A man is due to appear in court today (Monday 27th June) following the death of a man in Charfield on Friday night. The 46-year-old from Kidderminster has been charged with the murder of Marcus Dunkerton, of Thames Close, Charfield. The death is being linked to a prior altercation at the Railway Tavern in the village.
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Appeal after assault in Warmley
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted in Warmley. The incident occurred at around 3.15pm on Thursday 13th February 2011 at the junction of the High Street with Stanley Road, Warmley, directly opposite Webbs cycle shop. A man driving a blue Ford Focus is believed to have been assaulted by the driver of another vehicle
Continue readingAppeal after attempted robbery and assault (Kingswood)
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an attempted robbery and assault in Kingswood. The incident occurred on Thursday 13th January 2011 at around 7pm at the bottom of London Street. The male victim was asked for his belongings and was then violently assaulted. The offenders are described as a white man aged 18-19 years old and around 6ft
Continue readingPolice investigate sexual assault on 12-year-old girl
Police in South Gloucestershire investigating a sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl are asking for information about a white Ford Escort van. The girl was assaulted by two men as they travelled around the South Gloucestershire area, and possibly further afield, early on Saturday 1st January 2011. It is known that the van got stuck in a lane or field
Continue readingAppeal for witnesses after incident in Rodway Road (Patchway)
Police were called to Rodway Road, Patchway, Bristol at around 2.30am yesterday morning (Sunday 9th January) following reports that a man had suffered serious injuries to his chest and abdomen. The man, aged in his twenties, was taken to Frenchay Hospital, where he later died. Officers are treating his death as suspicious. A man, also aged in his twenties, has
Continue readingAppeal for information after man robbed in High Street (Staple Hill)
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was robbed in Staple Hill. The incident occurred on Friday 10th December 2010 at around 11:15pm as the victim was walking from High Street, Staple Hill towards Overnill Road with his girlfriend. As they approached the junction with Grace Road, they were approached from behind by three men. The victim
Continue readingAppeal for infomation after racially aggravated assault (Patchway)
Police are appealing for information about a racially aggravated assault in Patchway, north Bristol. It happened at 6am on Sunday 5th December near the Texaco service station on the A38 Gloucester Road. Two men asked a 28-year-old Polish man for directions. When he replied they racially abused him, chased him and one of them punched him in the head. The
Continue readingAppeal for information after man stabbed during robbery (Siston Hill)
Police are appealing for information after a burglary in Siston Hill, South Gloucestershire, that left the home-owner seriously ill with stab wounds. The 49-year-old man is in a stable condition in Frenchay Hospital. He was stabbed with a kitchen knife in the abdomen and suffered cuts to his head and face. It happened at around 9pm on Tuesday 16th November
Continue readingAppeal after late-night robbery (Yate)
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a robbery in Yate. The incident occurred on Friday 12th November 2010 at around 12:30am. The male victim was walking along carrying a pizza when two men approached him. One of these men punched the victim to the face which caused him to fall to the ground. While he has was on
Continue readingPedestrian assaulted by driver in Asda car park (Patchway)
Police are appealing for information after a pedestrian was assaulted in the Asda car park on Highwood Lane, Patchway. The incident occurred at around 8pm on Wednesday 27th October 2010. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was walking alone though the car park when he noticed a dark, five-door car driving carelessly. He challenged the driver about his behaviour and was
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