A director of a care home has admitted manslaughter by gross negligence following the death of a 83-year-old pensioner.

Ivy Atkin died on November 22 2012, shortly after being moved from Autumn Grange Care Home in Herbert Road, Sherwood Rise.

Yousaf Khan, 46, of Nelson Road, Bulwell, pleaded guilty this morning at Nottingham Crown Court.

He also admitted a health and safety offence in his role as a director of Sherwood Rise Ltd.

On behalf of the company, barrister Paul Greaney entered guilty pleas to corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence.

Mohammed Rahamatullah Khan, 38, of Zulla Road, Mapperley Park, admitted a health and safety offence.

The pair were bailed until sentencing on Friday, February 5, when full details about the charges and background will be given.

Bestwood: A 39-year-old has been ordered by magistrates to pay more than £600 after he dropped dog excrement in the street. David Brian, of Wyton Close, was caught on April 24 depositing a bag of excrement in Wyton Close. Brian was found guilty in his absence at Nottingham Magistrates' Court. He was fined £220, ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £22, costs of £226.32 and a courts charge of £150.

Radcliffe-on-Trent: A 26-year-old woman has been fined after she was caught drink-driving. Kerry Woodhall, of Wolverhampton, admitted she was driving a Nissan Micra and had 68 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35, on October 3. She was fined £110 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20, costs of £85 and a courts charge of £150. She was disqualified from driving for 12 months. The disqualification can be reduced by 13 weeks if she completes a drink-driving awareness course, costing up to £250, by June 10, 2016.

Beeston: Sally Bradshaw, of Boundary Road, pleaded guilty to driving a car at 51 mph in a 40mph zone. The 44-year-old was caught driving a Ford Mondeo Edge on the A52 Derby Road, Bramcote, on April 6. Bradshaw was fined £100 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £85. Three points were put on her licence.

Keyworth: Adele Louise Bemrose, 40, of Lings Lane, admitted drink-driving in a Land Rover in Main Road. She had 53 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the prescribed limit of 35, on November 7.

She was fined £500 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £50, costs of £85 and a courts charge of £150. She was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for 12 months. Her ban will be reduced by 92 days if, by June 29 next year, she has satisfactorily completed a drink-driving awareness course approved by the Secretary of State. The cost of the course will not exceed £250.

A man accused of assaulting a nine-year-old girl cannot be taken to court because police have lost vital evidence tapes .

Prosecutors said that the man, from Clifton, told police he attacked the child – and the recordings of that conversation were going to be presented in court by the Crown Prosecution Service.

But police have admitted that the video of the interview have gone missing and cannot be found.

Relatives of the girl contacted the Post after receiving a letter from the CPS saying it had "no alternative" but to drop the case as there was not "a realistic prospect of conviction" without the tapes.

Nottinghamshire Police have now launched an investigation into the loss, promising that "robust" action will be taken.

But the family, who cannot be identified by law, want to be sure that whoever is responsible is held to account.

"She is the child, she is the vulnerable one, the police should be looking after her," they told the Post.

"It is so unjust for the evidence to disappear.

"The police need to be accountable, even more so because this offence is against a young child."

The letter told the family that the accused man admitted, in a police interview, that he had assaulted the child.

It said the CPS requested the video as evidence for a trial which was set to take place this month.

"Unfortunately, we have been told by the police that the master tape and the working copy of the tape are missing and that they are not able to locate them," it said.

"Without this evidence, we are not able to prosecute the case."

A CPS spokesman said: "We can confirm we required tapes from the defendant's police interview to prove the case but were told by the officer in the case that they were not available.

"Without this material, there was insufficient evidence to proceed, so the case was stopped."

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said the decision to stop the case would form part of an investigation by the force's professional standards directorate. He added: "Our officers and staff are held to the highest standards of professionalism and if the investigation shows that we have fallen short of these standards, robust, appropriate action will be taken.

"We have apologised to the family for the distress this incident has caused and we would like to reassure the public that every precaution will be taken to ensure there is no repeat in the future."

The force also said that, as of October 2015, it had moved to a digital system "removing the reliance on physical media such as tapes and DVDs" and ensuring all interviews were "recorded in digital format and securely, centrally stored"

But for the family, this is too little, too late.

"We are so angry, as she has been so wronged," they said. "If this is allowed to happened to [this child], who else could it have happened to?"

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a prisoner at HMP Nottingham.

The 80-year-old victim was pronounced dead at around 5pm on Thursday.

Police were called to the prison at around 4.30pm following reports of a serious assault.

A post-mortem is due to take place on Friday to establish the cause of death.

The Independent Monitoring Board, the watchdog for HMP Nottingham, said they were made aware of the incident, and a member of the IMB was due to visit the prison on Friday.

Residents are being warned to keep a closer eye on their belongings after a 91-year-old woman had her purse snatched by a young boy.

The incident happened in Mona Road, West Bridgford, at around 11.30am on Thursday.

The offender, believed to be around 10 years old, asked the woman for some money to get to his mother's house.

When she took out her purse to help, he snatched it from her and ran away.

He was described as having dark hair and wearing a navy blue coat.

Neighbourhood Policing Inspector for Rushcliffe Craig Berry has offered advice to local people.

"When you are withdrawing or carrying cash or valuables, always try to be aware of who is around you," he said. "Unfortunately, on very rare and isolated occasions, there may be an opportunist thief around. Don't make it easy for them, but do not put yourself at risk of injury.

"The best approach is to make it too difficult for somebody to steal from you, though in most circumstances it is best not to fight back as your safety is paramount."

If you have any information about the incident, call Nottinghamshire Police on 101.

A Clifton man pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis in Kilsby Road, in Clifton, on July 19.

James Anderson, 21, of Colley Moor Leys Lane, was sentenced at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.

He was fined £100 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20, costs of £85 and a courts charge of £180. The cannabis was forfeited by the court and will be destroyed.

Burglars stole a laptop computer containing thousands of precious photographs – but saved the life of the family goldfish during the break-in.

Monica and Lance McGill were devastated when an HP Compaq laptop was snatched from their Wollaton home, with pictures of their children growing up saved on it.

The crooks forced their way into the house while the family were out, smashing a fishbowl in the process.

But they made sure goldfish Freddie was safe by placing him in the kitchen sink, which they filled with water.

The family are now appealing for the burglars to return their photos and have offered a £300 reward.

Mrs McGill said: "They stole a few other things but I don't care about that, I just want the pictures back. I've been taking them ever since my son was born, so we have six years' worth of pictures. There are thousands.

"I'm not even bothered about the laptop. They can burn the pictures onto a disk for all I care - I just want them back."

Mrs McGill, who is mum to Quinn, 10, West, eight, and six-year-old Parc, said she was surprised when she discovered Freddie had been saved.

But she added: "The more I think about it, the more it makes sense.

"They're just there to take whatever they can to make some money from. They weren't there to hurt a child or kill an animal or anything like that. They probably know we have insurance for the rest of the stuff, but not the pet and that's why they saved him.""

The burglary happened in Woodhall Road some time between 11am and 9pm on November 28.

Neighbour Howard Brown said: "I saw the police van parked outside the home and wondered what had gone on.

"I saw Monica, who said they had been burgled and she had lost all of her pictures of the children growing up.

"They really want them back. It's demoralising for them.

"She also said the burglars had knocked the goldfish bowl over, but saved the goldfish by putting it in the sink. It's certainly unusual."

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "We are investigating this burglary and enquiries are ongoing. The offenders gained entry through a downstairs window and stole two laptops and some cash."

Anyone with information about the break-in should contact police on 101, quoting incident number 767 of November 28.

Do you know what happened to the photos? Email jonathan.pritchard@nottinghampost.com or call 0115 905 1952.

Nottingham: A 23-year-old Forest fan has been banned from football matches for three years. Dale Haywood, of Sherwood Court, Chilwell, admitted being drunk and disorderly and going on to the pitch at the City Ground without lawful authority or excuse on November 6. After pleading guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court, he was fined £230 on each charge, ordered to pay a £46 victim surcharge, costs of £85 and a court charge of £150.

Nottingham: A woman stole several items of clothing worth £130 from Primark on November 5. Valentina Dragnea, 44, of Park Lane, Swindon, was conditionally discharged for six months and ordered to pay a fine of £50, a victim surcharge of £15 and court charge of £150. She entered a guilty plea to theft at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.

West Bridgford: Graham Fisher, 54, of Breckhill Road, Woodthorpe, was fined £350 after he went on to the pitch at the City Ground. Fisher was prosecuted under the Football (Offences) Act 1991 after he went on to the pitch without lawful authority or excuse on November 6. At Nottingham Magistrates' Court, Fisher pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £35, costs of £85 and a court charge of £150.

Old Basford: Eugene Shaw, 42, of Vernon Avenue, admitted possessing cannabis on August 4. At Nottingham Magistrates' Court, Shaw was conditionally discharged for 12 months and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £15, costs of £85 and a court charge of £180.

A logistics worker who has been jailed for fiddling his firm 300 times was only caught when he took a break from the job.

Jonathan Sherriff's stand-in checked his work and that led to auditors finding £40,696 had vanished from the company over four years.

That added up to a 21-month prison term for Sherriff, 39, of Versailles Gardens, Nottingham, who admitted fraud at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday. He had never been in trouble before.

Jonathan Dee, prosecuting, said Sherriff worked in "a relatively senior capacity" in the Annesley logistics department of Tsubakimoto UK, a subsidiary of a Japanese car parts firm.

Part of his duties involved getting firms to make deliveries. He began to organise "bogus deliveries" and was given petty cash by a female colleague to pay for the services of couriers. He pocketed amounts from £75 to £165 and this was never queried.

Mr Dee said: "He was trusted and he was given the money from the sale ledger, and he presented the vast majority of the invoices to her. She regarded him as a helpful guy."

When some of the firms appeared to be receiving a lot of cash, she suggested an account could be created for them to be paid directly. She was told that was not necessary. In 2014, she became suspicious, checks were made and auditors were called in.

They found that Sherriff had been pocketing the money from 2011.

Mr Dee said Sherriff adapted letter headings from the firms, using "Tippex and photocopying" to change the dates and other details. When his firm began an investigation, he said he had been "living a millionaire's lifestyle on a jobseeker's income".

Although the firm lost £40,696, the total cost was £87,000 due to the investigation and changes to internal systems.

Will Bennett, mitigating, said Sherriff had "massive personal debts of about £15,000".

He said: "He started to mix with individuals who led a hedonistic lifestyle. He would spend £300 on cocaine a week and was gambling £200."

Judge Michael Stokes, QC, said: "The first rule of fraud is never go on holiday."

A hearing will be held in February to see if Sherriff can repay any of the cash.

A former teacher charged with historic sex offences will appear in court this week.

Christopher Metcalfe, 68, of Cross Lane, Blidworth, was due at Derby Crown Court yesterday but his case was adjourned.

Metcalfe will now appear on Thursday.

He previously appeared at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on November 12.

Metcalfe is charged with three counts of rape, three counts of indecent assault and one count of buggery.

He was the first to be brought to court as part of Operation Xeres – Nottinghamshire Police's investigation into abuse at council-run care homes for children dating back 50 years.

All charges relate to two females and are alleged to date back to the 1980s.

Nottingham's senior judge yesterday slammed prosecution lawyers for delays in a rape case in which a 14-year-old girl allegedly became pregnant.

Judge Michael Stokes said it was the fourth matter to be held up by the Crown Prosecution Service in the day's list at Crown Court.

He said that he recently met the acting head of the region's CPS and had been assured that this "will never happen again".

The judge, who is Recorder of Nottingham, said it could lead to him pressing for a formal inquiry into the work of the service, which handles all major prosecutions in the area.

"We can't continue like this. Case after case after case and the appropriate material is not before the court. We have not got the necessary paperwork before the court," said the judge.

In the rape case, the court was told the alleged offender was expecting a prison term of more than ten years. He is already in custody and was keen to be sentenced.

A relentless burglar was jailed for six years yesterday as Nottingham's leading judge said tougher powers were needed to curb house raiders.

Judge Michael Stokes spoke after it was revealed that Wayne Smart had at least 14 house burglaries on his criminal record.

He had already been given prison terms of three and four years, being released halfway through them.

Smart 24, of Bridgeway Centre, Nottingham, admitted entering the isolated home of two pensioners in Leicestershire on November 3 while they were out. A woman victim had all her jewellery stolen, including items handed down from her grandmother.

A missing computer contained family photos which could not be replaced and the total haul was valued at up to £10,000.

Sian Cutter, in mitigation, said Smart accepted he would get a "custodial sentence of some considerable length".

A Nottingham barrister will spend Christmas behind bars after being charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine.

Omar Khan appeared before Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday and was remanded in custody until next year.

The 31-year-old was working at The Johnson Partnership, but the company says he was due to launch his own chambers in Huddersfield in the coming weeks.

Digby Johnson, a partner at the Long Row firm, said: "I am absolutely devastated.

"We are not going to be representing him.

"I am sure that people will use this as a stick to beat us with, but we have been around for 25 years and have a super relationship with others. We hope people will take a step back.

"He was someone who worked hard and gave good quality advice and represented people the best he could."

Mr Johnson said Khan had only five days of his contract left with the Nottingham firm and that the end of it was brought forward after he was arrested and charged.

In court Khan gave his address as Williams Street, Huddersfield – near to where he has set up his own firm, Quantum Chambers Law Limited.

He was charged on Friday with one count of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs between October 1 and December 4.

Mr Johnson said Khan had been working in the city for the last five years.

According to the Law Society he was admitted as a solicitor in 2012.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has been told about his ongoing case.

A spokesman said: "The BSB does not usually comment on individual cases in order to balance being open and transparent, along with its duty to safeguard information and confidentiality."

Nottinghamshire Police made the arrest but said they were not willing to comment until after the case had concluded.

Khan has been committed to Crown Court and will appear before a judge on January 4 via video link.

A man "kicked out" at a mobility scooter as it was being driven down the street.

The victim was driving his fully-enclosed scooter in High Hoe Road, Worksop, on November 28 at about 6pm when he approached a man who was walking with two women.

Once the scooter drew close to the group, the man began kicking its front windscreen.

When the victim tried to get out, the man closed the door on him and pinned him inside the scooter.

The assault ended when a member of the public turned around and dragged the attacker away, who then ran away.

Nottinghamshire Police would like to speak to anyone who witnesses the incident, particularly the man who intervened.

Anyone with information is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101.

Sutton-in-Ashfield: Mark Fenwick, 42, of Rhodes Walk, harassed a woman between October 10 and October 18.

After Fenwick pleaded guilty at Mansfield Magistrates' Court, a community order was made and a requirement to attend 31 sessions of a "building better relationships programme".

Unpaid work of 40 hours was imposed and a restraining order prohibiting Fenwick from contacting the woman or going to her address.

The order stands until May 24, 2007. Fenwick was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £60, costs of £85 and a criminal courts charge of £150.

Nottingham Crown Court will be informed that he admitted he re-offended during the operational period of a suspended sentence order, made by Nottingham Crown Court on July 19, 2014, for supplying drugs.

Mansfield: Steven Heritage, 42, of Rainsford Crescent, Leicester, admitted he stole miscellaneous groceries, valued at £189, from Tesco, Jubilee Way South, on April 11.

At Mansfield Magistrates' Court, Heritage was fined £200 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20 and costs of £85.

Kirkby-in-Ashfield: James Wright, 22, of David Street, must pay £200 compensation for assaulting a woman.

Wright admitted at Mansfield Magistrates' Court he attacked his victim on September 14. Justices imposed a Criminal Behaviour Order for three years, preventing him from visiting the woman's address or inciting others to act in an anti-social manner.

A community order was also handed to Wright, requiring him to attend probation appointments or participate in any activity for up to a maximum of 25 days, and complete unpaid work for 160 hours within the next twelve months.

Wright was ordered to pay costs of £85 to the Crown Prosecution Service and a courts charge of £150. No victim surcharge was imposed because he must pay the compensation. Wright further admitted failing to surrender to custody at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on October 14.

A street attacker who plunged a knife into a man's neck tried to frame a friend because he dreaded life in jail, a murder trial heard yesterday.

Jobless Jonathan Jones was one of two men arrested on suspicion of the St Ann's killing of John Parker, 43, on Sunday May 31, a jury heard.

After getting a woman to hide his knife and jacket, Jones tried to pass the blame on to Robert Higgins, who was present at the stabbing in Hedderley Walk. Mr Parker died within a few minutes of the single blow.

When in prison, Jones wrote to his girlfriend, urging her to tell police that Higgins had confessed to being the killer and had referred to the stabbing as "opening him up".

Jones wrote: "He is trying to stitch me up. There is no way I can do life – rec 20 years," a reference to the recommended minimum term spent behind bars.

Jones, 39, of Barbury Drive, Clifton pleads guilty to manslaughter. He denies murder on the basis that he did not intend to inflict "really serious harm".

Shaun Smith QC, defending, said Jones suffered renal failure while in prison and fell into a coma. Hospital staff were preparing to turn off life support but he woke after 24 days and was returned to prison.

At Nottingham Crown Court, Mr Smith asked: "Did you carry on blaming Mr Higgins? You knew blood had been found on his clothing. Why not carry on blaming him?"

Jones replied: "No, it would not have been the right thing to do."

Mr Smith asked why he had initially tried to divert blame. Jones said he had been shocked by the death of Mr Parker. He said: "I didn't want to accept it."

He admitted that he had the knife in his right hand as he swung a punch at Mr Parker of Birkin Avenue, Hyson Green. The weapon cut the carotid artery and went close to the spine. The wound was deeper than the length of the blade.

Mr Smith said: "Do you accept hitting him that way with a knife was wholly inappropriate?" Jones answered: "Yes I do, yes." The barrister went on: "Did you realise something very serious had happened to Mr Parker?"

Jones said: "I realised straight away I had hurt him. I didn't realise I had caused serious harm and took his life."

He was asked: "Did you intend to kill him?" Jones replied: "No."

Jones told the court he was a drug user and often went shoplifting to help pay for supplies. He carried a knife to remove security tags from items in stores. He also used it to get into a house he stayed in because it had no handle on the back door.

Michael Evans QC, prosecuting, suggested Jones had become angry in a shop earlier, making racist comments to another customer. Jones' girlfriend had also claimed to have been assaulted by Mr Parker.

The barrister told Jones: "You must have intended to cause serious harm. Can you think of any explanation?"

Jones told him: "I have not got one. It all happened so quick."

He admitted he had been "obnoxious" in the shop and "would probably have had something to say" to a man who assaulted his girlfriend.

The case continues.

Police have released CCTV images of two men they would like to speak to in connection with a theft from a Co-op store.

The men were in the Edwinstowe store, in High Street, on October 15.

If you recognise them, call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Jonathan Jones has been found guilty of murder at Nottingham Crown Court.

The jury returned a unanimous verdict over the stabbing of John Parker in St Ann's on Sunday, May 31.

Jones admitted manslaughter but denied murder during the six-day trial.

His defence was that he did not intend to cause "really serious harm" to Mr Parker, 43, of Birkin Avenue, Hyson Green.

After Jones, 39, was taken to the cells, Judge Stuart Rafferty QC praised the jury of four women and eight men, for their full "care and attention".

He added: "There is no criticism from me about your attention to the case. As far as I am concerned, yours is the most important public service anyone can perform."

Jones, of Barbury Drive, Clifton, will return to court on Thursday to be sentenced. He shouted out in the court after the jury returned its verdict.

The judge told defence barrister Shaun Smith QC: "I prefer to sentence your client in his presence but if he behaves in the way he has, I will proceed in his absence."

Mr Smith replied: "It will not be the first time that has been the reaction in a case."

Prosecutor Michael Evans QC said the judge would hear how the murder had affected Mr Parker's family, including his 16-year-old daughter.

Jones's list of previous convictions will also be revealed before he is sentenced.

On the day of the killing, Jones caused trouble in a shop, making racist remarks after claiming another customer was guilty of queue jumping.

Jones kept one hand in his right pocket where the knife was hidden, said Mr Evans.

Near the Victoria Centre, he was among a group of people who clashed with Mr Parker, who had been with a woman shoplifter. Punches were thrown and Jones's girlfriend claimed to have been struck.

Soon after, Jones and a friend, Robert Higgins, spotted Mr Parker on Hedderley Close, St Ann's. Jones had the knife in his right hand as he swung a punch at Mr Parker. It dug into the carotid artery, causing a wound deeper than the length of the blade.

Mr Parker fell dying, saying: "He's stabbed me." Blood seeped through his fingers as he put a hand to his neck. His girlfriend took off her cardigan and tried to staunch the bleeding.

Jones walked off, went to a house where he forced a woman to get rid of his coat and the knife, which was found in a sewer.

He later tried to blame Mr Higgins, who had the dead man's blood on his coat. Both men were arrested on suspicion of murder but Mr Higgins was later released.

In a letter from jail, Jones asked his girlfriend to tell police that Mr Higgins had confessed to the murder, writing: "He is trying to stitch me up. There is no way I can do life."

A 24-year-old prisoner has been charged with the murder of an 80-year-old Derbyshire man.

David Peter Gomersall has appeared in court charged with the murder of John Coxall.

Mr Coxall, of William Street, Long Eaton, was found unresponsive in his cell at Nottingham Prison last Thursday.

He was declared dead at 5pm and Gomersall, who, like Mr Coxall, was a serving prisoner, was arrested.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire police said: "David Peter Gomersall, 24, has been charged with the murder of John Coxall.

"The cause of death was strangulation.

"Gomersall appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday, December 5 and then at Nottingham Crown Court on December 8.

"A plea and case management hearing will be on March 14, 2016, with a trial set for May."

Mr Coxall was serving a 30-week jail term after pleading guilty to twice breaching the terms of a restraining order on September 1 and October 6.

It is understood the breaches were in relation to contacting a neighbour when he had been banned from communicating with her.

In December last year, he was jailed for six months for the same offence after breaching a previous order eight times.

A man on a "drugs bender" had to be shocked with a taser after threatening to stab police when he blockaded himself into a block of flats.

The officers had been called after Jack Arthurs suffered "a complete loss of control because he had too many drugs", Nottingham Crown Court was told yesterday.

Prosecutor Mark Knowles said Arthurs was creating a scene in the kitchen of a flat in Stapleford, and officers were told to "hurry up" because the 19-year-old had a knife and threatened to kill himself.

The police went into the back yard and saw Arthurs carrying a knife while he paced up and down in the upstairs bathroom.

They tried without success to reason with him.

Mr Knowles said: "He made stabbing motions out of the window towards the police officers. Because of his behaviour and the concerns, armed response officers were asked to attend.

"He was then seen in the living room and kitchen collecting more knives, and made further threats if they tried to enter the premises.

"The officers decided to sort the situation out and tasers were used to arrest him."

Arthurs, of Antill Street, Stapleford, admitted affray on July 5.

He was given six months' custody, suspended for 18 months, and must undergo six months of drug treatment.

Judge James Sampson told him: "This was drug-induced behaviour. You threatened police officers.

"A report suggests you are motivated to address these problems.

"If you can address them, there should be no repetition of this type of behaviour. It is up to you whether you co-operate and take the assistance on offer.

"If you fail and commit any further offence, you will be brought back to court, and the court will not treat you as leniently on the next occasion."

The court was told that Arthurs had taken a combination of M-Cat and cannabis and had been on a "drugs bender" from the previous day.

He "could not remember what he had done".

Steve Ramsell, mitigating, handed in a letter to the court from a psychiatrist who had provided "a treatment plan".

Mr Ramsell added: "He will see a psychiatrist and there would be a change in the medication he is on.

"Probation can manage his co-operation with the treatment."