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Murder accused said video of him brandishing meat cleavers in...
A MAN accused of jointly murdering Tanis Bhandari and injuring four other men on New Year's Day has claimed CCTV footage of him brandishing two meat cleavers gave an unfair picture of him. Jurors were...
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Police found seven knives - but five were not murder weapons,...
JURORS were told police found a total of seven knives while searching for a murder weapon – but five were ruled out after closer examination. As part of the evidence given to jurors to assist them with...
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Police officers spat on and bitten near Plymouth
TWO police officers were apparently subjected to physical attacks in Liskeard on Tuesday night. The Caradon police Twitter account reported that one officer was bitten and another was spat on. It is...
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Opportunistic Plymouth thief uses forgotten bank card to withdraw...
AN OPPORTUNISTIC thief withdrew £150 using a bank card left in a cash machine by the previous customer. The incident happened between 11am and 11.30am on Tuesday, November 3 in Marlborough Road,...
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Plymouth train crashes into stolen trolley, delaying rail...
A PLYMOUTH train has crashed into a trolley which had been stolen and laid deliberately over the railway line. The maintenance trolley - used by rail staff working on the line - was struck by the...
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Drunk student banned from every Plymouth McDonald's for groping...
A DRUNK university student has been banned from every McDonald's in Plymouth after he groped a "fat" woman in one of its restaurants. Creepy Sagen Bhawsar was on a pub crawl when he entered a...
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Rolex robber resorted to stealing Reeboks 'to pay for way out of...
A STREET robber ripped a £5,000 Rolex watch from his victim's arm - then fled to a Plymouth street called Diamond Avenue. But low-life Rayan Soultan was eventually jailed after a burglary he carried...
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Man 'spat in woman's face' during alleged assault outside...
A MAN is alleged to have spat in a woman's face during an assault in Plymouth. Police are appealing for witnesses to the altercation, which happened on Thursday, November 26 at about 1.05pmat the...
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Away fans banned from football after trouble at Plymouth game
TWO FANS have been banned from attending football matches after causing trouble on the day their team played Plymouth Argyle. Bristol Rovers supporters John Ford and Paul Parker have both been excluded...
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Couple accused of speeding points scam face Plymouth court
A HUSBAND and wife have appeared in court accused of a speeding points scam. Emma Barton, aged 40, allegedly claimed she was the driver of a vehicle when her spouse was at the wheel. Richard Barton,...
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Plymouth man headbutted woman in row, court told
A MAN headbutted his on-off partner after a row deteriorated into violence, a court heard. Matthew Chappell, aged 34, has been handed a suspended prison sentence at Plymouth Crown Court for cutting the...
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Man punched smoker outside Plymouth pub, court is told
A MAN has avoided going to jail for punching a smoker outside a pub and damaging his teeth. Yan Veitch, aged 27, later attacked a police officer who came to arrest him, Plymouth Crown Court heard. He...
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Jury considers verdicts of Plymouth man accused of rape
A MAN on trial accused of raping a woman is likely to hear his fate tomorrow. A jury is expected to return verdicts on 38-year-old Patryk Manys at Plymouth Crown Court. He has denied raping the woman...
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Prolific Plymouth offender told to pack his bag for jail after...
A PROLIFIC offender has told to pack his bag for jail after stealing a woman's handbag. Ashley Carter-Moore, aged 30, was warned at Plymouth Crown Court that it was "99 per cent" certain he was going...
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Prisoner accused of murder due to face judge in Plymouth
A PRISONER accused of murdering a fellow inmate at HMP Dartmoor is due to appear before a judge days before Christmas. William Tolcher, aged 50, is due to attend Plymouth Crown Court on December 21. He...
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Jury told Plymouth 'charmless chav' murder accused was 'long on...
A MAN accused of murder has been described by his own barrister as "foul mouthed", "monosyllabic and charmless", but who was also "long on threats, short on action".Simon Laws QC for the Crown...
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Girl 'bruised and shocked' in assault when three intruders walked...
A TEENAGE girl was injured when three intruders walked into a Plymouth secondary school and one attacked her. Staff had to intervene and stop the three intruders while the 15-year-old girl, who as left...
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Police investigate after video shows girl, 13, allegedly attacked...
POLICE say they are investigating after a 12-year-old boy was allegedly attacked outside a Plymouth supermarket. The alleged assault, which was filmed and subsequently posted on Facebook, appears to...
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Tanis jury told they can consider manslaughter if they can't...
THE judge in the trial of a man accused of murdering Tanis Bhandari has begun to sum up the case to the jury, offering them an alternative verdict of manslaughter if they could not agree upon the...
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Man is cleared of twice raping woman at her Plymouth home
A MAN has been cleared of twice raping a woman. Patryk Manys, aged 38, has been acquitted of all charges after a trial at Plymouth Crown Court. He had denied raping the complainant twice and sexually...
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