Young Lincoln soldier left partially blind after barbaric initiation attack
A young Lincoln soldier who was left partially blind after a savagely cruel initiation ceremony is to sue the Ministry of Defence. Oliver Scudder endured a volley of punches and a kick to the face...
View ArticleLincoln man spared jail after child porn found on laptop
A Lincoln man who admitted having indecent images of children on his laptop was today given a suspended sentence. Rory Duncombe, 20, was spared immediate custody after a judge accepted he had been...
View ArticleMan jailed after ‘inside job’ burglary on Lincoln industrial estate
An employee who acted as the “inside man” during a high value burglary on a Lincoln industrial estate was on Friday, November 25 jailed for 21 months. Paul Beall, 44, let raiders in to the unit...
View ArticleFormer Lincoln restaurant manager convicted of stealing £8k escapes jail
A former city centre restaurant manager convicted of stealing thousands of pounds from his employers has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Stuart Radley, who was manager of the ASK restaurant on...
View ArticleMan slapped with fine after rubbish dumped on Lincoln village roadside
A man has been handed a hefty fine in court after rubbish and clothes were dumped on a Lincoln village roadside, despite attempts to place the blame on another who agreed to transfer the waste. General...
View ArticleWatch the shocking video: Eight men jailed over barbaric gang attack in Lincoln
Eight men have been jailed for their roles in a brutal attack in Lincoln earlier this year. At 10pm on May 15, 2016, two groups of men from East Timor were fighting in Lincoln city centre. Twenty men...
View ArticleRogue Lincoln landlords to appeal £30k fine for overcrowded home
Landlords who were fined £30,000 after a raid uncovered multiple health and safety breaches in their overcrowded Lincoln property are to appeal the decision in court today. As reported previously, Balt...
View ArticleLincoln gambler diverted thousands from employer into girlfriend’s bank...
A gambler diverted thousands of pounds from his employer into his girlfriend’s bank account, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Sean Cann felt his contribution to the success of the firm was not being fully...
View Article‘Lincoln Problems’ admin sentenced for assaulting woman
Administrator of popular Facebook page ‘Lincoln Problems’ Ashley Hill has pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman in October. The incident happened on October 2, 2016 at an address in Lincoln. Lincoln...
View ArticleLincoln nightclub promoter found selling drugs to revellers gets suspended...
A Lincoln nightclub promoter has been given a suspended sentence after an investigation found he was supplying drugs to revellers. Christopher Mitchell, 26, of Rosemary Lane, Lincoln, received a...
View ArticleLincoln village man jailed over 6k child porn images found on hidden hard-drive
A man who downloaded thousands of child pornography images onto a computer has been jailed for 16 months at Lincoln Crown Court. David McCann 43, of Wold View, Nettleham, was investigated after police...
View ArticleDelivery driver jailed after double fatal Metheringham crash
A delivery driver who caused a head-on collision which killed a Woodhall Spa couple has been jailed for two years at Lincoln Crown Court. Michael Boothman entered a right hand bend too fast on the...
View Article‘Petulant’ Lincoln Prison inmate handed four year sentence for starting fire...
An inmate who caused a major incident at Lincoln Prison when he started a fire in his cell was jailed for four years on Wednesday, December 14. Nathan Clarke, 24, was rescued by three prison officers...
View ArticleReview finds Lincoln boy’s murder at the hands of grandfather was not...
An independent review into the murder of a nine-year-old boy from Lincoln, killed by his grandfather, has concluded that it could not have been predicted or prevented. As reported at the time, Stewart...
View ArticleAttacker brutally assaulted man who accused him of ‘being from Zimbabwe’
A man left his victim with a serious facial injury after knocking him unconscious in the street, Lincoln Crown Court was told on Friday, December 16. Jean Outerbridge reacted after he was wrongly...
View ArticleProlific Monks Road burglar jailed for three years
A house burglar who targeted a string of properties in the Monks Road area of Lincoln was on Monday, December 19 jailed for three years at the city’s Crown Court. Joshua Mulrooney was arrested after a...
View ArticleWoman accused of having sex with dog in Lincoln
A woman will appear at Lincoln Crown Court next month, charged with “causing or allowing sexual penetration by a living animal” in Lincoln. Carol Bowditch, 64, is accused of allowing a dog to have sex...
View ArticleMan in court after police with tasers stop him from cutting his throat
A 25-year-old man is facing charges at Lincoln Crown Court after police used tasers to stop him holding a knife to his throat. Billy Richard-Jones was charged with affray and possession of a knife and...
View ArticleMan allowed to keep dog which attacked him in armed police standoff
A dog owner whose pet staffie bit him during a stand-off with police has been allowed to keep the animal. William Kelly was walking towards his home in Keats Close, Lincoln, following an earlier...
View ArticleMan who died in head-on crash with milk tanker had replaced rear view mirror...
An inquest has heard a biker who died after a head-on collision with a milk tanker on the B1202 in Bardney may have been distracted by a camera, which he used as a replacement for rear view mirrors....
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