Never Forgotten Firefighter Fleur Lombard QGM, 21, of Avon Fire Brigade’s Speedwell Fire Station, who tragically died in the line of duty fighting a fire at Leo’s supermarket in Staple Hill, Bristol, twenty-seven years ago today
On February 4, 1996, at 12:46 p.m., Avon Fire Brigade (now Avon Fire and Rescue Service) received a 999 call reporting a fire at Leo’s Supermarket in Staple Hill, Bristol.Two fire appliances were mobilised to the incident, on arrival smoke was issuing from the supermarket, the officer in charge immediately sent an assistance message to […]
Never Forgotten Firefighter Fleur Lombard QGM, 21, of Avon Fire Brigade’s Speedwell Fire Station, who tragically died in the line of duty fighting a fire at Leo’s supermarket in Staple Hill, Bristol, twenty-seven years ago today
On February 4, 1996, at 12:46 p.m., Avon Fire Brigade (now Avon Fire and Rescue Service) received a 999 call reporting a fire at Leo’s Supermarket in Staple Hill, Bristol.Two fire appliances were mobilised to the incident, on arrival smoke was issuing from the supermarket, the officer in charge immediately sent an assistance message to […]
Never Forgotten Firefighter Fleur Lombard QGM, 21, of Avon Fire Brigade’s Speedwell Fire Station, who tragically died in the line of duty…
On February 4, 1996, at 12:46 p.m., Avon Fire Brigade (now Avon Fire and Rescue Service) received a 999 call reporting a fire at Leo’s Supermarket in Staple Hill, Bristol.Two fire appliances were mobilised to the incident, on arrival smoke was issuing from the supermarket, the officer in charge immediately sent an assistance message to […]
A former student police officer who sent sexual messages and explicit images of himself to a nine-year-old girl online has been jailed for four years.
Jason Hicks, 31, persuaded the victim to send him intimate photos and attempted to do the same with four other children. The crimes were discovered while Hicks, of Bishopsteignton, was in the process of becoming a Devon and Cornwall Police officer. He was immediately arrested, suspended, and dismissed without notice. When officers executed a warrant […]
A former student police officer who sent sexual messages and explicit images of himself to a nine-year-old girl online has been jailed fo…
Jason Hicks, 31, persuaded the victim to send him intimate photos and attempted to do the same with four other children. The crimes were discovered while Hicks, of Bishopsteignton, was in the process of becoming a Devon and Cornwall Police officer. He was immediately arrested, suspended, and dismissed without notice. When officers executed a warrant […]
Martial arts instructor jailed following campaign of sexual abuse
Martial arts instructor jailed following campaign of sexual abuse A former martial arts trainer was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court to 28 years in prison today, Thursday 3 November, following a 30-year campaign of sexual abuse against girls. Derek Hodder, aged 66 and from Garlic Rae, Brixham, was found guilty on Friday 10 June, of […]
14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at Devon & Cornwall Police
Following arrests made by police on Wednesday 12 October in the North West and South East, 14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at Devon & Cornwall Police. They are next due to appear in court as follows: Remanded in […]
14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at D…
Following arrests made by police on Wednesday 12 October in the North West and South East, 14 people have been charged with drug related offences as part of an ongoing investigation by the Serious and Organised Crime Branch at Devon & Cornwall Police. They are next due to appear in court as follows: Remanded in […]
A couple have been jailed for a total of 38 years for the brutal murder of a vulnerable man with severe learning difficulties in his Wembury home
Lee Chugg and Jodie Swannick stamped on and kicked frail 60-year-old Stephen Fogg to death – then blamed each other for the killing. Both denied murder but were convicted by a jury at Exeter Crown Court on 19 May following a four-week trial. They were sentenced today, 27 May, to life imprisonment. Chugg must […]
A couple have been jailed for a total of 38 years for the brutal murder of a vulnerable man with severe learning difficulties in his Wemb…
Lee Chugg and Jodie Swannick stamped on and kicked frail 60-year-old Stephen Fogg to death – then blamed each other for the killing. Both denied murder but were convicted by a jury at Exeter Crown Court on 19 May following a four-week trial. They were sentenced today, 27 May, to life imprisonment. Chugg must […]
A British man has been jailed for 18 years after admitting trying to smuggle two tonnes of cocaine worth £160m into the UK
Andrew Cole, 33, of Norton Road, Stockton on Tees, was aboard the luxury yacht, Kahu, when it was stopped 80 miles of the coast of Plymouth in an operation led by the National Crime Agency and supported by Border Force and the Australian Federal Police. Cole was the link between senior members of an […]
An Exmouth woman has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing her partner to death in an attack she claimed she couldn’t remember
Tanya Hoskin, 52, stabbed her former husband Nigel Johnston in the chest with a knife in the kitchen of their Tennyson Way home one night soon after Christmas 2020. Mr Johnston, 54, underwent emergency surgery at the scene but died a short time later from a single deep stab wound. Exeter Crown Court heard that […]
A fraudster has been imprisoned t for duping a victim out of nearly £400,000 in a payment recovery fraud
Emmanuel Okunoren received a four and half year custodial sentence for fraud by false representation at Exeter Crown Court. The Devon and Cornwall police investigation and CPS prosecution demonstrated that Okunoren gained the trust of the victim and deceived them, by falsely claiming that he worked for a company called TMT investments, which was […]
A carer has been jailed for life for the murder of a housebound Bideford pensioner who had accused him of stealing thousands of pounds fr…
Michael Robinson was sentenced by Exeter Crown Court to serve a minimum of 30 years for the brutal killing of 77-year-old Carol Hart in January. Mrs Hart was found dead in her Northam home after being subjected to a sustained attack by 35-year-old Robinson. She had suffered 59 injuries, mostly to her head and […]
A carer has been jailed for life for the murder of a housebound Bideford pensioner who had accused him of stealing thousands of pounds from her
Michael Robinson was sentenced by Exeter Crown Court to serve a minimum of 30 years for the brutal killing of 77-year-old Carol Hart in January. Mrs Hart was found dead in her Northam home after being subjected to a sustained attack by 35-year-old Robinson. She had suffered 59 injuries, mostly to her head and […]
Jury finds Azam Mangori guilty of murdering Lorraine Cox
A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of Lorraine Cox in Exeter. Azam Mangori killed 32-year-old Miss Cox in his room above a kebab shop after homing in on her as she walked alone through the city centre in the early hours. He kept her body for several days before dismembering it […]
A man followed and murdered a woman on a night out and later disposed of her body in an alleyway and woodland
Lorraine Cox, 32, was killed in Exeter on 1 September. Azam Mangori, 24, of Dartmouth Road, Stoke-on-Trent was found guilty of murder, having previously admitted preventing a lawful burial. He left Ms Cox’s body for a week in his flat before he “panicked” and dismembered her, jurors at Exeter Crown Court heard. After the […]
A man who trafficked teenagers to sell drugs will spend more time in prison, after his original sentence was referred to the Court of App…
Omorie Nixon, 20, used teenage boys to transport, hold, and run cocaine and heroin from London to Devon and to then supply the drugs in Devon. The boys transported the drugs inside their bodies, which presented a significant health risk. Nixon was sentenced to 7 years 9 months’ imprisonment on 28 January at Exeter […]
