Croydon Crown Court Sentencing Results

Dean Edmunds committed multiple sex offences against children, including three counts of rape of a girl under 13, four counts of taking indecent images of a child, and intercourse with an animal. The abuse occurred when the victim was between three and seven years old. Investigators seized 11 devices containing 1.5 million files, uncovering 6,700 illegal images. He groomed the victim, making her too terrified to disclose the abuse, and detectives travelled overseas to interview the victim and her family.

Jay Baptiste, 32, from Crystal Palace, was caught breaking into a home in West Wickham on September 14, 2020, with another man after a neighbour alerted the police. Officers PC Alex Gray and PC Matt Lockie arrived and confronted the burglars. Baptiste ignored orders, picked up a shovel, and struck PC Gray multiple times on the head and face, causing serious lacerations that required hospital treatment and resulted in permanent scarring. He attempted to escape but was apprehended by the officers.

On July 3, 2020, police were called to a fast-food restaurant on High Street in Harlesden due to a report of criminal damage. Officers found Samir Fouad injured and screaming in pain in an upstairs flat. While they attempted to assist him and arrange medical help, he acted erratically, tried to jump from a window, and was restrained. During the restraint, he shouted 'corona' and spat at two officers, then racially abused one officer before being arrested.

Tony Cook was under police surveillance for supplying cocaine. On October 8, 2020, he was spotted overlooking an exchange where Dean Osmon was carrying a black bag with four 1kg blocks of cocaine valued between £320,000 and £400,000. His involvement included conspiracy to supply drugs and possession of firearms, leading to his arrest in Greenwich.

Tracey Cook was observed leaving her house with two rucksacks, which she disposed of in a nearby park. The rucksacks contained 447 wraps of cocaine valued at £22,350 and several firearms, including a revolver, a sawn-off shotgun, a loaded Inglis Browning 9mm automatic pistol, along with a large quantity of ammunition. This occurred on October 8, 2020, in Greenwich, as part of a police operation targeting drug and firearm offences.

Kevin Whelan was involved in a drug exchange on October 8, 2020, where he was in a car with Dean Osmon, who had a black bag containing four 1kg blocks of cocaine. Whelan attempted to flee the scene but was detained. A search of his home revealed £19,720 in cash, which was linked to criminal activity, in Medway.

Dean Osmon was arrested on October 8, 2020, after being seen exiting Kevin Whelan's car with a black bag containing four individually wrapped 1kg blocks of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £320,000 to £400,000. This occurred during a police surveillance operation in south London targeting cocaine supply.

Bobby Garande, 27, of Melfort Road, Thornton Heath, exposed himself on a Route 50 bus from Croydon to Norbury on May 27, while staring at women passengers and in the presence of children. He touched himself inappropriately over his trousers before exposing himself, then left the bus at Norbury Railway Station around 4pm. He was identified through CCTV evidence.

Aman Vyas, known as the 'E17 night stalker', prowled the streets of Walthamstow, east London, in the spring of 2009, committing a series of violent rapes. He murdered 35-year-old Michelle Samaraweera by raping and strangling her in a children's playground on May 30, 2009, after she fought back. He also raped three other women aged between 35 and 59 in March and April 2009, and was convicted of grievous bodily harm. Vyas fled to India two days after a Crimewatch appeal and was arrested in 2011, leading to an eight-year extradition process before being returned to the UK in 2019.