Man 'spat in woman's face' during alleged assault outside Plymouth KFC
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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Jury told Plymouth 'charmless chav' murder accused was 'long on threats,...
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...
View ArticleTanis murder trial: Accused is 'long on threats, short on action'
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...
View ArticleDartmoor hunt trial collapses after link between witness and league is revealed
THE only prosecution of an organised hunt has collapsed after the judge questioned links between a key witness and the lobby which brought the case. Six members of the Lamerton Hunt in Devon were...
View ArticleTwo men wanted by police in connection with 'nasty assault' outside Plymouth pub
TWO men are wanted in connection with a "nasty assault" in a Plymouth pub. Police say a 32-year-old male was assaulted in the toilets of the Melbourne Inn, Stonehouse, on Sunday, November 29. An appeal...
View ArticleMan in hospital and woman arrested after stabbing in Plymouth
A MAN was stabbed near Laira Bridge during a 'domestic' incident yesterday afternoon. A 31-year-old woman has been arrested following the assault, which left the man with a 'serious stab wound'. The...
View ArticleTanis jury told may consider manslaughter if they cannot find accused guilty...
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...
View ArticleJail term cut for two who beat Plymouth man for sleeping with one of their wives
A former Royal Marine and a doorman who set a trap to attack a Plymouth man who was sleeping with one of their wives have had their jail terms cut from three to two years. Lee Craven came back from...
View ArticleMan wanted by police following theft of wallet from inside Plymouth's Home...
A MAN is wanted by police following the theft of a member of staff's wallet from inside Home Park.The burglary took place on Monday, November 16, at abound 10.30am.Police say a wallet was stolen from...
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Police standoff with possibly armed man on roof of Plymouth property resolved
EMERGENCY services from across Plymouth were held to a standoff on Thursday night as a possibly armed man refused to come down from a property roof.Police negotiators, local officers, firefighters and...
View ArticlePensioner jailed for starting fire at her home in Plymouth
A PENSIONER has been jailed for two years for starting a fire in her marital home. Jennifer Bullen, aged 67, took a lighter to a quilt in a bedroom after a row with her husband, a court heard. She...
View ArticleThieves target Plymouth charity leaving £2,000 trail of destruction
Thieves have targeted a Plymouth charity shop, making off with £500 cash and leaving a trail of destruction which will cost £2,000 to fix.The St Luke's Hospice Plymouth charity shop at Sugar Mill,...
View ArticleLights out for man who stole disco illuminations in Plymouth
A HEROIN addict who stole disco illuminations is facing lights out after being sent to prison. Nathan Hosking, aged 32, burgled a home and took items including disco lights, Plymouth Crown Court heard....
View ArticleClaims of attempted kidnapping outside Plymouth school are false, say police
REPORTS of an attempted kidnapping outside a Plymouth school are false, say police.Three girls claimed they were approached by two men in a white van while walking along Seymour Road, by Hele's School,...
View ArticleAnimals tortured, mutilated and killed at Devon special needs school
DEVON police are appealing for help catching people who tortured, killed and stole small animals from a school for vulnerable children. Staff at the Ellen Tinkham School for children with special needs...
View ArticleGUILTY: Donald Pemberton murdered Tanis Bhandari
THE two men who killed Tanis Bhandari had "gone out ready for violence" according to the judge who handed them both a life sentence.Donald Pemberton and Ryan Williams have been sentenced to life in...
View ArticleTanis murder trial: 'Killers were out looking for victims, it could have been...
A NIGHT of friendly revelry turned "into a complete nightmare" which could easily have seen more than just one murder, say detectives who carried out the inquiry into Tanis Bhandari's murder. Det Insp...
View ArticleTanis murder trial: Plymouth police welcome guilty verdict
THE PLYMOUTH police officers who led the investigation into the 'senseless' Tanis Bhandari's murder have welcomed the guilty verdict. Donald Pemberton was today found guilty by a jury of the murder and...
View ArticleTanis murder trial: The part Facebook played in killer Pemberton's guilty...
FACEBOOK advertises itself as a place for friends to connect, old friends to reconnect, even a place for new friends to be made. Not everyone uses it this way. For some, it's a spotlight to show others...
View ArticlePlymouth's police arrest 79 paedophiles - 16 in 'positions of trust'
POLICE have arrested 79 suspected paedophiles, 16 of whom held "positions of trust" giving them potential access to children, as part of a major national operation targeting illegal online activity....
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