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Teenager claims woman showed him how to kiss and have sex, trial told (opens the original)
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A teenager told police a woman showed him how to kiss and have sex before telling him to keep it a secret, a jury has heard. Kirsty Slater denies three counts of sexual activity with the boy, who was under 16 at the time of the alleged offences. The 38-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, is on trial at Preston Crown Court. On Thursday (October 1), video of a police interview with the alleged victim was played to jurors, LancsLive reports. The boy said in the video he found himself alone with Mrs Slate
The drunken 'play fight' between brothers that turned into manslaughter (opens the original)
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A man who killed his younger brother with a single punch as they were drunkenly 'play fighting' in a social club has been convicted of manslaughter. Brent Clayton, 62, had been drinking with his brother Simon, 58, when they went to the Waterfoot Social Club near Rossendale in Lancashire, on November 23, 2024. By 11.30pm both men had consumed a lot of alcohol and Simon was unsteady on his feet, a court heard. Simon was captured on CCTV stumbling into a table as he made his way back from the toile
Stockport mum was drug driving when her partner fell out of van and died (opens the original)
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A Stockport mum was behind the wheel of a van while over the limit for cannabis when her partner fell from the back and died from his injuries - in front of their seven-year-old daughter. Emma Foden, 46, had been driving the Peugeot Bippa along Dowbridge in Kirkham, near Blackpool, when David Rhodes fell from the back and banged his head on the road. He was rushed to Royal Preston Hospital with severe head injuries, a court heard. But he died later on October 11 last year, Lancs Live reports. Fo
'Star pupil' stabbed boy, 15, in back then made horrifying four-word remark (opens the original)
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A secondary school 'star pupil' stabbed another 15-year-old boy after he believed he had been speaking badly about him, a court was told. The 15-year-old assailant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, lurked on his bike waiting for his victim near the shops in Brookfield, in Preston, Lancs, on March 17. He spotted the other teenager approaching with a friend. Armed with a knife, he then run up behind the pair and lunged at his target, reports Lancs Live. He told his victim: "You've just been
Tragedy as man, 44, dies after losing control of motorbike on bend (opens the original)
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A man tragically died in a crash after losing control of his motorbike on a bend, an inquest into his death heard. Brendan Allen, 44, had been riding bikes since he was at school. His dad Shane had seen him the day of the crash on East Monday (April 6) and had no concerns about his capabilities to ride his scooter. Brendan was riding the 125cc bike along Union Road in Oswaldtwistle when he failed to negotiate a right-hand bend. Moments before the collision, Brendan he had completed an overtaking
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