Becky Watts: Karl Demetrius took advantage of Jamie Ireland
One of the men who helped to move the body parts of Becky Watts was "taken advantage of".In his closing speech for Ireland, Sean Hammond, said Jamie Ireland suffered from ADHD and was on the Autistic...
View ArticlePolice issue warning after scammers steal tens of thousands of...
Residents are urged to be vigilant after a spate of frauds where people have been tricked into handing over large amounts of money to criminals posing as police officers. Two women from Wiltshire were...
View ArticleBecky Watts trial: Case against defendant based on circumstantia...
A jury has been told that the case against one of the men accused of helping hide the body of Becky Watts is based on circumstantial evidence.Donovan Demetrius' defence barrister told Bristol Crown...
View ArticleWitness appeal after Remembrance Sunday poppy tin theft
Police are appealing for information after the theft of a Royal British Legion poppy tin.The theft took place at a city centre cafe on Remembrance Sunday.A man was seen acting suspiciously around the...
View ArticleBecky Watts trial: Verdicts returned
Nathan Matthews has been found guilty of the murder of his step sister Becky Watts.His Girlfriend Shauna Hoare was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury at Bristol Crown Court.The pair were also found...
View ArticleBecky Watts verdicts: Dad calls for death penalty for killers...
Becky Watts' dad has said Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare should pay with their own lives for the barbaric murder. Darren Galsworthy spoke after Matthews was found guilty of Becky's murder and Hoare...
View ArticleBecky Watts: Detectives say another teen girl was lucky not to...
Police have said another 16-year-old girl was lucky to escape a similar fate to Becky Watts at the hands of her killers. Nathan Matthews was found guilty of the murder of his step sister Becky by a...
View ArticleCCTV appeal after shoplifting in Wiltshire town
Wiltshire Police are appealing for information regarding a theft in a Wiltshire town. The incident occurred at the Iceland supermarket in the town on October 31 at about 5pm. Two people entered the...
View ArticleBecky Watts: Boyfriend says prison sentence is not enough
The boyfriend of Becky Watts has said the prison sentence given to her killers is not enough. Luke Oberhansli, 18, reacted to the sentencing of Becky's step-brother Nathan Matthews, 28, and his...
View ArticlePolice advise public not to approach prisoner
Police are advising people not to approach a man who has absconded from prison. Andrew Senior, has not been seen since 4.45pm on Monday, November 16. The 46-year-old was due to report for a role check...
View ArticleSouth West's most wanted criminals
Photographs of the South West's most wanted men are to be shown on a big screen. The six men, all wanted in connection with supplying crack cocaine and heroin, are Miles Phillips, 31, Keenan King, 20,...
View ArticleParis attacks: Security expert believes there were multiple cells
A terrorist cell raided in Paris was planning a second wave of attacks. French security services carried out raids in the Saint-Denis region of the capital on Wednesday morning killing two suspects....
View ArticleSafe dropped on car when children were sat in back
A Frome man dropped a heavy metal safe through the windscreen of his partner's car – showering his own children with broken glass.Benjamin Lewis, 30, of Trudoxhill, was told by a judge that he had...
View ArticleShauna Hoare 'enjoying' prison life
A woman jailed for the killing of teenager Becky Watts is apparently enjoying her time in prison.Inmates are claiming that Shauna Hoare, who was sentenced to 17 years for the manslaughter of Becky,...
View ArticleDaniel Helps jailed for 15 months for spying on women and girls...
A father-to-be has been jailed for spying on women and young girls in a sports centre's changing rooms.Daniel Helps, 36, recorded 298 films between 2011 and 2014 by holding his iPhone under cubicle...
View ArticlePublic has key role in guarding against terrorism, police chief...
Police have launched the second national CounterTerrorismAwarenessWeek to remind the public that they have a key role in helping to protect the UK from the threat of terrorism. Recent events in Paris...
View ArticleChild arrests drop by 68 per cent
The number of children arrested by police has fallen by 68 per cent in the last four years. Data obtained by the Howard League for Penal Reform has revealed that the number of arrests in Avon and...
View ArticleMan to appear before magistrates in New Year on drink drive...
A MAN accused of drink driving at Norton St Philip has been ordered to appear before Somerset Magistrates in the new year.Edward Charles Fordham, 33, of Bell Hill, Norton St Philip, is alleged to have...
View ArticleHusband avoids prison after punching and throwing his wife into...
A Frome man who "threw his wife out into the rubbish" during a humiliating assault in her own home has been given a 12-week suspended prison sentence. Frederick Brown had been drinking when he returned...
View ArticleSerious sexual assault in Trowbridge leads to police witness...
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman reported being sexually assaulted in Trowbridge. The incident happened between 12.30am and 1.30am on Monday, November 16. It's believed the woman was...
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