bravery in talking about what happened to them has resulted in Ingram being brought to justice." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
03-07-2025
- BBC News
Peterborough rapist to feature on 24 Hours in Police Custody
An investigation into a rapist who preyed on young women in a city will be featured in a two-part TV France of Hammonds Drive, Peterborough, was jailed for more than 10 years in March 2025 after admitting rape and filming victims without their case will feature on 24 Hours in Police Custody on Sunday and Monday under the title "Nightclub Predator" on Channel Ch Insp Helen Tebbit said: "This programme will show that sexual predators can cleverly disguise their depraved behaviours - victims may not realise they are being groomed." An investigation into France, 34, began when a young woman came forward in August last year to say she had been a search of France's home, officers found several hidden cameras that had captured more than 6,000 disturbing images and other victims were the told that unbeknown to them they also had been to the amount of footage and the nature of France's offending, officers have said it was possible there were more victims yet to be identified. 'Barely entered adulthood' Det Ch Insp Tebbit said: "France portrayed himself as everyone's best friend – caring, fun, and provided what his victims thought was a safe place to party."But in reality, he preyed on young women who had barely entered adulthood for his own sexual gratification."At Cambridge Crown Court judge Mark Bishop heard France also admit to sexual assault, exposure in a public place, and Police said it encouraged anyone who thought they had been a victim of a sexual offence to contact them on 101 or via web chat on the force website. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Daily Mail
09-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Jockey, 25, appears in court charged with murdering 71-year-old man who died 10 days after fight outside Newmarket pub
A jockey has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 71-year-old man who died following a fight outside a pub. Levi Williams, 26, is alleged to have punched Richard Wingrove during an incident involving four people outside the Waggon and Horses pub in Newmarket, Suffolk, on March 8. Mr Wingrove died 10 days later at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, on March 18. Williams, of Holland Park in Newmarket, Suffolk, spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth during Friday's hearing at Cambridge Crown Court. The court heard the defendant is now facing a second charge, of the manslaughter of Mr Wingrove. Williams was not asked to enter a plea to either count. Judge Mark Bishop remanded Williams in custody until a plea hearing on June 27 at the same court. He told the defendant: 'Levi Williams, I'm adjourning arraignment to June 27 once the prosecution have served the pathology evidence.' A provisional trial date of September 15 was set at an earlier hearing and remains. Suffolk Police said officers were called to reports of an altercation involving four people in Newmarket High Street at 3.40pm on March 8. Mr Wingrove was taken to hospital in a critical condition and died on March 18. Another man, 45, was taken to hospital and was discharged later in the evening on March 8, the force said. Williams had previously been arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm in connection with the incident and had been bailed. He was rearrested and later charged with murder, police said. A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault causing grievous bodily harm, and a 45-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of affray, and both were bailed by police.
