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Around the courts: Criminals convicted in North Devon recently
A rundown of the concluded cases at North Devon Magistrates' Court, allowing you to see justice served in your community.This week we summarise court activity between February 17 and February 21. The...
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Council spent thousands repairing vandalised toilets in...
NORTH Devon Council has spent more than £5,000 this financial year repairing toilets in Ilfracombe which were vandalised.The council has spent the money repairing 21 cases of damage caused by vandalism...
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North Devon thief jailed after crime spree
MAGISTRATES sent an Ilfracombe man to jail after he committed a string of offences while on curfew.Andrew Bloor, 36, of Market Street, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court on Friday.Four...
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Shoplifter jailed after stealing vodka from North Devon shop
A SHOPLIFTER has been jailed after stealing £193 worth of vodka from a North Devon supermarket while he was already on a suspended prison sentence.Drew Alexander William Squires, 27, of Kingsley Court,...
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Woman in court after biting Fever doorman on wrist
A DOORMAN ended up being bitten on his wrist by a Bideford woman during a night out, a court has heard.Kerri-Ann Crystal Turton, 20, of Buckland View, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court on...
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North Devon man given restraining order after assaulting...
A MAN has appeared in court after grabbing his former partner by her coat to get her out the car. David Alan Martin Read, 28, of Callards, South Molton, appeared before North Devon Magistrates' Court...
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James Woodhouse Exeter murder trial LIVE - jury out
The trial is continuing of two men accused of the murder of a former charity fundraiser in Exeter. Brett Edwards, 38, and Thomas Killen, 33, deny the murder of 30-year-old James Woodhouse between...
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Bin man appears in court over drugs which killed Leah Kerry
A bin man has appeared before a Crown Court judge accused of supplying the drugs which killed teenager Leah Kerry at a park in Newton Abbot. Jacob Khanlarian, aged 20, did not enter a plea when he...
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Edwards and Killen found GUILTY of murder of James Woodhouse
A drug dealer and an addict have been found guilty of killing a former soldier in a punishment beating that went too far.Brett Edwards and Thomas Killen attacked victim James Woodhouse at a squalid...
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Former Exeter Chiefs player sexually assaulted woman during club...
A former Exeter Chiefs player sexually assaulted a woman in a city centre bar at the club's Christmas Party, a court has heard.Niko Matawalu, 28, signed for the Chiefs in November, but who has since...
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Man admits assaulting his ex
A man has admitted assaulting his former partner and breaking an order to stay away from her home in Honiton.Stewart Thompson, aged 38, admitted assault and breach of a restraining order when he...
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Hotel worker had abuse images of children as young as two
A hotel worker was found with 'appalling' images of children as young as two when police examined his laptop.Daniel Tolca claimed he had downloaded the images out of curiosity while surfing the...
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Stone thrown at van - driver left 'very shaken' say police
A driver has been left "very shaken" after a large rock was thrown at his van. The incident in Bideford, North Devon, is now being investigated by the police. At around 4am on Wednesday, August 2, a...
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Thieves repeatedly target corner shop
Thieves are repeatedly targeting a Devon corner shop causing damage and distress, with three attacks in recent months.A&P Premier store on Mount Gould Road has been the victim of burglary in the...
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Woman in court accused of trying to murder Devon girl, 17
A woman accused of stabbing a 17-year-old Devon girl and a police officer at a train station has appeared in court.Homeless Ingrid MacKay, 59, is charged with the attempted murder of a teenager and the...
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This is the man accused of murder
The man accused of murdering a 49-year-old father outside in a railway station concourse in Devon has appeared in court.Jamie Skinner, of Bodmin Road, Plymouth, 28, is accused of murdering Wayne Fenton...
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Two jailed for life for murder of Exeter man James Woodhouse
Two Exeter men who blamed each other for the murder of James Woodhouse have both been sentenced to life imprisonment.Following a four week trial, it took a jury at Exeter Crown Court just under a day...
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Arson attack closes Plymouth dentists
A Plymouth dental surgery remains closed after it was attacked by arsonists.Health officials say extensive damage was caused to one of its surgery rooms following a fire earlier this month.The blaze...
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Man who made £300k supplying cannabis will be sent home
A man who made more than £300,000 supplying Devon gangs with cannabis has been ordered to pay the courts £54,000 - before he is sent home to Albania.Laver Sakaj, 31, has also been jailed for four years...
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Young woman avoids jail after breaching sexual risk order by...
A woman who breached a Sexual Risk Order by meeting a girl has been handed a three year community order to help her stop re-offending.The woman - who cannot be named after Plymouth Crown Court imposed...
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