Shopkeeper Uses Walking Stick to Fend Off Knife-Wielding Robber Friday, January 16, 2026 robbery knife assault sentencing forestofdean shopkeeper crime victim police justice A 27-year-old man, Eksteen De Villiers, has been sentenced to five years in prison after attempting to rob a Forest of Dean shopkeeper at knifepoint. De Villiers, who has no fixed address, pleaded guilty to robbery and … Read More
Shopkeeper Defends Himself Against Knife-Wielding Robber Using Walking Stick Friday, January 16, 2026 robbery knife shopkeeper selfdefense forestofdean crime sentencing cctv trauma law A 27-year-old man, Eksteen De Villiers, has been sentenced to five years in prison after attempting to rob a shopkeeper at knifepoint in the Forest of Dean. The incident occurred on October 26, 2025, at a convenience store … Read More
Cheltenham Man Sentenced to Nearly Eight Years for Armed Robberies Wednesday, January 14, 2026 robbery cheltenham sentencing armed violence knife mentalhealth crime court prison A Cheltenham man, Robert Hall, 37, has been sentenced to nearly eight years in prison after admitting to two armed robberies committed in Cheltenham last year, one involving a knife. On September 25, 2025, Hall threatened a … Read More
Inmates Who Fled South West Prison Captured After Nearly a Week on the Run Wednesday, January 7, 2026 inmates prison escape arrest hmpleyhill robbery avonandsomerset police custody bristol Two inmates who absconded from HMP Leyhill, an open prison in South Gloucestershire, on New Year’s Day have been apprehended after nearly a week on the run. Matthew Armstrong, 35, convicted of murder in Warwickshire in … Read More
Cheltenham Murder Investigation Deepens with Third Teen Arrest and Court Appearances Tuesday, December 23, 2025 cheltenham murder arrest teenagers stabbing gloucestershire police court investigation robbery A murder investigation in Cheltenham has intensified with the arrest of a third teenager. On Monday, December 22, an 18-year-old man from Cheltenham was taken into police custody in connection with the death of a man in his … Read More
Moment Cheltenham Jewellery Thieves Caught Trying to Flee by Train After £20K Heist Saturday, December 20, 2025 cheltenham jewellery theft arrest cctv train robbery police court sentencing Newly released police bodycam and CCTV footage captures the arrest of two jewellery thieves attempting to escape by train following a £20,000 robbery in Cheltenham. The men targeted Beards Jewellers on November 13, before … Read More