Some of them will spend their entire lives behind bars, others will be out in weeks. Here's are the names and faces of south London criminals judges have put behind bars in August 2024 so far. Tony Curant and Richard Ray Richard Ray (left) helped Tony Curant (right) escape Bexley after a frenzied attack on his partner (Image: Met Police) Tony Curant murdered the mother of his children by repeatedly stabbing her while their terrified kids hid in the room next door.
His friend Richard Ray then picked Curant up and drove him from Bexley to Dartford, stopping for alcohol and cigarettes on the way. Curant, 33, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years for murder while Ray, 34, was sentenced to 18 months for perverting the course of justice. The court heard that at their home on Penhill Road Leila Young, 33, suffered 57 stab injuries including 18 to her head, face and neck.
Her mum Caroline Young said: "My beautiful daughter Leila was brutally taken from us all by the father of her children and the man she trusted. The man she tried to hard to help. "Leila was not just my daughter.
She was my best friend who I spoke to every day and laughed like I did with no other." Caroline said Leila was the life and soul of their family, bringing them all together. "Our family has been shattered by this senseless act of violence.
Joy and laughter has been replaced by tears and grief," she said. Read the full stories: David Spring David Spring has been jailed for 18 months (Image: Met Police/PA) David Spring, 61, of Longfellow Road in Sutton, was jailed for 18 months for violent disorder at a right-wing demonstration in Whitehall. Spring was part of a group who confronted police officers during a gathering of around 700 people near Downing Street on July 31.
Spring pleaded guilty to violent disorder after footage showed him at the forefront of the crowd while threatening and chanting at officers. Prosecutor Alexander Agbamu said: "Daniel Thomas, also known..
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