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Businessman 'sold fake bomb detectors'

Businessman 'sold fake bomb detectors'

03 July 2013

A man created a company with a £3million annual turnover by selling homemade bomb detectors to security forces that did not work, jurors heard.

Man 'murdered partner's son in stabbing at block of flats'

Man 'murdered partner's son in stabbing at block of flats'

02 July 2013

A Latvian national fatally wounded his partner's 21-year-old son as bad feeling spilled over into a knife attack on New Year's Day, a court heard.

Teacher faces jail for hiding criminal record to apply for jobs

Teacher faces jail for hiding criminal record to apply for jobs

02 July 2013

A teacher who sought a £1.2m payout for winning a race discrimination claim faces jail after lying about her criminal past.

Lorry boss banned for 'appalling' safety record

Lorry boss banned for 'appalling' safety record

02 July 2013

A lorry firm director has been banned indefinitely after flouting a catalogue of safety laws... in one of the worst cases seen by a commissioner.

Ex-Gravesend GP 'forged prescriptions' to obtain sleep drugs: Court

Ex-Gravesend GP 'forged prescriptions' to obtain sleep drugs: Court

02 July 2013

An ex-Gravesend doctor twice handed over prescriptions for a sleep disorder drug in the name of a different GP, a court's heard.

Woman groped as she walked in park

Woman groped as she walked in park

02 July 2013

A man has been jailed after asking a woman for a light and grabbing hold of her breasts and fondling them at a Gillingham park.

Court: 'Our judge isn't the softest in Britain'

Court: 'Our judge isn't the softest in Britain'

02 July 2013

Barristers and court staff have leapt to defend a Kent judge branded the most lenient in the country.

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

Postal boss steals £20k from mail

02 July 2013

A crooked Royal Mail manager has been jailed for stealing cash and goods worth £20,000 by opening mail in his office.

Lecturer's £750k bid in uni ageism row

Lecturer's £750k bid in uni ageism row

02 July 2013

A man who claims he was snubbed for a job at the University of Kent because he doesn't have a PhD has launched a £750,000 age discrimination claim.

Pillowcase burglar jailed

Pillowcase burglar jailed

02 July 2013

A thief who was spotted carrying his plunder in a pillowcase after breaking into three homes in a single afternoon has been sentenced.

Women accused of DJ killing to stand trial

Women accused of DJ killing to stand trial

01 July 2013

Two women accused of stabbing a budding DJ to death in his car face a trial in the autumn.

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

Woman cons investors with stock market lies to fund lavish lifestyle

01 July 2013

A fraudster claimed to be a financial genius who could create millions by defying stock market trends when she fleeced investors out of thousands.

Women due to plead over man's murder

Women due to plead over man's murder

01 July 2013

Two young women accused of murdering a man whose body was found near a car are expected to enter pleas today.

Neighbour jailed after vicious attack that fractured man's jaw

Neighbour jailed after vicious attack that fractured man's jaw

01 July 2013

A furious father - who broke three bones in a neighbour's jaw when he launched a vicious attack - has been jailed.

Thugs threaten to slit student's throat as they club him

Thugs threaten to slit student's throat as they club him

30 June 2013

A student was dragged through Canterbury's streets by two thugs who threatened to slit his throat, a court heard.

'I was peacemaker before stabbing'

'I was peacemaker before stabbing'

28 June 2013

The brother of a father-of-two who died after being stabbed in the street has told a court how he tried to act as peacemaker before the tragedy.

Pervert who used Harry Potter lie to lure boys jailed for downloading images

Pervert who used Harry Potter lie to lure boys jailed for downloading images

28 June 2013

A convicted sex offender who once posed as a casting agent for the Harry Potter films has been jailed after downloading thousands of abuse images.

'Nasty' burglar targeted child's godmother

'Nasty' burglar targeted child's godmother

28 June 2013

A burglar fed his drug addiction by targeting the home of his daughter's godmother when he knew she would be away, a court heard.

Nepalese man guilty of town centre attack

Nepalese man guilty of town centre attack

27 June 2013

A 21-year-old Nepalese man has admitted a bloody attack in Ashford town centre, which left two people with serious wounds.

New Year's Day fight led to man's tragic death: Court

New Year's Day fight led to man's tragic death: Court

27 June 2013

A tragic sequence of events started on New Year's Day when two girls hit another after a night out... and ended in a dad of two's death, a jury heard.

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