THESE are the crooks who have been put behind bars in 2021 so far. The Echo has compiled the biggest cases so far to come to court this year, with five crooks jailed.
Sex offender Laurence Bourne, 68, was accused of abusing a child on numerous occasions in Basildon. He has been convicted of abusing a child over a three-year period 30 years ago. Bourne, of Brackendale Court, Basildon, was arrested in June that year as part of an investigation by Essex Police’s Quest team. He was later charged with seven counts of indecent assault. He denied the charges but was convicted following a trial at Basildon Crown Court.
THESE are the crooks who have been put behind bars in 2021 so far. The Echo has compiled the biggest cases so far to come to court this year, with five crooks jailed.
Sex offender Laurence Bourne, 68, was accused of abusing a child on numerous occasions in Basildon. He has been convicted of abusing a child over a three-year period 30 years ago. Bourne, of Brackendale Court, Basildon, was arrested in June that year as part of an investigation by Essex Police’s Quest team. He was later charged with seven counts of indecent assault. He denied the charges but was convicted following a trial at Basildon Crown Court.
A THUG whipped his ex-partner with Playstation leads and punched her in the face with a fistful of keys. Quinty Sawela attacked the woman as she arrived back to her home on Canvey in the middle of the night, and then attacked her again after he forced his way into her home. The 25-year-old had previously been in a relationship with the woman and they have a child together, but it ended in March last year. Several months before this, in November 2019 at 11.30pm, he had gone to her home and charged at her holding leads from a Playstation console before carrying out his attack.