Crime

Convicted murderer withholds information on Carmarthenshire wife’s remains

Published

3 years ago

August 26, 2023

64-YEAR-OLD Glyn Razzell from Somerset, convicted of murdering his wife, Linda, in 2002, claims ignorance about her final resting place during a recent parole hearing. Linda, a 41-year-old mother of four, disappeared whilst en route to her Swindon workplace and has remained missing for over two decades.

Linda’s image, provided by Wiltshire Police, serves as a haunting reminder of the case that shook Highworth, Wiltshire, where she lived at the time of her mysterious disappearance.

In a remote appearance, Razzell, serving a life sentence, conveyed to the parole board, “I don’t know where Linda’s remains are. I’m unsure if she’s even deceased.” This response invoked Helen’s Law during his 2022 parole hearing, which denies parole to murderers withholding victim location details.

The couple’s children have endured years of anguish, desperate for closure and a chance to lay their mother to rest. Addressing Razzell, the parole panel conveyed, “Only you stand in the way of this closure.”

Razzell responded, expressing empathy for the bereaved family. Upon discussing disputes around the time of Linda’s disappearance, Razzell mentioned, “Linda sought my attention, which I didn’t reciprocate.”

Witness accounts of Razzell’s purported violent tendencies towards Linda were shared, which he refuted. Further questions probing threats, financial manipulation, and jealousy towards Linda’s new relationship were met with denials. Razzell admitted to feeling “depressed” after Linda initiated the divorce and lamented the reduced contact with his children.

A car Razzell borrowed the day Linda vanished reportedly contained traces of her blood. Denying knowledge, Razzell speculated Linda might have plotted to frame him. When repeatedly pressed about the murder allegations, he firmly declared his innocence, suggesting Linda vanished to incriminate him falsely.

Overwhelmed by emotions when discussing his children’s victim impact statements, Razzell divulged, “It pains me to know they harbour such sentiments about me.”

The hearing, open to the public, is being conducted at the Royal Courts of Justice, London. During Razzell’s 2003 trial, details emerged of Linda’s final known moments, including her last sighting at Alvescot Road, Swindon. Despite Razzell’s 2005 failed appeal, questions still linger. The parole board expects to render its decision within a fortnight.

The case is ongoing.

Crime

Uxbridge motorist banned after Pembrokeshire drug-drive stop

Published

1 hour ago

June 24, 2026

Sarah Jane Absalom

Driver was heading home after visiting former girlfriend when police stopped him on the A477

A WEST London motorist has been banned after being caught driving on the A477 in Broadmoor with a cocaine metabolite and cannabis in his system.

Danny Small, 32, was stopped by police carrying out routine checks at around 11:30am on January 28.

After providing a positive roadside drug swipe, Small was taken to a police station, where blood tests showed he had 157mcg of benzoylecgonine in his system. The legal limit is 50mcg.

He also had 2.9mcg of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in his system. The legal limit is 2mcg.

Small, of Little London Close, Uxbridge, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court this week, where he pleaded guilty to two drug-driving offences.

Probation officer Julie Norman told the bench that Small had been visiting his former girlfriend in Pembrokeshire and was driving home to Uxbridge at the time of the offence.

Ms Norman said Small was a regular cannabis and cocaine user.

“This helps treat his undiagnosed ADHD,” she said.

“He didn’t think the drugs would still have been in his system, as he’d consumed the drugs several days earlier. But drugs can often remain in the system for several weeks.”

Small was sentenced to a 12-month community order, during which he must complete 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.

He was fined £80 and ordered to pay a £114 court surcharge and £85 costs. He was disqualified from driving for 15 months.

Crime

Carpenter banned after drug-driving in camper van

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1 hour ago

June 24, 2026

Sarah-Jane Absalom

Pembroke Dock man was five times over the cannabis limit

A PEMBROKESHIRE carpenter has been banned from driving after being caught behind the wheel of his camper van while five times over the drug-drive limit.

James Toulouse, 35, was stopped by police shortly before midnight on December 20, 2025, as he drove his white Mercedes Vito along Buttermilk Lane in Pembroke.

“There was a strong smell of cannabis coming from the vehicle and the driver, who was James Toulouse, appeared glazed, as his eyes were red and bleary,” Crown Prosecutor Sian Vaughan told Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court.

A roadside drug swipe proved positive. Further tests showed Toulouse had 11mcg of Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in his system. The legal limit is 2mcg.

The court heard this was Toulouse’s second drug-driving offence in ten years.

Toulouse, of Clarence Street, Pembroke Dock, pleaded guilty to drug-driving.

He was represented by solicitor Michael Kelleher, who said the defendant works as a carpenter.

“Obviously it’s not going to be easy for him to carry on with his work, but he’s fully intending to do so,” he said.

Toulouse was disqualified from driving for 36 months. He was fined £350 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £140 surcharge.