THESE are the best court stories you might have missed online and in print in last week's The Mail. 

Barrow driver refused to provide breath sample

A MOTORIST who abandoned his car after driving straight over a junction failed to provide a specimen to police.

Barrow man pooed on floor in police cell after arrest

A MAN intentionally defecated in a police cell after being concussed by officers during his arrest, a court heard.

RSPCA releases pictures after Owl Sanctuarys' Paul Rose sentenced

PICTURES showing the ‘woefully inadequate’ conditions that birds were kept in by the founder of an owl sanctuary have been released.

Ross Johnson threw ‘blood-soaked tissues’ at officer in police custody

A MAN in his twenties with over 30 convictions is to be sentenced after throwing ‘blood-soaked tissues’ at a police officer while in custody.

A590 danger driver swerved stinger and hit car with children in

A MOTORIST who collided with another car as he swerved to avoid a police stinger has been convicted of dangerous driving.

Teen admits possessing class A drugs with intent to supply in Barrow

 A TEENAGER has been convicted of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply them.

Barrow woman caught stealing bottles of perfume from Tesco

A WOMAN who stole bottles of perfume from a supermarket has been ordered to complete an alcohol treatment programme.

Fiona Beal jailed for life for killing partner and burying body

A primary school teacher arrested in Cumbria for murder has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years for stabbing her partner to death before burying his body in the garden of their home.

Barrow man Frankie Bircher jailed after strangling pregnant partner

A BARROW man who strangled and threatened to kill his pregnant partner and his unborn baby in their home has been jailed.