A jury has begun deliberating the fate of a 16-year-old boy charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, who died from a fatal knife wound at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on December 15 last year. …
A trial has begun for Tony Bartlett, a 39-year-old man from Axminster, Devon, who faces charges of murder and manslaughter in connection with the death of his four-week-old son, Atticus Bartlett. The case is being heard at …
The tragic death of 17-year-old Tamzin Ellen Hall, who was fatally struck by a car on the M5 motorway after fleeing a police vehicle, will be examined in a jury inquest, a coroner has confirmed. Tamzin, from Wellington, …
Daniel Gunter, 27, has been convicted of murdering his two-week-old son, Brendon Staddon, at Yeovil District Hospital’s special care baby unit in Somerset. The court heard that Gunter inflicted devastating injuries to …
The British judicial system is grappling with an unprecedented backlog of nearly 77,000 cases in Crown Courts, with some hearings delayed until 2029. This growing crisis has sparked calls for sweeping reforms aimed at …
The trial of Yostin Andres Mosquera, 35, accused of decapitating Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, and transporting their remains in suitcases to the Clifton Suspension Bridge, has been halted. The jury at the Old …
A jury has retired to consider the verdict in the assault trial of Jordan Storey, a 27-year-old footballer originally from South Petherton, Somerset. Storey stands accused of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) and …