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Former PCSO ‘obsessed with weapons’ jailed for trying to make 3D-printed gun

Zoe Watts, 39, a former police community support officer, had tried to make parts for a semi-automatic weapon at her home in Lincoln, a court heard.

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2025

Man sentenced to life after ex-partner victim dies two years after petrol attack

Victim Ellen Marshall’s daughter says her mother never got the chance to meet her grandchild

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2024

Man jailed for murdering partner who died two years after he set her alight

Leigh Pateman was serving a sentence for grievous bodily harm when Ellen Marshall died from her injuries last year.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

Family say 'massive hole' left in lives after dad-of-two killed by 'monster' in psychotic episode

'It was like the scene of a massacre'

Nottingham Post · Dec 13, 2022

Face of van driver who ran over and killed man in Skegness hit and run

The court heard that he had rammed police cars before driving into a field. He was tasered by police and arrested.

Nottingham Post · Dec 12, 2022

Coward boyfriend left Nottingham partner for dead after setting her on fire

He doused her in petrol

Nottingham Post · Mar 18, 2022