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
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
Sexual Health Doctor Sentenced to Six Years for Assault and Secret Filming Thursday, March 5, 2026 sexualhealth assault voyeurism abuseoftrust doctor criminaljustice investigation patientprotection indecentimages sentencing Dr. Timothy Girling, a 55-year-old sexual health doctor from West Molesey, Surrey, has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found guilty of multiple sexual assault and voyeurism offenses. Girling abused his … Read More
'Predator' with a Sick Secret Jailed and Barred from Working with Children Thursday, February 26, 2026 predator childabuse sexualoffences internetcrime justice safeguarding exploitation wiltshire sentencing protection Karl Shuttleworth, a 60-year-old from Poulshot near Devizes, has been sentenced to three years in prison for multiple child sex offences and will never be allowed to work with children again. The former Poulshot Road resident … Read More
Somerset Man Sentenced for Violent Domestic Assault Tuesday, February 24, 2026 domesticviolence assault alcoholism court sentencing restrainingorder communityservice cornwall rehabilitation violence David Long, a 37-year-old from Summerhedge Crescent, Othery near Bridgwater, appeared in court after violently assaulting his former partner during a dispute fueled by alcohol. The relationship between Long and his ex had … Read More
Somerset Man Sentenced for Alcohol-Fueled Assault on Ex-Partner Tuesday, February 24, 2026 assault alcoholism domesticviolence restrainingorder redruth sentencing trurocourt unpaidwork remorse addiction David Long, 37, from Summerhedge Crescent, Othery near Bridgwater, has been sentenced at Truro Crown Court for a violent assault on his ex-partner. The incident, which took place on January 19 last year at his partner’s … Read More