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November 8, 2016, 8:50 am

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A man has again appeared in court charged with murdering a mum in Plymouth.Robert Bance, aged 53, faced a judge accused of murdering mother-of-three Victoria Bance on October 9.He did not enter a plea at Plymouth Crown Court but a trial has been set for April next year.Bance, wearing a grey sweatshirt and blue trousers, spoke only to confirm his name during a ten-minute hearing.He sat with head bowed through much of the proceedings, flanked in the dock by two guards.Simon Laws, for the Crown...

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November 8, 2016, 9:15 am

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A drunken woman assaulted a takeaway worker and accused him of being a terrorist, a court heard.Gemma Bartlett, aged 25, called Khider Ali a murderer, spat towards him and hit his hand, a jury was told.Mr Ali, from a Kurdish background, said he had never felt so insulted in the 11 years he has been in the UK.But Bartlett has told Plymouth Crown Court that she never used racist language and Mr Ali was the one who abused her.Bartlett, of Charlotte Street, Morice Town, has denied the...

Plymouth man accused of sex assault of brothers awaits fate

November 10, 2016, 5:36 am

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The jury in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing two brothers over eight years this afternoon retired to consider its verdicts after a three-week trial.The panel which will decide the fate of 58-year-old Christopher Allen today heard Judge Paul Darlow sum up the case.Jurors went out to start their discussions just before lunch.Allen, who is in poor health and is sensitive to light, was not at Plymouth Crown Court. He will be summoned to courtroom number four if there are any...

Former Dockyard worker cleared of sex abuse after 16-month ordeal

November 10, 2016, 6:43 am

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A former dockyard worker has been cleared by a jury of repeatedly sexually abusing a young girl more than 15 years ago.Innocent James Davis, aged 61, had to undergo the agony of two trials before he was acquitted by a jury of five counts of indecent assault.The verdicts at Plymouth Crown Court end a 16-month ordeal since he was arrested at Heathrow Airport in July of last year - the first he knew of the false claims against him.Mr Davis, who worked at the dockyard for many years, left court to...

Plymouth mum married to a Muslim is cleared of pizza shop racism

November 10, 2016, 7:23 am

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A woman married to a Muslim from Afghanistan has been acquitted of racially abusing a Kurdish takeaway worker and calling him a "terrorist".Gemma Bartlett, aged 25, who has two children with her partner was this afternoon cleared of attacking the man in a pizza outlet after a night out.Ms Bartlett said that complainant Khider Ali abused her in Pizza Fast in Union Street at 4am.Her partner, chef Amajeed Amiri, gave evidence to say that she never abused nor attacked Mr Ali.Mr Amiri said...

Plymouth jury sent home for the night in sex abuse trial

November 10, 2016, 9:10 am

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The jury in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing two brothers over eight years has been sent home for the night after failing to agree its verdicts.The panel deciding the fate of 58-year-old Christopher Allen today heard Judge Paul Darlow sum up the case.Jurors went out to start their discussions just before lunch but were unable to reach any verdicts after four hours.Allen, who is in poor health and is sensitive to light, was not at Plymouth Crown Court. He will be summoned to...

Drugs den shut down after neighbours stood up to thugs

November 10, 2016, 10:10 am

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A closure order has been granted on a Coxside flat – right next to another one closed earlier this week – after repeated complaints of anti-social behaviour, terrifying weapons, drunken behaviour and drug dealing.Plymouth Magistrates granted a three-month closure order on 3E Teats Hill after the court was satisfied the tenant – Steven Edsel-Ford – had caused nuisance to members of the public, anti-social behaviour, and that there was evidence of drug dealing and weapons...

'Heartless and despicable' crooks steal Christmas boxes set for...

November 10, 2016, 10:35 am

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Despicable thieves broke into a church hall and stole Christmas boxes which were to be sent to children in poorer and often war-torn countries. Police say the heartless crooks entered the Pilgrim United Reform Church on St Levan Road, in Stoke, sometime between Monday September 12 and Monday September 19. The thieves then stole 15 shoe boxes filled with toys, sweets, stationery, toiletries and money which had been stacked at the rear hall of the church. "The boxes were donated by the...

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Jewel thieves target affluent area of Plymouth

November 10, 2016, 10:42 am

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A large haul of sentimental jewellery was stolen after burglar's climbed into a house through a back window. The burglary took place at a property on Mutley Road, Mannamead, between 1pm and 2pm on Monday, November 7. Among the jewellery stolen was an antique heavy gold watch chain with orb pendant, a silver and diamond fern-shaped broach in a black box marked 'Neil Watson', two solitaire-style pendants on gold chains and a gold snowflake pendant and chain. The offenders also made off...

Anti-social youth gangs blamed for 'terrorising' Efford residents...

November 10, 2016, 12:57 pm

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Anti-social gangs of youths have been blamed for terrorising residents in a Plymouth neighbourhood - prompting police to urge people to come forward with information.Residents in Efford residents say gangs of youths - some as young as 10 - have been terrorising their streets and they are calling for more action from the authorities.One man, who has asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals said he and his children have looked on at their home near Torridge Way as "10 to 20"...

Four arrested after police carry out drugs raids

November 11, 2016, 5:22 am

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Four people have been arrested after police carried out drugs raids in and around Newquay.Investigators say they executed a Misuse of Drugs Act warrant on Thursday at a residential address in St Columb Minor.A 29-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of Class A and Class B controlled drugs and a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of money laundering. A quantity of drugs and cash were seized from the address.Following these arrests, further searches were conducted at two...

Plymouth man faces five years in jail for having secret stun gun

November 11, 2016, 5:43 am

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A man caught with a stun gun disguised as mobile phone faces a five-year prison sentence.Nigel Morgans, aged 43, claims that he never knew the handset was a weapon, a court heard.Prosecutors say he knew it was a stun gun all along.Morgans appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to having a stun gun disguised as another object on November 23 last year.The offence carries a minimum five-year prison sentence unless a judge finds "exceptional circumstances".Barrister Michael Green urged that...

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November 11, 2016, 5:50 am

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A mother and her teenage son have appeared in court accused of robbing a man in the street.Lisa Walker, aged 41, and Aaron Walker, aged 18, faced a judge charged with taking a mobile phone, £200 in cash and tobacco.Ms Walker appeared at Plymouth Crown Court today to plead guilty to the robbery of John Lennox late at night in the city centre on July 2.Her son pleaded not guilty to robbery but admitted the alternative count of assaulting Mr Lennox causing actual bodily harm.Mike Brown, for...

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November 11, 2016, 8:15 am

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The jury in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing two brothers over eight years has been discharged after failing to agree its verdicts.The panel deciding the fate of 58-year-old Christopher Allen could not reach a decision after almost eight hours.Judge Paul Darlow sent the jury home and brought an end to the three-week trial at Plymouth Crown Court.The Crown Prosecution Service has two weeks to decide whether to press ahead with a retrial.Allen, who is in poor health and is sensitive...

Man who crept into home to film couple having sex is sentenced

November 11, 2016, 8:52 am

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A man who tried to film a couple having sex after sneaking into their flat, has been spared a jail sentence.Nathan Wood, aged 34, Wood, of Taunton Avenue, Whitleigh, pleaded guilty to watching other people doing a private act without their consent for his own sexual pleasure on July 27.Wood, who has medical problems, was visibly shaking in the dock at Plymouth Crown Court.Judge Paul Darlow told him: "Please relax, you are not going to prison."Jo Martin, for the Crown Prosecution...

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Drunken thug smashed woman with a TABLE until it broke –...

November 11, 2016, 9:05 am

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A woman feared she was going to die when a drunken neighbour repeatedly struck her with a table in a brutal attack, a court heard.The mother said her whole life flashed before her eyes as thug Andrew Forrest hit her again and again on the head and body until the table broke.Plymouth Crown Court heard that she curled up on the floor to protect herself, but Forrest kept picking her up by the arms and her hair and dropping her.Forrest, aged 52, thought he had killed his victim as she lay on the...

Woman who took partner's speeding points walks free from Plymouth...

November 11, 2016, 10:02 am

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A woman has walked free from court for taking her ex-partner's speeding points – and then claiming that he forced her to do it.Suzanne Heusch, aged 54, gave evidence against farmer Adrian Andrews at trial but a jury cleared him of perverting the course of justice.Heusch, who has a drinking problem, has been handed a suspended prison sentence with unpaid work and a curfew.She admitted the same charge but claimed Mr Andrews had pressured her to fill in the police form.But a jury at Plymouth...

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November 11, 2016, 10:25 am

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Three building bosses jailed for almost 14 years are to face a three-day hearing as prosecutors try to claw back more than £600,000 plundered from Princess Yachts.Company managers Glyn Thompson and Roger Truen hooked up with contractor Darren Tallon to run a series of complex frauds to milk the company, a jury decided in February.Now the crooked trio are being dragged back to Plymouth Crown Court from prison to face a Proceeds of Crime hearing.They plotted with two other managers to submit...

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November 11, 2016, 10:31 am

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Police have said it was fortunate no-one was killed after a notorious yob drove into oncoming traffic on the wrong side of the road after his car's tyres were blown out by a stinger device. Dramatic CCTV from the NPAS police helicopter which was played at Plymouth Crown Court showed banned driver Darren Carter-Moore, aged 28, driving a stolen grey Renault Clio around the city after several days of a shoplifting "spree". The footage showed the Clio narrowly missing a pedestrian,...

Plymouth illegal loan shark faces court action to seize his dirty...

November 11, 2016, 10:38 am

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An illegal loan shark who lent money and arranged car finance for taxi drivers at huge rates of interest is facing court action to seize his ill-gotten gains in JanuaryMark Constantine, aged 55, could have tens of thousands of pounds seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.He charged an average of more than 100 per cent interest, Plymouth Crown Court heard in May.The former motor dealer arranged 70 deals with dozens of cabbies desperate for help.But he was unlicensed and unregulated and used what...