Man Jailed for Killing Brother in Fight at Motocross Event Thursday, June 26, 2025 manslaughter motocross family violence tragedy court sentencing grief investigation warning Ben Starr, 35, has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting manslaughter in the death of his brother, Lee Starr. The fatal altercation occurred at the Foxhill motocross event on August 22, 2024. The brothers … Read More
Man jailed six years for killing elderly woman with umbrella in Taunton Friday, May 23, 2025 manslaughter mentalhealth taunton umbrella attack likehood berylpurdy justice sentencing sentence A 38-year-old man with severe mental illness has been sentenced to six years in prison for the manslaughter of an 86-year-old woman in Somerset. David Parish, who has no fixed address, appeared at Bristol Crown Court on … Read More
Pontins’ Parent Company Faces Corporate Manslaughter Charge Over Brean Sands Death Tuesday, May 6, 2025 corporate manslaughter pontins breansands safety negligence holidaypark court ceiling incident Pontins’ parent company, Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd, is facing corporate manslaughter charges following a tragic ceiling collapse at its Brean Sands Holiday Park in Somerset. In February 2019, a 40-metre section of structural … Read More
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Clifton Suspension Bridge suitcase murders Tuesday, April 29, 2025 murder manslaughter clifton suspension bridge dismemberment guilty plea trial human remains metropolitan police bristol suitcase crime Yostin Andres Mosquera, the man accused of murdering two individuals, dismembering their bodies, and disposing of their remains in suitcases near the Clifton Suspension Bridge, has entered a plea of guilty to the manslaughter … Read More
September's Somerset Criminals: A Look at Killers, Rapists, and Rioters Tuesday, October 1, 2024 somerset criminals killers rapists rioters incarceration justice court assault burglary prison manslaughter sexual assault imprisonment Throughout September, Somerset saw the incarceration of individuals guilty of heinous crimes. From a killer who fatally stabbed a man to a rapist who assaulted their victim in the woods, the justice system at Taunton and … Read More