A 32-year-old man, Claude Bond, has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping and threatening a young man in Gloucester. The victim, in his twenties, was held at gunpoint in a …
A man in his 20s was subjected to a harrowing kidnapping ordeal in Gloucester, during which he was held at gunpoint and threatened with severe violence before being released unharmed. Claude Bond, aged 32, was sentenced to …
Anthony Marks, 34, has been sentenced to prison after subjecting his partner to a sustained campaign of coercive and controlling behaviour. Over several months, Marks isolated the woman and repeatedly threatened to harm both …
A couple who drugged an 80-year-old Gloucestershire man, Malcolm King, causing his death and stealing his Rolex watch, have been sentenced to 17 years in prison each at Oxford Crown Court. Malcolm King, from near Cirencester, …
The family of Malcolm King, a pensioner from near Cirencester, have spoken about the profound loss and the shattered hopes for reconciliation following his tragic death in August 2024. Mr King, 80, died after being drugged …
A 16-year-old boy has been convicted of murder after fatally stabbing a man during a robbery in Cheltenham just before Christmas. The verdict was reached by a jury on Monday, 27 July, at Bristol Crown Court, concluding the …