An Amazon delivery driver has been warned to face a long jail sentence after being found guilty of raping a teenager in an alleyway as she walked home from a night club. Gheorghe Bertlef stalked the 18-year-old through the streets of Exeter before manhandling her into the alley off Hoopern …
Read More »Postal worker denies raping young woman after pulling her into Exeter alleyway
A Royal Mail worker allegedly raped a young woman in an alleyway after accosting her as she walked home from a night club. Gheorghe Bertlef kissed and had sex with the woman even though she told him not to and pleaded to be allowed to carry on home, Exeter Crown …
Read More »Royal Mail bomb squad incident: Student in court as police reveal reason for explosion scare
Police have revealed why suspicious package fears in Filton prompted a controlled explosion. Specialist officers, police dogs and an army bomb disposal unit evacuated Gloucester Road’s Royal Mail sorting office in the early hours of Friday (September 11). Investigations led officers to believe the parcel had been moved to Bath, …
Read More »Scot dad’s home raided by cops after he bought stun gun torch on Wish app
A scaffolder was caught by border agents buying a stun gun which was shipped to his home from China. Sean Crozier admitted the offence under the Firearms Act and faced a prison sentence for obtaining the device. A court heard the dad-of-two was unaware the purchase made over a shopping …
Read More »Hoaxer jailed for fake package to PM
PUBLISHED: 16:00 04 September 2020 | UPDATED: 16:54 04 September 2020 Mike Brooke Jailed… hoaxer Christopher Doyle who tried sending fake noxious package to prime minister which was intercepted in Royal Mail’s east London sorting office. Picture: Met Police MPS A man who mailed white powder and violent images to …
Read More »Royal Mail issues statement after North Staffordshire postman who felt ‘unprotected’ from Covid-19 killed himself
Royal Mail has today insisted it is doing everything it can to protect its staff and customers after a postman who felt ‘unprotected’ from Covid-19 killed himself. Darren Beech was found dead by his two brothers at his Kidsgrove home on May 17 after struggling during coronavirus lockdown. An inquest …
Read More »North Staffordshire postman, 50, kills himself after struggling to cope during coronavirus lockdown
Postman Darren Beech took his own life after he had been struggling during the Covid-19 lockdown. The 50-year-old was found dead by his two brothers at his Kidsgrove home on May 17. An inquest into his death at Stoke’s civic centre heard he was found in the bath, a day …
Read More »Man groped woman at Bristol Temple Meads after drinking session at Wetherspoons
A former Royal Mail worker sexually assaulted a young woman at Temple Meads train station. Paul Beech, of Thistle Street in Bedminster, kissed the woman’s neck and cheek while she sat on a bench at around 8pm on November 11 last year. The 61-year-old exposed his penis while urinating near …
Read More »Bury man Jake Goddard denies dangerous dog charge after postie injured
Jake Goddard denied a dangerous dog charge at Ipswich Crown Court Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN Archant A man has denied a charge of not keeping his dog under control after a postman was injured in Bury St Edmunds. Email this article to a friend To send a link to this …
Read More »The people convicted at Bristol Magistrates’ Court from March 16 to 21
Every week Bristol Live compiles results of cases from Bristol Magistrates’ Court. Publication of such lists are in the spirit of justice being done and seen to be done. It includes the defendants’ addresses, ages, their offences and the outcomes of the hearings. Victims’ names have been omitted. Where someone’s …
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