Matt Ellett, a scout leader from Taunton, has been found guilty of 19 sexual offences against five children he met through his volunteer role. The 32-year-old was convicted by a unanimous jury at Taunton Crown Court, which …
Matt Ellett, a scout leader from Taunton, has been found guilty of 19 sexual offences against children. The 32-year-old was convicted by a unanimous jury at Taunton Crown Court, which sat at North Somerset Courthouse, on …
Tony Bartlett, a 39-year-old father from Axminster, Devon, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years for the murder of his four-week-old son, Atticus Bartlett. The tragic incident occurred at …
Tony Bartlett, a 39-year-old father from Axminster, Devon, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 18 years for the murder of his four-week-old son, Atticus Bartlett. The tragic incident occurred at their …
A man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to prison for assaulting a woman on a street in Wiltshire. Jason Prior, 41, was convicted of assault by beating following an incident on Bythesea Road on the evening of Tuesday, June …
A 41-year-old man from Trowbridge has been sentenced for assaulting a woman on a street in Wiltshire. Jason Prior was found guilty of assault by beating, an offense he initially denied, and was sentenced to 23 weeks in prison …
A court in Swindon has sentenced three individuals who fabricated a story in an effort to secure a lighter sentence for a convicted drug dealer. The trio was found guilty of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Gavin …
A woman from Somerset, along with two accomplices, has been sentenced for attempting to pervert the course of justice by fabricating a story to secure a lighter sentence for a convicted drug dealer. At Swindon Crown Court, it …
A recent inquest into the death of 61-year-old Kelly Faiers in Somerset has highlighted significant concerns about the police’s handling of the case. Kelly was found dead in October 2023 at the home of Richard Scatchard, a …
A Somerset man has been found guilty of murdering his four-week-old son, Atticus Bartlett, by violently shaking him. The infant died after collapsing at the family home in Chard on July 16, 2022. Tony Bartlett, 39, formerly a …
Two men have been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of attempted murder for shooting at a moving car in Yeovil. James McGuinness, 31, from Yeovil, and Junior Renford, 31, from London, were convicted of …
Two men have been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of attempted murder and firearms offenses related to a shooting incident in Yeovil. James McGuinness, 31, from Yeovil, and Junior Renford, 31, from …
A Wiltshire police officer, PC Daniel Rusling, has escaped jail despite admitting to assaulting a 13-year-old boy at Monkton Park Police Station in Chippenham. The teen had approached officers for help after feeling …
PC Daniel Rusling of Wiltshire Police has been sentenced following an incident in which he assaulted a 13-year-old boy at the Monkton Park Police station car park in Chippenham. The boy, part of a group who had called 999 …
Ross John McFadyen, a 47-year-old from Templecome, Somerset, has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for intentionally strangling a woman and attempting to pressure her into changing her police statement. …