Boy cries as he tell jury he did not rape a 12-year-old girl in...
A 12-year-old schoolgirl told a teacher she had been raped by a fellow pupil after fearing she could be pregnant, a court heard.The young girl was said to attacked at a cemetery in Stroud by a...
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View ArticlePetition calling for Asher Maslin's appeal against prison...
The Government is hoped will make a U-turn after rejecting a petition calling for killer Asher Maslin's sentence appeal to be turned down.Maslin, 22, has been granted permission to appeal against the...
View ArticlePolice concern as shotguns stolen from an Innsworth property may...
Guns worth several thousands of pounds were stolen in a burglary at a property in Innsworth, near Gloucester.The resident was out when thieves broke in and made off with five shotguns, a rifle and...
View ArticleDid you see car vandals strike in Stroud?
POLICE have appealed for information after a spate of vandalism to cars. Yesterday, Gloucestershire Constabulary said a gang of approximately 10 youths were suspected of smashing wing mirrors off cars...
View Article'Athletic' and 'agile' man sought over soft drink theft in Stroud
An 'athletic' and 'agile' man is being sought by police investigating theft of drinks from a leisure centre. Gloucestershire Constabulary said the soft drinks were stolen from Stratford Park Leisure...
View ArticleUpdate: Stranger Danger warnings issued after two men chase girls...
Parents in Barnwood have been placed on high alert after suspicious men chased two young girls in the area in quick succession.The first incident happened outside Barnwood Park Arts College in St...
View ArticleCitizen readers adamant that Asher Maslin should serve the full...
"Cold-hearted killer" Asher Maslin should serve his full 24-year prison sentence after murdering much-loved Gloucester hairdresser Hollie Gazzard.This is the view of Citizen readers after Maslin was...
View Article'Murky' going-ons in Gloucester as man stabbed in the chest with...
'Something murky was going on' when Gloucester's Tyrone Williams stabbed another man in the chest – puncturing his lung and missing his heart by an inch.Judge Jamie Tabor QC said what led to Marcus...
View ArticleGloucester man jailed for stabbing his cage fighting former best...
A 20-year-old has been jailed for two years after stabbing his cage fighting former best friend in the back three times with a lock knife.Gloucester Crown Court heard the pair fell out when Dean Higgs...
View ArticleAsher Maslin's mum pleads with her son not to appeal over...
Asher Maslin's mum has made a heartfelt plea to her son to drop a legal bid to reduce his prison sentence for killing Hollie Gazzard.Sam Maslin said she will never forgive her eldest boy and has warned...
View ArticleMurder investigation underway as man, 82, dies of stab wounds
A murder investigation is underway after an 82-year-old man died of stab wounds in Rodborough, Stroud.The man was found at an address on Walkley Hill on Friday, November 7.A police spokesman said: "It...
View ArticlePolice use metal detectors in Rodborough stab death investigation
Specialist police search teams are scouring Rodborough an elderly man died of stab wounds on Friday. Walkley Hill and neighbours' gardens are being searched by officers using metal detectors and sticks...
View ArticleTribute to 'quiet and talented' victim of alleged murder in...
Trbute has been paid to a 'quiet and talented man' who died of stab wounds on Friday. As specialist police search teams scour Rodborough for clues and appeal to the public for help, Reverend Peggy...
View ArticleBaby boy admitted to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after mum...
A mum who fractured her baby son's skull has been sentenced to 15 months detention.The 20-year-old, who cannot be named, lost her temper with her seven-week-old son because he would not feed or settle...
View ArticleFamily tribute as police name Rodborough murder victim
Police have today confirmed that the Stroud man discovered dead in his home on Walkley Hill on Friday November 7, as 82-year-old Dennis Plater. Officers are treating his death as murder and a...
View ArticleEvery burglary reported in Gloucestershire from 8am on Monday...
Offender(s) have gained entry to the garage through a secure door. Once inside a full set of golf clubs was taken Between midnight on Saturday Nov. 1 and 8am on Saturday Nov. 8 New Brookend, Berkeley...
View ArticleGang members held kettle of boiling water over Gloucester man's...
Gang members subjected two Gloucester brothers to a terrifying robbery, beating them, locking them in their house and holding a kettle of boiling water to one's face.Four men all pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleThree men bailed over assault and trespass allegations during...
Three men, who appeared in court charged with aggravated trespass last week, have been bailed to reappear at court in April next year.Joseph Hilton, 30, from Lakeside, Bristol appeared before...
View ArticlePolice investigating murder of pensioner Dennis Plater extend...
A specialist police team has widened its search for clues in the investigation in to the death of Stroud pensioner Dennis Plater. Officers were at Wallbridge, between Rodborough and Stroud town centre...
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