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Have-a-go heroes in painful attack by fleeing burglar

08 April 2014
Have-a-go heroes in painful attack by fleeing burglar

Two courageous men overpowered a burglar fleeing a house he had raided... despite the thief grabbing their testicles.

Woman cleared of assault after biting off rival’s fingertip

04 April 2014
Woman cleared of assault after biting off rival’s fingertip

A woman who said she was acting in self-defence when she bit off part of a clubber's finger has been cleared of assault.

Gran found in shop basement died of 'car crash-type' injuries

04 April 2014
Gran found in shop basement died of 'car crash-type' injuries

A pensioner found dead in a shop basement had injuries normally seen in a high-speed road traffic crash, a murder trial has heard.

Jail for 'feral' tearaway after 16-week crime rampage

04 April 2014
Jail for 'feral' tearaway after 16-week crime rampage

A teenage tearaway has been locked up after a crime spree in which he fractured a stranger's cheekbone for fun and trashed a pal's flat.

Pair jailed for brutal killing of 'gentle' alcoholic in park

03 April 2014
Pair jailed for brutal killing of 'gentle' alcoholic in park

Two men have today been jailed for a total of more than 19 years after the brutal killing of a homeless man in a park.

Vile pervert, 88, 'will die in prison' after child rapes

03 April 2014
Vile pervert, 88, 'will die in prison' after child rapes

A war veteran has been given a sentence that will mean he is expected to die in prison after a catalogue of rapes and indecent assaults on two girls.

Man fled country after gran's body found in basement

01 April 2014
Man fled country after gran's body found in basement

An illegal immigrant has told a court why he fled the country just days after a woman's body was discovered in a shop basement.

Knife attacker to face trial accused of murder bid

31 March 2014
Knife attacker to face trial accused of murder bid

A woman who has admitted knifing her boyfriend is to face trial accused of trying to kill him.

Government in U-turn over legal aid reforms

28 March 2014
Government in U-turn over legal aid reforms

Kent solicitors have hit back at the government's decision to suspend swingeing legal aid reforms... saying it's an election ploy.

Paramedic 'offers painkiller to crash victim with multiple injuries'

28 March 2014
Paramedic 'offers painkiller to crash victim with multiple injuries'

A paramedic stopped at a crash and offered a victim with broken ankle, leg, ribs and punctured lung a taxi... and a painkiller, a court heard.

Girl attacker 'bit off rival's finger... then spat it out'

27 March 2014
Girl attacker 'bit off rival's finger... then spat it out'

A woman - caught in a drunken nightclub brawl - bit off another girl's finger then spat it out in front of horrified staff, a court heard.

Staff 'used joss sticks to hide smell' at death site

26 March 2014
Staff 'used joss sticks to hide smell' at death site

Workers at a food shop used incense to hide the smell as a woman's body lay decomposing in the basement, a court heard.

Lorry driver leaves victim 'prisoner in own home' after parking row attack

20 March 2014
Lorry driver leaves victim 'prisoner in own home' after parking row attack

A trucker has left a pensioner scared to go out after launching a savage attack with a wheel brace in a row over a parking space.

Drug addict jailed for firebomb attack on woman's home

20 March 2014
Drug addict jailed for firebomb attack on woman's home

A yob and his friend attacked a woman before throwing a Molotov cocktail at another home in a 'day of madness'.

Court drama as 'deranged' thug locked up over vicious attack

19 March 2014
Court drama as 'deranged' thug locked up over vicious attack

An emotional witness screamed at a judge as she sentenced a thug for a ­brutal assault in which he rammed an electric heater in his victim's face.

Ex-goalkeeper sent to jail after stealing £10k of tools

18 March 2014
Ex-goalkeeper sent to jail after stealing £10k of tools

Former goalkeeper Danny Twyman has been jailed for breaching a court order.

Care worker jailed for 'act of depravity and cruelty' on patient

15 March 2014
Care worker jailed for 'act of depravity and cruelty' on patient

A care worker who committed a horrifying sex act on a vulnerable dementia patient has been jailed for 15 years.

Ex-nurse accused of trying to poison woman

14 March 2014
Ex-nurse accused of trying to poison woman

A former nurse is due in court accused of administering poison to a woman and attempting to meet a 14-year-old girl.

Man accused of string of robberies dating back 15 years

13 March 2014
Man accused of string of robberies dating back 15 years

A crane driver faces trial accused of a series of armed robberies across Kent... including one on a 13-year-old boy.

Man bites off drinker's ear

13 March 2014
Man bites off drinker's ear

A man who bit off part of the ear lobe of a fellow drinker in a boozy row has been locked up for two years.

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