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Dad dodged child support by getting pal to take DNA paternity test
A DAD dodged more than £8,600 in child maintenance payments after denying he was his child’s father and sending a pal to undergo a paternity test on his behalf. Raphael Duyile asked his friend Lanre Balogonn – who runs a celebrity chauffeuring firm – to fraudulently take the DNA test for him at a health… Click here to read the full story
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Have-a-go hero cafe manager catches burglar just hours after raid
A HAVE-A-GO hero cafe manager caught the man who burgled his business after chasing him across Catford. Rui Garcia, 50, the head of La Ciabatta, in Rushey Green, Catford, immediately recognised John Roe when he saw him walk past his cafe just hours after watching CCTV of the burglary. Mr Garcia chased Roe, 56, of… Click here to read the full story
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“We’ve been sleeping in same bed for years while waiting for home”
A MOTHER and her adult daughter are desperate for a council home after sleeping in the same bed for EIGHT years. Gloria Elsy Rodriguez, 55, and her 22-year-old daughter Madeleine Estupinan Rodriguez are fed up with their tiny one-bedroom flat in Glenfarg Road, Catford. The pair, who do not have a living room, cannot afford… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham constituent bombarded MP with “sinister” messages
A LEWISHAM constituent has been jailed for bombarding local MP Ellie Reeves with dozens of “sinister” messages that left her fearing for her safety, a court heard. In one of the bizarre messages, Tracey Smith, 58, accused Ms Reeves’ sister, the Chancellor, of attacking her in the Rivoli Ballroom in Crofton Park, Lewisham. Smith, who… Click here to read the full story
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Couple caught having sex in park by family collecting conkers
A FATHER was “appalled” after he caught a couple having sex in a park as he and his family were out collecting conkers. The dad said the episode was particularly disturbing because his children were with him when he saw the shocking behaviour in Blythe Hill Fields, near Catford. He reported the incident to the… Click here to read the full story
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Damning report finds cat in butcher shop and meat being refrozen
A DAMNING food hygiene report has found a butcher shop was refreezing its unsold meat at the end of the day – and had a cat on the premises. However, the owner of Tony’s Butchers, in Catford Broadway, fiercely disputed the report, denying his staff refroze defrosted meat. He also claimed he had brought the… Click here to read the full story
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Lewisham tenant caught renting council flat rooms out on Airbnb
A LEWISHAM Council tenant has apologised after we caught her renting out two of her council flat bedrooms on Airbnb – in breach of council rules. Grace Gbendio, of Maple House, Idonia Street, Deptford, apologised when we confronted her about the two rooms on the platform. She claimed she thought she had the right to… Click here to read the full story
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“Council paid me £1k over mice infestation but I’m still suffering”
A MUM-of-four has received a £1,000 payout from Lewisham Council over a mice infestation in her home – but she is still battling the vermin. Dora Umusu, 55, of Sandbourne Road in Telegraph Hill, has been waiting almost a year for the council to fix the problem. She said she is disturbed every night by… Click here to read the full story
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Man hurt in fire is arrested after police find guns and ammo in flat
A MAN who was injured in a fire has been arrested after police discovered firearms and ammunition in a flat. The Met discovered the weapons after being called to reports of a house fire in Idonia Street, Deptford, at 12.39pm today (Wednesday). A 63-year-old was arrested for possession of firearms and has since been released… Click here to read the full story
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Thief jailed for £17k shoplifting spree at ‘Lewisham’s worst hotspot’
THIS is the moment two brothers stole chocolates from what is believed to be Lewisham’s worst shoplifting hotspot. William Daly, 41, and his brother James, 43, are part of the shoplifting gang causing havoc at the BP garage on Bromley Road, in Downham. We revealed how police are cracking down on the gang and its… Click here to read the full story