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Tanis Bhandari murder: Who are Donald Pemberton and Ryan Williams - and how...
JURORS were made aware of both men's criminal past and their use of weapons before they were asked to return a verdict.Usually, a jury is kept ignorant of past misdemeanours of those in the dock. They...
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Cold blooded killers will spend 46 years in jail for the murder of Tanis...
TWO men have been jailed for life – with a minimum term of 23 years – for the murder of Tanis Bhandari on New Year's Day. Donald Pemberton was found guilty of jointly murdering the 27-year-old builder...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after double stabbing in Plymouth
A MAN remains in custody this morning after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following an alleged double stabbing in Plymstock in the early hours of yesterday morning. Police were called...
View ArticleNeighbours rally round to help Phillip, 89, after thief took his pension in...
AN elderly man who was robbed of £139 pension money as he waited for a bus after collecting it has been helped by neighbours - who have been bringing him food and groceries since the attack. Phillip...
View ArticlePlymouth family appeal after horse box is stolen leaving teenage girl devastated
A HORSE box used by an autistic girl to show her pony has been stolen by callous thieves. Mckenzie, aged 15, is usually very shy but is "completely different" when she is on her horse Wotsit 2 You and...
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Plymouth's most wanted: Can you help catch these men?
CRIMESTOPPERS has published Plymouth's latest 'most wanted' list:Paul ElcombeElcombe was jailed in December 2014 at Plymouth Crown Court for a drunken burglary.He was confronted by a mother in her own...
View ArticleCarpet cleaner who hiked his prices is ordered to pay compensation
A trader who offering to clean householders' carpets in Devon and Cornwall for rock-bottom prices before hiking his charges by up to 5,400 per cent, has been sentenced for seven offences. Last month,...
View ArticleHigh Court says fine for Plymouth sex offender was 'too lenient' and hands...
A DRUNKEN factory worker who tried to strip a female student in the street at night will have to sign on the sex offender's register for 10 years and has had his fine replaced with a prison term after...
View ArticleMan arrested after two arsons at businesses in Plymouth
Plymouth Police are investigating two arsons at commercial premises in the city which caused extensive damage. The first occurred between 10pm and 10.30pm on October 26 at a unit known as...
View ArticlePlymouth's police deal with nine reports of revenge porn in 2015
Plymouth's police have dealt with nine reports of revenge porn in 2015 - where victims have alleged naked or sexual images of them have been circulated online by an ex. Devon and Cornwall Police have...
View ArticlePlymouth students asked by police to email footage of girl being attacked in...
POLICE are hoping schoolchildren who filmed an attack on one of their classmates by three teens will send their footage to investigators. Staff had to intervene and stop the three female intruders at...
View ArticleFrench fishermen jailed for five years for smuggling 130 Albanians onto...
A gang of French fishermen have been jailed for five years for smuggling 130 Albanians into the UK via beaches near Plymouth. A trial in Rennes, in Brittany, heard how the fishermen from Paimpol,...
View ArticleMan admits starting fire in Plymouth home
A MAN has admitted starting a fire in a home. Thomas Britton, aged 40, pleaded guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to arson on September 12. He set fire to a bed, mattress and carpet worth £140 in rented...
View ArticleWoman in her 30s found dead at house in Plymouth after police break down door
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Face of Plymouth contestant found dead in a flat by police.The body of the 33-year-old, named by friends and neighbours as Natalie Gentle, was discovered at a home...
View ArticleInmate accused of murder in prison near Plymouth faces judge
A PRISONER accused of murdering a fellow inmate at HMP Dartmoor has appeared before a judge for the first time. William Tolcher, aged 50, allegedly stabbed 37-year-old Alexander Cusworth to death in...
View ArticlePolice urge locals near Plymouth to be on look-out for school vandals this...
RESIDENTS around a school in Buckland Monachorum are being urged to keep an eye out for vandals this Christmas. The school has been beset with damage in recent weeks, say police and on the night of...
View ArticleDrug driver swerved and crashed after leaving A38 in Plymouth
A WOMAN drove under the influence of drugs twice within four days – until she crashed into a central reservation. Meredith Turnbull, aged 35, drifted and swerved across busy roads with cannabis and...
View ArticleHave you seen these men? Plymouth police seeking trio wanted by court and prison
POLICE want to trace these three men who are wanted for recall to prison and failing to appear at court. Detectives are appealing for help to find Christopher Shakespeare, aged 27, 31-year-old Wayne...
View ArticleMan accused of assaulting partner to face judge in Plymouth
A MAN has appeared in court accused of repeatedly punching his partner and putting his hands around her throat at a caravan park. Mark Andrews, aged 43, is accused of breaking the woman's wrist and she...
View ArticleMobile speed camera locations in Plymouth for January 2016
POLICE will be out and about in all corners of Plymouth in the New Year as part of a crackdown on speeding and drunk drivers. The Devon and Cornwall Safety Camera Partnership currently has more than a...
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