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Cllr Rev Ann Easter Commissioner, InterFaith Dialogue Published: 8:45 AM April 18, 2021    Many religions include symbols or icons just inside front doors - Credit: PA Images When we moved into a house in Forest Gate that had been the home of a Jewish family, I was fascinated to see a little case fixed to the doorpost and I discovered that it’s called a mezuzah. The case contains a piece of parchment inscribed with a prayer, written in Hebrew, to fulfil the Biblical commandment that Jewish ...

Detective Inspector John Marriott from the Mets Serious Crime Command, who is leading the investigation, said: "I understand how daunting it can be to come forward after such a terrible crime but investigations like this rely on the bravery of witnesses who find it in themselves to do so. “My officers are here to provide whatever support we can to anyone who is willing to tell us what they know. “Sami’s family have been devastated by the senseless loss of their son. For three years they h...

Sami Sidhom murder appeal: Police urge anonymous caller to help bring killers to justice Anthony France Detectives investigating the “cowardly” murder of a teenage West Ham fan are asking an anonymous caller who may hold crucial information about his killers to get back in touch. Sami Sidhom, 18, was stabbed to death in Chestnut Avenue, Forest Gate on April 16, 2018. Sami - studying history and law at Queen Mary University - died in what is believed to be a case of mistaken...

Carl Abrahams children, who were there when the incident happened, remain fearful of the police A JUDGE has said that PC (police constable) Charlie Harrison who broke a black father’s knee in front of his sons, did so in a clear case of racial profiling. On December 31 2018, Carl Abrahams was leaving an east London cemetery with his children, after laying flowers on their mother’s grave. He was targeted by PC Harrison, aged 39 on the walk home. Judge Gregory Perrins said he had no doubt ...

Police officer jailed for kicking dad in front of his kids Charlie Harrison, from Wirral but serving with the Metropolitan Police, carried out a shocking attack on an innocent man Updated Met Police PC Charlie Harrison, 39 and formerly of Wirral, was jailed for grievous bodily harm. Image: Metropolitan Police Get the inside track on the big stories from Liverpool Crown Court with our weekly newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe now When you subscribe we ...

09:22 EDT, 14 April 2021 480 shares A 36-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a loving and intelligent teenage boy who was stabbed to death in south-east London. Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, was found lying in a pool of blood near his home in Sydenham. His mother and stepfather, both carers, were among the first at the scene on Saturday evening and tried desperately to save him but Levi died in his mothers arms. Nichola Leighton will appear at Bromley Magistrates Court today cha...

A Metropolitan Police officer who broke a black father’s leg in front of his children has been jailed after a judge said that the case was a “clear case of racial profiling”.Charlie Harrison, 39

PC Charlie Harrison was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court yesterday (April 12). - Credit: MPS A serving police officer who was attached to a violent crime squad has been jailed for grievous bodily harm. PC Charlie Harrison, who was in the Mets violent crime task force, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, April 12 to two years and three months in prison. The 39-year-old was convicted by a majority verdict on Friday, March 26 following a five-day trial at the same court. The ...

Schoolchildren at Winsor and Earlham primary schools have enjoyed a range of outdoor enrichment activities over the Easter break as part of a pilot Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

14:48 EDT, 13 April 2021 Police have arrested a 36-year-old woman on suspicion of murdering a well-mannered and kind disabled boy who was stabbed to death on Saturday and died in his mothers arms near his London home.  Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, was found lying in a pool of blood near his home in Sydenham and died at the scene despite efforts to save him. His mother and stepfather, both carers, were among the first to arrive at the scene as they tried to stem his bleeding and administered CP...