Abygail Fossett

Kian Turner was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court to 18 months in custody after admitting common assault, harassment, sending threatening messages, and breaching a restraining order and suspended sentence. After his former partner ended their relationship, Turner repeatedly threatened her and other men in her life, impersonated police during a call, and confronted her at home. The court heard that he had previously been convicted of battery and intentional strangulation and that his defence cited ADHD, oppositional defiance disorder and impulsivity disorder. Recorder Sarah Przybylska said the victim was afraid of him and what he was capable of.

Joseph Wicks, 27, of Colchester, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court to four and a half years in prison after stalking and abusing a former partner, spitting in her face, smashing her car windscreen and threatening serious harm. He was also convicted of dangerous driving after ramming his car into three pedestrians during an erratic drive through Colchester, as well as failing to stop after an accident, driving uninsured and driving while disqualified. Recorder Geraint Jones KC condemned Wicks's conduct and described the assault on the woman as particularly vile and cowardly; none of the pedestrians suffered serious injuries.

Trevor Franklin, director of the family-owned Franklins sewing and needlework business in Colchester and Ipswich, has died aged 68 after being diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in January. Born into the business, he worked there from the age of 16 and helped develop it into one of the UK’s largest sewing-machine retailers. He continued working despite his illness and was remembered at a packed funeral as a quiet, generous and dedicated man. Franklin is survived by his wife, Deanna, their sons Nathan and Jordan, and the wider family involved in the business.