Category: Crime

A new case analysis of the ‘suicide’ of a Sutton woman who suffered multiple stab wounds has shed new light on her death. The Sutton family who have been fighting for justice for their daughter, Claire Martin, say they are given hope as criminologist and politicians join their battle to be heard. On March 1, 2012, Claire, 31, suffered multiple stab wounds in her neck while living with her son and fiance in southern Italy. Italian pathologists initially called the death a murder, but in a ruling which baffled the…

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A Mansfield shop-owner opened his own ‘Sherlock Holmes’ style investigation after burglars stole movie merchandise and tried to ransom it for cash. Sci-fi fan Jon Pertwee, owner of Who’s Toys in Ratcliffe Gate, Mansfield was livid after burglars broke into his shop and stole movie memorabilia, model Star Trek ships and Doctor Who action figures. He’s now ramped up security at his shop in Ratcliffe Gate. Jon, 50, who had his name changed in honour of his favourite Doctor Who actor, said police made two arrests after the burglary but…

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The eyewitness of a dramatic ram raid who saw thieves steal a cashpoint in Duckmanton has described an “opportunistic, well-planned heist”. He described how a team of at least three burglars with three vehicles used a piece of heavy machinery to carry out their theft of a cash machine from the Central England Co-operative petrol station on Chesterfield Road in the early hours of this morning. In a well-orchestrated plan, the crew cut out the top of a van and used a JCB telehandler to quickly drop the cash machine…

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A bankrobber who stormed a branch of RBS brandishing a fake weapon has been sentenced to nine years in prison, a court has heard. Derby Crown Court heard that Andrew Hall threatening staff with an “imitation firearm” – a plastic air gun – making them fear for their lives. He reportedly has a history of using fake weapons to perform robberies, the heard on June 26. The conviction will provide some closure to his victims, the three employees of the bank who HHJ Rafferty QC said had been significantly affected…

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