Basingstoke man avoids jail after harassing teenager
A Basingstoke man who subjected a 14-year-old girl to three months of “sustained” harassment has avoided jail. Dennis Patton, of Wentworth Crescent, Beggarwood, saw his 22-week sentence suspended for...
View ArticleFamily’s ‘nightmare’ as driver who killed granddad is jailed
The family of a grandad killed in a head-on collision caused when a man drove round a corner on the wrong side of the road said it feels like a nightmare from which they have not woken up. The children...
View ArticlePolice stop and search uncovers predatory Basingstoke rapist
A police stop and search of a Basingstoke man uncovered a string of rapes against vulnerable women in north Hampshire. Romeo Cummins, of Fountains Close, Popley, was jailed for 13 years and six months...
View ArticleTexting van driver jailed for killing Basingstoke cyclist
A van driver who ran over and killed a Basingstoke cyclist while reading a text message on his mobile phone has been jailed. Dad of two Lee Martin, 48, was cycling in the left hand lane on the A31,...
View ArticlePaedophile dad from Basingstoke is jailed for 11 years
A “dangerous” paedophile from Basingstoke that live streamed child sex abuse from the Philippines has been jailed for 11 years. Thomas Sloman, of Cairngorm Close, in Buckskin, was found to have around...
View ArticleTired driver jailed for M20 crash
A Basingstoke man who caused another motorist to be seriously injured after mistakenly driving the wrong way up the motorway has been jailed for nearly three years. Krzysztof Stopko, of Ascension...
View ArticleOne of two Popley stabbing suspects is cleared of all charges
All charges have been dropped against a Basingstoke man accused of stabbing another man to death on a Popley street. Kempshott resident Dean Evans, 31, was found lying in the middle of Benham Road...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to manslaughter of Kempshott’s Dean Evans
A man charged with the murder of Kempshott resident Dean Evans has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Liam Darvill, 20, of Beaconsfield Road in Basingstoke, entered the plea at Winchester Crown Court...
View ArticleDean Evans’ killer to be sentenced tomorrow morning
A man previously charged with murdering a fellow Basingstoke resident has today pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Liam Darvill, 20, of Beaconsfield Road, admitted to stabbing Dean Evans, 30, in the...
View ArticleBasingstoke DJ committed suicide in same Kempshott woods as friend
A gifted Basingstoke DJ hanged herself in the same spot of woodland a friend committed suicide at two years earlier, an inquest heard. Former Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) student Carys...
View ArticleBasingstoke rapist handed life sentence on appeal
A Basingstoke man that pleaded guilty to 16 different counts of rape has had his jail sentence extended to life imprisonment. Romeo Cummins, of Fountains Close, Popley, will now serve a minimum of 18...
View ArticleLorry driver jailed for 10 years for A34 crash that killed four people
A lorry driver who killed three children and a mother after ramming into the back of a queue of cars while distracted by his phone on the A34 in West Berkshire has been jailed for 10 years. Tomasz...
View ArticleTexting white van man to appeal Basingstoke cyclist sentence
A van driver who was jailed for nine years for running over a Basingstoke cyclist as he read a text message is attempting to appeal his sentence. Father of two Lee Martin was taking part in an...
View ArticlePaedophile jailed for 23 separate child sex offences in Basingstoke
A Basingstoke man has been jailed for 20 years for sexually abusing three children over the space of 15 years. Steven Beddoes, of St Peter’s Road, in South Ham, was found guilty of committing 23...
View ArticleUPDATE: Basingstoke woman handed life sentence for boyfriend’s murder
A Basingstoke woman that murdered her boyfriend at the same time she was attempting to report him to a police operator has today been jailed for a minimum of 13-and-a-half-years. Deborah Napier, of...
View ArticleFormer teacher jailed for sexually assaulting pupil at Headley school
A former teacher has been jailed for sexually abusing a pupil at a school on the Basingstoke and Deane border. Martin Eggington regularly sexually assaulted the same boy at Cheam School, in Headley,...
View ArticleOfficers praised for van driver conviction
Two police officers responsible for helping bring the man who ran over and killed a Basingstoke cyclist to justice have been presented with an award. Christopher Gard, of Linnet Way, Alton, was reading...
View Article11 year sentence for man who blew up 10 cash machines
A Basingstoke man who was part of a gang that blew up 10 cash machines across the south east has been jailed. Daniel Dorkin, of Baynard Close, was one of four men involved in the theft of around...
View ArticleTeenager handed detention order for South Ham church arson
A 14-year-old boy has received an eight-month detention and training order for setting fire to a Basingstoke church. The teenager, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was last week convicted of...
View ArticleVan driver’s appeal against sentence for killing Basingstoke cyclist rejected
A van driver that ran over and killed a Basingstoke cyclist while looking at his phone has had his appeal to reduce his sentence rejected. Christopher Gard, of Linnet Way, Alton, was travelling at...
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