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• Croydon teen, 16, sentenced for raping 12-year-old boy at school - Croydon Advertiser

  08-09-2016 18:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon teen, 16, sentenced for raping 12-year-old boy at school
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  A Croydon teenager who raped a 12-year-old boy by forcing him to perform oral sex on him at school has been referred to a specialist unit for adolescent males with sexually inappropriate behaviour. The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be identified because ...
  
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• Purley voyeur hid video camera in married couple's bedroom for...

  08-09-2016 17:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Purley man left a married couple feeling like they had been "virtually raped" after he secretly installed a video camera to record them in their bedroom.Peter Brearey, 60, secretly hid a camera and pointed it at the couple's bed for his own sexual gratification.He appeared for a sentencing hearing at Croydon Magistrates' Court today.The camera was discovered on August 26 last year after the couple noticed a blue flashing light in the bedroom of their Croydon home.ALSO: Children as...
  
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• Parents of murdered South Norwood woman to feature on ITV...

  08-09-2016 17:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The parents of a murdered South Norwood woman will appear on a new ITV documentary tonight talking about revolutionary techniques that led to her killer's conviction.Children's photographer Lorraine Benson, 22, was brutally strangled by John Dunne in 1988.Her distraught parents Michael and Lyn, of Woodside Park, watched as Dunne denied the allegations that he killed Lorraine, who worked at Children's World in Waddon.However, key DNA evidence on his handkerchief pinned down that there was only a.
  
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• Caterham residents warned to watch out for council tax phone - Croydon Advertiser

  08-09-2016 16:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  Caterham residents warned to watch out for council tax phone
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  ​Caterham residents have been warned to watch out for telephone callers running a council tax scam. Residents are being called by someone claiming to be able to reduce their council tax band and get them a refund if they pay a fee. They are then asked ...and more »
  
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• Caterham residents warned to watch out for council tax phone

  08-09-2016 16:46 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  ​Caterham residents have been warned to watch out for telephone callers running a council tax scam.Residents are being called by someone claiming to be able to reduce their council tax band and get them a refund if they pay a fee. They are then asked for their bank details.A spokeswoman for Tandridge District Council said: "We will never contact residents to ask for bank or other personal details. We always ask residents to call 01883 722000 to speak to us so they can be sure they are...
  
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• Croydon teen, 16, sentenced for raping 12-year-old boy at school

  08-09-2016 16:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Croydon teenager who raped a 12-year-old boy by forcing him to perform oral sex on him at school has been referred to a specialist unit for adolescent males with sexually inappropriate behaviour.The 16-year-old boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, pleaded guilty in May to making the younger boy perform oral sex on him at a Croydon school.During a sentencing hearing today, Croydon Youth Court heard how the boy had a number of cognitive issues including severe attention...
  
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• Child sex abuse survivors may pull out of troubled public inquiry

  08-09-2016 16:09 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Survivors of sexual abuse at a Croydon children's home have said said they may pull out of an inquiry because they do not feel it is "truly independent".
  
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• Police helicopter was carrying out search over New Addington...

  08-09-2016 14:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have revealed the reason a helicopter was out over New Addington in the early hours of Wednesday morning.The team was dispatched to help track down a lost or stolen vehicle.  When the Advertiser initially contacted the Metropolitan Police and National Police Air Service yesterday, neither could confirm why it was hovering over the neighbourhood, or even whether it was out at all.But today the official NPAS London Twitter account confirmed they were involved in the search for an...
  
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• Arsenal's special video tribute to fans' favourite who joins Crystal Palace - Croydon Advertiser

  08-09-2016 14:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Arsenal's special video tribute to fans' favourite who joins Crystal Palace
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  New Crystal Palace signing Mathieu Flamini has been wished good luck by former club Arsenal, following the Eagles' announcement this morning. The Frenchman has put pen to paper a on one-year deal at Selhurst Park after two spells spanning seven ...
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• Crystal Palace chief eyes a winning mentality - Croydon Advertiser

  08-09-2016 08:14 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace chief eyes a winning mentality
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  ​Steve Parish says Crystal Palace need to rediscover a winning mentality as soon as possible as they look to climb the Premier League table. The Eagles currently sit outside the bottom three on goal difference, having taken just one point from their ...and more »
  
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