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A Clifton man was photographed in his sleep by a stolen laptop, which then directed police to his house. Rastin Khalaji was caught on camera by tracking software downloaded by the victim, a female student, on the laptop. Yesterday at Bristol Magistrates Court, he was convicted of two counts of handling stolen goods. Khalaji, 19, was given a 12-month community order. He must abide by a curfew for eight weeks between 7pm and 7am and...

Vincent Tabak was today found guilty of murdering Bristol landscape architect Joanna Yeates as it was revealed that he had become obsessed with images of women being strangled during sex. A jury of six men and six women announced a majority verdict (10-2) at Bristol Crown Court at around 3.15pm on the third day of deliberations. Tabak has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 20 years. It can now be revealed that...

Jurors trying Vincent Tabak for the murder of Bristol landscape architect Joanna Yeates have been warned not to "allow emotion or sympathy" to cloud their judgment. Judge Justice Field told the jury of six men and six women they should decide whether the 33-year-old Dutch engineer was guilty of Miss Yeates's murder on the evidence alone. "It is your responsibility and your responsibility alone to judge the evidence and...

Have you seen this beautiful bike? It was stolen in Clifton on Sunday, October 23, between 10am and 2.45pm. Contact Gavin on 07814 485 405.

The neighbour of murdered Bristol architect Joanna Yeates has said he did not hear any screams on the night she died. Bristol Crown Court heard that Geoffrey Hardyman, who lives in the top floor flat of 44 Canynge Road, Clifton, was ill with a cold and had gone to bed at 11pm on the night of December 17 last year. He stated that he had heard nothing from Miss Yeates's ground floor flat on the evening that she was strangled by another...

KILLER Vincent Tabak was accused in court of strangling Joanna Yeates for sexual kicks. But Dutchman Tabak, who has admitted the manslaughter of the 25-year-old landscape architect, denied the accusation, saying he had wanted to kiss and not kill her after he walked by her kitchen window and she invited him in. Court One of Bristol Crown Court sat in silence yesterday as prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC counted 20 seconds – the...

The family of strangled Bristol woman Joanna Yeates sat just feet away from the man accused of murdering their daughter today as he raised his hand to show how he placed it around her neck. Earlier Vincent Tabak, 33, wept in court today as apologised to Miss Yeates's parents, admitting he "still can't believe" he killed her. The Dutch engineer told the jury at Bristol Crown Court how he panicked after Miss Yeates, 25,...

Joanna Yeates' killer researched the unsolved murders of Melanie Hall and Anni Dewani after strangling his victim, a court heard today. Vincent Tabak also regularly checked this website www.thisisbristol.co.uk and the Avon and Somerset police site for reports of the crime, as well as looking up satellite imagery of Longwood Lane in Failand, near Bristol, where he dumped Miss Yeates's body. On the eighth day of Tabak's murder trial at...

Vincent Tabak admitted killing Joanna Yeates to a prison chaplain but grew angry when told his confession would be passed on, Bristol Crown Court heard today. Salvation Army member Peter Brotherton told the jury he shook hands with Tabak before the defendant told him: "I have got something to tell you that is going to shock you." The Dutch engineer, who had been under 24-hour supervision at HMP Long Lartin, is said to have...

Do you recognise this sack cart? It was used in a burglary in Clifton, Bristol, on September 5. Three people forced entry into 194°F café on Boyce's Avenue and stole a safe containing money. They used the sack cart to remove the safe from the property. The cart was left in Victoria Square, Clifton and the safe was later found in Ashton. It had been forcibly opened. Has anyone sold a sack cart like this or had one...