3 h. ago Man is cleared of assaulting neighbour, 83, as pair rowed over exhaust fumes in King Charles' Poundbury village

A jury at Bournemouth Crown Court returned a unanimous not guilty verdict to the ABH charge Sekhar Sootarsing, 69, faced after only 50 minutes of deliberations.

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8 h. ago Former Pc cleared of sexually assaulting woman while on duty

Daniel Gentles, 22, was found not guilty at Warwick Crown Court on Wednesday after jurors deliberated for three hours.

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35 h. ago Man, 69, clobbers his neighbour, 83, after she complained about his Mustang's exhaust fumes going into her garden in King Charles' Poundbury village, court hears

Sekhar Sootarsing, 69, 'clobbered' 83-year-old Ingrid Wright-Holmes after she and her husband Christopher went to speak to him about the noisy engine of his Ford Mustang, jurors were told.

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53 h. ago Police officer cleared of assaulting woman in wrongful London bus fare arrest denies gross misconduct as Met standards hearing gets underway

Perry Lathwood was fined £1,500 for assault after detaining the passenger in Croydon, south London - but he had his conviction quashed last September.

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1 week ago Manhunt launched after road worker is assaulted while using a chainsaw to clear trees during Storm Amy

Officers are appealing for information about the incident, which happened while the man was working on the A82 in the Glen Goy area, about a mile and a half north of Spean Bridge in the Highlands.

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1 week ago Storm Amy: Worker clearing trees on A82 assaulted and pushed into ditch by driver in roadside attack

The roadworker was operating a chainsaw when he was approached by a driver.

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1 week ago California jury clears Uber of liability in landmark passenger sexual assault lawsuit

The California jury’s verdict is the first of over 500 state and 2,500 federal Uber sexual assault lawsuits to go to trial

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3 w. ago Former SPFL star dramatically CLEARED of assaulting teenage girl in Glasgow city centre chip shop 

SCOTS footballer Shaun Rooney was cleared today of assaulting a teenage girl in a chip shop. The 29-year-old was accused of attacking Sophia Bruce, 18, at Blue Lagoon on Glasgow's Queen Street on September 19 2024. Court papers alleged the Fleetwood Town defender repeatedly pushed her and seized her on the body. It was claimed that...

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3 w. ago Met police officer cleared of bus fare arrest ‘assault’ is facing the sack

PC Perry Lathwood successfully appealed against his conviction in a case his force admits should never have gone to court

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4 w. ago Craig McLachlan withdraws from Cluedo production after backlash over casting

The actor, who was cleared of historical sexual assault allegations in 2020, says he has withdrawn as a result of a social media campaign against himFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCraig McLachlan has withdrawn from the Australian production of Cluedo after a backlash to his casting seven years after he was accused of, and denied, touching, kissing and groping his female co-stars without their permission.Last Wednesday the show’s producers Crossroads Live announced that McLachlan had been cast as Colonel Mustard in a stage adaptation of the 1985 film Clue, based on the boardgame. Continue reading...

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