Drunken County Durham woman carried out threat to set fire to rubbish in her bath
Kayleigh Holden sent messages to her estranged partner and to a mutual friend threatening to set light to packaging from her children’s Christmas toys.
Kayleigh Holden sent messages to her estranged partner and to a mutual friend threatening to set light to packaging from her children’s Christmas toys.
Two men who have admitted charges relating to acts of violence, in separate hearings at court this week, are to be sentenced next month, with prison terms the possible outcome in both cases.
A teenager escaped an immediate prison sentence despite being involved in three incidents of aggravated taking of motorcycles, in little more than a fortnight, earlier this year.
A fourth inmate at HMP/YOI Deerbolt has received extended time behind bars for a group attack on an older prisoner in retaliation for alleged “bullying behaviour”.
A man who was not wearing a seat belt died instantly after being thrown from a car which went out of control and rolled off a road, coming to rest in undergrowth late at night.
A teenage killer serving a life sentence in a young offenders’ institution took exception to being told he was to be transferred between wings, a court heard.
A serial thief with a history of sneaking into educational buildings to steal post and students’ personal effects was caught in the act at a Durham college.
Three arrests were made today in a new investigation into alleged fraud involving former owner of historic County Durham Hall.
A female inmate with a growing record for disruptive behaviour told a judge she attacks prison officers due to the “trauma” she claims they give her.
Three inmates involved in a pre-planned assault on an older prisoner who was accused of bullying behaviour will each now serve longer stretches behind bars.
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