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BBC News
25-04-2025
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Man who raped 15-year-old girl on Isle of Man jailed
A man who raped a 15-year-old girl before telling her it would not "end well" if she told anyone about it has been jailed for nine Smith, 41, threatened the girl three times after the attack, which took place in Courthouse heard Smith had claimed he and the girl had been in a Graeme Cook said he had taken away the teenager's innocence in the attack. The court heard Smith assaulted the victim after drinking gin and beer on 23 July told the girl three times following the events that it "wasn't going to end well" if she told anyone what he had girl went on tell family members in September and Smith was arrested but answered "no comment" when interviewed by later pleaded guilty to one count of rape and one count of assault by a victim impact statement read to the court, the girl said she had suffered flashbacks of the events, in which she relived the assault "over and over again".Jailing him, Deemster Cook said there had been an element of "victim-blaming" by Smith when he had claimed he was in a relationship with the threats he had made towards her, and the 25-year age gap between them, had been aggravating factors in the case, he deemster placed Smith on the Sex Offenders Register for life, and made him subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, which places restrictions on his contact with anyone under the age of was also placed on extended licence for 10 years following his release. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
07-03-2025
- BBC News
'Thug' who rained punches on floored Peel pubgoer jailed
A man who walked away from an unconscious pubgoer after repeatedly punching him in the face as he lay on the floor has been jailed for two years and two Barrow, 39, was seen having words with the man in the Marine Hotel in Peel on 30 December before the two men got into a fight Courthouse heard witnesses saw Barrow knock him to the ground before continuing to hit him in the face for another 15 Graeme Cook said Barrow's behaviour was "thuggery at its worst". 'Restraining order' The court heard Barrow had been drinking in the pub on Peel Promenade at about 22:30 GMT before he approached the other man.A witness said she had seen the two men have a verbal argument in the pub before later spotting them fighting left the scene after onlookers pulled him away from his unconscious victim, and an ambulance was court heard the man suffered a broken nose and fractured eye socket in the was arrested by police the following day and later pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily told the court that, at the time of the December incident, Barrow was on probation for assaulting the same man in January Cook said the type of behaviour displayed by Barrow on streets around the island was making some places "unsafe".The Isle of Man could "do without complete thuggery", he was also given a restraining order which bans him from contacting or approaching the man he had twice assaulted. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
24-02-2025
- BBC News
Man jailed for sexual assault of young girl in Manx capital
A man who followed a young girl through the Manx capital before sexually assaulting her has been jailed for six years and eight Jabbar, 43, had been finishing work at a fast food restaurant in Douglas when he followed the victim, who had walked past the establishment on the night of 28 court heard Jabbar spoke to the girl shortly before leaving work and asked if he could take her home. She said no and walked away, but he followed her before sexually assaulting her on Douglas him for sexual assault and sexual activity with a child, Deemster Graeme Cook said Jabbar had targeted a "particularly vulnerable victim". The court heard Jabbar had followed the girl to the bus shelter on Duke Street, where one count of sexual activity took place shortly before from CCTV showed Jabbar then following the victim at about 12:10 BST on 29 July, past the sea terminal and through the bottleneck carpark. One count of sexual assault and two counts of sexual activity then took place on the beach. 'My life forever changed' There was an 18-minute period before the girl was seen walking away alone on CCTV, and Jabbar could be seen walking in the opposite direction, Douglas Courthouse was victim told police she kept on telling Jabbar she needed to leave when the offences took place and her phone was out of was arrested on 8 August and subsequently pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault and three counts of sexual activity with a child. In a victim impact statement read to the court, the girl said: "My life forever changed that night, he took away my innocence."She said she had not been able to sleep since the incident, struggled to get out of bed, and was struggling to form any kind of relationship with new people."Although he pleaded guilty, I still have to deal with the trauma for the rest of my life", the girl Cook said the offences had caused "severe psychological harm" to the victim, adding: "I do hope she has a recovery from this at some point."Jabbar was placed under a sexual harm prevention order indefinitely and an exclusion order, banning him from returning to the island after he has served his was also placed on the sexual offenders' register for after the case, Det Insp Nick Haxby praised the courage of the victim and said he hoped that "with the right support which is in place", the sentencing would "assist and provide some level of closure for her and her family". Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
21-02-2025
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Man who drank on Isle of Man ferry before driving jailed
A man who drank alcohol on an overnight ferry to the Isle of Man before driving off the vessel has been jailed for 15 Askari, 27, was traveling to the island on the Manxman on 11 February for a trip when he was reported to the authorities for being Courthouse heard he failed a roadside breath test after being stopped by port officers after he drove his Alfa Romeo off the vessel in Douglas at about 05:40 him for driving while under the influence of alcohol and disqualified, Deemster Graeme Cook said he had an "appalling" driving record. The court heard he roadside breath test had recorded a result of 45 micrograms of alcohol per 100 micrograms, the legal limit is 35 were called by port officers after Askari became "argumentative", and he was was subsequently found out that the UK resident was disqualified from driving at the time. 'Blatant disregard' The 27-year-old pleaded guilty to driving while over the legal alcohol limit and while court heard he had several previous convictions for similar driving offences in West Cook said Askari had a "blatant disregard" for court orders and for other vehicles and while he had pleaded guilty straight away, he would only be given some credit for that due to the overwhelming evidence against him. The deemster noted that although the maximum sentence for driving while disqualified was six months in the UK sentencing guidelines, it was 12 on the Isle of him, Deemster Cook said it was "one of the most appalling driving records I have ever seen".Askari was also banned from driving for five years, and banned from returning to the island for five years after being released. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
BBC News
31-01-2025
- BBC News
Man who fractured victim's eye socket in Douglas lane jailed
A man who attacked a victim in a lane in the Manx capital leaving him with a fractured eye socket has been jailed for 16 McCabe, 33, punched the victim several times in Espanade Lane in Douglas in the early hours of 8 April after meeting him for the first time on a night Courthouse heard McCabe's behaviour had been "erratic" and his father had told him to apologise after he spilt the victim's beers at a bar him, Deemster Graeme Cook said it was an "appalling act of thuggery on a vulnerable man". The court was told McCabe's father and the victim had been chatting throughout the night at Jaks in one point the 33-year-old put his hand on the face of the victim, who pushed him away and said "no need, we are all friends here", the court McCabe attacked the man while he was walking towards the Marmaris kebab shop on Douglas Promenade, punching him four times in the face while was on the court heard a resident in a nearby flat had called the police at 01:40 GMT after witnessing part of the found the victim, who had been left with a fracture to his left eye socket and double vision, on the ground in the lane, the court was was later arrested and subsequently pleaded guilty of inciting grievous bodily harm. In a victim impact statement read to the court, the man said he had experienced a number of headaches and suffered from anxiety and nightmares since the assault and could no longer walk in the dark or go anywhere McCabe, Deemster Cook said: "People should be able to go out in Douglas or elsewhere on the island in safety."
