A 27-year-old man has admitted to attempting to kidnap a 17-year-old girl as she walked home from work in Swindon. Abdulmawal Ibrahim Adam, a Sudanese national residing on Stanier Street, appeared at Swindon Crown Court on …
Two ringleaders of an organised crime gang responsible for stealing over £2 million worth of high-end vehicles have been sentenced following a major investigation. The gang targeted cars parked outside homes across Hampshire, …
Police in Bath have emphasized their commitment to tackling retail crime, highlighting the significant impact it has on local businesses and residents. Recently, two women believed to be central to a series of thefts across …
Liam Riley, 28, from Liverpool, has been sentenced to five years in prison after evading arrest for 16 months. He was a key player in a county lines drug trafficking network operating between Liverpool and the Weymouth area …
A father described as “diabolical” has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his two-week-old premature son. Daniel Gunter, 27, received a life sentence with a minimum of 20 years behind bars after …
Jake King, a 21-year-old resident of Maunder Close, Wincanton, has been sentenced after a series of serious driving offences including tailgating an unmarked police vehicle, driving while disqualified, and possession of a …
September 2025 has seen Somerset courts hand down significant sentences to a range of criminals responsible for appalling acts — from horrific sexual assaults to dangerous driving and violent abuse. Here is a summary of the …
A man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison following convictions for raping two women, a decade apart. Marcin Janikowski, 39, residing in Cusance Way, Hilperton, was handed the sentence at …
A former police officer betrayed public trust by using police systems to stalk his ex-partner. Andrew Edwards, 31, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, pleaded guilty to stalking and misconduct in public office after conducting 27 …
Andrew Edwards, a former police constable from Chippenham, Wiltshire, was sentenced after admitting to stalking his ex-girlfriend by misusing police systems. Edwards conducted 27 unauthorized searches on his former partner, …
Eileen McDonagh, 33, has been spared jail after defrauding the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) of nearly £27,000 by impersonating a charity collector. Over several months, McDonagh carried out more than 3,600 …
A woman who fraudulently collected nearly £27,000 by posing as a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) charity collector has been spared prison. Eileen McDonagh, 33, conducted over 3,600 transactions on the streets of …
Andrew John Westwick, a 59-year-old resident of East Town Lane in Pilton, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for supplying cannabis. The Bristol Crown Court handed down the sentence on Wednesday, September 3, following …
Shaun Bundy, 41, of Pookfield Close, Frome, has been sentenced to eight years in prison following a retrial that found him guilty of raping a woman in her own home. Bundy initially denied the crime, forcing the victim to …
A 22-year-old man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for violently targeting two pedestrians with his car in a shocking act of road rage retaliation. Braden Lynam, of Woodborough Close, pleaded …