Courts - The Voice https://spaldingvoice.co.uk of Spalding and South Holland Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 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 AI not helping coroners’ inquests https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/ai-not-helping-coroners-inquests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ai-not-helping-coroners-inquests https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/ai-not-helping-coroners-inquests/#respond Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:00:34 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=281595 Backlogs in the county coroners’ inquest system aren’t being helped by family members using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help their submissions. While no false citations have been given, it takes extra time and scrutiny to ensure there are no mistakes. The annual report from Lincolnshire’s Senior Coroner Paul Smith says challenges to the system also […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/ai-not-helping-coroners-inquests/feed/ 0 Three years in jail for robber who threatened to stab shop staff https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/three-years-in-jail-for-robber-who-threatened-to-stab-shop-staff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=three-years-in-jail-for-robber-who-threatened-to-stab-shop-staff https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/three-years-in-jail-for-robber-who-threatened-to-stab-shop-staff/#respond Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:03:47 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=281497 A man who threatened to stab staff as he robbed two Spalding stores in one day has been jailed. Shane Cooper, 36, of no fixed address, has been sentenced to three years in jail after being found guilty of robbery. He appeared at Lincoln Crown Court on June 18 charged with two counts of robbery […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/three-years-in-jail-for-robber-who-threatened-to-stab-shop-staff/feed/ 0 Man cleared of sex offences against child https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-cleared-of-sex-offences-against-child/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-cleared-of-sex-offences-against-child https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-cleared-of-sex-offences-against-child/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:18:03 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=281466 A Weston man has walked away a free man after a jury cleared him of two sex offences against a child. Ricky Scott, 40, of Pentelow Way, had denied the charges of assault by penetration and of oral rape after a five day trial at Lincoln Crown Court. The incident was alleged to have taken […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/man-cleared-of-sex-offences-against-child/feed/ 0 Former football coach from Holbeach avoids jail after admitting making child porn https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/former-football-coach-from-holbeach-avoids-jail-after-admitting-making-child-porn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-football-coach-from-holbeach-avoids-jail-after-admitting-making-child-porn https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/former-football-coach-from-holbeach-avoids-jail-after-admitting-making-child-porn/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:42:33 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=281207 A former Peterborough United Foundation coach has been given a suspended jail sentence after he admitted making and distributing indecent images of young children. Callum Avent (29) of St Matthews Close, Holbeach pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, one count of distributing indecent photographs of a child and one […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/former-football-coach-from-holbeach-avoids-jail-after-admitting-making-child-porn/feed/ 0 Prison officer from Holbeach jailed after relationship with murderer https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/prison-officer-from-holbeach-jailed-after-relationship-with-murderer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prison-officer-from-holbeach-jailed-after-relationship-with-murderer https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/prison-officer-from-holbeach-jailed-after-relationship-with-murderer/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:36:31 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=281030 A prison officer from Holbeach who had a relationship with a murder convict has been jailed. Rebecca Green, 29, was working at HMP Whitemoor, in March, Cambridgeshire, when she entered a relationship with John Otugade, who is serving a 25-year sentence for murder, in October 2022. Cambridgeshire Police say that in the spring of 2023, […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/prison-officer-from-holbeach-jailed-after-relationship-with-murderer/feed/ 0 Spalding pensioner found not guilty of sex offences against three complainants https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/spalding-pensioner-found-not-guilty-of-sex-offences-against-three-complainants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spalding-pensioner-found-not-guilty-of-sex-offences-against-three-complainants https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/spalding-pensioner-found-not-guilty-of-sex-offences-against-three-complainants/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:09:59 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=281014 A Spalding pensioner walked free from court today (Monday) after he was cleared of sex offences against three complainants. Keith Amess, 77, had pleaded not guilty to eight sexual charges against the three complainants, who can not be named to protect their anonymity. A jury at Lincoln Crown Court took just over an hour to […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/spalding-pensioner-found-not-guilty-of-sex-offences-against-three-complainants/feed/ 0 Second teen tells court of accusations against Spalding pensioner https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/second-teen-tells-court-of-accusations-against-spalding-pensioner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=second-teen-tells-court-of-accusations-against-spalding-pensioner https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/second-teen-tells-court-of-accusations-against-spalding-pensioner/#respond Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:57:57 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=280939 A teenager has described how he was allegedly sexually touched by a Spalding pensioner. Keith Amess, 77, is on trial at Lincoln Crown Court and denies eight sexual charges against three complainants, who can not be named to protect their anonymity. Jurors were played a video of a police interview with a teenage boy who […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/second-teen-tells-court-of-accusations-against-spalding-pensioner/feed/ 0 Narrative verdict in biker’s inquest https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/narrative-verdict-in-bikers-inquest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=narrative-verdict-in-bikers-inquest https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/narrative-verdict-in-bikers-inquest/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:43:07 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=280614 A disabled man died after developing pneumonia, an inquest into his death has heard. Martin Crane had been left paraplegic following a motorbike accident in 1985, Lincoln Coroners’ Court was told on Thursday, May 28. He died aged 64 on June 17 last year at Lincoln County Hospital, five days after falling ill. The hearing […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/narrative-verdict-in-bikers-inquest/feed/ 0 Stalker apprehended by police in Crowland after ‘driving with feet’ and carrying out handbrake turns https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/stalker-apprehended-by-police-in-crowland-after-driving-with-feet-and-carrying-out-handbrake-turns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stalker-apprehended-by-police-in-crowland-after-driving-with-feet-and-carrying-out-handbrake-turns https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/stalker-apprehended-by-police-in-crowland-after-driving-with-feet-and-carrying-out-handbrake-turns/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:52:11 +0000 https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/?p=280492 A Crowland man who admitted stalking and dangerous driving after going to his ex-partner’s work was given a suspended jail sentence.  Scott Fitzgerald, 41, was seen standing in his moving van and doing handbrake turns after being asked to leave the pharmacy where the woman was working in Crowland.  Lincoln Crown Court heard one member […]

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]]> https://spaldingvoice.co.uk/stalker-apprehended-by-police-in-crowland-after-driving-with-feet-and-carrying-out-handbrake-turns/feed/ 0 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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