Slough man to stand trial accused of assaulting autistic partner...

January 17, 2017, 1:15 am

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A man has appeared before a domestic violence court accused of assaulting his partner, who was described as a "vulnerable adult", at her home in Shepton Mallet.Martin James Harbour, allegedly grabbed her mobile phone from her during an argument and pushed her onto a sofa and she ended up on the floor with a lump to her head.Harbour, 30, of Kestrel Park, Slough, pleaded not guilty to assaulting the complainant by beating her during the incident on October 31 last year when he was...

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January 17, 2017, 2:50 am

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A shoplifter caught stealing booze from a Yeovil supermarket handed a bottle of Ouzo back to staff before another fell from his jacket. Daniel Wayne Bryant was homeless and substituting drugs with alcohol to try and rid himself of a long standing drug addiction. District Judge David Taylor, sitting at Yeovil, heard that he was at "a particularly low ebb" at the time, but had since managed to find himself stable accommodation and was determined to get his life back on...

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January 17, 2017, 5:55 am

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A garage worker was assaulted in a racially aggravated attack after following two suspected fuel thieves from a forecourt.The employee followed two men in his own car from the garage in Wellington before a crash happened on the town's bypass.Police say two men filled a car with petrol at Courtfields Service Station in Mantle Street before driving off without paying.They have released images of a man they want to speak to about a series the assault and subsequent threats to garage staff.The theft...

CCTV released after Minehead pub toilet attack - police want to...

January 17, 2017, 7:42 am

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Police want to trace a man and a woman after an attack in the men's toilets at a Minehead pub.An investigation has been launched by Avon and Somerset Police following the assault and the Old Ship Aground on Saturday, (January 14). CCTV images of a man and woman officers to trace have been released as part of the probe into the Quay Street incident, which police say happened at about 10.20pm. A 42-year-old man was assaulted in the men's toilets . He was taken to Musgrove Park Hospital for...

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January 17, 2017, 10:30 am

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A man who violently shook a six-month-old boy and hit his head against a hard surface leaving him severely disabled has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.Benjamin Pople, 30, of Woolavington, was found guilty of GBH following a trial at Taunton Crown Court.Pople had denied causing the injuries to the boy which left him with a significant bleed on the brain, retinal haemorrhages and a fractured skull.As a result of the assault in Bridgwater in November 2015 the boy is now severely disabled and...

Parents of baby given 'horrific injuries' by Benjamin Pople speak...

January 17, 2017, 11:36 am

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The parents of a baby boy who suffered 'horrific injuries' and was left disabled after a man shook him and hit his head against a hard surface have spoken of their pain. The couple's statements were read out in Taunton Crown Court, where Benjamin Pople, 30, from Woolavington, was found guilty of GBH. Pople was described as "arrogant and self-centred" by Judge David Evans, who sentenced him to four and a half years in prison. In her statement the boy's mother said: "My...

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January 17, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Imagine if someone hacked into your Facebook account? They could do some damage couldn't they? The potential intrusion to your privacy and possibility they could wreck your online life is very real. Would you want a stranger posting as you or trawling through your personal information? In spite of all the warnings and everything we know about online security, many of us are still quite lackadaisical about certain aspects of it. Easy-to-guess passwords, not updating our anti-malware and...

Everything you need to know about ​Marine A case as appeal date...

January 17, 2017, 10:00 pm

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The appeal of a former Royal Marine from Somerset jailed for killing a Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan will take place next month. On 15 September 2011, Sergeant Alexander Blackman pointed his gun at the a wounded Taliban fighter and pulled the trigger saying to the wounded man: "Shuffle off this mortal coil you c***. It's nothing you wouldn't do to us." He told those under his command to keep quiet about what they had just seen: "Obviously this doesn't go anywhere, fellas. I...

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January 18, 2017, 1:04 am

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A Frome man facing offences of domestic violence and intimidating a witness allegedly tried to get his partner to retract her statement to the police that he had assaulted her.James Plows had been released on bail over allegations of assault and criminal damage when he was said to have walked the complainant to Frome police station to withdraw her statement.The 31-year-old defendant, of Critchill Road, Frome, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil.He pleaded not...

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January 18, 2017, 2:05 am

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Magistrates have ordered the destruction of a collie dog belonging to a Westbury-sub-Mendip woman, between Wells and Cheddar, which attacked two people leaving them with bite injuries.The dog, which had spent the first four years of its life on a puppy farm being ill-treated, even managed to jump over a six foot fence while in a compound being assessed by a dog behaviourist.Rosemary Constance Peacock had put measures into place to secure the dog rescue kennels where she owned after the first...

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January 18, 2017, 6:30 am

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New Year's Eve celebrations turned sour for a Yeovil man when he was caught behind the wheel of his car while more than double the drink drive limit.Lucas Cedric Moore was worried when a drunken male began acting aggressively and making threats towards him and his girlfriend as they saw in the New Year in Yeovil town centre.Not wanting to leave his car in a nearby car park, he made the foolish decision to drive it somewhere else to keep it safe but when CCTV operators alerted the police they...

Yeovil man accused of GBH has case adjourned

January 18, 2017, 6:50 am

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A Yeovil man accused of an offence of causing grievous bodily harm has had the case against him adjourned. Luke Martin Bruce, 26, of West Coker Road, is alleged to have unlawfully and maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on Aaron Martin during an incident at Yeovil on September 30 last year. The defendant had been due to enter a plea when the case was put before Somerset Magistrates sitting at Yeovil. However they agreed to a request from defending solicitor Ray Peters for the case...

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January 18, 2017, 7:13 am

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A Somerset man has been ordered to stand trial accused of stealing a pressure washer from an Indian restaurant in the town. Stephen Michael Hunter, 56, of Memorial Avenue, Crewkerne, pleaded not guilty to stealing the equipment in question.The pressure washer belonged to Shah Alom from the Bengal Fusion restaurant in Market Square, with the alleged theft taking place on September 30. A pre-trial review was conducted when the defendant appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates at...

Drunk man punched his mum in head at family home in Martock

January 18, 2017, 9:05 am

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Descending into a spiral of depression and alcoholism, a man assaulted his mother during an incident at the family home in Martock.Police received a 999 call from the victim saying they could not cope any longer, and when an officer arrived she told him that her son, James Raymond Cobb, had punched her in the head.When the defendant was brought before Somerset Magistrates they were told that the victim had refused to provide a statement to the police and said she didn't want him arrested, but...

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January 19, 2017, 5:19 am

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This is seven-year-old black cat Monty who had to be put to sleep after a metal pellet pierced his liver, the RPSCA has revealed His owner, Nick Perry, found Monty lying on his side and struggling to breathe after his cat had managed to struggle back to his home in Burley Gardens, Street. Monty was rushed to the vets but had to sadly be put to sleep because of the severity of his injuries. Nick said: "What sort of thoughtless person shoots at cats? It's sickening."I'd lost my...

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January 19, 2017, 8:05 am

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A Dorset man questioned by police over a "daylight robbery" in Sherborne has had his bail extended for a second time. The Abbey Pharmacy on Cheap Street was targeted on September 1 last year by three thieves, who entered the store and wantonly helped themselves to hundreds of pounds' worth of stock. Dorset Police arrested a man in his 30s from Gillingham in November and released him on bail until the middle of the following month. This bail was extended in December until...

BBC Countryfile to feature police near Langport tackling rural...

January 20, 2017, 5:40 am

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A village near Langport is set to make an appearance this weekend on a leading TV programme about the British countryside. The BBC's long-running programme Countryfile came to film on a farm just outside the village of High Ham just north of the town. Presenter Tom Heap was in High Ham on January 5 to interview members of Avon and Somerset Constabulary's Rural Crime team. The interview will form part of a feature on police efforts to tackle livestock theft in Somerset. The Rural Crime...

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January 20, 2017, 5:45 am

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Police are still looking for part of a group responsible for vandalising benches in the heart of a Somerset market town. Earlier this month Castle Cary town council asked for the public's help to report anti-social behaviour in the town, after it was forced to remove benches from outside The Market House. The council was looking to repair one of the benches, which had been significantly damaged. In an email to residents, the council said: "We need your help. If you see signs of...

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January 20, 2017, 7:28 am

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A learner driver who was found unconscious in the driver's seat of her car after it had flipped over onto its side was found to be over the drink drive limit. Katarzyna Aneta Wisniewska was approached by a member of the public following the crash near Charlton Horethorne - between Sherborne and Wincanton - who noticed she smelt strongly of alcohol when she woke up. When police arrived at the scene, she failed a roadside breath test, and after being taken to Yeovil Hospital she was found to...

Drunk man steals friend's car, sends Snapchat at wheel, crashes,...

January 20, 2017, 8:24 am

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An 18-year-old from Wellington got drunk, took his friend's car without permission, sent him a Snapchat video of himself veering all over the motorway, crashed the car and ran away from the scene and then tried to bribe his friend to drop the charges against him.James Spiller, from Lower Westford, Wellington admitted aggravated vehicle taking, perverting the course of justice, failing to stop after an accident and driving without a driving license or insurance when he appeared before Taunton...