A Devon man has been jailed for six years and six months for the sexual abuse of three children. Michael John West, 54, formerly of the Wonford area of Exeter, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Monday 11 August after pleading guilty to seven offences...
Release date: 13/08/2025
A man has been jailed for raping a woman he met on a night out in Truro. Christopher Diamond, 48, from Truro, was sentenced at Truro Crown Court on Friday 8 August having been convicted at a trial of rape. Diamond was jailed for seven years and must sign ...
Release date: 13/08/2025
A prolific shoplifter has been jailed for a year after being convicted of a total of 18 shoplifting offences. Justin Godefroy, 28, of no fixed abode, Plymouth, was sentenced at Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday 4 August after entering guilty pleas to ...
Release date: 11/08/2025
A stalker has been jailed for 22 months for reversing into his former partner’s car and dragging her down the street at speed. Kevin Braithwaite, 64, of no fixed abode, Paignton, appeared at Exeter Crown Court for sentence on Thursday 7 August having prev...
Release date: 07/08/2025
A rapist who changed his story multiple times in a bid to escape justice has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. Jordan Hewitt, 33, of Thorverton, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Friday 25 July after previously being found guilty by a ju...
Release date: 29/07/2025
A man who killed his 70-year-old sister in East Devon has been given a hospital order. Richard Law, aged 68, of Lark Rise, Newton Poppleford, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Friday 25 July, after he admitted the manslaughter of Judith Law by ...
Release date: 25/07/2025
A teenager has been sentenced to 15 months in a young offenders’ institution for entering a family home while its occupants slept and stealing a BMW, PlayStation 5 and other items. Alfie Curtis, 19, from Windermere Close in Exeter, was sentenced at Exeter...
Release date: 15/07/2025
A Cornwall duo who attacked a man with garden tools have been jailed for a combined total of 20 years after leaving the victim with a fractured skull, broken leg and multiple cuts. Stefan Ledden, 32, and George White, 26, used a sledgehammer, a screwdrive...
Release date: 04/07/2025
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