Jemelle Rodney given life sentence for Newark stabbing

A 28-year-old man, Jemelle Rodney, has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for the murder of a Newark teenager at a birthday party.

Nathan Somers, 19, was found injured on a path in Beacon Hill Conservation Park, in Beacon Hill Road, Newark, on August 31 last year.

A play fight broke out at a party between two boys which attracted a crowd and Nathan intervened. As a result he became involved in an argument with Jemelle Rodney who produced a knife and stabbed him.

Despite efforts from party-goers, police and paramedics, Nathan died at the scene. Rodney and his friends fled, discarding the lock knife in the process.In early police interviews with Rodney admitted fighting with Nathan but denied stabbing him, but it was only at the trial that he admitted holding the knife at the time of the stabbing - but claimed it was an accident.

Jemelle Rodney, of Thornville Grove, in Mitcham, Surrey, was convicted of murder and given a life sentence. He was told he will spend a minimum of 20 years behind bars.

A 17-year-old was found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon.

An 18-year-old was convicted of affray.

Both were bailed until sentencing at a date yet to be set.

Another man - Reuben Edwards, 19, of Gardendale Avenue, Clifton - was acquitted of any involvement and walked free from court.

Nathan’s mum Andrea Somers paid tribute to her son on behalf of the family. She said: “We already know what it’s like to lose a child. To have another taken from us in such a violent way is beyond words.

“Nathan looked after you. He would always go that extra mile. He cared for his little sister in the final years of her life and at the age of ten he was recognised for this when he and his older brother Aaron were voted carers of the year.

“He was there for Jodie during her final days. If there is just one thing I can hold on to out of all of this, it is that Aaron was there for Nathan during his final moments.

“He was a typical teenage boy, he wasn’t perfect, but he was my son and now he is gone forever.

“The last year has been a living nightmare and the last few weeks at court have been a rollercoaster of emotions. Yesterday's result gives us some sense of justice, but it can never make up for what we have lost. Our lives will never be the same. We will now just have to find a way to make our way through this world without Nathan.

“I’d like to thank the Notts Police officers who have supported us during this ordeal.”

Detective Chief Inspector Rob Griffin, who led the case, said: “Jemelle Rodney was much older than the other people at the party. He went anyway. But instead of setting a good example to his younger friends he displayed characteristics totally at odds with that of a positive role model.

“While others were out to enjoy themselves peacefully, the 17-year-old felt the need to take a knife with him. Jemelle went one step further and used it.

“It is beyond me why anyone would ever want to take a knife to a party. It is only ever going to end in tragedy, which is exactly what happened on this night.

“We have got to change the mindset of anyone who thinks that taking a knife out with them can ever be acceptable. It isn’t.

In one spontaneous moment a knife was there to reach for and as a result a family is now missing a son and brother, and three people have been convicted. For what? Point-scoring? Bravado? Pride?

“The simple fact is had that knife not been taken to the party Nathan Somers would still be alive today.”

Mouse droppings found in Bengal Cottage Indian restaurant in Warsop

An Indian restaurant has been fined after an infestation of mice led to it being temporarily closed down.

Environmental health inspectors discovered mouse droppings in the dining area and throughout the kitchen at Bengal Cottage, in Burns Lane, Warsop.

Droppings were also found on the cooker top and on food being prepared for use in the restaurant, during an inspection on September 25 last year.

The officers also discovered a live mouse within a box of potatoes in the kitchen.

It led to the restaurant being served with a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice which required it to close until October 1, 2012.

The restaurant's operator, Abu Rumel, appeared at Mansfield Magistrates' Court last Thursday where he pleaded guilty to six hygiene offences.

They related to poor cleaning standards, a lack of pest control procedures and poor food hygiene management within the business.

Rumel was fined a total of £1,800 and ordered to pay £1,906.50 in court costs, and a £30 victim surcharge.

Eat Halal Get Shit

Free schools - a joke

The recent Ofsted report into the Al-Madinah school in Derby has demonstrated why the LibLabCon's Free Schools policy is a joke, and is a blatant attempt to cut spending by relying on private funding.

The problem is that the governors/funders of these schools are unaccountable - we don't even know who they are in some cases. It turns out the Derby Free school is brainwashing the kids with the usual Islamic nonsense, rather than teach the kids a broad range of subjects to enable them to get a job.

It turns out they are allowed to employ people as teachers who aren't even qualified to do the job which cannot be right. With so many Muslim Paedophiles around, would you want to send your kids to a school where there were no checks on the teachers?

We need to either get rid of these schools or at least put controls on the curriculum's they teach. We also need to make sure all teachers are background checked and qualified.

The BNP’s policy consists of the following building blocks:

- The restoration of discipline – including corporal punishment – uniforms, traditional teaching methods and stricter exams (e.g. ‘0? levels);
- The reintroduction of grammar schools with entrance exams at 11 and 13;
- The reversal of the programme to close special needs schools which penalises the most vulnerable;
- The reintroduction of competitive sports and daily Christian assemblies;
- The teaching of old-fashioned literacy skills (as opposed to clearly failed “modern” teaching methods);
- The teaching of old-fashioned mathematics skills which have practical application to everyday life;
- The teaching of a full curriculum of British history. This will instil in our young people knowledge of and pride in the history, cultures and heritage of the native peoples of Britain, and not the cherry-picked politically correct drivel being fed to children today;
- The abolition of fees and the restoration of full grants to university students studying proper subjects (as opposed to fake “social sciences”);
- The improvement of school food as proper meals have been shown to be linked to behaviour and achievement;
- The ending of the scandalous and racist neglect that has left working class white boys at the bottom of the table for academic achievement;
- The introduction of tax breaks for home-schooling parents or direct subsidies as their fair share of the education budget;
- The introduction of a compulsory Community Award Scheme for all school-leavers to teach them work ethics and social and community values. This would consist of work caring for the elderly or handicapped people, or environmental or heritage restoration projects, or military training. These courses would be character-building and instil discipline, social and community values and work ethics in all young people. Service in this scheme would entitle each individual to get ’something back’ from the society to which they have learnt to contribute, such as free university education, a properly supported apprenticeship, or business training and start-up capital for would-be entrepreneurs.

Ex-care home boss Imran Ahmed must repay £150k stolen from widow

A CARE home manager who stole a six-figure sum from one of his residents has been ordered to pay back £150,000.

Imran Ahmed took more than £100,000 from an elderly widow and spent it on gambling.

He was jailed for three years by Nottingham Crown Court in January.

A court hearing took place in his absence yesterday to discuss an application for £150,000 to be forfeited from him under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Martin Hurst, prosecuting, said the figure represented the amount of money Ahmed had benefited from through his crimes. He said Ahmed had £228,000 available in equity as he owns a house in Cottesmore Road, Lenton.

Judge Michael Stokes QC asked: "Does this mean the house is to be sold?"

Mr Hurst said: "Certainly his family has always offered the sum. I'm not sure if it involves selling the house."

Father-of-two Ahmed, 39, of Orchard Cottage, Bestwood Park, lost hundreds of pounds at casinos and at the races but his family were unaware of his gambling addiction.

At his sentencing, the court heard Ahmed stole from a current account of Audrey Green, a resident at the Lilac House Care Home in Beeston, which he managed.

He made withdrawals from cash machines using Mrs Green's debit card which was kept, along with her PIN, in a safe at the home, owned by his family.

Ahmed also stole Mrs Green's cheque book, taking £58,000 in cash and £43,000 in cheques over five years.

The theft came to light when the care home closed in 2011.

After the sentencing, Barclays Bank returned £96,000 to Mrs Green, 80, who is now living in Attenborough.

Judge Stokes ordered Ahmed to make the £150,000 payment within the next six months.

He said: "I find Imran Ahmed had benefited from his criminal conduct by the sum of £150,000."

BNP Nottingham News Update - Demo, Conference & Next Meeting

Congratulations to members who took part in a demo outside the Galleries of Justice building, in Nottingham's Lace market, last week. We handed out over 100 leaflets at the broadcast of BBC Radio 4's 'Any Questions' program.

We reminded all there that the BNP should, according to the BBC's own rules, have had at least 10 appearances on that show - we have not had any.

Also thanks to members who attended last weekend's party conference at Blackpool. It was a brilliant event, not least of all the speech given by party Chairman Nick Griffin MEP.

He explained to comrades that it was his trip to Syria ahead of the debate in the Commons that resulted in a letter being sent to all British MPs from President Assad, that in turn affected the vote.

The BBC and the rest of the establishment media put a blackout on the story, in the same way that they blocked reporting of the BNP conference itself.

The next branch meeting will be in Nottingham City Centre on Sun 27th Oct. For further details please contact us via email at nottingham@bnp.org.uk or on twitter @bnpnottingham.