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A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility following the death of a woman at a hotel in Bournemouth. Stephen Cole, 32 and of Bournemouth, appeared at Winchester Crown Court and admitted the charge on Tuesday 4 Ma...
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter following the death of a woman in Bournemouth
04 May 2021A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility following the death of a woman at a hotel in Bournemouth. Stephen Cole, 32 and of Bournemouth, appeared at Winchester Crown Court and admitted the charge on Tuesday 4 Ma...
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Public appeal as officers search for missing Bournemouth man
12 May 2021
Officers carrying out searches to locate a missing man from Bournemouth are appealing for help from the public to find him. Adrian Neal, aged 52, was last seen at his home address in Northbourne Avenue at around 6.45am on Monday 10 May 2021. He was repor... -
Update in relation to reported fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth
12 May 2021
Officers have made a further arrest in relation to a reported fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth and are renewing their appeal for witnesses and information. It was reported that at around 7.05pm on Monday 10 May 2021 a collision occurred on Manor Roa... -
Update – man charged in connection with alleged theft from Bournemouth charity shop
12 May 2021
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged theft from a charity shop in Bournemouth. It was reported that at around 10.40am on Monday 12 April 2021 a man stole a leather jacket worth £100 from the Lewis Manning store in Seamo... -
Witness appeal following public order incident in Bournemouth
12 May 2021
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following a public order incident in Bournemouth. At around 5.50am on Saturday 8 May 2021 the victim – a woman aged in her 70s – was walking on St Swithuns Road w... -
Witness appeal following reported assault in Weymouth
12 May 2021
Detectives investigating an alleged assault in Weymouth are appealing for witnesses to come forward – with one man charged. Dorset Police received a report at around 11.45am on Tuesday 11 May 2021 of an assault involving two men on Beverley Road.&n... -
Charges following alleged shooting incident near Dorchester
11 May 2021
Detectives investigating a reported shooting incident near Dorchester involving a BB gun have arrested and charged two people. Dorset Police was called at 9pm on Sunday 9 May 2021 by the ambulance service to a report that a man had been shot with a BB gu... -
Warrants executed in Bournemouth to tackle suspected exploitation and drug supply
11 May 2021
Officers have carried out a series of co-ordinated warrants at addresses in Bournemouth as they aim to crackdown on suspected human trafficking, prostitution and drug offences. A number of possible vulnerable victims of suspected modern slavery have also... -
Appeal for information following reported fail-to-stop collision in Bournemouth
10 May 2021
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward following an alleged fail-to-stop road traffic collision in Bournemouth. It was reported that at around 7.05pm on Monday 10 May 2021 a collision occurred on Manor Road involv... -
Witness appeal following assault in Poole
10 May 2021
Officers continuing to investigate an assault in Poole town centre that left a man with serious injuries are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward. The incident occurred outside Munchies in Orchard Plaza at around 9.30pm on F... -
Update – man charged in connection with reported assault in Blandford
10 May 2021
A man has been charged and is due to appear in court in connection with an alleged assault in Blandford. Dorset Police received a report that between 3.25pm and 3.35pm on Wednesday 3 February 2021 a woman aged in her 30s was turning out of the car park a...
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