27 Dec 2020
Two men appeared in Southampton Crown Court on Saturday, charged with alleged crimes relating to a major security alert in the English Channel that led to British special forces raiding an oil tanker.
Matthew John Okorie, 25 and Sunday Sylvester, 22 were charged with endangering a ship under the UK’s Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and will appear in court again in January for trial. They are two of seven men who were arrested onboard the Nave Andromeda oil tanker in October after the crew reported the presence of stowaways on the ship.
All of those arrested are reported to be of Nigerian origin, and the operators of the Greek ‘owned’, Liberian-flagged ship said they believed the men boarded the ship while it was moored off Lagos.
Jordan Moore was jailed at Southampton Crown Court He had used Snapchat to communicate with the 14-year-old before the “terrifying ordeal” in the car park of New Milton Cricket Club in September 2018. Commenting on the case a spokesperson for the NSPCC said: “This young girl has shown great courage in reporting the terrifying ordeal that Moore subjected her to, and it is crucial she receives all the support she needs to help her recover. This distressing case highlights how easy it is for child sexual offenders like Moore to groom young people online.” As previously reported Moore drove across the country to meet his victim.
Man pleads guilty to drug offences A MAN has pleaded guilty to drug offences after police raided houses across Southampton. On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, warrants were carried out at properties in streets across the city. Streets involved include: Imperial Avenue, Outer Circle, Richmond Gardens, Witts Hill, Victory Crescent and Shirley Road. As a result, a man was charged with drug offences and has now pleaded guilty. Stanley Woods, aged 19, of Imperial Avenue, Southampton appeared at Southampton Crown Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import controlled drugs of Class B, conspiracy to supply a Class B drug and two charges of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, cocaine and ecstasy.
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Billy Broomfield
Broomfield began his reign of terror at 6.30pm when he entered Subway on High Road, Southampton, and assaulted a member of staff.
He then produced a knife which he used to threaten the victim with whilst making demands for money.
Then at 6.35pm he approached a 30-year-old man at Swaythling Train Station before threatening him with a knife whilst making demands for his property. The man gave him his watch and Broomfield left.
At 6.40pm, he approached a 29-year-old man on Brookside Way with a knife and demanded his phone, which was handed over before he left.