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Man who stabbed to death grandad previously told medics he found knife in his bed, inquest hears
Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee Santos was repeatedly stabbed by Andrew Peacock in Cullercoats, North Tyneside
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Tyneside crime boss Michael Ferry who ran huge cocaine empire from prison is jailed for 22 years
Crime
Michael Ferry, 33, was able to run an organise crime gang from behind bars using an Encrochat device
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Michael Ferry sentence LIVE: Tyneside crime boss who ran lucrative cocaine empire jailed for 22 years and six months
Crime
Michael Ferry has been handed a prison sentence of 22 years and six months after organising a crime gang from behind bars
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Northumberland rapist jailed alongside girlfriend who covered up vile crime
Crime
Aaron Davison climbed into bed with a girl in July 2020 before sexually assaulting her and raping her
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Man left unconscious after Northumberland thugs sparked pub brawl over missing mobile phone
Blyth
James McGowan, 31, Reece McDowell, 27, and Alan Jobson, 31, launched an attack on two men in the Flying Horse pub in Blyth
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Newcastle man, 19, and Cramlington man, 20, locked up for eight and a half years for raping woman
Courts
Harley King and Ben Jennings were sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court after being convicted by a jury
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County Durham mother and son banned from keeping animals for illegally breeding and selling dogs
Darlington
Lindsay Wright and Jacob Wright had been repeatedly selling litters of pups of various breeds online, including Cocker Spaniels and Belgian Malinois
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Tragic CCTV footage shows injured Northumberland man moments after he was assaulted by a road rage driver
Northumberland
Andrew Peart, 39, died days after he was attacked with a metal tyre lever following an argument with Jake McIntyre
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Northumberland driver who killed 'kind and loving' dad in 'vicious' road rage attack jailed
Northumberland
Jake McIntyre, 28, has been jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of Andrew Peart
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Jake McIntyre sentence LIVE: Northumberland road rage driver who bragged of dishing out 'street justice' jailed for 14 years
Courts
Jake McIntyre, of Stakeford, was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court
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Woman denies racially assaulting door staff at Newcastle nightclub Jalou
Newcastle City Centre
Lia Lopes De Almeida, 20, is accused of committing a racially aggravated assault at Jalou in Newcastle city centre
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Gateshead thug strangled woman after blaming her when he couldn't find his cocaine
Newcastle Crown Court
Jordan Hutchinson, of Gateshead, left the woman fearing for her life by squeezing her neck following a night out
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Newcastle woman who owes £16,000 to courts fined for spitting in face of police officer
Walker
Toni Dickinson, 31, was fined and ordered to pay compensation for spitting in the face of a police officer
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Newcastle drink-driver was four times over the legal limit before roundabout crash
Westerhope
Lyndsey Allen, 43, was behind the wheel of a Jeep Renegade when she crashed on July 6 this year
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Northumberland man caught with 15 bags of cocaine at Newcastle NX house music event
Cramlington
Lewis Ormston, 23, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and was fined
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Police officers attacked in the line of duty - the criminals convicted of assaulting cops in the North East
Courts
Some defendants have been put behind bars while others have been slapped with a fine
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How Gateshead murder detectives pieced together a 'jigsaw' of clues to snare ammonia gang
Crime
Det Insp Tam Fowler, of Northumbria Police lifts lid on "complex" investigation into Andrew Foster's murder
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Wallsend man jailed for 17 years after violent sexual attack on woman
Newcastle Crown Court
Liam Maughan, 38, has been jailed for 17 years for a prolonged attack carried out his victim
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Prison worker from Sunderland sobs as she pleads guilty to 'inappropriate relationship' with an inmate
Sunderland
Kelsey Calvert, from Ryhope, sobbed in the dock as she pleaded guilty to two offences
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Tyneside gang who murdered and maimed to enforce and protect drugs business left trail of suffering
Newcastle Crown Court
Victim impact statements from the loved ones of murdered Andrew Foster and a woman who lost an eye laid bare the horrific consequences of a series of ammonia attacks
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Ammonia attack gang of four must serve at least 118 years behind bars for murdering Andrew Foster
Newcastle Crown Court
Youssef Wynne, Kenneth Fawcett, John Wandless and Josh Hawthorn have been jailed for life at Newcastle Crown Court
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Gateshead man makes first appearance at Newcastle Crown Court accused of murdering Laura Robson
Newcastle Crown Court
Ben Hughes, of Gateshead, is alleged to have murdered Laura Robson in Gateshead
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Ammonia attack murder gang: Andrew Foster's four killers jailed for at least 118 years
Crime
Youssef Wynne, John Wandless, Kenneth Fawcett and Josh Hawthorn have been given life sentences for murdering Andrew Foster during a series of ammonia attacks in Gateshead and South Tyneside
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'Feared and ruthless' Tyneside crime boss raked in 'footballers wages' from prison in 53 kilo cocaine conspiracy
Newcastle Crown Court
Michael Ferry was able to run an organise crime gang from behind bars using an Encrochat device
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