Man admits serious attacks on woman

June 26, 2017, 9:29 am

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A man has admitted attacking and seriously injuring a woman twice within two months.Michal Murawski, aged 30, pleaded guilty to two offences on the first day of his trial at Plymouth Crown Court.He maliciously wounded the woman in the city, causing grievous bodily harm without intent, on November 14 last year and January 14 this year.Murawski, now in Exeter Prison but previously living in Greenbank, denied more serious alternative offences of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.READ: MORE...

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Delay to trial over convicted Plymouth sex offender

June 26, 2017, 10:35 am

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The trial of a convicted sex offender accused of dodging a court order intended to monitor his behaviour has been delayed.Alfred Palmer, aged 60, allegedly failed to tell the police within three days of receiving a new passport without reasonable excuse.He was due to stand trial at Plymouth Crown Court today but the hearing was delayed because a prosecution witness is ill.READ: FATHER FILMS HIMSELF TRESPASSING AROUND DEVONPORT DOCKYARDPalmer, of North Road East, Stonehouse, has denied breaching...

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June 26, 2017, 11:34 am

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The owner of Plymouth pub who was fined for playing music without a license says he is "gobsmasked" by the punishment. Mark David Newton, who runs the Weston Mill pub in St Budeaux, was hit with a music ban and legal costs of over £3,000 at London's High Court last week. The Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Geoffrey Vos, banned him from playing copyrighted music at the pub at 57 Bridwell Road, after hearing that he was caught playing recorded copyrighted music there...

Councillors are calling for a 'no confidence vote' in Plymouth's...

June 27, 2017, 1:20 am

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Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner should be removed from her role for making "stupid and dangerous" comments about guns, according to a group of Plymouth councillors.The city's Labour group is pushing for a vote of no confidence in Alison Hernandez, saying they are "extremely alarmed" at her stance on how to tackle terrorists.Earlier this month Ms Hernandez said vigilantes with guns could be part of the "solution" – but later insisted the...

Police want to trace this woman after child 'bitten by dog'

June 27, 2017, 2:40 am

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Police want to trace a woman in connection with an incident in which a child was allegedly bitten by a dog in a city park.Two people with two black Labrador dogs were seen to enter the Pitch and Putt cafe in Central Park between 12pm and 12.30pm on Sunday, May 7.One of the dogs allegedly bit a young child, causing an injury to the child's arm.READ MORE: Plymouth pub owner hit with High Court fine and music ban says he's 'been made an example of'The woman in these CCTV images is described as...

Plymouth University targeted by £12m fraud gang, court told

June 27, 2017, 5:54 am

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Plymouth University was targeted by a 'sophisticated' fraud gang who conned their way to more than £12million before being locked up, a court has been told. The revelation was made as kKey members of the audacious conspiracy to defraud NHS hospitals, councils and the Guernsey government were jailed for up to 10 years. Leicester Crown Court heard how 21 mostly public bodies were targeted by the sophisticated divert fraud, which spanned not only the UK but took criminal investigators...

This is why Plymouth's police cells were completely full at the...

June 27, 2017, 7:00 am

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Police cells across Devon were packed full on Friday night after a series of incidents across the region which stretched the already thin blue line. Friday nights have become less hectic for police in previous years with Plymouth's Operation Expound – which deals with the evening and night time economy areas of the city on Friday and Saturday nights – being reduced to just one night a week a couple of years ago after Saturday nights were found to be the main night out. However, the...

Cruel son jailed after telling mum: 'I've been kidnapped by drug...

June 27, 2017, 8:45 am

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A cruel son has been jailed for demanding money from his caring mother by claiming he had been kidnapped by drug dealers – in what a judge called a "heartless betrayal".Drug addict Daniel Mosley, aged 26, harassed his mother by making 33 phone calls saying he was being held prisoner in Bristol, a court heard.He also took her credit card to buy scratchcards worth £300.Mum Helen had helped keep Mosley out of jail at a previous hearing by providing him a home and support when...

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June 27, 2017, 8:50 am

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A resident who battled to get a supermarket to install gates to lock out boy racers from its car park said the problem has returned.The woman – whose home overlooks the Morrison's superstore in Billacombe Road, Plymstock, raise the issue after a terrifying incident where speeding drivers using the car park as a racetrack drove deliberately at an 11-year-old schoolgirl and an adult family friend. The Herald reported in February this year how the store's headquarters insisted they would take...

Thug who battered woman with mobile phone is jailed

June 27, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A jealous thug has been jailed for stamping on his former partner's chest and punching her face during two attacks which left her flat spattered with blood.Drunken Michal Murawski, aged 30, left the woman battered and bruised at the end of a violent relationship, a court heard.He turned up at her city home and lost his temper when she rejected his advances.Judge Paul Darlow jailed him for almost five years at Plymouth Crown Court.He was handed consecutive 27-month jail terms for each of the...

Three held after police car 'rammed' in Plymouth

June 28, 2017, 2:17 am

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A undercover police car was allegedy rammed after officers attempted to pull over a suspected stolen car on a major Plymouth route. Police were following a silver Mercedes on Novorossick Road, in Plymouth at 8pm on Tuesday, June 27 when the alleged offence took place. A police spokesman said: "Police were notified just after 8pm yesterday of a road related offence on Novorossiysk Road, in Plymouth."Upon attendance, A silver Mercedes allegedly rammed into an unmarked police...

Man accused of attempted murder and arson with intent

June 28, 2017, 2:28 am

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A man is due to appear before Plymouth magistrates today, charged with a string of offences - including attempted murder and arson.Connor Bunyard, 20, of Seymour Road, Newton Abbot, has been charged with four counts of arson with intent, one count of possessing a knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place and attempted murder following an alleged incident in the Devon town in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Devon and Cornwall police say Bunyard has been remanded in custody and is due...

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June 28, 2017, 5:25 am

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A young man has appeared before Plymouth magistrates charged with a string of offences including attempted murder and four counts of arson.Connor Osiris, aged 20, wore a chequered jacket and white shirt as he stood in the dock at Plymouth Magistrates Court. He spoke only to confirm his date of birth and his home address in Seymour Road, Newton Abbott. He was told he faces four counts of arson with intent to endanger life, one count of possession of a knife or bladed article in a public place and...

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June 28, 2017, 5:49 am

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A drug addict faces prison for burgling a home and threatening a resident.Prolific offender Simon Davis, aged 21, sneaked into two nearby properties on the same night, a court heard.Homeless Davis, with more than 50 offences on his record, was remanded back into custody before sentencing to see a probation officer.Judge Ian Lawrie told him: "Before I lock him up for a long period of custody it is open to the court to look at all options, but I am not remotely optimistic."Davis appeared...

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June 28, 2017, 7:16 am

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The owner of a stolen scooter hopes Herald readers can help him recover it – before it's been stripped and set ablaze.The owner of the black Peugeot Speedfight 50cc scooter – who has asked to remain anonymous – said the bike was taken from outside his home in Kings Tamerton Road, near the Marine Academy in Higher St Budeaux sometime between 1am and 2am on Tuesday.He said his mum heard a noise and looked out the window to see it had gone. The owner said: "I paid around...

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Man arrested after 'neighbourhood dispute' in Plymouth

June 28, 2017, 7:31 am

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A man has been arrested following a "neighbourhood dispute" in Whitleigh this afternoon. Police were called to Taunton Avenue at about 2pm. Pc Mark Freshwater said "specialist resources" were used to assist local officers."There is no ongoing threat to the community and local officers are on hand as usual to deal with any concerns," he added. A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "Police carried out an arrest warrant at a property on Taunton...

Teenager groped woman at the Union Rooms, jury told

June 28, 2017, 10:12 am

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A teenager twice groped a woman in a busy city centre bar, a jury has heard. Thomas McStravick, aged 18, allegedly touched the stranger on the bottom and between the legs, leaving her feeling "degraded". He grabbed the woman at the bar and later on the dancefloor of Union Rooms, the court was told. She told the jury: "I felt rubbish. I did not want that to happen, I did not ask for that to happen." McStravick was arrested by police outside the busy Union Street...

Someone urinated on this MP's door and there's CCTV

June 28, 2017, 10:34 am

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WATCH ABOVE: Mrs Murray's controversial comments about foodbanks at a public debate A South East Cornwall MP has claimed she was the target of online and public intimidation during the election campaign. South East Cornwall's MP Conservative MP Sheryll Murray was the very first to speak at this Parliamentary Prime Ministers Questions revealing that "over the past few month I've had swastikas carved into posters, social media posts like 'burn the witch' and 'stab the c'" She...

Rowdy drunk attacked a cash machine with a knife

June 28, 2017, 11:00 am

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A rowdy drunk has been jailed for attacking a police officer and using a knife to damage a cash machine.Allan Stevenson, aged 36, launched a sustained assault on a constable in the city centre, a court heard.Stevenson, of Lochend Drive, Edinburgh, faced Plymouth magistrates to admit three offences during the incident.He pleaded guilty to assaulting an officer in the execution of his duty on June 17.READ: POLICE LAUNCH HUNT FOR MISSING MAN ON TAMAR BRIDGEStevenson also pleaded guilty to...

Plymouth man accused of repeatedly banging on dustbins

June 28, 2017, 11:16 am

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A man has appeared in court charged with shouting in the street and repeatedly banging on dustbins. Darren Dunbar, aged 50, is accused of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order four times in three weeks. He faced Plymouth magistrates accused of seven offences in total. Dunbar, of Jedburgh Crescent, Ham, allegedly breached the order four times by shouting and banging on dustbins in the street between May 8 and June 1. READ: POLICE HUNT FOR MISSING PERSON ON TAMAR BRIDGE He is...