News: In Court
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Man jailed after admitting to killing ‘beloved’ 86-year-old churchwarden
David Parish has been jailed for killing 86-year-old Beryl Purdy in Broomfield in March 2023.
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Former police officer jailed following criminal convictions
The former officer was convicted of offences including controlling and coercive behaviour.
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Woman jailed for Taunton house burglary
Jane Butcher has been jailed for 18 months after being found by the occupant.
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Man admits Bridgwater shoplifting
Corrie Moore, 25, of Beech Road in Bridgwater, will be sentenced for the offences in July.
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Man jailed after stealing thousands of pounds worth of property – Bristol
Manawar Hussain-Butt was sentenced to two years and two weeks at Bristol Crown Court this week
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Closure order extension granted for Bristol business linked to anti-social behaviour
A further three-month extended closure order was granted at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Friday 16 May for The Euro Discount Shop, in Stapleton Road, Bristol.
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Former teacher charged with non-recent sexual offences – Bath
The charges relate to offences allegedly committed in the mid-1970s at Monkton Combe School in Bath.
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Prolific supplier of drugs finally faces justice
UK Border Force stopped three separate parcels containing drugs sent from Jamaica, which were addressed to Emily MacArthur at flats in Bristol and Frome.
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Teenager admits Taunton minibus arson
The 17-year-old is due to be sentenced later this month for destroying Somerset Council's specially-adapted minibuses used by disabled people and schoolchildren.
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Trio jailed for cocaine and heroin supply in Weston-super-Mare
Officers dismantled a county lines operation bringing class A drugs into the town.