Honiton man accused of murdering pensioner whose body was found...

December 18, 2015, 2:14 am

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A 61-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before a judge charged with murdering a pensioner whose body was found in a 4x4 car in a field in Devon.Charles Broom, of Millhead Road, Honiton, is charged with the murder of 71-year-old Hilda Oakland on December 2.Her body was found in a vehicle in a field off the A30 at Fenny Bridges near Honiton.Broom was not arraigned when he appeared before Judge Francis Gilbert QC at Exeter Crown Court via video link from Exeter Prison.He was remanded in custody. He will...

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December 18, 2015, 2:31 am

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A KLEPTOMANIAC has been banned from entering Exeter City Centre after a judge was told he went shoplifting to relieve the boredom of being unemployed.Mark Westcott repeatedly targeted John Lewis, the House of Fraser and the Maplin shop and stole aftershave and computer hard drives.He is addicted to stealing for its own sake and told a probation officer he got a thrill out of shoplifting, Exeter Crown Court was told.Westcott, 37, of Pinwood Meadows Drive, Exeter, admitted six thefts and was...

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December 18, 2015, 5:15 am

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A BIDEFORD student who attacked a stranger after a dance floor confrontation has been ordered to pay compensation to his victim.Engineering student Charles Lepley was dancing at Marisco in Woolacombe in July when he got into a fracas with a photographer.They were ejected from the club and as the photographer walked away Lepley walked up from behind and lashed out with a single punch which broke his jaw.Lepley had only just turned 18 and was on one of his first nights out as an adult when the...

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December 18, 2015, 6:08 am

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NORTH DEVON police have praised the courage of the victim of dangerous rapist Carl Murdoch after she went through the ordeal of two trials to see him brought to justice.Murdoch, 36, formerly of Portland Street, Barnstaple, but now of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, was jailed for nine years yesterday after being convicted of rape for the second time. His latest victim had to go through two trials as the earlier one in March saw the jury fail to reach a verdict.She was left with serious psychological...

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December 18, 2015, 9:09 am

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A PAIR of brothers from Combe Martin have been spared an immediate jail sentence after attacking two students at a New Year's Eve party in Barnstaple.Lee Chappell headbutted the first victim and his younger brother Ben punched another as he headed across the dance floor to step in.Victim Oscar Tully lost a tooth and his friend Keelan Trainor-Roulstone suffered a cut under the eye and a bruised head in the early-hours fracas at The Tavern in Barnstaple.Lee Chappell, 25, and Ben, aged 24, both of...

Robber who attacked 77-year-old in his home has sentence delayed...

December 19, 2015, 12:20 am

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THE sentencing of a robber who attacked a 77-year-old pensioner in his own home has been delayed after he refused to leave his cell.Luke Stocker is facing a lengthy jail sentence after he attacked frail victim Brian Newton in his home in Buckland, Newton Abbot and left him with a suspected broken eye socket and extensive bruising.He took a wallet and satchel during the robbery which contained £120 cash, a bank cards and a bus pass and allegedly hit the pensioner with his own walking...

Jail for Westward Ho! car salesman who dealt class A drugs

December 19, 2015, 12:24 am

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A USED car salesman has been jailed after he put his business skills to work dealing ecstasy and cannabis. James Potter "bigged himself up" to customers by posing as a large scale dealer in texts offering them drugs, Exeter Crown Court was told. He was trapped by the incriminating messages after police found £1,500 cannabis at his home in North Devon and found two years worth of texts on his handset. Potter, 29, of Kala Fair, Westward Ho!, admitted five offences of...

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December 19, 2015, 12:43 am

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A NIGHT shift worker has been ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to a workmate who he hit over the head with a metal bar in a row over parking. Marc Stacey and victim Trevor Shelton were working at Sliding Doors and Windows at Heathfield, Newton Abbot when they had a foul mouthed argument about where Mr Shelton had left his car. Stacey told him to move it and Mr Shelton complained to their supervisor that he was being talked to like a dog, Exeter Crown Court was told. Stacey then...

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December 19, 2015, 1:06 am

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A CHRISTMAS drinker who left the keys to his company car behind the bar at a pub was sacked after the barmaid borrowed it and crashed it. Barmaid Danielle Berner gave the keys to her boyfriend Steven Davie and they were joined by his friend Sam Vaughan as they took the Mitsubishi truck on a drunken joyride. Waste company worker Jack Richards lost his job after they crashed it into as ditch on a country lane in Dartmoor and caused £11,900 damage, Exeter Crown Court was...

Drug user found under bed with amphetamine in Barnstaple

December 19, 2015, 7:27 am

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POLICE found a man hiding under the bed with £41 worth of amphetamine at his Barnstaple home, a court heard. Officers went to Alexander Anderson's property on November 29 in relation to another matter and found him under the bed. They conducted a search and found some white powder in his front pocket. Anderson, 29, of Sunflower Road in Barnstaple, was arrested and taken into custody. He pleaded guilty to possession of a class B drug when he appeared at North Devon Magistrates'...

Drink driver banned again for 46 months after being caught out in...

December 19, 2015, 7:28 am

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A DRINK driver who was caught out yet again has been banned from driving for nearly four years. Tynan Herbert, 35, of Limers Lane in Bideford, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to drink driving on November 30. The court heard it was around 12.15am when police were informed by the ambulance service that they had been following a vehicle travelling down Sticklepath Hill. Officers spotted Herbert's car at 12.30am and noted he was swerving over the white...

Mother crashed car after driving while under the influence in...

December 19, 2015, 7:32 am

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A MOTHER who gave her daughter a lift was then caught driving while under the influence, a court has heard. Annette Barnes, 58, of Brennacott Place in Bideford, pleaded guilty to drink driving on December 3 when she appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court last Friday. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said it was around 6pm when police were called to The Square in Northam in relation to a crash. The caller said Barnes had crashed into the side of his van while under the...

Driver suffered 'loss of height' after being hit by taxi driver...

December 19, 2015, 7:33 am

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A DRIVER suffered a separated clavicle and a "loss of height" after being hit by a taxi driver doing a u-turn on the A361. Michael Knight, 31, of Fort Street in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention on June 1. The court heard it was around 8.55am when a two-vehicle collision took place at Wrafton. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said Knight had been collecting children on a school run and had...

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December 20, 2015, 1:08 am

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A CONVICTED paedophile and former Devon teacher who went on the run to Cambodia has finally been jailed this week.Former scoutmaster Paul Prestidge, 35, was deported from Cambodia in October where he had been teaching at a private international school – a job which included him taking youngsters on overnight stays, Truro Crown Court heard.Philip Lee, for the Crown Prosecution Service, said UK police caught up with Prestidge five years after he gave false information to officers in Newquay,...

Devon boy, 16, denies making bomb hoaxes to US airlines via...

December 20, 2015, 1:20 am

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A 16-YEAR-old Devon boy has denied making bomb hoaxes to US airlines via Twitter.The teen appeared at Plymouth Youth Court with his parents on Friday morning to face five charges – three under Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act which relates to denial of service attacks on websites at locations in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.He was also charged with two offences under Section 51 of the Criminal Law Act. The court heard these related to bomb threats on February 13 this year to...

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Bideford man spat at his sister and assaulted step-father

December 20, 2015, 2:50 am

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A DISGRUNTLED 21-year-old spat at his sister and grabbed his step-father in a headlock, a court has heard. Frederick Blick, of Cooper Street in Bideford, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court last Friday. There he pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and one criminal damage on July 15 and a further assault and criminal damage charge on August 5. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said on July 15 Blick turned up at the house where his mother, step-father and sister live to take...

Swearing and ranting at medical staff lands Barnstaple man in...

December 20, 2015, 2:54 am

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A MEDICAL centre staff member was subjected to verbal abuse by a man whose prescription had been changed without his knowledge. Alan Joslin, 42, of Fort Street in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive and insulting words on December 3. He was also in breach of a conditional discharge issued in June for criminal damage, to which he pleaded guilty. The court heard the incident took place at Queens Medical Centre in...

Barnstaple drink-driver found trapped under his own moped

December 20, 2015, 2:57 am

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A MOPED driver found himself trapped under his vehicle in a hedge after trying to drive it while under the influence. Sam Harley, 25, of Mulberry Way in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates last Friday where he pleaded guilty to drink driving on November 28. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said police were called at 3.58am with reports of an unconscious man whose leg was trapped under a moped. Paramedics arrived first and found Harley in the hedge with his moped...

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December 20, 2015, 3:01 am

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A MAN stole more than £9,000 from an elderly woman he had known for more than 20 years, a court heard. John Lehan, 46, from Mulberry Way in Barnstaple, appeared in front of North Devon magistrates where he pleaded guilty to committing fraud between May 2012 and August 2015. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said Lehan's victim lived on her own and had deteriorating health. Lehan had been helping her out and doing her shopping and at one point had access to her card and pin...

Clubgoer punched victim 'several times' in Barnstaple assault

December 20, 2015, 5:50 am

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CCTV captured the moment a clubgoer punched a man in the head "several times". Darren Phillips, 24, of Ashleigh Road in Barnstaple, appeared at North Devon Magistrates' Court last Friday having already pleaded guilty to assaulting Matthew Carr by beating and obstructing police on October 30. Philip Sewell, for the prosecution, said it was the early hours of the morning when a CCTV operator identified a man had been assaulted. Police arrived and spoke to Mr Carr who said he had...