UK police respond to series of violent crimes across England and Wales

A head‑on collision on the M62 near Saddleworth killed Zimbabwe‑born philanthropist Sithandazile Nkomo, prompting a Serious Collision Unit investigation.

In Derby, two suspects stole a red Honda moped and assaulted several cyclists, leaving a 68‑year‑old man with serious chest, thumb, leg and hand injuries.

An inquest in Chelmsford heard that 18‑year‑old Tallulah Bradford died after falling from the side of an unauthorised loading vehicle in Southend’s Chalkwell Park and being run over.

Armed police were deployed to Leeds after a gang armed with machetes attacked a 36‑year‑old man, who suffered serious but non‑life‑threatening knife injuries.

In Isleworth, a man on an e‑bike slashed a victim’s hand during a knifepoint robbery; the attacker remains at large.

Eleven people have been charged in connection with the 2024 shooting of Nottingham native Mustapha Jatta, including seven murder charges after a two‑year investigation.

Northumberland police are probing a stabbing robbery in Newcastle city centre where a man in his 20s was injured but later discharged.

Further speculation linked the Leeds machete attack to Surron electric bikes, though police have only confirmed knife injuries.

In Wales, Nicole Locke was sentenced to five years and six months for supplying cocaine and crack cocaine after a police raid linked her to a regional drug line.