Police launch murder inquiry after man dies outside pub

July 2, 2017, 1:28 am

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Police have launched a murder inquiry after the death of a man outside a Plymouth pub in the early hours of today.Police were called at around 12.40am by paramedics after concerns were raised for the welfare of a man outside The Clarence pub in Stonehouse.Read more: All these people are still wanted by Plymouth policeOn arrival, paramedics found a man in his 60s collapsed and after several attempts made to resuscitate him, he was pronounced dead at the scene.A 24-year-old man has been arrested...

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July 2, 2017, 4:50 am

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Bikes worth £20,000 have been stolen from a Plymouth shop – for the second time in less than two years.Burglars raided Rockin Bikes cycle shop in Yelverton in the early hours of today, escaping with several high-end bikes.Alarms at the property sounded at about 4am and Devon and Cornwall Police were alerted.Detectives believe the thieves escaped in a white Transit van. A similar vehicle was used in the 2015 burglary when cycles worth £20,000 were taken.Witnesses or anyone with...

Stonehouse murder inquiry: Public tried to save man's life

July 2, 2017, 6:21 am

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Pub-goers tried to save the life of a man who collapsed outside a Plymouth pub, sparking a police murder inquiry.The emergency services were called to The Clarence pub in Stonehouse just after 12.30am on Sunday after a man in his 60s collapsed outside.Read more: This is the Royal Marine who saved 200 people from a terror attackWitnesses have now told The Herald that members of the public tried to save the man's life before paramedics arrived.One man said: "It happened outside the pub and he was...

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July 2, 2017, 10:58 am

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The landlord of a Plymouth pub at the centre of an ongoing murder enquiry has spoken of his shock and sadness at the incident which left one man dead.Barney Wills was tending the bar at The Clarence in Stonehouse on the night on July 1 when an altercation reportedly broke out between two regulars and a man in his 60s, who tragically died as a result."We were having a birthday party for a friend there at the time. It was going brilliantly all night," Mr Wills told The Herald."It...

Mystery of man's body found scattered over a mile of woodland

July 3, 2017, 4:51 am

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Mystery surrounds the death of a 39-year-old man whose body was found scattered across more than a mile of woodland. Lee Gilbert's remains were found in woods in Cornwall five months after he went missing from his home in Penryn. An inquest last week failed to establish what happened to him in the hours before he died, finding the could have been the victim of a crime, suffered from a medical episode, taken his own life or passed away from natural causes. Mr Gilbert's skeletal remains...

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July 3, 2017, 4:54 am

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Imagine dreading every bus journey, every shopping trip, every telephone call, waiting for the comments, the dismissive tone, the threats.For some people, hate crime is not a liberal hand-wringing exercise, it's a real and painful part of their daily life. It can be open verbal and even physical abuse specifically directed due to a person's difference, or it can be subtle, seemingly insignificant to all but the target. Stop Hate UK is a specialist independent service which offers 24 hours a day,...

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July 3, 2017, 6:40 am

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A pervert jailed for a decade for sexually abusing underage girls has been handed more time behind bars for writing a letter to one of his victims.Dale Hewitt, aged 27, was branded a "low life scum" by the mum of one of the schoolgirls – who were driven to cut themselves or attempt suicide.He was jailed last year for ten years for a string of sex offences, many committed after he plied his victims with drugs.Hewitt, now at HMP Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, wrote a letter which...

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July 3, 2017, 7:30 am

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Devon and Cornwall Police are looking for officers and police staff to join the force, including those from the LGBT community, and will be holding recruitment open evenings later this month. Applicants from all communities are encouraged to apply for the jobs and attend one of the open evenings which will give those interested a better understanding of the job. A police spokesperson said: "We want talented people working for the police who represent the communities we serve....

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Plymouth pub death victim named as man appears in court

July 3, 2017, 8:46 am

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WATCH ABOVE: Police guard the scene following the incident A man accused of manslaughter has been remanded to appear at Crown court later this month. Ashley Lawman, of Clarence Place appeared at Plymouth Magistrates Court today following an incident in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police had been called to The Clarence public house in Stonehouse at around 12.40am by paramedics following the incident which saw a man in his 60s, named in court as John Olver, suffering from a head...

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July 3, 2017, 9:50 am

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A teenage Royal Navy sailor has been cleared by a jury of drunkenly groping a woman in a busy city bar.Thomas McStravick, aged 18, was acquitted of touching the stranger on the backside and between her legs in the Union Rooms.McStravick, based at HMS Drake in Keyham, told Plymouth Crown Court he had never seen the woman until she appeared in the witness box.He denied sexual assault in the Union Street bar on the night of July 2 last year.A jury unanimously cleared him of the single...

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July 3, 2017, 4:54 am

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Stonehouse death pub has closed down suddenly and faces a...

July 3, 2017, 11:33 am

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A city pub which was the focus of a manslaughter investigation is facing a licensing review after police claimed it was "associated with serious crime and serious disorder".The Clarence public house in Clarence Place, Stonehouse, was attended by police in the early hours of Sunday following an incident which ended with a man in his 60s deceased and another man charged with manslaughter. Three notices have now been placed at the venue, noting how Devon and Cornwall Police have made an...

Stonehouse death pub is closed this evening and faces a licensing...

July 3, 2017, 11:33 am

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A city pub which was the focus of a manslaughter investigation is facing a licensing review after police claimed it was "associated with serious crime and serious disorder".The Clarence public house in Clarence Place, Stonehouse, was attended by police in the early hours of Sunday following an incident which ended with a man in his 60s deceased and another man charged with manslaughter. Three notices have now been placed at the venue, noting how Devon and Cornwall Police have made an...

Tributes pour in for Stonehouse pub death victim John Olver

July 3, 2017, 12:37 pm

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A solitary bouquet of flowers left upon a pub chair outside a city bar marks the spot where a man lost his life on Sunday morning.John Olver has not yet been formally identified by the police or coroner at this stage, but he was named as the man who died at The Clarence public house in Clarence Place in the early hours of Sunday morning.READ MORE: Stonehouse death pub has closed down suddenly and faces a licensing reviewFamily and friends have also joined together online to pay their respects to...

Plymouth man faces jail for biting stranger's cheek

July 3, 2017, 12:40 pm

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A man faces jail for biting a stranger's cheek.Business owner Lorne Jenkins, aged 48, attacked the man resulting what a judge caused a "significant injury".Jenkins pleaded guilty to maliciously wounding Owen Pearce, causing grievous bodily harm without intent, at Plymouth Crown Court.Adjourning the case for a probation report, Judge Ian Lawrie said it was a "pretty unpleasant assault".READ MORE: Tributes pour in for Stonehouse pub death victim John OlverHe told Jenkins:...

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Stonehouse pub where man died faces licensing review

July 3, 2017, 11:33 am

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A city pub which was the focus of a manslaughter investigation is facing a licensing review after police claimed it was "associated with serious crime and serious disorder".The Clarence public house in Clarence Place, Stonehouse, was attended by police in the early hours of Sunday following an incident which ended with a man in his 60s deceased and another man charged with manslaughter. Three notices have now been placed at the venue, noting how Devon and Cornwall Police have made an...

Man accused of raping 'drunken and dizzy' Plymouth student after...

July 3, 2017, 11:00 pm

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A man raped a "drunken and dizzy" university student three times after walking her home from a night out, a jury was told.Daniel Perkins, aged 32, stripped the woman as she lay on her bed "drifting in and out of consciousness".Perkins, also a student at Plymouth University, allegedly has sex with her even though she told him to stop, the jury was told.He is said to have told her "not to be a baby" when she complained.Perkins later told police that the woman was not...

74-year-old man accused of dealing cannabis

July 3, 2017, 9:52 am

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A 74-year-old man has appeared in court accused of dealing drugs.Pensioner Francis Hester is set to face a trial charged with possession of cannabis with intent to supply.He attended Plymouth Crown Court to deny dealing the drug on August 8 last year.Hester, of Manadon Drive, pleaded guilty to the alternative of possession of cannabis.Jason Beal, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said drugs were seized both from the defendant's vehicle and his home.Judge Ian Lawrie set down a trial to start on...

Man goes on trial accused of sexually abusing girl 15 years ago

July 3, 2017, 10:39 am

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A man has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing a girl more than 15 years ago.Scott Barton, aged 42, allegedly indecently assaulted the child and tried to rape her, a jury was told.He is accused of sexually touching the girl while watching a soap opera on television and also while showing her pornography, Plymouth Crown Court heard.Barton, of Rydal Close, Estover, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of indecent assault against the youngster in 2000 to 2001.He also denies another charge of...

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July 4, 2017, 2:01 am

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A man will appear at court next month charged with the stabbing of a man in a Devonport street.Dean Wilkinson, aged 47, answered bail yesterday afternoon and was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and threatening a person with a bladed weapon.The charges relate to an incident in Duke Street, Devonport at about 6.45pm on November 2.Wilkinson, from Clifton Street, Greenbank was picked up by police later the same day after the incident which initially saw five people – four...