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Police charge man with murder of three-year-old in Sheffield, UK

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:50:19 GMT

Monday, February 11, 2013

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"Man charged with murder of Shiregreen girl" — South Yorkshire Police, February 11, 2013
"BREAKING: Murdered Sheffield girl, 3, is named" — Sheffield Star, February 11, 2013

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Man jailed for murder of doctor in South Yorkshire, England

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:27:41 GMT

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

United Kingdom

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"BREAKING: 17 years for doctor killer - VIDEO" — The Star, January 26, 2010
Chris Brooke. "Jealous husband jailed for life for pickaxe killing of wife's doctor lover" — Daily Mail, January 26, 2010
"Man jailed for life for murdering Sheffield doctor" — BBC News Online, January 26, 2010

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Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:02:32 GMT

Monday, January 25, 2010

United Kingdom

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"Blind woman, 93, dies in house fire" — The Star, January 25, 2010
"Woman, 93, dies in bungalow fire" — BBC News Online, January 25, 2010

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Driver fined after following sat-nav to edge of cliff in West Yorkshire, England

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:10:53 GMT

Thursday, September 17, 2009

A driver has been fined after following the directions of his satellite navigation system, leading him to the edge of a massive cliff drop in West Yorkshire, England.

A map of England with West Yorkshire in red.

Robert Jones, who is 43 years old, appeared in Calderdale Magistrates Court on Tuesday, representing himself. He was prosecuted by Waseem Raja. Waseem told the court: "The defendant was using a TomTom satellite navigation system. The defendant followed that system to the letter, so much so it led him up a lane clearly unsuitable for motor vehicles."

"The path was such it was not designed for use of motor vehicles yet Mr Jones slavishly continued to follow the satnav system to the point where his eyes and his brain must have been telling him otherwise to such a degree he was not exercising proper control of the vehicle."

On March 22, 2009, Robert Jones was driving a BMW 5 Series and was trying to get to his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire after staying with friends in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. He was unsure of the route home and so followed his satellite navigation system, which was in the car. He continued to follow instructions despite being told that the narrowing dirt track he was driving on was actually a road. At the time the petrol gauge in the car indicated that he had just seven miles of fuel left. Because of this, Jones was desperate to find a filling station. He became so distracted by the sat-nav that he didn't realise his mistakes until he struck a fence on the edge of a 100 foot (30.5 metre) drop. The battery on his mobile phone had run out so he had to walk to a nearby village to get help.

In his defence, Robert told the court: "I might have been an idiot for taking the wrong road or carrying on but I have not driven without due care or attention. I'm sorry it happened. I certainly would not do it again. I drive 5,000 miles a week and I never have had a problem with it. I had no reason not to trust it."

Jones was found guilty of driving without due care and attention. He was fined £370 (US$610) with £500 ($824) costs and ordered to pay a £15 ($24) victim surcharge. He also got six points on his licence and had to pay £1,000 ($1,624) in recovery charges.

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Matthew Moore. "Driver followed satnav to edge of 100ft drop" — Telegraph.co.uk, September 16, 2009

Chris Brooke. "'I was only following satnav orders' is no defence: Driver who ended up teetering on cliff edge convicted of careless driving" — Daily Mail, September 16, 2009

Ruth Mosalski. "Satnav led driver to 100ft drop... and an £870 fine" — Halifax Courier, September 16, 2009

"Driver fined for sat nav blunder" — BBC News Online, September 16, 2009

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Court finds South Yorkshire Chief Constable guilty of speeding

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:54:03 GMT

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

The area where the Chief Constable was caught speeding.
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The Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police in England, Meredydd Hughes, was found guilty of speeding at Wrexham Magistrates Court today and banned from driving. He was caught driving at 90 mph where the speed limit was 60 mph. Wrexham Magistrates court disqualified Hughes from driving for 42 days and fined him £350.

The Chief Constable did not appear in court in person, but was represented by his solicitor, Huw Edwards. Mr Edwards said:

"He doesn't seek to make any excuse about this matter. He totally accepts that the police have a duty to do. He is no exception and he accepts that he must be punished for the offence."

"He asks me to apologise for the offence. He recognises that the matter is a serious matter."

Hughes had already received six penalty points on his license from previous speeding convictions and a conviction for failing to identify the speeding driver of one of his force's vehicles in 2006, although his driving licence was free of points at the time he went to court. Wrexham Magistrates Court had adjourned the case to today from a date in late November, as Meredydd Hughes initially claimed that he has still not yet found a solicitor to represent him.

Matthew Elliot, the Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, criticized Hughes for wasting Court time at the taxpayer's expense. "Meredydd Hughes has shown breathtaking hypocrisy in this case," said Elliot. "Not only has he been caught preaching one thing and doing another in the past, but he has also wasted court time and therefore taxpayers’ money."

Jools Townsend, speaking for the Road Safety Campaign group Brake, said the offence was "Shocking" and the sentence "lenient" - and that the Chief Constable should "Seriously consider his position as a result".

The incident is embarrassing for South Yorkshire Police, as Hughes was the Chair of ACPO's road policing enforcement committee, with responsibility for developing police policies about how speed cameras are used. Hughes is a supporter of mobile speed cameras and believes that all speed cameras should be deliberately hidden from motorists, and has given interviews on the importance of road safety management in businesses.

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icWales. "Drive ban for speeding police chief" — icWales, December 5, 2007
BBC News. "90mph police chief's driving ban" — BBC News online, December 5, 2007
David Sanderson. "Police chief ‘wasted court’s time’" — TimesOnline, November 22, 2007
icWales. "Police chief’s speeding case adjourned" — icWales.co.uk, November 21, 2007
Steve Graves. "Speed policy cop on speeding charge" — Evening Leader Flintshire, October 31, 2007
"Police chief faces speeding case" — BBC News Online, October 30, 2007
Paul Stokes. "Leading traffic officer fined over speed offence" — The Daily Telegraph, December 29, 2006

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