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

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Murder accused ‘smoked cannabis repeatedly’ before inflicting baby’s brain injury

20 June 2025
Murder accused ‘smoked cannabis repeatedly’ before inflicting baby’s brain injury

​A dad accused of murdering his baby daughter had smoked cannabis repeatedly before inflicting her a catastrophic brain injury, a jury has heard.

Trio face long spell behind bars after girl drugged and repeatedly raped

19 June 2025
Trio face long spell behind bars after girl drugged and repeatedly raped

Three men are facing lengthy jail terms after being convicted of repeatedly raping, abusing and drugging "a vulnerable and frightened child".

Young dad tells court murder is ‘against everything I’m about’

19 June 2025
Young dad tells court murder is ‘against everything I’m about’

A young dad accused of murdering his baby daughter by excessive and severe shaking has told a jury the allegation is "against everything I'm about".

Pictures show how police found cannabis next to baby's bottle in bedroom

18 June 2025
Pictures show how police found cannabis next to baby's bottle in bedroom

​A dad who left his newborn daughter severely brain-damaged tried to score drugs just hours before taking care of her.

Bully who branded girlfriend and burnt her with steamer is jailed for life

13 June 2025
Bully who branded girlfriend and burnt her with steamer is jailed for life

A violent thug who subjected his girlfriend to horrific abuse, leaving her beaten, bitten and broken, has been locked up.

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Murder trial shown police bodycam footage of dad looking ‘calm and unfazed’

12 June 2025
Murder trial shown police bodycam footage of dad looking ‘calm and unfazed’

Footage shows a young dad's "unfazed" reaction on arrest after his five-week-old daughter had been found with brain damage and multiple fractures.

Dad accused of murdering baby girl ‘played on his phone’ during police questioning

11 June 2025
Dad accused of murdering baby girl ‘played on his phone’ during police questioning

​A young dad accused of murdering his baby daughter ​by excessive and severe shaking was "very relaxed” during police questioning, a jury has heard.

Murder trial hears dad ‘shook baby daughter so hard she was left on life support’

10 June 2025
Murder trial hears dad ‘shook baby daughter so hard she was left on life support’

A father is on trial accused of subjecting his newborn to "excessive and severe" shaking when she was just five weeks old.

Former GP accused of abusing patients over almost 20 years

09 June 2025
Former GP accused of abusing patients over almost 20 years

A former GP has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing nine male patients by carrying out unjustified genital examinations, a jury has heard.

Inmate threw a kettle of boiling water at officer

09 June 2025
Inmate threw a kettle of boiling water at officer

A violent prisoner cried “who wants it?” before throwing a kettle of boiling water at a guard.

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‘Courts should not be a place where charlatans prey on the desperate’

08 June 2025
‘Courts should not be a place where charlatans prey on the desperate’

A woman who posed as a solicitor at numerous court hearings and in police stations is facing jail.

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Thief stole and crashed his cancer-suffering gran’s mobility car

08 June 2025
Thief stole and crashed his cancer-suffering gran’s mobility car

​A heartless burglar ​was shopped to police by his cancer-suffering grandmother after he stole and crashed her mobility car.

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Murderer could see sentence extended at Court of Appeal

06 June 2025
Murderer could see sentence extended at Court of Appeal

Exclusive: The life sentence tariff handed to the “highly sexualised” murderer of dog walker Claire Knights is to be reviewed by the Court of Appeal.

Father and son to face trial next year after boy, 4, killed in crash

06 June 2025
Father and son to face trial next year after boy, 4, killed in crash

Two men accused of murder after a young boy lost his life in a fatal crash will stand trial next year.

‘He left me so scared I had to leave Kent’

06 June 2025
‘He left me so scared I had to leave Kent’

A thug who punched his girlfriend's arm with such force it broke has been branded a danger not only to women but also his own children.

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Man accused of raping young girl in caravan tells jury: ‘I was going to flee the country’

04 June 2025
Man accused of raping young girl in caravan tells jury: ‘I was going to flee the country’

A former security worker accused of repeatedly raping and sexually abusing a schoolgirl in his caravan has admitted he wanted "to flee" the country.

Woman who lied about being raped facing jail

03 June 2025
Woman who lied about being raped facing jail

A 29-year-old woman has admitted perverting the course of justice after falsely claiming she had been raped and sexually assaulted.

Controlling wife subjected husband to five years of domestic abuse

03 June 2025
Controlling wife subjected husband to five years of domestic abuse

​A woman whose husband told police he no longer wanted to live due to her controlling and violent behaviour has been spared jail.

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‘His dad told him where his mum’s body was buried – why did he keep it secret for years?’

02 June 2025
‘His dad told him where his mum’s body was buried – why did he keep it secret for years?’

The family of murdered Debbie Griggs have questioned why her son has not faced charges for failing to disclose where his father buried her body.

‘Devious’ wife-killer to spend longer behind bars after bid to recruit son in murder cover-up

02 June 2025
‘Devious’ wife-killer to spend longer behind bars after bid to recruit son in murder cover-up

A man who murdered his wife and 20 years later involved one of their sons in an elaborate ruse to prove his innocence will serve longer behind bars.

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