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27/01/25


A former RSPCA national trustee has been jailed after defrauding the animal charity of more than £100,000. David Mawson, 50, from Twickenham, abused his position to fund hundreds of hotel stays and private taxi rides using the charity's bank accounts. Convicted of fraud by abuse of position between January 1, 2012, and December 21, 2017, Mawson was sentenced to four years and two months in prison at Inner London Crown Court.

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18/12/24


A CONMAN helped speeding drivers evade fines and penalty points by framing innocent people, including his own family members.

 

Khuram Yaqoob, 35, was jailed along with 18 other individuals, including a secondary school teacher, who paid him hundreds of pounds to avoid prosecution.

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27/11/24


A woman reportedly had her leg amputated after an NHS hospital failed to provide adequate care following a horse-riding accident.

 

Rachel Rutherford, 48, is suing Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust for over £300,000 in damages, claiming that its errors destroyed her quality of life.

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29/10/24


Nikita Twitchen, 27, has been awarded over £28,000 in compensation after her employer dismissed her for becoming pregnant while on maternity leave.

 

Ms. Twitchen, an office administrator, was preparing to return to work following the birth of her first child when she found out she was pregnant again. Shortly after informing her employer, managing director Jeremy Morgan dismissed her to prevent another 36-week maternity leave. Left unemployed, Ms. Twitchen took cleaning jobs to support her family during her pregnancy.

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27/09/24


A woman who had previously worked for a domestic violence charity has been sentenced to prison for stabbing her ex-boyfriend.

 

Jayne Rudd, 32, attacked Sam Leopold with a knife, stabbing him three times after he obtained a restraining order against her due to the abuse she had inflicted during their relationship.

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