Barnstaple woman who shouted racist rants to her Lebanese...

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A RACIST neighbour has been jailed for shouting abuse at a Lebanese family and telling them that all migrants should go home. Angela French has made life a misery for her neighbours for three years and repeatedly defied court orders to leave them in peace. She was given a final chance to control her racist outbursts in July but just two months later she subjected the family of the Lebanese NHS consultant who lives next door to her in Barnstaple to 43 minutes of continual abuse. French...

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Bideford man who downloaded child abuse images from website 'We...

December 5, 2015, 12:55 am

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A computer technician has been jailed for downloading child abuse images from a Russian website called 'we like little girls'. Mark Lock had a bookmark linking his iPhone to the site where scores of images were available and police experts found photos depicting child rape on his laptop. Lock had a previous conviction for downloading similar material and videoing girls ten years ago. He claimed other people were using his kit when the new images were accessed but a jury found him guilty...

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December 5, 2015, 1:01 am

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POLICE have released a CCTV video of a woman they would like to speak to after a man was stabbed nine times with her stiletto heel in a vicious attack.The incident too place in the Sizzlers Pizza and Grill takeaway in the College Green area of Bristol at around 10.20pm on Friday, November 27. Police said the victim, who is in his twenties, was fortunate not to have suffered any life changing injuries.Officers are keen to identify the woman in the CCTV footage and would appeal to anyone who...

Barnstaple mum in a 'serious amount' of debt stole from Primark

December 5, 2015, 1:07 am

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A BARNSTAPLE mum-of-four stole from Primark as a "cry for help". Amanda Smith, of Pilton Lawn, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 44-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of theft from Primark in Barnstaple and one count of fraud, where she admitted dishonestly making a false representation that she was entitled to a refund of a value unknown. The court heard that the defendant stole £32 worth of children's clothes from the store on October 17. One...

Parents of Barnstaple school children warned after two "grabbing"...

December 5, 2015, 1:35 am

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A LETTER has been sent out to warn parents in North Devon after two youngsters were allegedly "grabbed" by a man who tried to force them into a vehicle. The letter was sent out a day after mum Leigh Mcquaid posted in the North Devon News group advising parents to be vigilant and warn their children after her son was approached by a man in his 30's on Thursday. She said: "Just wanted to warn all parents...my 11-year-old son was grabbed outside Park Community School in...

Barnstaple man stole a piece of carpet then spat in police...

December 5, 2015, 2:05 am

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A BARNSTAPLE man was ordered to pay £346 in costs after he spat at a policeman and stole a piece of carpet. Daniel Ward, of Sherratts Oak, appeared to North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 27-year-old pleaded guilty to stealing a piece of carpet from a van and assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duty. The court heard that Ward, who was unrepresented in court, was spotted taking a piece of carpet from a van parked on his street. When officers went to...

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December 5, 2015, 2:09 am

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A YOUNG Barnstaple man will spend Christmas in jail after he assaulted a man with a Stella Artois bottle and threatened to "burn his house down". Jesse Seel-Kent, of Landkey Road, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 22-year-old had pleaded guilty to the assault of Derek Patey and criminal damage to Mr Patey's door at an earlier hearing. A pre-sentence report had been prepared before sentencing on Friday. Shaun Tipton, for the prosecution, read out a...

Meow meow dealer caught in Devon pub car park

December 5, 2015, 11:34 pm

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A PASSENGER was caught with more than £25,000 of the rave drug meow meow when police stopped a pick-up truck in a pub car park. Shane Forster had drugs in a holdall on the back seat and in bags at his home but insisted he was only acting as a warehouseman for others. He was the front seat passenger in a truck which police intercepted in the car park of the Red Deer Inn in Crediton, Exeter Crown Court was told. He was spared a jail sentence after a judge was told he has turned his...

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December 5, 2015, 11:58 pm

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A MAN with a drug debt, armed with a screwdriver, tried to break into a number of cars in Bideford, a court heard. George Gill, of Bucks Cross, Bideford, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 24-year-old had pleaded guilty at an earlier date and a pre-sentence report had been prepared. The court heard that Gill had been spotted my three members of the public trying car doors in Pynes Lane and Meadow Vale. When police caught up with the defendant, he was found in the...

Shame litterers in the stocks to stop offenders, says former...

December 6, 2015, 12:09 am

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PEOPLE should be put in the "stocks" for up-to four hours and "named and shamed" if they are spotted fly tipping or seen not picking up dog mess, says a former magistrate. Hugh Bone, of Abbotsham, said the "disgusting" habit of fly tipping and dog mess was a major problem in the village, and should be tackled by naming and shaming to combat frequent offenders, and act as a deterrent."The latest fly tipping has taken place in the beautiful leafy back lane...

South Molton charity worker banned from driving after being...

December 6, 2015, 12:48 am

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A CHARITY worker has been banned from getting behind the wheel for more than two years after driving after consuming "four pints and a jägerbomb". Fiona Lockwood, of South Street, South Molton, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to driving when above the alcohol limit. Shaun Tipton, for the prosecution, told the court police had spotted the defendant at 2.15am on November 15, driving without her lights on in South...

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December 6, 2015, 1:17 am

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A smallholder who rented land from the mother of murdered schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling has been banned from contacting her. Toby Riccard was cleared of harassing Fiona McKeown but a judge at Exeter Crown Court made the order after hearing there have been problems between them in the past. Riccard, who lives in a shed near Holsworthy, was also banned from harassing doctors and other staff at the North Devon mental health crisis team after he admitted bombarding them with angry phone...

Infamous paedophile seen Christmas shopping in Devon town

December 6, 2015, 1:32 am

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A NOTORIOUS paedophile has been living under the noses of Devon residents for three years. Joseph McColgan, known as one of the worst paedophiles in Britain, was spotted shopping at Argos in Tiverton yesterday, revealed the Journal's sister paper, the Mid-Devon Gazette. The pensioner, who raped children and tortured them with cattle prods, has been living in the sleepy town of Bampton for the last 36 months. Mr McColgan, dubbed the Beast of Sligo for his crimes, was jailed for a...

Vulnerable children ran wild at Devon pensioner's sex and drug...

December 6, 2015, 1:35 am

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VULNERABLE children took drugs and had underage sex while bunking off school in a property that has now been seized by a Devon council. Exeter Magistrates' has awarded a three-month closure after the strange goings on at a pensioner's bungalow in Tiverton was revealed. The court heard today how Maureen Milne, 71, let children as young as 14 have sex, skip school and smoke drugs under her roof. The order will stop anyone entering or residing at 12 Sycamore Road until Wednesday, March...

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December 6, 2015, 1:40 am

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TWO teenagers and a 23-year-old man have been charged with arson and allegedly intending to endanger the life of a homeless man. Adam Scott, of no fixed abode, was jointly charged with two youths, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The trio appeared in custody at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The three were charged with arson, without lawful excuse, intending to destroy or damage a sleeping bag and intending, by damage, to endanger the life of Robert Newton, a 71-year-old...

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December 6, 2015, 1:44 am

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A NORTHAM man has been given an 18 month suspended prison sentence for assaulting a "vulnerable" woman. Adam Jewell, of Morwenna Park, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday. The 21-year-old had pleaded guilty at an earlier date and a pre-sentence report was prepared. Little information was given about the offence, which took place in Bideford on October 3, but the victim was described as vulnerable and the defendant had grabbed the woman's throat during what the...

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December 6, 2015, 3:26 am

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THE mum of a Barnstaple schoolboy, who was allegedly "grabbed" by a man walking to a school bus, has spoken of her shock and disbelief that something so terrifying could happen to her son. Leigh Mcquaid, of Bideford, said her 11-year-old son, a pupil at Park Community School in Barnstaple, is still shock and keeps thinking about what could have happened if he had not managed to run away. "It was around 3.25pm and my son was coming out of school and there is an area he walks...

Jail for Devon hammer attack thug

December 6, 2015, 11:10 pm

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A VIOLENT employee has been jailed for launching a mindless unprovoked street attack on his supervisor.Benjamin Cornish set on Neil Cartwright as they were both walking home in Exeter in the early hours and punched him unconscious before kicking him on the ground.The victim was so badly injured he had to take a week off work and when he returned he discovered that Cornish had given his employers a wholly dishonest account of what happened.It led to Mr Cartwright, who lives in Cullompton, being...

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December 6, 2015, 11:25 pm

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THE son of a Chinese takeaway owner has been found not guilty of attacking his parents after telling a jury he acted in self-defence.The jury at Exeter Crown Court sent a note to the judge at Exeter Crown Court asking that Adam Chau should receive psychiatric treatment after he told them he was suffering from depression.Chau, 24, was accused of breaking his father's cheekbone and spitting a mouthful of food at his mother during an argument in the kitchen of the phoenix takeaway in Cowick Street,...

Pensioner accused of assisting Devon woman's suicide

December 7, 2015, 4:27 am

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A 68-YEAR-OLD has been remanded in custody after being charged with assisting the suicide of a Devon woman.Robert Chellingworth, allegedly assisted the woman's death in Exeter between August 3 and August 11 this year.Chellingworth, of St Helier on Jersey, is accused of "intentionally doing an act, namely agreeing to do everything he can to help the victim die, then travelling to her flat and remaining with her while she was injected with a lethal drug and while she suffered the consequences...