Somerset criminals jailed in October and put behind bars

A murderer, rapists, dangerous drivers, rioters, and a terrorist are among those people from Somerset who have been put behind bars in the past month. Judges at Taunton and Bristol Crown Courts have been dispending justice to those who have broken the law - and dishing out prison sentences

The latest tranche of criminals includes man who “spontaneously” murdered his “much loved” uncle, a drug driver who caused the death of a teenager, and a rapist who attacked a child.

Here SomersetLive looks at some of the criminals jailed in October

REECE JOLLIFFE

A man who drunkenly entered a woman's home and tried to kidnap her two-year-old son has been jailed. Reece Jolliffe, 28, left the victim and her young child terrified when he went into their home in Amesbury, Wiltshire,[1] at around 4am on September 2, 2023.

The victim’s mother told the court how Jolliffe’s actions had “completely ruined” her family and left her child “absolutely terrified of everything”. Jolliffe, who had been drinking heavily at the time of the offence[2], entered the victim's home through an unlocked door last September.

The boy's mum woke to find 28-year-old Jolliffe at the end of her bed, holding her son in his arms. He dropped the child and fled when he was disturbed. Police attended Jolliffe's home and arrested him on suspicion of kidnap.

During interview, Jolliffe claimed he could not remember what happened after he left the pub he had been drinking at. He pleaded guilty to attempted kidnap and was given an immediate two-year custodial sentence[3].

Reece Jolliffe drunkenly tried to kidnap a toddler Reece Jolliffe drunkenly tried to kidnap a toddler

References

  1. ^ Amesbury, Wiltshire, (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
  2. ^ drinking heavily at the time of the offence (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
  3. ^ given an immediate two-year custodial sentence (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
  4. ^ attacker was jailed for 13 years (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
  5. ^ second of sexual assault (www.somersetlive.co.uk)
  6. ^ Bristol Magistrates' Court (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  7. ^ South Gloucestershire (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  8. ^ Kingswood (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  9. ^ charged with violent disorder (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  10. ^ stabbed a 16-year-old boy in McDonald's in The Horsefair (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  11. ^ Southmead (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  12. ^ following a four-day trial last month (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  13. ^ Keynsham (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  14. ^ Bristol Crown Court (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  15. ^ Weston-super-Mare (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  16. ^ 20kg of cannabis and 7kg of cocaine (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  17. ^ raped a woman twice earlier this year (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  18. ^ from St George (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  19. ^ refused to acknowledge his crimes (www.bristolpost.co.uk)
  20. ^ guilty of conspiracy to cause intentional grievous bodily harm (www.bristolpost.co.uk)