Man Suffers Severe Facial Injuries in Early Morning Attack in Weston-super-Mare Tuesday, June 23, 2026 assault weston-super-mare police investigation attack victim facialinjuries witness crime safety A man and woman in their early twenties were assaulted late Saturday night in Weston-super-Mare, prompting an ongoing police investigation. The couple was walking home across Hildesheim Bridge between 4 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on … Read More
Jury Deliberates in Trial of Teen Accused of Killing 9-Year-Old Aria Thorpe Tuesday, June 23, 2026 trial murder ariathorpe weston-super-mare knife verdict teenager justice manslaughter evidence A jury has retired to deliberate the verdict in the trial of a 16-year-old boy charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe. Aria died from a knife wound to her chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, … Read More
Jury Begins Deliberations in Trial of Teen Accused of Killing Nine-Year-Old Aria Thorpe Tuesday, June 23, 2026 trial murder deliberation jury weston-super-mare knife teenage accident ariathorpe death A jury has begun deliberating the fate of a 16-year-old boy charged with the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, who died from a fatal knife wound at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on December 15 last year. … Read More
'Dangerous predator' jailed for rape of teenage girl Monday, June 22, 2026 bitton rape sexual assault child exploitation weston-super-mare avon somerset drugs police sentencing Pascal Bitton, 35, of Weston-super-Mare, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison for the rape of a teenage girl and multiple sexual offenses involving other teenage girls. The verdict was delivered at North … Read More
Boy Accused of Aria Thorpe’s Murder Claims He Only Intended to Scare Her Friday, June 19, 2026 murder trial stabbing ariathorpe weston-super-mare knife crime court defendant investigation A 16-year-old boy on trial for the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe has given his account of the fatal incident in court. Aria died from a knife wound to the chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on … Read More
Boy Accused in Tragic Death of Aria Thorpe Says He Only Wanted to Scare Her Friday, June 19, 2026 aria murder trial weston-super-mare knife teenager fatality inquest court stabbing A 16-year-old boy on trial for the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe has told Bristol Crown Court that he never intended to harm her but only wanted to frighten her. Aria died after being stabbed in the chest at her family … Read More