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Bath man jailed over four crimes and more of the latest cases...

January 2, 2017, 9:29 pm
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Steven David Ball, aged 29, of Rosewell Court, has been jailed after he admitted four offences: using threatening or abusive words or behaviour towards three police officers on June 30; damaging a front door and using violence to enter a house on October 14 despite someone being present who opposed him entering; and failing to comply with the requirements of a community order made on September 14 for verbally abusing staff and damaging a computer at the charity Developing Health and...

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Late-night drunken assault in McDonald's SouthGate Bath sees...

January 3, 2017, 1:52 am
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A Bath man has been jailed for a late-night drunken assault on a member of staff in McDonald's.Michael James McGowan, aged 30, put his victim in a headlock and pushed him against a window in the fast food giant's SouthGate Bath store. The Grosvenor Place resident admitted the October 2 assault and two other offences to Bath magistrates.McGowan also entered the Westgate pub as a trespasser on November 2 and had 0.5 grams of cannabis resin on him on September 16. Bath LIVE: Crime, education,...

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Begging 'sustains a dangerous lifestyle' - reaction to jailing of...

January 3, 2017, 8:13 am
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The news that a homeless woman was sent to prison for begging on Bath's streets has prompted a passionate reaction online.A single tweet linked to the story was shared more than 200 times and many, including Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, asked how jail would help Jenny Ruth Dinmore in the long term. But the act that landed Dinmore in court in the first place was condemned by city homeless charity Julian House.Its fundraising director Cecil Weir said begging "sustains a really dangerous...

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Homeless man who let off stink bomb at Jo Malone jailed for five...

January 4, 2017, 4:15 am
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A homeless man has been jailed after admitting five offences to Bath magistrates.On August 20 Samuel Morton White, of no fixed address, harassed three people in Old Bond Street beauty store Jo Malone. The 23-year-old activated a stink bomb at the store, glared through windows and used abusive language towards the two women and a man. On November 2 he assaulted a relative in Broadmoor Lane and damaged a plant pot and front gate belonging to him.Bath LIVE: College closed, RUH sees malnutrition...

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Man from Twerton denies grabbing woman by neck in assault charges...

January 4, 2017, 5:44 am
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A man from Twerton has denied two accusations of assault before Bath Magistrates' Court.Jody Symonds, aged 35, of Freeview Road stands accused of two counts of assault against the same woman in Bath. Symonds pleaded not guilty to the charges before Bristol Magistrates' Court in December and was in the Bath court this morning (January 4) for case management.Read next: Homeless man who let off stink bomb at Jo Malone jailed for five offences at Bath Magistrates CourtSymonds will stand trial at...

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Bath man denies assaulting and threatening man with heavy metal...

January 4, 2017, 7:47 am
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A man from Bath has been accused of assaulting a man in Weston Park.Warran Slowley, aged 40, of Raby Place in Bath, faced Bath Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, January 4, charged with one count of assault causing actual bodily harm to a man on October 7, 2016.He also faced one charge of threatening the same man with a heavy metal bar in Weston Park on the same day. Read next: Man from Twerton denies grabbing woman by neck in assault charges at Bath Magistrates' CourtSlowley, who was wearing a...

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Man from Bath given community order for public order offence at...

January 4, 2017, 12:01 pm
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A man has been given a community order for a public order offence at Pizza Express in Bath.Ahmed Elsorougi, 47, was charged with possessing a bladed article and affray at the branch of the chain restaurant in Barton Street on April 28. Police were called to a disturbance at the restaurant at 11.40am that day and Elsorougi was arrested.He appeared for trial at Bristol Crown Court yesterday (January 3), but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of threatening behaviour under Section 4 of the Public...

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Two men charged with murder of Mohammed Abdurezek found dead in...

January 4, 2017, 12:51 pm
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Two men have been charged with the murder of a 31-year-old man whose body was found in a village near Bristol on Christmas Eve.Mohammed Abdurezek's body was discovered by a dog walker in undergrowth off Gibbs Lane in Siston, near Warmley, on December 24.He had suffered multiple stab wounds.Abdiwahab Abdulahi, aged 22, of no fixed address, has been charged with Mr Abdurezek's murder and will appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court tomorrow (January 5).Read more: New satnavs ignored as thieves smash...

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Man who used tracking app to harass ex-girlfriend banned from...

January 4, 2017, 10:00 pm
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A 21-year-old man who used a phone tracking app to harass his ex-girlfriend in Bath has been banned from the city for two years. Student Arsh Aggarwal pleaded guilty to two charges – one of assault and one of harassment. Prosecutor James Ward explained: "This is a case of harassment, concerning a girlfriend of one year."In their relationship the defendant became excessively jealous and controlling. He was sending her up to 40 text messages a day."He downloaded a software app...

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​Angry dad admits assaulting traffic officer who was trying to...

January 5, 2017, 1:27 am
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A Bath man who assaulted a traffic officer after his car was clamped has been given a 16 week suspended prison sentence. Daniel Hunt, aged 40, of Lambridge in Bath saw red when he learnt his car was to be towed away and decided he would remove the clamps himself - while subjecting traffic officers to a torrent of abuse. He appeared before Bath Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, January 4, charged with three counts of using threatening behaviour and one count of assault. Hunt admitted all four...

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Trowbridge man admits growing cannabis after 100 plants worth...

January 5, 2017, 11:29 am
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A man from Trowbridge has admitted growing cannabis after a drugs factory was found at his home. Michael Tooze, aged 60, of Ashton Street, was charged with production of a controlled drug on November 15, 2016.He appeared at North West Wiltshire Magistrates' Court on December 1, where he pleaded guilty to the offence. On June 28, 2016, the electricity board visited Tooze's home address with intelligence that he was illegally abstracting electricity. On arrival they found a cannabis factory over...

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Man sentenced for abusing staff and smashing wine bottle when...

January 5, 2017, 10:00 pm
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A self-confessed alcohol abuser has admitted being threatening and abusive towards security staff after he was thrown out of a Bath cocktail bar.Mark Whereat, aged 44, of Poplar Close in Bath, represented himself at Bath Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, January 4. He pleaded guilty to one charge of using threatening and disorderly behaviour.On August 11, 2016, the defendant and another man were drinking from a bottle of wine at the Be At One bar in Brunel Square.The bar manager noticed the pair...

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Bath man admits being owner of dangerously out of control dog in...

January 6, 2017, 3:01 am
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A Bath man is facing the prospect of his French Mastiff "companion" being destroyed after it bit someone and shook another dog around "like a toy". Alan Steven Reynolds' dog Trinny is a ginger crossbreed "the size of a labrador", which attacked another dog and owner in August last year.On November 9 the 37-year-old Snow Hill resident denied being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control causing injury. However, as he was due to stand trial over the offence...

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Bath man fined £400 after being caught drink-driving on...

January 6, 2017, 6:02 am
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A Bath man has been sentenced for drink-driving in the city.Sean Forster, of Sydney Place, was caught driving a Honda Jazz while over the limit on Lansdown Lane on December 4.When officers tested the 27-year-old he gave a reading of 59 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the limit of 35 microgrammes.He admitted the offence when he appeared at Bath Magistrates Court on December 22.Forster was fined £400, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £40 and Crown...

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Bath Magistrates' Court: Man drove without licence or insurance...

January 6, 2017, 8:00 am
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Andrew John Hill, 29 of Meare Road, Bath, was found guilty of driving along Hillside Road without insurance or a valid licence. He was ordered to pay £1,031.Caroline Sharples, 54 of Russell Street, Bath, admitted driving at 92 mph along the M4 motorway between junctions 19-20, exceeding to 70 mph speed limit. She received four penalty points and was ordered to pay £350.YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Bath man fined after being caught drink driving in BathAbigail Bowman, 33 of High Street in...

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Man stripped of driving licence for drug driving near Bath

April 30, 2017, 1:00 pm
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20-year-old man Kane Jefferies admits dealing cocaine and diamorphine on streets of Bath

May 2, 2017, 12:29 am
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Kane Jefferies was caught dealing cocaine and diamorphine by undercover officers last summer
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Alleged Bath rapist tells jury he would 'never force myself upon a woman'

May 2, 2017, 3:42 am
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Aiden Phipps-Lang told a court that women and girls were "very precious" and that the "unsavoury" language he used to describe them was “a bit of banter”
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Heroin dealer hid drug inside his mouth before selling it to undercover police officer in Walcot

May 2, 2017, 7:33 am
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Aaron Blake, aged 25, was due to appear in Bristol Crown Court today
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Convicted former Bath councillor Donal Hassett and cannabis co-conspirators to be sentenced

May 4, 2017, 5:03 am
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Hassett was the "property fixer" for an organised, sophisticated drugs syndicate
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