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Canterbury’s shops are dying. The local ones, at least.
At Canterbury Crown Court, Ms Knights' friends and family heard harrowing details of how she was ambushed as she strolled with her Springer spaniel in Minnis Bay, Birchington, on August 23, 2023.
Maidstone Crown Court’s caseload stands 247% higher than the national average, while Canterbury is at 102% above, as of April this year.
Jonathan Polnay KC, for the SG, said the judge at Canterbury Crown Court did not give enough weight to how Ms Knights had been targeted as a lone woman, the extreme nature of the violence and that ...
A man who sexually assaulted and killed a dog walker after ambushing her near a Kent beach will spend nearly six more years in prison after Court of Appeal judges increased his sentence. Harrison ...
Jonathan Polnay KC, for the Solicitor General, said the judge at Canterbury Crown Court did not give enough weight to how Ms Knights had been targeted as a lone woman, the extreme nature of the ...
At trial, Van-Pooss admitted murdering Ms Knights. Jonathan Polnay KC, for the Solicitor General, said the judge at Canterbury Crown Court did not give enough weight to how Ms Knights had been ...
A man who sexually assaulted and killed a dog walker after ambushing her near a Kent beach will spend nearly six more years in prison after Court of Appeal judges increased his sentence. Harrison ...