Courts - The Voice https://spaldingvoice.co.uk of Spalding and South Holland Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:48:41 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-spalding-voice-logo-temporary-32x32.png Courts - The Voice https://spaldingvoice.co.uk 32 32 Man accused of sexually assaulting girl to face retrial https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl-to-face-retrial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl-to-face-retrial https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl-to-face-retrial/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:48:39 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=280266 A Spalding lorry driver accused of sexually assaulting a girl will face a re-trial later this year. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denies 15 sexual charges. A jury failed to reach verdicts on any of the charges after an eight day trial at Lincoln Crown Court in May. They included six counts of […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-girl-to-face-retrial/feed/ 0 Man (72) jailed for historic sex offences against young girls https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-72-jailed-for-historic-sex-offences-against-young-girls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-72-jailed-for-historic-sex-offences-against-young-girls https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-72-jailed-for-historic-sex-offences-against-young-girls/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 16:07:26 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=280047 A Moulton pensioner who was convicted of sex offences against two young girls was today (Thursday) jailed for 11 years. Stuart Wright, 72, must also serve an extended licence period of one year after his release from jail after a judge decided he was an offender of particular concern. Wright, of Broad Lane, Moulton, was […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-72-jailed-for-historic-sex-offences-against-young-girls/feed/ 0 Pinchbeck man admits Tongue End manslaughter https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/pinchbeck-man-admits-tongue-end-manslaughter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pinchbeck-man-admits-tongue-end-manslaughter https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/pinchbeck-man-admits-tongue-end-manslaughter/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 13:39:58 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=279844 A Pinchbeck man has today admitted a charge of manslaughter following a fatal crash in which a father of three was killed. Sean Burlton, 28, died when the car he was a passenger in overturned in a ditch full of water on Counter Drain Drove, Tongue End, Lincs, on 24 November 2023. The crash involved a […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/pinchbeck-man-admits-tongue-end-manslaughter/feed/ 0 Jury fails to reach verdicts on man accused of sexual assaults on child https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/jury-fails-to-reach-verdicts-on-man-accused-of-sexual-assaults-on-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jury-fails-to-reach-verdicts-on-man-accused-of-sexual-assaults-on-child https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/jury-fails-to-reach-verdicts-on-man-accused-of-sexual-assaults-on-child/#respond Fri, 15 May 2026 11:28:48 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=279841 A jury in the trial of a Spalding lorry driver accused of sexually assaulting a girl has been discharged after failing to reach verdicts. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denied 15 sexual charges during an eight day trial at Lincoln Crown Court. They included six counts of sexual assault on a child and […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/jury-fails-to-reach-verdicts-on-man-accused-of-sexual-assaults-on-child/feed/ 0 Lorry driver tells jury child’s claims of sexual touching ‘false and fabricated’ https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/lorry-driver-tells-jury-childs-claims-of-sexual-touching-false-and-fabricated/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lorry-driver-tells-jury-childs-claims-of-sexual-touching-false-and-fabricated https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/lorry-driver-tells-jury-childs-claims-of-sexual-touching-false-and-fabricated/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 12:59:07 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=279533 A Spalding lorry driver who denies sexually touching a girl told a jury all the allegations were ‘false and fabricated’. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denies 15 sexual charges. They include six counts of sexual assault on a child and nine charges of sexual activity with a child. Giving evidence at Lincoln Crown […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/lorry-driver-tells-jury-childs-claims-of-sexual-touching-false-and-fabricated/feed/ 0 Child sex offence court case hears girl’s testimony https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/child-sex-offence-court-case-hears-girls-testimony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=child-sex-offence-court-case-hears-girls-testimony https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/child-sex-offence-court-case-hears-girls-testimony/#respond Fri, 08 May 2026 11:49:14 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=279517 A girl who was allegedly sexually touched by a Spalding lorry driver told a jury she was telling the truth. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denies 15 sexual charges. They include six counts of sexual assault on a child and nine charges of sexual activity with a child. Jurors at Lincoln Crown Court […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/child-sex-offence-court-case-hears-girls-testimony/feed/ 0 Trial begins for Spalding man accused of child sex offences https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/trial-begins-for-spalding-man-accused-of-child-sex-offences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trial-begins-for-spalding-man-accused-of-child-sex-offences https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/trial-begins-for-spalding-man-accused-of-child-sex-offences/#respond Thu, 07 May 2026 13:23:43 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=279501 A Spalding man has gone on trial at Crown Court accused of child sex offences. Shaun Denmead, 44, of Thames Road, Spalding, denies 15 charges. A jury of eight women and four men were sworn in at Lincoln Crown Court to try the allegations faced by Mr Denmead. The jury heard Mr Denmead has pleaded […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/trial-begins-for-spalding-man-accused-of-child-sex-offences/feed/ 0 Court to look into £3.9m crime gains https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/court-to-look-into-3-9m-crime-gains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-to-look-into-3-9m-crime-gains https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/court-to-look-into-3-9m-crime-gains/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 14:16:56 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=279470 A former chairman of Spalding United Football Club has appeared at Lincoln Crown Court for a Proceeds of Crime hearing. Christopher Toynton (75) was jailed for four and a half years in May 2023 after he was found guilty of nine fraud charges relating to his role in a Ponzi type lottery scheme. Toynton, then […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/court-to-look-into-3-9m-crime-gains/feed/ 0 Woman given two year ban from Spalding shops https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/woman-given-two-year-ban-from-spalding-shops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-given-two-year-ban-from-spalding-shops https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/woman-given-two-year-ban-from-spalding-shops/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 11:33:05 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=279430 A woman has been banned from all but one of the stores in Spalding. Sarah McCourt, 44, of no fixed address, has been given a Criminal Behaviour Order after she pleaded guilty to using threatening and abusive behaviour and shop theft when she appeared at Lincoln Magistrates’ Court on May 5, 2026. This order will […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/woman-given-two-year-ban-from-spalding-shops/feed/ 0 Ex-police volunteer guilty of sexual touching https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/ex-police-volunteer-guilty-of-sexual-touching/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ex-police-volunteer-guilty-of-sexual-touching https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/ex-police-volunteer-guilty-of-sexual-touching/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:22:44 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=278679 A former police volunteer based in Holbeach has been fined after being found guilty of sexual touching. Timothy Smith (66) was found to have hugged and kissed a woman inappropriately, Lincolnshire Police say. Following a trial, magistrates in Nottingham found the former volunteer for both the police and the town’s Police Cadets group guilty of […]

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