Here are the names and faces of the men who are have been sentenced to prison time in March 2025 so far.
‘Evil’ teen who stabbed 15-year-old girl to death
He had a history of attacking girls and carrying knives before he killed the popular schoolgirl outside the Whitgift Centre in Croydon.
He had admitted manslaughter but was found guilty of murder and having a blade after a jury rejected his claim that autism affected his ability to exercise self-control.
In a televised sentencing, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Elianne, an aspiring lawyer, was a “hard-working, happy girl” with a “radiant smile”.
She told the defendant: “Elianne was 15 when you murdered her, she will always remain just 15, she will never realise the potential of her life.”
The driver for his actions was his “short temper and aggressive tendencies” which combined with his “deliberate decision to carry a knife,” she said.
As he was sent down, there were angry shouts from the public gallery rejecting his earlier apology, saying: “You deserve to be spat on.”
Sentamu sat with his head in his hands in the dock and wiped away tears as he was sentenced.
Earlier, Elianne’s family described their “living nightmare” in a series of statements read to the court.
Mother Dorcas Andam said: “Elianne was my world, she was the kindest most loving daughter I could have asked for she was vibrant, creative and purposeful.
“She loved deeply, loved to sing, to braid hair always practising new style. Our home was full of her music, laughter and energy. There was always warmth and joy when Elianne was there.
“Now the music has stopped the laughter has gone all that is left is a deafening silence that echoes through my life.”
Addressing Sentamu, Mrs Andam said: “You brutally murdered her in the most humiliating way in broad daylight.
“Mercilessly killing her on the floor as she begged for mercy. You walked away showing no remorse as if her life meant nothing.
“You did not only kill Elianne, you killed me mentally and emotionally. Your actions were senseless and evil.”
Read the full story – Elianne Andam murderer jailed for life for Croydon stabbing
Erith man stabbed woman he was obsessed with
The attack took place on Spital Street, Dartford, on the evening of August 31 last year.
The woman, aged in her 20s, was with her partner and another man when she received a call from a friend.
She was told that Da Silva-Soares was in town and had threatened to kill them.
Around 10 minutes later, she saw the attacker approaching them and carrying a bag.
The 29-year-old then pulled a knife from his bag and stabbed the woman in her stomach and left arm.
Her partner tried to stop this but was also repeatedly stabbed.
Their friend tried to pull Da Silva-Soares away, but he was stabbed in the back.
Da Silva-Soares then continued to stab the woman’s partner again, including his face, before all three managed to escape to a fast-food restaurant.
Staff locked the doors and Da Silva-Soares fled the scene.
The three were taken to hospital and underwent surgery for their serious injuries.
The partner has been left with life-changing injuries after being repeatedly stabbed.
On September 1, Da Silva-Soares texted the woman saying his actions were unforgivable.
He then tried to catch a flight out of the country the following day, but officers stopped him at Edinburgh Airport.
Da Silva-Soares was convicted of two attempted murders and unlawful wounding.
He was jailed for 12 years and 10 months.
Read the full story – ‘Dangerous’ man stabbed woman he was obsessed with and two men in Dartford
Abbey Wood teen kept man hostage for days
Ali drove the victim from London to Luton where he had arranged for two other men to ambush the car.
Ali then joined in as the three of them attacked the victim before holding him for the next days in various addresses in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and London.
He was forced to transfer money to various bank accounts, totalling £77,000.
The victim eventually escaped but Ali continued to harass and threaten him into not calling the police.
Ali was convicted of kidnap, causing actual bodily harm, two charges of theft and two charges of perverting the course of justice.
He has been sentenced to eight years and two months in a young offender’s institution.
Detective Sergeant Richard Marshall, of Bedfordshire Police, said: “This was an exceptionally violent attack, executed with weapons for financial gain.
“The offence clearly shows meticulous planning, and when Ali lost control of the situation, he resorted to threatening the victim in a desperate attempt to evade justice.”
Read the full story – Abbey Wood teen kept man hostage for days in extortion plot
Serial rapist jailed for a second time
Lee was jailed for rape in 2016 but was released on licence in September 2022.
In June 2024 a woman was on a night out in central London with her sister and friends when she was approached by Lee as she walked her.
He began to talk to her and offered to accompany her home as he lived in a similar occasion.
She tried to dissuade him but he persisted before taking her to a secluded area where he raped her.
Lee was linked to the rape by forensic analysis and was arrested at his partner’s home ten days later.
Despite the weight of evidence he denied rape and claimed the samples were contaminated in the lab.
A jury found him guilty of two counts of rape after less than two hours of deliberation.
Lee has now been jailed for 13 years.
Read the full story – South east London predator Rashane Lee jailed for rape
Peckham man ‘a danger to young girls’
He is said to have a history of drug-related convictions as well as being in the company of young girls who are under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
As a result of concerns about child sexual exploitation, he was made the subject of a slavery and trafficking risk order (STRO) in July 2021.
But on September 5 last year police officers in Peterborough stopped a car which pulled out in front of them and smelt strongly of cannabis.
The car was stopped and Harif was one of four occupants who was searched.
Fifteen “deal bags” of cannabis was uncovered and all four men were arrested.
Harif was also in possession of a mobile phone which was not registered with the police.
This was a direct breach of the STRO and as a result he was jailed for two years and three months.
Detective Constable Kyle Miskin, who investigated, said: “Harif has a history of drug-related convictions, as well as being in the company of teenage girls who have been found under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
“Having the slavery and trafficking risk order in place gives us additional powers to ensure safeguarding is in place, however Harif has proved he is not able to stick to the conditions of his order, with six convictions for breaching it in 2022.
“The court agreed Harif poses a significant risk to vulnerable people, in particular young females, which is reflected in the sentence.”
Read the full story – South east London man known to associate with drunk teen girls is jailed
Paedophile travelled to south London to rape 12-year-old
Police were alerted to reports of the abuse by the victim’s mother on September 23 last year, after her 12-year-old daughter had confided in friends about the ordeal.
The victim told her friends the abuse followed after a man reached out to her on BeFriend, a social media platform, pretending to be a young teen.
She told investigators he had picked her up in his car in the early hours of September 19, 2024, having used a fake profile to groom and communicate with her for a month prior.
Police say he left little evidence of his true 40-year-old identity, but was found using CCTV and the number behind his fake BeFriend profile.
Using his profile, detectives tracked the movement of his phone through London and to the victim’s phone after it citied off telecom masts.
CCTV footage from the areas were also paired with this in evidence, allowing them to single out a car which was later found to belong to Bosworth.
Bosworth was convicted of two counts of rape and seven other child sex offences.
He was jailed for 16 years.
Fraudulent Bexley cabbie
The cabbie fraudulently applied for the government-backed loan three times in 2020.
The cabbie first applied for £30,000 from a bank on behalf of his N Clark Taxis business stating his annual turnover was £120,000 – an over-estimate of around £70,000.
Then two months later he secured another £100,000 from a different bank on behalf of two firms, Nelson Clark Management and Rosewood Motors, claiming they made a revenue of £200,000 each.
David Snasdell, Chief Investigator at the Insolvency Service, said: “Nelson Clark deliberately targeted a scheme which was set up to support genuine small businesses through Covid.
“Clark made false representations on not just one occasion, but three times within a two-month period.
“His actions were clearly dishonest and he made matters worse by spending the money he received for his own personal benefit.”
Clark was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after he was convicted of fraud by false representation.
