Esther Halligan

2 weeks ago | gazettelive.co.uk | Esther Halligan

A pervert dragged a child into a bush and exposed himself before carrying out a sexual assault. The child of primary school age was out playing in an area of Teesside when Wayne Duggan, 40, pulled them away and made them sit on his knee before forcing them to lie on their back on the ground. He was later caught after his DNA was found on the victim's clothing. Duggan claimed he accidentally urinated on the youngster, after they grabbed his leg whilst he relieved himself in bushes.

3 weeks ago | gazettelive.co.uk | Esther Halligan

A convicted paedophile has been handed a further prison sentence - for indecently assaulting a girl over 30 years ago. Paul Evans, 56, was in his twenties when he told the teen that he was having a party at a house in Middlesbrough. He picked up the girl, who said she was "flattered" to have been invited, and Evans made phone calls on the journey, talking as though he was inviting other people.

3 weeks ago | gazettelive.co.uk | Esther Halligan

A Hartlepool man is accused of raping a woman in Turkey after a night out, a court heard. Chris Calvert, 50, of Elizabeth Way in Seaton Carew, denies the charge and is standing trial at Teesside Crown Court. It is alleged that Calvert raped the British woman after a night out in Marmaris, while he was on holiday a few years ago. The jury were told that the woman didn't report the alleged attack while she was still in Turkey, but went to police several months later, once she returned to the UK.

3 weeks ago | gazettelive.co.uk | Esther Halligan

A husband sat on his wife's chest and squeezed her neck so she couldn't breathe. Stinu Sherry, 27, was found guilty of strangling and assaulting his wife after standing trial at Teesside Crown Court. The jury took less than two hours to reach its verdicts on Thursday. The defendant attacked his wife on May 11, after returning to his Darlington home drunk. A neighbour called the police at 2am, after hearing Sherry shouting and a woman screaming.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Esther Halligan

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