Rod Minchin
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 15
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Somersetlive
- Top 500K sites
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- Jul 6, 2026
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Police officer 'too drunk' to sexually assault woman, court told (opens the original)
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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A police officer has denied sexually assaulting a woman, claiming she was too drunk to have done it, a court heard. Fiona Anderson, 33, is accused of forcing herself on the complainant, having got into her bed following a night out in Cardiff in 2018. It is alleged Anderson began kissing and biting the woman before removing her underwear, Bristol Crown Co
Mother will admit she killed her three children, court hears (opens the original)
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A mother will admit she killed her three children, a court heard. Yasmeen Ali, 44, is expected to plead guilty to the manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility of seven-year-old Fares Bash and three-year-old Joury Bash, and the infanticide of nine-month-old Mohammed Bash. The three children died of stab wounds after an incident at their home in the Sea Mills area of Bristol in February 2024. An inquest previously heard that the three children died of knife wounds, with injuries to thei
Bristol woman avoids jail for fatal XL bully attack (opens the original)
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A woman who was in charge of an out-of-control XL bully dog which killed her teenage cousin has avoided prison. Kelcie Reed, 24, of Lawrence Weston, received an 18-week prison sentence – suspended for 18 months – after 19-year-old Morgan Dorsett died when she was attacked by the large dog. The XL bully named Prince fatally injured Miss Dorsett inside a flat at Cobhorn Drive, Withywood, on February 26 last year. Miss Dorsett, from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, suffered fatal bites to her neck and head,
Olympic swimmer blames 'poor sign' for M4 speeding (opens the original)
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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Olympic swimmer Baroness Sharron Davies is set to stand trial next year over a motorway speeding ticket after blaming the incident on a sign “so poor it was easy to miss”. The 63-year-old was driving back from a speaking event in Wales in October last year when she was caught by a speed camera on the M4. Bath Magistrates’ Court heard the former athlete, w
'I've killed her' - police make shocking discovery after 999 call (opens the original)
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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A husband phoned the emergency services to confess to killing his wife before taking his own life, an inquest heard. Anthony Buxton, 71, has been suffering a decline in his mental health in the months before he strangled Michelle, 69. Cornwall Coroner’s Court heard Mr Buxton had alerted the ambulance service after attacking his wife on the evening of Sept
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