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Convictions and sentencings Gateshead and Newcastle North and South Tyneside Northumberland Sunderland

Published: 00:00 20/07/2026

A predator who posed as a taxi driver and picked up a vulnerable woman in Newcastle has been jailed – with help from dedicated officers intervening.