TRIAL: HMP Long Lartin AN inmate accused of attempting to murder a prison officer in Worcestershire has had his trial delayed yet again just days before it was set to begin. David Bieber, also known as Nathan Wayne Coleman, is accused of the attempted murder of Alison Smith following an incident at HMP Long Lartin. The 52-year-old denies the attempted murder charge, wounding Alison Smith with intent to do her grievous bodily harm and unauthorised possession in prison of a knife or offensive weapon (a pronged metal bar). The charges relate to an incident at the prison in South Littleton, Evesham, on October 10, 2017.
A THUG has avoided prison despite being part of a hooded gang of five who beat a man unconscious in a dark alleyway. Mohammed Raja was sentenced on Thursday for his part in the group attack upon Kester Jardine in Black Horse Walk, Lowesmoor, Worcester. We previously reported that Martin Coffey, aged 26, of Maple Avenue, Worcester was the only person to have been sentenced for the attack, with a 22-month jail term for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Raja was the latest to face justice and at his sentencing hearing for the same offence prosecutor Amrisha Parathalingam told the court he had been part of the gang that shouted to Mr Jardine and his friend to ask if they wanted to buy weed .