Firefighters Quickly Contain Blaze at Bridgwater Home Tuesday, March 31, 2026 firefighters bridgwater blaze emergency somerset fire rescue domestic firestation safety Firefighters from three stations in Somerset responded swiftly to a fire at a domestic property in Bridgwater this afternoon. The Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service received an emergency call at 2:59 pm on March 13, … Read More
'Coward' Who Left Woman Fearing for Her Life Jailed Wednesday, March 25, 2026 assault violence women sentencing restrainingorder trowbridge police domestic injury crime A violent attacker who terrorized a woman in Trowbridge has been sentenced to prison. Jason Povey, 36, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm during an incident on February 13. The court handed down … 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
Son Pleads Guilty to Murdering Father After Domestic Dispute in Bath Tuesday, August 12, 2025 murder family bath crime police trial sentencing domestic investigation tragedy A tragic family incident unfolded in Bath earlier this year when 30-year-old Christopher Monro pleaded guilty to the murder of his father, Peter Monro, aged 73. The attack occurred on Tuesday, February 11, at Peter’s … Read More
Uncertain Intentions: The Mysterious Death of Ex-Police Officer in House Fire Friday, July 18, 2025 inquest fire police somerset death mystery suicide investigation domestic tragedy The tragic death of Malcolm Baker, a former Metropolitan Police detective superintendent, remains shrouded in uncertainty following a fatal house fire in Somerset on September 14, 2022. At 60 years old, Baker perished when a … Read More
Former Detective Dies in House Fire After Police Attempted Arrest Monday, July 14, 2025 determine fire police suicide domestic mentalhealth investigation forensics arrest somerset Malcolm Baker, a former detective superintendent, tragically died in a house fire that ignited shortly after police arrived to arrest him, an inquest revealed. The 60-year-old locked himself in his bedroom following a dispute … Read More