Somerset Man Sentenced for Raping Woman While She Slept Friday, March 13, 2026 somerset rape conviction sentencing sexualoffence justice avonandsomerset operationbluestone victimsupport prisonsentence Ryan Kerr, a 34-year-old man from Wells, Somerset, has been sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for raping a woman while she was asleep. The conviction follows a trial at Taunton Crown Court where a jury found … Read More
Weston-super-Mare Man Jailed for Amassing Over Half a Million Child Sexual Abuse Images Thursday, March 12, 2026 weston-super-mare childabuse sexualoffences police avonsomerset investigation sentencing digitalcrime internetsafety law enforcement A 65-year-old man from Weston-super-Mare, Martin Schwarz, has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison after being found in possession of more than half a million indecent images of children. The investigation … 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
Registered Sex Offender Sentenced After Approaching School Girls Wednesday, March 11, 2026 sexoffender sentencing somerset childprotection sexualcommunication breach police safety bath crime A convicted sex offender from Somerset has been handed a 12-month prison sentence after approaching two school girls and asking a sexually explicit question as they walked home. David Blackwood, aged 58, from Trinity Road in … Read More
Registered Sex Offender Jailed for Approaching School Girls with Sexual Question Wednesday, March 11, 2026 sexoffender sentencing childprotection avonandsomerset sexualabuse legal bath crime investigation communitysafety A convicted sex offender from Somerset has been sentenced to prison after approaching two school girls with a sexually explicit question as they walked home. David Blackwood, 58, of Trinity Road in Combe Down, pleaded guilty … Read More
Gang of Thieves Jailed for Nearly £700k ATM Heist Spree Monday, March 9, 2026 theft burglary atm crime police investigation sentencing stolenvehicles gang uk A gang of thieves who stole nearly £700,000 from cash machines across the UK, including Somerset, have been sentenced after their boastful WhatsApp messages helped police track them down. Over the course of nearly a year, the … Read More