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BBC News
17-07-2025
- BBC News
Worksop man sexually abused boy and sent "sickening' messages
A man who sexually assaulted a young boy and exchanged "sickening" explicit messages with children from across the world has been Green sexually assaulted the boy on at least three occasions before taking photographs of him in a state of undress, Nottinghamshire Police 22-year-old was arrested after police received intelligence that an indecent video of a child had been uploaded to the internet from an address in Worksop, the force Tuesday, Green, formerly of Worksop, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to six years and eight months in prison, followed by a four-year extended licence period. Police said Green was 20 when he was initially arrested in November seized four mobile phones and discovered indecent images of children as well as images classed as extreme examination of the devices found Green had been engaging in sexual communication with teenage boys via social media platforms – and that he had paid some of the children to send him explicit one conversation, Green described himself as "dangerous" while in another he admitted sexually abusing a young boy, the force was charged with multiple offences and was on crown court bail awaiting his next hearing when police said they received further intelligence suggesting he was continuing to commit was arrested again on 28 August 2024 with detectives seizing another iPhone and discovering further indecent images of children along with sexualised chats with a 13-year-old boy from the US. 'Appalling' offences As well as taking some indecent photos himself, police said their investigation found Green had sent tens of thousands of sexualised messages to 10 young teenagers – aged between 13 to 16 – who he had met on social victims lived in countries including the US, Canada, Argentina, Northern Ireland and Wales and in some cases Green incited them to engage in sexual activity, the force added. Green pleaded guilty to more than 20 charges and in addition to his custodial sentence was also made subject of a sexual harm prevention Con Sarah Clarke said: "By his own admission, Green is a dangerous individual who sexually assaulted a young boy before plying many others with sexualised messages and indecent images in order to fulfil his own sexual desires."He was well aware that his victims were underage and that what he was doing was wrong, but despite this he continued with his appalling offending."
The Irish Sun
10-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Speeding driver on cocaine who killed great-grandma, 89, after ploughing her Audi into mobility scooter is jailed
A SPEEDING driver with cocaine in her system killed a great-grandma after crashing into her mobility scooter. Rayner Middleton, 31, ploughed into 89-year-old Doreen Raynor as she barreled through a 30mph zone at nearly 50mph. Advertisement 2 Doreen Raynor, 89, was in a mobility scooter when she was hit by a car 2 Rayner Middleton, 31, had more than double the legal limit of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in her system Doreen had been out to buy food for a Sunday dinner with her family later that night, when the tragedy unfolded on March 4, 2023. Middleton hit the pensioner with her Audi at a pedestrian crossing just past Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena at around 10am. Nottingham Crown Court heard the great-grandmother, who was just a month shy of her 90th birthday, was rushed to hospital. She was sadly pronounced dead a short time later at Queen's Medical Centre. Advertisement Read More Prosecuting, Nicholas Bleaney, told the court Doreen was "thrown out of the scooter causing serious injuries". The court also heard how Middleton, who was sobbing in the dock, had drank alcohol and taken drugs the night before. On the morning of the horror, she was on her way to pick up her eight-year-old son. Tests later revealed she had more than double the legal limit of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in her system at the time. Advertisement Most read in The Sun The single mum-of-one tested below the legal limit for alcohol when breathalysed at the scene. The court heard traffic lights turned amber as Middleton went through the crossing. The pedestrian light, for Doreen, was red when she went across in her mobility scooter. Mr Bleaney told how a witness saw the lights change and Mrs Raynor going into the road. Advertisement They also saw Middleton's Audi brake lights come on. Middleton admitted to police at the scene: "I was basically driving up here, as I have come the lady has driven out so I have hit her." Analysis discovered the speeding driver was travelling at around 46mph. She activated her brakes at 43mph meaning she would have been going at around 27mph when she struck Doreen. Advertisement The prosecution argued Middleton had been "rushing" to pick up her son, although the defendant denied this. Mr Bleaney said: "The sad fact is that if she had been travelling at speed she should have done Mrs Raynor would have got across the junction. "She was driving at a speed that is inappropriate for the prevailing road conditions. "It is not the Crown's case that this lady is unfit to drive. The key feature of this case is speed." Advertisement Two of Doreen's children read out their victim impact statements at court. Heartbroken daughter Melanie Frearson told the court: "Our mum was known to everyone as 'Mar' and she had 13 children in total - one of them was an abandoned child - but she still took her in which tells you about the sort of person she was. "She suffered sadness and tragedy but despite this, she was the most kind person, she did not judge another person. "She would always say 'they are someone's child'. She was the kindest, caring, most giving and loving person and she was the strongest person you could wish for." Advertisement Mrs Raynor's eldest living son, Michael Raynor, called his mother's death "tragic and senseless". He said: "Your reckless and irresponsible decision to drive under these conditions shattered our family and left a gaping hole in the lives of all who had known her." Meanwhile, defending, Simon Eckersley told the court: "Plainly she was going too fast. Had she been travelling at an appropriate speed, there still would have been a collision, but a collision with less impact. "She always denied and she continues to deny driving while unfit through drugs, and the Crown now do not assert she was unfit through drugs. Advertisement "The key factor in this case was her speed. In her pre-sentence report she now acknowledges what she's done and the report author recognises she is remorseful. She genuinely wishes she could undo the harm she's caused." Middleton was sentenced to four years and pleaded guilty to causing Doreen's death by careless driving. The judge also disqualified Middleton from driving for four years.
The Sun
10-07-2025
- The Sun
Speeding driver on cocaine who killed great-grandma, 89, after ploughing her Audi into mobility scooter is jailed
A SPEEDING driver with cocaine in her system killed a great-grandma after crashing into her mobility scooter. Rayner Middleton, 31, ploughed into 89-year-old Doreen Raynor as she barreled through a 30mph zone at nearly 50mph. 2 Doreen had been out to buy food for a Sunday dinner with her family later that night, when the tragedy unfolded on March 4, 2023. Middleton hit the pensioner with her Audi at a pedestrian crossing just past Nottingham's Motorpoint Arena at around 10am. Nottingham Crown Court heard the great-grandmother, who was just a month shy of her 90th birthday, was rushed to hospital. She was sadly pronounced dead a short time later at Queen's Medical Centre. Prosecuting, Nicholas Bleaney, told the court Doreen was "thrown out of the scooter causing serious injuries". The court also heard how Middleton, who was sobbing in the dock, had drank alcohol and taken drugs the night before. On the morning of the horror, she was on her way to pick up her eight-year-old son. Tests later revealed she had more than double the legal limit of benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in her system at the time. The single mum-of-one tested below the legal limit for alcohol when breathalysed at the scene. The court heard traffic lights turned amber as Middleton went through the crossing. The pedestrian light, for Doreen, was red when she went across in her mobility scooter. Mr Bleaney told how a witness saw the lights change and Mrs Raynor going into the road. They also saw Middleton's Audi brake lights come on. Middleton admitted to police at the scene: "I was basically driving up here, as I have come the lady has driven out so I have hit her." Analysis discovered the speeding driver was travelling at around 46mph. She activated her brakes at 43mph meaning she would have been going at around 27mph when she struck Doreen. The prosecution argued Middleton had been "rushing" to pick up her son, although the defendant denied this. Mr Bleaney said: "The sad fact is that if she had been travelling at speed she should have done Mrs Raynor would have got across the junction. "She was driving at a speed that is inappropriate for the prevailing road conditions. "It is not the Crown's case that this lady is unfit to drive. The key feature of this case is speed." Two of Doreen's children read out their victim impact statements at court. Heartbroken daughter Melanie Frearson told the court: "Our mum was known to everyone as 'Mar' and she had 13 children in total - one of them was an abandoned child - but she still took her in which tells you about the sort of person she was. "She suffered sadness and tragedy but despite this, she was the most kind person, she did not judge another person. "She would always say 'they are someone's child'. She was the kindest, caring, most giving and loving person and she was the strongest person you could wish for." Mrs Raynor's eldest living son, Michael Raynor, called his mother's death "tragic and senseless". He said: "Your reckless and irresponsible decision to drive under these conditions shattered our family and left a gaping hole in the lives of all who had known her." Meanwhile, defending, Simon Eckersley told the court: "Plainly she was going too fast. Had she been travelling at an appropriate speed, there still would have been a collision, but a collision with less impact. "She always denied and she continues to deny driving while unfit through drugs, and the Crown now do not assert she was unfit through drugs. "The key factor in this case was her speed. In her pre-sentence report she now acknowledges what she's done and the report author recognises she is remorseful. She genuinely wishes she could undo the harm she's caused." Middleton was sentenced to four years and pleaded guilty to causing Doreen's death by careless driving. The judge also disqualified Middleton from driving for four years.
ITV News
10-07-2025
- ITV News
Speeding drug-driver jailed after killing 89-year-old woman in Nottingham
A speeding driver who hit and killed a grandmother on a mobility scooter in Nottingham has been jailed for 4 years. 31-year-old Rayner Middleton admitted causing the death of Doreen 'Mar' Raynor in a crash on 4 March, 2023 while she was more than double the legal limit of benzoylecgonine - a metabolite of cocaine. Nottingham Crown Court heard Middleton had consumed drink and drugs the night before she went to pick up her son, when she drove her Audio A1 at nearly 50mph in a 30mph zone. She tested below the legal limit for alcohol when she was breathalysed, but had some alcohol in her system. Mrs Raynor was thrown out of her mobility scooter in the crash while out getting vegetables to make a family dinner. She died later that day at Queen's Medical Centre. Prosecution barrister Nicholas Bleaney told the court, filled with members of both the defendant's and victim's families: "Mrs Raynor was a month shy of her 90th birthday in March of 2023. "She had some mobility issues due to an old injury. She used an electric mobility scooter on most days, this being a device to ensure she retains as much of her independence as possible." The court heard that the traffic lights turned amber as Middleton was driving through the crossing, while the pedestrian light for Mrs Raynor was red when she entered the road on her scooter. The prosecutor continued: 'There was a collision which caused Mrs Raynor to be thrown out of her mobility scooter and suffer very serious injuries.' Mrs Raynor's daughter, Melanie Frearson read a statement to the court that said: 'She was known to everyone as 'Mar'. She had 13 children – one of them was an abandoned baby who was left in her care. 'This shows the type of person she was – completely mother to all. I feel so angry that I have been cheated of having Mar to hold me when I'm not well. She got me through so much. 'Mar should have died peacefully of old age, not in the way she died.' Mrs Raynor's eldest living son, Michael Raynor, described his mother's death as 'tragic and senseless'. He said: 'Your reckless and irresponsible decision to drive under these conditions shattered our family and left a gaping hole in the lives of all who had known her.' Defending Middleton, Simon Eckersley said: 'Plainly she was going too fast. Had she been travelling at an appropriate speed, there still would have been a collision, but a collision with less impact. 'She has expressed genuine remorse for the loss of life.' Sentencing Middleton, Judge Steven Coupland said the defendant 'chose to drive in an aggressive way' at a speed that was inappropriate for the road. He added that the combination of each substance was 'likely to have increased the effects of the other' when Middleton was driving. He said: 'Her family and friends will suffer her loss for the rest of their lives. Their future will be marked by an empty seat at the table and a gap in photographs.' The judge also disqualified Middleton from driving for four years.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- The Sun
‘XL Bully' that mauled girl, 9, in the FACE is returned to owner as she walks free from jail
AN XL Bully owner has walked free from court after her dog attacked a child last year. Elizabeth Boot's dog, Rocky, attacked a 9-year-old at an address in Nottingham in January 4, 2024, a court heard. 3 The victim's injuries were so severe that she had to take time off school and is now left with permanent scarring. However, over a year later, Rocky has been returned to his owner. When the young girl was taken to hospital, Boot begged her and her mother not to tell the police about the attack in fears that her dog would be put down, Nottingham Crown Court was told. The 33-year-old from Sneinton then proceeded to give false details about the incident in a bid to protect the dog, while the victim was being treated at the Queens Medical Centre (QMC). Despite the child receiving multiple injuries, including a deep gash under her eye, Boot continued to give a false name and false details. A dog behaviour expert has since analysed Rocky and produced a report concluding it would be safe for him to return home. Handing her a 16-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, Judge Mark Watson said: "This was a frightening and scary incident, it must have been made worse by your response to it. "Rather than show concern for the girl, you were more concerned about Rocky and the impact on you and your family. "It was selfish behaviour and behaviour you should be ashamed of." However, the judge concluded that due to it being a quick bite rather than the dog taking hold of and mauling the child, Rocky did not pose a danger to the public. The case prosecutor, Devni Kitulagoda, said the girl was unsupervised with the dog when it suddenly jumped up and bit her just under her eye. Boot was alerted to what was happening after hearing the child scream. Kitulagoda continued to explain that Boot's partner then began shouting that Rocky was going to be put down and begged the mother and child not to say anything. But Boot later pleaded guilty to being in possession of a dog that was dangerously out of control and injured a person. Lucia Harrington, mitigating, said her client has children aged nine and 11 who both have ADHD and autism. Harrington said explained that if Boot was to go into immediate custody, her children would have to be put into care. As part of the suspended sentence order, the judge ordered the defendant to attend 15 rehabilitation session and also contribute £1000 towards the £12000 kennelling costs which had been incurred. He also ordered a contingency destruction order. This means Rocky will be destroyed if the owner is unable to keep it under control. The conditions are as follows: Pet gates to be fitted at the entrance of her home and her living room entrance. If anyone under thee age of 16 visits her home, Rocky needs to be locked in a separate room. The owner must attend sessions with a dog behaviour analyst. Three young girls were also attacked by a 7st XL Bully in Norfolk earlier this year. The horrifying incident saw Victoria Hewitt's pet, Karma, attack her two children and friend, aged 4, 8 and 11. The attack saw the dog drag one of the children across the floor, biting her down to the bone. A judge later sentenced Hewitt to an eight-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months. These incidents come after a ban on XL Bullies was ruled by the High Court in December 2024. Judges said that ministers has "sufficient evidence of an alarmingly high level of fatal attacks" by the dog breed when the crackdown was launched in 2023. Fatal XL Bully attacks A 10-year-old girl, locally named as Savannah, killed by her "new pet", and XL Bully, on Friday November 1, 2024. Woman in her 50s mauled to death at home by two XL Bully dogs in Hornchurch, East London on May 21, 2024. Esther Martin, 68, was looking after her grandson in Jaywick, Essex, when dogs Bear and Beauty attacked her on February 3, 2024. Ian "Scouse" Langley, 54, was protecting his puppy when the animal pounced on him outside a home in Sunderland in October 2023. Ian Price, 52, was viciously savaged in September 2023 by the beasts as he tried to protect his elderly mum from them after they escaped. Jonathan Hogg, 37, was killed in May 2023 entered the dog's pen when it went for him, leaving bite wounds on his arm, leg and head. Natasha Johnston, 28, was mauled to death while walking a pack of dogs in January 2023 was believed to have been killed by her own pet - an American Bully XL. Shirley Patrick, 83, died 17 days after being mauled in a 'hellish', violent dog attack in December 2022. Ian Symes, 34, who was known to friends as "Wiggy", died at a recreation ground in Fareham, Hampshire, after the savage attack in August 2022. Joanne Robinson, 43, was fatally mauled by pet Rocco at her home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire in July 2022. Keven Jones, 62, went into cardiac arrest after being bitten by Cookie-Doe at Chanel Fong's home in Wrexham, North Wales in May 2022. Bella-Rae Birch, one, was mauled to death in March 2022 at her home by the American Bully XL. Jack Lis, 10, was killed by a hulking XL Bully dog named Beast in November 2021 as he played at friend's home in Caerphilly. 3 3
