Courts

A boy who was sexually abused by a Suffolk man over a four year period has told a court of the shame and fear to speak out.

A man who killed his grandfather during a mental health episode has been acquitted of murder.

A pair have been banned from owning animals after a dog had to be put down due to neglect.

A 40-year-old man who falsely claimed thousands of pounds in Council Tax Support has received a community order.

A woman who unleashed an ‘unprovoked attack’ on a neighbour has been handed a restraining order and suspended sentence.

A man and a woman have been sentenced after admitting their parts in drug dealing in the town.

A man who stole a large quantity of milk from a nursery is due to be sentenced.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man convicted of driving and indecent behaviour offences who failed to show up at court.

Three people have been jailed for perverting the course of justice after a woman was caught speeding on the A14.

A 60-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty after being arrested alongside her 26-year-old son following an alleged stabbing.

A 35-year-old man has been jailed for 15 months for two breaches of a restraining order against a woman.

Some of the people with Suffolk links who were jailed over the past two months.

A man has admitted a series of animal cruelty offences in court.

A wanted 71-year-old sex offender from Suffolk has been detained in Portsmouth.

The man accused of the kidnap and murder of 17-year-old Victoria Hall more than 25 years ago will stand trial next year.

A man has appeared in court charged with the rape of a teenage girl.

A 27-year-old man who stabbed to death a mum-of-three in a ‘cold and deliberate’ attack in front of her friends has been jailed for life.

A firm has been fined £6,600 after two workers were injured by falling stone – with one suffering multiple fractures.

A 33-year-old man has been cleared of a series of child sex offences.

A farmer who left dead sheep on his land for weeks has been fined nearly £30,000 for failing to safely dispose of the livestock.