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August 18, 2015, 3:55 am

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A LARGE-SCALE reward has been offered to find a "very violent individual" who stamped on a pregnant woman, resulting in the loss of her baby.Detectives investigating the brutal assault of heavily pregnant Malorie Bantala are now offering a £20,000 reward to help catch those responsible.The 21-year-old victim was 32 weeks pregnant when she was attacked.She was approached outside her home in Peckham, London, by two men wearing motorbike crash helmets.They pushed her to the ground...

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August 18, 2015, 8:15 am

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A TRIO of international student have been left feeling "intimidated" and "vulnerable" after a bag containing their belongings was stolen in Ilfracombe.The green Chiemsee rucksack was taken from Capstone Hill on August 16 between 7pm and 9.30pm.Inside the bag were an iPhone 4s, 5s and 6, two black wallets and a red wallet - in total containing £105 cash and €55.A spokesman for Ilfracombe Police said: "Being a victim of a theft can be very intimidating and leave...

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August 18, 2015, 8:30 am

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A MAN has been convicted of raping a schoolgirl despite calling evidence from the woman who was originally chosen to lead the government's child abuse inquiry.Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss went into the witness box in support of her cleaner's 44-year-old son Phillip Chard, who has now been convicted of child rape.The retired President of the Family Division of the High Court said she was astonished by the allegations and thought it improbable that Chard was a sex offender.Lady Butler-Sloss, who...

Skater stabbed in neck at South West skatepark

August 19, 2015, 2:47 am

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A SKATEBOARDER was stabbed in the neck at a South West skatepark.The knife narrowly missed a main artery in 20-year-old Jordan Smith's neck on Monday evening.Jordan says he is "lucky to be alive" after the vicious attack at Truro skate park on Monday evening, when he came to the aid of a friend.He was left with a 2cm deep wound and required three stitches.Jordan said the trouble erupted when he returned to the park on St George's Road after buying a snack and was told the man had...

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August 19, 2015, 6:02 am

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IT has been revealed that a Barnstaple woman is one of two people arrested in connection with an attack in Exeter last week which left Tom Coe in a critical condition.The 22-year-old woman from Barnstaple was arrested on Tuesday after Tom was found unconscious with severe head and neck injuries in Cowick Street at 4.20am on Saturday, August 8.Bude-born Tom, 21, remains in a critical, but stable, condition at Derriford hospital, Plymouth.Police in Exeter have revealed to the Journal's colleagues...

Ilfracombe jewellery theft prompts appeal for information

August 19, 2015, 6:29 am

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A JEWELLERY theft in Ilfracombe has prompted a police appeal for information. The theft from a property in Hostle Park was reported on Monday, August 17, which is when items were discovered missing, although it could have occurred over the past few months as no forced entry was found. Among the items stolen were a black crocodile skin jewellery box which contained a number of rings, bracelets and necklaces. The necklaces had a selection of black, gold and white Tahitian pearls inset. All...

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August 20, 2015, 7:03 am

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A 'LUNATIC' motorcyclist has been jailed after he posted a helmet camera video on Youtube showing him doing 153 mph on winding country lanes. Ashley Dixon took 1000 cc superbikes for test drives on two different occasions and each time recorded himself racing through Devon lanes at more than 130 mph and flying through a quiet village at 90 mph. He was caught after police found his videos on Youtube and traced him to his home in Plymouth. The footage showed the speedometer and they tied up...

North Devon men accused of false imprisonment and assault

August 20, 2015, 8:23 am

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TWO men from North Devon have been remanded in custody accused of false imprisonment and assault.Fabian McAllister, aged 22, of Kimberley Park, Northam and Thomas Kennedy, aged 24, of Boutport Street, Barnstaple; appeared by video link from Exeter Prison at Exeter Crown Court.They both face charges of false imprisonment, assault, possession of criminal property and taking a car without authority.Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, adjourned the case for a plea and directions hearing in October and set a...

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August 20, 2015, 8:27 am

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A judge has issued a warrant for a man who is accused of swindling a vicar and a pensioner in North Devon.Glenn Davies failed to appear at Exeter Crown Court and Judge Erik Salomonsen issued an immediate warrant.Davies, aged 42, of High Street, Ilfracombe, faces two charges of defrauding Rev Robert Harris and pensioner Jeanne Hardwick out of a total of £2,005.He has also given his address as Portland Court, Victoria Road, in the past.

Brothers jailed for grudge attack on cyclist they beat with tyre...

August 20, 2015, 10:59 am

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A PAIR of brothers have been jailed for a revenge attack on a cyclist after he was knocked over on a country road.Jason Danes felled victim Russell Juniper with a head butt and his older brother David then knocked him senseless with a tyre wrench.Stonemason Jason and chicken farm manager David had a long standing grudge against Mr Juniper because they believed he had burgled their caravan on a site in Somerset.The brothers cooked up a plan to get away with the attack by bullying a passenger in...

Barnstaple armed robber jailed for three years and eight months

August 20, 2015, 11:00 pm

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An 18-year-old public schoolboy who turned armed robber after copying violent computer games has been jailed after a brave jeweller fought back with a baseball bat.Scroll down to VIEW dramatic footage of the attempted robbery.Benjamin Barton aimed an imitation pistol at the face of terrified shopkeeper David Bruce and fired two blank shots but the 71-year-old businessman refused to back down.Barton bought the gun and a latex mask on the internet and blamed the stress of taking A levels for...

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August 21, 2015, 2:16 am

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A DEVON woman was slashed in a sustained three-hour attack by her ex-boyfriend and his new partner.Carly Bennett was left with a brain haemorrhage, broken nose and eye socket and a 10 centimetre cut on her cheek where she had been slashed with a broken bottle in the ordeal at the hands of Leigh Yeo and Natasha Clarke.They went for her after a two day long drinking spree and her injuries were so severe she was no longer recognisable. Yeo laughed and mimicked Carly's cries of pain as Clarke...

Judge spares man who hit cage fighter on neck with dumbell

August 21, 2015, 3:26 am

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A MAN went to a pre-arranged fight armed with a metal dumb bell bar and hit a man on the neck – but a judge took pity on him when he heard the victim claimed to be a cage fighter and made weeks of threats.The Judge heard Jordan Hebburn had retaliated to threats from victim Samuel Garland, who claimed to have links to the underworld.Hebburn had also allegedly been taken to taken to Woodbury Common in East Devon and menaced by him and three friends.On the day in question, Hebburn lashed out...

Stripper and owner of Wild Ones XXX and Sluts and Thugs sobs as...

August 21, 2015, 3:45 am

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A SOBBING stripper was found guilty of stamping on a man's face. Facing a long prison sentence is buff Danny Mytton, who runs Wild Ones XXX, a male stripping agency. The 34-year-old was at the St Dennis Working Men's Club on May 4, 2014, when he went into the gents and launched a brutal unprovoked attack on Matthew Martin. He sobbed in the dock as a jury found him guilty. He had pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent on Mr Martin, despite having admitted...

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August 21, 2015, 4:22 am

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DEVON police have decided to release the actual video footage that jailed lunatic motorcyclist Ashley Dixon, who filmed himself hitting 153mph on windy country roadsView video belowThe 24-year-old Devon man used a helmet camera to record himself on motorcycles travelling through rural roads in Devon.He was described by the Judge sentencing him as a "lunatic" and Devon police welcomed the sentence of nine months jail.Police had initially decided not to release the footage of his 153mph...

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August 21, 2015, 6:38 am

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A GARAGE worker who fiddled £33,000 in benefits has been given 11 years to repay the money after being spared a jail sentence.Michael Brooker, 70, claimed income support and pension credit for six and a half years even though he had a regular part time job at a repair shop in Hatherleigh.The pensioner also failed to declare that his wife had jobs with Rentokil and the Royal Mail, Exeter Crown Court was told.Brooker, of Moor View in Hatherleigh, admitted dishonestly failing to notify the...

Bideford teen hit man with baseball bat three times to the head

August 21, 2015, 11:00 pm

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A BIDEFORD teenager has been told he is lucky not to have gone straight to prison for a baseball bat attack on a visitor at his home.Callum Rigby struck 60-year-old Kevin Dyer three times around the upper body in Combe Martin, and left his head feeling 'like a sponge', Exeter Crown Court was told.A Judge warned Rigby he is skating on thin ice and will be locked up if he gets involved in any kind of violence in the future.Rigby, aged 19, of South View Terrace, Bideford, admitted causing actual...

Driver denies causing surfboards flying off car roof serious...

August 21, 2015, 11:10 pm

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A DRIVER has denied causing a serious accident on the North Devon link road which was allegedly caused by two surf boards falling off the roof of his car.Mark Yetman pleaded not guilty to four charges of causing serious injury by dangerous driving when he appeared at Exeter Crown Court.The charges all relate to the same accident on the A361 at Beaples Moor, Knowstone, near South Molton, on August 22 last year.Six people were taken to hospital and four suffered serious injuries after two surf...

Man "significantly injured" in attack that sees two...

August 21, 2015, 11:20 pm

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A MAN has suffered "significant injuries" after an alleged attack near Bude on Thursday night.A man and a woman, both in their 30s, were arrested at a flat in Fore Street, Stratton, on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent.A police statement said officers were called to a disturbance at 11.40pm on Thursday.The man occupying the flat was taken to Derriford Hospital with significant injuries.The two suspects have been detained in custody.Officers are appealing for witnesses and...

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August 22, 2015, 7:28 am

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A NORTHAM woman has appeared in court charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Instow in December last year.Kelly Mortimore, age 24, of Puffin Court, Bay View Road, Northam, is accused of causing serious injury to David Fullaway by driving her Ford motor car dangerously.Mr Fullaway suffered injuries on the B3233, near the military base, on December 22, 2014. Mortimore appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday, August 21, and entered no plea to the charge against...