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The Oxfordshire Court and Crime Podcast takes listeners behind the scenes of all the latest trials, sentences, and more taking place across Oxfordshire’s courts.
Season two launched on Friday, February 7 with episode one focusing on the sentencing of Catherine Pearl, a teacher guilty of sexual assault.
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Now episode four is out, published on Friday (March 21) evening. This episode goes into detail about the trial of Courtney Goodwin-Diliberto.
She was recently found guilty of causing the death of her boyfriend, 26-year-old Ben Ireson, by dangerous driving.
The incident took place on April 28, 2022 near Kingston Bagpuize. The prosecution claimed the then 21-year-old had braked ‘suddenly’ causing Mr Ireson to overtake on a blind bend.
Mr Ireson had then collided with a Royal Mail van head-on, causing his death.
Goodwin-Diliberto pleaded guilty to drug driving ahead of the trial but claimed she wasn’t driving ‘dangerously or carelessly’.
Her case was that the fault lay with the driver of the lorry who was allegedly ‘over the white line’ at the time of the incident.
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To listen to the newest episode of the podcast, head to Apple, Spotify, and more.
Listeners only need to search for ‘The Oxfordshire Court and Crime Podcast’.
Have questions for the podcast? Email gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk with the subject heading ‘Crime Podcast Question’.
