Vinnie O'Dowd

Jan 8, 2025 | yahoo.com | Vinnie O'Dowd |Ellie Price |Aurelia Foster

The mother of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London has said she is not surprised her son was killed. Kelyan Bokassa was groomed by gangs from the age of six years old, his mother Mary Bokassa said. He died shortly after being attacked on a 472 double-decker bus on Woolwich Church Street on Tuesday afternoon. No arrests have been made, but detectives say they are "working at pace" to find those responsible.

Nov 17, 2023 | bbc.com | Vinnie O'Dowd

Image caption, Dr Davis, a GP in Salford, denies all charges against himA "highly respected" doctor has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing three of his patients. Dr Wayne Sefton Davis, a GP in Salford, faces allegations which date to the 1990s and 2000s. The women claim they were sexually abused by the doctor while he carried out examinations on them, with prosecutors alleging there was no medical basis for his alleged actions during the examinations. Dr Davis, 67, denies all wrongdoing.

Oct 1, 2023 | news.nestia.com | Vinnie O'Dowd

Image caption, Shoplifters regularly target Adrian Bhagat's shop, in Nottingham By Vinnie O'Dowd BBC News A persistent shoplifter has said the police need to do more to stop people like her stealing from businesses. She said shoplifting was easy, and even the clothes she had on were stolen. BBC News has been speaking to shops who are blighted by shoplifting - as well as those who are committing crimes.

Oct 1, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Vinnie O'Dowd

A persistent shoplifter has said the police need to do more to stop people like her stealing from businesses. She said shoplifting was easy, and even the clothes she had on were stolen. BBC News has been speaking to shops who are blighted by shoplifting - as well as those who are committing crimes. It comes as retail bosses say they are now losing millions of pounds to thefts, which are being driven by organised crime gangs as well as persistent thieves. Amy, not her real name, is a shoplifter.

Sep 29, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Vinnie O'Dowd

A persistent shoplifter has said the police need to do more to stop people like her stealing from businesses. She said shoplifting was easy, and even the clothes she had on were stolen. BBC News has been speaking to shops who are blighted by shoplifting - as well as those who are committing crimes. It comes as retail bosses say they are now losing millions of pounds to thefts, which are being driven by organised crime gangs as well as persistent thieves. Amy, not her real name, is a shoplifter.