Courts

Two 14-year-olds accused of the murders of a school dinner lady and her 13-year-old daughter were on Monday (April 18) remanded into secure youth accommodation following a hearing at Lincoln Crown Court. The girl and boy are accused of the murders of Elizabeth Edwards (49), and her youngest daughter Katie Edwards (13), whose bodies were found on Friday at a semi-detached ...

A married Spalding man, who attacked the owner of a tanning salon leaving her terrified she was about to be raped, has been jailed for 21 months. Matthew Jones turned on the woman as he was leaving the premises after a tanning session. Graham Huston, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said that Jones suddenly grabbed hold of the woman and pushed ...

A paedophile who carried out an horrific sex attack on a young girl has been jailed for 26 years. Judge John Pini QC sentenced John MacPherson at Lincoln Crown Court under a rarely used section of the 2003 Criminal Justice Act which means he will not be freed, as is normal,  when he has served half of his sentence and ...

A migrant worker, who turned to burglary when he found himself unable to get a job after his passport expired, has been jailed for 30 months. Janis Sakalauskis had been working legitimately since his arrival in the UK but his lack of a valid passport meant he could not work and was not entitled to benefits. Henry Ewing, prosecuting at ...

A internet trader defrauded customers out of hundreds of pounds after setting up an online business selling farm equipment. Lisa Lombardi, who traded as moo2ewe, took money from customers for orders but the goods were never supplied. David Outterside, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday, said that customers were left out of pocket and then had difficulty in making ...

A van driver arrested on suspicion of drink driving escaped from a police car and ran off still wearing his handcuffs. Guy Mantle, who only held a provisional licence, was approached by an officer as he manoeuvred the van out of a parking space in Donington Market Place. Mark Knowles, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court today (Friday),  said the officer opened the ...

A former Pinchbeck man who sent naked photographs of a woman to 13 of her neighbours has been sentenced to 12 weeks’ imprisonment. Christopher David Mills (57) included the pictures in a “round-robin letter” which also made allegations about the victim’s background, Lincoln Crown Court heard on Wednesday.(March 2) A number of the woman’s neighbours on the quiet cul-de-sac in Sutterton were ...

A drug dealer who transformed his life with help from the Prince’s Trust has been spared an immediate jail sentence. Shaun Taylor is now free of drugs, has found himself a job and was short-listed for a national award for the way he has turned around his life. Judge Michael Heath praised him when passing sentence at Lincoln Crown Court ...

A rapist armed with a knife who barricaded himself inside a house resulting in a stand-off with police has been jailed for eight years. Steven Saint had the large kitchen knife with him when police arrived at a house in Sutton Bridge to detain him. Jonathon Dee, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court on Tuesday (February 9), said the officer who initially arrived at ...

The owner of a Spalding takeaway described as being so dirty that it posed an imminent threat to the health of customers eating the food has been jailed for 12 months. Rafat Thoun, who ran pizza, kebab and fried chicken takeaway Time Square at 25 Winsover Road, was also given a food hygiene prohibition order banning him for life from being involved ...

A 60-year-old man caught carrying out a sex attack on a schoolgirl has been jailed for 12 months. Steven Palmer carried out the attack in his car at a park in Gedney but was interrupted by a passer-by who approached the vehicle as it was parked in a prohibited area. The passer-by was shocked by what he saw when he looked into ...

A Spalding shop has had its premises licence revoked after contraband cigarettes were seized. The action against Nasza Biedronka, of Sheep Market, was taken by South Holland District Council on Friday.(January 29) After hearing all the evidence, the council’s licensing sub-committee agreed with the police that the premises had been actively involved in the illegal sale of smuggled products. Because ...

A pensioner who exposed himself in front of three schoolgirls has been jailed for 19 months. George Booth (78) was caught after one of the girls tried to take his photograph and reported where he lived in Roman Bank, Long Sutton. On Thursday (January 7) Lincoln Crown Court heard the girls had noticed Booth standing outside his home as they ...

A pensioner from West Pinchbeck appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday (January 6) accused of wounding. Susan Mary Walker (69), of Dozens Bank, West Pinchbeck, is charged with an offence of wounding with intent on December 7, 2015. No pleas were entered and Walker spoke only to confirm her name during the five minute hearing. Recorder Graham Huston granted Walker ...

A serving police officer has been jailed for eight months after a court was told he downloaded child pornography onto his home computer. Paul Henry, an officer with Bedfordshire Police, was caught after police raided his Donington home in April last year. Today Katrina Wilson, prosecuting, told Lincoln Crown Court: “The defendant is of previous good character and in fact ...

A Moulton woman is to face trial after she denied stealing a bank card and £550 cash from a Spalding pensioner. Maria Pridmore (35) pleaded not guilty to three charges of theft when she appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today (December 4). Pridmore denies that she stole a bank card and pin number belonging to Angela Bird on May 28 ...

A police officer was today (Thursday) warned he could face a jail sentence after admitting child porn offences when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court. Paul Henry ( 42), an officer with Bedfordshire Police, pleaded guilty to eight charges of making an indecent image of a child. He also admitted a further charge of possession of extreme pornography. The offences took ...

Four men who were caught in the act of staging a ram raid in an attempt to steal an ATM cash machine were jailed on Friday (November 27) at Lincoln Crown Court. The four used a stolen JCB to rip open the wall of the Spar Shop on London Road, Long Sutton, in the middle of the night, and had ...

An arrest warrant has been issued to secure the attendance of a Moulton woman at court. Maria Pridmore (35) was due to attend Lincoln Crown Court on Wednesday (November 25) for a plea and case management hearing, but her legal team told the court that she said she was not fit to attend. Pridmore, of West Cobgate, is charged with the theft ...

A Spalding man who suffered a broken leg in a fall and then spent a night sleeping outside in cold conditions died four days later. Nicholas Letchford was “well in drink” when the injury occurred, an inquest heard. The following morning two homeless people came across him on the cleared site of the town’s former Welland Hospital in Roman Bank, ...