Somerset Live - Courts

The attack was so bad the victim feared he'd lost an ear in front of a bus full of school children

A high profile attempted murder trial continued at Taunton Crown Court today (May 22)

District councils initially frosty to the idea have now agreed to move forward

Despite police probe and arrests it is still not known how he entered the River Parrett

Joseph Isaacs, 40, is accused of attempting to kill 96-year-old D-day veteran Jim Booth at his home in Taunton last year

After a high-profile five-day trial, it took the jury under two hours to find Joseph Isaacs guilty of attempting to kill 96-year-old Jim Booth

96-year-old D-Day veteran describes in detail what happened on the day he was brutally attacked with a claw hammer in his own home

Amazingly, the 96-year-old survived after he was hit multiple times with a claw hammer by a burglar at his home in Taunton

96-year-old was attacked on his doorstep

'Mr Booth has showed immense strength of character and spirit to survive the injuries'

He was convicted of attempted murder after a five-day trial

This is what Joseph Isaacs told Taunton Crown court before he was found guilty of attempted murder

He had spent three years on bail accused of rape before the case collapsed

Motoring cases from across the county including offences on the A303 and other major routes

Details of the men and women who escaped from 1765 until 1991

Details of recent cases from around Somerset

UK's Most Wanted include suspects sought for murder, rape and fraud

Magistrates courts deal with nearly all criminal court cases

Charles Andrew Downing from Charlton Mackrell had consumed around four pints before driving home and said it was “pure impulse” to run off

Motorist disqualified from driving after getting caught at 111mph on a B-road in Mendip