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6 days ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
A cannabis grower who was stealing electricity from next door was caught after begging the police for help when three masked men tried to rob his property. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Darren Taylor, of Bournebrook Crescent, Halesowen, was at home on December 2 last year when he noticed the three men approach his property on bikes.
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6 days ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
Two 21-year-olds have pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and carrying a firearm after a man was shot in a Wolverhampton street. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The male victim was shot in Westbourne Road on December 18 last year and sustained serious but not life threatening injuries. West Midlands Police launched a major investigation into the shooting.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
Yet more families lives have been wrecked due to the escalating feud which has left two young men dead and an entire community worrying what will happen next. Yesterday (Wednesday) Byron Sellick, 20, Jake Sanbrook, aged 23, and Julian Falconer, 20 were found guilty of murdering Connor Brookes, 20, at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
The jury returned guilty verdicts across the board for all the charges laid before them concerning the murder of Connor Brookes on July 8 last year, Byron Sellick, 20, Jake Sanbrook, aged 23, and Julian Falconer, 20, were all in the Ford Focus when the drive-by shooting happened on Well Lane, Blakenall. Sellick, Sanbrook and Falconer were found guilty of murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
A son who beat to death his father and tried to bury him in his garden in the West Midlands has been given a life sentence. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565A neighbour alerted the police in August 2022 after fearing for the safety of Anthony Sykes, 67, and noticed his son Thomas Sykes digging a hole in waste ground at the bottom of his garden.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
This is the face of a careless driver who killed his passenger after crashing a BMW on the Black Country Route four years ago. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Craig Callear lost control of the high powered white BMW M5 at 8.45pm on Monday, November 1, 2021, veering into the central reservation of the A463 in Bilston.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
This is the face of the Porsche driver who killed a two year old child and injured her parents then drove off. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Sharjeel Shahzad, 30, ploughed head-on into a Toyota Auris on Saturday, December 14, killing Shehbaz Singh, and seriously injuring four adults, including both the two-year-old parents. Shahzad pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving this week.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
A major Wolverhampton attempted murder trial has been stopped after three weeks due to three jurors needing to go on holiday next month. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Michael Soledolu, Richard Beckles, Constantine Campbell, Khyle Gayle, Claire Evans and Cleon Johnson are standing trial for attempted murder.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
Craig Callear lost control of his white BMW M5 at 8.45pm on Monday, November 1, 2021 and crashed into the central reservation of the A463 Black Country Route in Bilston. Front seat passenger Aranpreet Singh, who was in his 20s, was cut out of the car by firefighters but was pronounced dead at the scene. Callear, 45, was rushed to Queen Elizabeth Hospital trauma unit where he remained in critical condition for several weeks.
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1 week ago | 
expressandstar.com | Adam Smith
A disgraced GP practice manager who bankrupted a Rowley Regis surgery pocketing £75,000 of her staff's pension contributions. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The Official Receiver’s investigation found Sonia Simkins failed to pay £75,000 into the NHS pension fund despite diligently deducting contributions from staff.
