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Man given 12 years for killing Thornton Heath grandmother

An “abhorrent” and “heartless” man has been convicted of manslaughter, burglarly and fraud, following the death in her own home in Thornton Heath last year of 76-year-old grandmother Nelly Okomah. Hugo Da Silva Pires, 29, of Fernham Road in Thornton … Continue reading

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Trial date for Thornton Heath gran’s murder set for May 2024

Nelly Akomah, the 76-year-old church-going grandmother who was found dead at her home in Thornton Heath last week, died from injuries consistent with strangulation, the Old Bailey heard at a committal hearing. Hugo Da Silva Pires appeared at the Central … Continue reading

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