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Man accused of murdering friend after row over 'current affairs'

A man "consumed with anger and hatred" stabbed his 48-year-old neighbour to death after a row over "current affairs", a court has heard.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Jury sworn in ahead of city stabbing trial

Jury sworn in ahead of city stabbing trial

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a man accused of murdering another man in a late-night city stabbing.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Former army major guilty of attempting to murder ex-wife in Norfolk lane attack

Former army major guilty of attempting to murder ex-wife in Norfolk lane attack

A former army major who drove more than 100 miles to Norfolk before confronting and stabbing his ex-wife has been found guilty of attempted murder.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man accused of murdering friend after row over 'current affairs'

Man accused of murdering friend after row over 'current affairs'

A man "consumed with anger and hatred" stabbed his 48-year-old neighbour to death after a row over "current affairs", a court has heard.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Jury sworn in ahead of city stabbing trial

Jury sworn in ahead of city stabbing trial

A jury has been sworn in for the trial of a man accused of murdering another man in a late-night city stabbing.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Former army major guilty of attempting to murder ex-wife in Norfolk lane attack

Former army major guilty of attempting to murder ex-wife in Norfolk lane attack

A former army major who drove more than 100 miles to Norfolk before confronting and stabbing his ex-wife has been found guilty of attempted murder.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Police close investigation into serious Norwich assault

Police close investigation into serious Norwich assault

An investigation into a serious assault in Norwich has been closed by police.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Jury sent out in case of former army major accused of attempting to murder ex-wife

Jury sent out in case of former army major accused of attempting to murder ex-wife

Jurors are considering their verdicts in the case of a former army major accused of the attempted murder of his ex-wife in a quiet Norfolk country...

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Former Norwich teaching assistant admits raft of sex offences against young girl

Former Norwich teaching assistant admits raft of sex offences against young girl

A former teaching assistant at a city school has been warned "immediate custody is inevitable" after he admitted a raft of sex offences against a...

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Police close investigation into serious Norwich assault

Police close investigation into serious Norwich assault

An investigation into a serious assault in Norwich has been closed by police.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Jury sent out in case of former army major accused of attempting to murder ex-wife

Jury sent out in case of former army major accused of attempting to murder ex-wife

Jurors are considering their verdicts in the case of a former army major accused of the attempted murder of his ex-wife in a quiet Norfolk country...

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Former Norwich teaching assistant admits raft of sex offences against young girl

Former Norwich teaching assistant admits raft of sex offences against young girl

A former teaching assistant at a city school has been warned "immediate custody is inevitable" after he admitted a raft of sex offences against a...

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man on run more than TWO years after being found guilty of 2018 city bookies robbery

Man on run more than TWO years after being found guilty of 2018 city bookies robbery

A man convicted for his part in an armed robbery which saw £5,000 stolen from a city bookmakers' is still on the run more than two years after...

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Public get chance to learn about Norfolk justice at courts open day

Public get chance to learn about Norfolk justice at courts open day

The UK's legal system is built on the foundations of open justice and the city's courts will be underlining that principle by welcoming families next...

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man arrested over serious Norwich assault rebailed by police

Man arrested over serious Norwich assault rebailed by police

A man arrested as part of an investigation into a serious assault in Norwich has been rebailed by police.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Ex-binman who tried to fake army career facing sentence

Ex-binman who tried to fake army career facing sentence

A former binman convicted of inventing a career in the British Army to avoid being jailed for a firearms offence is to be sentenced next month.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man on run more than TWO years after being found guilty of 2018 city bookies robbery

Man on run more than TWO years after being found guilty of 2018 city bookies robbery

A man convicted for his part in an armed robbery which saw £5,000 stolen from a city bookmakers' is still on the run more than two years after...

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Public get chance to learn about Norfolk justice at courts open day

Public get chance to learn about Norfolk justice at courts open day

The UK's legal system is built on the foundations of open justice and the city's courts will be underlining that principle by welcoming families next...

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man arrested over serious Norwich assault rebailed by police

Man arrested over serious Norwich assault rebailed by police

A man arrested as part of an investigation into a serious assault in Norwich has been rebailed by police.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Ex-binman who tried to fake army career facing sentence

Ex-binman who tried to fake army career facing sentence

A former binman convicted of inventing a career in the British Army to avoid being jailed for a firearms offence is to be sentenced next month.

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Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Bullied teen who confronted tormenters in car park given conditional discharge

Bullied teen who confronted tormenters in car park given conditional discharge

A teenager subjected to a year of "horrific" bullying confronted her tormentors in a bowling alley car park, a court has heard. 

29.03.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Prolific thief has his jail sentence extended for 'insulting' outburst at judge

Prolific thief has his jail sentence extended for 'insulting' outburst at judge

A prolific shoplifter who refused to apologise to a judge he made an obscene remark to has been handed two extra days in jail.

29.03.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man to stand trial accused of murder after fatal Norwich stabbing

Man to stand trial accused of murder after fatal Norwich stabbing

A man accused of stabbing a 48-year-old to death in Norwich will appear in court next week for the start of his trial.

29.03.2025 6

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Bullied teen who confronted tormenters in car park given conditional discharge

Bullied teen who confronted tormenters in car park given conditional discharge

A teenager subjected to a year of "horrific" bullying confronted her tormentors in a bowling alley car park, a court has heard. 

29.03.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man to stand trial accused of murder after fatal Norwich stabbing

Man to stand trial accused of murder after fatal Norwich stabbing

A man accused of stabbing a 48-year-old to death in Norwich will appear in court next week for the start of his trial.

29.03.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Prolific thief has his jail sentence extended for 'insulting' outburst at judge

Prolific thief has his jail sentence extended for 'insulting' outburst at judge

A prolific shoplifter who refused to apologise to a judge he made an obscene remark to has been handed two extra days in jail.

29.03.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man, 28, jailed for abduction over his relationship with 15-year-old girl

Man, 28, jailed for abduction over his relationship with 15-year-old girl

A man who continued meeting a teenage girl despite being handed a police warning notice has been jailed for child abduction.

28.03.2025 2

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Warrant issued for man who repeatedly punched another during city cafe attack

Warrant issued for man who repeatedly punched another during city cafe attack

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who repeatedly punched and kicked another during an attack in a city cafe.

28.03.2025 5

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norwich prison officer has cheekbone fractured in attack by inmate

Norwich prison officer has cheekbone fractured in attack by inmate

A Norwich prison officer suffered a fractured cheekbone in an attack by a teenage inmate.

28.03.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Drink driver did handbrake turn before smashing into clinic causing £37k damage

Drink driver did handbrake turn before smashing into clinic causing £37k damage

A drunk driver had tried to perform a handbrake turn when he ploughed into a business causing more than £30k worth of damage, a court has heard.

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Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man denies raping teenage girl in Norfolk town alleyway

Man denies raping teenage girl in Norfolk town alleyway

A 45-year-old man is to stand trial accused of raping a teenager in a Norfolk seaside town almost three years ago.

28.03.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man, 28, jailed for abduction over his relationship with 15-year-old girl

Man, 28, jailed for abduction over his relationship with 15-year-old girl

A man who continued meeting a teenage girl despite being handed a police warning notice has been jailed for child abduction.

28.03.2025 4

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Warrant issued for man who repeatedly punched another during city cafe attack

Warrant issued for man who repeatedly punched another during city cafe attack

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who repeatedly punched and kicked another during an attack in a city cafe.

28.03.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man to stand trial accused of rape, strangulation and weapons offences

Man to stand trial accused of rape, strangulation and weapons offences

A man has denied a raft of offences against a woman, including rape and strangulation.

28.03.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norwich prison officer has cheekbone fractured in attack by inmate

Norwich prison officer has cheekbone fractured in attack by inmate

A Norwich prison officer suffered a fractured cheekbone in an attack by a teenage inmate.

28.03.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Drink driver did handbrake turn before smashing into clinic causing £37k damage

Drink driver did handbrake turn before smashing into clinic causing £37k damage

A drunk driver had tried to perform a handbrake turn when he ploughed into a business causing more than £30k worth of damage, a court has heard.

28.03.2025 6

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man denies raping teenage girl in Norfolk town alleyway

Man denies raping teenage girl in Norfolk town alleyway

A 45-year-old man is to stand trial accused of raping a teenager in a Norfolk seaside town almost three years ago.

28.03.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Shoplifter with 554 previous offences jailed again after shoe theft

Shoplifter with 554 previous offences jailed again after shoe theft

A prolific shoplifter culpable for hundreds of previous thefts is back behind bars, after breaching a criminal behaviour order (CBO) for the sixteenth...

27.03.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Man denies killing dog by throwing it against door

Man denies killing dog by throwing it against door

A man accused of killing a dog by picking it up by the neck and throwing it against a door is to stand trial later this year after pleading not...

27.03.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Norwich hospital worker to be sentenced for sex offences

Norwich hospital worker to be sentenced for sex offences

An NHS worker found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting three women he met on Tinder will be sentenced next month.

27.03.2025 2

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Teen admits Norwich attack which saw victim stabbed eight times

Teen admits Norwich attack which saw victim stabbed eight times

A teenager has admitted wounding with intent after a man was stabbed eight times in an attack in Norwich.

27.03.2025 3

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Warrant sought to bring Norfolk woman back to UK over child cruelty case

Warrant sought to bring Norfolk woman back to UK over child cruelty case

Steps are under way to bring a woman charged with child neglect who fled to Tenerife back to this country, it has emerged.

27.03.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Shoplifter with 554 previous offences jailed again after shoe theft

Shoplifter with 554 previous offences jailed again after shoe theft

A prolific shoplifter culpable for hundreds of previous thefts is back behind bars, after breaching a criminal behaviour order (CBO) for the sixteenth...

27.03.2025 1

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Man denies killing dog by throwing it against door

Man denies killing dog by throwing it against door

A man accused of killing a dog by picking it up by the neck and throwing it against a door is to stand trial later this year after pleading not...

27.03.2025 3

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norwich hospital worker to be sentenced for sex offences

Norwich hospital worker to be sentenced for sex offences

An NHS worker found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting three women he met on Tinder will be sentenced next month.

27.03.2025 2

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Teen admits Norwich attack which saw victim stabbed eight times

Teen admits Norwich attack which saw victim stabbed eight times

A teenager has admitted wounding with intent after a man was stabbed eight times in an attack in Norwich.

27.03.2025 5

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Warrant sought to bring Norfolk woman back to UK over child cruelty case

Warrant sought to bring Norfolk woman back to UK over child cruelty case

Steps are under way to bring a woman charged with child neglect who fled to Tenerife back to this country, it has emerged.

27.03.2025 1

Eastern Daily Press

Peter Walsh

Norfolk lifeboatman convicted of brutal throttling due back in court

Norfolk lifeboatman convicted of brutal throttling due back in court

A lifeboatman who was spared jail for brutally throttling his partner, leaving her fearing she would die, will be back in court next month.

26.03.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Warrant issued for convicted burglar who failed to appear in court

Warrant issued for convicted burglar who failed to appear in court

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a convicted burglar who failed to appear in court for sentence.

26.03.2025 4

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh

Animal charity hits out after horse sex attacker overturns jail term

Animal charity hits out after horse sex attacker overturns jail term

The boss of a Norfolk animal sanctuary has hit out after a man jailed for a sex attack on a horse successfully appealed his jail sentence. 

26.03.2025 10

Norwich Evening News

Peter Walsh