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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Teenage driver admits causing Send death crash

A TEENAGE driver has been warned he could face jail after he admitted causing the death of a popular and talented Woking youth footballer in a fatal car crash last year.

Luca Bertolone, 19, of Woodham Waye, Woking, broke down in tears as he pleaded guilty to the charge of causing death by careless driving while unfit through drink or drugs at Guildford Crown Court on Friday.

His friend, Thomas Difelice, 17, from Woodham, was a passenger in?the red Mini being driven by Bertolone, which came off the road and hit a wall in Broadmead Road, Send, on December 15?last year.

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of Thomas,?and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger sent a message of condolence to?his family.

Thomas, who was a former pupil of St John the Baptist School in Woking, also played for a number of local football teams, including the youth academy?at Woking FC.

Simon Stirling, mitigating for Bertolone, said: “This is a young man facing a serious offence, but your honour will note that he is a man of just 19 years of age and previous good character.”

Delaying sentencing for reports to be compiled, Judge Suzan Mathews apologised to the?Difelice family for the time the case had taken to?get to court.

She said: “It is a matter of concern to me that it has taken this long to reach this stage.

“I’m disappointed this is causing further delay but I do accept for this age and background that the court needs the full information.”

Judge Matthews warned Bertolone all options would be considered.

She said: “Given the totality of what has gone on, you should be realistic that you could lose your liberty.”

Bertolone was granted conditional bail, but was ordered to surrender his driving licence.

He will return to court on February 3 to be sentenced.

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Hospitals trust may split, chief executive admits

EPSOM General Hospital could be split from its St Helier sister site in Carshalton as the NHS trust that runs them looks unlikely to be granted foundation status as it stands.

The news?has led to fears resurfacing about the future of the hospital, amid?a suggestion that it could end up as "some minor facility tagged on to some other trust that is miles away".

Last week, staff at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust were told?that the organisation?would struggle to move forward in its current form.

A board meeting was held on Friday (December 10), when alternatives to?foundation trust status - a requirement for all hospitals to achieve by 2014 - were considered.

These?included separating the two hospitals, some of the services being provided elsewhere and possibly Epsom being absorbed into a different NHS?trust.

Councillor Sandy Sanger, chairman of the social committee at Epsom and Ewell Borough Council, said: “We have seen a lot of hard work put in to develop the strategic outline case which should have resulted in significant capital investment in the Epsom Hospital site in the near future.

“Once again people’s expectations have been raised, only to be dashed some time later.

“I know that this move will cause a lot of anger and disappointment.

“We will be closely monitoring the services at our hospital and we will fight any proposal to shift them to St Helier prior to any formal changes.”

It is thought a campus option, which proposes a mix of activities on the site, may best guarantee the hospital’s future.

The borough council lists championing local health service improvements as one of its key priorities, and Cllr Sanger said other options being discussed by the trust would be very unpopular with people in the area.

“Residents do not want Epsom Hospital to end up as a minor facility that is tagged on to some other trust that is miles away.”

Samantha Jones, chief executive of the Epsom and St Helier trust, said: "I am conscious that this news will be disappointing and I can’t stress enough that the decision is based in no way on our performance over the last few years and all the work to improve the care we provide to patients.

“We now need to create a credible plan for our hospitals to achieve foundation trust status, whether on their own or in partnership with other organisations.

“People will of course ask how this decision will impact on our plans to spend millions of pounds redeveloping both Epsom and St Helier hospitals.

“As such, I would like to reassure them that, whatever the final outcome, we are still fully committed to both schemes and, as you will know, they have received significant and continued support both inside and outside the trust.”

The trust has also been criticised by?the public services?union,?Unison, over plans for nurses to drop a day’s annual leave to help?ease financial problems. Mrs Jones made the plea in an e-mail to staff because of a £30m black hole.

She said some doctors had agreed a wage cut and that she would give up one day of her annual leave.

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Man admits wounding girl, six, with knife

A FORMER health worker stabbed a six-year-old girl at a house in Guildford, causing a two-inch wound to her chest,?a court has heard.

Robert Knox, 29, appeared at Guildford Crown Court on Wednesday and admitted two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding.

The charges related to an incident on June 9?this year in Bellfields, which led to the schoolgirl being stabbed and her?mother?suffering cuts to her hands. The victims of the attack cannot be named for legal reasons.

Knox had previously pleaded not guilty to two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent, but these?were dropped after the prosecution accepted?his pleas to the lesser charges.

Describing the offence, prosecutor Nicola Merrick told the court that Knox had been in an argument with the?mother?earlier that day.

She said: “He had punched a hole in the wall. He left the house, he was going to the pub.

"She had gone to bed with her daughter that night.

“When he came back, he came in, he armed himself, he had been preparing food, and then he came upstairs.”

The court heard that Knox went into the bedroom where the mother and daughter were sleeping.

Ms Merrick said: “She [the mother] was aware of him in the room, he was standing over her with a knife.

"She reached up to get at the knife, to protect herself and more importantly to protect her daughter.”

The court heard that the woman received cuts to her hands by trying to grab the weapon off Knox.

"Very traumatised"

“Realising that her mother had been injured, she [the girl] got up and was screaming ‘leave mummy alone, leave mummy alone’,” said Ms Merrick, who added that the?woman?had no knowledge of exactly how her daughter sustained the wound to her chest.

When they were examined afterwards, the woman was found to have a "nasty" laceration to her hand and the young girl had a two-inch gash on her chest.

“Initially it appeared to be quite deep. In fact it was an in-and-out wound, it was not in fact very deep, it was not a life-threatening injury," Ms Merrick explained.?

The court heard that the young girl was now in foster care.

Ms Merrick?added: “She is physically well but she clearly has been very, very traumatised by this. Her position in foster care is not stable at all.

“There were concerns initially. She was interviewed fairly early on, and on June 16. In both of those interviews she wouldn’t say anything about what had happened.

“Initially she wouldn’t see her own mother because she was so traumatised by the events.”

Judge Christopher Critchlow?questioned the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to accept?Knox's guilty plea to the lesser charges rather than prosecute for unlawful and malicious wounding with intent.

Ms Merrick replied: “The prosecution don’t embrace the basis of plea wholeheartedly, it’s a pragmatic view.”

Rupert Hallowes, defending,?said?Knox knew that?a jail term was?inevitable.

He told the judge?there was no history of mental illness but?that his client?had some learning difficulties when he was younger.

“It’s a troubling incident,”?Mr?Hallowes?added.

Knox, from Bellfields, will be sentenced on?January 14.

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Man admits manslaughter over River Wey death

Man admits manslaughter over River Wey death

By Luke Jacobs
November 03, 2010

A MAN has admitted the manslaughter of a homeless former?soldier who died after being pushed?into the River Wey in Guildford last year.

Kenneth Lloyd denied murder but pleaded guilty to?the lesser charge?during a hearing at Guildford Crown Court on Wednesday.

He pushed 57-year-old Dominic Smith into the river close to the Odeon cinema on?November 24, 2009. The victim died in hospital the following day.

Defence barrister Marcus Tregilgas-Davey said on Wednesday that psychiatrists had agreed?Lloyd was now to fit to plead having undergone several mental health assessments

“We have had the opportunity to have conference with him and what the doctor says in the last paragraph of his report seems to reflect the position,” he added.

Prosecutor Mark Milliken-Smith said they could not be confident of proving that Lloyd's actions had amounted to murder.

“The Crown takes the view that in the background of drink being taken, a jury could not be persuaded of an intention to kill,” he added.

Judge Christopher Critchlow remanded Lloyd, of Ashridge Way, Sunbury Cross, in custody to re-appear before the court for sentencing on January 7.

“It’s taken a number of months since this matter first came to court and there have been a number of reports from psycharists and psychologists,” the judge said.

"This should be put back for further reports before sentence."

Mr Kelly was well known around homeless centres in Guildford and the surrounding area.

He was spotted floating in the river and was dragged out by the emergency services before being taken to the Royal Surrey County Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Man admits to death threats from Barclays hostage siege

A CONVICTED thief admitted terrified holding staff and clients as hostages in a bank in Ashford, armed with toy gun black painted child and an improvised bomb to false.

Unemployment Matthew Nutley, 36, avenue in the city, Brookside pleaded guilty Friday to charges of armed robbery, false, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an armed robbery, two counts of threats to kill, blackmail, possession of an offensive weapon and make a hoax bomb making imitation weapon imprisonment.

Police said he went into the branch of Barclays, an afternoon of June, summer Church Road this year and shouted repeatedly inside these would "breathtaking headed" Surrey with a stand-off three hours with armed police.

He eventually abandoned himself after his last three hostages has managed to escape, walking outside with her arms in the air and smoking a cigarette.

Dramatic headquarters begins at 4 p.m. Monday, June 28.

Police said Nutley, which was an important weapon later proven fire imitation firearm, shouted clients and staff to descend on the floor.

Then he forced the Bank Manager to lock doors and said his hostages he was carrying a bomb that would have exploded if he release trigger.

Nutley also handed a black spray paint can to a staff member and ordered to cover Windows so that nobody could see inside.

A client received cable ties and was ordered to stop the other hostages.

Nutley, wearing a white paper with a hood and a mask over his mouth and nose, boiler suit provided outfits similar to some people inside.

He was later told police that had been his intention to leave these hostages for armed officers does not know who was who.


While the gun and the bomb Nutley transporting finally were fake, its threats hostages did were very real

DCI Chris Raymer

Road to the Church was surrounded as police negotiators established telephone contact with Nutley, being a claim of £ 800,000 cash and at a stage called a helicopter to make a loan for his escape.

Several hostages were allowed to leave for the evening afternoon and early so that only three remained inside.

Nutley, which strongly drank a bottle of vodka to the incident was also armed with a large kitchen knife and threatened to cut off your fingers and ears of the rest if people demands were not fulfilled.

But the three hostages left then seized the opportunity to escape while the rear of the Nutley has been transformed, leading to the sensor itself abandon just before 7 pm.

Fire imitation firearm and knife were found on the ground to the Bank, while the Nutley device had claimed was a bomb was found to be a small-scale hoax of copper pipes and wires bound with electrical tape.

To the police interviews, Nutley admitted that he had been planning the flight for months and had toy gun aspergées child black to make it more realistic paint.

On the morning of the incident, it leads to a DIY store and bought paper boiler suits, gloves latex, cable ties and paper masks.


Put the gun to my head and said "put it on [a combination boiler]"

Hostage Dan Beedell

Detective Superintendent Alan Sharp, tactical Commander of the incident, Surrey police commented: "this task was one of the most difficult and moving I've never had a quick command."

"We are dealing with the possibility of a real threat to the lives of the staff and clients."

"Although we train these situations are rare and I am extremely proud at Surrey Police teams come together to meet."

"Everyone, staff dealing with 999 calls hostage negotiators and firearms officers, used their skills to terminate without serious injury to any person incident."

Detective Chief Inspector Chris Raymer added: "it was an incredibly traumatic experience for those inside the Bank started just a few minutes ago just before about their daily business."

"While the gun and the bomb Nutley transporting finally were false, its hostages threats he was very real."

His behaviour was aggressive and volatile, and really, they feared for their updated vie.Ont innocent people through such terrifying test was cruel and selfish.?

"Waving gun."

Young shepherd Dan Beedell, 31, was one of the hostages held inside the Bank.

In the incident, he recalled how Nutley had begun to enter boiler suits.

"I was able to get half my costume of boiler above my head", he said.

"It came behind me and put the gun to my head and said"apply to"."

"While he wanted money and threatening people."

Liane Ralph was allowed to leave the Bank after saying Nutley she was experiencing an anxiety attack.

She said: "" he shouts just for everyone put up their hands and on the plancher.Il welcomed the weapon on. ""

Nutley, who has a previous conviction for theft at an off license in 2003, is due to be sentenced on November 19, once a comprehensive psychiatric report has been prepared.

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