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May 3, 2017, 12:48 pm

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Police have confirmed the body of a young man found in a "secluded area" in Sutton was linked to the train disruption through Croydon earlier today.Officers searching for missing teenager Edvinas Jankevicius found the body at 12.30pm today (Wednesday, May 3).Metropolitan Police officers remain with a cordon in place where the body was found near to the junction where Upland Road meets Kings Lane, which goes over the railway tracks near Sutton station.It has yet to be confirmed exactly...

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May 3, 2017, 1:03 pm

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A teenage boy from New Addington with special needs who went missing at the weekend has been found "safe and well".Bailey Warda, 19, is now back home with his family in Claygate Crescent, New Addington, after disappearing on Saturday afternoon (April 29).He was found on Bank Holiday Monday (May 1).His family were "very worried" for him because he left the house "in a huff" with very little money and no phone - raising concerns as to how he could get back in touch...

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May 3, 2017, 1:15 pm

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Three young men have been found guilty of killing Andre Aderemi, who was stabbed and beaten to death on the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon last August.Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, in Shirley, and Ali Zahawy, 19 of Bramble Close, in Shirley, were found guilty of Mr Aderemi's murder by a jury on Wednesday (May 3) at the Old Bailey after an 11-week trial.Femi Cela, 20, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, also known as Fabio, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.READ NEXT: Ugly...

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May 3, 2017, 2:04 pm

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Primark are set to launch their own bridal range – and everyone is going crazy for it. The fashion giants, known for their slightly cheaper alternatives to other clothing stores like Topshop and River Island, are set to introduce its own pre-wedding bridal range including lingerie and nightwear. Taking to Snapchat and Instagram, Primark, who have a store on North End in Croydon, revealed the first glimpse of the new range. The collection starts at around £5 with brides able to...

'I'm always going to be the mother with a murdered teenager' -...

May 3, 2017, 11:06 pm

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The devastated mother of murdered Andre Aderemi has said although justice has been served she will be living her "own life sentence". Yemi Hughes, 38, says her life was turned "upside down" on August 16 after her 19-year-old son was chased around the estate where he grew up and then repeatedly stabbed with knives, kicked and beaten with a metal pole. Although three men were convicted for her son's death, Mrs Hughes feels her punishment is far harsher and questioned...

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May 4, 2017, 12:10 am

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Multiple arrests have been made after police launched a dawn drugs raid on the Shrublands estate in Shirley this morning (Thursday).Met Police officers swooped in at about 5am, targeting the supply and use of illegal substances in the area. Drugs were seized as police searched properties and a number of arrests were made. READ MORE: What sentences will those guilty of killing Andre Aderemi get? Police were out in force in the area as they conducted the sweep as part of Operation Hawk...

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May 4, 2017, 2:00 am

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Three young Croydon men will be sentenced at the Old Bailey this morning after they were convicted yesterday at the same court of killing Selsdon teenager Andre Aderemi in a pre-planned attack last year. Mr Aderemi grew up on the Monks Hill estate and on August 16 he was chased by three men before being brutally stabbed and kicked in broad daylight. He later died that evening from his injuries at St George's Hospital in Tooting. Since February 15 four men - Femi Cela, Ali Zahawy, Rodney...

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May 4, 2017, 4:36 am

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Andre Aderemi's mum, Yemi Hughes, wrote a heartbreaking victim impact statement which was read out in court ahead of the sentencing of the three men who were convicted of killing her 19-year-old son.Below, with the consent from Mr Aderemi's family, is the statement in full.Early March 1997, a month before my 18th birthday, I gave birth to Andre Martell Aderemi. I fell in love with him as soon as he was placed in my arms. Twenty-two hours of labour and with the umbilical cord wrapped twice around...

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May 4, 2017, 6:16 am

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The three young thugs who brutally killed teenager Andre Aderemi have been sent to prison for their horrific crime. Justice has been done for the savage stabbing of the 19-year-old on August 16 last year, when he was murdered on the Monks Hill estate as part of a fatal feud. Three young men have been found guilty of killing the boy from Selsdon, and causing Mr Aderemi's grieving mother and family unspeakable pain. Rodney Mukasa and Ali Zahawy, both 20, were found guilty today of murder...

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May 4, 2017, 6:52 am

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A man trying to con his way to get free parking by using his dead mother's blue badge heartlessly said she was "alive and sat home on the sofa" when challenged in order to get a space when he went to plea for a new council home,Chris Mason placed his mother's disabled motorist badge in his Ford Capri when he parked in Fell Road to go to Croydon Council's offices on September 27 last year.Mason went to the offices in the hope of being rehoused by the council after he had been evicted...

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May 4, 2017, 8:09 am

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One of Andre Aderemi's killers brandished a knife and threatened to "shank" members of Mr Aderemi's gang in a video uploaded to social media. In the footage, Ali Zahawy, who was today (Thursday, May 4) given a life sentence for murdering the 19-year-old, can be seen making threats towards Money Habits - the Monks Hill estate gang that Mr Aderemi was involved with. Police have released the footage after Zahawy and Rodney Mukasa were given life sentences, to serve a minimum of 22 years,...

Patient at South Croydon hospital guilty of killing 'hardworking'...

May 4, 2017, 8:16 am

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A patient at a South Croydon private healthcare hospital has been convicted of the manslaughter of a "hardworking" volunteer.Patrick Clarke, from Caterham, was stabbed to death by 41-year-old Jimi Jedson at the Southleigh Community Hospital, in Brighton Road, on May 12 last year.Police have called the attack "violent" and said his family have held the "utmost dignity" throughout the "harrowing" ordeal.Emergency services were called to the hospital, which...

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May 4, 2017, 8:48 am

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The brave mother of murdered teenager Andre Aderemi has spoken outside court as her son's three killers were sentenced, saying "four families lost their children". Heartbroken mum Yemi Hughes, who has displayed great dignity throughout the 11 week trial, spoke out against the violence which cost her son his life and is "tearing families apart". The 19-year-old was brutally stabbed, kicked and beaten to death by three young Croydon men on the Monks Hill estate, in Selsdon,...

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May 4, 2017, 9:44 am

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Two brothers and a friend have been jailed for a total of 15 years after detectives found a large stash of guns, bullets, chemicals to make gunpowder, a bullet-proof vest and digital devices which provided vital evidence at their homes in Norbury and Sutton.Abdullah Ali, 30, and Adam Ali, 21, both from Ederline Advenue in Norbury, and Roman Nikolajevs, 21, of Eaton Road in Sutton, were all sent to prison today (Thursday, May 4) at Croydon Crown Court.Each of the men had previously pleaded guilty...

Police believe missing girl has travelled 95 miles to Croydon

May 4, 2017, 10:52 am

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A police search is underway for a teenage girl who has gone missing and it is believe she may have travelled to Croydon.Officers are appealing for help to find Joan 'Candy' Obura who was last seen on Tuesday (May 2) in Bedford.The 17 year-old is known to visit Croydon and Bedfordshire Police believe she may have travelled the 95 mile journey south to the borough.READ MORE: Andre Aderemi murder: Live updates and reaction as killers are sentencedOfficers have described Miss Obura as five foot...

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Opening of Croydon University Hospital's new A&E delayed

May 4, 2017, 11:02 am

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The opening of Croydon University Hospital's new £21.5 million accident and emergency department has been delayed by six months and may not open until the start of next year.Contractors Galliford Try encountered "unexpected delays" including the rerouting of water services and removal of asbestos during site preparation for the new build.Work started on the new A&E in Mayday Road in November 2015 with a temporary department being run on the other side of the hospital, by the...

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May 4, 2017, 11:41 am

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The detective in charge of the Andre Aderemi murder investigation has thanked a member of the public for supplying a crucial tip off which led to police being able to trace and convict the 19-year-old's killers. On August 16, just minutes after Mr Aderemi was brutally attacked on the Monks Hill estate, in Selsdon, a white SEAT Ibiza was spotted by a member of the public driving up nearby Spout Hill in Addington. The man saw the vehicle come to a stop and three knives get thrown out of the...

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May 4, 2017, 2:06 pm

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A "major leak" on a West Croydon road is still being investigated eight days after it was first reported as engineers struggle to work out who is responsible for the burst pipe. People in the area took to social media to complain that the leak on Mitcham Road (A236), near to the junctions with Sumner Road and Sumner Road South (A213), is causing issues with a "skid area". Thames Water has confirmed they first received reports of the leak on Wednesday (April 26) and...

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May 5, 2017, 1:16 am

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Incidents which took place before Andre Aderemi's murder are still under investigation as police begin to review how a series of violent offences led to the teenager being murdered. Borough Commander Jeff Boothe said his policing teams will look at whether any lessons could be learnt from the case as "part and parcel" of the process following the sentencing of three killers. Feuds between two rival gangs – Shrublands Boys and Money Habits – saw "tit-for-tat"...

Police cordon off part of New Addington Road - latest updates

May 5, 2017, 7:21 am

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Police have taped off a major road in New Addington with a bus inside the cordon. Four officers next to a police car have been spotted at Field Way's junction with Brierley this afternoon (Friday, May 5). One witness, who asked not to be named, said: "Part of Field Way has been [cordoned] off by the police. There is a bus inside the cordon and it looks serious. "I can see one police car with four police officers standing [nearby]." READ MORE: Watch Ed Sheeran perform personal...