Courts

Wheelchair-bound man died from gas inhalation during house fire

A fatal house fire was probably started by a portable gas heater toppling over as the victim tried to turn it off, an inquest has heard. Wheelchair-bound Richard Jackson (64) died from the inhalation of fumes from the fire at his home in Water Gate, Quadring Eaudyke. A resumed inquest at Boston Coroner’s Court on Tuesday was told that the ...

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Grandmother on family outing found man hanging in town centre park

A 29-year-old man died five days after being found hanging in a Long Sutton park by a grandmother there with her family, an inquest has heard Boston Coroner’s Court today (Thursday) heard passers by were able to help Robert Lochnicki down still alive but he died from his injuries in hospital on June 12 last year. The 29-year-old, of Anfield ...

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Spalding man assaulted off-duty police officer

A drunken man who assaulted an off-duty police officer who stepped in to protect his own mother has been fined £83 by magistrates in Boston. Luke Purvis (22) of Windsover Road, Spalding admitted assaulting the off-duty officer Alex Irving by beating in Spalding on February 22. Jim Clare, prosecuting, said Mr Irving had gone out for the evening with his ...

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Coroner to report A16 junction after four fatalities

A junction on the A16 at Crowland is to be reported to the Government and Lincolnshire County Council by a senior coroner as “not a fit and proper configuration”. The ‘island’ junction – where the B1166 Hulls Drove and James Road meet the trunk road – has been the scene of up to four fatalities since its installation in 2010, ...

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Repeat drink driver banned for three years

A three time drink driver from Spalding told a court he would not be driving again, but then asked Boston magistrates to be allowed to take the course that would reduce his driving ban. Svajunas Bagdonavicius, 47, of Holyrood Walk admitted failing to provide a breath test for analysis after he was arrested by police on suspicion of drunk driving ...

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Woman accused of murder tells court she didn’t intend to cause harm

A woman accused of murdering her partner after driving for nearly 200 metres with him on the bonnet of her car today (Wednesday) told a jury that she had not intended to harm him.   Alison Skingsly, giving evidence to the jury at Lincoln Crown Court,  said she had earlier argued with Kevin Nix after he flirted with another woman while ...

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Holbeach drink-driver three times over the limit

A Holbeach van driver, who was almost three times the drink-drive limit when he struck a parked car, has been banned from the roads for more than two years. Magistrates heard that Timothy Robert Patrick (41) was at the wheel of a Ford Connect van which hit the rear of a BMW in Sutton Road, Walpole Cross Keys. The car ...

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Spalding woman denies murder as Crowland car killing trial continues

A woman killed her partner after carrying him on the bonnet of their car along a rural road following an argument during a Sunday afternoon trip to a pub, a jury was told this afternoon (Tuesday).   Alison Skingsly (43) drove out of the pub car park with Kevin Nix on the bonnet before continuing onto a rural road and across a river before coming to a halt. ...

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Veteran railwayman sits on drunk burglar

An 85-year-old veteran from South Holland sat on a drunk, knife wielding burglar and told him he’d shot “better men in Korea”. Korean War veteran John Headington and his 57-year-old wife Susan were praised by a judge who jailed drunk burglar Robert Barnes this week. Former railway worker Mr Headington, who has had two hip replacements, grabbed the burglar in ...

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Man who had knife in Punchbowl sent to jail

A man seen with a folded lock-knife in a Spalding pub and subsequently chased by police has been sent to jail. Ben Heffernan, 22, of Wide Bargate, Boston, had already pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article, namely a folded lock knife, in a public place in the incident at The Punchbowl on July 7 last year. He was sentenced ...

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Man (81) in court over sexual abuse charges involving girl (14)

An 81-year-old man has appeared at Boston Magistrates Court on historic sexual abuse charges involving a girl under 14. Colin Ringer of Seagate Road, Long Sutton entered no pleas to the eight charges he faces, which are four allegations of indecent assault, one of gross indecency, two of rape and one of a serious sexual assault. All the alleged offences relate ...

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Weston Hills teenage driver caused death by careless driving

A Weston Hills teenage driver, who killed a 47-year-old cyclist when he knocked him off his bicycle, has escaped a custodial sentence at Boston Magistrates Court. Hadley Fisher (19) of Broadgate, Weston Hills, admitted causing the death of Jason Ingle by careless driving on February 17 last year. Prosecuting, Ruth Snodin said that during the evening, Fisher was using a ...

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Councillor and pub landlord admits assaulting man

Spalding pub landlord and South Holland district councillor Peter Williams today (Tuesday) admitted assaulting a man who had been ejected from his premises.   Williams, who runs the Punchbowl Inn, had been due to stand trial at Lincoln Crown Court alongside his son Ben this morning accused of assault.   But before a jury was sworn in the two men both pleaded guilty. ...

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Sutton Bridge learner driver had drunk five pints

A Sutton Bridge teenager was caught drink-driving just three hours into 2019. Rokas Freitakas was a provisional licence holder and not with a qualified driver when he was stopped. He and a friend were in a Ford Fiesta owned by the friend’s stepdad, who had not given them permission to take it, King’s Lynn magistrates heard on Monday (January 21). ...

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Man had knife in Spalding pub

A Boston man who admitted possessing a folding lock knife in a Spalding pub has been warned he faces a jail sentence.   Ben Heffernan, 22, of Wide Bargate, Boston, pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article in a public place when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court.   The court heard Heffernan was in possession of a folding lock ...

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Spalding drink driver had knife in public place

A Spalding man driving while more than three times over drink drive limit was also found to be in possession of a large kitchen knife. Antons Marcinkevics (59), of Hannam Boulevard, pleaded guilty to drink driving along Park Road in Spalding on August 25 last year. A breath sample recorded 122 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The ...

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Stolen car leads to drugs stash find in Long Sutton

A police raid on a vehicle workshop revealed a stash of illegal drugs, Lincoln Crown Court was told today (Thursday).   Officers targeted the workshop on Bridge Road, Long Sutton, in August 2017 after a stolen Audi A5 car was seen parked outside.   Amy Earnshaw, prosecuting, said that the vehicle, which was stolen five months earlier from  Essex, had been cloned ...

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Sutton Bridge cocaine and cannabis driver ‘self-medicated’

A driver caught with cocaine and cannabis in his system twice in six weeks has been warned that he faces a suspended jail sentence. Lynn magistrates heard on Monday that Tyler James was first stopped by police in Queen Mary Road, Gaywood, Norfolk, just after 1am on August 12 last year. He failed a roadside Drugwipe and was arrested. Evidential ...

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Drink-driving domestic abuser had four knives in car

A Pinchbeck man who was found with four kitchen knives in his car when police went to his home after an allegation that he had assaulted his partner, has been ordered to carry out unpaid work for the community. Leigh William Squance (43) of Glenside North, admitted assaulting a woman by beating, possessing four kitchen knives in a public place ...

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Man accused of defrauding customers hands himself in

A Spalding man accused of defrauding customers by failing to supply orders for memorial headstones has today (Fri) appeared at Lincoln Crown Court.   Judge Simon Hirst had issued a warrant for the arrest of Julian Karl Gaunt after he failed to attend a pre-trial hearing last week.   Gaunt represented himself during the hearing and said  that he did not ...

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