Two men arrested over death of Bath homeless man have bail...

March 11, 2016, 4:02 am

≫ Next: In the courts: Bath Magistrates' Court

≪ Previous: Father of Becky Watts 'would hang her killer Nathan Matthews...

$

0

0

Two men arrested over the death of a member of the Bath homeless community just before Christmas have had their bail extended.Patrick Sullivan died on the afternoon of December 16 having been found at 11.20am with serious bruising and internal injuries at a flat in Abbey Green.The 53-year-old was taken to the Royal United Hospital but died at around 2.30pm.Three men aged 44, 60 and 63 were initially arrested on suspicion of Mr Sullivan's murder but the youngest of them was later released without...

---

In the courts: Bath Magistrates' Court

March 11, 2016, 10:31 am

≫ Next: Can you help Frome police identify man they want to speak to in...

≪ Previous: Two men arrested over death of Bath homeless man have bail...

$

0

0

Rafal Pawel Bacia, 33 of Hawthorn Grove in Bath, was disqualified from driving for 22 months after pleading guilty to drink-driving and without valid insurance. He was ordered to pay £420.Stuart Amer Benham, 30 of Sheridan Road in Bath, received a three month prison sentence suspended for 12 months after carrying large knives in public. He also pleaded guilty to concealing a blade with a credit card and obstructing a police office. He has been given electronic tagging and placed under a...

Can you help Frome police identify man they want to speak to in...

March 12, 2016, 2:00 am

≫ Next: Melksham man jailed after sexual assaulting a 27-year-old woman...

≪ Previous: In the courts: Bath Magistrates' Court

$

0

0

Frome police are appealing for information following a number of robberies in Frome over the past six months. A man has been entering shops in the town and threatened staff before making them handover money from the till. There have been four incidents since September. Sergeant Rachel Clark said: "We have released an image of someone we need to speak to in connection to the incidents. We believe he has information that could be of use to our investigation. We would like this person to get...

Melksham man jailed after sexual assaulting a 27-year-old woman...

March 12, 2016, 5:51 am

≫ Next: Patchway death not suspicious as police await DNA tests on body...

≪ Previous: Can you help Frome police identify man they want to speak to in...

$

0

0

A 21-year-old man who robbed and sexually assaulted a woman in Trowbridge last year has been jailed for two years and eight months. Igor Abramik, of Methuen Avenue, in Melksham, appeared at Swindon Crown Court for sentencing on Friday afternoon (March 11). He had previously pleaded guilty to carrying out the random attack on the 27-year-old woman as she walked along Bradford Road shortly before 11pm on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Abramik was arrested by a police officer out on patrol in...

Patchway death not suspicious as police await DNA tests on body...

March 14, 2016, 5:34 am

≫ Next: Attack on woman, 51, in Foxhill by two men prompts police appeal

≪ Previous: Melksham man jailed after sexual assaulting a 27-year-old woman...

$

0

0

Police have said there is nothing to suggest that the body found in Patchway - which they believe to be DJ Derek Serpell-Morris - should be treated as a suspicious death. Avon and Somerset Police "strongly believes" the body found to be the popular 73-year-old from Bristol due to personal items found at the scene.A spokesman said: "We've now completed our examination of the area in Patchway where human remains were discovered last week."Further work was carried out over the...

Attack on woman, 51, in Foxhill by two men prompts police appeal

March 14, 2016, 7:11 am

≫ Next: CCTV images revealed as Wiltshire Police investigate double...

≪ Previous: Patchway death not suspicious as police await DNA tests on body...

$

0

0

Police are appealing for help to trace two men who attacked a woman as she walked home in the Foxhill area of Bath.It happened at around midnight on Thursday, March 10 in an unlit lane between Drake Avenue and Selworthy House. The 51-year-old woman was left with facial cuts and bruises. Nothing was stolen.The attackers are described as about 24 years of age. One was white and the other black. Anyone who may have seen the men in the area at the time, or who has any information, is asked to call...

CCTV images revealed as Wiltshire Police investigate double...

March 14, 2016, 8:45 am

≫ Next: Jasmine Larder, who killed friends in A39 Farrington Gurney...

≪ Previous: Attack on woman, 51, in Foxhill by two men prompts police appeal

$

0

0

CCTV images have been revealed, showing a group of people who may have information about an attack on two men.Wiltshire Police are investigating an incident where two men were assaulted in Westbury in January.Woman attacked in FoxhillPatchway death not treated as suspiciousDeath of pensioner who visited Bath at the weekend not treated as suspiciousThey were assaulted in an alleyway off Fore Street, at around 2.55am on January 17 2016.An 18-year-old man was attacked by a group of five or six...

Jasmine Larder, who killed friends in A39 Farrington Gurney...

March 14, 2016, 10:05 am

≫ Next: Regional news: Police hold two teenagers after pupil was stabbed...

≪ Previous: CCTV images revealed as Wiltshire Police investigate double...

$

0

0

A girl who killed her two friends after she drove into a tree could be released by the summer.Jasmine Larder, 20, killed her best friend, Ellie Clare, 19, and George Stott, 21, when her modified VW Polo spun off the A39 at Farringon Gurney and into a tree in June 2014. In December, she was sentenced to 15 months at a young offenders institute for causing death by dangerous driving.Two other passengers were also seriously injured when the car, which had lower suspension, careered off the A39...

---

Regional news: Police hold two teenagers after pupil was stabbed...

March 15, 2016, 12:48 am

≫ Next: Becky Watts killers Shauna Hoare and Nathan Matthews have appeals...

≪ Previous: Jasmine Larder, who killed friends in A39 Farrington Gurney...

$

0

0

Police are holding two teenagers after a pupil was stabbed at a Weston-super-Mare school.The incident happened at Worle Community School in Redwing Drive at 1.45pm yesterday (March 15)It is not yet known how serious the victim's injuries are but it is thought he was stabbed in the chest. He was initially treated by paramedics before being taken to Bristol Children's Hospital, reports the Bristol Post. Two 15-year-old boys were arrested at the scene. Police say they are being held on suspicion of...

Becky Watts killers Shauna Hoare and Nathan Matthews have appeals...

March 15, 2016, 6:36 am

≫ Next: Regional news: Wiltshire Police appeal for information on missing...

≪ Previous: Regional news: Police hold two teenagers after pupil was stabbed...

$

0

0

The killers of tragic Becky Watts have lost a bid to appeal both their convictions and sentences following the 16-year-old schoolgirl's murder. Becky's step-brother Nathan Matthews, 28, was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 33 years behind bars, after he was convicted of her murder. Matthews' girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, who was pregnant at the time, was convicted of Becky's manslaughter after the pair's sexually motivated kidnap plan went wrong. But a judge has thrown out both...

Regional news: Wiltshire Police appeal for information on missing...

March 16, 2016, 12:21 am

≫ Next: Armed robber holds up Trowbridge filling station

≪ Previous: Becky Watts killers Shauna Hoare and Nathan Matthews have appeals...

$

0

0

Wiltshire Police are appealing for information to help locate a man missing from the South Wiltshire area. Shane Berry, 23, from Ludgershall was reported missing by his family on Saturday, March 12. A statement from police said: "We would like to find Shane as soon as possible. If Shane is reading/hearing this or somebody knows where he is, please contact Wiltshire Police on 101. "If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."

Armed robber holds up Trowbridge filling station

March 16, 2016, 5:31 am

≫ Next: Bath police officers to wear video cameras on uniforms in...

≪ Previous: Regional news: Wiltshire Police appeal for information on missing...

$

0

0

An armed robber in a balaclava held up a Trowbridge filling station late last night (March 15). Police received a call at 11.55pm from the Yarnbrook Filling Station. A man, who was wearing a balaclava and carrying what appeared to be a black handgun, approached a member of staff working there and demanded money. He was given a quantity of cash and left the filling station, turning left and running off towards the Longs Arms pub in Yarnbrook. He is described as white, between 5ft 5in and 5ft...

Bath police officers to wear video cameras on uniforms in...

March 17, 2016, 3:36 am

≫ Next: In the courts: Latest cases dealt with at Bath Magistrates' Court

≪ Previous: Armed robber holds up Trowbridge filling station

$

0

0

Body worn video cameras are set to be rolled out to officers across the Avon and Somerset police force area following a recent pilot, a move welcomed by Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Sue Mountstevens and Chief Constable Andy Marsh. Visible cameras are worn by officers as part of their uniform, the body worn technology records both video and audio evidence. The material captured by the cameras can then be used by the Constabulary as evidence to support criminal prosecutions. Under the...

In the courts: Latest cases dealt with at Bath Magistrates' Court

March 17, 2016, 7:16 am

≫ Next: Marks and Spencer security guard taken to hospital after being...

≪ Previous: Bath police officers to wear video cameras on uniforms in...

$

0

0

Patrick Duggan, aged 47, of Faulkland Road, Bath, was fined £440 and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £44 victim surcharge after a speeding offence was proved in his absence. His licence was endorsed with five penalty points. Michael Redman, aged 67, of Maple Grove, Bath, was fined £220 and ordered to pay costs of £85 and a £20 victim surcharge after a speeding offence was proved in his absence. His licence was endorsed with three penalty points. Jeremy...

Marks and Spencer security guard taken to hospital after being...

March 18, 2016, 6:19 am

≫ Next: Regional crime news: Police investigate windows smashed with BB...

≪ Previous: In the courts: Latest cases dealt with at Bath Magistrates' Court

$

0

0

WARNING: Gallery contains images of blood. UPDATE 4pm: A 42-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing GBH and attempted theft. A police spokesman added: "Police were called just before 12pm to reports of shoplifting."In a struggle the security officer suffered non-life threatening cuts to both wrists. He was taken to hospital for treatment." A security guard has been slashed with a blade after approaching an alleged shoplifter in Bath city centre. The...

---

Regional crime news: Police investigate windows smashed with BB...

March 18, 2016, 7:03 am

≫ Next: Sentencing of Bath man Teon-jamal Ballans who raped 17-year-old...

≪ Previous: Marks and Spencer security guard taken to hospital after being...

$

0

0

Avon and Somerset Police are investigating a number of reports of windows smashed with BB Gun pellets.Windows in and around Bridgwater were damaged in a spate of attacks.Householders in Bridgwater, Bawdrip, Puriton and Woolavington have reported windows being smashed. Some have found pellets or ball bearings which appear to have caused the damage and a car has also been heard making off on at least one occasion.Police had incidents reported in towns and villages including:Bath Road, Knowle, and...

Sentencing of Bath man Teon-jamal Ballans who raped 17-year-old...

March 18, 2016, 7:50 am

≫ Next: VIDEO: Car turns into fireball in Bath as firefighters hurry to...

≪ Previous: Regional crime news: Police investigate windows smashed with BB...

$

0

0

A 25-year-old man who raped a 17-year-old girl in Bath will be sentenced for the crime next month. Teon-jamal Ballans, from Longmead Terrace, Riverside, had been due to learn his fate on Friday (March 18). However, the sentencing date has now been put back until Monday, April 25. Ballans pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in Bristol Crown Court in February. The sexual assaults took place in the Lower Bristol Road area of the city at about 6.30am on Sunday December 20, 2015. Ballans was...

VIDEO: Car turns into fireball in Bath as firefighters hurry to...

March 18, 2016, 11:17 am

≫ Next: In the courts: Latest cases at Bath Magistrates' Court

≪ Previous: Sentencing of Bath man Teon-jamal Ballans who raped 17-year-old...

$

0

0

This video shows a car going up in flames after a possible arson attack in Bath.Firefighters were called by residents of West Avenue, many of whom were awoken at 3am by explosions outside their homes.A crew from Bath attended the scene where a Nissan Micra, seen in this video filmed by Ashton Clapp, was going in flames. University of Bath student Mr Clapp first heard a car alarm going off and opened his bedroom window to see the blazing car. In his short video loud bangs can be heard and...

In the courts: Latest cases at Bath Magistrates' Court

March 18, 2016, 10:00 pm

≫ Next: Filming could be allowed at Bristol Crown Court as part of...

≪ Previous: VIDEO: Car turns into fireball in Bath as firefighters hurry to...

$

0

0

Sarah Gouldson, aged 37, of Frankland Close, Bath, has been fined £100 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £20 victim surcharge after admitting a speeding charge. Her licence was endorsed with three penalty points.Linda Jamieson, aged 57, of Glebe Road, Bath, has been fined £100 and ordered to pay £30 court costs and a £20 victim surcharge after admitting a speeding charge. Her licence was endorsed with three penalty points.Antonia Leitao, aged 42, of...

Filming could be allowed at Bristol Crown Court as part of...

March 20, 2016, 9:19 am

≫ Next: Woman grabbed from behind in "serious sexual assault"...

≪ Previous: In the courts: Latest cases at Bath Magistrates' Court

$

0

0

A three-month crown court filming pilot scheme could be rolled out, the BBC has reported.The Ministry of Justice is proposing allowing TV cameras in crown courts across England and Wales which would allow senior judge remarks to be filmed.The footage would not be broadcast, while filming of defendants, witnesses and victims would continue to be banned.Eight courts have been earmarked for the trial. Alongside Bristol, they are: the Old Bailey, Southwark, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds...