News: In Court
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Bristol shoplifter jailed
James Hoskison, of Bishopsworth, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.
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Man due in court after house fire in Fishponds
Jonathas Exner, 36, has been charged with arson with recklessness whether life was endangered after a fire on Saturday 1 August.
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Man found guilty of murdering ex-partner’s boyfriend
Michael Bretton, aged 41 from Shaftesbury, was unanimously found guilty at Bristol Crown Court today (Friday 31 July) and received a life sentence.
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Man charged with drug supply offences remanded in custody
Andrew Williams, 20 and from Almondsbury, appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Thursday 30 July.
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Manslaughter conviction after 72-year-old man’s death in Keynsham
Wayne Milsom, pictured, has been convicted of the manslaughter of Stephen Ridgeway, who died in 2024.
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Man charged with racially-aggravated offence after incident at protest
Ryan Ferguson, aged 26, will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court today (Tuesday 28 July) in relation to an incident which happened in March.
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Father jailed for the murder of his baby son – Chard
Tony Bartlett has been jailed for life for the murder of his four-week-old son Atticus.
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Teen sentenced for irritant spray incident
Romeo Dumbi, 18, had previously admitted administering a noxious substance in the incident at Costco in Avonmouth, Bristol, last year.
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Man charged over rape and sexual assault
The 22-year-old has been remanded into custody by magistrates ahead of a Crown Court hearing next month.
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Two men jailed for burglary and theft
Wayne Shortland, 43, from Yeovil, and Lewis Coombes, 38, of Castle Cary, burgled a property in South Street, Yeovil, in the early hours of Sunday 22 March.