The following individuals were sentenced to prison time in February 2026 to date.
Released killer
Fauz Richards (Image: Met Police)
Released killer Fauz Richards was sent back to prison after he punched a woman in the face at a drug-fuelled party in Beckenham.
Richards was jailed for 13 years in 2017 for the manslaughter of 17-year-old Myron Yarde.
Myron, a young rapper known as Mdot, died after Richards stabbed him four times in the leg in New Cross as “punishment” in a dispute over a bicycle.
Last February, after a parole board released Richards on licence, he attended an MDMA-fuelled party in Beckenham where in a fit of anger he punched a woman in the face causing serious injuries.
Richards, now 28, has since been recalled to prison to continue to serve his manslaughter sentence until at least 2029 or 2030.
At Snaresbrook Crown Court he was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison for the assault.
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Teacher who groomed child
Gary Vigar (Image: Newsquest)
Former teacher Gary Vigar has been jailed for the sexual abuse of a child.
Vigar was employed at Oaks Park High School in Carshalton in 2020 when he groomed a girl into sexual activity.
The 34-year-old initially denied any wrongdoing but on the second day of his trial he pleaded guilty to charges including sexual assault and inciting a child into sexual activity.
Croydon Crown Court heard that Vigar groomed the child over several months as they exchanged more than 2,000 messages online before going on to commit offences in person.
The victim later told police: “I was scared that if I didn’t do something he asked… Don’t get me wrong, at the start I was taking part and was asking for it, but towards the end I didn’t really want it.
“He said he wanted to take my virginity, he always asked me to go to his house and I kept saying no.”
In a statement read at the sentencing hearing, the victim said: “Words don’t feel adequate to explain and describe the effect this abuse has had on me.”
She said she had spent many years of her life just trying to survive.
“I don’t want another innocent young person to live through that nightmare,” she said.
Vigar was jailed for five years and seven months.
Read the full story – Carshalton teacher who groomed and sexually abused child is jailed
Ticket evader’s brutal attack
Rikki Holmes (Image: BTP)
Rikki Holmes has been jailed after a violent attack at a Tube station.
The attack took place at London Bridge station in the early hours of August 20, 2023.
At around 12.50am, Holmes was with a friend and attempted to force his way through a ticket barrier behind the victim without paying, prompting a verbal exchange that quickly escalated into violence.
The victim grabbed Holmes’ collar, causing him to stumble, but Holmes then punched the man in the face, knocking him backwards and causing him to strike his head on the station floor.
Holmes then approached the man as he lay motionless, and continued the attack by punching and kicking him in the face before fleeing the scene.
He suffered a bleed on the brain, a fractured jaw, a broken nose, a fractured rib, and two collapsed lungs.
Holmes, 33, from Spring Lane in South Norwood, was sentenced to three years and five months in prison.
Read the full story – South Norwood man jailed over violent attack at major Tube station
Croydon paedophile
Javed Jafarzadeh (Image: West Yorkshire Police)
Javed Jafarzadeh travelled from Croydon to Leeds with plans to sexually abuse a 14-year-old girl.
Jafarzadeh was apprehended by paedophile hunters in 2022 when he arrived at Leeds railway station.
The 33-year-old had made plans to stay at a girl’s home, telling her he would take her virginity.
He was released on bail after his arrest and later moved to Salford. It wasn’t until three years later that he was eventually charged.
This delay eventually worked to Jafarzadeh’s benefit as he received a more lenient sentence of two years in prison at Croydon Crown Court, with the judge obliged to take into consideration the detrimental impact the delay had on the defendant.
Prosecutor Martin Ingle said: “I’m unable to provide any real explanation for the delay. The case was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision in August last year.”
Domestic abuser
Delroy Powell (Image: Met Police)
Delroy Powell “obliterated” his ex-girlfriend’s lip with a powerful punch then tried to frame it on an XL Bully dog.
Powell, 41, of Field Way in Croydon, was jailed for one year and eight months at Croydon Crown Court.
Prosecutor Vanessa Mistry said that during their brief relationship Powell subjected the victim to regular assaults including slapping her and grabbing her throat, but would apologise profusely afterward.
During an argument on May 18 last year Powell punched the woman so hard that her lip split open.
He then drove her to hospital and stayed with her the entire time so she couldn’t dispute the false explanation he gave to staff.
When he was later arrested he claimed he was in Bristol for a scaffolding job at the time and that the injury had been caused by an XL Bully belonging to the victim’s son which had knocked her down the stairs.
Powell later dropped his lie and pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Killer’s prison attack
Marvin Ward (Image: Met Police)
Marvin Ward was serving a 16-year prison sentence for the manslaughter when he attacked prison officers at HMP Isis in Thamesmead.
The court heard that Ward became hostile towards a female prison officer on December 4, 2024.
After raising his arms and shouting “you lot think I’m a joke” he struck a male officer multiple times then turned on the female officer.
During the attack he was heard to shout “anyone who touches me is getting it”.
Ward was given an extra 23 weeks to serve.
The new sentence will begin as soon as he is eligible to apply for parole, two-thirds of the way through his manslaughter sentence.
Ward was found guilty of killing 18-year-old Hussain outside his family home in Lea Bridge Road, Walthamstow.
Ward and Morris went to the home with the pretext of buying a jacket.
Despite initially appearing willing to pay for the jacket, the pair then threatened Hussain and attempted to flee with the stolen item.
