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Violent husband, 46, turns up at door of estranged wife, 46, while she self-isolates then attacks her – as experts warn of ‘epidemic’ of domestic abuse with 25% surge in calls to help lines Cristina Coman, 46, separated from her husband Sorin Alpopi, also 46 last year She found a new house in Wandsworth, south … Read more
Two Romanian burglars who drilled through walls in ‘sophisticated’ raid on Fleet Street jewellers while using nearby half marathon as cover are found guilty of £300,000 heist Florin-Cristin Neagu, 46, and Sorin Munteanu, 44, are convicted of ‘daring’ raid Tried to drill into Fleet Street jewellers but first drilled into next door William Hill Southwark … Read more
A Romanian cleaner has denied involvement in a £50 million jewellery and cash raid on heiress Tamara Ecclestone’s home. Maria Mester, 47, and her 29-year-old son Emil-Bogdan Savastru are charged with conspiracy to commit burglary over the heist at Miss Ecclestone’s £70million mansion on ‘Billionaires’ Row’ in Kensington, west London, before Christmas. Miss Ecclestone, the … Read more
An American woman who was kidnapped at birth in her native Romania has been reunited with her family after 25 years apart. Belle Barbu was born to a low-income family in Romania who were falsely informed that she had a heart condition. They were sent away from the hospital while she ‘underwent treatment’ and were … Read more
Three organised criminals who stole more than 20 mobile phones from fans at a Libertines concert and used a special bodysuit to hide the items have been told by a judge: ‘Go back to Romania – and don’t return.’ The trio targeted the gig at Nottingham’s Rock City venue in December, leaving music lovers stunned … Read more
Two Romanian burglars who stole £300,000 in gems from a Fleet Street jewellers drilled through the wrong wall and accidentally tunnelled into a William Hill betting shop moments before raid, a court heard. Florin-Cristin Neagu, 46, and Sorin Munteanu, 44, allegedly dug into the basement of George Attenborough & Son on London’s Fleet Street before … Read more