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The Ministry of Justice was forced to repri- “Thismayoccurwherewitnesseswhohaveyet mandstaffatStratfordMagistrates’Courttwice togiveevidenceareusuallykeptoutofcourtand in one day, after YellowAdvertiserjournalist incivilcasesinwhichthejudgehasdirectedthat Michael Cox, 23, was prevented from using a a future witness should be out of court while notebookandpen. other evidence is given, or the hearing is in Court manager Teresa Williams blocked Mr chambers.Courtstaffneedtobealert,butitis CoxonFriday,January9,claimingcourtpolicy notforthemtoprohibitthepractice.” banned members of the public from writing Mr Cox was allowed into the open court an notesinpublichearings. hour after his first attempt, but faced further MrCoxtoldMsWilliamsthatallcourtshada obstructionwhentheclerkofthecourtrefusedto dutytoallowopenjustice,includingtherightto givehimtheaddressofadefendant–forcingthe takenotes–butthecourtmanagerinsistedher MinistryofJusticetorapcourtstaffforasecond banwaslegal. time. Hesaid:“Iknewthepublichadarighttotake Mr Neale contacted Government officials notes unless there were specific restrictions. I againwhosentasecondmessageorderingstaff wasjustabitbaffledreallywhenthecourtman- tooperatetransparently. agerstoppedme.” He said: “As our new east London reporter, HecontactedYAnewseditorSteveNeale,who Michael Cox has certainly had something of a All makes and models telephonedMsWilliamsandexplainedthelawto baptismoffire.Butwhataresult. High Tech Facilities her–butsheclaimedshewasstandingbyher “ThankstohiscourtvisitonFridaypeopleare policy. nowabletotakenotes,somethingthathasbeen Low Bake Oven Mr Neale contacted the Ministry of Justice. deniedtheminthepast.Asmallvictoryforjus- Free delivery and Senior officials intervened, ordering Ms ticeandcommonsense.” Williamstoremoveherpolicyandallownote- ●IfyouhaveastoryforMichaelCoxcallhim collection taking. on 01268 503461 or email waltham@yel- ACTION:YellowAdvertiserreporterMichael ●●● MAPalOlinTTytalpenesdssSoDeferWnvtieclRidneignmgoval scsrcamu£tcf4ifhnso0Feon&rsfrlooymr gSuGidoavonecrne,mlsetinatticnogff:iic“eIttrsisoseanctcrehpetredajcthaoaptyjiuosflticceoeuirstdlionwgo@ady.cevoll.ouwkearde.dcrbor.uidkg.ei@myellowmad.co.uikgorbarrk-aCotxoiuotsidenStratfsordcMaagistmPrahtoetos’bCyMouarrttinDalton ● AlloyWheelRefurbishment ● ExcessPaid/CourtesyCar A SOLICITOR has been jailed for six years to stay in the UK and act as carers to British Sadiq would also charge his clients £800 to afteranimmigrationscamacrosseastLondon. nationals. 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Jiya had been well brought up in AnandiJiya,28,hadleftheralone The baby was taken by ambu- herhomeandhowitwasanacci- [email protected] for just three or four minutes on lance to Whipps Cross Hospital dentthatcouldoccurevenforthe ABABYdrownedinthebathfol- April2 before being transferred to Great mostcaringandlovingparent. lowing a tragic accident, She had been distracted by her OrmondStreet. He maintained that the mother’s Walthamstow Coroner’s Court mobilephoneringingintheliving She was unable to recover and actions could not even be said to heardonFriday. room of her flat. By the time she had her life-support machine havebeencareless,althoughhehad Jiya Gajera, of FullwellAvenue, hadreturnedtothebathroom,Jiya switchedoffonApril12.Onlythe nodoubtthatshewouldalwayslive Ilford,was13monthsoldwhenshe was lying motionless with foam fatherattendedtheinquest. withthetormentathavingleftJiya died at Great Ormond Street comingfromhermouth. Coroner Ian Wade felt that this aloneforabrieftime. HospitalonApril12lastyear. Themotherranforhelp.Aneigh- one of those events were no one He ruled that the death was an TheinquestwastoldJiyaslipped bourcametoheraidandanearby couldbeblamed.Hedescribedhow accident. Teenagers jailed for violent robbery spree TWOIlfordteenagershave beries, paying them to wait beenjailedforcommittinga while they carried out their series of violent robberies raids.The taxi drivers were acrosseastLondon. ordered to wait far enough Ashley Samuel, 18, of awayfromeachtargetvenue Granville Road, and Yahya thattheywereneverawareof Ahmed, 19, of Blackthorn whatthemenweredoing. Road,wereinvolvedinnine The attacks occurred separate raids on 24-hour between April and July gamingarcades. 2014,includingthreesepa- Samuel and Ahmed were rate raids on City Slots part of a gang that also AmusementsinHighRoad, included a third man, Ilford, as well as an attack Mohamed Sayid, 19, of on Quicksilver GranthamRoad,Newham. Amusements, in the same When they were inside roadandoneatCashinoin eacharcade,themenwield- EastStreet,Barking. ed kitchen knives and a During the course of all sharpened screwdriver at nineattacksthegangstolea staff. totalof£27,700. Some victims were also Alloftherobberspleaded tied up with duct tape to guilty to conspiracy to rob preventthemfromescaping, when they appeared at whileamemberofstaffwas Snaresbrook Crown Court forcedatknifepointtoopen on December 5 and were thecompany’ssafe. sentencedtoeightyearsand ATTACK:Oneofthegangholdinganemployeeat The three used an Ilford four months imprisonment knifepointatQuicksilver,Ilford,duringarobberyin ROBBERS:Top,YahyaAhmed, taxi firm in all of the rob- onMonday. April2014 above,AshleySamuel 44 YellowAdvertiserSeries,Weekending,Friday,January16,2015 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 NEWS www.facebook.com/YellowAdvertiser Enterprising students win praise for their business skills BARKING and Dagenham numberofeventsincludingthe neurial skills in our students IIINNNBBBUUUSSSIIINNNEEESSSSSS:::BBBaaarrrkkkiiinnngggaaannndddDDDaaagggeeennnhhhaaammmCCCooolllllleeegggeeessstttuuudddeeennntttsssAAAdddeeeeeelllNNNaaadddeeeeeemmm,,,111666,,, AAAAAnnnnndddddrrrrreeeeejjjjjSSSSSiiiiinnnnnkkkkkaaaaarrrrreeeeennnnnkkkkkoooooaaaaannnnndddddGGGGGrrrrraaaaaccccciiiiiooooouuuuusssssOOOOObbbbbiiiiijjjjjiiiii,,,,,bbbbbooooottttthhhhh1111177777,,,,,cccccrrrrreeeeeaaaaattttteeeeettttthhhhheeeeeiiiiirrrrrooooowwwwwnnnnndddddrrrrriiiiinnnnnkkkkksssssbbbbbrrrrraaaaannnnnddddd College has been recognised apprentice challenge, where because it is these skills that foritsenterprisewithanentre- they were asked to create a willhelpstudentsbecomeeco- preneurialaward. newdrinkandsellitduringthe nomically independent and It obtained the High Impact college’sChristmasmarket. preparedfortherealworld.” accoladeforitscontributionto Adnan Mahmood, chief The week also included Global Entrepreneurship entrepreneurial leader at the workshops to assist the stu- week. college,said:“Wearepassion- dentsindevelopingtheirown Students were involved in a ate about instilling entrepre- businessideas. Ryan eases through first Voice TV challenge REDBRIDGEteenagerRyanGreenhasmadeit showagainafterfailingtomakeprogressinlast through the first audition of BBC TVreality year’scontest.Hedecidedtogoonforasecond showTheVoice. time to show the judges how much he had Ryan, 18, from Hainault, progressed to the improved.ThistimehisperformanceofMagic nextstageofthecompetitioninthefirstepisode byColdplaywasenoughtoseejudgeRitaOra of the new series. He was performing on the turnaroundandselecthimtogothrough. 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[email protected] Shgjuni, who had pleaded not guilty, claimed intotwoself-containedflats. DistrictJudgeClarke.Havingheardalltheevi- HewasfoundguiltyatStratfordMagistrates’ dence,andtakenintoaccountKhan’smeans– ALEYTONSTONEmanhasbeenconvictedof thattheofficerhadbeenaggressivetowardshim Court on Thursday and fined £5,000 and herunsabusinesslettingoutthreeproperties– assaultingapoliceofficer. anddeniedassaultinghim,maintainingthatthe orderedtopaycostsof£1,558andavictimsur- hesuggestedthatKhancouldhaveandshould NuredinShgjuni,23,ofNorthBirkbeckRoad, officerinjuredhimselfinthestruggle. chargeof£120. havetakenlegaladvice. attackedPcStephenHindsofChingfordPolice District Judge Jonathan Radway dismissed The trial had been scheduled for October 22 In September last year the council brought onJune6,acourtheard. Shgjuni’sdefence,andfeltthatPcHindswasact- butKhan’sfailuretoappearandinabilitytopro- into force an article 4 direction on houses in Stratford Magistrates’ Court was told that ingintheexecutionofhisduty. duceamedicalcertificatetocoverhisabsence multiple occupation (HMOs).The new policy ShgjuniwasarrestedinasilverBMWinBaird Hesaidtherewasnospecificblowandthatthe led to the court including £450 abortive costs stopslandlordsofsinglehouseholdproperties Close,Leyton,afterthecarhadbeenfollowedby injurywasonlyacuttothesideofthenail. withinthecollectionorder. carvingthemupintoHMOsbyremoving“per- police. ShgjuniwasfoundguiltyatthetrialonFriday Khanhasbeengivensixmonthstopayallof mitteddevelopmentrights”,whichwouldother- Pc Hinds pinned Shgjuni against a wooden andorderedtopaycostsof£220,afineof£110, thefine,costsandsurcharge. wiseallowalandlordtochangeapropertyfrom fenceandtoldhimhewasbeingarrestedfordan- compensationof£50andavictimsurchargeof Clyde Loakes, deputy leader and cabinet asingledwellingintoanHMOwithouthaving gerousdriving. £20. memberforenvironment,said:“Wehavesome togetplanningpermission. Financial support for small businesses - where to start? Asasmallbusinessowner,whatkeepsyouawakeatnight?Formany, balancingthebooksistopofthelist.Healthyfinancesarecrucialto allowyoutobothinvestinyourbusinesswhilstprotectingitfromwhat thefuturemaybring.Fortunately,thereisarangeofgovernmentsupport availabletohelpyour businesstobesecure andmostimportantly, grow. Oneexampleofasmall businesswhichhas receivedgovernment financialsupportis Trunki.Their innovativelydesigned products(including theirfamouschildren's suitcase)haveenabledthemtoaccessarangeofgovernmentproducts andservices,helpingthemtotakehugeleapsasabusiness. "Trunkihasreceivedgovernmentsupportinanumberofways."explains RobLaw,founderofTrunki."Firstly,weworkedhardtore-shoreour manufacturingtoourplasticsmouldingfactoryinPlymouth,allowingus tobenefitfromThePatentBoxscheme." ThePatentBoxenablescompaniestoapplyalowerrateofcorporation taxtoprofitsearnedfrompatentedinventions.Itisbeingphasedinover afour-yearperiodandoncethefullbenefitofthePatentBoxisineffect (fromApril2017)itwillresultinatenpercentrateofcorporationtax beingappliedtosuchreturns. "Wehavealwaysappliedforpatentsforallofourproductstobuildup ourIPportfolio,it'soneofthemostvaluableassetswehave"saidLaw. "Thisschemeisbrilliant,allowingustore-investmoreofourearnings backintothebusiness.ItmotivatedustostayintheUKandnotto offshore.Itrewardsinventivecompaniestoo,whichcanonlybeagood thing." "Secondly,wereceivedgovernmentsupportthroughR&Dtaxcreditsfor thedevelopmentofourBoostAPakchildren'scarseatandforthere- engineeredversionofourTrunkisuitcases,whichisnoweasierto manufactureintheUKandtorecycle." Therearemanytypesoffinancialsupportavailabletobusinesseswith ambitionstogrow.Aswellastheincreasingvarietyoffinancesources nowavailable(suchascrowdfunding,bankloansandpeer-to-peer lending)therearemanygovernmentschemesandincentives(ontopof thoseTrunkiaccessed)devisedtohelpsmallbusinessessecurethe fundingtheyneedtosucceed. Forexample,yourbusinessmaybeeligibleforfinancialsupport packagessuchastheEnterpriseInvestmentScheme,SMARTgrantsor SocialInvestmentTaxRelief.Orperhapsyourbusinessneedsthesupport tosecureinitialfundingtohelpturnyourideaintoareality. Tolearnaboutallofthefinanceoptionsavailabletoyouandyour business,andformoredetailonhowthegovernmentcansupportyou financially,visitwww.greatbusiness.gov.uk/finance TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk YellowAdvertiserSeries,Weekending,Friday,January16,2015 77 88 YellowAdvertiserSeries,Weekending,Friday,January16,2015 www.yellowadvertiser-today.co.uk TOADVERTISETELEPHONEBASILDON(01268)503400 NEWS www.yellowad.co.uk Murder was ‘sadistic Play virtual, but live real and sexually motivated’ ByCharlesThomson LaFave said: “I feel so weakened fromthishorribletragedy. [email protected] “IwantBreck’sstorytosaveoth- THEMOTHERofachildmurdered ersfromthepureevilinthisworld.” in Essex has called for more Atamediabriefinglastweek,she Governmentfundingtotacklechild explained more about the founda- ByCharlesThomson grooming. tion.Shesaid:“EventhoughBreck Breck Bednar, 14, was killed in was a very clever boy,hewas too [email protected] GraystwomonthsaftermumLorin goodtorecognisetheevilandlies LaFave alerted police of her con- and manipulation of someone SPECIALREPORTFROM cerns. behindacomputerscreen. THECOURTROOM ThesadistickillerLewisDaynes “We created this tagline to help was already under Essex Police teenagers embrace and understand AMANfromGrayshasbeenjailedfor investigation before the killing for thatwhiletheinternetisawonderful lifeforthe“sadisticandsexuallymoti- another alleged sexual assault, tool for learning and gaming and vated”murderofa14-year-oldboy. whichhedenied. socialising,andit’sgreatfuntoplay Lewis Mark Daynes, 19, was sen- MsLaFavehaslaunchedafoun- virtual, we need these online rela- tencedat Chelmsford Crown Court on dationtopreventmorechildrensuc- tionshipstostayvirtualtokeepthem Mondayafterpleadingguiltytokilling cumbingtoonlinegrooming. safe. BreckBednar,whohemetinanonline On a website for the Breck “Hopefully by teenagers wearing gamingforum. Bednar Memorial Foundation, his thesewristbands,theywillembrace MrsJusticeCoxgaveDaynesamini- relatives described the “dedicated this concept and understand the mumtermof25years. student”, who attended St Bede’s huge difference between a real Breck’smotherburstintotearsasthe SchoolinRedhill,as“akind,well- friend and a possibly dangerous sentencewashandeddown. liked, intelligent, thoughtful, inde- onlinefriend.” Daynesmurderedtheboyathisflatin pendent, resourceful, responsible For more information, visit RoseberyRoad,Grays,onFebruary17, boy with a good sense of humour www.breckbednar.com. 2014.HeluredBreck,fromCaterham, andathirstforknowledge”. Essex Police said anyone with Surrey,therebypromisinghimajobat Thefoundationhascreatedwrist- concerns about keeping their chil- a fictitious computer company, telling bands bearing the slogan, Play drensafecouldcallitshelplineon himhewasinlinefora£55mpay-out. Virtual/LiveReal. 01245282103. Daynes initially denied murder but In a witness impact statement The line is manned between pleaded guilty on November 25, the read in court on Monday, Ms 4.30pmand8pm. firstdayofhistrial. ProsecutorRichardWhittamQCsaid evidence showed Daynes bound Breck with duct tape, cut his clothes off and sexuallyassaultedhim. Hethenkilledtheteenagerbystand- ingbehindhimandslashinghisthroat. Pathologist Dr Olaf Biedrzycki said LLLIIIFFFEEESSSEEENNNTTTEEENNNCCCEEE:::LLLeeewwwiiisssDDDaaayyynnneeesss on Monday that the fatal wound was caused by three or four separate knife movements. beforethetapewasapplied. tionsubmissionthatyougroomedthis Daynes then sent pictures of Breck’s Mr Whittam claimed all of this evi- youngboyoveralengthyperiodoftime bodytotwomutualcontacts,includinga denceproveda“sadisticorsexualmoti- beforeyouluredhimtoyourhomeand 15-year-oldboy. vation” and the purchases proved pre- thenengagedinsexualactivityandmur- Aftersendingthem,Daynesshowered, meditation. deredhim.” changedclothesanddestroyedcomput- Defence barrister Simon Mayo QC TellingDayneshewouldspendatleast erequipmentbyplacingitinasinkfull claimedthepurchasesonlyprovedpre- 25 years behind bars, she said: “I ofwater. meditationoflessercrimes. emphasise that [this] is the minimum Almostanhourlaterhecalledpolice HearguedDaynes’sfailuretoplotan amountoftimethatyouwillspendin andclaimedhehadkilledBreckinself- escape or a way to dispose of Breck’s prison,fromthedateofsentence,before defence. body proved the murder was not pre- the Parole Board can even consider ThecourtheardDaynesorderedduct meditated. whetheryoumightbereleased. tape,condoms,lubricantandasyringe Mrs Justice Cox agreed, telling “Ifitremainsnecessaryfortheprotec- weeksbeforethemurder. Daynes:“Theevidencedoesnotsupport tionofthepublic,youwillcontinueto Tests found Breck’s wrists had been afindingthatthemurderitselfwaspre- be detained in custody after that date. restrainedwithducttapetwiceandon meditatedandpre-planned. Youwillinanyeventremainonlicence one occasion he had been bleeding “Itdoeshoweversupporttheprosecu- fortherestofyourlife.” CCCAAAMMMPPPAAAIIIGGGNNN:::LLLooorrriiinnnLLLaaaFFFaaavvveee KKKIIINNNDDD:::BBBrrreeeccckkkBBBeeedddnnnaaarrr What do you think? 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