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Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts joined the KM Group in August 2023 covering Canterbury Crown Court.

Julia Roberts

Moment granddad walks past man who would strangle him to death 50 minutes later

17 May 2025
Moment granddad walks past man who would strangle him to death 50 minutes later

Footage played to the jury in a murder trial has revealed the moment a grandfather walked past the man who would later strangle him to death.

Man accused of raping girl tells jury: ‘She told me she was 20’

15 May 2025
Man accused of raping girl tells jury: ‘She told me she was 20’

One of three men accused of raping and sexually abusing a schoolgirl after plying her with drugs has told a jury she lied to him about her age.

‘I killed him - but there was no vendetta’

14 May 2025
‘I killed him - but there was no vendetta’

The man accused of strangling a grandfather to death over a long-standing grudge told police he did not have "a vendetta" against his victim.

Woman cleared of murder set to face manslaughter retrial

14 May 2025
Woman cleared of murder set to face manslaughter retrial

A 20-year-old woman has been found not guilty of murder but will now face a retrial for the charge of manslaughter.

Man accused of sexually abusing young girl believed video would ‘save him’

13 May 2025
Man accused of sexually abusing young girl believed video would ‘save him’

​A young girl allegedly repeatedly raped by three men was filmed laughing and demanding cannabis as she sat in a car with one of her abusers.

Protest as five set to go on trial for criminal damage at weapons factory

12 May 2025
Protest as five set to go on trial for criminal damage at weapons factory

Five people are to stand trial accused of criminal damage at a weapons factory.

Prolific thief avoided jail after vowing to change his ways - then stole Greggs sausage rolls

11 May 2025
Prolific thief avoided jail after vowing to change his ways - then stole Greggs sausage rolls

A prolific shoplifter who stole sausage rolls, booze, and Christmas gifts within weeks of vowing to change his ways has again walked free from court.

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Pair who chased boy onto railway tracks 'joked' in court Snapchat video as jury considered verdicts

10 May 2025
Pair who chased boy onto railway tracks 'joked' in court Snapchat video as jury considered verdicts

Two thugs who attacked a teenager who was electrocuted on the railway posted a Snapchat video outside the court while waiting for the jury’s verdict.

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Grandad ‘scared out of his wits’ over accused killer before his murder

09 May 2025
Grandad ‘scared out of his wits’ over accused killer before his murder

A grandfather strangled to death over a long-standing grudge was said to be “worried” the man on trial accused of his murder was out “to get” him.

Man faces jail over serious assault on victim aged in his 60s

07 May 2025
Man faces jail over serious assault on victim aged in his 60s

​A man faces jail for a late-night assault which left his victim needing hospital treatment.

Patient who stalked her gynaecologist claims: ‘It was all a huge misunderstanding’

25 April 2025
Patient who stalked her gynaecologist claims: ‘It was all a huge misunderstanding’

A woman who subjected her gynaecologist to a stalking campaign later described her behaviour as a "misunderstanding".

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Grandad ‘strangled to death and dumped in woodland over long-standing grudge’

24 April 2025
Grandad ‘strangled to death and dumped in woodland over long-standing grudge’

A grandfather was strangled to death after a seemingly chance encounter with a man who bore him "a long-standing grudge", a murder trial has heard.

Distraught mum tells jury daughter ‘wanted to die’ after alleged rape ordeal

23 April 2025
Distraught mum tells jury daughter ‘wanted to die’ after alleged rape ordeal

The mother of a girl allegedly plied with drugs and raped by three men revealed how the youngster had told her she wanted to die.

Cruel thief who burgled family home and stole Nintendo jailed

20 April 2025
Cruel thief who burgled family home and stole Nintendo jailed

A ​cruel thief who left his mum "heartbroken" after h​e burgled the family home has been jailed.

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‘I didn’t want them to hurt me’: Young girl’s fears during alleged rape ordeal at hands of three men

17 April 2025
‘I didn’t want them to hurt me’: Young girl’s fears during alleged rape ordeal at hands of three men

A young girl subjected to an alleged rape ordeal by three men has told a court she feared she would be killed if she tried to shout for help.

Young girl 'enticed into car at Asda and subjected to rape ordeal by three men', trial told

16 April 2025
Young girl 'enticed into car at Asda and subjected to rape ordeal by three men', trial told

A young girl was repeatedly raped by three men who passed her around "like a receptacle" for their sexual gratification, a court has heard.

Bus driver cleared of death by dangerous driving after fatal crash

11 April 2025
Bus driver cleared of death by dangerous driving after fatal crash

A bus driver whose single-decker crashed into a shelter, trapping a man underneath, has been cleared of blame for the fatal collision.

Man stabbed victim multiple times in park ‘set-up’

11 April 2025
Man stabbed victim multiple times in park ‘set-up’

A knife-wielding drug addict stabbed a man repeatedly in the buttocks and thighs in revenge for a friend's gold being stolen and pawned.

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Woman who Googled how to kill her husband jailed for life

09 April 2025
Woman who Googled how to kill her husband jailed for life

A woman who Googled how to kill her husband before stabbing him to death and dumping his body at the bottom of her garden has been jailed for life.

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Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

09 April 2025
Road-rage attacker who left victim bedbound for a month spared jail

A motorist left another driver bedbound with fractures to his spine after ploughing his car into him in an inexplicable road-rage attack.

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