A judge has ruled that a mother tried to deliberately drown her seven-month-old baby.The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, dialed 999 two years and shouted: "My baby, my baby has fallen in the water."The line was still open when paramedic Dean Mahoney arrived and found the boy almost lifeless.And it was only by his 'skill and good work' that the little boy survived, said Britain's most senior family judge, Sir James Munby, today.South Gloucestershire Council social workers...
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Mother found guilty of trying to drown her seven-month-old baby
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In the courts - latest cases at Bath Magistrates' Court
David Wren, 46 of Julian House, Manvers Street, was ordered to pay £180 for using threatening words or behaviour in Bristol on June 28.Adrian Robert Boagey, 45 or Julian House, Manvers Street, was ordered to attend an alcohol treatment facility for six months and to pay £410 for two charges of assault, for assaulting a policeman and for two charges of using threatening words or behaviour. Michael McGowan, 29 of Snow Hill House, Snowhill, was ordered to pay £230 because his dog...
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A soldier has been fined for damaging a Bath bus shelter
A soldier has been fined for damaging a city centre bus stop.Scott McArthur, 22, who is serving with the 3 Signal Regiment at Picton Barracks in Salisbury, was ordered pay £1,554 by Bath Magistrates.McArthur pleaded guilty to damaging safety glass panels at a bus stop in Bath belonging to Bath and North Somerset Council on May 3.He was fined £600, and ordered to pay £659 in compensation, a £60 victim surcharge, £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service and a £150...
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Clifton College teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover appears in court...
A former teacher has appeared in court charged with a number of offences relating to indecent images.The former Clifton College teacher Jonathan Thomson-Glover, 53, from Wadebridge in Cornwall, has been charged with 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images.He taught German at the school for 31 years, which known as one of the best public schools in the country.Thomson-Glover appeared at Taunton Magistrates' Court on Monday, July 20.The case was adjourned until August 17 when he...
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Bath man jailed after admitting historical sex offences against...
A former teacher has been jailed for three years after admitting sexually abusing lads decades ago.John Weston interfered with the youngsters and then forged a successful career as a teacher, Bristol Crown Court heard.Years after being abused a lad spoke up about what Weston did to him, and Weston was brought to account.The 80-year-old, of Old Newbridge Hill, Bath, pleaded guilty to two serious sexual assaults, indecent assault, gross indecency and an indecent assault on a second boy.Judge...
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Man accused of attempting to rob woman who hid money in her...
West Country man Paul Clint Wells has appeared in court charged with attempting to rob a woman of her money which was concealed in her vagina.The bizarre claim is said to have happened on June 17 in Torquay.It is not known how much money the woman is said to have had hidden in her private parts.Appearing at Exeter Crown Court, Wells, 38 of Sandford Road in the seaside town, was not required to enter a plea during the appearance.Judge Francis Gilbert QC adjourned the case for a plea hearing on...
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Jail term for drink driver who killed Melanie Miles on A4 Bath...
The man who ran over and killed a cyclist on the A4 Bath Road has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison and handed a five-year driving ban.Melanie Miles, 42, had been on her 125CC Honda at the time, heading to her home in Clevedon after an overnight shift at work.The "well known and much-loved character" was knocked down by the drunk driver, Sam Bailey, at the Three Lamps Junction of Bath Road and Wells Road.Bailey, 29, of no fixed address, had previously pleaded guilty...
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Taxi driver arrested in Bath for alleged drink driving
A taxi driver has been arrested for alleged drink driving.The man, from Keynsham, was arrested after a collision on Lower Bristol Road, Bath, at around 5am on Sunday, July 26.A police spokesman said the taxi was in collision with two other vehicles parked on the road. The 35-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested at the scene and later charged for driving with excess alcohol.He is due to appear at Bath Magistrates on September 4.
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Woman told to repay £30,000 of benefits she was not...
A woman has been told she must repay £30,000 of benefits she was not entitled to.Paula Swanborough was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment suspended for two years, a Community Order of 300 hours unpaid work and a victim surcharge of £80.Magistrates in Swindon also told her that she would have to repay the money she was overpaid to the respective authorities.In a joint investigation with Wiltshire Council and the Department of Work and Pensions, it was found that Swanborough, of...
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In the courts - latest cases at Bath Magistrates' Court
Steven Paul Curtis, 45 of Priory Street, Corsham, was ordered to pay £602 and given four points on his driving licence for driving above a 40 mile an hour speed limit on the M4.Robert Hannanbuss, 27 of Walcot Buildings, Bath, was ordered to pay £745 and given six points on his driving licence for failing to give information on the identity of a driver alleged to have committed an offence.Katherine Horne, 22 of London Road West, Bath, was ordered to pay £250 and given six points...
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No jail for man who assaulted partner, landlady, DJ and police...
A man who went on a rampage at a pub assaulting his partner and staff has avoided a prison sentence,Joe Clark followed his partner Gemma Williams to a pub where he became violent against her, the landlady, a DJ and also police officers called to the scene.Clark, 29 of Siston Way, Kingswood, pleaded guilty to seven assaults and two charges of damaging property in May.The incident happened at the Cherry Tree pub in Oldland Common.The recorder Mr Richard Davison, sitting at Bristol Crown Court,...
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Drugs trio charged with alleged supply of Class A drugs
A group of people have been charged with the supply of class A drugs.The two men and a woman appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court on Thursday, July 30, charged with drug and fraud offences.Richard Miles, 51, and Ann Miles, 54, of Eagle Road, Bristol and James Sanderson, 55, of Lawrence Hill, were all charged with conspiring to supply class A drugs and three counts of conspiring to supply class B drugs.In addition Richard Miles was charged with concealing criminal property and fraud. Ann Miles...
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In the courts - latest cases at Bath Magistrates' Court
Aiden Peter Lyons, 30 of Sheridan Road, Twerton, was given a 14-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months, ordered to pay £310, told to take part in 35 days of Rehabilitation Activity and also handed a restraining order preventing him from contacting his victim or going to Rosewell Court, Bath. Lyons pleaded guilty to assault by beating, breaching a non-molestation order, another charge of assault and breaching an earlier community order.Anthony Michael Allen, 20 of Jubilee Road,...
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28 days in prison for Bath woman after police assault
A woman has been sentenced to 28 days in prison for assaulting two police officers.Carla Louise Bayliss, 31 of Landseer Road, Twerton, was sentenced to the 28-day prison sentence after appearing at Bath Magistrates' Court on Thursday, July 23.Bayliss was found guilty of assaulting two police officers, an assault on a third person, Michael Bayliss, and damaging a radiator in an incident on February 6. She admitted to breaching an earlier conditional discharge.In addition to the prison sentence...
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Mark Hudgell jailed for sexually grooming 12-year-old girl
A man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after grooming a schoolgirl.Mark Hudgell made the national headlines last week when he "disappeared off the radar" of the courts.Hudgell, 31, admitted attempting to meet a girl following sexual grooming.The pair exchanged details, sent texts and spoke on the phone while Hudgell had been posing as a 17-year-old man.Through Facebook he had been acting as another person, which had led to their wrongful arrest.He also admitted stealing a...
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Somerset man caught stealing Dumb and Dumber 2 DVDs in front of...
A shoplifter was caught red handed by a store manager after he shoved copies of Dumb and Dumber 2 DVDs into his bag.He was stopped by the manager of Superdrug in Chard and unlucky for the thief, a police car was passing by at the time.The offender Matthew Marshall was captured a short while later after attempting to run and hide. He had already sold the DVDs to 'someone else' and got £6 for them. In Chard, DVDs of Dumb and Dumber 2 are being sold by Superdrug for £9.99, a court was...
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Married church-goer blackmailed after being filmed having sex...
Two people have been jailed for their roles in blackmailing a church-goer in Bristol.The married church-goer, who can't be named for legal reasons, was caught performing oral sex with Alverie Walker before her partner Dougal Gunter walked in.Gunter threatened the man with a knife, and demanded he go upstairs to have sex with his girlfriend.Gunter told the man he had been filmed and demanded £500 otherwise he would tell the church community.The man paid Gunter £165 and said he would...
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Bath MP Ben Howlett seeks residents' views on seagulls and future...
Bath MP Ben Howlett has launched two surveys to seek the views of residents.Mr Howlett had promised to deliver one into seagulls to determine how best to move forward with tackling the city's issue.Last month, plans to close down Bath Magistrates' Court were also revealed.To take part in the survey, see the links below:Seagulls https://benhowlett.typeform.com/to/PFsDCWCourt https://benhowlett.typeform.com/to/WlvCwS
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Woman gets curfew for stealing headphones from Apple store
A woman has been given a curfew after shoplifting at the Bath Apple store.Lisa Marie Edwards-Hancock, 44 or Oakhill Road, pleaded guilty to stealing headphones, speakers and a phone case worth £295 from the Apple store in SouthGate shopping centre on June 2.Bath Magistrates gave Edwards-Hancock a four-week curfew between the hours of 7pm and 7am.She was also ordered to pay £295 in compensation, a £60 victim surcharge and a £180 criminal courts charge.
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Man gets fine after Superdry theft
A man has admitted stealing clothes from Superdry.Vasile Christian Udrea was ordered to pay £317.96 by Bath Magistrate's Court after pleading guilty to stealing four t-shirts worth between £67 and £96 on July 21 from the SouthGate store.Udrea, 26 of Morley Road, Barking, was also given a conditional discharge for one year.
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