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Sentence adjourned on terminally ill pensioner who stole £58k

12 August 2016
Sentence adjourned on terminally ill pensioner who stole £58k

A judge has insisted a terminally ill pensioner who stole £58,000 from a working men's club must come to court to hear his fate.

Businessman guilty of blackmail after fake bomb

11 August 2016
Businessman guilty of blackmail after fake bomb

A pensioner has been found guilty of blackmail after causing widespread fear when he planted a fake bomb at a bank.

Drug-crazed thug holds fork to throat of PC

11 August 2016
Drug-crazed thug holds fork to throat of PC

A thug held a fork to a PC's throat and spat in the face of a custody officer after a row with his mistress at a hotel.

Gambling addict blows stolen £96k on bets

11 August 2016
Gambling addict blows stolen £96k on bets

A salesman gambled away £96,000 he stole from Curry's PC World and attempted to shift blame onto colleagues - but he's only paying back £6k.

Fake bomb suspect: 'It was a crazy, silly affair'

10 August 2016
Fake bomb suspect: 'It was a crazy, silly affair'

An elderly businessman accused of extorting money from a bank after planting a fake bomb has said it was just a "crazy, silly affair".

Neighbour spots cruel foster carer slapping disabled child

10 August 2016
Neighbour spots cruel foster carer slapping disabled child

A foster carer who was seen repeatedly slapping a disabled eight-year-old boy and forcing food into his mouth has been convicted of child cruelty.

Glassing thug spared jail due to ‘valuable’ job

10 August 2016
Glassing thug spared jail due to ‘valuable’ job

A thug who glassed a pub landlord has been fined after a judge said he did not want to impede his “valuable” job with unpaid work or a jail term.

Terminally ill treasurer convicted of stealing £58k

09 August 2016
Terminally ill treasurer convicted of stealing £58k

The former treasurer of a working men’s club has been convicted of stealing nearly £60,000 from his employers, despite being too ill to attend court.

Husband and wife cleared of sexual assault

09 August 2016
Husband and wife cleared of sexual assault

A couple accused of molesting a woman as they tried to persuade her to take part in a threesome have been acquitted of sexual assault.

Husband on robbery charge after taking cheating wife's rings

08 August 2016
Husband on robbery charge after taking cheating wife's rings

A man who snatched his estranged wife's rings after she confessed to cheating on him for several years has appeared in court facing a robbery charge.

Shoe imprint left on mugging victim's head

08 August 2016
Shoe imprint left on mugging victim's head

An antique dealer was stamped on so hard during a violent mugging, the imprint of a shoe was left on his head.

Bomb hoax pensioner 'in debt'

08 August 2016
Bomb hoax pensioner 'in debt'

A 73-year-old man was so desperately in debt he planted a fake bomb at his bank and then demanded a ransom, a court's heard.

PC hurt trying to stop thief in Mercedes

05 August 2016
PC hurt trying to stop thief in Mercedes

A police officer was injured as he tried to stop a thief driving off from a shoplifting spree.

Supermarket manager stole £81k to fund lavish lifestyle

05 August 2016
Supermarket manager stole £81k to fund lavish lifestyle

A Morrisons manager stole almost £81,000 to fund a lavish lifestyle, which included the hire of male escorts.

Threesome couple claim 'sex assault victim' consented

05 August 2016
Threesome couple claim 'sex assault victim' consented

A woman on trial with her husband for sexual assault after allegedly molesting a woman they wanted a threesome with says the "victim" consented.

More time in prison for mug attacker

04 August 2016
More time in prison for mug attacker

A man needed two operations for facial injuries after he was assaulted with a mug, a court heard.

Mum wrongly arrested after bitter ex framed her

04 August 2016
Mum wrongly arrested after bitter ex framed her

A young child watched his mother being carted off by police after her ex claimed she had left threatening notes on his car - which he wrote himself.

Woman 'molested by couple who pushed her for threesome'

03 August 2016
Woman 'molested by couple who pushed her for threesome'

A couple 'sexually assaulted a woman after begging her to join in a threesome' following a boozy night out, a court's heard.

Judge condemns court standards

02 August 2016
Judge condemns court standards

A senior court judge has complained about the facilities at a crown court

Cancer-stricken treasurer 'on the fiddle', court hears

02 August 2016
Cancer-stricken treasurer 'on the fiddle', court hears

A working men's club treasurer - who is suffering from cancer - siphoned off nearly £60,000 of club funds for himself, a court was told.

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