JAILED: Murderer who beat woman to death in 1983 is jailed for slashing paramedic A CONVICTED murderer slashed a paramedic in the head after it was suggested he’d need to go to hospital. Alcoholic Gerald Lee, 56, who was given a life sentence in 1983 after he beat a woman to death with a brick, was said to have drunk up to a litre of vodka before the assault. Prosecutor Alec Small told Swindon Crown Court on Wednesday afternoon that Lee’s social worker had called the ambulance service on February 25, 2021, over concerns about his health. Although shocked to see the paramedics, Lee let them into his Pinehurst home. They became concerned that he was showing signs of hypothermia and also had high blood pressure, telling him he would need to go to hospital.
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Robert Barton outside Swindon Crown Court and, right, Buzz Bingo Pictures: ADVER AN ALLEGED thief punched a police officer then ran into an automatic door as he tried to flee from Buzz Bingo, a court heard. Staff at the Greenbridge hall called police on February 2 last year after recognising Robert Barton from an image circulated by bingo bosses. The 38-year-old and another man were suspected of earlier stealing from an ATM at a Buzz Bingo hall in Feltham. Their image had been circulated by the chain, prosecutor Alec Small told Swindon Crown Court. They were detained by staff at the Swindon hall. PC Gareth Ivett arrived with other officers after they were called by hall staff.
Swindon Crown Court A JUDGE ordered the probation service to look into whether a convicted sex offender should be found to be dangerous. Frederick Weeks, 56, was caught chatting online to decoy social media accounts run by paedophile hunter groups and undercover police officers within months of He had been due to be sentenced at Swindon Crown Court on Friday for two breaches of his sexual harm prevention order, three counts of attempted sexual communication with a child and attempting to meet a 13-year-old “girl” for sex on October 31, 2020. But after reading a probation report detailing his compliance with the earlier order, Judge Peter Crabtree ordered a fresh report. It will look specifically at whether Weeks should be assessed as a dangerous offender, meaning he could serve longer in prison and be subject to a lengthier period on licence.