Courts

The wife of a murder suspect believed to have killed his elderly neighbour confirmed that she believed her husband had taken Una Crown’s key.

A convicted murderer who attacked a prison officer and left him with a bleed on his brain has had his sentence extended.

The trial of a 70-year-old who denies murdering his elderly neighbour is set to continue tomorrow as the jury is not sitting in court today.

A paedophile’s attempts to groom teenage girls online were thwarted when he was caught out by undercover officers not once, but twice.

A forensic scientist said she was “confident” that David Newton’s DNA was deposited onto Una Crown’s fingernails on the night of her murder.

Forensic scientists took to the witness box in court to explain the DNA they found while examining Una Crown’s body.

A court heard how fire officers determined within five minutes of being at Una Crown’s home that foul play had occurred at her property.

A man has lost his job after a drunken onslaught at a village pub saw him headbutt a car window.

A man demonstrated “clear remorse” by reporting himself to the police after breaching a court order.

A man is “very likely” to be jailed after speeding at 100mph and driving the wrong way around a roundabout in a bid to evade the police.

Police who were first to attend to a 999 call after the family of an 86-year-old discovered her body admit “bad decisions were made”.

An 86-year-old woman who was murdered was described by her family and friends as “feisty”, “forthright” and“methodical”.

A court has heard that there was evidence cash was missing from an 86-year-old murder victim’s purse and a suspect had been seen gambling.

Una Crown’s death wasn’t initially treated as suspicious by police, who let her family go into her home which was a crime scene.

A family member who was expecting to pick up their elderly aunt for a routine Sunday lunch found her lying dead.

A man found with almost £15,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis has been jailed for four years.

A delivery driver’s secret upskirting videos of ten women, together with indecent images of children and extreme pornography, were discovered.

The trial of a 70-year-old who is accused of murdering a pensioner 12 years ago is set to start today.

A shoplifter who targeted the same shop six times in the space of a few weeks has been jailed.

A man insisted he is a “decent enough fellow” after being involved in an incident which saw a tattoo studio owner punched.