So, how does a defence lawyer defend 'bad' people?

September 30, 2016, 7:39 am

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Conrad Gadd is a Cheltenham-based barrister specialising in criminal trials - and in defending people accused of crimes.Before he was called to the bar he worked as a solicitor in Cheltenham for 30 years, again, focusing on crime.He said that defending people accused of terrible crimes and even those in prison because they've been convicted of a serious offence is crucial for all of us.Read: Becky Godden's killer will die in prisonConrad said: "We have an adversarial system, which means...

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September 30, 2016, 8:20 am

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"I cannot believe what is going on in our city." Those were the powerful words of Increase the Peace founder Delroy Ellis on Gloucester's ongoing knife crime problem after yet another attack. He took to Facebook on Thursday night to tell his followers that a young man who has campaigned tirelessly for the Tredworth-based youth charity was attacked by a gang who were armed with a knife on Tuesday. Read: 'Blood poured out his chest' - if this stabbing account won't stop you carrying...

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September 30, 2016, 8:23 am

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Two Gloucester men accused of a near fatal attack on another man in Gloucester's Bar H2O had their case adjourned for a month at the city crown court today.John Fanning, 55, of Conduit Street and Adrian Hiles, 44, of Cromwell Street, are charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Thomas Ryan with intent to do so. They also face an alternative less serious charge of unlawful wounding.Prosecutor Janine Wood told Gloucester Crown Court today that a third man has also been arrested and will be...

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September 30, 2016, 9:30 pm

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A 17-year-old Cheltenham youth admitted that he was part of a gang which sold cocaine on the streets of the town.The youth, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to offering to supply cocaine for sale on July 21 this year and possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply on September 3.Janine Wood, prosecuting, said the three men in the drug gang had all been jailed last week for a total of nine and a half years between them.Richard Tucker, defending, said the...

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September 30, 2016, 11:24 pm

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There were dramatic scenes in Brockworth last night as police tried to stop a stolen car. Residents reported armed police, the police helicopter and police dogs in Coopers Edge late last night. Police are now appealing for information about the car, a VW Phaeton, that they believe was stolen in a burglary in Herfordshire. Officers took to twitter to ask people in Coopers Edge, and the Lobleys Drive area in particular, if they saw the VW shortly after 11.30pm yesterday and its...

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October 1, 2016, 2:51 am

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It was a black Friday on Gloucestershire's roads yesterday as a host of accidents brought chaos and delays to motorists.There was an eight-vehicle pile-up in the Cotswolds, near Northleach, which miraculously left no-one injured at around 4.30pm.Pictures from Gloucestershire police reveal the carnage at the scene.There was also a serious crash between a motorbike and a car in Cheltenham's Bath Road at around 8.25pm. Read: Parking will never be the same again in Gloucester as pay and display is...

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October 1, 2016, 9:17 am

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Calls for action are being made to combat fly-tipping which is 'spreading like a cancer' throughout parts of Gloucester.Gloucester City Council has pledged to step up enforcement and prosecute anyone found fly tipping in Gloucester.At a full council meeting, members pledged to reduce the amount of fly tipping across the city, particularly in identified spots.The council also says it will work closer with agencies, community groups and Gloucester City Homes to use all available powers to step up...

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October 1, 2016, 9:57 am

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A suspected curry thief will be dining on grub in a police cell this evening.Police in the Cotswolds said they arrested someone who allegedly tried to steal a beef and a lamb curry from Tesco in Cirencester.Taking to twitter @CotswoldsPolice, officers posted a rather unappetising picture of food.Read: Coffee morning con: Woman admits fraud after claiming events raised funds for Macmillan CancerAnd they said the suspect can now expect to be eating that for dinner today.Pictures: Carnage after...

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October 2, 2016, 12:33 am

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An inveterate liar got jobs at a succession of schools, including Wycliffe College in Stroud, after failing to declare he had been banned from teaching and had criminal convictions. Devious and manipulative Timothy Bailey eventually fled to Paris while he was on bail for putting hidden cameras in the bedroom and lounge of his estranged wife's home. But he was finally captured when the police, who had been tipped off by the Border Agency, were waiting when he returned 'under the radar' in a light...

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October 2, 2016, 2:16 am

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That first night out after payday is always a big one, isn't it? And so proved for one chap in Gloucester - who was still going, just about, at almost 10am this morning. Police revealed on Twitter they had been called by concerned witnesses to man "sat behind a wall" near Toys R Us, in Gloucester's Peel Centre. Read: Astonishing web of lies that saw ex-Wycliffe teacher bug own house and then go to jail But it turned out he was nursing nothing more sinister than a sore head, and...

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October 2, 2016, 6:25 am

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Police have arrested a suspected drink driver after they blew a massive reading in a breathalyser test. Officers tweeted to say the driver recorded a 182mg test - the legal limit is 35mg in 100ml of breath, meaning the driver was more than five times over. Read: Heavy night? Police find man slumped behind Toys R Us this morning, realise he's just hungover They haven't revealed where the driver was pulled over but used the hashtag #Fatal4 to remind drivers of the biggest risks. A drink driver...

Caravan set on fire in Gloucester 'deliberately'

October 2, 2016, 6:50 am

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Fire crews believe a blaze which has wrecked a caravan in Quedgeley was arson. Emergency services were called at 2.19pm today to the rear of the Olympus Business Park to the burning vehicle. A spokesman for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We sent one fire engine from the Gloucester South station to put the fire out. Read: Driver arrested in Gloucester after blowing massive breathalyser reading"It is being treated as suspicious." Firefighters made quick work of...

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October 2, 2016, 11:02 am

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A 49-year-old Cheltenham man accused of burgling a town centre cafe and holding a cleaner at knifepoint while he raided the tills failed to appear in court yesterday - because of a prison blunder.Danny Curran, of High Street, Cheltenham, is charged with breaking into Kaspa's Dessert House in the town and stealing £198 while armed with a knife. He is also accused of assaulting cleaner Rosa Lucia during the burglary.He was due before Gloucester Crown Court for a plea hearing but his...

Teenager fighting for his life after stabbing in Cheltenham

October 3, 2016, 12:21 am

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A 17-year-old teenager remains in a critical condition this morning after being stabbed in Cheltenham last night. The young man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the stomach at Shakespeare Road at around 8.20pm on Sunday. Paramedics performed CPR on the victim at the scene and he was then rushed to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with life threatening injuries. LIVE UPDATES: Manhunt after victim, 17, is stabbed in Cheltenham Police say the teenager remains in a critical...

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October 3, 2016, 7:09 am

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A young mum accused of cruelty to her baby son has launched an online appeal to pay for his funeral – claiming his death was due to 'natural causes.'Baby Ah'Kiell Walker died in July after being rushed into hospital. So far, seven donors have handed over £150 in two days towards mum Hannah Henry's target of £3,000.A Home Office pathologist is still investigating what killed three-month-old Ah'Kiell Walker, but has so far been unable to ascertain cause of death. An inquest was...

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October 3, 2016, 8:41 am

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Tributes have been paid to the 17-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Cheltenham. The boy was attacked at an address on Shakespeare Road at around 8.20pm on Sunday evening, police say. Read: Heartbroken mum's tribute to Camran Green, stabbed to death in Cheltenham last night He was taken to Gloucester Royal Hospital in a critical condition but died this morning. Read: Cheltenham business owners shocked by murder of teenage boy Gloucestershire Live readers took to social media to...

VIDEO: All we know so far about the Cheltenham stabbing

October 3, 2016, 9:18 am

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The stabbing of a 17-year-old in Cheltenham over the weekend has shocked the town.Police have launched a murder investigation and the victim's mother has paid tribute to her "lovely" son.Camran Green was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he was stabbed in the stomach on Sunday night.He was pronounced dead this morning at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, prompting detectives to launch a murder investigation.They are hunting for a male suspect following the attack, which...

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October 3, 2016, 9:30 am

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The heartbroken mother of a 17-year-old boy stabbed to death in Cheltenham has paid tribute to her "lovely" son. Camran Green was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he was knifed in the stomach on Sunday night. He was pronounced dead this morning at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, prompting detectives to launch a murder investigation. They are hunting for a male suspect following the attack, which happened at 8.20pm on Sunday at an address in Hester's Way. His mum, Emma...

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October 4, 2016, 3:07 am

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Police have issued a scam warning after a Gloucester man in his 60s was targeted in a lottery scame.The man. who lives in the Abbeydale area, received a letter from a company called Freegate Financial Corporation, claiming he'd won £125,000 on the FIFA online lottery and to call a number to discuss his prize. He called the number and spoke to a man with a foreign accent, who asked whether he wanted to be paid into his bank or by cheque. LIVE BLOG: Hunt for Camran Green's killer,...

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October 4, 2016, 6:02 am

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Jurors have today watched 'shocking' CCTV footage of former soldier Scott Hoare 'chopping' a Royal Navy seaman on the head four times with a machete in a busy Gloucester pub.Part of Paul McGowan's ear was severed by the horrific attack and he was rushed to hospital where he had to have multiple stitches for his injuries, Gloucester Crown Court was told.The prosecution allege the attack came out of the blue after the two men had watched a football match on TV together and 'bantered' about life in...