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Jury sent out to consider verdicts in Norwich park sex assault trial

Jury sent out to consider verdicts in Norwich park sex assault trial

Jurors have been sent out to consider verdicts in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in a city park.

saturday 3

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man to stand trial accused of raping woman in Norfolk town

Man to stand trial accused of raping woman in Norfolk town

A man will stand trial next week accused of raping a woman in Norfolk.

saturday 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Jury sent out to consider verdicts in Norwich park sex assault trial

Jury sent out to consider verdicts in Norwich park sex assault trial

Jurors have been sent out to consider verdicts in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in a city park.

saturday 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man to stand trial accused of raping woman in Norfolk town

Man to stand trial accused of raping woman in Norfolk town

A man will stand trial next week accused of raping a woman in Norfolk.

saturday 9

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Teen accused of Norwich assault to stand trial next year

Teen accused of Norwich assault to stand trial next year

A teenager is to stand trial accused of an assault in Norwich.

07.02.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Father of murder victim to stand trial accused of knife offences

Father of murder victim to stand trial accused of knife offences

The father of a murdered teenager could stand trial next week accused of threatening two people with a knife days after his son's killers were...

07.02.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Teen accused of Norwich assault to stand trial next year

Teen accused of Norwich assault to stand trial next year

A teenager is to stand trial accused of an assault in Norwich.

07.02.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Father of murder victim to stand trial accused of knife offences

Father of murder victim to stand trial accused of knife offences

The father of a murdered teenager could stand trial next week accused of threatening two people with a knife days after his son's killers were...

07.02.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man accused of sex assault in Norwich park said woman wanted him to touch her

Man accused of sex assault in Norwich park said woman wanted him to touch her

A 24-year-old accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in a Norwich park insisted it was she who had wanted him to touch her.

06.02.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norfolk man found guilty of lying about 'distinguished' military career

Norfolk man found guilty of lying about 'distinguished' military career

A jury has taken less than 90 minutes to convict a man of inventing a career in the British Army to avoid being jailed for a firearms offence.

06.02.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Military bosses call Norfolk man's 'Walter Mitty' soldier claims 'absolute rubbish'

Military bosses call Norfolk man's 'Walter Mitty' soldier claims 'absolute rubbish'

A man accused of pretending he had a distinguished army career to avoid being jailed for a firearms offence has had his claims branded "absolute...

06.02.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man 'worked as a binman at the same time he claimed to be in the army'

Man 'worked as a binman at the same time he claimed to be in the army'

A man accused of falsely claiming he served for almost 30 years in the army actually worked as a binman when he said he was in the forces, a court...

06.02.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man accused of fabricating 'distinguished' army career to avoid jail

Man accused of fabricating 'distinguished' army career to avoid jail

A man has gone on trial accused of claiming he had a distinguished career in the Parachute Regiment to avoid going to jail for a firearms offence.

06.02.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man accused of sex assault in Norwich park said woman wanted him to touch her

Man accused of sex assault in Norwich park said woman wanted him to touch her

A 24-year-old accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in a Norwich park insisted it was she who had wanted him to touch her.

06.02.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norfolk man found guilty of lying about 'distinguished' military career

Norfolk man found guilty of lying about 'distinguished' military career

A jury has taken less than 90 minutes to convict a man of inventing a career in the British Army to avoid being jailed for a firearms offence.

06.02.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Military bosses call Norfolk man's 'Walter Mitty' soldier claims 'absolute rubbish'

Military bosses call Norfolk man's 'Walter Mitty' soldier claims 'absolute rubbish'

A man accused of pretending he had a distinguished army career to avoid being jailed for a firearms offence has had his claims branded "absolute...

06.02.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man 'worked as a binman at the same time he claimed to be in the army'

Man 'worked as a binman at the same time he claimed to be in the army'

A man accused of falsely claiming he served for almost 30 years in the army actually worked as a binman when he said he was in the forces, a court...

06.02.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man accused of fabricating 'distinguished' army career to avoid jail

Man accused of fabricating 'distinguished' army career to avoid jail

A man has gone on trial accused of claiming he had a distinguished career in the Parachute Regiment to avoid going to jail for a firearms offence.

06.02.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Woman allegedly raped in city park 'didn't know' where she was

Woman allegedly raped in city park 'didn't know' where she was

An "inebriated" woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in a city park told police she had no recollection of how she got there, a court has...

05.02.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Woman allegedly raped in city park 'didn't know' where she was

Woman allegedly raped in city park 'didn't know' where she was

An "inebriated" woman allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in a city park told police she had no recollection of how she got there, a court has...

05.02.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man on trial accused of sexually assaulting partygoer in park

Man on trial accused of sexually assaulting partygoer in park

A man has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a city park after they left a nearby house party.

04.02.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man on trial accused of sexually assaulting partygoer in park

Man on trial accused of sexually assaulting partygoer in park

A man has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a city park after they left a nearby house party.

04.02.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Teen boys re-bailed by police in Norwich stabbing probe

Teen boys re-bailed by police in Norwich stabbing probe

Two teens arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed on the outskirts of Norwich have been re-bailed, it has emerged.

03.02.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man to be sentenced for raping another man near park bandstand

Man to be sentenced for raping another man near park bandstand

A 39-year-old is to be sentenced this month after being convicted of raping another man in a Norwich park.

03.02.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Teen boys re-bailed by police in Norwich stabbing probe

Teen boys re-bailed by police in Norwich stabbing probe

Two teens arrested after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed on the outskirts of Norwich have been re-bailed, it has emerged.

03.02.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man to be sentenced for raping another man near park bandstand

Man to be sentenced for raping another man near park bandstand

A 39-year-old is to be sentenced this month after being convicted of raping another man in a Norwich park.

03.02.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

How half a pint of Guinness led to one punch killer's arrest

How half a pint of Guinness led to one punch killer's arrest

A killer wanted by police after a fatal attack at a Norfolk pub was tracked down by officers a few days later in another pub thanks to half a pint...

02.02.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Campaigners insist motorists taking lives in hands at danger junction near Norwich

Campaigners insist motorists taking lives in hands at danger junction near Norwich

Calls are mounting for a danger junction to be made safer before someone is seriously hurt or even killed.

02.02.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man arrested following death of man in 20s found near A47 is bailed by police

Man arrested following death of man in 20s found near A47 is bailed by police

A man arrested by police investigating the death of a man whose body was found by the side of the A47 near King's Lynn has been bailed.

02.02.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

How half a pint of Guinness led to one punch killer's arrest

How half a pint of Guinness led to one punch killer's arrest

A killer wanted by police after a fatal attack at a Norfolk pub was tracked down by officers a few days later in another pub thanks to half a pint...

02.02.2025 20

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Police probe 'ongoing' after Norfolk NYE cannabis factory find

Police probe 'ongoing' after Norfolk NYE cannabis factory find

Investigations remain 'ongoing' after a large cannabis factory containing hundreds of plants was found in Norfolk minutes midnight on New Year's Eve.

02.02.2025 30

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Campaigners insist motorists taking lives in hands at danger junction near Norwich

Campaigners insist motorists taking lives in hands at danger junction near Norwich

Calls are mounting for a danger junction to be made safer before someone is seriously hurt or even killed.

02.02.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man arrested following death of man in 20s found near A47 is bailed by police

Man arrested following death of man in 20s found near A47 is bailed by police

A man arrested by police investigating the death of a man whose body was found by the side of the A47 near King's Lynn has been bailed.

02.02.2025 9

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Drug dealer misses probation appointment due to 'issue with his phone'

Drug dealer misses probation appointment due to 'issue with his phone'

A 21-year-old who admitted being concerned in the supply of class A drugs in Norwich has been warned "all options" including immediate custody, are...

01.02.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Case adjourned for man in cannabis case because he 'slept in'

Case adjourned for man in cannabis case because he 'slept in'

A man who allowed his Norwich home to be used for the production of cannabis has had his sentencing adjourned as he missed a pre-sentence report...

01.02.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Mother of baby girl who fell out of car in Norfolk tells of daughter's ordeal

Mother of baby girl who fell out of car in Norfolk tells of daughter's ordeal

The mother of a child who fell out of a moving car along with another woman has told of her daughter's ordeal.

01.02.2025 9

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

One punch killer 'repeatedly punched' grandfather in argument over family tree photos

One punch killer 'repeatedly punched' grandfather in argument over family tree photos

A 41-year-old who killed a man with one punch had previously attacked his own grandfather, it can be revealed.

01.02.2025 8

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Probe into police contact with murdered Norfolk woman 'progressing' says watchdog

Probe into police contact with murdered Norfolk woman 'progressing' says watchdog

A police watchdog said an independent probe into contact officers had with a woman shortly before she was murdered by her former boyfriend was still...

01.02.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norwich man charged with series of thefts due in court

Norwich man charged with series of thefts due in court

A man accused of multiple shop thefts as well as burglary and making off without payment from petrol stations is facing court next month.

01.02.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Drug dealer misses probation appointment due to 'issue with his phone'

Drug dealer misses probation appointment due to 'issue with his phone'

A 21-year-old who admitted being concerned in the supply of class A drugs in Norwich has been warned "all options" including immediate custody, are...

01.02.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Case adjourned for man in cannabis case because he 'slept in'

Case adjourned for man in cannabis case because he 'slept in'

A man who allowed his Norwich home to be used for the production of cannabis has had his sentencing adjourned as he missed a pre-sentence report...

01.02.2025 7

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Mother of baby girl who fell out of car in Norfolk tells of daughter's ordeal

Mother of baby girl who fell out of car in Norfolk tells of daughter's ordeal

The mother of a child who fell out of a moving car along with another woman has told of her daughter's ordeal.

01.02.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

One punch killer 'repeatedly punched' grandfather in argument over family tree photos

One punch killer 'repeatedly punched' grandfather in argument over family tree photos

A 41-year-old who killed a man with one punch had previously attacked his own grandfather, it can be revealed.

01.02.2025 8

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Probe into police contact with murdered Norfolk woman 'progressing' says watchdog

Probe into police contact with murdered Norfolk woman 'progressing' says watchdog

A police watchdog said an independent probe into contact officers had with a woman shortly before she was murdered by her former boyfriend was still...

01.02.2025 40

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norwich man charged with series of thefts due in court

Norwich man charged with series of thefts due in court

A man accused of multiple shop thefts as well as burglary and making off without payment from petrol stations is facing court next month.

01.02.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

One punch killer jailed for eight years after fatal pub attack

One punch killer jailed for eight years after fatal pub attack

A 41-year-old who killed another man with a single punch outside a Norfolk pub has been jailed for eight years.

31.01.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man jailed for serious sexual abuse of two girls more than eight years apart

Man jailed for serious sexual abuse of two girls more than eight years apart

A man from north Norfolk carried out "serious and sustained" sexual abuse against two child victims over a period of years, a court has heard. 

31.01.2025 7

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man due in court over £1,300 cash theft from Norwich bar

Man due in court over £1,300 cash theft from Norwich bar

A man is to appear in court next month after cash was stolen from a city bar over the festive period.

31.01.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Owner of vehicle which smashed into Norwich bollards identified by police

Owner of vehicle which smashed into Norwich bollards identified by police

The owner of a vehicle that ploughed into and felled bollards along a Norwich street has been traced by police - although they are still trying to...

31.01.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

One punch killer jailed for eight years after fatal pub attack

One punch killer jailed for eight years after fatal pub attack

A 41-year-old who killed another man with a single punch outside a Norfolk pub has been jailed for eight years.

31.01.2025 10

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh