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Wood Green Crown Court
News London has published 6 stories involving Wood Green Crown Court, from August 2026 to October 2026. Each one is scored for how well the original reporting stood up, and lists the reports it was written from.
- Crime & Safety · London
Woman jailed for faking cancer and sexual assault claims
Louise Gallagher has been sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for perverting the course of justice. She fabricated evidence, including a fake TfL email about a sexual assault and a GP note claiming she had cancer.
London3 min readTrust 74 · Craft 95 · Hype 35 - Crime & Safety · London
Louise Gallagher jailed for four years eight months after falsifying evidence in employment lawsuits
Louise Gallagher, 50, was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for fabricating a doctor's note and false sexual‑assault evidence while suing Bunzl and Essity. The Crown Prosecution Service dropped further charges, and the companies said they spent tens of thousands of pounds defending the claims.
London3 min readTrust 66 · Craft 75 · Hype 12 
Crime & Safety · WestminsterWestminster man charged with rape after Covent Garden attack
A 22‑year‑old Westminster resident has been charged with rape and intentional strangulation after an alleged assault on Macklin Street in Covent Garden on 22 August 2026. He appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 12 September and is due at Wood Green Crown Court on 9 October.
Westminster3 min readTrust 76 · Craft 95 · Hype 15
Crime & Safety · LondonEnfield man admits encouraging sexual assault
Darren Conway, 52, from Enfield, has pleaded guilty at Wood Green Crown Court to nine counts of assisting or encouraging an offence, one count of voyeurism, and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image. The offences relate to encouraging others on an online forum to sexually assault sleeping women, including his wife. Sentencing is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
London3 min readTrust 86 · Craft 95 · Hype 30
Crime & Safety · HackneyJason Forde charged with unlawful sexual activity at Homerton Hospital
Jason Forde, 56, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 3 August after extradition from Barbados. He is accused of unlawful sexual activity with a vulnerable patient at Homerton Hospital in Hackney during the 2000s. He was remanded in custody ahead of a Crown Court hearing on 25 August.
Hackney4 min readTrust 46 · Craft 75 · Hype 30
Crime & Safety · HackneyFormer Homerton Hospital nurse charged with sexual offences against patient
A former nurse at Homerton Hospital in Hackney has been charged with unlawful sexual activity involving a woman treated for a mental disorder. Jason Forde appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 26 July 2026 after extradition from Barbados and was remanded in custody ahead of a Crown Court hearing.
Hackney5 min readTrust 42 · Craft 55 · Hype 50