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Man charged with two counts of attempted murder following...
A MAN has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, following a double stabbing in Plymstock yesterday. David McGill, 28, from Elburton Road in Plymstock has been remanded in custody and will...
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Court orders arrest of man who accused Buddhist of having bomb
A COURT has ordered the arrest of a man who assaulted and racially abused a Buddhist on a bus – accusing him of being an ISIS terrorist. Jak Burgess, aged 20, told the innocent Sri Lankan man that he...
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Burglar who raided Plymouth home found wearing stolen shoes
A MAN who ransacked a home and took belongings worth thousands of pounds was found slumped in a car wearing a pair of stolen trainers, a court heard. Ricky White, aged 33, also left behind blood in the...
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Tanis Bhandari's family speak out after his killers are jailed...
EVEN in the midst of their daily grief, just hours after seeing their son's murderers finally jailed for their abhorrent crime, the family of Tanis Bhandari are most keen to express their gratitude to...
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Herald Crime Reporter, Carl Eve: My view on the Tanis Bhandari...
HOW do you describe the grief, describe the loss and the impact murder brings?Each time I've tried since I became a reporter, I don't think I've achieved it. I don't think I've even scratched the...
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Police appeal to trace pub goers after 66-year-old woman left...
POLICE are very keen to trace these people who were in a Barbican pub when a 66-year-old woman suffered a fractured hip. Police were called to a fight involving a number of people in the Three Crowns...
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Ex-charity boss to face trial over £50,000 fraud charges
A SALTASH man accused of defrauding a charity out of around £50,000 is set to face trial next year. David Carter, of Heskyn View, Tideford, originally faced eight charges of fraud by abuse of position...
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Woman faces jail for taking drugs into prison, Pymouth court told
A WOMAN faces jail for plotting with an inmate to smuggle heroin into Dartmoor Prison. Cindy Needham, aged 33, pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to conspiracy to convey banned items behind bars....
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Overcrowded and underfunded prisons in South West giving...
A PRISON reform charity has highlighted how inmates in the South West are being handed additional punishment for breaking rules in overcrowded and underfunded prisons. The Howard League for Penal...
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Plymouth man is cleared of assault two years on
A 27-YEAR-OLD has been cleared of assaulting a man after more than two years. Peter Milton appeared at Plymouth Crown Court for a trial. He pleaded not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm on...
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Plymouth man accused of rape to face judge and jury
A MAN is to face a judge and jury after he denied raping one girl and indecently assaulting another. Dale Tippett, aged 49, appeared at Plymouth Crown Court to plead not guilty to three counts of...
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Rape victims can now seek specialist help in Plymouth without...
RAPE victims in Devon and Cornwall can now ask for help without first having to call the police. From this month victims of sexual violence will be able to access specialist Sexual Assault Referral...
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Police appeal for alleged fight in St Budeaux witnessed by...
POLICE want to hear from witnesses to a fight in St Budeaux which spilled into the road as neighbours tried to break it up. Police say a 20-year-old man opened his door in Kathleavan Street at around...
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Man threw glass at victim's head outside Plymouth pub
A 23-YEAR-OLD threw a glass on to the head of a man at an engagement party, a court heard. Drunken Ryan Boundy hurled the glass as a row spiralled into violence outside a pub. The victim was left with...
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Plymouth judge in sex assault case asks 'What is a onesie?'
A JUDGE hearing a sex assault case had to ask a barrister: "What exactly is a onesie?" Judge Ian Lawrie was confused when he heard that a trainee officer in the Royal Navy indecently touched a teenager...
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Police hunting Plymouth thugs who shoved lit firework through...
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a lit firework was shoved through the letterbox of a second floor flat. The incident happened at a second floor flat in Westeria Terrace, Beacon Park, between...
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Police appeal after boy assaulted by older man in Plymouth
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after youth was assaulted. The teenage boy was in Ham Drive on December 6 sometime between 1pm and 1.30pm when they were attacked by an older man. Police say the man...
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Drive-by shootings in Cornwall leave two people injured
TWO people have been injured in 'drive-by' pellet gun shootings in Cornwall, police say. A teenage girl and a man in his 60s suffered minor injuries in the incidents, which happened two miles apart...
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Notorious paedophile who went into hiding in Plymouth is spotted...
A DANGEROUS paedophile dubbed the 'Beast of Sligo' who had been in hiding in Plymouth has been moved out of his latest sleepy Devon village home for his own safety, it has been reported. Notorious...
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Violent Plymouth dad bit partner and tried to strangle her in...
A THUG beat up his partner so badly she cancelled her birthday party to hide her bruises, a court heard. Violent dad Andrew Yardley has now been slapped with a restraining order to keep him away from...
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