Autistic man drowns after carer is distracted using mobile phone

October 16, 2015, 10:59 am

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An autistic man drowned in a reservoir because his carer was "distracted" using her mobile phone rather than watching him, a coroner has ruled.Majid Akhtar, of Sneinton Dale, died in "especially tragic circumstances" following a visit to King's Mill Reservoir, near Mansfield, on September 10, 2012.Yesterday, after an 11-day inquest at Nottingham's Council House, a jury ruled that the 28-year-old, who suffered from autism, epilepsy and learning difficulties, had died because...

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TV Workshop actor punched woman during city centre row

October 16, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A young actor who drunkenly punched a woman on a city street has been ordered to pay her £50 compensation.TV Workshop member Benjamin Morgan, 20, was among friends in McDonald's who argued with a group of women in Lower Parliament Street, magistrates in the city were told.He exchanged words with one of the women who was annoyed by them."Both pushed each other several times before he reached over and punched her to the left eye," said Margaret Martin, prosecuting."He was...

Bestwood mum grew drugs in loft after having 'man trouble'

October 16, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A mother grew cannabis in her loft after facing depression caused by "man trouble", magistrates in Nottingham heard.Police raided her Carnwood Road house and found 11 cannabis plants had been watered by hand and had flowering heads, said Margaret Martin, prosecuting.Tyeise Tucker, 25, was put on probation for a year and must take a course to curb her drug use. The call centre worker admitted producing cannabis and abstracting electricity on December 3.In mitigation, Helen Rook...

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October 17, 2015, 4:00 am

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A jobless teenager who caused bother at probation offices has been warned by a Nottingham JP of the high cost of losing his temper.Kierran Broom, 19, of North Sherwood Street, was conditionally discharged for a year at the city magistrates' court after admitting using threatening words and behaviour on September 16. He must pay £150 court costs, £35 prosecution costs and a £15 government surcharge.Magistrate Jennifer Wood told Broom: "It's an expensive thing, this...

Long Eaton drink-driver banned from the road for a year

October 18, 2015, 3:45 am

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A 28-year-old Long Eaton man has been banned from the road for 12 months after being caught drink-driving.Wayne Flint gave a reading of 85 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath after he was stopped by police officers while behind the wheel of a van in School Lane, Stanton-by-Dale, on March 15, Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court was told.The legal limit is 35.Flint, of Widdowson Road, Long Eaton, pleaded guilty to the charge and, as well as the ban, was fined £400 and was...

Drink driver fined £400

October 18, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A Long Eaton driver has been banned from the roads after being caught more than double the legal drink-drive limit.Wayne Flint was stopped by police officers while behind the wheel of a van in School Lane, Stanton-by-Dale. The incident happened on March 15.The 28-year-old appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to one charge of drink driving.The court heard he had recorded a reading of 85 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.The legal limit is...

Family in court over Langley Mill flat fire deaths

October 18, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Langley Mill: A father and two sons are due in court today over the death of three people in a flat fire. Peter Eyre, 43, of Central Avenue, Sandiacre, his son Anthony, 21, of the same address and his other son Simon, 24, of New Tythe Street, Long Eaton, are listed to appear at Nottingham Crown Court for a plea and directions hearing. The charge arises over the deaths of Amy Smith, 17, her six-month-old daughter, Ruby Grace-Gaunt, and her friend Edward Green, also 17. They died in a fire in a...

Langley Mill fire: Father and sons plead not guilty to murder

October 19, 2015, 6:20 am

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A father and two sons have pleaded not guilty to the murder of three people after a flat fire in Langley Mill. The fire broke out on North Street on June 21. Amy Smith, 17, her six-month-old daughter Ruby Grace-Gaunt and her friend Edward Green, also 17, all died in the fire. Making a 16-minute court appearance were Peter Eyre, 43, of Central Avenue, Sandiacre, his son Anthony, 21, of the same address and his other son Simon, 24, of New Tythe Street, Long Eaton. Each man faces three murder...

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Ex-landscape gardener grew cannabis in Newark

October 19, 2015, 10:15 am

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A former landscape gardener has been spared jail after he used his skills for illegal gain - growing cannabis at his own home.Jack Scaife admitted he was "stupid" to grow the drug after he had been "successful" in his job. But when he lost his way after being laid off and needed money, he turned to growing the plant, Nottingham Crown Court heard on Monday, October 19.The 23-year-old, previously of another address in Newark, hatched a plan to grow cannabis to smoke and then...

Sawn-off shotgun spotted in Nottingham street led police to drug...

November 1, 2015, 11:17 am

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Suspicious behaviour and a sawn-off shot gun spotted by a student in a city street led police to a drug dealer – who has now been jailed.The weapon was wrapped in plastic and an Aldi shopping bag, hidden in a car parked in Denison Street.Nottingham Crown Court heard that the student saw two men approach the Vauxhall Astra before one left to get a hammer and smash his way in. She then watched them walk off with the parcel and hide it in undergrowth, and once they had left she called...

Cannabis farmer told he was 'not very good at it' - because mites...

November 1, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A cannabis farmer was told he was "not very good at it" after mites ate his plants. When police raided Javan Lindsay's Radford home they found his illegal crop had been decimated by pests, Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard. "You're not very good at it. You may as well give up," an officer told the 31-year-old. Dav Mehet, prosecuting, told the hearing: "The defendant accepted the drugs were for his personal use but said the plants were affected by...

Door-to-door salesman conned elderly people out of cash

November 2, 2015, 6:26 am

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A door to door salesman who conned elderly people to buy goods at massively inflated prices has been branded "despicable" by a judge. Bestwood Park man Michael Harrison targeted elderly people in a Lincolnshire village knocking on doors offering household goods for sale. One woman was so frightened by him fearing he would not take 'no' for an answer that she agreed to pay £215 for items which were worth just £20. Edna Leonard, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court...

Robbers jailed over Meadows moped mugging

November 2, 2015, 10:40 am

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Two robbers have been locked up after a teenage scooter rider was forced to surrender his bike when one man threatened to "shank" him.Dane Ward and Regan Palmer were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, November 2, after previously admitting robbery in The Meadows.Judge Andrew Hamilton sent Ward to prison for 16 months for robbery and Palmer to youth custody for 12 months.He told them: "Both of you were out that evening. I don't know what the purpose of you driving...

Two glasses of wine that cost mum her job

November 2, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A mum-of-two lost her job and driving licence yesterday – after nipping to a friend's home for a chat after a fall-out with her husband.Danielle Hobson had two large glasses of wine before heading back home to Thrapston Avenue, Arnold, magistrates heard.Police stopped the 30-year-old on the way and she failed a breath test.She admitted driving with 66 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, 21 over the legal limit, on October 9, at Nottingham Magistrates Court yesterday, and...

Proceeds of crime investigation into gang assets from scam

November 2, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A proceeds of crime investigation is looking into the assets of gang members who targeted pensioners in a scam.Some of the eight defendants pretended to be experts in wills and trusts law. They were jailed for more than 12 years at Nottingham Crown Court in May after a prosecution by Nottinghamshire County Council's trading standards.A POCA has been made to examine the finances of four of the eight defendants. Yesterday, the hearing was adjourned until January 15.Those concerned are: Joseph...

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Man admits using threatening behaviour

November 2, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Nottingham: Tristan Clayton, 36, of Belvoir Street, Hucknall, admitted using threatening behaviour on September 23. He was bailed to be sentenced at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on November 10 at 10am.Nottingham: Patryk Gawina, 22, of Radford Road, has been ordered to attend Nottingham Magistrates' Court today at 10am. He is accused of drink-driving in Nuthall Road, on September 26. When tested by police, his reading was 45 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.The limit stands...

Resident kicked after filming 'trouble' with mobile phone

November 2, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A resident was kicked after using a mobile phone to film trouble in a block of flats, magistrates in Nottingham heard yesterday. He dialled 999 when he heard "a verbal altercation" and then locked the exit door, hoping to detain people until police arrived, said Margaret Martin, prosecuting. Cordell Marshall, 24, had not been involved in the trouble but was annoyed to find the door locked. When he got out, he kicked the resident. "He also threw a glass bottle which...

Grandad jailed over 'disgusting' child porn images

November 2, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Grandfather Neil Amess has been jailed after he was found with more than 13,000 images and videos of child porn on his computer – some of which he shared online with other paedophiles.The 63-year-old, from Clifton, started looking at the indecent images – which ranged from cartoons to the most serious types of abuse – after his second marriage broke down.Yesterday, Nottingham Crown Court was told that as well as having the images on his hard drive, he was part of sharing...

Son vows to swap weed for the gym after seeing mum's distress

November 2, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A courier told a court he has opted to tackle his depression by going to the gym instead of buying cannabis in bulk – after being caught with the drug by police.Daniel Walker-Phea changed his approach after officers found £450-worth of the drug in his Nottingham home, causing a major upset in his family.Defence solicitor Omar Khan told Nottingham Magistrates' Court yesterday that the cannabis had been used by the 23-year-old, of Arleston Drive, Nottingham, to self-medicate."He...

Nottingham Forest v Derby County brawl: Three men to go on trial

November 3, 2015, 2:28 am

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Three men are due to go on trial this morning - accused of being part of a 80-strong group of football followers from Derbyshire and Nottingham who became involved in pre-arranged hooliganism.Derby County followers Timothy Green, 23, and Samuel Chambers, 18, are accused of being involved, either taking part in or helping to arrange a clash with rival Nottingham Forest fans outside a pub in Trowell.It is alleged they were part of a conspiracy that saw a near 50-strong group of Rams fans fight...