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Man charged with murder of Bulgarian woman living in Exeter

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Posted: Sun, 08/14/2016 - 8:04am

Police have charged a 42 year old Bulgarian male Kostadin Kostov ,with the murder of 38 year old Gergana Prodanova who remains missing from Exeter.

Kostov will appear at Exeter Magistrates on Monday the 15th August.

Police enquiries are ongoing and extensive searches are continuing in the Mount Pleasant area of the city. Anyone with information regarding Gerganas disappearance should contact police via the 101 number.

Man arrested on suspicion of murdering Bulgarian woman living in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 08/11/2016 - 9:43pm

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering a Bulgarian woman who was living in Exeter.

Gergana Prodonova (pictured) was reported missing on Monday 8th August after she has failed to turn up for work shifts over the weekend. She was last seen at a food store in Sidwell Street in Exeter at around 8pm on Thursday 4th August.

Devon and Cornwall Police said a 42-year-old Bulgarian man had been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Urgent appeal to find missing Bulgarian woman in Exeter

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Posted: Thu, 08/11/2016 - 11:36am

Devon and Cornwall Police have made an urgent appeal to the public to help them trace the movements and whereabouts of a 38-year-old Bulgarian woman.

Gergana Prodonova was reported missing on Monday 8th August after she has failed to turn up for work shifts over the weekend. She was last seen at a food store in Sidwell Street in Exeter at around 8pm on Thursday 4th August.

Gergana is 38 years old and is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, of slim build with long black hair.

She may have been wearing a three quarter length beige coat.

Police launched a major...

Man charged with Devon murder

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Posted: Mon, 06/27/2016 - 10:35am

A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 30-year-old woman in Paignton on Thursday 23 June 2016.

Toryino Williams, 22, of Winner Street, Paignton, has been charged with the murder of Agnieszka Malgorzata Szymura.

He appeared before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 25 June and was remanded in custody to appear at Exeter Crown Court on Monday 27 June.

Agnieszka’s next of kin has been informed.

North Devon man jailed for murdering partner

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Posted: Thu, 06/23/2016 - 10:32am

A 74-year-old Bideford man has been convicted of murdering his partner at Exeter Crown Court today (23 June).

Edgar Fairhurst, 74, was charged with the murder of Marjorie Elphick, 83, after her body was discovered at their home in Riverside Close, Bideford, in the early hours of Wednesday 30 December 2015.

The jury found Fairhurst guilty of murder following a four-day trial and he was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 20 years.

Detective Inspector Sharon Donald, Senior Investigating Officer from the Major Crime Investigation Team, said: “...

Life sentence for man who murdered 'gentle giant'

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Posted: Tue, 06/14/2016 - 12:18pm

A 41-year-old man from Newton Abbot has been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison after being convicted of the murder of Adrian Munday at Exeter Crown Court.

The jury found Stuart Hodgkin, originally from Basingstoke, guilty of Adrian’s murder.

Adrian Munday, 51, was found deceased at a property on Wain Lane, Newton Abbot on Tuesday 6 October 2015.

Following the results of a forensic post mortem, police launched a murder investigation.

Stuart Hodgkin was arrested in Hampshire and charged with his murder. He first appeared before Plymouth Magistrates...

Jury finds Stuart Hodgkin guilty of of murdering Newton Abbot man Adrian Munday

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Posted: Mon, 06/13/2016 - 5:05pm

A 41-year-old man from Newton Abbot has been convicted of the murder of Adrian Munday at Exeter Crown Court today (Monday 13 June).

The jury found Stuart Hodgkin, originally from Basingstoke, guilty of Adrian’s murder.

He will be sentenced on Tuesday, 14th June.

Adrian Munday, 51, was found deceased at a property on Wain Lane, Newton Abbot on Tuesday 6 October 2015.

Following the results of a forensic post mortem, police launched a murder investigation.

Stuart Hodgkin was arrested in Hampshire and charged with his murder. He first appeared before...

Woman found dead in East Devon named

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Posted: Mon, 12/07/2015 - 3:40pm

Police have confirmed that the body found in a vehicle near Fenny Bridges in East Devon on Wednesday 2nd December is that of 71-year old Hilda Mary Oakland.

Her family have supplied this image of Hilda.

Charles Robert Broom aged 66 years from Honiton has been charged with murder and is remanded in custody to appeared before Exeter Crown Court on Thursday 17th December.

Related articles:

http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/honiton-man-charged-murder

http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/business-daily-local-news/man-arres...

Honiton man charged with murder

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Posted: Fri, 12/04/2015 - 12:01pm

A man has been charged with murder after a body of a 71-year-old woman was found in a vehicle near Fenny Bridges, East Devon on Wednesday 2 December.

Charles Robert Broom, 66, from Honiton has been charged with murder and is remanded in custody to appear before Exeter Magistrates Court today, Friday 4 December.

Formal identification of the victim will take place later today.

See also: http://www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/business-daily-local-news/man-arres...

Dawlish man jailed for murdering wife

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Posted: Tue, 11/03/2015 - 2:40pm

A 37-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his wife at Exeter Crown Court today (Tuesday 3 November).

James Luke McDonald (pictured) of Kingsdown Crescent, Dawlish, was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum term of 17 and a half years, for the murder of Sophie McDonald in January.

Sophie (pictured) was reported missing to police at around 6.40pm on Wednesday 28 January 2015.

An extensive search was undertaken by specialist officers and volunteer search and rescue groups.

Sophie’s body was later discovered at a property in Iddesleigh...

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