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November 11, 2015, 4:43 am

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A Schizophrenic man who was sectioned after he stopped taking his medication died at North Devon District Hospital from a blocked blood vessel, an inquest has heard.Anthony Philip Shepherd, 57, from Tiverton, died on January 17 after being sectioned at the hospital the day before under the guidance of his GP.The inquest heard Mr Shepherd's physical and mental health had deteriorated in November 2014 when he stopped taking his medication for his heart condition, having also previously stopped his...

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November 11, 2015, 6:51 am

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The stepbrother of 16-year-old Becky Watts has been found guilty of her murder.Nathan Matthews was found guilty of murder and his girlfriend Shauna Hoare of manslaughter after the pair planned to kidnap the 16-year-old before she was murdered and her body cut up into eight parts.The duo are expected to be sentenced tomorrow morning.A jury found the pair guilty of conspiring to kidnap Becky before she was suffocated to death while at her Crown Hill home on February 19 this year.During the trial...

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November 11, 2015, 11:13 pm

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A young holiday maker has been ordered to pay compensation to a fellow tourist who he kicked during a closing time fight at a caravan park.David Bosanko was just 16 at the time of the attack at the Sandy Bay resort in Exmouth in the summer of 2014 when he kicked victim Daniel Webber in the face.He intervened in a brawl in which his older brother Gavin Wardman was wrestling with Mr Webber in a flower bed outside the club at the holiday camp.Bosanko, now aged 18, of East Avenue, Bedworth,...

BECKY WATTS: 'We will never know the truth' says Becky's nan

November 12, 2015, 3:23 am

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"We will never know the truth about what happened to our Becky."That is the view of Becky Watts' heartbroken nan after the Bristol teenager's stepbrother was convicted of her murder.In an exclusive interview with the Journal's sister paper, The Bristol Post, Pat Watts said she believed the whole truth about what happened to Becky has not come out during the five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.Despite an intensive police investigation and a confession from killer Nathan Matthews, the...

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November 12, 2015, 7:53 am

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A jealous woman has been jailed for ten years for subjecting a love rival to a horrific three hour torture attack.Natasha Clarke had just started a relationship with the ex boyfriend of victim Carly Bennett and vented her hatred by slashing her face, battering her with a shoe and punching and kicking her repeatedly.Her new boyfriend Leigh Yeo joined in the attack and egged her on. He laughed as the violence got worse and even mocked the terrified victim's cries for help.Carly was left with a...

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November 12, 2015, 9:06 am

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A violent teenager has been jailed for head-butting a police officer as he tried to shove him into the back of a police van. Kieran Cousin was already subject to a suspended sentence for drug dealing and a series of drunken anti-social assaults when he was arrested again in his home town of Holsworthy in July. He lashed out as officers tried to bundle him into the back of a police van and thrust his head into the face of one of them after wedging his feet on the rear bumper. Cousin was jailed...

Celebratory drinks sees 60-year-old Northam man lose his licence

November 14, 2015, 7:45 am

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CELEBRATORY drinks over a new fishing trawler has led to a 60-year-old losing his licence for drink driving.Anthony Rutherford, of Durrant Lane in Northam, had been out drinking with a friend on October 18 after which he was spotted driving along the A361 near Mullacott Cross.He drew police officers' attention thanks to his "unusually slow" speed and was then seen swerving from side to side.Rutherford pulled over and officers went to his car where they could smell alcohol.Lyndsey...

Devon dog and animal fighting court case thrown out by judge

November 15, 2015, 1:04 am

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A COURT case against seven people accused of offences relating to dog and animal fighting - many of whom are from Devon - has been dismissed by a judge.The five men and one woman – Nathan Baker, Craig Ford, Benjamin Luscombe, Craige McCormick, Alex Salt and Kerry Wrightson – spent nearly four weeks on trial at Newton Abbot Magistrates Court, where they faced a total of 33 counts under the Animal Welfare Act, the Protection of Badgers Act and the Deer Act.All six denied the charges....

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November 15, 2015, 4:55 am

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A WOMAN more than three-and-a-half times over the legal drink drive limit has been disqualified for 30 months.Tia Ross, 29, of Church Grove in Barnstaple, was caught by police at around 4.50am on Friday, October 30 after an officer spotted her driving with a broken rear light.The officer witnessed her car veering side to side and struggling to park at McDonald's in Eastern Avenue.A check also revealed the car did not have a valid MOT certificate.Ross pleaded guilty to failing to provide a...

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November 15, 2015, 5:04 am

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A TORRINGTON man bit another man on the chest during an incident in which he assaulted two people, damaged a computer and obstructed a police officer.Joel Sidley, of New Street in Torrington, appeared in custody at North Devon Magistrates' Court last Friday.Sidley pleaded guilty to two counts of common assault, criminal damage and obstruction a police officer in their duty.Magistrates heard the incident involved a woman and her son and that Sidley punched the other man before biting his...

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November 15, 2015, 5:05 am

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AN estranged husband smashed his ex-wife's car light after going to pick up their family dog.Steven Carter, 29, of Westacott Meadow in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon Magistrates' Court where he pleaded guilty to damaging the car on July 31.The court heard Carter and the woman had been married for four-and-a-half years before they separated in April.On July 31 she was away from home and received a phone call from her daughter saying Carter was there, so she returned.She arrived home...

Meat thief also stole 'strength and performance goods' from...

November 15, 2015, 5:07 am

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A MEAT thief with 57 previous convictions stole a combined total of more than £120 worth of goods from two Barnstaple shops.Mark Wilson, 47, of Belle Meadow Court in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates last Friday charged with two counts of theft and committing an offence while subject to a conditional discharge.He had already pleaded guilty to stealing meat worth £75 from Marks and Spencer on September 29 and £53.48 worth of strength and performance goods...

'Deluded' department store arsonist sent to mental hospital

November 16, 2015, 11:03 pm

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A freed killer who risked the lives of shoppers by starting a fire at a city centre department store has been sent to a secure mental hospital.Nathan Knowles was receiving treatment in the community in Exeter when he carried out a string of crimes which culminated in the arson at the Debenhams store in Princesshay.He lit the fire as a cry for help because he believed that shadows which were following were trying to kill him, Exeter Crown Court was told.In the space of two months before the arson...

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November 16, 2015, 11:20 pm

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An angry boyfriend bombarded his ex-partner with 700 messages after she ditched him by Facebook.Brandon Burrows was so upset at being told by girlfriend Brooklyn Bowie that their ten month relationship was over he replied with a flood of threatening and abusive messages.Burrows, 20, has now been banned from having any contact with Miss Bowie or going to the shop where she works as a condition of bail.Some of the 700 messages were pleas to be forgiven and taken back while others left Miss Bowie...

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November 17, 2015, 6:56 am

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A drug dealer and three of his runners have been jailed for a total of almost 10 years after being trapped in a police sting operation at a seaside resort.Michael Branch's home in Westward Ho! was used as a base for him to sell drugs direct and through a group of heroin users who supplied undercover officers.Police in North Devon launched the operation, codenamed Luminous, after a series of nine drug deaths in the area over the space of two years.An undercover officer known as Rob made test...

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November 17, 2015, 9:24 am

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A woman who allegedly kept a rape secret for four years was spurred into going to the police after a chance meeting with the man who she accuses of attacking her.The woman was allegedly raped when she was 15 and tried to put the incident behind her without going to the authorities until seeing the man again in a hospital waiting room.She became so upset that hospital staff took her to one side and the police were called after she told them the man had subjected her to a violent rape when she was...

'Give up the cannabis' says judge to 19-year-old Woolacombe man

November 17, 2015, 11:43 pm

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"GIVE up the cannabis" was a magistrate's advice to a 19-year-old caught with the drug.Daniel Jacques, of Fortescue Bungalows in Woolacombe, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court where he pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis with the intent to supply.The court heard officers were on patrol in Ilfracombe when they noticed a Ford Fiesta in Larkstone car park.They approached the car and could smell cannabis coming from it and also spotted a bong on display.Officers also found a red...

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November 18, 2015, 5:21 am

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A former soldier has denied attacking a night club customer during a closing time argument at a cash point machine.Elliott Brown is alleged to have punched Matthew Edwards in the face and knocked him to the ground during a fracas near the Fever Club in Barnstaple.Brown, aged 29, was seen wearing a similar blue shirt to the attacker but says he is the victim of a case of mistaken identity and was not involved in the violence.Mr Edwards needed hospital treatment for a nosebleed and bruising while...

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November 18, 2015, 7:28 am

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A crooked computer shop owner has been ordered to pay compensation to customers who lost irreplaceable family memories when he stole their laptops.Kai Hirst ripped off clients at his business in Barnstaple to pay for his drinking habit after his marriage broke up and he was sleeping at the shop.His victims included a mother who lost family pictures of her children and a writer whose unfinished book was stored on her Macbook.He sold the £1,250 laptop on eBay and spent weeks dodging...

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November 18, 2015, 11:46 pm

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A JURY has been shown pictures of the two men accused of the murder of Tanis Bhandari posing with knives shortly before the 27-year-old man's death on New Year's Day.Facing trial for the alleged murder of Mr Bhandari with an axe and knife in a Devon village are Donald Pemberton, 21, and Ryan Williams, 22.A packed Plymouth Crown Court has heard the pair was "looking for trouble" and left behind "a scene of carnage" in the village of Tamerton Foliot.Pemberton, of Victoria Road,...