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Crawley murder trial: Best friend tells court Daniel Palmer...

July 28, 2014, 5:28 am
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THE best friend of Daniel Palmer has begun giving evidence at Lewes Crown Court today (Monday). Palmer, 24, is accused of murdering a homeless man in Three Bridges. Roy Hancock told the jury that Palmer had punched a man called Danny Matthews as Mr Matthews walked into Legends, a bar in Crawley High Street. Mr Hancock added that Palmer had grabbed Mr Matthews by the throat. This incident occurred just hours before Joao Esteves was found unconscious in an alleyway in Three Bridges, on...

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Fight which started night of violence in Bewbush involved 50...

July 28, 2014, 12:38 am
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THE huge fight which sparked a night of violence on the streets of Bewbush involved up to 50 youths, police have confirmed this morning. At 7.42pm last night (Sunday) police were called to Dorsten Square, where there were reports that some of those fighting were armed with weapons. More than 20 separate calls were received from concerned members of the public about the brawl. Police units from Crawley and neighbouring areas were assigned to the incident. Six people were arrested on...

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Crawley murder trial: Court told Joao Esteves approached Daniel...

July 28, 2014, 5:43 pm
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JOAO Esteves approached Daniel Palmer on the day of his death as he wanted a cigarette, Lewes Crown Court was told yesterday (Monday). Palmer's cousin Chloe Snowdon told the murder trial that Palmer had told her that he was approached by a man on the night in question. Describing a call, made by Palmer to her at 3.28am, she told jurors: "In the phone call he was telling me what had happened, that he put a male on his bum. "He had come up to him asking for a cigarette and Dan didn't have one....

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Shepherd has dog stolen from her home while she was in another...

July 28, 2014, 11:15 pm
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A SHEPHERD had one of her dogs stolen from her home while she was in another room – for the second time in a year.Louise Hurdman's dog Gyp, a saluki cross, was stolen from her home at Holmbush Farm, just off the A264 near the Kilnwood Vale development, last Wednesday.The 50-year-old, who grew up in Crawley and went to St Wilfrid's School, was reunited with her other saluki cross, Slippy, last August.Slippy was found a week after he was stolen having been abandoned in Three Bridges. He was...

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Bogus caller steals £400 from woman, 90, in West Green...

July 29, 2014, 2:39 am
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A BOGUS caller has stolen £400 from a 90-year-old woman after claiming her chimney needed fixing. The victim, who lives at Kites Close, West Green, answered her door to a man who said her chimney needed to be repaired on July 2. The bogus caller took £400 in cash from her saying he would return with materials but did not do so. Police received a report of the crime at 12.20pm on Saturday (July 26). Detectives are now investigating and anyone with any information is asked to...

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Police searching for three men who attacked 18-year-old in...

July 29, 2014, 4:23 am
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POLICE are searching for three men who attacked an 18-year-old as he walked home in Broadfield. Just before 2am on Monday (July 28) a man was attacked by three other men outside the Broadfield Stadium as he was walking home along Vulcan Close. The victim sustained scratches and bruises before all three of his attackers ran off. The reason for the unprovoked attack is unknown and nothing was stolen. The victim made his way to his home nearby. Police are investigating and appealing for...

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Crawley murder trial: Daniel Palmer returned to alleyway with...

July 30, 2014, 1:32 am
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DANIEL Palmer returned to the alleyway where Joao Esteves was lying unconscious - taking petrol with him, his murder trial has been told this week. Best friend Roy Hancock told Lewes Crown Court that Palmer had told him that he panicked, however, when he arrived at the scene and found that police were already there. Earlier in the trial jurors were told that Palmer had asked Mr Hancock to meet him in the alleyway in Three Bridges and to bring petrol and a lighter with him. However, when Mr...

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Burglars raid Crawley pub and try to break into another

July 30, 2014, 7:08 am
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POLICE were called to two pubs last week due to a break-in and an attempted break-in. Officers were called to The White Knight, in Worth Road, Pound Hill, last Tuesday. The pub had been broken into and an unknown amount of money from the till stolen overnight on Monday. On the Tuesday officers were also called to The Half Moon pub, in Brighton Road, Southgate. The pub is currently closed while undergoing a refurbishment and an alarm has been set off at about 7.30pm. On this occasion the...

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Man rushed to hospital after "having part of his ear bitten...

July 30, 2014, 8:27 am
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A MAN was rushed to hospital after reportedly having part of his ear bitten off, when he was attacked in the town centre. A witness has said that a fight started in Troy's Kebab in Crawley High Street at about 3am this morning. It is understood to have spilled outside and the victim was then attacked outside the Morrisons supermarket. Paramedics were called to The Boulevard, near Pizza Express, shortly afterwards to reports of an assault. A spokesman for the South East Coast Ambulance...

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UPDATE: Man, 20, taken to hospital after being attacked in...

July 30, 2014, 9:49 am
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A MAN has been taken to hospital after being attacked in an alleyway in Broadfield this afternoon. The 20-year-old sustained a serious injury to his hand in the incident. There have been reports that he was stabbed but police say at this stage it isn't clear what caused the injury. The scene of the attack was cordoned off by police while enquiries took place but the cordon has now been lifted. A police spokesman told the Crawley News: "Just before 3pm police were called to an...

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Police call off hunt for illegal immigrants seen jumping out of...

July 30, 2014, 11:50 pm
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POLICE have given up a hunt for four men, believed to be illegal immigrants, who were seen jumping out of a lorry.Sussex Police were alerted to the incident at 2.18pm last Friday.The men were seen jumping from a blue, foreign-registered lorry on the A2220 (Copthorne Road) near The Copthorne Hotel and running into a nearby housing estate.A police spokesman told the Crawley News on Friday: "Officers together with a police dog began searching for the men and, after being delayed by adverse...

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Jewellery and cash stolen in burglary on Ifield home

July 30, 2014, 11:53 pm
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CASH and jewellery were stolen by a burglar who got into an Ifield home. Sussex Police were called to a property in Framfield Close to a report of a burglary last Thursday.The burglary is believed to have taken place between 9 and 9.45am on the same day.A burglar got in through the front door and stole money, including foreign currency, and some pieces of jewellery.Anyone with information on the crime can call 101.

Jewellery and cash stolen in burglary on Ifield home

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Piece of man's ear bitten off in High Street attack has not been...

July 31, 2014, 1:46 am
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PART of a man's ear - bitten off in a terrifying attack in Crawley High Street - has not been found, police have revealed. Police were called to the scene just after 3am yesterday (Wednesday) morning. The 23-year-old had been attacked by another man in the street. A police spokesman said: "Police were called to Crawley High Street, near the junction with The Boulevard, after a 23-year old man had been attacked by another man. "The man was taken to East Surrey Hospital for...

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UPDATE: Man assaulted in Broadfield alleyway suffered cuts to...

July 31, 2014, 1:53 am
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THE MAN assaulted in a Broadfield alleyway just before 3pm yesterday (July 30) suffered cuts to his hand, upper arm and chest, it has been confirmed this morning. The 20-year-old sustained a serious injury to his hand in the incident behind the shops at Broadfield Barton. A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service has confirmed that the man suffered a "large cut" to his hand. One ambulance attended the scene and took the man to East Surrey Hospital, having also suffered cuts...

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Crawley murder trial: Daniel Palmer "told police officer he...

July 31, 2014, 5:01 am
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DANIEL Palmer told a police officer he had been indoors all evening on the night that Joao Esteves was found fatally injured in a Three Bridges alleyway, his murder trial has heard this morning (Thursday). Lewes Crown Court has been hearing from police officers who encountered Palmer on the day on which Mr Esteves died (Sunday, January 19). Palmer, 24, from Maunsell Park, Pound Hill, is accused of beating up the homeless 45-year-old, taking photos of him on the ground and then leaving him...

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Crawley shoplifter pleads guilty to stealing knickers from Marks...

August 1, 2014, 12:19 am
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A WOMAN pleaded guilty to five charges of theft when she appeared at Crawley Magistrates' Court last Wednesday.Jane Hobson, 48, from Spring Plat, Pound Hill, admitted stealing from shops on May 10 and May 13 this year.She pleaded guilty to taking two shirts worth £56 from Fat Face in East Grinstead on May 10, and on May 13 items including a pair of knickers from Marks and Spencer, jewellery and make up from Claire's Accessories, make-up from Boots and cosmetics from Superdrug, all in...

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Flight diverted to Gatwick after passenger allegedly throws...

August 1, 2014, 2:30 am
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A FLIGHT was diverted to Gatwick on Wednesday (July 30) after a 48-year-old woman allegedly threw a prosthetic leg and food at cabin crew. The woman was arrested at the North Terminal on suspicion of using threatening behaviour on the flight from Tunisia to Edinburgh. A Sussex Police spokeswoman said that the woman allegedly became abusive before hurling the prosthetic leg and food at cabin crew. It is unclear if the prosthetic limb was the woman's or someone else's. It is equally unclear as...

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Council officers go through woman's Facebook account to prove she...

August 4, 2014, 2:15 am
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COUNCIL officers went through a woman's Facebook account to help prove she had fraudulently tried to obtain a council home.Gemma Henley, of Sandpiper Close in Ifield, made a "deceitful application" to be put on Crawley Borough Council's housing register last December.Henley, 24, has now been sentenced in court for making false statements and has been removed from the waiting list.As part of the process to join the council's housing list an applicant is required to complete a form...

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Crawley murder trial: Joao Esteves was significantly drunk when...

August 4, 2014, 5:45 am
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HEAD injuries were the main cause of Joao Esteves' death, Daniel Palmer's murder trial has heard this morning (Monday). Pathologist Dr Nathaniel Cary, who carried out the post-mortem on Mr Esteves, has been giving evidence this morning at Lewes Crown Court. He told jurors the main cause of death was head injuries. However, he added that an additional contributory cause of death was alcohol intoxication. Palmer, 24, from Maunsell Park, Pound Hill, is accused of beating up Mr Esteves,...

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Crawley murder trial: Knife was found close to where Joao Esteves...

August 4, 2014, 10:00 pm
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A KNIFE was found close to where Joao Esteves was discovered lying injured in a Three Bridges alleyway, Daniel Palmer's murder trial heard yesterday (Monday) afternoon. Earlier in the trial jurors had heard that Palmer had told best friend Roy Hancock that a man had come at him with a knife. However, the prosecution argue that even if Mr Esteves caused or threatened violence that Palmer's reaction was "out of all proportion". He is accused of beating up the 45-year-old homeless...

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