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

Julia Roberts

Former head teacher avoids prison after molesting young girl

21 November 2024
Former head teacher avoids prison after molesting young girl

A former head teacher has been given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to sexual assault.

Drug dealer in court five years after confessing ‘I’ve done something stupid’

19 November 2024
Drug dealer in court five years after confessing ‘I’ve done something stupid’

A dealer who blurted out to cops where they would find his drugs stash has finally been sentenced five years after his arrest.

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Mugger threatened victim with claw hammer to steal almost empty bag

19 November 2024
Mugger threatened victim with claw hammer to steal almost empty bag

A mugger who repeatedly threatened his victim with a claw hammer before fleeing with his almost empty bag has walked free from court.

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Driver involved in fatal M2 crash was allegedly speeding and over drink-drive limit

18 November 2024
Driver involved in fatal M2 crash was allegedly speeding and over drink-drive limit

A care worker whose Mercedes-Benz was involved in a collision which killed an American air stewardess was allegedly speedingat the time of the crash.

Jilted dad caught urinating through ex-partner’s letterbox

18 November 2024
Jilted dad caught urinating through ex-partner’s letterbox

An abuser who threatened to throw the mother of his children in the boot of his car has been jailed after being caught peeing through her postbox.

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Restaurant cook found with thousands of child abuse images spared jail

17 November 2024
Restaurant cook found with thousands of child abuse images spared jail

A cook who downloaded thousands of images depicting the horrific sexual abuse of children - including a "drugged" six-year-old - has been spared jail.

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Courts’ 40 years ‘at forefront of upholding and protecting people’s rights’

15 November 2024
Courts’ 40 years ‘at forefront of upholding and protecting people’s rights’

Some of the country’s highest ranked members of the judiciary have helped mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of a crown and county court.

Armed thugs brutally attacked dad and threatened children in terrifying home raid

15 November 2024
Armed thugs brutally attacked dad and threatened children in terrifying home raid

Three masked raiders who terrorised a family with young children have been jailed for a total of more than 40 years.

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‘My 10-year-old daughter has been exposed to one of the world's greatest evils’

15 November 2024
‘My 10-year-old daughter has been exposed to one of the world's greatest evils’

The devastated father of a young girl groomed on Snapchat and WhatsApp by a paedophile posing as a boy feels he has failed as a parent.

Knifeman threatened neighbour over party decorations

14 November 2024
Knifeman threatened neighbour over party decorations

A knifeman threatened to kill his neighbour in a violent and abusive confrontation over birthday party decorations.

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‘Controlling and jealous' woman exploited young girl for sex

12 November 2024
‘Controlling and jealous' woman exploited young girl for sex

A woman embarked on "relentless" sexual exploitation of a vulnerable girl, filming intimate videos and exchanging thousands of explicit messages.

Drunken intruder who swiped pensioner’s phone spared jail to ‘believe in herself’

09 November 2024
Drunken intruder who swiped pensioner’s phone spared jail to ‘believe in herself’

A 27-year-old woman who drunkenly stormed into a disabled pensioner’s flat and stole her mobile has been told to “turn her life around” or face jail.

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Paedophile who was ‘exploring his sexuality’ is spared jail after abusing boy

09 November 2024
Paedophile who was ‘exploring his sexuality’ is spared jail after abusing boy

A 21-year-old who “took advantage” of and abused a vulnerable young boy avoided a prison sentence.

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Doorbell video puts dad behind bars for machete attack

09 November 2024
Doorbell video puts dad behind bars for machete attack

A drink and drug-fuelled dad-of-one slashed a man with a large machete as he and two others attempted to force their way into their victim’s flat.

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Driving instructor travelled 75 miles to meet teen he had groomed on Snapchat

08 November 2024
Driving instructor travelled 75 miles to meet teen he had groomed on Snapchat

A driving instructor groomed a vulnerable teenager over Snapchat before molesting her in the back of his "blacked out" car.

Man who killed friend in drunken crash had insisted: 'I'm a good driver'

08 November 2024
Man who killed friend in drunken crash had insisted: 'I'm a good driver'

A drunk man who killed his friend when he smashed his car into a wall had said he was a "good driver" and would get his passengers "safely home".

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Violent thug who carried out ‘barbaric’ assault with gas canister jailed

06 November 2024
Violent thug who carried out ‘barbaric’ assault with gas canister jailed

A violent thug who beat two strangers with a gas canister causing one to have a ‘bleed on the brain’ has been jailed.

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Paedophile who preyed on underage girls through Facebook jailed

05 November 2024
Paedophile who preyed on underage girls through Facebook jailed

A sexual predator who got “a thrill” from preying on underage girls with explicit chats on Facebook messenger has been jailed.

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Roofer stalked ex and sent barrage of ‘grossly offensive’ texts

05 November 2024
Roofer stalked ex and sent barrage of ‘grossly offensive’ texts

A jilted dad started an "obsessive" campaign against his former lover to the point she feared he’d harm her and their son.

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Dog walker ‘stalked through town’ and mugged by predatory drunk

03 November 2024
Dog walker ‘stalked through town’ and mugged by predatory drunk

A drunken homeless man who followed a woman through a town centre late at night and tried to snatch her handbag before mugging her has been jailed.

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