Sonja Jessup

2 days ago | bbc.com | Sonja Jessup

'Shoplifting is not a petty crime, the costs add up' Sonja Jessup BBC London Home Affairs Correspondent BBC Balu Baskaran says his shop in south-east London is being targeted by shoplifters two or three times each week "They just come in, they just take the stuff, and they just walk out, as if it's their shop." Balu Baskaran shakes his head, as he describes the brazen behaviour of shoplifters who target his small store in Shortlands in south-east London, and how powerless he feels in trying...

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Sonja Jessup

Knife crime could rise without funding - Met chiefSonja JessupBBC London home affairs correspondentGetty ImagesSir Mark Rowley warns government crime targets could be missed on current fundingRates of knife crime, violence against women, and theft could rise in London without more government funding, the Metropolitan Police commissioner has warned.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Jess Warren |Sonja Jessup

Image source, Met PoliceImage caption, Hani Hicham Abou El Kheir, 16, was stabbed and killed in January 2013BBC London correspondent The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed and killed in central London said "people shouldn't get away with such a barbaric act". Hani Hicham Abou El Kheir died on 27 January 2013 and five men were convicted of his murder following a trial at the Old Bailey in January 2014.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sonja Jessup

Woman who reported predatory officer blamed by MetSonja JessupBBC London Home Affairs CorrespondentBBCLorraine says she suspected the Met did not investigate her complaints because it had incorrectly recorded she had mental health issuesA woman who was groomed by a predatory police officer has received an apology from the Metropolitan Police after the force blamed her and spread false information about her mental health instead of investigating him.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sonja Jessup

Met PCs cleared of misconduct over man's deathSonja JessupBBC London home affairs correspondentFamily handoutOladeji Omishore, who died on 4 June 2022, was described as highly vulnerableTwo Metropolitan Police officers have been cleared of misconduct by the police watchdog after a man was repeatedly Tasered and then fell from Chelsea Bridge and later died.