4th January 2012 - Women to face trial for assault
Left: Hayley Wells, aka Princess Angel. Right: Kelly Watterson
TWO women who have denied a religiously-motivated assault on a Kurdish woman at a city centre takeaway will face trial later this year. Hayley Wells, aged 27, and Kelly Watterson, aged 29 were released on conditional bail to appear before Plymouth Crown Court on June 27. They must not go within 100 metres of the takaway.
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3rd November 2011 - Women are accused of race attack
TWO women charged with a racist attack on a Kurdish woman at a city centre takeaway have been sent to Plymouth Crown Court.
Hayley Wells, aged 27, and Kelly Watterson, aged 29, appeared before Plymouth magistrates jointly accused of racially aggravated common assault against a woman in the kebab shop. Wells, of Shell Close, Leigham, and Watterson, of St Peter's Road, Manadon, both deny the attack on Sawda Kurdo at the Istanbul Kebab shop in Exeter Street on August 31. Watterson has also denied a further charge of affray in connection with the same incident.
Magistrates have now formally committed their case for trial at Plymouth Crown Court. Wells and Watterson were released on conditional bail to appear before a judge on January 3.
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8th September 2011 - Two deny resisting officers
TWO men have appeared before Plymouth magistrates accused of resisting police officers.
CHARGED: Michael Rafferty and (above right) Ricky Burley
Ricky Burley, aged 43, and 33-year-old Michael Rafferty appeared together charged with offences in Exeter Street on August 31.
Burley, of High Street, Stonehouse, denied threatening behaviour and resisting or obstructing a police officer.
Rafferty, of Queen Street, Devonport, denied obstructing or resisting a second officer.
Plymouth magistrates were told the incident happened outside the Wild Coyote pub, now called the East End bar.
They were released on bail on the same condition until their trial before magistrates on a date to be set in the next few months.
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8th September 2011 - Women plead not guilty to racial attack on shop
TWO women have appeared in court accused of a racially-aggravated attack at a city kebab shop.
Hayley Wells, aged 27, and Kelly Watterson, aged 29, faced Plymouth magistrates charged with racially-aggravated assault during an incident in Exeter Street.
Wells, of Shell Close, Leigham, and Watterson, of St Peter's Road, Manadon, both denied a joint charge of racially aggravated common assault against a woman in the kebab shop.
Watterson also denied a further charge of affray.
Magistrates ruled that the charge was so serious the pair must be tried at Plymouth Crown Court.
They were released on bail on condition they do not go within 100 metres of the takeaway while papers are prepared for a judge.
Watterson and Wells must return to face magistrates on November 1.
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27 August 2011 - Four charged after racist attack at Plymouth Takeaway
FOUR people are to appear at court next month on charges relating to an alleged attack on a Kurdish family in their takeaway shop.
Hayley Wells, aged 27, from Shell Close, Leigham has been charged with racially aggravated common assault by beating.
Kelly Watterson, aged 28, from St Peters Road in Manadon, is charged with racially aggravated affray and racially aggravated common assault by beating.
Michael Rafferty, aged 33, from Queen Street, Devonport has been charged with obstructing or resisting a constable in the execution of his duty.
Ricky Burley, aged 43, from High Street, Stonehouse has been charged with using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour and obstructing or resisting a constable in the execution of his duty.
All four have been released on bail to reappear at Plymouth Magistrates Court on September 7.
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31 July 2011 - Takeaway targeted by mob
A TERRIFIED Kurdish family were forced to barricade themselves inside a kebab shop as a mob allegedly shouted racist abuse outside.
One person threw a glass into the Istanbul Kebab shop in Exeter Street as violence spread from a nearby pub yesterday afternoon.
The family said the group, thought to have been in the nearby Wild Coyote pub, were shouting 'EDL, EDL' and vile racist abuse.
The far-right English Defence League (EDL) set off from the same pub for a march through the city centre three weeks ago.
Police were last night questioning four men from Plymouth aged 27, 28, 33 and 43, arrested at the scene – two on suspicion of affray, one for threatening behaviour and one for suspected criminal damage
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