Durham Murders & Misdemeanours

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But when he was taken to a cell at Middle Engine Lane Police Station in Wallsend, he told a Northumbria Police officer he had coronavirus. He then went on to cough and spit at the officer. Former inmate Paul Rush was outside HMP Northumberland with almost 1,000 diazepam tablets and cannabis when he was rumbled. Newcastle Crown Court heard that the trouble broke out on March 21 in Dorset Avenue, Birtley, Gateshead, where Neasham’s girlfriend lived, as did friends and relatives of Mr Copping.

There are two kids who have grown up without a dad, which is sinful. Nothing is worth that. I don't care what anybody does. It's not worth that.

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Mohammed Rahman went out with a large kitchen knife when Alan Stokoe turned up in Laura McGee's street, in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, armed with a smaller blade and issuing threats. Turner adds he doesn’t remember at what point he removed his wedding ring and placed it next to Sally’s body. According to the WCSD, the culprits were members of the “Dixie Mafia”, which the FBI describes as a “loose confederation of thugs and crooks” operating out of the Southeastern US. Harry Turner, 54, was facing trial at Teesside Crown Court charged with the murder of his wife, Sally Turner - which he denied.

Repeated road menace David Morrison has been jailed after ramming police cars in a desperate bid to evade justice. Armstrong and Hughes are cold, calculated killers who used disturbing levels of violence to inflict terrible injuries which sadly cost Ross his life. The jury heard Sally was having an affair with a taxi driver at the time of her death with Turner giving evidence on Monday and Tuesday. He was cleared of attempted murder but convicted of wounding with intent and having a bladed article and was jailed for 12 years, of which he must serve at least two-thirds, with an extended licence period of a further three years.When officers indicated for him to stop, he initially appeared to comply before accelerating away, driving at more than 70mph in a 30mph zone. Three local miners were arrested- Joseph Lowson and Joseph Hodgson were sentenced to death, while William Siddle was pardoned.

Forensic neuropathologist Jan Leestma testified Kathleen Peterson had likely sustained four blows to the head, not seven as the medical examiner testified. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009 . Retrieved March 11, 2009. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link) The prosecution counted avulsion wounds as multiple injuries and the Medical Examiner also initially counted four wounds following the autopsy. "COURTTV.COM - TRIALS - Medical examiner explains about-face on cause of death". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009 . Retrieved March 11, 2009.According to Pollard, had a jury been presented with this evidence it would have "materially affected their deliberation and therefore would have materially affected their ultimate verdict". Prosecutors have ridiculed the claim, and Deborah Radisch, who conducted Kathleen's autopsy, says it was unlikely that an owl or any other bird could have made wounds as deep as those on her scalp. However, Radisch's opinion was challenged by other experts in three separate affidavits filed in 2010. [22] Turner: “The unfaithful part didn’t come into it…when she ended the relationship, did I think she was being unfaithful? No.” On February 24, 2017, Peterson entered an Alford plea (a guilty plea entered because sufficient evidence exists to convict him of the offense, but the defendant asserts innocence) to the voluntary manslaughter of Kathleen. [39] The judge sentenced him to a maximum of 86 months in prison, with credit for time previously served. Because Peterson had already served more time than the sentence (98.5 months), he did not face additional prison time. The court heard there were more than 17,000 indecent pictures and videos of children on his devices - 519 of the most serious, category A type, 464 category B and 16,615 category C.