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October 30, 2015, 6:33 am

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The mother of Bath transgender woman Tara Hudson, who today lost her appeal against a 12-week prison sentence, is "furious and upset" at the decision. Jackie Brooklyn saw her daughter for the first time in a week at the Bristol Crown Court hearing - and said she was shocked by her appearance. "I'm furious and upset by the judge's decision. She was looking terrible in the dock, she was crying and looking a mess. They are obviously not letting her live as a woman," Miss...

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November 3, 2015, 10:19 am

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Sharon Abrahams, 43, Rivers Street, Bath, was ordered to pay £355 and given three points on her driving licence for driving 39 miles an hour along the A4 Bath Road.Stewart Atkinson, 43, Haycombe Drive, Bath, was ordered to pay £290 and given six points on his driving licence for driving whilst using a mobile phone, for driving without licence and without insurance.Luke David Crabb, 30, Nunney Road, Frome, was ordered to pay £205 and given three points on his driving licence for...

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November 3, 2015, 10:56 am

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A man who helped to move the body parts of Bristol teenager Becky Watts has told a court he is angry about his involvement.Jamie Ireland, 23, said helping Nathan Matthews move cases and bags, without knowing what was inside, had ruined his life.He said: "It has ruined my life because I have been stuck away from my girlfriend and my mum, my brothers and sisters for something I didn't know happened and I would not have got involved it," he added."It's put a massive strain on my...

Radio DJ Neil Fox 'grabbed woman's breasts and simulated sex',...

November 5, 2015, 7:04 am

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A court has heard how radio DJ Neil Fox is alleged to have grabbed a woman's breasts without consent and bent her over a desk to simulate sex.The court heard how he is alleged to have touched women he worked with at the Capital Radio studio where he presented a breakfast show.The former University of Bath radio DJ stands accused of ten charges against women and children under 16 years of age. One victim has alleged four counts of indecent assault.She was so appalled that she complained and...

Bath burglar jailed for stealing valuables worth over £14,0...

November 30, 2015, 7:32 am

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A Bath man has been sent to jail after stealing more than £14,000 worth of valuables from a flat in the city.Justin Michael Barnes, who grew up in Bath but has no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for burgling the flat in Queen's Parade.The 43-year-old admitted stealing two laptops, two guitars, items of jewellery, several handbags, a pair of sunglasses and a sports flag after forcing open the window of the basement flat.The loot included a luxury...

Man jailed for handbag snatch robbery which left 84-year-old...

November 30, 2015, 8:33 am

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A man has been jailed for more than seven years for a robbery in Devizes which left an 84-year-old woman with a fractured pelvis.Anthony John Higson, 33, of no fixed address, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to one charge of robbery.He was on licence for an attempted shop robbery at the time.The incident happened in Snuff Street, Devizes, on October 5, when the elderly victim was walking towards the town centre just before 3.00pm.Higson cycled towards her...

Somerset man accused of rape

December 1, 2015, 1:21 am

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A man from Somerset has denied raping boys as young as ten. Simon Walford, 44, is accused of assaulting two boys between 1999 and 2003, when one was aged ten and the other aged between 11 and 14. Bristol Crown Court has heard how Walford, who has denied the charges, groomed them with computer games. When the pair were alone in the house they would play Xbox computer games on a plasma TV in Walford's bedroom, the jury heard. During a video interview played to the jury, one of the...

Somerset GP accused of sexually assaulting patient

December 1, 2015, 1:26 am

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A GP from Somerset has been accused of sexually assaulting a patient during an out-of-hours examination. A jury at Bristol Crown Court has heard how Dr Steven Pearse-Danker, 59, is alleged to have rubbed the woman's stomach and slid his fingers under her thong while he checked for a urinary tract infection. The former UKIP candidate examined the 22-year-old patient's lower back as she stood in front of him with her leggings rolled down while he sat on a low chair in his consultation...

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December 1, 2015, 3:12 am

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Christopher Ashley Riley, 26, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, was ordered to pay £455 after pleading guilty to assault by beating. Royan Lance Smith, 50, St Peter's House, Bath, was given an ten-week prison sentence and ordered to pay £230 for assault by beating, breaking the terms of a conditional discharge and theft of Chanel perfume worth £64.50 from Boots. Robert Frankowski, 35, North View Close, Bath, was ordered to carry out 180 hours community service, was disqualified...

Chippenham woman sentenced to prison for benefit fraud

December 1, 2015, 7:51 am

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A Chippenham woman has been handed a suspended prison sentence for committing benefit fraud.Elaine Ivory, 44, of Hill Corner Road, Chippenham, was sentenced to 28 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months, after pleading guilty to two charges under the Social Security Administration Act 1992. She had dishonestly failed to let Wiltshire Council and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) know that her husband, who was working, was living with her when she claimed Income Support, Housing Benefit...

Woman siphoned £94k from her dad's Trowbridge business to...

December 2, 2015, 2:55 am

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A woman who stole nearly £100,000 from her dad's company and then told him "it's not that much" has avoided jail after he refused to give evidence against her. Imogen Morgan, 24, siphoned £94,000 into her own bank account in just 12 months as a secretary at her family's scaffolding firm - including £40,000 in the six weeks before being caught. It was only when her dad Arron checked the paperwork that he noticed payments to a regular client were going into two...

DJ Neil Fox trial: Star accuses alleged victim of being...

December 2, 2015, 10:44 am

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A former Bath DJ has accused one of his alleged victims of being a "fanatical fan". Radio DJ Neil Fox, who was once a student at the University of Bath, has told a jury at Westminster Magistrates Court that the woman, who was 15 when she claims the star assaulted her, "fantasised" they had a relationship. He also insisted he was not "having a thing with" her. The woman claims Fox molested her in the record library at Capital Radio in 1988 and once she had...

DJ Neil Fox trial: Star claims simulating sex 'acceptable'

December 2, 2015, 10:53 am

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Radio and television star DJ Neil Fox has told a jury that simulating sex with a close colleague may be acceptable. The former Bath DJ is facing eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, which include four indecent assaults relating to girls under 16. A former Capital Radio colleague claims that Fox came up behind her and squeezed her boobs, bent her over a desk and simulated sex, and once cupped her groin. But the radio DJ said that if taken out of context...

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December 3, 2015, 8:39 am

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Carla Louise Bayliss, 31, Landseer Road, Bath, was sentenced to 52 weeks in prison for breaching the terms of a restraining order. She was also ordered to pay £260. Steven William David King, 31, Lower Bristol Road, Bath, was given a ten-week curfew between the hours of 7pm and 7am, was told he would be electronically monitored and was ordered to pay £226.50 for stealing alcohol worth £16.50 from Morrisons, breaching the conditions of a conditional discharge, stealing cider...

Thief given 20 weeks in prison following two-month crime spree in...

December 3, 2015, 8:42 am

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A thief has been sent to prison for 20 weeks following a two-month crime spree. Samuel Thomas Kiely, 23, of no fixed address, was given the prison sentence by Bath Magistrates' Court when he appeared before judges this week. Kiely was also disqualified from driving for 18 months, and ordered to pay a £80 victim surcharge and £180 court costs. He pleaded guilty to driving a Citroen Picasso while disqualified on Bath Old Road and driving without insurance on November 25. His...

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DJ Neil Fox trial: Police accused of being fixated by celebrity...

December 4, 2015, 4:27 am

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Police have been accused of having a fixation with allegations of sexual abuse committed by celebrities and politicians. The accusation was made during the final day of DJ Neil Fox's trial. The former Pop Idol judge has been charged with eight counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault, which include four indecent assaults relating to girls under 16. Four of the offences are alleged to have been committed before 1996 but the rest were committed after 2003 with some as...

Dr Neil Fox trial: Defence questions whether behaviour was...

December 4, 2015, 9:23 am

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The defence lawyer for DJ Neil Fox has argued the actions the star is accused of are not against the law. Jonathan Caplan QC likened the allegations, if proven, to what goes on at Christmas parties. On the final day of the trial, he said: "Magistrates courts would be very busy just before Christmas after lots of Christmas parties. "The questions is whether it is criminal. "I am not saying that the prosecution does have to prove that the allegations do come within...

Man charged with the grooming and rape of a 12-year-old girl

December 4, 2015, 9:35 am

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A man has been charged with the grooming and rape of a 12-year-old girl. The Jack Oliver Smoothy, 21 and from Yate, has been charged with one count of grooming a child and one count of rape and he's due to appear at Bristol Magistrates' Court tomorrow. The grooming charge relates to activity on social media, while the alleged rape occurred in the Bristol area. If anyone is affected by this investigation please call Bristol Investigations via 101 and quote reference number 5215050079.

Wanted: Taxi driver who assaulted passenger

December 4, 2015, 10:03 am

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Police have released CCTV images of a taxi driver they want to speak to in connection with an assault. The alleged assault happened at 6am on a Saturday morning when the victim was being driven by the taxi. According to police the driver slammed on the brakes, sending her to the floor, and then stopped and opened the back door and climbed in with her. He touched her inappropriately before driving her to Bristol Royal Infirmary instead of her intended destination, Temple Meads railway...

Pair charged following cash machine attacks

December 4, 2015, 10:10 am

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Police say they have charged two men in connection with a series of cash machine attacks. The attacks happened across Somerset, Bristol and Staffordshire in August. James Randall, 24, of Granville Street, Bristol and Charlie Humphries, 23, of Bishopthorpe Road, Bristol, have been charged with conspiracy to steal. An ATM in Newcastle-under-Lyme was attacked on August 4, followed by ATMs in Temple Cloud, Stoke Gifford and Hotwells, Bristol on August 20. Two ATMs were then targeted...