A convicted sex offender has avoided prison despite once again failing to comply with strict police notification rules. Steve Gubbins, 50, who claims Universal Credit, ignored the requirement to notify police within three …
Tyler Bowen, a 23-year-old from Wolverhampton, has been handed a suspended sentence after being caught with a stash of class A drugs worth £2,400. Bowen admitted to dealing heroin and cocaine, a path he took after …
A former homeless man who assaulted an off-duty detective sergeant during a mental health crisis has been spared a prison sentence after making significant positive changes in his life. On 1 August 2024, Detective Sergeant …
Odiba Attah, a 41-year-old man from Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham, has been ordered to pay fines and compensation for two assaults committed in the city centre, with the payments to be deducted from his Universal Credit …
Ethan Lacey, a 20-year-old man from Birmingham, has made encouraging strides in his recovery after sustaining a catastrophic brain injury abroad. The injury was the result of a fall from a moving pickup truck while he was in …
Ethan Lacey, a 20-year-old father from Castle Vale, Birmingham, has given his family a hopeful sign of recovery after suffering a catastrophic brain injury while abroad. Following a serious accident in Pattaya, Thailand, …
Mitchell Berrisford, a 27-year-old man from Knypersley, has been handed a 14-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after pleading guilty to intentionally strangling and battering his girlfriend. The court heard how …
A Smethwick tenant who threatened his housemate with two kitchen knives has narrowly avoided immediate imprisonment after a court heard he was struggling with paranoia and self-medicating with alcohol. Maciej Pelczar, 48, …
Garfield Wilson, a 56-year-old grandfather, was convicted after going on a spending spree using a deceased man’s bank card following a fatal drug overdose. The court heard how Wilson, who was unemployed, invited Martin …
A Birmingham mother, Davina Frost, 28, sparked a major emergency response after threatening to blow up a local primary school, forcing nearly 400 children to be locked indoors for their safety. Frost, a cannabis user and …
A Birmingham man has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being caught on camera dragging his girlfriend by her hair and grabbing her throat outside The Swan pub in Rubery. The disturbing incident took place on …
Lisa Harbun, a 31-year-old mother from Weoley Castle, Birmingham, was responsible for a year-long spree of shoplifting that included 41 separate incidents and totaled over £5,000 in stolen goods. Her targets included …
Chad Lee, a 36-year-old father from Birmingham, is set to miss crucial moments in his baby daughter’s early years after being recalled to prison. Lee was discovered storing £24,600 worth of cocaine at a Midland storage unit, …
Paul Gaynor, a dedicated NHS worker from Birmingham, and his wife Penny had been eagerly anticipating their retirement to sunny Spain after decades of service to healthcare in the UK. But their dream took a devastating turn …
James Whitlow, 44, appeared before Birmingham Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to stealing meat and alcohol worth £662 from Marks and Spencer and Home Bargains during a difficult period in his life. Over six incidents …