News: In Court
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Shop which sold illegal vapes to children in Taunton closed down
Police and Trading Standards successfully obtained a three-month closure order.
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Bridgwater rapist’s sentence increased
The man was jailed earlier this year after admitting raping a stranger he followed as she walked home
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‘Dangerous’ man jailed for life after raping two women
Nathan Giles was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 17 yeas and four months, for raping two women.
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Man extradited from Spain is jailed for child sex offences
A 76-year-old man extradited from Spain has been jailed for 15 years for raping and sexually assaulting a girl, with the offences spanning almost a decade.
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Woman sentenced after admitting infanticide offence – Weston-super-Mare
A 34-year-old woman was given a community order and has been barred from working with children or vulnerable adults.
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Drink-driver found unresponsive at wheel of car sentenced
A member of the public called the police after seeing a Land Rover Discovery stopped in the middle of a road in Westonzoyland.
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Man jailed for nine years following brutal attack
Rocky Milano, of Standfast Road in Henbury, was sentenced to serve nine years in jail for his crimes.
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Five people charged with drug offences following a day of action in Somerset
Officers from the County Lines Team carried out a series of simultaneous warrants in the early hours of Wednesday 5 July as part of their investigation into suspected county lines drug supply.
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Man in court after murder charge
Michael Sloan, 60, has been charged in connection with the death of a man, in his 50s, at a property in Bath on Sunday 9 July.
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Man sentenced after admitting violent disorder
Amir Moghadam admitted throwing objects at Bridewell Police Station and using a skateboard to smash its window.