Shared on behalf of South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) A former prison officer who entered into an inappropriate relationship with a convicted sex offender has been sentenced at ...
Release date: 27/04/2026
A drug dealer has been jailed for two years and nine months after an investigation into the drugs-related death of a 41-year-old mother in Exeter. Reece Webb, 27, provided cocaine to Mandy Bond who tragically overdosed and died in September 2023. Webb, of...
Release date: 24/04/2026
A Devon sex offender targeted vulnerable young girls online and incited them into sharing degrading sexual content and carrying out self-harm. Miles Goninon, 29, was also found in possession of thousands of indecent images and videos of children spa...
Release date: 24/04/2026
A sexual predator has been jailed for 25 years with a further five years on extended licence for the rape and sexual abuse of two adults and three children. Adam O’Dee, 37, formerly of Plymouth appeared at Plymouth Crown Court for sentencing on Monday 20 ...
Release date: 21/04/2026
A man has been sentenced for kicking a defenceless victim in the head during Christmas disorder in Falmouth Town Centre. The incident took place on 17 December 2024 with footage widely shared on social media due to the victim being dressed as Santa Claus ...
Release date: 16/04/2026
A man has been jailed for 11 years with a further three years to be served on licence after bursting into two homes and launching ferocious attacks on two women and two children within. Brandon Wyatt struck one woman repeatedly with a wrench and kicked tw...
Release date: 15/04/2026
A man has been jailed for six years for sexually assaulting a woman as she slept. Mark McIlwaine, 49, of Elizabeth Court, Higher Bugle, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Friday 10 April having previously been found guilty of sexual assault by ...
Release date: 14/04/2026
A pensioner will likely die in prison after being jailed for 22 years for the rape and sexual abuse of two children. Francis Wells, 81, of Barnoldswick in Lancashire, appeared at Truro Crown Court on Tuesday 7 April for sentencing having been convicted of...
Release date: 07/04/2026
A man has been jailed for three years for a terrifying sex attack on a teenage girl in a Launceston alleyway. Bulgarian national Yordan Stanchev, 26, of no fixed abode, appeared at Truro Crown Court for sentence on Thursday 2 April having pleaded guilty t...
Release date: 02/04/2026
A convicted child rapist who fled police and attempted to start a new life at the other end of the country is back behind bars. Stephen Pennington, 38, from Botlon Road, Blackburn, evaded police in Lancashire for a number of weeks before being tracked to ...
Release date: 02/04/2026
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