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January 31, 2017, 4:46 am

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A man is to face trial accused of brandishing a knife and a machete at a family Christmas party in a quiet village.Nicholas Etherington, aged 51, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court charged with assaulting his daughter-in-law at his home in Noss Mayo on Boxing Day.The woman, Kelly Jennings, was said to have been injured when she tried to pull a kitchen knife from his hand.Etherington, who runs a property maintenance business, is also accused of punching his son-in-law during the...

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Woman's face slashed in weapon attack outside Debenhams

January 31, 2017, 5:07 am

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Police would like help in identifying this woman. It is hoped she can assist with an ongoing investigation following an incident at around 3.30am on October 29 last year at The Strand in Torquay. The victim, aged 19 and from Torquay, was walking along The Strand with friends when she was assaulted by another woman. She sustained a deep cut to her face and it is believed that a weapon of some kind was used. Police would like to speak to the woman pictured in connection with...

'Tanis would still be alive today if system had not failed him'

January 31, 2017, 6:41 am

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Tanis Bhandari would still be alive today had there not been shocking failings in the way his killer was monitored, according to one Plymouth councillor.Philippa Davey launched an impassioned speech on the case at Monday's Plymouth City Council meeting, slamming the privatisation of the probation service which was supposed to be monitoring Donald Pemberton at the time he and Ryan Williams murdered Plymouth builder Tanis in Tamerton Foliot on New Year's Day 2015.And she praised Tanis' family and...

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January 31, 2017, 9:18 am

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A teenager has been jailed for caving in the skull of a stranger he met over a dating website for gay sex in a car.Keiran Treble, aged 19, repeatedly punched and kneed the man in the head in a car park late at night, a court heard.He set upon the stranger he met through the craigslist site after sex, so suddenly that his victim did not even have time to pull up his trousers.Treble, who has learning difficulties, punched him several times and kneed him twice in the head, Plymouth Crown Court...

Cheating Plymouth husband threatened to kill his mistress

January 31, 2017, 9:40 am

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A cheating husband tormented and threatened to kill his mistress, a court heard.Drunken Damien Ashworth, aged 39, spent hours abusing the woman he was seeing behind his wife's back.He plagued her with vile insults and then turned up at her home to threaten to kill her, Plymouth Crown Court heard.A judge spared him a jail term after hearing he had already spent four months in custody – the equivalent of eight months behind bars.Judge Ian Lawrie told Ashworth: "You are an emotionally...

Drugs thrown over prison wall 'daily' as staff struggle with...

January 31, 2017, 4:01 pm

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Contraband including drugs is thrown over the walls on almost a daily basis at a prison struggling to tackle violence and self-harm amid staff shortages, a report has revealed.Inspectors found the number of violent incidents at HMP Exeter was far higher than at other local prisons and warned that the situation could get worse.The prison faced a challenge to reduce the supply of drugs such as new psychoactive substances, formerly known as legal highs, and cannabis.Read more: Man jailed for almost...

Armed police called to knife-point robbery

February 1, 2017, 1:43 am

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Two people have been arrested after armed police were called to a 'knife-point robbery' in South East Cornwall. The raid took place yesterday at Callington Post Office and a knife was allegedly brandished. Police say two people have arrested by armed police. They remain in custody awaiting to be interviewed.

Man chased out of post office after 'attempted armed robbery'

February 1, 2017, 3:14 am

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Two middle-aged men are in custody at Charles Cross Police station after a bungled attempted armed robbery in South East Cornwall. The raid took place yesterday at Callington Post Office on Launceston Road at around 4.40pm yesterday. Launceston police say a man armed entered the post office with a knife and threatened staff before being chased out of the premises. A police spokesperson said: "The man ran down the road before jumping into the passenger seat of a dark coloured saloon...

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Pensioner accused of sexually abusing girl 'bought her silence'

February 1, 2017, 5:46 am

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A pensioner sexually abused a schoolgirl and offered her money and gifts as a reward or to buy her silence, a court heard.Thomas Berry, aged 77, told the complainant after one incident that it was "only a bit of fun".Berry has gone on trial accused of indecently touching the teenager.The youngster wiped away tears as she described what happened on a video recorded interview seen by a jury.She said the first time it happened he said: "I said I did not like it. He said: 'Don't...

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February 1, 2017, 6:13 am

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A Dartmoor prison officer is to stand trial accused of smuggling three packs of counterfeit tobacco for into the jail for inmates.Daryl Keenan, of Paignton, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court today to face two charges. He is accused of bringing in three 50 gram pouches of Golden Virginia and two coin bags full of tobacco – all considered prohibited articles under the Prison Act of 1952 – and of offering for sale goods bearing a false trade mark. He has offered no plea to this...

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February 1, 2017, 8:02 am

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Thieves have made off with around £10,000 worth of scaffolding equipment from several sites across the city over the past few weeks, say police.Investigators say that between December 12 last year and January 9 a large amount of scaffolding poles, boards and fittings were stolen from building sites at Galliford Try, Skerries Road, Southway and St Marys View, Tamerton Foliot.These items all belonged to one scaffolding firm and have been partially painted with green security paint. Police...

Man caught dealing pills at urinals is jailed for four years

February 1, 2017, 8:42 am

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A man convicted of dealing ecstasy in university toilets has been jailed for four years.Richard McKean, aged 29, was caught with MDMA after he approached a stranger at the urinals in the Student Union, a court heard.He told his trial he was only taking part in a general conversation about drugs.But a jury at Plymouth Crown Court took only an hour to find him guilty of dealing a Class A drug last week.Judge Paul Darlow handed him a four-year jail term but adjourned the sentence until today to...

Man in the clear over theft of crash victim Ruby-Tuesday's phone

February 1, 2017, 8:43 am

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The case against the man arrested on suspicion of stealing Ruby-Tuesday's phone as she lay with broken legs has been dropped as police say they have no witnesses and little evidence to charge him. The 35-year-old was arrested a fortnight after the road crash which happened on Christmas Eve. Ruby-Tuesday Hobbs was struck by a BMW 3-series coupe as she stood with friends by the central reservation, which left her suffering multiple fractures to her legs. Within a few days the 18-year-old...

Trio face jail for kidnapping heroin addict

February 1, 2017, 9:02 am

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Three men face jail after they were found guilty of kidnapping a heroin addict in broad daylight close to the city centre.Jack Brawn, aged 20, Paul Goodwin, aged 25, and 26-year-old Gjafar Krasniqi trapped the man in a car and threatened him with violence, a jury decided.Victim Shane Webb feared his life after the men said they would take him "to the moors" and put an "iron on his face", Plymouth Crown Court heard.Webb was driven around the city before he tricked his way out...

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February 1, 2017, 9:33 am

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Watch the motorist confront the traffic office inside the van (above) An angry motorist who confronted a police van parked on yellow lines claims his friend was forced to swerve into oncoming traffic to avoid it. The man spotted the camera van parked in a restricted area on a Plymouth road, where vehicles aren't allowed to stop between 10am and 2pm. Whipping out his mobile phone, the man walked up to the van where the back door window was down, and starts speaking to the man inside. ...

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February 1, 2017, 9:46 am

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A thug has been jailed for four and a half years for stabbing a man through the arm with a huge knife – leaving his victim fearing he was going to die.Glyn Collier, aged 44, attacked the man with a kitchen knife after a row over drugs, a court heard.Victim Yan Regulski, aged 34, saw the blade of five to six inches go through one side of his forearm and out of the other – sending blood pumping out on to the pavement.Collier attacked Mr Regulski outside his home in Stoke after the pair...

Dog walker finds second stolen car in audacious Vospers raid

February 1, 2017, 10:54 am

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A second car stolen from a city showroom during a brazen burglary has been found abandoned in a dead end track.Police are continuing to investigate the burglary at Vospers dealership at Marsh Mills retail park which took place sometime between 11pm on January 26 and 1.30am the following day. The crooks ripped out a 2ft square safe and used stolen tools from the car workshop to prise it open and steal its contents. Along with thousands of pounds worth of specialist tools and diagnostic equipment,...

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February 2, 2017, 2:11 am

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Police are searching for a missing man from Plymouth.James Thompson, aged 51, was last seen at the Travelodge in Howeson Lane, Derriford, at around 12.30pm on Wednesday.Officers say he is believed to have headed on foot in the direction of the Burrator area of Dartmoor.Police are conducting local searches for Mr Thompson and appealing for the public to urgently report sightings to them.READ MORE: Former Rumpus Cosy chef speaks of shock at sudden closureHe is described as around 5ft 8in tall, of...

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February 2, 2017, 4:16 am

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A cheating pensioner has been ordered to pay back more than £70,000 he swindled over more than 20 years.Michael Harper, aged 68, was jailed for defrauding the benefits system – partly to impress a wife almost 30 years younger than him.Harper failed to declare ownership of two properties and the fact that he was married to a working woman.Plymouth Crown Court heard that investigators were unable to say exactly how much he had swindled, suspecting that he may have cheated the system...

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February 2, 2017, 6:14 am

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A pensioner offered a schoolgirl £50 if she would touch his penis, a jury has been told.The teenager's boyfriend said she told him of the incident minutes later.The boyfriend told a court that the alleged victim "did not seem right" after she came out of Thomas Berry's house.Berry, of Union Street, is on trial after he denied one count of sexual assault and three of sexual activity with the girl between 2013 and January last year.The complainant has already told Plymouth Crown...