Symeon Brown

London

Home Affairs Correspondent at Channel 4 News

Home Affairs Correspondent @channel4news @unreportedworld - Rarely on X, so please email.

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Articles

92-year-old care home resident pepper-sprayed and Tasered

2 weeks ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

Two police officers have gone on trial after they used pepper spray and a Taser on a 92-year-old care home resident who had one leg. The officers were responding to a call from the care home in St-Leonards on Sea in East Sussex, after Donald Burgess threatened staff with a knife. Prosecutors claim the officers used “unjustified and unlawful” force against the pensioner. Warning: this report contains distressing images.
Exclusive: TV personality makes police complaint about “traumatic” investigation into officer

3 weeks ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

The TV personality Jackie Adedeji spoke exclusively about the “traumatising” investigation into a police officer she accused of initiating sexual acts on duty. The same officer had also been found guilty of gross misconduct in 2024 for attempting to initiate a romantic relationship with a teenager he had been deployed to assist.
Israel approves plan to escalate war in Gaza and seize territory

1 month ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli defence forces will stay on captured land until the hostages are freed and Hamas is defeated. Tens of thousands of army reservists have already been called-up, despite opposition MPs warning that occupying Gaza would “cost us in blood” all while putting the lives of the remaining hostages at even greater risk.
Russell Brand granted bail after court appearance for sex offences charges

1 month ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

Russell Brand has appeared in court to face charges of rape, sexual assault and indecent assault, relating to four women. The actor and comedian was granted bail until the end of the month. He has previously denied any wrongdoing.
Officer who shot Chris Kaba faces gross misconduct hearing

1 month ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

The police officer who was cleared of murdering Chris Kaba now faces a gross misconduct hearing. Mr Kaba, who was unarmed, was shot in the head by Martin Blake after he tried to ram police vehicles which had boxed him in after a vehicle stop. The police watchdog said after “examining all the evidence” it had decided to go ahead with the disciplinary hearing.
Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser, dies aged 41

1 month ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

Virginia Giuffre – who was one of the main accusers of Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, has died at the age of 41. Her publicist said she had died by suicide at her home in western Australia. Her family described her as a â€˜fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex traffickingâ€™ – who had given hope to many survivors.
Rent to Rent: Young entrepreneurs rent properties to sublet

1 month ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

Alex Watkins is a father of three who has three jobs, but estimates it will be years or even decades before he and his partner Jenny Knowles can afford to buy on their current income. In contrast, the family found out that their last landlord owned the entire street, and the family have become politicised by being on the wrong side of Britain’s ownership divide.
Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault

2 months ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

The presenter, comedian and actor Russell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault and sexual assault, relating to four different women. The Crown Prosecution Service says detectives began investigating him in September 2023, after reports by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times. In response to the charges, Brand has denied being a rapist or engaging in non-consensual sex.
Exclusive: Incel culture drove 21-year-old to death say family

2 months ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

21-year-old Aimee Walton was a music lover who adored the R&B singer Pharrell Williams, but the digital native was swept from music fan forums into dark forums on the web. In an exclusive interview, her sister Adele Walton told Channel 4 News that Aimee began viewing extreme suicide sites affiliated to incels that encouraged young women and girls to kill themselves. In 2022, the body of Aimee Walton’s body was found after she had taken a suicide substance.
North Sea collision: man arrested for oil tanker crash

2 months ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

Police have arrested a 59 year-old man on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter, after a collision between an oil tanker and a container vessel in the North Sea. One crew member is missing, presumed dead and flames are still burning, more than 24 hours after the initial impact.