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Julia Roberts joined the KM Group in August 2023 covering Canterbury Crown Court.

Julia Roberts

Man given Euros booze ban after rampage at Spoons on day of dad’s funeral

01 June 2024
Man given Euros booze ban after rampage at Spoons on day of dad’s funeral

A binge-drinker who went on a pub rampage after being refused alcohol on the day of his dad's funeral has been given a booze ban.

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Mum jailed for life after killing pub landlord

30 May 2024
Mum jailed for life after killing pub landlord

A 55-year-old mum-of-two has been handed a life sentence for stabbing a pub landlord to death.

Carer used pensioner’s card to spend £8k on clothes and takeaways

30 May 2024
Carer used pensioner’s card to spend £8k on clothes and takeaways

A pensioner only discovered his carer had spent £8,000 on his card when he received a letter from debt collectors.

Court escapee back in dock - with pair who helped him while on the run

30 May 2024
Court escapee back in dock - with pair who helped him while on the run

A burglar who fled court was back in the dock this week along with two men who helped him after his escape.

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Teen ‘chased off’ vandals with machete after grandparents’ home targeted

29 May 2024
Teen ‘chased off’ vandals with machete after grandparents’ home targeted

A teenager armed himself with a machete in a street after a window at his grandparents' home was deliberately smashed.

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Woman, 66, facing trial after pensioner hit by car

29 May 2024
Woman, 66, facing trial after pensioner hit by car

A 66-year-old woman is facing a trial for allegedly knocking down a pedestrian.

Second suspect in dock after popular restaurant worker stabbed

29 May 2024
Second suspect in dock after popular restaurant worker stabbed

A second man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of a popular restaurant worker near a train station.

Crook from £1m drug smuggling gang to repay £1

29 May 2024
Crook from £1m drug smuggling gang to repay £1

A convicted drug smuggler who helped smuggle £1m of cocaine into Kent will have to pay back just £1.

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Thugs beat man with baseball bat and left him in burning flat

28 May 2024
Thugs beat man with baseball bat and left him in burning flat

A "vulnerable" man had his flat set on fire after his neighbour and an accomplice subjected him to a vicious beating with a baseball bat.

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Dad hit with 10kg dumbbell as family terrorised by masked raiders

26 May 2024
Dad hit with 10kg dumbbell as family terrorised by masked raiders

A family were terrorised in their home by three armed masked robbers waving Stanley knives.

Shocking footage shows moment car crashes into lorry on M2

24 May 2024
Shocking footage shows moment car crashes into lorry on M2

Dramatic footage shows the moment a driver crashed into the back of a lorry before flipping several times.

Stalker taunted schoolgirl with ‘sickening’ Snapchat messages about brother’s murder

24 May 2024
Stalker taunted schoolgirl with ‘sickening’ Snapchat messages about brother’s murder

A stalker taunted the teenage sister of a murdered boy by sending her "depraved and grossly violent" messages and images about her brother’s death.

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Man denies swindling investors after trading scheme losses of almost £2m

22 May 2024
Man denies swindling investors after trading scheme losses of almost £2m

A man has denied swindling investors in a trading scheme which resulted in alleged losses of almost £2 million.

'I won't send you to prison so you can be with your baby'

20 May 2024
'I won't send you to prison so you can be with your baby'

A driver was spared a prison sentence so he could be with his new baby despite causing a crash after driving at 91mph on the M2.

Bluewater thief knocked Apple worker to the ground in £1.6k phone swipe

15 May 2024
Bluewater thief knocked Apple worker to the ground in £1.6k phone swipe

A robber who was captured on camera robbing an Apple store of a phone worth thousands of pounds has been jailed.

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Worst employee ever? Conman locked up AGAIN after stealing £90k from businesses

15 May 2024
Worst employee ever? Conman locked up AGAIN after stealing £90k from businesses

A fraudster who was jailed after he stole more than £250k and spent it on parties and drugs has been locked up again.

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Woman scarred after drug addict hit her with knife

14 May 2024
Woman scarred after drug addict hit her with knife

An addict who struck a woman in the head with a knife and left her with “permanent scarring” in a row over drugs has been jailed.

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Paedophile who ‘identifies as young girl’ jailed after phone found in ‘Hello Kitty’ bedroom

13 May 2024
Paedophile who ‘identifies as young girl’ jailed after phone found in ‘Hello Kitty’ bedroom

A convicted paedophile who claims to identify as a little girl has been jailed for having a secret phone in breach of a sexual harm prevention order.

Depraved couple jailed for ‘shocking’ child sex abuse crimes

11 May 2024
Depraved couple jailed for ‘shocking’ child sex abuse crimes

A couple who committed depraved offences related to child sexual abuse have been jailed.

Man allegedly killed on farm ‘punched with force’

10 May 2024
Man allegedly killed on farm ‘punched with force’

A 51-year-old man allegedly murdered at a farm was “punched with force” to the head in a row about music, a court has heard.

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