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BBC News
3 days ago
- BBC News
Ex-Met PC's jail term tripled over misconduct with teenage girl
A former Metropolitan Police constable who told a 16-year-old girl he met while on duty that he would "pick her up from school and make love to her" has had his sentenced tripled following an Rigby, the government's solicitor general, referred Che Homersham's original six-month jail term to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence 37-year-old's sentence for misconduct in public office will increase to an 18-month prison sentence. Rigby said: "Homersham abused his position as a police officer – a role that rightly commands public trust – and I welcome the court's decision to increase his sentence." Homersham met the vulnerable girl during a domestic case in December 2018 and drove her to a nature reserve while off duty, under the pretext of taking a statement. He asked to kiss her and she said met again and he drove her to a car park, where after several attempts, he kissed her and touched her thigh and waist, Southwark Crown Court was told in May.A couple of days later, Homersham, who later resigned from the force, texted her and said he was going to pick her up from school and have sex with her. Homersham, from Southgate in north London, had told the girl he would help with her ambition to join the was arrested in December 2023, resigned the following month, and later admitted a charge of misconduct in public would have been dismissed if he had not already left, a misconduct hearing found.
The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
Former police officer jailed for inappropriate relationship with girl has sentence tripled
A former Metropolitan Police officer who was jailed for instigating an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl has had his sentence tripled. Che Homersham, 37, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court in May after admitting to abusing his position as a police constable by attempting to instigate a sexual relationship with the girl. He first met the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, while on duty responding to a domestic incident involving her mother in north London in December 2018, the court heard. Homersham, from Southgate, north London, took the girl's personal details, including her telephone number, and called her the following day saying he needed to take a witness statement. The former officer then drove the girl to the Harrow Viewpoint and asked to kiss her, which she refused. Homersham's initial sentence was increased by 12 months after the Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, referred it to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Tuesday. Ms Rigby said: 'Homersham abused his position as a police officer – a role that rightly commands public trust – and I welcome the court's decision to increase his sentence.' The former officer's inappropriate relationship continued with the teenager over several years, including by describing sexual fantasies and making sexual advances, the AGO said. This included Homersham sending the girl a text in which he said he was going to 'pick her up from school and make love to her', the court was told. Texts to the victim from Homersham were uncovered when he was arrested for a separate matter in August 2023. Homersham was charged after an investigation by the Met's anti-corruption unit, which started in June 2023 and was carried out under the direction of the Independent Office for Police Conduct. He resigned from the Met in February last year after joining the force in July 2017.
The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
Ex-Met Pc jailed for inappropriate relationship with girl has sentence tripled
A former Metropolitan Police officer who was jailed for instigating an inappropriate relationship with a 16-year-old girl has had his sentence tripled. Che Homersham, 37, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court in May after admitting to abusing his position as a police constable by attempting to instigate a sexual relationship with the girl. He first met the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, while on duty responding to a domestic incident involving her mother in north London in December 2018, the court heard. Homersham, from Southgate, north London, took the girl's personal details, including her telephone number, and called her the following day saying he needed to take a witness statement. The former officer then drove the girl to the Harrow Viewpoint and asked to kiss her, which she refused. Homersham's initial sentence was increased by 12 months after the Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, referred it to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) said on Tuesday. Ms Rigby said: 'Homersham abused his position as a police officer – a role that rightly commands public trust – and I welcome the court's decision to increase his sentence.' The former officer's inappropriate relationship continued with the teenager over several years, including by describing sexual fantasies and making sexual advances, the AGO said. This included Homersham sending the girl a text in which he said he was going to 'pick her up from school and make love to her', the court was told. Texts to the victim from Homersham were uncovered when he was arrested for a separate matter in August 2023. Homersham was charged after an investigation by the Met's anti-corruption unit, which started in June 2023 and was carried out under the direction of the Independent Office for Police Conduct. He resigned from the Met in February last year after joining the force in July 2017.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Yahoo
Bhim Kohli death: Sentence for 15-year-old boy who killed elderly man to be reviewed
A 15-year-old boy who killed a man in a Leicestershire park will have his sentence reviewed because it may have been too lenient. The child, who cannot be named because of his age, was handed a term of seven years' detention in June for the manslaughter of 80-year-old Bhim Kohli. It will be reviewed by the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. A spokesperson for the Attorney General's Office said: "The Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby KC MP, was appalled by this violent, cowardly attack on an innocent man. She wishes to express her deepest sympathies to Bhim Kohli's friends and family at this difficult time. "After undertaking a detailed review of the case, the Solicitor General concluded the sentence of the 15-year-old boy could be referred to the Court of Appeal. The court will determine if the sentence is increased or not." A 13-year-old girl was spared a custodial sentence for the same offence. She was aged 12 at the time of the incident on 1 September last year and was given a three-year youth rehabilitation order. It is understood the girl's sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal as the threshold had not been met. Both children had denied their part in killing the elderly dog walker, who died in hospital the day after the attack. But they were convicted in April by a jury of manslaughter, while the boy, who was aged 14 at the time of the killing, was cleared of murder. Leicester Crown Court heard Mr Kohli was racially abused when the boy pushed, kicked and punched him, while the girl encouraged him by recording parts of the attack while laughing. Mr Kohli was found lying on the ground in Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, near Leicester, and died the next evening of a spinal cord injury. He had been following a familiar routine, walking his beloved dog Rocky to the local park, just yards away from his home. But when he arrived at the park, he was attacked. The jury heard the girl had pointed Mr Kohli out to the boy, who then subjected the victim to a violent assault. High Court judge Mr Justice Turner called it a "cowardly and violent attack" on an elderly man who did "nothing to deserve" what happened to him. He told the boy: "What you did was not one single attack which you immediately regretted, but two separate violent outbursts." The judge accepted that, while the girl had encouraged the boy's behaviour, she did not know he would use "anything like the level of violence he did". After the sentencing, Mr Kohli's family said they had "no sympathy" for his killers. His daughter, Susan Kohli, who found her father lying on the ground following the attack, said it was hard to find forgiveness for the pair, regardless of their ages. "Why should they be given grace for what they have done?" asked Ms Kohli. "They chose to attack a defenceless pensioner and for that I cannot give them any of my sympathy." Ms Kohli said she was "angry and disappointed" that the teenagers' sentence did not, in her view, reflect the severity of the crime. "The death of my dad has left a hole in our family, a hole that can never be filled because of the actions of two teenagers on that Sunday evening last September," she said. "I believe on that day the two teenagers made a choice. The teenage boy chose to attack my dad and the girl chose to film him being attacked. They knew what they were doing." She added: "When they are released, they still have their full lives ahead of them. They can rebuild their lives. We can't."
The Guardian
04-07-2025
- The Guardian
Boy who killed Bhim Kohli to have sentence reviewed under unduly lenient scheme
The 15-year-old boy who killed the elderly dog walker Bhim Kohli in a Leicestershire park will have his sentence of seven years' detention reviewed by the court of appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, the attorney general's office has said. A spokesperson for the Attorney General's Office said: 'The solicitor general, Lucy Rigby KC MP, was appalled by this violent, cowardly attack on an innocent man. She wishes to express her deepest sympathies to Bhim Kohli's friends and family at this difficult time. 'After undertaking a detailed review of the case, the solicitor general concluded the sentence of the 15-year-old boy could be referred to the court of appeal. The court will determine if the sentence is increased or not.' It is understood the sentence of the 13-year-old girl will not be referred to the court of appeal as the threshold had not been met. More details soon …
