AUDIO: Puppy importer and drug conspiracy in court round-up

Over the past five days immediate custodial terms have been handed down to a number of offenders from Dorset.

And the Daily Echo has been at some of them to provide detailed reports on court proceedings, including an illegal puppy importer to a man who received a life sentence in a double attempted murder case.

This week's summary focuses on hearings at Bournemouth Crown Court and Winchester Crown Court

However, Poole Magistrates' Court continues to get through dozens of cases a day, with many of these being sentencings. The latest from those to appear in the lower criminal court can be found in our In The Dock section. 

For a summary of what has been reported on from the crown courts over the past few days in print and online, listen to the audio round-up below.

And to read more about these cases click on the following links:

• Man handed life sentence for “barbaric” attacks in single night of violence
• 'Drug use and abuse is endemic': Cocaine and cannabis dealer jailed
• Father and son jailed for "grossly overcharging" for unnecessary roof work
• Fraudulent puppy trader jailed after "putting UK's rabies-free status at risk"
• Cocaine dealer fled the country for three years after arrest
• Knife-wielding robber targeted terrified students

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