01 March 2007

Appeal for missing woman

A 21-YEAR-OLD woman suffering from depression has gone missing while she was being transferred to a psychiatric unit. Lorraine Bunn was being taken from an address in Ladywell, Lewisham to the Churchill London Clinic, in central London when she ran away on February 26 at 8.15pm.

Ms Bunn has long brown hair worn in plaits and has some small scratches on her cheek and a tattoo on her right lower arm of the black rap artist 2Pac. Ms Bunn's family are concerned for her welfare and are urging anyone with any information to contact Lewisham police on 020 8297 1212.

Fighting disabled services cuts

MUMS, dads, children and campaigners are pledging to fight £3.3m of disability cost-cutting proposals. Reporter LOUISE TWEDDELL finds out more.

THE promise to fight comes after more than 80 protesters left Lewisham Council's budget cabinet meeting fearing for the future of services provided for more than 500 disabled residents.

Teen lied about kidnap and rape

A TEENAGE girl has been given a police caution after making a false allegation of kidnapping and rape. The 13-year-old told cops she had been abducted outside Sainsbury's in Crayford and driven to somewhere in Lewisham where she was raped at knife-point.

Officers from Bexley Police Sapphire Unit mounted a full investigation, but proved that the offence never took place.