Sophie Doughty
Crime Reporter at The Chronicle
Crime Reporter at Newcastle Evening Chronicle. From North Shields. Regional Press Awards winner https://t.co/NvyGFy4AvC
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1 week ago |
chroniclelive.co.uk | Sophie Doughty
With chilling calmness this robber walked casually into a Tyneside building society before handing staff a terrifying note. Seemingly prepared for his daring heist the raider had already written a letter by hand that demanded cash and warned he had a gun. Yet despite making little attempt to conceal his identity and looking directly at a CCTV camera the robber remains at large more than 12 years on from his frightening crime.
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1 week ago |
gazettelive.co.uk | Sophie Doughty
Inmates at an "overcrowded" North East prison have received tens of thousands of pounds in compensation after sustaining injuries behind bars. Fresh figures have disclosed that the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has paid a hefty £93,004.48 for injury claims lodged by prisoners at HMP Frankland over the past five years. The Category A high-security facility, nicknamed Monster Mansion, houses some of Britain's most notorious offenders.
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1 week ago |
chroniclelive.co.uk | Sophie Doughty
It's a peaceful beauty spot that today bears no scars of the unimaginable tragedy that unfolded there. It has now been more than 50 years since the body of six-year-old Gary Shields was found on the banks of the river close to Tynemouth's landmark Knotts Flatts block. The youngster's murder left his family devastated, community stunned, and police baffled. Five decades on, who killed the animal-loving lad remains a mystery.
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1 week ago |
chroniclelive.co.uk | Sophie Doughty
Detectives are continuing to trawl through evidence in their bid to bring stabbed teenager Kieran Williams' killer to justice. Tomorrow marks three years since the 18-year-old vanished from his Sunderland home. His body was found in a makeshift grave just over six weeks later, he had been stabbed multiple times. Two men were cleared of murder by a jury at Newcastle Crown Court, who convicted Louis Hackett of manslaughter.
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1 week ago |
chroniclelive.co.uk | Sophie Doughty
Devastated loved ones of teenager Lee Rowland are today still reeling after he was killed in a motorbike crash, despite not having a bike of his own. The 19-year-old's grandmother Susan Jones has told of her shock at discovering Lee had lost his life in this way, and the heartbreaking moment she had to tell his mum what had happened. Susan, from Byker in Newcastle, said: "It's been a huge shock because as far as we know he couldn't ride a bike. He didn't have a bike.
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