Strang man sentenced after false paedophile ring claims Andrew Fenton s accusations spark 18-month investigation
A Strang man banned from posting false stories about paedophiles on social media broke the court order the day it was made.
Andrew Fenton of Cronk Grianagh pleaded not guilty to breaching a restraining order and two counts of misusing the Island’s telecommunications system.
He was convicted of all three offences after a trial.
Fenton had falsely accused a number of men of being part of a secret paedophile ring, sparking an 18-month police investigation.
Officers discovered the social media posts had been completely untrue, and Fenton was convicted of harassment last November.
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image captionLeanna Bradley, 33, and Jessica Radcliffe, 31, were jailed on Thursday
Two women who forced their way into another woman s home before assaulting her in a premeditated attack have been jailed.
Leanna Bradley, 33, and Jessica Radcliffe, 31, previously admitted actual bodily harm and criminal damage.
The court heard the pair drove to the victim s home in Port Erin at about 09:45 GMT on 31 March before smashing a panel on the front door and assaulting her.
They were both jailed for eight months.
Radcliffe also admitted assaulting a police officer while Bradley pleaded guilty to resisting arrest. Serious assault
The court heard Radcliffe, of Cushag Road in Douglas, had a difficult history with the victim and had exchanged messages relating to an ex-boyfriend shortly before the attack.
Court for two women accused of attacking Port Erin mum Pair appeared at Douglas courthouse
A court’s heard a mum in Port Erin was attacked by two women who forced their way into her home, breaching coronavirus regulations.
Thirty-three-year-old Leanna Louise Bradley of Cronk Grianagh in Braddan and 30-year-old Jessica Marguerita Radcliffe of Cushag Road in Anagh Coar appeared before High Bailiff Jayne Hughes at Douglas courthouse.
Neither entered pleas to one count of breaching lockdown regulations and assault causing actual bodily harm as well as two of causing criminal damage.
Miss Bradley has also yet to enter a plea to a charge of assaulting a police officer during the incident on 31 March.
Braddan announces rate rise New rate set at 224 pence in the pound
Major investment in Braddan is behind a 21 pence rate rise in the parish, according to the chairman of the Commissioners.
Work on a £6.5million community complex is set to begin later this year, while improvements will be made to the Cronk Grianagh Park.
Andrew Jessopp says they made no secret a rate increase was on the horizon.
He insists the area is still value for money: