News about Michael Snow

Husband began keeping his wife in a 'controlling and coercive relationship' after she complained about the smell of his dog, court hears

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 13, 2024
Zakaria Ammi, 34, is on trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of keeping his wife Amina Hachimi Alaoui in a 'controlling and coercive' relationship. She alleges that he criticised her for not completing household chores, including putting his clothes in the right place and forbade her leaving the small studio they rented in Chelsea, save for visiting her mother-in-law. But she also complained about the smell of his dog - and its hair- during a police interview in which she said their marriage had become 'stressful' and she was 'scared' of her husband.

Diogo Santos Coelho, 24, who is accused of masterminding a multinational cybercrime racket racket, begs authorities to refuse his extradition to the United States

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 15, 2024
Diogo Santos Coelho is at the center of a tug-of-war between his homeland Portugal and the United States on suspicion that he is a key figure in a ruse that sold the unlawfully obtained personal information of millions of victims, earning a fortune for the perpetrators of the fraud, which has made shadowy criminals rich in the process. Santos Coelho, a south London boy who was raised in Croydon, south of London, said he was effectively groomed as a friendless adolescent and had no idea he was doing something wrong. Since being arrested as a passenger on a flight to Gatwick in January 2022, he has cooperated fully with authorities, but not in the United States. Santos Coelho said on Sunday night, 'I am just trying to return to my homeland country, to my family, and face whatever consequences come to me.'

All stopped Oil's, the devastation of a priceless Rokeby Venus painting at the National Gallery and drowned the Birmingham University library in orange paint

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 6, 2023
Whenever a video of Hanan Ameur and Harrison Donnelly (left) sparked rioting this morning, they were seen hammering the glass of the priceless oil painting, shouting, 'it is time for deeds not words.' Both have had previous encounters with the legislation punishing property on behalf of Just Stop Oil. Ameur, 22, (top right) appeared in court last week after being charged with storming during Les Miserables' appearance in London's West End. She and four other protesters allegedly appeared on stage at the Sondheim Theatre last month and waved the climate change organization's banners, bringing the event to a halt. Donnelly, 20, (bottom right) was charged with criminal damage of a building last month after he reportedly splatted orange paint and hand prints over the University of Birmingham library's front door before staging a sit-down protest under a Just Stop Oil banner.

A judge slams Just Stop Oil activist after she requested for a postponement of her trial so she could jet off to India as a protester. 28 people have been charged with including four others for Les Miserables' tumultuous West End performance

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 4, 2023
Lydia Gribbin (left), 28, appeared in court on Friday, November 3 with four others charged with aggravated trespass, a charge she denies alongside Hannah Taylor, 23; Hanan Ameur, 18; and Poppy Bliss, 19 (inset). However, Gribbin's question at Westminster Magistrate's Court sparked a particularly positive response from district Judge Michael Snow, who asked if the trial could be held at the end of February, so she could travel to India unimpeded. Four of the five activists have been barred from entering Westminster and Camden, London, after they reportedly screamed the stage at the Sondheim Theatre on October 5 (right), costing show bosses £80,000.

According to the court, five Just Stop Oil protesters convicted of wrangling Les Miserables' West End appearance could have to pay the £80,000 price of canceling the performance if they were found guilty of aggravated trespass

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 3, 2023
In London's West End, five Just Stop Oil protesters were charged with rioting after a performance of Les Miserables. About 9 p.m. on October 5, the Sondheim Theatre's performance came to a halt. Hannah Taylor, 23, Lydia Gribbin, 28, Hanan Ameur, 22; Noah Crane, 18, and Poppy Bliss, 19, 19 charged not guilty to one count of aggravated trespass. Activists were arrested by the Metropolitan Police when the performance was cut short after it was interrupted in the first act.

A high court extradition appeal has been dropped by a tech company facing a US fraud trial over a £8 billion takeover bid

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 21, 2023
After losing the latest stage of a court fight, a British technology tycoon facing extradition to the United States is considering appeal 'options.' Mike Lynch's (pictured) bid to reverse an extradition decision in the US concerning an £8 billion takeover contract has been rejected by two judges. After considering his appeal at a recent High Court hearing in London, Lord Justice Lewis and Mr Justice Julian Knowles ruled against Dr Lynch on Friday. In January 2022, they learned how then-home secretary Priti Patel allowed Dr Lynch to appear in the United States on criminal charges. Ms Patel could choose whether or not to order extradition, according to a judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

After a £8 billion takeover agreement, a British tycoon faces fraud in the United States, a £8 billion takeover bid is launched in the High Court

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 15, 2023
At a High Court hearing in London today, two judges began hearing Mike Lynch's appeal. In January 2022, then home secretary Priti Patel approved Mr Lynch's extradition to the United States to face felony fraud charges. Ms Patel could determine whether or not to order extradition, according to a judge on Westminster Magistrates' Court. Mr Lynch is appealing District Judge Michael Snow's decision. Judge Snow made the "correct" decisions, according to lawyers for the US Government. Lord Justice Lewis and Mr Justice Julian Knowles are due to hear opposing claims for two days.

Reveller was told to grow up by judge if he drove a "safe bus" after a booze-filled night out

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 27, 2022
A reveller who took a'secure bus' with 15 passengers on board for a booze-filled joyride after a night out was barred from driving for 16 months and was told to 'grow up' by the judge. At the end of a night out in Bournemouth, Dorset, tree surgeon Alexander Farrell, 23, leapt into the cab of the single decker'safe bus.' During a night out, the red bus was parked in the heart of the town center to give people a safe haven. He managed to start the ignition and steered the bus away from terrified police officers and council wardens at 4 a.m. on July 3 this year. When Farrell, a resident of Crookham Village, near Fleet in Hampshire, pleaded guilty to drink driving at Poole Magistrates' Court.

Cyclist was fined £2,500 for riding into the path of a motorcycle that resulted in a fatal collision that killed a 23-year-old biker

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 24, 2022
According to a court, Garry Kopanycia-Reynolds was riding his bike in Poole, Dorset, on December 21, 2021, when he stepped out of a junction without checking the road was clear. At 7.15 a.m., the 59-year-old had turned right off Ringwood Road into Fernside Road in the town, directly into Callum Clements, who had the right of way. Mr Clements, a 23-year-old motorcyclist, sustained fatal injuries after being thrown from his vehicle in the accident and died on the scene, according to the Poole Magistrates' Court.

When Belgravia's Indian restaurant went bust, a businessman falsely accused the chef of being paedophile

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 14, 2022
A court heard a former boss falsely accused his company partner of paedophilism and harrassed a Michelin-starred chef when their high-end Indian restaurant went bust. Ansarul Alom (right) at the exclusive Kahani restaurant in Belgravia (inset), but was deemed a director after it ran into financial difficulties, but was forced to resign as a director, but Westminster magistrates learned this. Alom proceeded to humiliate the pair, even accusing father Mr Shrivastava of being part of a paedophile organisation, according to a businessman's advocate. After receiving a slew of angry messages from June to December last year, Mr Joseph alerted Alom to police, branding him a 'f***ing idiot,' 'liar,' and a'low-life.' To avoid the bullying, the chef, 43, told the judge that he had to move house, change his car, and change phone numbers in order to avoid harassment.

The man who approached the Queen's coffin while lying in state wanted to make sure she was dead,' according to the king's coffin

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 20, 2022
The man who was arrested after grabbing the Royal Standard flag draped over the Queen's coffin at her lying in jail did so because 'he didn't know she was dead.' A court heard today that Muhammad Khan (pictured left), 28, also planned to trespass at royal residences, including Buckingham Palace. He was going to write to members of the Royal Family, but if he didn't hear back, he had planned to go and speak to the Queen himself. Khan, who was inset at Westminster Magistrates' Court, stood in the crowd in Westminster Hall on Friday night as he rushed at the coffin while the late monarch was on state (right).

Protesters against rebellion in an eco-mob glued themselves to a black limousine were spared prison

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 20, 2022
An Extinction Rebellion activist who tied herself to a limousine near Hyde Park caused seven-hour delays, but a fellow protester who glued herself to the road was released in prison. Jenny Ruskin, 66 (left), and Mandy Oliver, 65, left), were among the eco-mob who locked and glued themselves to a limo in the middle of the jam-packed London road on April 16. During the'mass action' festival, a court heard Ruskin had been 'glued to the ground,' while Oliver had her arm locked to the wheel of the vehicle. After the vehicle was left parked in the middle of the road for more than seven hours, both of them were arrested. Ruskin, of Radstock, Somerset, and Oliver of Lambeth, southwest London, admitted willfully obstructing a highway at Westminster Magistrates' Court and both were handed a six-month conditional discharge

With 12 homeless people, a police officer, 40, was able to 'forge' sexual relations

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 20, 2022
Daniel Nash, 40, (left), faces 13 charges of misconduct in a public office, while his former Derbyshire colleague PC Matthew Longmate (right), 46, faces only one misconduct charge. Between January 2015 and December 2020, Nash reportedly initiated and pursued' sexual affairs with 12 women. On October 4, 2015, Nash and PC Longmate were both accused of participating in sexual activities' with the same woman. Nash gave no hint of pleaded, though PC Longmate John Kerry announced through his counsel that he would enter a not guilty plea to the one misconduct charge against which he is charged. Both Nash and PC Longmate, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, appeared in dark attire at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

An exile of the riot protesters who compelled London to halt are unable to use the Human Rights Act

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 16, 2022
Judge ruled today that extinction protesters (file photos of protests at Lambeth Bridge) who brought London to a halt and blocked London Fire Brigade HQ cannot use the Human Rights Act to prevent prosecution. Westminster Magistrates Court heard today that Emma Cooper, 31, Jamie Russell, 48, and Luke Mallett, 25, were both part of a 300-strong march that closed Vauxhall Bridge on April 10 this year. The 'Extinction Rebellion' began at 10 a.m. on Monday. Approximately 200 to 300 people were marching and split between Vauxhall bridge and London Bridge,' according to prosecutor Aaron McCalister.