Courts

A Spalding man facing three separate charges of making an indecent image of a child has had his case sent to crown court. Wayne Robert Simpson, of Albion Street, is said to have made the photographs – one each of Level A, B and C (A being the most serious) – in Spalding between May 22, 2007, and August 17 last ...

The government’s solicitor general says the £500 fine given to a Spalding man who  knocked a police officer to the ground and repeatedly punched him was in line with sentencing guidelines. Pc Karl Cinavas was jumped on and assaulted by Jonathan Fox (51), who was drunk and had been verbally abusing a female South Holland District Council officer helping at ...

A drug user, who was back committing crimes just 48 hours after being given a chance, has been jailed.   Shane Cooper received a 12-week suspended jail sentence for burglary when he appeared before magistrates on January 30. But just two days later he was caught red-handed breaking into cars in his home town of Spalding. Jim Clare, prosecuting, told Lincoln ...

A 57-year-old woman charged following a shooting incident in Whaplode has admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm.   Mary Jane Taylor, of Little London, Long Sutton, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Alan Taylor (58) as a result of the incident on December 8.   Taylor , who appeared before Lincoln Crown Court on Monday (Jan 30) via video link from Peterborough Prison, ...

A motorist who caused a fatal crash when he overtook an HGV and drove straight into a moped rider has been jailed for two years.   Philip Paddington-Wheatcroft struck the moped being ridden by teenager Jessica Danby as she was making her way from her home in Donington along the A52 on her way to work at Café Nero in Boston.   ...

A lorry driver using a mobile phone caused a crash at Holbeach on Monday (Jan 16) which put four members of the same family in hospital. Spanish national Ionita Bran turned across the path of the car which Kyle Moore was driving on the A17 at Peppermint Junction. All four people in the car were injured. They were en route ...

A man who acted as bait to lure a robbery victim to his fate has been jailed for four and a half years.   Jason Baker (22), of Angell Lane, Holbeach, arranged to meet victim Michael Timmins who was then robbed of cash and cannabis.   Gurdial Singh, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said: “Michael Timmins received a phone call ...

A 56-year-old woman from Long Sutton accused of attempted murder at a farm has been remanded in custody. Mary Jane Taylor, of Little London, appeared before Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on New Year’s Eve. She is accused of attempting to murder Alan Taylor at Whaplode on December 8. Her case was sent for trial at Lincoln Crown Court. She is next ...

A 44-year-old man charged with making more than 4,500 indecent images of children has had his case sent for trial at crown court. Roy William Hayes, of Gaunt Close, Spalding, is accused of making: 128 category A still photographs 428 category A moving images 128 category B still photographs 245 category B moving images 2,169 category C still photographs 1,448 category C ...

A 49-year-old Holbeach woman who suffered significant joints pain was found dead with a massive amount of morphine in her system. An inquest heard that Andrea Davies had a level of 6,294 nanograms per millilitre of blood. The hearing was told that a lethal level of the painkiller is considered to be between 50 and 4,000 nanograms. Ms Davies’ body ...

A Holbeach mum who pocketed over £50,000 by claiming false benefits and targeting vulnerable pensioners has been ordered to pay back just a token amount of £1. Maria Pridmore (36) was jailed for three years in August after she admitted a string of frauds. They included pocketing more than £16,000 worth of housing benefit, council tax benefit and income support. ...

A man who carried out a campaign of hate against his ex-partner and her family has been jailed for four years. William Gray targeted the family of Lauren Cousins after the couple’s relationship came to an end. He attacked Ms Cousins’ 70-year-old grandfather while he was fishing leaving him in fear for his life after three times pushing him into a waterway. ...

An inquest has heard that a massive overdose of painkiller administered to a burns victim did not contribute to his death. Ben Steele (20) died within hours of a ketamine shower being given to him in Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He had suffered extensive burns after a spark from welding equipment caused an explosion in a shed at his Holbeach ...

Two district councillors who stopped a late-night attack on a police officer by a drunken man have led the condemnation of the court sentence. Gary Taylor and Jack McLean say 51-year-old Jonathan Fox should have been jailed. Instead, Fox, who was found guilty at trial after denying assaulting Pc Karl Cinavas, was fined £500. Coun Taylor said: “I thought he ...

An inquest hearing began today (Wednesday) to establish whether a massive overdose of painkilling drug administered to a burns victim was the cause of his death. University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust has admitted that Ben Steele, of Holbeach Clough, was given too much ketamine – said to be seven times the recommended dose – but denies that was the cause of ...

A distraught daughter has slammed a court’s decision after a carer who stole from her elderly father escaped a prison sentence. Susan Pell, of Church Street, Pinchbeck, pleaded guilty to the theft of £20 and £30 on respective occasions from Peter Carpenter of Campion Close, Spalding. When she appeared at Boston Magistrates’ Court last week, the 65-year-old was sentenced to carry ...

A Lancashire man has received a three-month suspended prison sentence for possession, distribution and concealment of illicit cigarettes in Spalding. Saman Ahmad Mahmood (36), of Lowndes Street, Bolton, was convicted of 13 charges relating to Nasza Biendronka off-licence in Sheep Market. The sentence came as Lincolnshire Trading Standards launched a campaign to encourage residents to share information about the sale ...

The 20-year minimum terms handed to the teenagers responsible for the murders of Liz and Katie Edwards have been referred to the Attorney General for being “unduly lenient”. There is now a 28-day period for a decision on whether the sentences should be referred on to the Court of Appeal. A spokesman for the Attorney General’s office said: “The threshold ...

The detective who led the investigation into Britain’s youngest double murderers has praised the Spalding community for their support. Det Ch Insp Martin Holvey said at first he found it hard to believe that two 14-year-olds had carried out the murders of school dinner lady Liz Edwards (49) and her 13-year-old daughter Katie. The boy and girl, now 15, were each ...

Two 15-year-olds who murdered Spalding dinner lady Liz Edwards and her youngest daughter Katie have been given life sentences and serve at least 20 years. The boy and girl were 14 when they carried out the murders at Mrs Edwards’ home in Dawson Avenue in April. Passing sentence at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday (Nov 10), Mr Justice Haddon-Cave described the case ...