Duncan Leatherdale
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Man broke pensioner's back with 'despicable' push in Hebburn (opens the original)
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A man who broke a 78-year-old woman's wrist and back when he pushed her over, causing a "devastating" decline in her dementia, has been jailed for two and a half years. Dean McLellan, 38, shoved the woman shortly after she appeared to give him money to buy something from a corner shop, Newcastle Crown Court heard. The victim's daughter said her mother previously enjoyed life but had undergone a "massive change" because of the attack, adding: "Mam is not the happy person she was." McLellan, of no
Darlington 'monster' raped one girl and molested another (opens the original)
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A "monster" who raped one girl and molested another has been jailed for 17 years. Liam Fox's offences against his first young victim came to light after the second reported him, Teesside Crown Court heard. His victims said the abuse had devastated their young lives, with one saying he "took everything away" including her childhood, body and "part of my soul". Fox, 34 and from Darlington, had denied wrongdoing but was found guilty of raping one child and sexually assaulting the other. In a statem
Man rammed tractor into Middlesbrough house in grave attack feud (opens the original)
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A man who rammed a stolen tractor into a family's home amid a feud with their son over a desecrated grave has been jailed for more than seven years. Nathan Blagg, 28, stole the £30,000 Massey Ferguson from a farm near Yarm and smashed it into a house nine miles (14.5km) away in Middlesbrough in the early hours of 9 May, Teesside Crown Court heard. The homeowners said they lived in ongoing fear of more attacks, while the farmer said his livelihood was hard enough without people stealing his equip
County Durham breast cancer failure bosses to review 4,500 more cases (opens the original)
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Hospital chiefs in County Durham have agreed to review up to a further 4,500 breast cancer cases after failings including delayed diagnoses and unnecessary surgeries were found. Hundreds of patients suffered harm under County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, according to a review of cases dating back to 2023. The BBC previously investigated the failings and has spoken to multiple women affected, including one who said she felt "mutilated" and the trust's mistakes were "absolutely unfo
Century-old Bishop Auckland baby death mystery challenged detectives (opens the original)
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The detective who led the investigation into the death of a baby found beneath floorboards and wrapped in a 1910 newspaper said officers had to "think outside the box" to try and solve the case. The skeleton of the full-term boy with a twine round his neck was discovered during the renovation of a building on Bishop Auckland's Fore Bondgate in July 2024. County Durham and Darlington Coroner Crispin Oliver concluded he was most likely garroted shortly after being born in about 1910, with his body
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