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Woman in court for throwing acid over man
A woman accused of throwing acid over a man has appeared in court. Berlinah Wallace, 46, has been charged with throwing sulphuric acid with intent to harm Mark Van Dongen, 28. The alleged attack took...
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Joanna Doman trial: Accused told boss he thought he had killed...
The man accused of killing his landlady by pushing her down the stairs of her home in Peasedown St John told his boss afterwards that he thought he had killed her.Jesse Harper, 22, has denied the...
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Joanna Doman trial: Accused claims he was kicked and slapped by...
The man accused of killing his landlady by pushing her down the stairs said he simply pushed her away to stop her "kicking and slapping" him, a court heard.Jesse Harper, 22, has denied the manslaughter...
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£200 was withdrawn from dead person's bank account:...
Police are trying to locate a young woman after £200 was withdrawn from a dead person's bank account.The cash was taken from a TSB cashpoint in Midsomer Norton on August 26.Police are looking for a...
View ArticleMan unable to work after being beaten in fight outside pub
A row in a Frome pub resulted in a man needing an operation for head injuries and a six-day stay in hospital, a court heard.Defendant Jamie Southall, 30, was unaware of the injuries he caused until he...
View ArticleSexual assaults against women and children
A 64-year-old man from Frome has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after being found guilty of sexual offences against women and children.Michael Harvey, who was known to have links in the Frome...
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Cash stolen as elderly and vulnerable people fall victim to...
Residents are asked to be on the alert after a number of doorstep crime offences were reported across the Avon and Somerset policing area. In October the force had 14 reported incidents in which men...
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Detection dogs pound the streets of Bath to ask residents to...
Local enforcement teams and their sniffer dogs have taken to the streets of Bath this week to ask for the public's help in tackling the sellers of illegal tobacco. Trading Standards officers from Bath...
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In the courts: Latest cases from Bath Magistrates' Court
Sharon Abrahams, 43, Rivers Street, Bath, was ordered to pay £355 and given three points on her driving licence for driving 39 miles an hour along the A4 Bath Road.Stewart Atkinson, 43, Haycombe Drive,...
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Becky Watts trial: Man who helped move body parts 'disgusted' by...
A man who helped to move the body parts of Bristol teenager Becky Watts has told a court he is angry about his involvement.Jamie Ireland, 23, said helping Nathan Matthews move cases and bags, without...
View ArticleMan accused of B&B fraud to face court
A 54-year-old man accused of committing fraud after allegedly failing to pay for bed and breakfast accommodation and the use of office facilities at Frome has elected to stand trial at Taunton Crown...
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Pair arrested after armed robbery at bingo hall
Two men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a bingo hall. Police were called to a bingo hall in Fishponds, Bristol at around 10.40pm on Wednesday night, November 4. The man, a...
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Woman found guilty of causing death of two friends in crash
Jasmine Larder wept in the dock as a jury of six women and five men found her guilty of causing the deaths of Ellie Clare and George Stott by driving without due care and attention.During the trial at...
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Becky Watts trial: Kidnap plan described as "boneheaded"...
Closing speeches have been heard in the Becky Watts murder trial.A jury at Bristol Crown Court have been told a plan to kidnap the 16-year-old was "badly conceived, boneheaded, extreme and frankly...
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Becky Watts trial: Shauna Hoare described as victim of domestic...
Shauna Hoare has been described as an isolated young woman who was dominated by her boyfriend.Hoare's barrister Andrew Langdon said she had been painted as cold and calculating during the trial into...
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Becky Watts trial: Shauna Hoare and Nathan Matthews described as...
The prosecution in the murder trial of Becky Watts have described her accused murderers as a team.Shauna Hoare was even likened to Lady Macbeth.Prosecutor William Mousley QC reminded the jury at...
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Drug dealer caught in Keynsham given 18 months in prison
A drug dealer caught in Keynsham has been given an 18-month prison sentence. Samuel Watson, 33, from Bristol, pleaded guilty at Bristol Crown Court of possession of a Class A drug with intent to...
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In the courts: Latest cases from Bath Magistrates' Court
James Patrick Dark, 22, Kelston Road, Keynsham, was given a six-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £406 for damaging a window worth £156 belonging to the Conservative Club. Yousef Lee...
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Urgent appeal for missing Stephen Clarke
An urgent appeal has been issued to help find a man who has gone missing from his home over the weekend.Stephen Clarke, 51, went missing from his family home in Chippenham early on Saturday...
View ArticleSexual assault victims urged to seek help
A new campaign has been launched to encourage anyone affected by rape or sexual assault to seek support.It has been set up by The Bridge, Avon and Somerset's Sexual Assault Referral Centre, which...
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