Carlisle man's threatening messages to ex and her partner
A WOMAN who started a new relationship after breaking up with her former partner received threatening messages from him.
After hearing that Darren Hillary's bad behaviour towards the woman and her new partner had been "drink-fuelled" following his visit to the pub magistrates banned him from touching booze for a month.
Man whose dogs attacked a stranger has sentence adjourned
HE sentencing of a Carlisle man whose runaway dogs randomly attacked a man in north Carlisle has been adjourned.
Twenty-year-old Shane Reid, formerly of Penton, north of Carlisle, admitted being the owner of the two dogs – a German shepherd and a Rottweiler - when they were dangerously out of control and injured a person.
The defendant appeared at the city’s crown court for sentence but it could not happen because Reid’s barrister is among the thousands across the country taking part in a week of strike action.
Carlisle man accused of attacking partner
MAGISTRATES have sent the case of a Carlisle man accused of assaulting his partner to the city’s crown court – at his request.
Darren Oliver, 51, told magistrates that he would deny the allegation he faces, assaulting the woman and causing her actual bodily harm. Prosecutors say that this happened on July 29 and involved the defendant using a bottle.
From the dock of the court, Oliver said that he wished to elect to have his case sent to Carlisle Crown Court for a trial.
After hearing submissions from prosecutor George Shelley and defence lawyer John Smith, magistrates remanded Oliver in custody.
The defendant, of Morton Rigg, Morton, will appear before the city’s crown court on September 2, when he is likely to be asked to formally enter his plea. A trial date is then likely to be set.
Carlisle area stalker planning to move to Longtown, court told
A STALKER who refused to accept his relationship with a former partner was over threatened to 'torture' her, a court heard.
Allan Mattinson, 27, from Kirkbride, bombarded the woman with 140 WhatsApp messages after setting up fake accounts so he could continue contacting with her, despite knowing she wanted nothing more to do with him.
He pleaded guilty to stalking his ex-partner between November, 2021 and May this year.
Prosecutor Robert Wyn Jones told Carlisle Crown Court that the couple were in an on-off relationship which began in October 2019, and then resumed in February 2020 when Mattinson came out of prison.
'They were out to kill', says man after terrifying Carlisle dog attack
THE sentencing of a Carlisle man whose runaway dogs randomly attacked a man in north Carlisle has been adjourned.
Twenty-year-old Shane Reid, formerly of Penton, north of Carlisle, admitted being the owner of the two dogs – a German shepherd and a Rottweiler - when they were dangerously out of control and injured a person.
The defendant appeared at the city’s crown court for sentence but it could not happen because Reid’s barrister is among the thousands across the country taking part in a week of strike action.
Man whose dogs attacked a stranger has sentence adjourned
A CARLISLE man has been put on the sex offender register after he was convicted of two child sex offences.
Christopher Greensmith, 21, had denied the two allegations he faced: causing a child to look at an image of sexual activity; and engaging in sexual communication with a child, involving intimate images sent via Snapchat.
Both offences were motivated by a desire for sexual gratification, the court heard.
The defendant, of Dalegarth Avenue, Carlisle, was convicted after a trial.
Woman used threatening behaviour at Cumberland Infirmary
A COMMUNITY order has been imposed on a 35-year-old Carlisle woman who has admitted using threatening behaviour at the city’s hospital.
Rebecca Wardle, of Well Bank Place, Carlisle, who has previously been prosecuted for damaging NHS property, also pleaded guilty to assaulting two police officers when she appeared before magistrates.
Workington thug John Pullin 'dangerous' - Appeal Court
A VIOLENT thug who inflicted horrific and unprovoked violence on a woman who was a complete stranger in Workington town centre has been officially declared 'dangerous' by Appeal Court judges.
John Ian Pullin, 34, repeatedly stamped on his victim’s head during his attack, continuing his violence even as she lay on the ground unconscious.
The attack ended thanks to two Stagecoach bus company workers who courageously intervened and hauled Pullin away from his victim to overpower him.
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