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Fraudster tricked vulnerable pensioner

24 February 2017
Fraudster tricked vulnerable pensioner

A financial adviser who stole more than £50,000 from an elderly woman has avoided going to jail.

Charity veteran guilty of sex crimes

22 February 2017
Charity veteran guilty of sex crimes

A man honoured by the Queen for his work in the community has been convicted of sexually abusing a boy.

Bumbling burglars jailed after pharmacy break-in

21 February 2017
Bumbling burglars jailed after pharmacy break-in

A pair of blundering burglars found hiding in a hedge and cupboard after crashing through the roof of a pharmacy during a raid have been jailed.

Racist footballer smashed elbow into opponent's face

17 February 2017
Racist footballer smashed elbow into opponent's face

A footballer who hurled racist abuse at his opponent before smashing his elbow into his face, breaking his jaw in three places, has been locked up.

Schoolboys seriously hurt as driver loses way

16 February 2017
Schoolboys seriously hurt as driver loses way

Two teenagers were trapped in a vehicle on its roof when a van driver crashed into the taxi they were travelling in.

Child rapist dresses as woman in dock

14 February 2017
Child rapist dresses as woman in dock

A man convicted of a "campaign of rape" wore women's clothes as he was jailed for 20 years.

Man bombarded ex-girlfriend with texts and threats

14 February 2017
Man bombarded ex-girlfriend with texts and threats

A lovelorn man stalked his first sweetheart after being dumped and bombarded her with 500 texts and calls - and even threatened to blow up her car.

Man stabbed as he defended his wife

10 February 2017
Man stabbed as he defended his wife

A punch up sparked by a thief stealing a handbag led to a knife puncturing a man's lung.

Home raiders who terrorised woman left mobile behind

09 February 2017
Home raiders who terrorised woman left mobile behind

Two masked men who smashed their way into a house left police a huge clue about who was responsible for taking part in the £20,000 jewellery raid.

Bridge jump trial halted

08 February 2017
Bridge jump trial halted

The trial of two "vigilantes" accused of kidnapping a teenager and forcing him to jump off a bridge has been halted.

Mum stashed gun in home

07 February 2017
Mum stashed gun in home

A woman caught with a deadly weapon has refused to say why she had it or where she got it from.

Police find flat 'awash with weapons'

07 February 2017
Police find flat 'awash with weapons'

Officers came across tasers, knuckle dusters, and CS spray when they went to arrest a man who threatened to pour acid on his ex-girlfriend.

'Mattress mountain' recycler learns fate

03 February 2017
'Mattress mountain' recycler learns fate

A judge attacked a man's flagrant disregard for the law for storing hundreds of mouldy mattresses at his workplace.

Suspect cleared despite DNA evidence

03 February 2017
Suspect cleared despite DNA evidence

A man accused of stabbing a husband outside a nightclub has been found not guilty.

Bungling burglar locked up

01 February 2017
Bungling burglar locked up

A man is back behind bars after admitting burglary and assault within days of being released from prison.

'I didn’t realise I had been stabbed'

01 February 2017
'I didn’t realise I had been stabbed'

A wife has told a jury how a "man with a Scouse accent" saved the life of her husband after he was stabbed in a fight outside a Kent nightclub.

'A judge of skill, fairness, humanity and courtesy'

30 January 2017
'A judge of skill, fairness, humanity and courtesy'

Tributes are being paid to Canterbury Crown Court's first resident judge Giles Rooke QC, who has died at the age of 86.

Jail for pervert who had threesome with child

27 January 2017
Jail for pervert who had threesome with child

A paedophile who arranged a threesome with a child - and then took sordid photographs of the crime - has been jailed.

Drugs cuckoo caged

25 January 2017
Drugs cuckoo caged

A promising footballer who became a "cuckoo" in Kent - where a dealer takes over a house and then recruits drugs runners - has been jailed.

Drunken thugs jailed for robbing disabled man of 40p

25 January 2017
Drunken thugs jailed for robbing disabled man of 40p

Two thugs have been locked up for robbing a wheelchair-bound man of loose change in an attack branded "bullying of the worst kind" by a judge.

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