Chester Magistrates Court A CHESTER man who spent months harassing his twin sister by bombarding her with malicious texts, voicemails and calls has been spared immediate jail. David Anthony Perry, 42, of Western Avenue, had previously pleaded guilty on the day his trial was due to begin to harassing his twin sister Ellen Perry between June and July 2020. At Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, February 12, Perry was banned from contacting her in any way for 12 months via a restraining order, and handed a 12-week prison sentence which was suspended for 12 months. Prosecuting, Alan Currums said the victim had described the relationship between the pair as rocky , and had deteriorated in recent years due to the defendant s heavy drinking and suspected substance misuse.
MAGISTRATES have spared the life of a Winsford dog which ran from its owners to bite a man at the Hospice of the Good Shepherd. The hearing at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, January 29, ruled on the fate of German shepherd Raydar, a rescue dog who leapt up and bit victim Jordan Caroe in both arms. The resulting injuries led Mr Caroe to be hospitalised for two nights and he was signed off work due to four puncture wounds in his left arm and a single puncture wound in his right arm. But the court heard owners Robert Andrew Horswill, 58 and Lynn Waterhouse, 58, both of Grange Lane, Winsford, were extremely apologetic and had taken a number of steps to prevent any repeat incident.
Chester Magistrates Court A CHESTER thief who took another man s bank card left in an ATM then used it to do a Tesco shop. Karl Andrew Nuttall, 36, of Oldfield Road, pleaded guilty to the opportunistic theft, which happened outside a Chester Tesco store on September 16, 2020. Appearing at Chester Magistrates Court on Friday, January 15, Nuttall was handed an 18-month community order. Prosecuting, Debbie Byrne said the victim was doing a weekly shop for his mother, using her bank cards with permission, as she rarely left the house. He used one bank card to withdraw £100 and the other to print out a bank statement, while Nuttall stood behind him at the ATM queue.
A man has been charged in connection with a burglary at Poundbakery in Runcorn. Picture by Google Maps. A SUSPECTED burglar has been charged after a break-in at a bakery in Runcorn. The Poundbakery on Church Street was targeted during a burglary in February last year. Cash was stolen from a safe inside the premises after the bakery was broken into via the roof overnight. Michael Farrer, of Bury, has since been charged with burglary in connection with the incident. The 35-year-old appeared at Chester Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 12, in order face this charge and has been released on unconditional bail ahead of a further appearance at Chester Crown Court next month.