11/08/2011

Other UK News In Brief

Couple Charged With Baby Murder

A couple from Lancaster have been charged with the murder of a four-month-old baby boy. The baby was admitted to Royal Lancaster Infirmary on November 17, 2010, after he was found collapsed at his home in the Scotforth area of Lancaster. He was transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital with a bleed to the brain, but died a few days later. Christopher Roberts, 18, of Great Dockray, Penrith and Karen Irvine, 18, of Lark Field, Penrith, have both been charged with murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. Both have been remanded in custody to appear before Lancaster Magistrates Court on August 11.

Three Arrested On Drugs Charges Near Newquay

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs after a vehicle was stopped on the A3059 near St Mawgan, Newquay. Officers stopped the car, which was heading to Newquay, around 5:30am on August 10 and discovered a large quantity of white powder, which is believed to be cocaine. Two 21-year-old men and an 18-year-old man from Huddersfield have been arrested.

Man Assaulted In Skegness

A 31-year-old man has suffered a serious head injury in an assault in Skegness. Police found the man when they attended an address in Wainfleet Road around 7:40pm on Wednesday. Seven people have been arrested in connection with the incident, including two women, aged 20 and 18 and five men, aged between 16 and 33. All are from Skegness and Wainfleet.

(KMcA/BMcC)

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