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9 November 2026
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Luton Crown Court. Image: Thomas Nugent/Geograph

Man convicted of raping 14-year-old girl he’d lured to Bedford flat

A rapist who lured a teenage girl to a flat and plied her with alcohol before raping her has been convicted today (Tuesday) at Luton Crown Court. Donald Kargbo-Reffell, 55, was brought to justice thanks...
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Prem Chandra

Man jailed for mid-90’s Bedford rapes

A double rapist was free for a decade because of a breakdown in communication between the forensic science service and the police. Prem Chandra, now 49, was part of a gang...
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Bedford man pleads guilty to two 1990s rapes following cold case review

A man from Bedford has pleaded guilty to raping two women, after DNA evidence matched him to the offences that took place more than 20 years ago...
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Bedford man charged with rapes from mid-1990s

A Bedford man has appeared at Luton Magistrates’ Court in connection with two rapes which took place in the town in 1996 and 1997. Prem Chandra, formerly known as Putul Nath...
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Depraved sex offender jailed for 1995 Shortstown rape

A depraved sex offender has been jailed for 13 years today (7 May) for the rape of a schoolboy in Shortstown, near Bedford more than 23 years ago. In 1995, the 15-year-old...
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