Man jailed for vicious attack in Wells hostel - victim's head...

February 22, 2017, 11:47 pm

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A MAN who carried out a brutal and sustained attack on a member of staff at a Wells hostel has been jailed for four months. Mitchell Lamb was asked to leave a female resident alone after he had woken her up and made her cry but turned on the victim and threatened to headbutt him. The defendant then repeatedly struck him over the head with a computer keyboard, punched him and then slammed his head against a microwave oven several times. As a result of the incident the member of staff...

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February 23, 2017, 1:23 am

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A Glastonbury teenager who allegedly attacked a man and woman with a metal breaker bar, threatening to kill the male, has been ordered to stand trial at Taunton Crown Court.When the police arrested Shaun Quinton John Lloyd they found a knife in his trouser pocket and later discovered a home-made wooden knuckle duster in his clothing.The 19-year-old defendant, of Wollens Close, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil.He was charged with assaulting Ryan Huxtable and...

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February 23, 2017, 5:52 am

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A man who persistently harassed his former partner, following her in his car, waiting for her outside her mother's address and then forcing her to stop her car in the road near her home in Charlton Adam, near Somerton, has been given a suspended prison sentence. Christopher William House constantly asked the victim to be friends, said he wanted to talk and even invited her out for a curry while subject to a restraining order imposed by the court. When he appeared before Somerset Magistrates...

Convicted murderer Shaun Walmsley has escaped - and he could be...

February 23, 2017, 6:10 am

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A convicted murder has escaped from custody and is on the run - and he could be anywhere in the UK.Shaun Walmsley, was a serving prisoner at HMP Liverpool and he escaped from custody while attending a hospital appointment yesterday (February 22).The police search is both national and international. He is described as white, 6ft tall and of slim build with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing dark bottoms and a dark jacket. Police are advising the public not to approach him....

Lucy Baird of Wells faces jail for repeatedly targeting...

February 23, 2017, 6:15 am

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A Wells woman has been told jail is "all but inevitable" after she admitted targeting a vulnerable man who had taken out a restraining order against her.Lucy Baird, 32, of Churchill Close, entered guilty pleas to breaching a restraining order seven times last year between February 23 and March 4 and between May 1 and May 7.She admitted stealing £23 in cash on May 2 and also asked for three other offences - including a third breach of the restraining order, theft and fraud - to be...

Three Somerset men held as police find thousands of cannabis...

February 23, 2017, 7:08 am

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Three people from Somerset have been arrested after police discovered an enormous cannabis farm in an underground nuclear bunker. Police carried out a midnight raid on RGHQ Chilmark, an underground bunker constructed in the 1980s in Wiltshire to house and protect government officials and dignitaries in the event of a nuclear attack. Several thousand plants were found growing inside 20 large rooms by detectives who swooped on Wednesday night. A spokesman said officers knew the bunker was...

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February 23, 2017, 7:10 am

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The man responsible for a sexual assault in Shepton Mallet is still being sought by police. Avon and Somerset Constabulary are investigating a sexual attack on a man which took place at around 10pm on Saturday (February 18) in Collett Park. A man was walking through the park when he was sexually assaulted by a suspect described as a white bald man, approximately 5ft 8 inches tall, with brown eyes. He was apparently wearing a black hooded top, blue jeans and black shoes. According to a...

Post-mortem carried out on body found in Yeovil but death still...

February 23, 2017, 11:27 am

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A post-mortem is understood to have been carried out today (February 23) on the body of a man found dead in Yeovil.Details of the results of this are likely to emerge tomorrow (February 24) but no further information on the man has been released by the police.The body of a man was found at 2pm on Monday (February 20) off Newton Road in the town and his death is still being treated as "unexplained".A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Constabulary confirmed that it was unable to provide...

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Christopher Halliwell: Police need more time to search former...

February 23, 2017, 1:50 pm

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Forensic teams digging at the former home of double murderer Christopher Halliwell, need more time, officers have said today (February 23).The operation was launched on Monday to search two properties in Swindon and it was initially expected to last for five days.But today (February 23) the officer leading the investigation, which was launched based on new intelligence, announced that it will now continue into next week.The 53-year-old former taxi driver Haliwell is currently serving a whole...

Police still investigating break-in at Bruton High Street shop

February 23, 2017, 10:00 pm

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Police in Somerset are still looking for two men in connection with a break-in at a shop. CCTV images were released of the suspects after the break-in at around 2.30am on Friday (February 17) in Bruton. Despite releasing the images and appealing to the public for help about the High Street burglary, no arrests have yet been made. BELOW: CCTV images released by police of suspects they are looking for in connection with the robbery. A police spokeswoman confirmed on Thursday (February 23)...

Perverted Avon and Somerset Police doctor groped dozens of staff,...

February 23, 2017, 10:34 pm

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Police yesterday (Thurs) apologised to dozens of staff who were groped and assaulted by a perverted force doctor during medical examinations. Dr Reginald Bunting slapped patients on the bottom, removed women's bras and touched their breasts and made men urinate in front of him, an inquiry found. The force's medical officer also made patients strip for examinations, inappropriately touched new recruits' testicles and committed penetrative assaults. His sickening offences spanned two...

Fake 'new £5 notes' being circulated in Dorset - here's how...

February 24, 2017, 12:39 am

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The Bank of England is investigating reports that its new £5 note may have been forged.A Dorset PCSO has warned of counterfeit "new £5 notes" circulating - although Dorset Police and the Bank were seeking clarification on Friday on whether these were the polymer notes.When the new £5 notes were introduced by the Bank of England, they seemed impossible to counterfeit. The Bank said on Friday it was unaware of any forgeries of the new polymer £5 note, although its...

Sherborne vandalism: police have made no arrests three months on...

February 24, 2017, 2:52 am

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Dorset Police have said that they are no closer to apprehending those responsible for damage inflicted on six Sherborne businesses. It has been three months since half a dozen small businesses on Cheap Street were targeted by vandals, leading to calls for more CCTV in the town centre. The Flowerbarrow, The Swan Gallery and the Market Town Garden all had window panes broken, while Forever England had one of its panes cracked, and the others - Tenovus Cancer Care and The Three Wishes - both...

Police appeal to find stolen jewellery's owner

February 24, 2017, 2:58 am

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Police are trying to find the owners of two items of gold looking jewellery believed to have been stolen last summer. In a post on Facebook Avon and Somerset Police said: "Do you know who this jewellery belongs to?"Is it yours? We believe they items were stolen sometime last summer and taken to a pawn brokers in Yeovil. If you recognise them then please contact PC Jim Card via the 101 number."We would like to return them to their rightful owners - and yes Facebookers, you...

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February 24, 2017, 4:56 am

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Since it was announced that Yeovil's police station was closing there has been a lot of opposition from the public. The decision was made in November by Police and Crime Commissioner, Sue Mountstevens, to shut the station because it was no longer financially viable. The changes will leave the town without any permanent custody suites. Police will now transport people who have been arrested to Bridgwater police station, with a transport service to be set up at peak times to ensure bobbies...

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February 24, 2017, 8:43 am

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A 21-year-old mother who shook her two-month-old baby son so hard he stopped breathing and dropped him so that he suffered brain damage has been spared a jail sentence.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, and is now living at an address in Dorset, admitted a charge that between December 27, 2014 and December 30, 2014 at Yeovil, she wilfully assaulted, ill-treated, neglected, abandoned or exposed the boy in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health.The young...

Deferred sentence for Bridgwater thug Nathan Hodgkinson who...

February 24, 2017, 8:46 am

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A Bridgwater man who brandished a crowbar in a late night fracas in the town has had his sentencing deferred by a judge who wanted to see if he was capable of behaving himself.Nathan Hodgkinson, 27, from Frian Avenue, was caught on CCTV remonstrating with a group of people on November 3 last year, before taking a crowbar from a friend's car and going back to the group in West Street to threaten them.Prosecuting, Rebecca Bradberry, said that when he was arrested and told he had been caught on...

Somerset crime and missing people appeals: Can you help police...

February 24, 2017, 4:00 pm

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Police are asking the readers of Somerset Live this weekend for their help in solving these outstanding crimes. Take a look through the information below – do you know something that could help them to close the book on these cases? Do you know who this jewellrey belongs to? Is it yours? Police believe they were stolen sometime last summer and taken to a pawn brokers in Yeovil. If you recognise them then please contact PC Jim Card via on 101. Police would dearly love to return...

In the courts: The biggest cases from Somerset courts this week

February 24, 2017, 4:03 pm

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From pot-flingers to dangerous drivers and assaults, to a heart-breaking assault on a two-month old baby, it's been yet another busy week for the courts in Somerset.Here's our round-up of some of the biggest cases before the judges and magistrates this week:A 20-year-old mother who shook her two-month-old baby son so hard he stopped breathing was spared a jail by a judge on Friday.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted failing to get medical attention for the child after...

Yeovil drunk driver was three times over limit during 180 degree...

February 25, 2017, 7:30 am

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A Yeovil man was drunk and not insured when he lost control of his car, spinning in the road before colliding with two other vehicles at a time when families and children were outside enjoying New Year's Eve fireworks. Stephen Joseph Brennan was three times over the drink drive limit when he was seen driving at speed just after midnight, braking and skidding before hitting a parked vehicle and doing a 180 degree spin in the road. After colliding with a second vehicle the police were called...