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December 19, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A man has been told a prison sentence is 'inevitable' after he admitted a string of historical sexual offences against a 15-year-old girl.31-year-old Shaun Prettyjohns, of Coopers Mill, Norton Fitzwarren, appeared at Taunton Crown Court today (December 19) and had been expected to stand trial.But at the last minute he entered guilty pleas to two counts of a penetrative sexual act with a child, and four counts of taking indecent photographs of a child.MORE: Police appeal for witnesses after...

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December 19, 2016, 10:00 pm

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This is the moment a brave pensioner makes a harrowing 999 call for help -- after being sexually assaulted by her husband.The unnamed 78-year-old woman can be heard sobbing down the phone as she tells the call handler how her vile husband "forced himself" on her. She goes on to explain how the abuse, both physical and sexual, has been going on for years, and how fearful she is that no one will believe her.During the three-minute call, the victim said she was "absolutely...

Dorset man to stand trial for historic sex offences

December 19, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A Dorset man will stand trial next year for historic sex offences.David Akers, 60, of Weymouth, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court this morning (December 19) to face charges relating to offences which allegedly occurred more than 20 years ago.Akers is accused of two counts of indecent assault relating to a girl who was under the age of 16 at the time. The girl cannot be named for legal reasons.The alleged incidents both took place between April 20 and July 8, 1995.MORE: Man accused of 11 sex...

Wincanton police warn public to beware of counterfeit cash in the...

December 20, 2016, 12:55 am

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Counterfeit notes have been used to buy goods in a Somerset town, prompting a warning from a local police officer. PC Neil Wolstenholme told residents to "be on your guard" on Twitter after recent incidents in Wincanton. His tweet on Monday (December 19) said: "Counterfeit notes have been used to purchase goods in Wincanton recently! Be on your guard and extra vigilant."#Wincanton #Police #Community." BELOW: The tweet sent out by PC Wolstenholme. Earlier...

Man caught drug driving after police spotted car weaving across...

December 20, 2016, 3:01 am

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A man who was spotted by police weaving across the road in his car on the Glastonbury bypass was later confirmed to be drug driving after taking a test. Narottam Zakheim had been to a gig at the Bocabar in Glastonbury and when he was pulled over by officers they noticed his eyes looked red and sore. He confessed he had been smoking cannabis and drinking that evening, and although he was under the drink drive limit, tested positive for cannabis and was over the drug limit, Somerset...

Yeovil teenager drove while disqualified the day before being...

December 20, 2016, 4:05 am

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The day before he was due to be sentenced for a dangerous driving offence, a Yeovil teenager got behind the wheel and drove while he was subject to a ban. Police on patrol in the town saw David Fenn driving away from Greenhill Road at speed, and when they followed him he eventually pulled up and then fled the scene. After being arrested he appeared before Somerset Magistrates who were told that the defendant had since been given a suspended prison sentence at Taunton Crown Court, the day...

Man snared by online paedophile hunters spared jail

December 20, 2016, 5:00 am

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A man who was snared by paedophile hunters posing online as a 14-year-old girl was told he had 'avoided jail by the skin of his teeth' today.50-year-old Gerald Knight had chatted with the fictitious girl and sent her indecent images of himself, including some where he was engaged in a sexual act.He had previously admitted one charge of attempting to meet a child following grooming activity. MORE NEWS: Family 'extremely worried' for missing 22-year-old's wellbeingProsecuting, Nikki Coombe told...

19-year-old spared jail after sexually assaulting two young men

December 20, 2016, 6:43 am

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A "smashed" 19-year-old man who stripped off and sexually assaulted two young men was spared jail by a judge.Joshua Trowbridge from Oaken Ground, Wellington, met the pair to buy alcohol and went to a house in the town, said Nikki Coombe, prosecuting."The defendant was described as absolutely smashed," she told Taunton Crown Court today."Around midnight, his behaviour became extremely concerning. He tried to kiss one of the men."He took off his jeans and underwear...

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Man severely beaten by girlfriend heads Taunton charity's...

December 20, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A man who was so badly beaten by his partner that he nearly lost an arm is urging Somerset men to not suffer in silence.Ian McNicholl, a domestic abuse survivor and Ambassador of the Taunton-based ManKind Initiative, suffered fractures to his skull, cheekbones, and nose, three cracked ribs and horrific burns on his arm from an iron at the hands of his partner.His former partner was jailed for seven years in 2009 after being found guilty of GBH.Mr McNicholl and the Taunton charity now work to...

Sherborne pharmacy raid: Gillingham man arrested for Abbey...

December 20, 2016, 10:00 pm

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A man arrested on suspicion of robbing a Dorset pharmacy will remain on police bail until the middle of next month.Last month Dorset Police arrested a man from Gillingham in connection to a "daylight robbery" on the Abbey Pharmacy in Sherborne, which occurred nearly four months ago.The man, 39, was originally due to be remain on bail until early-December, but police confirmed today that his bail had been extended until the middle of January.A spokesman said: "The man's bail has...

Distraction burglary in Sherborne foiled by quick-thinking farm...

December 20, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Quick-thinking farm workers were able to foil a distraction burglary after spotting suspicious signs.Workers on a farm near Sherborne were approached by a man asking for water to put in his vehicle, which he claimed had broken down further along the road.It later emerged that this act was a distraction, allowing his accomplice to remove a key to an outbuilding containing tools, which was kept on a nearby ledge.Upon discovering the loss of the key, the farm workers immediately changed the lock on...

Sherborne woman hid perfume stolen from Yeovil Boots store down...

December 21, 2016, 1:01 am

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Desperate for some cash so she could get back home, a Sherborne woman went thieving in Boots, helping herself to more than £200 worth of fragrances. However, a security guard at the store on Middle Street spotted Sarah Ann Buckney stuffing perfume into her bag and down the front of her trousers, and challenged her as she left. She threw the items on the ground and said: "You've got your goods back, please let me go", but was detained and arrested by the police. Buckney, 52,...

Frome man stole alcohol from Tesco Express and shouted 'come and...

December 21, 2016, 2:14 am

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A Somerset man who stole three bottles of wine from a convenience store told the police who arrested him that committing the offence had been "easy". Reece Tonks helped himself to the alcohol at the Tesco Express store in Forest Road in Frome, and when a staff member asked him to bring it back shouted "Come and f***ing get it". When he appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting in Yeovil, they were told that the defendant was embarrassed by what he had done...

Taunton Royal Marine convicted of murdering injured Afghan...

December 21, 2016, 3:44 am

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A Royal Marine jailed for life for killing an injured Afghan fighter is due to find out today if he will be released on bail.Sergeant Alexander Blackman was jailed for 10 years for shooting dead a Taliban insurgent who had been wounded in an attack on a British base in Afghanistan in 2011. The killing happened in Helmand province in 2011 when Blackman shot the insurgent in the chest at close range with a 9mm pistol before quoting a phrase from Shakespeare as the man convulsed and died in front...

Christmas 2016: Raid on lights raising money for Bristol hospital...

December 21, 2016, 4:04 am

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A woman who raises money for charity every year was left "frightened" for her elderly mum when thieves came to snatch much of her Christmas light display. Priscilla Carver had only just put up this year's fundraising display on Thursday, December 8, when intruders broke her garden fence in the dark to steal them. Some of the lights were stolen just feet away from Priscilla's bungalow in Stoke St Michael, near Shepton Mallet, and she fears the crime could easily have been even more...

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Bridgwater paedophile jailed for indecent assaults on 14-year-old...

December 21, 2016, 5:44 am

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A Somerset man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he admitting indecently assaulting boys under the age of 14.Glyn Davies, of Fir Tree Close, Bridgwater, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court yesterday (December 20) following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.Detectives from the Met's Sexual Offences Exploitation and Child Abuse Command launched an investigation after they were contacted by two men, who said that they had been assaulted by a private drama teacher in the...

38-year-old Minehead man jailed for sexual abuse of two girls

December 21, 2016, 6:59 am

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A man who sexually abused two young girls was jailed for eight years by a furious judge today (December 21).38-year-old Andre Egington, currently a serving prisoner, but originally from Penfield Road in Minehead, had sex with a 15-year-old and then months later went on to abuse a 12-year-old girl.As he assaulted the younger girl he told his crying victim: "Don't tell. I could get in trouble. What goes on in this house, stays in this house."Prosecuting, Mark Worsley said Egington had...

Yeovil teenager accused of dangerous driving on A37 to stand...

December 21, 2016, 9:13 am

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A teenager accused of driving dangerously on the A37 and other roads in Yeovil has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to stand trial.Curtis Adrian Yaldiz, 19, of Freedom Avenue in Yeovil, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates.He was charged that on August 30 on the A37 and at Yeovil he drove a Ford Focus dangerously.He was also alleged to have driven the vehicle without insurance and not in accordance with a licence, but did not enter any pleas.READ MORE: One of culprits behind...

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December 21, 2016, 9:15 am

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A Chard man who lost control of his van and collided into a wall, overturning the vehicle, was more than double the drink drive limit when he was freed from the wreckage.Clive Benham had offered to take a friend home after a night out drinking and playing pool, but on the way home went down a road that was closed and then missed a turning.As a result his van crashed into the wall, and although his passenger managed to crawl free the defendant had to be cut free by the emergency services and...

Yeovil drink-driver ambushed by police outside pub after tip off

December 21, 2016, 9:21 am

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Acting on a tip-off, the police waited outside a Yeovil pub for a man to leave in his car and when they breathalysed him found he was over the limit.Sixty-three-year-old Joseph Roy Milton also only had a provisional driving licence, and although he had qualified driver sat next to him, was not displaying "L" plates.When he appeared in court before Somerset Magistrates his solicitor Neil Priest said that his client believed that somebody in the pub had a grudge against him and said he...