A “LONELY” teenager who stole a pet cat before filming himself drowning it in a sink has been jailed. Connor Foster, 19, found the cat in Ambleside Drive, Southend on March 18 and took it home before killing the poor animal. The teenager, of Stanier Close, Southend, then put the dead pet in a bag and hung it over a fence. After killing the animal, he filmed himself pretending to do CPR on the lifeless body. He was jailed for three months yesterday after appearing at Basildon Magistrates’ Court. Prosecuting, Ashley Petchey, summarised a victim impact statement from the owners of the cat.
The first roads and pavements set to benefit from increased investment into Southend highways have been announced. Resurfacing will take place on 30 roads and 31 pavements as part of the council’s £5million programme to make improvements in the area.
Here are all the roads set to be resurfaced:
Eastwood Road North: From A127 to aproximately number 40 Eastwood Road North
Elmsleigh Drive: From Eastwood Road North to 186 Elmsleigh Drive
Elmsleigh Drive: From Manchester Drive to No. 146 Elmsleigh Drive
London Road: Lindisfarne Avenue to Chalkwell Park
Lansdowne Avenue: Entire Road
Southchurch Road: From Tesco Petrol Station to number 501 Southchurch Road
Southchurch Road: From Junction Southchurch Avenue to Car Garage (number 329 to 337)
A ROBBER was jailed this month in 2019, after he sprayed victims with CS gas in ‘horrendous’ Worcester raids, causing them to fear they had been attacked with acid. Simon Edkins showed no emotion when he was jailed for six years at Worcester Crown Court after footage of the robberies was played to a judge. The 39-year-old admitted both robberies, the first at the Co-op at Ambleside Drive in Warndon, Worcester on December 23, 2018, during which he stole £300. The second took place at the Texaco garage in Droitwich Road, Worcester, on December 29 , 2018, where he stole £200 and tobacco. Edkins further admitted two counts of possession of a prohibited weapon (the CS spray) which he used on both occasions, causing injury to three people as well as psychological harm.