BREAKING - Barnstaple alleyway rapist jailed for nine years

December 17, 2015, 8:37 am

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A FORMER soldier has been jailed for nine years after being convicted of rape for the second time.Carl Murdoch left his latest victim with serious psychological trauma after pulling her into an alleyway and raping her as they walked from a karaoke night at a pub to a taxi rank.He was seen with her on CCTV before and after the attack in which he took her into the alley off Boutport Street, Barnstaple, for six minutes.The woman told Exeter Crown Court she had cried out in pain and repeatedly told...

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December 17, 2015, 9:02 am

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A PAEDOPHILE hanged himself in jail just four days after he broke into a family home and abused a sleeping eight-year-old in her bed.Edwin Sharman was staying at a hostel in Exeter after being released from a jail sentence when he walked into the nearby house in the early hours and attacked the girl.He is a convicted sex offender from Cornwall who was on licence after being released from a five year sentence for attacking a woman in her own home in a chillingly similar incident.The 43-year-old...

Bogus Wimpey builders guilty of ripping off pensioners

December 17, 2015, 11:49 pm

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A PAIR of rogue traders have been found guilty of ripping off vulnerable pensioner by charging extortionate prices for work on drives and roofs.Thomas Maughan and Thomas Mahon both operated out of the same caravan site at Farringdon, near Exeter, but targeted victims in Newton Abbot, Dawlish and Seaton.They are both Irish travellers but used a third man named Matthew Latham as a front for their crooked schemes because he had a local accent and was more likely to be trusted.Victims as old as 93...

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December 18, 2015, 1:40 am

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A MAN who was on bail for a savage attack punched and kicked his girlfriend during an argument in the tent they shared. Leigh Yeo told his victim she was going to suffer the same horrific injuries as his previous victim, who was slashed and beaten during a five-hour ordeal. Yeo, 23, was on bail awaiting trial alongside co-defendant Natasha Clarke for the attack in Exeter when he set on his new girlfriend. He was in a jealous rage and accused her of being unfaithful before kicking her in the...

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December 18, 2015, 2:31 am

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A KLEPTOMANIAC has been banned from entering Exeter City Centre after a judge was told he went shoplifting to relieve the boredom of being unemployed.Mark Westcott repeatedly targeted John Lewis, the House of Fraser and the Maplin shop and stole aftershave and computer hard drives.He is addicted to stealing for its own sake and told a probation officer he got a thrill out of shoplifting, Exeter Crown Court was told.Westcott, 37, of Pinwood Meadows Drive, Exeter, admitted six thefts and was...

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December 18, 2015, 5:15 am

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A BIDEFORD student who attacked a stranger after a dance floor confrontation has been ordered to pay compensation to his victim.Engineering student Charles Lepley was dancing at Marisco in Woolacombe in July when he got into a fracas with a photographer.They were ejected from the club and as the photographer walked away Lepley walked up from behind and lashed out with a single punch which broke his jaw.Lepley had only just turned 18 and was on one of his first nights out as an adult when the...

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December 18, 2015, 6:08 am

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NORTH DEVON police have praised the courage of the victim of dangerous rapist Carl Murdoch after she went through the ordeal of two trials to see him brought to justice.Murdoch, 36, formerly of Portland Street, Barnstaple, but now of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, was jailed for nine years yesterday after being convicted of rape for the second time. His latest victim had to go through two trials as the earlier one in March saw the jury fail to reach a verdict.She was left with serious psychological...

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December 18, 2015, 7:31 am

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A MAN has become the first person to be prosecuted for riding a 'Hoverboard' or self-balancing scooter on the pavement. (View video below) Omaree Lindsay is also a brazen thief who used the latest hit gadget to glide into a supermarket and steal a crate of drink. Lucozade, that is. The fizzy fellow pleaded guilty to the theft of the Lucozade, worth £15, and to riding a motorised vehicle on the pavement outside. Lindsay, of Cecil Road, Croydon, appeared at Croydon Magistrates' Court,...

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December 18, 2015, 9:09 am

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A PAIR of brothers from Combe Martin have been spared an immediate jail sentence after attacking two students at a New Year's Eve party in Barnstaple.Lee Chappell headbutted the first victim and his younger brother Ben punched another as he headed across the dance floor to step in.Victim Oscar Tully lost a tooth and his friend Keelan Trainor-Roulstone suffered a cut under the eye and a bruised head in the early-hours fracas at The Tavern in Barnstaple.Lee Chappell, 25, and Ben, aged 24, both of...

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December 18, 2015, 9:37 am

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POLICE raided two legal high stores in Bideford and Barnstaple today, seizing all their stock and arresting a man on suspicion of drug possession in the process.A local officer said he believed this left no shops selling legal highs in North Devon.Smokey Joe's in Bear Street, Barnstaple and Happy Daze in Bideford were targeted under the misuse of drugs act today.Devon and Cornwall Police Force spokesman Steve Grant said all stock was seized along with communications equipment at Smokey Joe's,...

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December 19, 2015, 12:20 am

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THE sentencing of a robber who attacked a 77-year-old pensioner in his own home has been delayed after he refused to leave his cell.Luke Stocker is facing a lengthy jail sentence after he attacked frail victim Brian Newton in his home in Buckland, Newton Abbot and left him with a suspected broken eye socket and extensive bruising.He took a wallet and satchel during the robbery which contained £120 cash, a bank cards and a bus pass and allegedly hit the pensioner with his own walking...

Jail for Westward Ho! car salesman who dealt class A drugs

December 19, 2015, 12:24 am

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A USED car salesman has been jailed after he put his business skills to work dealing ecstasy and cannabis. James Potter "bigged himself up" to customers by posing as a large scale dealer in texts offering them drugs, Exeter Crown Court was told. He was trapped by the incriminating messages after police found £1,500 cannabis at his home in North Devon and found two years worth of texts on his handset. Potter, 29, of Kala Fair, Westward Ho!, admitted five offences of...

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December 19, 2015, 12:43 am

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A NIGHT shift worker has been ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to a workmate who he hit over the head with a metal bar in a row over parking. Marc Stacey and victim Trevor Shelton were working at Sliding Doors and Windows at Heathfield, Newton Abbot when they had a foul mouthed argument about where Mr Shelton had left his car. Stacey told him to move it and Mr Shelton complained to their supervisor that he was being talked to like a dog, Exeter Crown Court was told. Stacey then...

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December 19, 2015, 1:06 am

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A CHRISTMAS drinker who left the keys to his company car behind the bar at a pub was sacked after the barmaid borrowed it and crashed it. Barmaid Danielle Berner gave the keys to her boyfriend Steven Davie and they were joined by his friend Sam Vaughan as they took the Mitsubishi truck on a drunken joyride. Waste company worker Jack Richards lost his job after they crashed it into as ditch on a country lane in Dartmoor and caused £11,900 damage, Exeter Crown Court was...

Drug user found under bed with amphetamine in Barnstaple

December 19, 2015, 7:27 am

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POLICE found a man hiding under the bed with £41 worth of amphetamine at his Barnstaple home, a court heard. Officers went to Alexander Anderson's property on November 29 in relation to another matter and found him under the bed. They conducted a search and found some white powder in his front pocket. Anderson, 29, of Sunflower Road in Barnstaple, was arrested and taken into custody. He pleaded guilty to possession of a class B drug when he appeared at North Devon Magistrates'...

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December 19, 2015, 7:28 am

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A DRINK driver who was caught out yet again has been banned from driving for nearly four years. Tynan Herbert, 35, of Limers Lane in Bideford, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to drink driving on November 30. The court heard it was around 12.15am when police were informed by the ambulance service that they had been following a vehicle travelling down Sticklepath Hill. Officers spotted Herbert's car at 12.30am and noted he was swerving over the white...

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December 19, 2015, 7:32 am

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A MOTHER who gave her daughter a lift was then caught driving while under the influence, a court has heard. Annette Barnes, 58, of Brennacott Place in Bideford, pleaded guilty to drink driving on December 3 when she appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court last Friday. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said it was around 6pm when police were called to The Square in Northam in relation to a crash. The caller said Barnes had crashed into the side of his van while under the...

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December 19, 2015, 7:33 am

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A DRIVER suffered a separated clavicle and a "loss of height" after being hit by a taxi driver doing a u-turn on the A361. Michael Knight, 31, of Fort Street in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention on June 1. The court heard it was around 8.55am when a two-vehicle collision took place at Wrafton. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said Knight had been collecting children on a school run and had...

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December 20, 2015, 1:08 am

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A CONVICTED paedophile and former Devon teacher who went on the run to Cambodia has finally been jailed this week.Former scoutmaster Paul Prestidge, 35, was deported from Cambodia in October where he had been teaching at a private international school – a job which included him taking youngsters on overnight stays, Truro Crown Court heard.Philip Lee, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said UK police caught up with Prestidge five years after he gave false information to officers in Newquay,...

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December 20, 2015, 1:20 am

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A 16-YEAR-old Devon boy has denied making bomb hoaxes to US airlines via Twitter.The teen appeared at Plymouth Youth Court with his parents on Friday morning to face five charges – three under Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act which relates to denial of service attacks on websites at locations in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.He was also charged with two offences under Section 51 of the Criminal Law Act. The court heard these related to bomb threats on February 13 this year to...