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00:00KAREN FOLEY- Hello, and welcome to Kent Tonight
00:24live on KMTV.
00:25I'm Chloe Brewster, and here are your top stories
00:27on Friday the 30th of October.
00:30Rain and man named after being fatally struck on the M2.
00:35Behind the curtain of Ramsgate Baby Killers police interviews.
00:39Do you know who is responsible for that accident
00:42or head injury on the counter?
00:44And creepy crafting.
00:46A Crockenhill family have turned their garden from green
00:48to ghoulish this Halloween.
01:00The man who died on the M2 after being struck by passing vehicles has been named locally
01:05as Jonathan Sams.
01:06The man was declared deceased at the scene after being hit by several vehicles.
01:10There were major delays to travel as the coastbound side remained fully closed for 36 hours.
01:16Sophie is at the scene now to tell us more.
01:19Sophie, what can you tell us?
01:23Yes, so Chloe, as you were saying, the man who died during the M2 collision on Tuesday evening
01:30has been named locally as Jonathan Sams.
01:33And he is a 53-year-old man who lived in the Clarkwood area, North Rainham.
01:38Now, he was walking along the carriageway, the coastline carriageway,
01:43off the M2 between Junction 4 and the Medway Services, which is just a climbing,
01:49when he was hit by three vehicles, including a Redman HGV,
01:53and was pronounced dead late at the scene.
01:56Now, an inquest into his death is due to begin on Monday the 2nd of November.
02:02And you might be able to hear that the carriageway has now been reopened.
02:06You can hear all the cars below me.
02:09And that reopens in the early hours of this morning after being closed for about 55 hours.
02:17A Ramsgate man who killed his girlfriend's young son has been found guilty.
02:21In newly released police interview footage,
02:24Tyler Warmbie is heard refusing to answer detectives immediately following the death
02:28of three-month-old Hunter. It was later revealed it was Warmbie himself who catastrophically injured
02:34the infant. I looked at some of those interviews.
02:37And then when you fell asleep and you woke up to Hunter crying, can you tell me what Hunter was
02:44like then, how he was visually? Was there anything different about him?
02:50This is a snippet from Tyler Warmbie's first police interview on the day his girlfriend's
02:57three-month-old son died in 2022. Baby Hunter had suffered catastrophic head injuries at the
03:05flat the couple shared in Ramsgate. Footage of Tyler's formal police interviews show his combative
03:11personality and his refusals to help detectives establish what happened to the child.
03:16You know, we understand that you've taken Hunter into Shannon, woken her up and said
03:24that there was a problem with his head. So how did you first become aware there was a problem with
03:28Hunter's head? No problem.
03:30The injury the three-month-old suffered was found to be non-accidental.
03:33In court, medical experts testified that the injury was catastrophic, consistent with the 10-pound
03:40infant being thrown onto a solid floor or against a surface. He was rushed to Margate's QEQM hospital
03:47before being airlifted to London, where he tragically died.
03:50Do you know who is responsible for that non-accidental head injury on Hunter?
03:55Warmbie was later charged with his murder. It came out in court that he'd been watching porn
04:00just three minutes before emergency services were called. The court heard Warmbie had a short fuse
04:06and could sometimes lose control. The prosecution argued he had simply snapped in frustration at the
04:13crying child for what was not the first time. Despite his denials, Warmbie was found guilty
04:19on Thursday and will soon be sentenced. It draws an end to years of uncertainty for Hunter Hodges'
04:26heartbroken family. Senior investigating officer Detective Inspector Adam Marshall called the case
04:32deeply distressing. He praised the investigating team's determination to expose the truth behind
04:38Warmbie's lies. He added that no outcome could lessen the devastating loss suffered by Hunter's
04:43family, and said he hopes his verdict provides some measure of accountability. He also praised
04:49Hunter's loved ones for their remarkable courage and strength, despite their immense grief.
04:54Chloe Brewster for KMTV. A former ward counsellor from Sittingbourne is standing trial for 25 charges of
05:02sexual assault against minors. James Hall has been accused of several counts of rape,
05:08sexual and physical abuse between 1986 and 1998. Hall, who was arrested in February 2020,
05:17appeared at Maidstone Crown Court on Thursday after prosecutor Christopher May opened the case against
05:23him. He denies all the charges, calling the allegations untrue and malicious. The trial will
05:29continue on Monday, presided over by Judge Gareth Branson. Callum Sands, who raided a mum's home in
05:37Sheerness on Halloween, has been jailed for eight years. On October 31st, 2024, Lisa White opened her door
05:45to what she assumed to be trick-or-treaters around 6.30pm, only to be greeted by intruders, including Sands,
05:54who were armed with knives. After White alerted police, Sands was charged and later tagged on bail.
06:00However, 16 months later, Sands was involved in another violent incident in Canterbury, which left
06:05victim Jamie Keats with life-threatening injuries. After downplaying his offences, Sands finally pled
06:12guilty at the conclusion of the legal proceedings. A Margate dad says government support is essential for
06:19raising son and caring for his disabled partner, as benefit spending across Kent and Medway continues
06:25to soar. New figures show almost £4 billion were spent on benefits last year, up from £3.7 billion
06:33in the previous year. The rising costs of the welfare system has raised questions about the impact on
06:39taxpayers, but thousands, like Owen Young, who has ADHD and autism, say the payments they receive
06:46are vital for making ends meet. Local charities say rising rents and high energy costs are placing
06:52increasing pressure on households. Landlord John O'Neill was shocked to find the usual £10 fee
06:59to renew his leasehold had been increased to £100 per document plus VAT. When he took Medway Council
07:06to a tribunal over these unenforceable hikes, they'd spent over £1,000 on legal fees but then backed down.
07:18A change in legislation which could have cost him hundreds of pounds is what John O'Neill was up
07:26against when he tried to extend the lease on his rental property in Twiddle. Previously, such
07:31administration cost him a tenner, but Medway Council's legal department had insisted on a new
07:37clause which would charge him £100 per document that he submitted to do this.
07:43In a few years' time, it could be £300 or £400 per document certified plus VAT. So, you know,
07:50you have to... I couldn't really accept that, so I had to make sure that it didn't go through.
07:55But such a clause can only be enforced if something is wrong with the contract
07:59or both parties agreed to make this change. So John took this to a tribunal, where an agreement was
08:06reached before the hearing, and he was then asked to pay a one-off £75 fee instead.
08:12Before, the new clause they wanted to put in was a minimum of £100 per document, and each document
08:22had to be certified. So, I mean, I'd have to get a list and pay to get that certified.
08:26And it was £100 for each document plus VAT.
08:29But this was only the beginning, as his complaints to Medway Council was dismissed.
08:36Now, John doesn't live in the property in question behind me, but he says he's willing to take the
08:41complaint as far as it goes.
08:45Yeah, it's just one of the things you just can't let go because I can't understand it.
08:48If I could understand it, and they said to me, oh, look, we did muck up or, you know,
08:51had a bad day. I said, yeah, fine, but just not to answer you, and then just say, oh,
08:56we can't do with your complaint. And that was another issue.
09:00A Medway Council confirmed that both leaseholders and the council's legal team engaged in separate
09:06negotiations of Mr O'Neill to try and reach an agreement on the amendments without needing
09:11to go to tribunal. But for John, the fight is still on. Megan Shaw in Twiddle.
09:21I mean, people will be sat at home after the autumn budget announcement yesterday thinking,
09:26I want £100. Can you tell us what kind of form will that payment take and who's eligible?
09:32Yes. So I think that's the question that everyone wants the answer to, right? And really, it's if
09:40you're in tax bands A to D, you're eligible. Now, if you're like me and you have no idea what
09:46band
09:47you're in, there is a way to check. You can visit the government's tax band website.
09:53But the idea that, I mean, £100 is going to be transferred straight into a bank account,
09:59for some that might seem a bit, you know, too good to be true. How exactly do you think
10:04that is going to be being funded? It's a temporary surcharge on banks. So they're raising
10:11corporation tax for banks from 3% to 6% just for a period of 15 months to raise this
10:19money. And that
10:20will go into effect on the 1st of January next year. And £100 for some, I mean, it will feel
10:28good
10:28going into your bank account. But is it going to make a whole lot of difference in reality to people?
10:33So some independent forecasts have said that the typical household bill will probably go up by
10:44£276 in January. So it will certainly take the pressure off.
10:48Well, that's all the time we have in this part of the show. But we have plenty more
10:52coming up in the break. And while you're watching the ads, why not follow us on our social media?
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11:20now.
11:24So that's all the time we have for this part of the show. But we'll be hearing from all opinions
11:29of
11:29people in Kent about how they feel about Chancellor John Healy's new budget and what that means for
11:35their fuel prices. Also later on, our trainee journalist Kennedy O'Jenner will join us in the
11:40studio to discuss the impact of the fuel duty freeze on households and businesses across Kent. And we'll
11:46be joined by Finn as a Halloween maze, which should be a bit of fun. See you in a little
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15:10Hello and welcome back to Kent Tonight, live here on KMTV.
15:14Now, a gambling addict who defrauded taxpayers out of more than £170,000 will spend more than three years in
15:23prison.
15:23Attika Rahman from Margate made fraudulent benefits claims including children living overseas,
15:29universal credit and numerous fake employment records using false identities.
15:35The six-year-long scam also defrauded thousands in maternity benefits,
15:39with the stolen money being sent to 18 different bank accounts under various names.
15:44Rahman, whose gambling addiction cost him his family home,
15:47has been sentenced to 40 months in prison at Canterbury Crown Court.
15:54As part of the autumn budget, Chancellor John Healy announced a continued freeze
15:59on fuel duty until summer 2027.
16:02It comes as part of plans to give households breathing room,
16:05but Kent residents feel they can breathe easier now.
16:08We ask them.
16:10The fuel discount has been extended, but no further cuts have been made.
16:13What do you think about that?
16:16I'm just really disappointed, to be honest.
16:18I mean, as someone that's not really earning the most as well,
16:21and a minimum wage job, I mean, it's hard to drive to work,
16:24it's hard to drive anywhere, really,
16:27without feeling like you're mortgaging a house, to be honest.
16:31Fuel prices are a joke.
16:32The government that are in control are a joke.
16:36And, yeah, I just don't see...
16:37I don't see the fuel prices dropping any time soon.
16:39If anything, they're going to go higher.
16:41And it's not sustainable for the nation in anyone,
16:44especially trades, things like that.
16:45It's about £5,000 for 14 lorries per week,
16:48which is a huge amount.
16:50And, of course, the knock-on effect of that is that food prices go up
16:54and probably a lot of other things.
16:57So I think definitely there needs to be some sort of relief,
17:00especially for businesses like that.
17:03The cost of filling a typical family car with diesel
17:06has gone up by around £30 since last February.
17:10But our trainee journalist, Kennedy O'Jenner,
17:13joined us in the studio earlier
17:14to discuss the impact of the fuel duty freeze
17:16on households and businesses across Kent.
17:19So thank you for joining me, Kennedy.
17:22Why did the Chancellor decide to freeze fuel duty now?
17:27The Chancellor must have obviously read
17:30the current mood of the country
17:31because the care for the people's welfare
17:37and not their negligence
17:38is the first and most important objective
17:41of every legitimate government.
17:43And as you can see,
17:45there have been crises going on in the Middle East
17:47which has drastically impacted globally,
17:50not just in the UK,
17:52the cost of living.
17:54And I think people of Kent are no exception
17:57to this global economic crisis.
18:00Because if you look at the figures,
18:02from last June,
18:03inflation has risen from 2.6%.
18:07And in September it rose to 3.5%.
18:13So you can see the major leap.
18:17So I believe this is a necessary painkiller.
18:21I call it painkiller because it is a short term,
18:25I mean cushioning of the effect of inflation in the UK.
18:30And what might it mean for family budgets here in Kent?
18:35Yes, that's a very good question.
18:40The 42 priests, I believe,
18:44is going to hand families,
18:47over the course of one year,
18:4860 pounds in their pocket.
18:50And over the course of this parliament,
18:52roughly is going to put 260 pounds
18:55in the pocket of families and households.
18:58So if you look at it,
18:59it may not look big
19:00in terms of the quality of the figures.
19:05But when we go down the details,
19:09discover that it goes a long way
19:10in ensuring that people in Kent
19:13don't really be at the full brunt
19:18of the economic crisis.
19:20And I mean, Kent has a massive rural population.
19:23We are the Garden of England.
19:24How will the fuel prices coming down?
19:27How will that affect them?
19:28Yeah, you're right.
19:29So this will ensure that people
19:31who don't have access
19:32to public transport network
19:35in the rural areas
19:36are not unfairly punished
19:38by this rising cost of living.
19:42So I believe that this full duty prison
19:46will go a long way
19:48in putting smiles,
19:49if not permanent,
19:51but temporarily on the faces
19:53of residents across Kent.
19:55Thank you so much for joining us, Kennedy.
19:59Well, a change in tune now.
20:00Faversham has been named
20:01as one of Europe's favourite places for beer.
20:04Faversham has been ranked fourth
20:05in a new study of European destinations
20:08for beer enthusiasts,
20:09finishing ahead of locations in Germany,
20:11the Netherlands and Poland.
20:13The historic market town scored 74 out of 100,
20:16making it the highest-ranked UK destination on the list.
20:20Explaining its decision,
20:22the study highlighted
20:22Faversham's brewery tours
20:24and traditional pubs,
20:25as well as its historic streets
20:26that reflect centuries
20:27of local industry and craftsmanship.
20:30The landmark building at Whitstable Castle
20:33has been found structurally unsound
20:35following an inspection
20:36by Canterbury City Council.
20:37The Grade 2 listed building,
20:39which dates back to the 18th century,
20:41was restored in 2008
20:43thanks to a Heritage Lottery Fund grant
20:45of more than £2 million.
20:47After the recent evaluation
20:49revealed unsound foundations
20:50in the castle's gatehouse,
20:52fears that are a particularly dry summer
20:54has made matters worse.
20:56With the castle grounds
20:58still open to the public,
20:59it is not yet known
21:00how severe the damage is
21:01and how long the historic gatehouse
21:03will remain closed.
21:05The Sports Centre in Folkestone
21:06is set to reopen
21:07with a high-rope course
21:09and a ski slope.
21:10The Folkestone Sports Centre
21:12shut suddenly in July 2024,
21:14resulting in the loss
21:15of more than 100 jobs.
21:17Upon closure,
21:18the site suffered
21:18from numerous breakings
21:19and vandalism.
21:21Determined to give it
21:21a new lease of life,
21:22the Sports Trust took over
21:23management of the site in 2025.
21:26Their new plans include
21:27the development of a new
21:28outdoor adventure
21:29and obstacle course,
21:30as well as renovations
21:31and repairs to the pool,
21:32sports hall and gymnasium.
21:34The project promises
21:35to be a special attraction
21:36for Folkestone
21:37and the wider community.
21:39Now,
21:40a family's Halloween maze
21:41in Crocken Hill
21:42that has raised funds
21:43for charity since 2017
21:45are putting up
21:46the creepy creation
21:47for one last time.
21:48They've been hosting
21:49hundreds in their village
21:50for years,
21:51raising more than £15,000
21:53for different charities.
21:54Our reporter,
21:55Finn McDermid,
21:56is down at the maze now,
21:57but for viewers at home,
21:59please be aware
21:59that this next segment
22:00will include strobe lights.
22:02So, Finn,
22:04what's it like down there?
22:06I'll be honest, Chloe,
22:08I fully came into this
22:09expecting to be brave
22:10and say I'm not going
22:11to get scared,
22:12but I am already quite scared.
22:15It's,
22:15we're here in Swansea.
22:16This is the House of Horrors.
22:18You can see a little bit
22:19of the,
22:20you can,
22:21don't ignore that.
22:22You can see a little bit
22:23of the maze starting here,
22:25but we'll come in.
22:26They've been going since 2017.
22:27It's all for charity,
22:28but this might be the last time
22:29they are putting it on.
22:31They need a bigger space to do it.
22:32We're here in Crockenhill,
22:33I should have mentioned.
22:34Let's start the maze.
22:35Come on.
22:36All right.
22:38Okay.
22:39I'm not very good
22:40with horror films.
22:41I'm not very good.
22:41It's just completely dark.
22:42Look at that.
22:43All right.
22:44This is all homemade.
22:47What does it say?
22:48Enter if you dare.
22:50Wait,
22:50why?
22:51This is,
22:51is this a door?
22:52What is this?
22:52This is an ironing board.
22:53How do I get through this?
22:54Well, I'll be brave, Finn.
22:55Keep going.
22:55Oh, I push it.
22:56I have to push it.
22:57I need the force,
22:58but Chloe.
22:59Okay,
22:59I'm apparently crawling now.
23:01yeah,
23:02yeah,
23:03yeah,
23:05my journalism career,
23:06it may be over.
23:08Okay.
23:09I'm sure I'm having to probe through it.
23:12I appreciate your commitment.
23:13Keep going.
23:13This is all,
23:15it's all for charity.
23:17This is all for charity.
23:19I'm a brave reporter.
23:21Okay,
23:21I'm actually locked.
23:23Yeah,
23:24very funny.
23:24Get a camera on there.
23:26You scared me.
23:28Right.
23:28It's for charity.
23:29It's for a good cause.
23:30What else can I tell you
23:31about this maze?
23:31I think we're going through it this way.
23:34Like this,
23:34it's been going since
23:362017.
23:37Wait,
23:38where am I going now?
23:38Is it through here?
23:39I think it's through here.
23:41They originally did it
23:43to raise funds
23:44for the ambulance service.
23:45Oh,
23:46something's moving.
23:48And they kept going.
23:49They've raised
23:50around 15,000
23:53for charity.
23:53I think I have to crawl
23:54through here,
23:55apparently.
23:55I'll see you on the other side.
24:00Wait,
24:01no,
24:01this is the wrong way.
24:02Where am I?
24:03Have you just
24:04ended up in their cupboards?
24:05I've broken the maze,
24:06apparently.
24:07Hello?
24:09Where am I to go?
24:12Hello?
24:13I'm lost.
24:14I think we should
24:14just leave you there,
24:15Finn.
24:17I've ruined the maze.
24:19I've ruined the maze.
24:21I've absolutely lost.
24:23Can one of the monsters
24:24help me?
24:24I think Finn is very lost.
24:26I mean,
24:26it is a maze,
24:27you know.
24:28I'm watching you on the screen.
24:29I've been directed.
24:30Oh,
24:31he's being directed.
24:31Okay,
24:32go back to Finn.
24:34Okay.
24:35Hello.
24:37Okay.
24:40Sorry,
24:40I've ruined the...
24:41Hello?
24:42Okay,
24:43we're going through.
24:44There's lots of clowns.
24:46Look at that.
24:47That's pretty scary,
24:48isn't it?
24:49Oh.
24:51Is it nice and warm
24:52in the studio,
24:53Chloe?
24:53I'm rather cold.
24:55Oh,
24:56come on,
24:56man,
24:57that's not fair.
25:00Finn,
25:01what are you most scared of?
25:02Are you a clown guy?
25:03Are you a ghost guy?
25:05Everything.
25:06This is all bad.
25:07I should be behind
25:08a warm desk right now.
25:09It's the clowns.
25:09I don't like clowns.
25:10I don't like that.
25:11All right,
25:11I believe I have to
25:12crawl through here.
25:13So I will see you
25:14on the other side
25:15in just a moment.
25:16Oh,
25:18I've been redirected
25:19this way
25:20or this way.
25:21Sorry,
25:22Mr. Clown.
25:23Right.
25:24Okay,
25:25this looks like
25:25I have to crawl.
25:28And Finn,
25:29why are you here?
25:30Why are we following
25:31you crawling through
25:31a maze right now?
25:33Well,
25:34this is a
25:35quite famous maze.
25:36It's been
25:37called for charity.
25:38It's called
25:39the House of Oro.
25:40Going since 2017,
25:41but this time,
25:42they're thinking
25:43they might have to
25:44stop doing the maze.
25:45Oh,
25:46come on.
25:51So they may have
25:51to stop doing the maze
25:52because I don't have
25:54the space.
25:55All right,
25:56let's keep going.
25:57We're nearly done.
25:57We're nearly through.
25:59That doesn't look all right.
26:00Finn,
26:00we've got about
26:0030 seconds
26:01till the end of the show.
26:03Can you summarise
26:04why we should,
26:04why we should,
26:05why people should attend?
26:10Sorry?
26:11Why should people
26:12come to the maze?
26:13You've got just
26:13just 30 seconds left.
26:15Well,
26:16it's all for a good,
26:16it's all for a good cause
26:17and this may be
26:18the last time
26:19you get to see it.
26:19It's Toccan Hill
26:20near the village of Swanley.
26:21So thanks to
26:22the people of
26:23the House of Horrors
26:24who've gotten me down
26:25to try out
26:26this scary maze
26:27that I didn't even
26:27manage to complete
26:28in the end.
26:30OK,
26:30well,
26:30I hope you get out
26:31eventually,
26:32Finn,
26:32but it seems like
26:33a you problem.
26:34I've got to end the show.
26:35Thanks, Chloe.
26:37Thank you so much
26:38for watching Kent
26:38tonight live on KMTV.
26:40I'll see you
26:40very,
26:41very soon.
26:41Goodbye.