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A man has been jailed for seven years for twice sexually abusing a teenager and driving her to attempt suicide.Mark Wright, aged 57, laughed off the first incident making it difficult for the girl to come forward, a court heard.He went on to abuse the girl again after making her play strip poker and then insultingly encouraged her to take £5.Jailing him for seven years, Recorder Phillip Mott told him: "You laughed off the first the first incident which made it hard, if not impossible,...

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Two human trafficking victims are 'missing without trace'

March 13, 2017, 5:38 am

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Police are searching for two victims of human trafficking who have been missing in the South West for a month.The Southwest Regional Organised Crime Unit, known as Zephyr, has issued an appeal for witnesses in relation to the safeguarding of the two boys, both from Vietnam.Tang Chien Dang and Thang Vu Tan were identified as 'gardeners' during the course of an extensive people trafficking investigation, Operation Astoria.Both were kept in 'appaling conditions' according to a report on court...

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March 13, 2017, 6:37 am

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A Royal Marine has gone on trial accused of raping and assaulting a woman.Lee Fraser, aged 34, is facing a jury at Plymouth Crown Court.He has pleaded not guilty to raping the woman in the city between June 4 and June 8, 2015.Fraser, of Ford Park Road, Mutley, has also denied assaulting her causing actual bodily harm between the same dates.Judge Paul Darlow had the jury sworn and made some preliminary remarks.The Crown Prosecution Service is due to open its case tomorrow.Fraser was released on...

Man in court over 'four-hour armed siege' in Plymouth

March 13, 2017, 7:33 am

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A man has appeared at court charged with firearm offences following a four-hour armed police siege in Ernesettle on Saturday night. Darren Morgan, 51, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court today charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence; affray and threats to commit damage.On Saturday at around 4.30pm, dozens of officers – including armed officers and specially trained negotiators – were called to Morgan's home in Hawkinge Gardens, Ernesettle. Morgan...

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March 13, 2017, 8:00 am

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A man suspected of cooking crystal meth in a Lipson basement last year has been rebailed again.The 38-year-old man from Exmouth was arrested on the evening of July 6 at a property in Craven Avenue, off Salisbury Avenue.The area was cordoned off and residents evacuated as a bomb disposal team was initially called in. The team confirmed the items were not live explosives.A team from the National Crime Agency – specialising in dismantling specific kinds of drug production sites – spent...

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March 13, 2017, 9:05 am

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A man has been jailed for more than four years for giving underage girls drugs and having sex with them – one while she was being sick.Michael Bragg, aged 21, plied the teenagers with mephedrone and Valium until they had little idea what was going on, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Bragg ignored the pleas of a convulsing 15-year-old girl to call an ambulance.He then had sex with her while she felt she was "in another universe".A 14-year-old girl also said she was "unable to...

Police hunt man who glassed victim in Plymouth Revolution Bar

March 13, 2017, 9:34 am

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Police are investigating a suspected glassing attack which left a man requiring stitches to a cut on his chin.Investigators say the incident happened at the Revolution Bar on Derry's Cross at around 1.30am on Sunday March 5. A man was approached in the nightclub whilst standing at the bar. A male offender hit the victim in the face with what is believed to be glass which shattered upon impact.The victim, a 31-year-old man, was left with a laceration to his chin which required stitches. He also...

Taxi driver avoids jail for £70,000 tax fraud

March 13, 2017, 10:05 am

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A taxi driver who defrauded the taxman out of almost £70,000 has narrowly avoided jail.Self-employed Robert McMahon, aged 60, falsely claimed VAT rebates and failed to pay his income tax for six years, Plymouth Crown Court heard.McMahon defrauded the taxman out of £68,992 in total.Judge Paul Darlow said he could "only just" suspend his prison sentence.He added: "Those people who do not pay their taxes or indeed extract money from the tax authorities are harming the...

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March 13, 2017, 10:55 am

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A notorious child abuser who moved to England under a new name has been unmasked after he broke the conditions of the sex offenders register.Joseph McColgan was known as The Beast of Sligo and was jailed for 12 years for horrific physical and sexual abuse of four children in Eire .He moved to Devon after being released in 2004 and changed his name by deed poll when his presence in small communities in Plymouth and Bampton caused outrage.His new name of Joseph Simms has now been made public after...

Alleged stalker 'stared at woman's home for more than ten hours'

March 13, 2017, 9:29 am

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A man allegedly stared at a woman's house for more than ten hours as part of a campaign of stalking, a court heard.Domenico De Rosa, aged 55, is also accused of following her and waiting for her in the street.De Rosa appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to face one count of stalking causing serious harm or distress between December 27 and January 19.The fish processing plant worker, speaking through an Italian interpreter, pleaded not guilty at Plymouth Crown Court.The count alleges he followed,...

The final messages of tragic fishermen revealed at inquest

March 13, 2017, 9:36 am

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Messages and phone calls made by a fisherman in the last hours before his boat sank, were heard by an inquest today. Skipper Mike Hill, aged 22, was aboard the JMT, a 36ft scalloper, when it was said to have capsized "suddenly and without warning" on July 9, 2015. The boat was found more than 170ft under water, five miles north of Plymouth's Eddystone Lighthouse a day later. Mr Hill was said to have messaged a friend the day the boat sank to tell him he and crew member Shane...

Emotional farewell for officer 'who served others all his life'

March 13, 2017, 12:12 pm

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Colleagues and comrades of a much-respected former police officers and Falklands veteran heard of the many lives he had touched during his life.The Minster Church of St Andrew's in Royal Parade was host to the funeral of Ian 'Soapy' Watson, who died on February 24 aged just 59 following a medical episode. Ian retired from Devon and Cornwall Police in October 2015 with wife Sue, who was also a serving officer, having spent around 20 years in the force. Prior to training as an officer, Ian had...

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March 14, 2017, 2:09 am

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It could just be a strange form of toilet humour - but owners of a coffee shop in Plympton have been left baffled after a customer nicked one of their hand-made loo roll holders.Finla Coffee on the Ridgeway say they are 'intrigued' as to how a customer could pull off the most bizarre of daylight robberies.Owners Deanna Yates and Michael Pendlebury made their bespoke and 'quirky' loo roll holders from scratch and were shocked to think that someone could have planned the whole thing.The couple...

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March 14, 2017, 5:36 am

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A custody sergeant and two detention officers have been found not guilty of killing a church caretaker with mental health problems.Thomas Orchard, 32, died in hospital seven days after being arrested and brought to Heavitree Road police station in Exeter, Devon, in October 2012.Mr Orchard, who suffered from paranoid schizophrenia, was held down, handcuffed and a large fabric webbing belt designed to restrain arms and legs was placed across his face.Custody sergeant Jan Kingshott, 44, and...

Devon police could be punished over death of Thomas Orchard

March 14, 2017, 6:33 am

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Police could face disciplinary action over the death of tragic church caretaker Thomas Orchard.Sarah Green, deputy chairwoman of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), said 'subsequent disciplinary proceedings' are currently under consideration for the police officers and staff involved in the arrest and restraint of Mr Orchard.A spokesman added: "The IPCC continues to examine Devon and Cornwall Police's corporate decision-making around the ERB. Investigators are conducting...

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Four released over Vospers heist - but another man is arrested

March 14, 2017, 7:30 am

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Four men have been released without charge by police after a well-known Plymouth car showroom was ransacked.Vospers at Marsh Mills had its safe ripped open, a huge haul of expensive specialist tools taken and two brand new cars stolen before one was torched during a getaway.A fifth man has now been arrested on suspicion of burglary at the car showroom. The man, aged 45 from Plymouth, will answer his bail on March 22.No further action will be taken against the four men originally arrested.The...

Care home boss conned pensioner out of £9,000 to fund...

March 14, 2017, 8:52 am

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A care home boss conned a resident into £9,000 of unnecessary cash withdrawals to fund her spiraling online gambling addiction, a jury has heard.The trial of Sharon Smith, 51, from Burraton in Saltash, at Truro Crown Court heard that she worked as a manager at Rowan House care home in Saltash when she took resident Robert Berridge, now 68, to a local Lloyd's bank branch on numerous occasions between December 2014 and September 2015 and instructed him to withdraw cash under she said would...

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March 14, 2017, 10:17 am

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A Royal Marine strangled and raped a woman in his home after a row, a court heard. Lee Fraser, aged 34, grabbed her around the neck and later raped her in his bed, a jury was told. The alleged victim told a jury she repeatedly said no and tried to push him away. She said: "I was just in shock, I did not really know what to do." Fraser, of Ford Park Mutley, is on trial at Plymouth Crown Court after denying rape of the woman between June 4 and June 8, 2015. He has also...

Plymouth man admits having sex with ANOTHER underage girl

March 14, 2017, 10:48 am

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A man has admitted having sex with a 15-year-old girl – his second offence of sleeping with an underage girl.Orin Harrison, aged 20, returned to Plymouth Crown Court the day after he was released from prison for his earlier crime.Harrison pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a girl under 16 in April 2015.He had originally denied rape and was facing trial – but the Crown Prosecution Service has now accepted his plea to the lesser charge.A judge told him he was unlikely to go to jail...

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March 15, 2017, 7:41 am

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Hackers could access the accounts of thousands of desktop WhatsApp and Telegram messaging users after a security flaw was uncovered The security lapse could allow hackers to hijack users' accounts "in seconds", experts have warned. The issue was uncovered by cyber security firm Check Point and could potentially give hackers access to victims' contact lists, conversations, pictures, videos and other shared content. Attackers are able to exploit the vulnerability by sending the...