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November 24, 2015, 1:47 pm

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A GROUP of thugs ransacked an historic Barbican pub tonight in an attack on innocent Leyton Orient fans who were drinking at the bar.Around 20 men, believed to be Plymouth Argyle supporters, stormed into the Minerva Inn on Looe Street at 6.28pm this evening.The gang began throwing tables and chairs around the pub and a young woman was injured when a shard of broken glass cut her hand.Owner Shelly Jones, who was working behind the bar, said she was "very frightened" when the men entered."I was...

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November 25, 2015, 11:32 am

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A COURT heard how Donald Pemberton told officers they would know if he had murdered anyone, "because it would've been one of you *******", while his co-defendant, Ryan Williams, told an officer "Murder – I killed him". Pemberton, of Victoria Road, St Budeaux and his co-defendant, Ryan Williams, were arrested at the entrance of Milford Lane at the border of Whitleigh and Tamerton Foliot by police following the incident on the green at the village in the early hours of New Year's Day....

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November 25, 2015, 11:42 am

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WITNESSES – none of whom had been drinking on New Year's Eve – told a court they heard men shouting they would "stab the lot of you" at others on the Tamerton Foliot green. Jurors in the trial of Donald Pemberton, who jointly stands accused of the murder of Tanis Bhandari, as well as wounding three other men and causing actual bodily harm to a fourth, heard from a number of witnesses who all revealed they had not touched a drop of alcohol on the night for a variety of different...

Another legal high banned in latest Government crack down

November 26, 2015, 12:16 am

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The Government has banned another legal high with new legislation coming into force on November 27. The substance is currently on sale in shops across the region as well as online but will become unlawful from November 27 in a temporary ban lasting a year. The latest ban ends the legal sale of N-methyl-1-(thiophen-2-yl)propan-2-amine - also known as methiopropamine or MPA - for misuse as a psychoactive substance. The chemical has similar effects to amphetamines and is sometimes sold under...

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November 26, 2015, 1:05 am

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ARMED police officers were on standby at the football match between Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City on Saturday. Senior officers say the decision to introduce the extra security initiative was taken as a precaution, rather than a response to any specific immediate threat. Teams with more powerful firearms, such as automatic weapons, were also on standby to provide backup. Assistant Chief Constable Paul Netherton said: "This is a precaution and all about making sure we have the capability to...

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November 26, 2015, 1:21 am

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Police are warning people not to buy goods from the back of a van in supermarket car parks after reports of three incidents in Cornwall. Cornwall Council Trading Standards and Devon and Cornwall Police are warning the public about a group of males that have been targeting shoppers at local supermarkets, offering designer men's clothing. According to at least three reports, the group appear to have been operating in Cornwall over the last few days. Senior Trading Standards Officer Gary Webster...

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November 26, 2015, 3:39 am

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A TEENAGER and a 28-year-old man have been released on bail following an unprovoked attack on Leyton Orient fans.The attack happened at the Minerva Inn on Looe Street before Plymouth Argyle's match on Tuesday evening. Shelly Jones, who has been the landlady for five years, told The Herald after the incident a 20-strong group stormed the pub and destroyed furniture. A woman was also injured in the attack from shards of broken glass. A spokesperson for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "The...

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November 26, 2015, 4:35 am

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JURORS in the trial of Donald Pemberton, accused of the murder of a Tamerton Foliot man, this morning visited locations relating to the case. The court proceedings continued as clerks, prosecution and defence barristers, ushers and the judge, Mr Justice Nigel Teare, eschewed wigs and gowns and travelled to key points around the village which have been identified during the trial. They were accompanied by detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Team who have carried out the police...

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Cornish man denies dog attack which left grandfather 'scalped'

November 26, 2015, 4:45 am

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A CORNISH man has denied his dog was responsible for an attack which left a grandfather scalped and requiring surgery. Paul Francis Charles Lindsay-Jones, of Salmon Row, Truro, pleaded not guilty when he appeared at Truro Crown Court on Friday. The 52-year-old is accused of being the owner of a dog, described as a mixed breed rottweiler mastiff cross, which was dangerously out of control in a public place and caused injury to a person. Peter Fitzgerald required surgery after the incident which...

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November 26, 2015, 11:56 am

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A ROYAL Navy surgeon told a court a wound to one of the alleged victims of a New Year stabbing was so deep, he was able to reach through his stomach and touch the operating table underneath. Surgeon Commander Anthony Lambert was giving evidence at Plymouth Crown Court during the trial of 21-year-old Donald Pemberton, who is accused of the murder of Tanis Bhandari, wounding with intent Jamie Healy, Sean Cordon, Gorge Walker and the actual bodily harm of Matthew Daw. Commander Lambert, said he...

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November 26, 2015, 11:58 am

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THE sister of the man accused of murdering Tanis Bhandari saw him "snort 'bubble' powder" shortly before going to a New Year's party in Tamerton Foliot, a court heard. Suzie, brother of Donald Pemberton – who denies murdering the 27-year-old builder and wounding three others and causing actual bodily harm to a fourth man – made a statement to police which was read out to the jury at Plymouth Crown Court by prosecutor Simon Laws QC. She revealed how she, her boyfriend Ryan Williams...

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November 27, 2015, 6:07 am

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PROSECUTORS have closed their case against a man accused of the murder of Tanis Bhandari.Jurors in the trial of Donald Pemberton, who also faces three counts of wounding with intent and one count of actual bodily harm, heard from a forensic scientist who had analysed clothing belonging to both 21-year-old Pemberton and co-accused Ryan Williams, who pleaded guilty to the five joint charges earlier this week. The analysis included blood-stains and DNA found on their clothes and trainers, and on...

Plymouth man arrested by mistake was caught with cannabis

November 27, 2015, 8:08 am

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A MAN was caught with cannabis after he was arrested by mistake, a court heard. But Christopher Pickering avoided going straight to jail despite being in breach of a suspended prison sentence. The 24-year-old was arrested by as he left the pub by a policeman looking for someone else, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He immediately confessed that he had a small amount of cannabis. Pickering, of Brentford Avenue, Whitleigh, pleaded guilty to possession of 14.7 grams of the Class B drug on October...

Alcoholic started blaze which cost Plymouth store £62,000

November 27, 2015, 8:14 am

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A HOMELESS alcoholic has been jailed for starting a fire outside a furniture store which cost the business £62,000. Drunken George Hocking, aged 35, lit the fire outside the Big Pine Shop because he was cold, a court heard. But the blaze burned out of control and spread to the store in Exeter Street. The fire damaged stock worth £22,000 and cost the company sales of £40,000 over eight weeks, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Jailing him for eight months, Recorder John Trevaskis said...

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November 27, 2015, 8:45 am

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A THUG has been jailed for repeatedly stabbing a man in the neck and leg with a broken bottle as he begged for his life. Mohamed Omar, aged 20, came within a "hair's breadth" of killing his victim in a horrific street attack. High on drugs and alcohol, Omar picked up and smashed a bottle and struck Gareth Haynes with it five or six times, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Omar left his victim staggering around and bleeding heavily and went to a friend's house to arm himself with a knife. Jailing him...

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Bigots urinated in front of praying Muslims in Plymouth park

November 27, 2015, 9:55 am

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TWO YOBS urinated in front of a Muslim family praying in the park while spouting bigoted abuse, a court heard. Drunken friends Natalie Richardson, aged 32, and 36-year-old Claire Farrell deliberately dropped their trousers within metres of the couple and their children. Richardson then pushed a bystander in the chest when he tried to intervene. A judge branded their behaviour on a Sunday afternoon in Central Park as "disgusting". The friends themselves had six children with them at the time,...

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November 27, 2015, 9:58 am

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PROSECUTORS have closed their case against a man accused of the murder of Tanis Bhandari. Jurors in the trial of Donald Pemberton, who also faces three counts of wounding with intent and one count of actual bodily harm, heard from a forensic scientist who had analysed clothing belonging to both 21-year-old Pemberton and co-accused Ryan Williams, who pleaded guilty to the five joint charges earlier this week. The analysis by Suzanne Winter, of Cellmark Forensic Services, included a series of...

Sex offender bribed Plymouth victim and said abuse 'a dream'

November 27, 2015, 9:59 am

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A MAN bribed an underage girl to pose in underwear for photographs and later sexually assaulted her – claiming that she had dreamt the abuse. Alexander Hunt, aged 20, pulled down her pyjama bottoms as she lay in bed and performed an indecent act, a court heard. He had earlier persuaded the 11-year-old to pose in underwear for photographs by giving her gifts including a webcam. But a judge suspended his prison sentence after hearing that he had Asperger's and did not realise the seriousness...

Danger driver jailed for crashing into Plymouth nursery wall

November 27, 2015, 10:22 am

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A DANGER driver has been jailed for reversing into the wall of a nursery and flipping his car over as police gave chase. Heroin addict Steven Edsel-Ford, aged 46, was at the wheel of a Volkswagen Golf which struck another vehicle containing a mother waiting for her child. He had reversed down an alleyway and blindly swung around a corner after an officer tried to speak to him, Plymouth Crown Court heard. Jailing him for a total of eight months for a string of offences, Recorder John Trevaskis...

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November 27, 2015, 10:25 am

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JURORS heard the detailed and aggressive exchange of threats made between a man accused of murder and another man shortly before Tanis Bhandari was stabbed to death. Prosecutor Lee Brembridge told the court Pemberton had been using Ryan Williams' Samsung mobile phone to carry out the Facebook argument while he was at his older brother's party in Cunningham Road, Tamerton Foliot. Mr Brembridge said the Wi-Fi set up at the address registered being used by the phone – which was later found...