Helena Wilkinson

London

News Correspondent at BBC

News Correspondent for @BBCNews - https://t.co/FiOlX7rWqe - [email protected] / 2024 - 2025 Senior Fellow @JSchofieldTrust

Articles

Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and assault

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ian Youngs |Helena Wilkinson

Russell Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault at a court hearing in London. The broadcaster, comedian and actor appeared at Southwark Crown Court, where he formally denied the five charges for the first time. He faces one allegation of rape, one of indecent assault, one of oral rape and two further counts of sexual assault. The offences are alleged to have taken place in central London and Bournemouth between 1999 and 2005, and relate to four women.
Constance Marten: I 'absolutely' loved baby, court hears

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Daniel Sandford |Helena Wilkinson

In their first trial, they were found guilty of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice by not reporting the death of their baby. The couple's baby Victoria, their fifth child, was found dead in a shed on a Brighton allotment, in a shopping bag covered in rubbish in March 2023. Her body was so badly decomposed that pathologists could not ascertain the cause of death. Their four other children had previously been taken into care.
Constance Marten tells jury she 'absolutely' loved baby

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Sandford |Helena Wilkinson

Constance Marten has told the jury at her retrial that she "absolutely" loved her baby daughter and she and Mark Gordon did everything they could to protect her. She also said that her four other children had been "stolen by the state", and described her family, which she did not want to be part of, as "bigoted". Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, deny gross negligence manslaughter and causing or allowing the death of a child. AdvertisementAdvertisementThey are facing a retrial at the Old Bailey.
Sara Sharif's dad 'should serve whole life order'

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Helena Wilkinson |Jacob Panons |South East

Sara Sharif was found dead in her family home in Woking in August 2023 [Surrey Police]The father of Sara Sharif should have been given a whole life order for his daughter's murder, the Court of Appeal has been told. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life in December, with minimum terms of 40 and 33 years respectively, after being found guilty of the 10-year-old's murder. Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death and was jailed for 16 years.
Sara Sharif's dad 'should serve whole life order'

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Helena Wilkinson |Jacob Panons |South East

The father of Sara Sharif should have been given a whole life order for his daughter's murder, the Court of Appeal has been told. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life in December, with minimum terms of 40 and 33 years respectively, after being found guilty of the 10-year-old's murder. Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death and was jailed for 16 years.
Fraud: Responsibility and culpability is changing

2 months ago | pricebailey.co.uk | Helena Wilkinson

Under the current climate, with individuals struggling due to the cost of living crisis it is more important than ever for organisations to assess and manage their susceptibility to fraud. This could be seen as giving staff incentive to commit fraud. Charities and NFP clients do tend to operate on a higher level of trust than their corporate counter parts. If only I was given a pound for every time I was told as an auditor “we trust our staff”.
Sara Sharif's dad 'should serve whole life order'

2 months ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Helena Wilkinson |Jacob Panons |South East

The father of Sara Sharif should have been given a whole life order for his daughter's murder, the Court of Appeal has been told. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life in December, with minimum terms of 40 and 33 years respectively, after being found guilty of the 10-year-old's murder. Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death and was jailed for 16 years.
Baby's death a 'tragic accident', Constance Marten retrial told

2 months ago | bbc.com | Helena Wilkinson

For the prosecution, Tom Little KC earlier told the court that the couple had been "warned that it was inappropriate to live in a tent without access to proper warmth". He told jurors that the conditions the defendants were living in were "utterly reckless" and dangerous.
'Reckless' behaviour led to death of baby, retrial told

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Sandford |Helena Wilkinson

A young baby girl would still be alive today if it were not for the "reckless and ultimately grossly negligent conduct" of her parents, a jury has heard. Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, deny manslaughter by gross negligence and causing or allowing the death of a child. They are facing a retrial at the Old Bailey. The couple's baby was found dead in a shopping bag covered in rubbish in 2023.
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon retrial begins

2 months ago | bbc.com | Daniel Sandford |Helena Wilkinson

'Reckless' behaviour led to death of baby, retrial toldDaniel Sandford & Helena WilkinsonPA MediaA young baby girl would still be alive today if it were not for the "reckless and ultimately grossly negligent conduct" of her parents, a jury has heard. Constance Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, deny manslaughter by gross negligence and causing or allowing the death of a child. They are facing a retrial at the Old Bailey. The couple's baby was found dead in a shopping bag covered in rubbish in 2023.