
Graeme Hetherington
Crime and Court Reporter at The Northern Echo
Crime and Court Reporter for The Northern Echo covering Darlington, North Yorkshire and Teesside. Contact via email [email protected]
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4 days ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Graeme Hetherington
Trial of the five people accused of the alleged murder of Craig Yorke (Image: The Northern Echo) DNA and blood of an alleged murder victim were recovered from a balaclava and knife found at the scene, a jury has heard. Craig Yorke died after suffering a fatal stab wound to the chest when two groups of people clashed in the early hours of the morning.
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4 days ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Graeme Hetherington
Anthony Gent (inset) has been jailed for an attempted machete attack on drinker and police officer. (Image: Newsquest) A violent thug who attacked a man with a machete turned the weapon on a police officer who tried to arrest him days later. Anthony Gent was captured on CCTV arriving at the scene in a taxi before confronting a man outside a micro-pub in Redcar town centre.
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4 days ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Graeme Hetherington
Tyson Petch has been jailed for stealing a £30,000 excavator in Middlesbrough (Image: Newsquest) A thief who used a stolen 4x4 truck to steal a £30,000 excavator has been locked up after he was caught with dodgy number plates. Tyson Petch was spotted driving through a North Yorkshire village in the Toyota Hilux and police pulled him over believing he was using cloned number plates.
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5 days ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Graeme Hetherington
Fraudsters Imran Miah, Shamant Sheraji and Andy Munoz have been jailed at Teesside Crown Court (Image: Newsquest) Three fraudsters who posed as police officers have been locked up after targeting people across the region. They told people that their bank accounts had been compromised and advised them to remove cash which would then be picked up by couriers.
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5 days ago |
thenorthernecho.co.uk | Graeme Hetherington
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This remains a tragic case for all concerned Scarlett Vickers: Darlington dad's 15-year sentence for murder will not be increased https://t.co/mT9OnzXOds

This was absolutely shocking behaviour Teenage rapist locked up for two brutal attacks on young woman https://t.co/pfbC9gAS6k

The ex-officer is due to give evidence at the misconduct hearing this morning Officer wiggled his hips when discussing an ‘elephant’s trunk’ - panel hears https://t.co/pubz5UNtb4