A county lines gang supplied more than £300,000 worth of cocaine across Thetford using children’s paint-style pots, a court has heard. Four members of the gang; Chris Overton, 34, Ashley Holloway, 32, Luke Jeffries, 29, and Chelsea Archer, 45 were sentenced to a combined total of over 20 years at Norwich Crown Court this week […]
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A former soldier accused of murdering his neighbour described the victim in court as a “wrong ’un” who had “pushed his luck” and said society was “bowing down to Muslims,” a trial at Norwich Crown Court has heard. Abdulkadar Chadli, 48, was found dead with a single stab wound to the chest at a property
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Three men have been found guilty of involvement in a high-value jewellery heist that resulted in the death of a shop manager two days later. Kyle Mehmet, 40, and Michael Holmes, 34, were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court after a three-week trial for their roles in the robbery at 247 Kettles, a jewellery store in
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Trudi Burgess, a former singer and teacher, has been left paralysed after a brutal attack by her partner, Robert Easom, who has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Burgess, 57, pleaded with Easom to stop as he pinned her on his bed and placed his full weight on her neck, leaving
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An Italian man has been arrested after allegedly disguising himself as his deceased mother in a shocking attempt to continue collecting her annual pension of more than €50,000. The suspect, reported to be an unemployed nurse in his mid-fifties, reportedly presented himself at the town hall in Borgo Virgilio, near Mantova, on November 11, claiming
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A man accused of exploiting and raping a 16-year-old girl who ran away from home has told Birmingham Crown Court that it was “obvious” she was interested in him. Arqash Zaffar, 41, also known as “Mikey,” claimed he had a “flirty exchange” with the girl before she got into his car on Alum Rock Road,
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A large cannabis farm has been uncovered in a Solihull property near the town’s Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plant. West Midlands Police carried out a drugs warrant at a property on Rowood Drive, off Lode Lane, on Tuesday, 18 November. Officers discovered more than 50 cannabis plants along with specialist growing equipment, including Omega Infinity
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A five year old girl will be required to keep the surname of the father who raped her mother after the High Court ruled that the name forms an essential part of her identity and family heritage. Mr Justice Peel upheld an earlier decision stating that the child, referred to as D, should retain her
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Police in Nottingham have arrested a burglar who was caught hiding inside a large commercial waste bin after breaking into an optician’s shop and stealing designer eyewear worth thousands of pounds. The incident occurred in the early hours of 5 November, when 37-year-old Ashley Lawrence forced his way into Gray and Bull Opticians on Pelham
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Anthony Crozier, 54, from Seaham, has been sentenced to six years in prison with an additional two years on extended licence after attempting to arrange the sexual abuse of a child he believed was real. Crozier had also admitted possessing indecent images of children, Teesside Crown Court heard. The court revealed that Crozier contacted a
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