A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Somerset. Police were called to Baltonsborough, Somerset, on Thursday (9 May) at around 4:31pm to reports a man had been injured in an assault. Christine Kekkonen, 36, of Dunford Terrace, Baltonsborough has been charged with the man’s murder. She appeared at…
A man has been jailed after being convicted of sexually abusing a young girl. Roger Faulkner, 69, from Donington-on-Bain, Lincolnshire was found guilty of eight charges on Friday (10 May) at Lincoln Crown Court. All charges, one including rape, relate to the same girl who was under 13 at the time of the offences. Sentence:…
A 39 year old man is in hospital in a serious but stable condition after being shot in the leg. The incident took place on Thursday (9 May) at around 9:37pm outside a Go Local store on Scotland Road in the Vauxhall area of Liverpool. A nearby takeaway worker told the Liverpool Echo he heard…
Suffolk Police are appealing for information to help trace a man following a schoolboy being assaulted in Lowestoft, Suffolk. The incident occurred between 8:15am – 8:30am on Butley Drive, in the town, when a man approached him from behind and grabbed him with both hands. The man then let go and cycled off. The boy…
An 18 year old from Hull has been locked up after refusing to pay his taxi fare and then attacking a police dog and its handler. Keane Pyzer, 18, of High Street, Hull, refused to pay his taxi fare after being dropped off at Amberley Close in the Bransholme area of the city on 4th…
Lee Byer has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order following the killing of 87 year old Thomas O’Halloran in Greenford, West London in August 2022. Mr O’Halloran, who used a mobility scooter, suffered stab wounds to the neck, chest and abdomen. Byer, 45, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility and having an offensive…
A man has been locked up for a considerable period of time after subjecting a woman to a barrage of physical and mental abuse. James Wilson, 22, from Darlington, County Durham, would regularly punch and kick his victim, as well as using weapons such as a baseball bat and pyramid rings against her. He subjected…
A man has been arrested and remains in custody on suspicion of attempted murder following a police officer in Greater Manchester being run over. The officer was struck by a car on Sunday evening (5 May) at around 10:10pm on Beech Road, Sale. The officer was “in and out of consciousness” and also suffered a…
A man has been jailed after killing two women in a high-speed collision. 31 year old Benjamin Lewis was travelling at speeds up to 93 mph in a 60mph zone when the crash occurred at around 9:30pm on 25th November 2021 on the A5117 near Dunkirk, Cheshire. The crash sadly killed Ellie Crossley and Rebecca…
A man has been left with life changing injuries after being attacked with a metal pole in Skegness, Lincolnshire, leading to a police appeal. The incident occurred at around 10:10pm on Wednesday 1st May on Roman Bank, in the town. The victim is a man in his 30s and he was taken to hospital following…
