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How Northumbria Police are supporting hate crime awareness week 2026
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Calvin White, 35, raped and sexually assaulted the woman numerous times across various addresses in the North East – despite her making repeated pleas to tell him ‘no’. On Monday, September 28, he was jailed for nine years at Newcastle Crown Court.
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Natasha Holland was subjected to a vicious and sustained attack in her own home at the hands of her former partner Mark Hardy.
Forty-year-old Shaun Graham subjected the woman to a prolonged assault, where he held her down, strangled her, sexually assaulted her and then went on to rape her – whilst she repeatedly told him ‘no’. He was jailed for 10 years on Friday, October 2.
Luke Etheridge’s family have paid tribute to their ‘funny and handsome’ boy who loved his dog Wilf and was football mad after he tragically died in Sunderland. Luke, 16, from the Sunderland area, sadly lost his life after the black Audi A3 car he was in entered the River Wear on Tuesday (September 29).
Zara Shaw’s family have paid tribute to their ‘beautiful girl’ who had an ‘infectious laugh and smile’ after she tragically died in Sunderland. Zara, 16, from Newbottle, sadly lost her life after the black Audi A3 car she was in entered the River Wear on Tuesday.
Three teenagers tragically die after car enters River Wear
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Harry Gray, now 24, sexually assaulted the secondary-school aged girl in the South Tyneside area. Gray sexually assaulted the teenager initially as she slept before physically overpowering her once she awoke and made attempts to get him to stop. Today he has been jailed for five years.
The 38-year-old violent domestic abuser has been jailed after committing a sustained and brutal attack on his ex-partner in March at an address in South Tyneside.