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Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts joined the KM Group in August 2023 covering Canterbury Crown Court.

Julia Roberts

‘I didn’t want them to hurt me’: Young girl’s fears during alleged rape ordeal at hands of three men

17 April 2025
‘I didn’t want them to hurt me’: Young girl’s fears during alleged rape ordeal at hands of three men

A young girl subjected to an alleged rape ordeal by three men has told a court she feared she would be killed if she tried to shout for help.

Young girl 'enticed into car at Asda and subjected to rape ordeal by three men', trial told

16 April 2025
Young girl 'enticed into car at Asda and subjected to rape ordeal by three men', trial told

A young girl was repeatedly raped by three men who passed her around "like a receptacle" for their sexual gratification, a court has heard.

Bus driver cleared of death by dangerous driving after fatal crash

11 April 2025
Bus driver cleared of death by dangerous driving after fatal crash

A bus driver whose single-decker crashed into a shelter, trapping a man underneath, has been cleared of blame for the fatal collision.

Man stabbed victim multiple times in park ‘set-up’

11 April 2025
Man stabbed victim multiple times in park ‘set-up’

A knife-wielding drug addict stabbed a man repeatedly in the buttocks and thighs in revenge for a friend's gold being stolen and pawned.

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Woman who Googled how to kill her husband jailed for life

09 April 2025
Woman who Googled how to kill her husband jailed for life

A woman who Googled how to kill her husband before stabbing him to death and dumping his body at the bottom of her garden has been jailed for life.

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Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

09 April 2025
Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

A motorist left another driver bedbound with fractures to his spine after ploughing his car into him in an inexplicable road-rage attack.

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Teen stabbed cousin's boyfriend in ‘act of anger’, murder trial told

08 April 2025
Teen stabbed cousin's boyfriend in ‘act of anger’, murder trial told

A teenage girl fatally stabbed her cousin's boyfriend in the heart in "an act of anger and aggression", a murder trial has heard.

Pensioner, 76, brutally beaten by masked raiders in terrifying robbery at home

08 April 2025
Pensioner, 76, brutally beaten by masked raiders in terrifying robbery at home

Two masked men subjected an elderly homeowner to a vicious and terrifying raid, leaving him with broken ribs and suffering an angina attack.

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Thug headbutted sister after she protested: ‘You can’t drive your kids, you’re drunk!’

08 April 2025
Thug headbutted sister after she protested: ‘You can’t drive your kids, you’re drunk!’

​A drunk dad punched ​and headbutted his sister after ​she objected to him driving off with his children after he had spent the day drinking.

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‘Horror’ of drunk woman kidnapped from bar by men intent on sexual violence

07 April 2025
‘Horror’ of drunk woman kidnapped from bar by men intent on sexual violence

A woman kidnapped from a bar by two men intent on sexual violence fears she will carry the “horror of that night” with her for the rest of her life.

Drink-driver ‘ruined life’ of teen girl thrown from car in horror crash

07 April 2025
Drink-driver ‘ruined life’ of teen girl thrown from car in horror crash

A drink-driver who left a teenage girl's life "catastrophically ruined" after causing a horror crash and then fleeing the scene has been jailed.

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Teen jailed for bottling builder - but dad who started fight walks free

05 April 2025
Teen jailed for bottling builder - but dad who started fight walks free

A baby-faced teenage thug who bottled his dad's colleague in a bust-up over Winter Wonderland told police on arrest he would “do it again”.

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Convicted paedophile sent explicit videos to ‘teenage girl’ on Snapchat

04 April 2025
Convicted paedophile sent explicit videos to ‘teenage girl’ on Snapchat

A convicted paedophile has been branded a "dangerous pervert" after sending explicit videos of himself to a ‘13-year-old girl’ he met on Snapchat.

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Mum downed £140 worth of shots and punched neighbour 20 times over loud music

02 April 2025
Mum downed £140 worth of shots and punched neighbour 20 times over loud music

An “extremely intoxicated” 31-year-old woman attacked her neighbour with several punches in a row over loud music being played at night.

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Vicious bully ‘burnt and beat’ his girlfriend then branded his name on her leg

01 April 2025
Vicious bully ‘burnt and beat’ his girlfriend then branded his name on her leg

A violent thug is facing time behind bars after admitting to beating his girlfriend with a clothes steamer, bicycle 'D' lock and hammer.

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Man guilty of attempted murder after hammer and knife attack on ex-partner and daughter

31 March 2025
Man guilty of attempted murder after hammer and knife attack on ex-partner and daughter

A “deranged” man who brutally attacked his ex-partner and her daughter with a hammer and a knife has been found guilty of attempted murder.

‘It’s as low as it gets’: Carer stole painkillers from dying mum

31 March 2025
‘It’s as low as it gets’: Carer stole painkillers from dying mum

The daughter of a woman whose carer stole painkillers from her while she was dying of cancer has spoken of her anger.

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Abusive barber shop boss attacked girlfriend then cried: ‘Look at what you made me do!’

30 March 2025
Abusive barber shop boss attacked girlfriend then cried: ‘Look at what you made me do!’

​A ​barber shop boss ​dragged his ex-girlfriend by her hair before retreating into a corner crying ​and accusing her: "Look at what you made me do."

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Shocking moment officers discover bulldog-type left in ‘skeletal’ state in flat

27 March 2025
Shocking moment officers discover bulldog-type left in ‘skeletal’ state in flat

​A teenager who neglected and failed to seek treatment for his ailing pet dog, left in its own faces and urine, has been banned from keeping animals.

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Attempted murder trial hears of woman’s desperate fight to stop being attacked

26 March 2025
Attempted murder trial hears of woman’s desperate fight to stop being attacked

A woman who was attacked with a knife and hammer by her mum’s ex-partner has told of her “desperate fight” to stop him.

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