New York man jailed for hoax bomb calls to London venues

A man has been jailed for a year after making a series of bomb hoax calls from New York to hospitals and other venues in London and across the UK.

David Hart, 22, from West Winfield, New York, made 95 calls to UK numbers between late October and mid-November 2023, including 66 to London numbers.

In November 2025, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York sentenced him to 12 months in prison and two years of supervised release.

Seven hospitals – including Guy’s and St Thomas’ – were targeted, along with six bars, restaurants and supermarkets, two police control rooms and a cancer support centre.