One of the men at the scene of violence the night Joshua Bradley was killed allegedly stamped on his body as he lay dead or dying, a jury heard.Azeem Khan, 28, of Belfrey Way, in Edwalton, went on trial today, accused of possessing a "bladed article".He denies holding a knife or a bladed item during the fighting in Nottingham's Thurland Street, the city's crown court heard, but he was in fact carrying keys on a key ring.Dawn Pritchard, prosecuting, said there had been a large-scale...
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Man goes on trial after he allegedly stamped on Joshua Bradley's...
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Audi A5 driver caught drink-driving in New Basford
Colwick: An Audi A5 driver has been banned from the roads for 18 months. Svetoslev Paskalev, 28, of Vale Road, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. When tested, he had 63 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35. He was caught in Nottingham Road, New Basford, on August 8. He was fined £200 and must pay a total of £255 in costs.Bilborough: JPs fined a drink-driver £110 and disqualified him from driving for 16 months. Garry Searcy, 57, of Stoney...
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Brothers jailed after they behaved 'like animals' in Newark...
Two brothers were jailed for 16 months each after they behaved "like animals" in a street attack on a stranger.Ryan Hillier, 23, and his older brother Dean Hillier, 24, pleaded guilty to the assault in Castlegate, Newark.Co-accused Nicky Braithwaite, 29, of High Street, Collington, pleaded guilty to initially involving himself in the scuffle on October 12, 2014.At Nottingham Crown Court yesterday, Judge Andrew Hamilton told the Hilliers, both of Witham St Hughs,...
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Bryony Hollands: Man charged with death by dangerous driving
A 26-year-old man has been charged with death by dangerous driving after a pedestrian was killed in a Woodthorpe Road collision.Thomas Burney, of no fixed abode, is also accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving a motor vehicle over the alcohol limit.It follows an incident on Friday, in which 19-year-old student Bryony Hollands was killed.Her boyfriend Ben Evans, 20, was also seriously injured and remains in hospital in a stable condition.Burney was due to appear in...
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Bryony Hollands: Man appears in court charged with causing...
A driver has appeared in court after a road crash which led to the death of teenager Bryony Hollands and injured her boyfriend.Thomas Burney, 26, appeared in the dock at Nottingham Magistrates Court accused of causing the death of the 19-year-old student by dangerous driving on Woodthorpe Drive last Friday.He is also charged with causing serious injury to Benjamin Evans, 20, by dangerous driving. He was seriously injured and remains in hospital in a stable condition.The third charge alleges that...
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Man cleared of possessing knife on the night Joshua Bradley died
Jurors have cleared a man of having a knife the night he stamped on the body of Joshua Bradley as he lay dead or dying.But Azeem Khan was warned today nothing was going to "save" him from a significant prison sentence for violent disorder that night.Khan went on trial at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, accused of having a blade, in Thurland Street, in Nottingham, on February 8.He was found not guilty after no one said they had seen him with the knife.The prosecution offered no...
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Radford burglar jailed after he was spotted in victim's coat
A vulnerable man with epilepsy and depression realised his home had been burgled by a friend when he spotted him wearing his coat.Jarred Harley, 22, of Silverdale Road, in Basford, pleaded guilty to the break-in, in Woodgate Court, in Canning Circus.Sentencing him today to nine months behind bars, Judge Andrew Hamilton said it was a mean offence which had left his victim traumatised.He imposed a restraining order – to keep Harley away from the victim for five years – and ordered he...
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Man who tampered with taxi plates to be sentenced
Gedling: A man who provided fake taxi plates is to be sentenced today.Waseem Akhtar, 32, of Dovedale Road, Carlton, admitted six counts of fraud relating to taxi licensing at Nottingham Crown Court.Despite never being a taxi driver for Gedling Borough Council, Akhtar sold a vehicle to a third party, claiming it was licensed with the authority.He tampered with the licence plate to change the date and produced a fake paper licence in order to make a profit.An eagle-eyed member of staff from...
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Hucknall drug user spared jail
A heavy user of cannabis was caught with bags of the drug divided into deals ready to sell to friends, a court heard.Tyler Purewal, 20, of Hillcrest Drive, in Hucknall, pleaded guilty to possessing the Class B drug with intent to supply.At Nottingham Crown Court yesterday, he was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and supervision from the probation service for 12 months.Judge Andrew Hamilton ordered Purewal to attend a "thinking skills course" and to pay...
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Nottingham pensioner put on Sex Offenders' Register for slapping...
A pensioner has been put on the Sex Offenders' Register for kissing a woman's neck and slapping her bottom in a Nottingham city centre hotel room.Retired teacher Nasser Alazwari first grabbed one of her hands and kissed it, prompting her to think "it was a cultural issue," Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard.The Saudi Arabian held out a hand for her to kiss but she declined so he pulled her close, said Charles Clark, prosecuting."He put his head towards her neck, kissing her neck...
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Multiple fractures after crash caused death of 91-year-old,...
An inquest has been opened into the 91-year-old woman who died following a crash near the Four Bells pub in Woodborough.Marion Banks, who lived in Nottingham, died on July 26 after sustaining injuries in the crash on Main Street on July 18.The inquest heard her death was caused by pneumonia and multiple fractures to her right side, sustained during the crash.The crash involved one car, a Ford Fiesta, which collided with a wall in the car park, not attached to the pub.The inquest was adjourned...
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Joshua Bradley murder: Jail for violent thugs involved in fatal...
Two men involved in the horrific street violence the night Joshua Bradley was killed were branded "cowards" by his dad as they were sentenced.Joshua's father Darren Bradley, of Bilborough, said he was disappointed in the prison sentences the men received today, and felt they continued to show no remorse or shame.Muhamad Adnan, 23, of no fixed address, received 20 months in prison, and co-accused Azeem Khan, 28, of Belfrey Way, Edwalton, was locked up for 30 months.The maximum sentence...
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Judge makes an example of fake cabbie... with jail term
A judge made an example of a fake taxi driver by jailing him for 21 months.He also banned Waseem Akhtar, 32, from sitting in the front seat of a taxi by imposing a criminal behaviour order, successor to the old-style Asbo.Akhtar pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud relating to taxi licensing.He passed off a car as a taxi on classified advertising website Gumtree and sold it for more than £2,000 with false documents.He also posed as a taxi driver and used an Audi which had a false Gedling...
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Man in court charged with killing Amy Gough, of Sandiacre
A 46-year-old man will appear in court tomorrow charged with the manslaughter of a woman. Andrew Maling was due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court last month, but the date was changed.Maling, of Main Street, Sigglesthorne, near Hull, is alleged to have killed 34-year-old Amy Gough between March 26 and March 29. Ms Gough was found injured at her home, in Sandringham Road, Sandiacre. She was taken to the QMC where she later died.
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PCSO to be sentenced for having sexual relationship with...
A police community support officer is due to be sentenced on Thursday for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old schoolgirl.Daniel Childs (pictured) was suspended from his job with Nottinghamshire Police after allegations that he had preyed on the young and vulnerable.He was found guilty at Leicester Crown Court in July of two charges of engaging in sexual activity with a 15-year-old – although cleared of allegations involving other girls.Childs, 30, of Worksop, performed sexual...
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Man accused of stealing booze from Morrisons in Eastwood
Eastwood: Timotei Rudareasa, 29, of Bodicea Mews, Hounslow, has been accused of stealing hundreds of pounds of booze. He allegedly took £730.75 of alcohol from Morrisons on August 21. He was bailed to attend his trial at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on December 7 at 2pm.Nuthall: Glenn Towle, 36, of Nottingham Road, has been bailed to attend Nottingham Magistrates' Court on September 24 at 2pm. He admitted driving a Vauxhall Astra without due care and attention and drink-driving, in...
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Arnold drink-driver banned from the roads for three years
A woman has been banned from the roads after she was more than three times the drink-drive limit.Tanya Lee, 34, of Lime Tree Road, in Hucknall, was caught in a Ford, in Old Retford Road, in Arnold, on September 17 last year.Magistrates in Nottingham heard she had 251 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, over the limit of 80.Lee pleaded guilty to drink-driving, driving when disqualified and having no insurance for the Ford.She drove within seven months of being disqualified and...
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Ilkeston man charged after Bank Holiday assault
An Ilkeston man has been charged with wounding with intent after an assault over the Bank Holiday weekend. Ryan Hill, 22, of Northgate Street, was due to appear at Derby Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to face the accusations. The alleged assault happened in the town on Bath Street on Sunday night at around 9.45pm. A 23-year-old was taken to Queen's Medical Centre with injuries to his face, back and shoulders.A 25-year-old woman was also questioned in connection with the assault and was released...
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Nurse given suspended jail term for refusing to be breathalysed
A psychiatric nurse was told he "should know better" after refusing to be breathalysed for suspected drink driving.Anthony Ng'ethe was stopped by police when they noticed his car had a flat tyre.But when he got out of the vehicle, he was found to be "disheveled" and barely able to control himself.The 36-year-old, of Hatton Gardens in Nuthall, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to failing to provide a specimen for analysis.District Judge...
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University lecturer went into pub with knife tucked into his...
A university lecturer told a court he was "incredibly sorry" after going into a pub with a kitchen knife tucked into his trousers.Carl O'Coill, a doctor of architecture and senior lecturer at the University of Lincoln, also grabbed a man by the throat and assaulted another during the incident.On Tuesday he told Nottingham Magistrates' Court he had begun drinking heavily after hearing he faced redundancy – and had no recollection of going out with the knife.The 48-year-old, of...
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