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Husband jailed for hammer and fire attacks on wife

Saturday, July 04, 2009

A MAN who set fire to his wife and hit her with a hammer has been jailed.

Thirukkusan Thuraisingam, aged 30, admitted two charges of assault on his wife Meera.

Yesterday, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court was told...

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Man pursued ex-wife with knife in hand

Saturday, July 04, 2009

MODEL prisoner Edward Wardle, who held a kitchen knife as he pursued his former wife in a rage, has been jailed. The 42-year-old, of Tarleton...

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Boat builders grew cannabis to keep afloat

Saturday, July 04, 2009

OWNERS of a failing narrowboat building business turned to producing cannabis in a bid to keep the firm afloat, a court heard. Police uncovered...

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Fake ecstasy bought in club

Saturday, July 04, 2009

A MAN bought drugs in a club which turned out to be fake. Mark Morris, aged 27, attracted the attention of a member of staff at The Sugarmill in...

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Pair behind bars after shoplifting turned violent

Saturday, July 04, 2009

TWO robbers who attacked a shopkeeper with a stick he kept to protect himself have been jailed. Adam Wright, aged 20, and 17-year-old Dean...

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Man who wielded a machete in the street is jailed

Saturday, July 04, 2009

AN ALCOHOL-FUELLED man who brandished a machete in the street after his girlfriend was verbally abused has been jailed. Stoke-on-Trent Crown...

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Judge rejects paedophile's sentence appeal

Friday, July 03, 2009

A CALLOUS sex predator who blighted the childhood of two schoolgirls deserved every day of his potentially lifelong jail term, top judges have...

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Drug user jailed for running thief over

Drug user jailed for running thief over

Friday, July 03, 2009

RECOVERING drug user Ian Bailey deliberately ran over a man's legs in his car after the victim stole his methadone. Ian Bailey, of Margaret...

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'Kray twins' threat scared subway victim

'Kray twins' threat scared subway victim

Friday, July 03, 2009

TWO robbers petrified a teenager in a subway by pretending they had a knife and telling him they were called Ronnie and Reggie – a...

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Off-duty cop foils cashpoint robbery

Off-duty cop foils cashpoint robbery

Friday, July 03, 2009

CASH-STRAPPED James Wallbanks tried to rob a teenager of money she withdrew from a city centre cash machine. But the desperate 30-year-old, who...

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