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May 8, 2017, 12:00 pm

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WATCH ABOVE: Inside sick Michael Caine's bizarre home A former soldier who's collection of dolphin paraphernalia helped him battle PTSD has been jailed for 11 years after being convicted of raping a vulnerable woman. Michael Caine claimed his collection of more than 10,000 bits of dolphin memorabilia helped him overcome the nightmares and flashbacks he suffered from his time in the military. The father-of-five was with the Devon and Dorset regiment on tour in Northern Ireland in the 1970s...

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May 8, 2017, 9:57 am

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A Czech mother and daughter have appeared in court charged with asking a prosecution witness to withdraw his evidence.Ruzena Tancosova, aged 56, and 35-year-old Lenka Chemjlova faced a judge to deny conspiracy to pervert the course of justice between April and July 2015.The pair allegedly required Josef Bukovinsky to attend a solicitor's office in his native Czech Republic between April and July 2015, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Tancosova, of no fixed address, and Chemjlova, of Novy Bor in the...

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May 8, 2017, 4:01 pm

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A landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse is in Plymouth today to listen to organisations supporting victims and survivors.Groups like the Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services, Intercom Trust and North Devon Against Domestic Abuse will hear from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) about its Truth Project. The Truth Project has been hearing from victims and survivors around the country for over 18 months, and opened in the south west in February. So far, more than 700...

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May 9, 2017, 2:06 am

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A drug dealer who gatecrashed a student house party has been jailed for stabbing a man in the leg.Cameron Etten Forbes, aged 22, plunged the weapon deep into the thigh of his victim after a row outside the gathering, a court heard.He managed to escape but was arrested later after police executed a drugs warrant and found him dealing crack cocaine.Etten Forbes, a Londoner who got sucked into gang culture, was jailed for a total of four years and eight months at Plymouth Crown Court. Recorder Paul...

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May 9, 2017, 5:20 am

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A former member of the Boys' Brigade has told a jury how he awoke during a sleepover to find a leader touching him sexually.He wiped away tears as he told a court how he was made to sleep in a single bed with David Wall, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Wall, now aged 53, is on trial accused of indecently touching four boys in his unit more than 20 years ago.He indecently touched three schoolboys, aged between about eight and 14, during a trip and sleepovers in the 1980s and 1990s.Wall was known by...

Jury discharged in trial of Plymouth medical student accused of...

May 9, 2017, 9:27 am

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The jury in the trial of a medical student accused of selling cannabis from his shared digs has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts.The panel deciding the fate of 21-year-old Sobanan Narenthiran was sent home following almost five hours of deliberations at Plymouth Crown Court.Narenthiran is likely to face a retrial in November.A-grade student Narenthiran allegedly plotted to supply the cannabis from his former shared house in Mildmay Street, Greenbank, which was searched by police...

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May 9, 2017, 9:44 am

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A man plunged a kitchen knife into the stomach of a neighbour after a dispute which started over missing cat food and litter, a court heard.Laurence Marrison, aged 46, fell out with the couple living in the upstairs flat when he looked after their pets, a jury was told.The neighbours later cut Marrison off from their free wi-fi internet access, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Marrison then argued with neighbour Mark Scott who headbutted him in the face – provoking the defendant to fetch the...

Man who sexually abused two girls as a boy avoids jail

May 9, 2017, 10:12 am

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A man who sexually abused two girls repeatedly over two years about three decades ago has avoided jail.Iain Ottway, now 40, indecently assaulted the children regularly, Plymouth Crown Court heard.But he avoided going straight to prison because he was only about 14 at the time – and due to the amount of time which has passed since the abuse.Handing him a suspended term, Judge Ian Lawrie said sentencing was a "difficult balancing exercise".He added both girls had been caused...

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Police say man carrying knife in Plymouth city centre wanted to...

May 9, 2017, 11:00 am

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Police have revealed a man caught walking down a city street carrying a large kitchen knife had earlier called police claiming he intended to seriously harm himself.Officers were called to near the JobCentrePlus building in Exeter Street at around 11.30am on Monday after receiving reports of a man seen carrying a knife. A number of officers, including a dog handler and dog, were deployed and the man was arrested by a neighbourhood officer at around 11.45am and taken into custody. Police have...

I was punched in my car – now I want to find the man who...

May 9, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Watch Mrs Woodgate recall how the attack happened above A devastated mum who was punched in an unprovoked attack while sitting in a car wants to find the person responsible – to stop others from getting hurt. Lynn Woodgate was just about to pull out of junction onto North Road West when a man, who she believes was intoxicated, punched her hard in the chest through the open car window. The 48-year-old, who was on her way to pick up a prescription from the pharmacy at the time,...

Plymouth man stabbed neighbour in row over missing WKD and cat...

May 10, 2017, 5:46 am

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A man has told a jury he accidentally stabbed a neighbour in the stomach as a row which started over missing cat food and WKD escalated into violence.Laurence Marrison, aged 46, told a court he acted in self-defence after the man headbutted him and burst into his flat.He added that he picked up the long chef's knife in order to scare Mark Scott away as he followed him into his kitchen.Marrison said Mr Scott lost his temper after he questioned why he had been cut off from using their wi-fi, which...

Eagle-eyed Plymouth cops uncover multi-million pound fraud

May 10, 2017, 6:06 am

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Four men have been convicted of a multi-million pound investment fraud, thanks to the sharp eye of a Plymouth police officer.A jury at Blackfriars Crown Court in London convicted the four men – 46-year-old Christopher Sabin, 52-year-old Tobias Ridpath, 53-year-old William Berkeley [previously known as William Beasley] and Nicholas Start, aged 36 – of investment fraud. A jury agreed with prosecutors who said the four had conspired together to defraud 400 investors of more than...

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May 10, 2017, 9:06 am

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A shameless husband posted more than 100 private sex photographs of his estranged wife on Facebook – making her feel "sick to her stomach".Alan Cruickshank, aged 53, published the pictures on his page and urged others to share them in one of the city's first prosecutions for "revenge porn".Cruickshank posted the images as the couple's relationship disintegrated, Plymouth Crown Court heard.The woman said in a statement read to the court that she felt...

Police want to speak to shopper spotted with a camera hidden in a...

May 10, 2017, 9:19 am

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Police investigating a case of suspected voyeurism in a city shop want to speak to this man.He was caught on camera in the Co-operative store on Devonport Road between 8.53am and 9.05am on February 24.He was carrying what was believed to be a camera concealed inside a bag.The bag was placed next to two women who noticed a lens of a camera protruding from the bag.When the man was challenged by shop staff, he left the store.Police are keen to identify the man in the CCTV images as they believe he...

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May 10, 2017, 9:35 am

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A leader in the Boys' Brigade indecently touched a boy in his bed as his wife lay next to them, a jury was told.The complainant, now a grown man, told a court that David Wall twice pushed his penis against his leg when he was aged between eight and ten.He said that he had climbed into bed with Wall and his wife after sleeping over at their city home more than 20 years ago.Wall, now aged 53, was known by some of the boys in his unit as "David Wandering Hands", a jury was told.The...

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Three Polish students injured in 'savage' city centre attack

May 10, 2017, 9:41 am

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Witnesses say an unprovoked and savage attack on three Polish students left them bloodied and bruised.The young men were in Royal Parade near the Debenhams department store at around 3.30pm when they were attacked. A witness told The Herald: "It was a complete melee. "I think someone got off the bus and went over to them after hearing them talking. "You could see this guy throwing punches and shouting. "Then a young women waded in shouting 'leave them alone'. Everyone else...

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May 10, 2017, 10:11 am

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A man who broke the cheekbone of a stranger with learning difficulties has been banned from all pubs in his home town.Alex Bowen, aged 21, punched the man because he feared he was about to be glassed in Tavistock, a court heard.Bowen denied that he knew the stranger had mental health difficulties.Bowen has been handed a suspended prison sentence at Plymouth Crown Court and banned from nine named pubs in the town for nine months.Judge Ian Lawrie told him: "You assaulted a man who was clearly...

13 bizarre rules and regulations that could land you in trouble...

May 10, 2017, 12:44 pm

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We all know the law can be an ass, but at times it can also be completely bizarre. The recent news that people may be fined on the spot for feeding seagulls highlights how the law is changing, yet some of the strangest laws are far from fresh. Some of the oldest laws are also some of the most unexpected and baffling. Here we look at a few of the bizarre rules and regulations affecting everyday tasks that could land you in trouble. READ: Kodi box sellers could now face 10 years in...

Taxi driver's plea to find phone after thieves smash up cab

May 10, 2017, 2:20 pm

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A taxi driver has urged the thieves who smashed up his cab and stole his personal possessions to return his mobile phone - so he won't lose the treasured family pictures he had saved on it. Self-employed driver Murat Kaymaz parked his cab in Alton Road in Mutley late last night when he stopped off to get some food. When the 39-year-old returned to the vehicle shortly after midnight, he found a rock had been thrown through the passenger window and his wallet and mobile phone had been taken...

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May 11, 2017, 3:13 am

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WATCH ABOVE: The Herald's first footage from the scene The horror that unfolded outside Drake Circus on Christmas Eve was followed live by people all over Plymouth. The Herald was at the scene shortly after the early-hours smash which left teenager Ruby-Tuesday Hobbs with life-changing injuries. Reporter Sarah Waddington was at Drake Circus watching emergency services work at the scene - and was told how the drink-driver's BMW had mounted the kerb. The man has now pleaded guilty to...