Crime

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A drug dealer armed with a machete has been sentenced to a lengthy prison term after admitting manslaughter over the death of a man in Sittingbourne, Kent following a violent drugs‑related confrontation last year. Christopher “Chris” Maclean, 43, pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday for his part in the fatal incident that occurred on...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A woman told a public inquiry she suffered a serious spinal injury after falling from a first‑floor window while fleeing triple killer Valdo Calocane during a home invasion three years before his deadly 2023 Nottingham attacks, the hearing was told on Thursday. The account formed part of evidence examined by the inquiry into events leading up to the...

Ian Huntley, the man convicted of the 2002 murders of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in Soham, has been seriously injured in an attack inside a high-security prison, according to prison service sources. The assault reportedly took place at HMP Frankland in County Durham, where Huntley is serving life imprisonment. The Prison Service confirmed that an inmate at the Category A facility was assaulted and required hospital treatment, though...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a formal review into whether convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein used Royal Air Force (RAF) bases during visits to the United Kingdom, Defence Secretary John Healey has announced. The review responds to questions raised by newly released material in the “Epstein Files” about flights linked to Epstein’s private jet, and...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Newly released documents and correspondence from the Jeffrey Epstein case have cast fresh light on how Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite now convicted of sex trafficking, served as a key connector between Epstein and former U.S. President Bill Clinton — long before Epstein’s crimes became public. Maxwell, Epstein’s close associate and former girlfriend, was long embedded in elite...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Two men were found not guilty yesterday of raping a 19-year-old man following a night out in Brighton, concluding a trial that has drawn intense scrutiny over consent and evidence in sexual offence cases. A jury at Hove Crown Court reached the verdict after just 41 minutes of deliberation on charges brought after an incident in late 2024....

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified under oath before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday in a deposition related to the congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Her remarks, delivered in a closed-door session in Chappaqua, New York, included a clear denial of personal knowledge of the criminal activities...

Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A deadly and unusual maritime incident off the northern coast of Cuba has resulted in the death of an American citizen, U.S. officials confirmed, intensifying strain between Havana and Washington. The confrontation occurred on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, when Cuban coast guard forces exchanged gunfire with occupants of a Florida-registered speedboat, killing four people and injuring six others....

Published: 26 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Police in Leicestershire have launched a public appeal after a goshawk, a protected bird of prey, was found shot and seriously injured in woodland near Melton Mowbray, prompting outrage among wildlife campaigners and calls for information leading to the arrest of those responsible. The incident, described by officers and conservation groups as “brutal and senseless”, has raised...

Published: 26 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online An American man convicted in Indonesia of killing his girlfriend and dismembering her body before placing her remains in suitcases has been deported from Bali after serving an 11‑year prison sentence, Indonesian authorities confirmed this week. The case, which shocked both Indonesian and international observers, has drawn renewed attention as the man returns to the United States...