Taxi Driver Assaulted and Racially Abused in Weston-super-Mare Monday, June 8, 2026 taxi assault racism weston-super-mare police charges bail court investigation abuse A taxi driver in Weston-super-Mare was allegedly racially abused and physically attacked on Clevedon Road just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. Following the incident, Avon and Somerset Police have charged 22-year-old Kai … Read More
Care Home Owner Faces Allegations of Threatening Staff and Intruding on Residents Sunday, June 7, 2026 care leadership inspection staff residents governance safety abuse management elliscombe A recent report has raised serious concerns about the conduct of the owner of Elliscombe House, a care home in Wincanton. Staff members have accused the owner of threatening employees, barging into residents’ rooms without … Read More
Somerset Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Childhood Sexual Abuse Friday, May 1, 2026 somerset abuse justice sexualoffences childprotection avonsomersetpolice victimsupport court sentencing paedophile An 85-year-old man from Somerset has been sentenced to spend the remainder of his life in prison following convictions for historic sexual offences, including the rape of a child. The case began when Avon and Somerset Police … Read More
‘Selfish and Predatory’ Paedophile Jailed for Abusing Child Under 13 Thursday, April 2, 2026 paedophile abuse sexualabuse childprotection justice sentencing trauma victim safeguarding police Stephen Hudd, a 60-year-old from Trowbridge, has been sentenced to 13 years and nine months in prison after admitting to nine counts of sexual abuse against a child under the age of 13. The case was heard at Salisbury Crown … Read More
Newborn Murder at Yeovil District Hospital: A Tragic Failure to Protect Brendon Staddon Thursday, March 19, 2026 newborn murder safeguarding yeovil hospital childprotection abuse domesticviolence parents mentalhealth In a heartbreaking case that unfolded at Yeovil District Hospital in 2024, a newborn baby named Brendon Staddon was tragically murdered by his father, Daniel Gunter. The two-week-old infant, born prematurely on February 20, … Read More
Bike-hurling thug strangled mum on sofa as their child begged him to stop Thursday, March 12, 2026 violence assault strangulation abuse conviction sentencing domestic liverpool child imprisonment Mario Garino, a 60-year-old convicted criminal, was arrested in Weston-super-Mare on August 11, 2025, following a brutal attack on his former partner in Bootle, Liverpool. The horrific assault, which took place in November … Read More