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December 9, 2015, 7:42 am

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Two violent serial crooks who set upon a drug dealer in an argument over cannabis have been jailed.Leon Pettigrew, 35, of Matson Lane and 39-year-old Wayne Taylor of Oak Ridge Close, Abbeymead, were sent to prison for two years each at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday.Pettigrew, who has 28 previous convictions for 108 offences, pleaded guilty to robbery, and Taylor, who has 52 past convictions for 151 offences, had admitted affray, theft and possessing a Class B drug – mephedrone.The...

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December 9, 2015, 7:59 am

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Witnesses have yet to be called in the murder trial of Tuffley man Ewen Reynolds which will enter its fourth day tomorrow.Reynolds, 44, of Foley Close is accused of killing 19-year-old Zac Evans with a 2ft machete after an argument between two women escalated outside the Pike and Musket pub in Tuffley.Zac died in the early hours of Saturday, January 24 after suffering a severe injury to his neck while his friend Keaton Jones, 22, suffered a severe cut to his chin and neck but survived.Reynolds...

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December 10, 2015, 3:43 am

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Abusive boyfriend Leighton Walker escaped jail after admitting biting his girlfriend's nose and pushing her down the stairs.The 31-year-old of Allaston Road, also attack the woman's dog during the incident, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Walker had been in custody on remand since his arrest after the prolonged violence against Terri Barchou on October 18 this year.But Judge Michael Cullum freed him with a 12 months jail term suspended for 18 months and an order to do 200 hours of unpaid work.He...

"Racist" comment led to Gloucester man being knocked...

December 10, 2015, 7:04 am

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Three Polish men beat a man unconscious in Gloucester city centre after he made a racist comment to them, a court was told today.Victim Hayden Daniels spent a night in hospital after the attack but then discharged himself and made no complaint to police, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Before the court were Gracjan Bak, 22, of Nelson Street, Gloucester, Lukasz Stoklosa, 23, of India Road, and Kamil Nowak, 18, of Western Road.They all admitted affray and were sentenced to 8 months imprisonment...

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December 10, 2015, 9:09 am

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A homeless man sitting on a roadside in Gloucester punched and kicked by a man who then bragged about the attack to his friends a court has head.The attacker, James Bullock, 32, of London Road, Gloucester, was heard saying "Did you see that? I just smashed his head against a wall."At Gloucester Crown Court Bullock admitted assaulting street drinker Matthew Petit causing him actual bodily harm on October 8 this year in Brunswick Road and he was jailed for a total of 34 weeks.Prosecutor...

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December 10, 2015, 9:22 am

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Police investigating supermarket distraction thefts, allegations of racial abuse, and making off without paying have issued photographs of people they want to speak to.It comes after a spate of thefts in and around Sainsburys and Waitrose in Stroud which cost shoppers more than £5,000.One of the incidents is alleged to have happened at Sainsburys in Dudbridge on November 14.It comes after Waitrose shopper Christine Morris was targeted in the Stroud branch in October by a gang which emptied...

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December 10, 2015, 10:09 am

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Zac Evans and his two friends were carrying knives and chased Ewen Reynolds before he struck and killed Zac with a two-foot-long machete, it was claimed in court.Zac's friend Keaton Jones broke down in tears several times in the witness stand in what was an emotional day on day four of the trial of Reynolds, 44, who is charged with the 19-year-old's murder and the attempted murder of Mr Jones.He told jurors how he and Zac had become close in recent weeks and that they were enjoying a "great...

Gloucester woman threatened Big Issue seller with hammer

December 10, 2015, 11:57 pm

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Troubled Jacqueline Shields threatened a well-known Gloucester Big Issue seller with a hammer in front of shocked shoppers, a court heard has heard.Shields, 50, of Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, claimed that the seller, Paul Weis, owed him money and she demanded the small change he had on the ground in front of him,One shopper was so concerned she took pictures of Shields, with hammer raised, making the threats, said prosecutor Janine Wood.Shields, currently on remand in prison, did not attend...

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December 11, 2015, 5:57 am

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Christian Lord has recalled how he held his heavily-bleeding friend Zac Evans in his arms in his last few moments before the Tuffley teenager died from a severe injury to his neck, a court has heard.This morning Mr Lord told jurors at the trial of Ewen Reynolds, accused of murdering the 19-year-old, he saw Reynolds, 44, swing a weapon at Zac before he stumbled to the ground.At Bristol Crown Court Mr Lord said he attempted to stop the heavy bleeding at Zac's neck before he died seconds...

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December 12, 2015, 12:24 am

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A homeless man sitting on a roadside in Gloucester was wantonly laid into by James Bullock, who kicked and punched him and then walked off bragging, a court heard.Bullock, 32, of London Road, Gloucester, was heard saying "Did you see that? I just smashed his head against a wall."At Gloucester Crown Court Bullock admitted assaulting street drinker Matthew Petit causing him actual bodily harm on October 8 this year in Brunswick Road, Gloucester, and was jailed for a total of 34...

Churchdown dad-of-three jailed for death crash as he juggled two...

December 13, 2015, 4:19 am

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A divorced father-of-three who juggled two jobs a day to raise his children and pay off £60,000 mortgage debts crashed his car and killed an eminent professor in a head-on collision after falling asleep at the wheel, a court heard.Simon Westcarr, of Dancey Road, Churchdown, worked a nightshift from midnight until 9:30am in the warehouse of delivery company DPD based in Waterwells, Quedgeley at the time of the crash.The 51-year-old would then drive 53 miles to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford...

Tuffley man jailed for kicking woman in head over beachball row

December 15, 2015, 4:03 am

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Violent Dayle Redding was jailed today for repeatedly kicking a helpless mum of three in the head in a row over a beachball going over the garden fence.Dayle Redding, 24, was sent straight to prison for a 15 month sentence and his partner Samantha Tanner, 26, who joined in the assault, was freed with a 12 months sentence suspended for a year.The pair had been convicted by a jury at Gloucester Crown Court last month of assaulting Lisa Perkins causing her actual bodily harm outside her home in...

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December 15, 2015, 8:45 am

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A CCTV expert has given "moderate support" to the suggestion Zac Evans and his friends had objects in his hand just before being killed in a Tuffley pub car park.Jurors in the trial of Ewen Reynolds, accused of murdering the 19-year-old on Saturday, January 24, have previously seen footage of an argument in the car park of the Pike and Musket pub, which escalated into Mr Evans death.However the CCTV video has been very dark and grainy, meaning it has not been possible for the defence...

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December 15, 2015, 9:24 am

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A bus full of school children was hit by dangerous driver Shannon Thorne, 30, as he tried to get away from police near Westbury on Severn, a court heard today.Luckily the school bus driver managed to take avoiding action and Thorne's car hit only the rear offside of the vehicle, Gloucester Crown Court was told.Thanks to the driver's actions no-one on the bus was hurt.Thorne, of Harrison Way, Lydney, admitted aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, driving without a licence having no...

Coleford woman jailed for hitting pensioner on head with hammer

December 16, 2015, 6:05 am

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A woman burglar who pounced on pensioner Ted Lambert in his own home and hit him over the head with a hammer was jailed for nine years today.Nicola Wade, 28, knew 78-year-old Mr Lambert and had previously visited his home offering him sex for money, Gloucester Crown Court was told.She even stripped naked on one occasion and got into his bed with him, the jury heard.Then on July 11 last year she broke into his home in Coleford and hid upstairs until an unknown male accomplice knocked the...

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December 17, 2015, 12:38 am

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December 17, 2015, 4:05 am

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Ewen Reynolds has claimed at court this morning he was attacked by three "wild" men who he believed had knives and was "in fear of his life" when he hit two of them with a 2ft machete.Reynolds, 44, of Foley Close, Tuffley stands accused of murdering Zac Evans, 19, and attempting to murder Keaton Jones, 22, at the Pike and Musket pub on Saturday, January 24.Reynolds has taken to the witness stand at Bristol Crown Court today, the 10th day of his trial.He told jurors that he...

Zac Evans: Ewen Reynolds accused of lying by prosecution

December 17, 2015, 5:10 am

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The prosecution has accused alleged murderer Ewen Reynolds of lying about when he picked up the machete to make his case for self-defence, jurors have heard.Reynolds, 44, stands accused of killing Zac Evans, 19, with the machete and of attempting to kill his friend Keaton Jones, 22, at the Pike and Musket pub after an argument between two girls escalated.During his defence at court, Reynolds claims he was set upon by Mr Evans, Mr Jones and their friend Christian Lord who were also armed with...

Four arrested in Gloucester and Cheltenham on suspicion of human...

December 17, 2015, 5:11 am

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Four people have been arrested in Gloucester and Cheltenham following concerns raised relating to alleged child sexual exploitation.A 33-year-old man from Cheltenham, a 29-year-old man from Gloucester and a 17-year-old woman from Cheltenham were all arrested at one location in Gloucester and two in Cheltenham on suspicion of human trafficking offences – arranging to facilitate a child sexual offence. A third man aged 20 from Gloucester was also arrested for child sexual activity. The...

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December 17, 2015, 6:44 am

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Thief Shannon Stanley, 21, was easily caught after stealing from a sleeping man's bedside - for she left her handbag behind and it had her birth certificate in it.At Gloucester Crown Court today Stanley, of Painswick Road, Gloucester, was jailed for nine months after she admitted stealing property including a mobile phone from Joseph Drinan of Cromwell st.The court heard that Mr Drinan was devastated by the loss of the phone because it had pictures on it of his beloved cat, which died last year...