Birmingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 614 verdicts at Birmingham Crown Court (Birmingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

November 2015 1 case

Christopher Cambray

Sexual offences against children *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Christopher Cambray, a 42-year-old former Warwickshire Police sergeant living in Shrewley, pleaded guilty in September 2015 to six sexual offences against children, including sexually abusing a boy, paying another victim for sex, two counts of making indecent photographs, and one count of taking indecent photos. He was arrested in September 2014, suspended from duty, and dismissed in July 2015.

Pleaded guilty to six offences. Given a Sexual Harm Prevention Order stopping him from having unsupervised contact with anyone under 18. Ordered to register as a sex offender and after serving his sentence will have to tell police where he is living.

30 Nov 2015

August 2015 3 cases

Adam Power

Conspiracy to burgle and robbery *

Sentence

6.5 years imprisonment

Adam Power and Noel Lacey broke into 32 licensed premises across the country, including 10 in the West Midlands, stealing £30,000 from fruit machines during a two-month burglary spree starting January 22, 2015, at the Copcut Elm in Droitwich. They targeted pubs in Coventry, Halesowen, Birmingham, Sandwell, and others, using sledgehammers to access machines. On one occasion at the Royal Hop Pole pub in Tewkesbury, they committed robbery by threatening staff. They used hire vehicles with false plates and were arrested on April 1, 2015, in Essex along with accomplice Wayne Hawkins.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle and one count of robbery. Aged 38, from Crychan Close in Hawksley.

11 Aug 2015

Noel Lacey

Conspiracy to burgle and robbery *

Sentence

7.5 years imprisonment

Noel Lacey and Adam Power broke into 32 licensed premises across the country, including 10 in the West Midlands, stealing £30,000 from fruit machines during a two-month burglary spree starting January 22, 2015, at the Copcut Elm in Droitwich. They targeted pubs in Coventry, Halesowen, Birmingham, Sandwell, and others, using sledgehammers to access machines. On one occasion at the Royal Hop Pole pub in Tewkesbury, they committed robbery by threatening staff. They used hire vehicles with false plates and were arrested on April 1, 2015, in Essex along with accomplice Wayne Hawkins.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle and one count of robbery. Aged 40, from Sibdon Grove in West Heath.

11 Aug 2015

Wayne Hawkins

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Wayne Hawkins participated in the last four burglary raids as an accomplice to Noel Lacey and Adam Power, who broke into 32 licensed premises across the country, stealing £30,000 from fruit machines. The spree involved targeting pubs in various locations, including the final attempted raid on April 1, 2015, at the Man in the Moon pub in Harrow, Essex, where all three were arrested by West Midlands Police.

Admitted taking part in the last four raids. Aged 28, from Hollybank Road in Billesley.

11 Aug 2015

June 2015 2 cases

Mark Hodge

Rape *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Mark Hodge, a 50-year-old corporate lawyer from Wood End Lane in Fillongley, raped and sexually assaulted a teenager at her home in Birmingham in October 2013. He was found guilty after a six-day trial, with forensic evidence contradicting his claim that the victim had fabricated the accusations.

Found guilty of five offences including rape and sexual assault following a six-day trial. Denied the offences, claiming the victim fabricated the accusations, but forensic evidence was presented to the jury.

30 Jun 2015

Robert Key

Arson *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

Robert Key, from Stornoway Road, Castle Vale, drunkenly jumped on the bonnet of a marked Vauxhall Corsa police car outside Castle Vale Police Station at 3am on Sunday, March 22, 2015, pelted it with a stone, leaned in the driver’s side window to set it alight, causing damage in excess of the car's value, resulting in it being written off.

Admitted the offence. Turned to drink and drugs after father's death. Shown genuine remorse. Additional 4 months for production of cannabis after search revealed ten plants.

18 Jun 2015

May 2015 2 cases

Kristoffer Bell

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Kristoffer Bell, 34, of Spetchley Close, Redditch, was part of a 17-person drugs-dealing network involved in the trafficking of class A and B drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and cannabis, throughout the UK. The operation, known as Operation Weld, began in April 2014 and involved detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Unit at West Mercia Police collecting evidence against criminals from Worcestershire, the West Midlands, Humberside, Greater Manchester, and London. Seizures included drugs worth more than £1 million and over £175,000 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Was serving a prison sentence at HMP Sudbury at the time of the conspiracy and flaunted illegally gained money by hiring expensive cars while on day release.

5 May 2015

Michael Ward

Conspiracy to supply a class A drug *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Michael Ward, 35, of Fulbrook Close, Redditch, was part of a 17-person drugs-dealing network involved in the trafficking of class A and B drugs, including cocaine, heroin, and cannabis, throughout the UK. The operation, known as Operation Weld, began in April 2014 and involved detectives from the Serious and Organised Crime Unit at West Mercia Police collecting evidence against criminals from Worcestershire, the West Midlands, Humberside, Greater Manchester, and London. Seizures included drugs worth more than £1 million and over £175,000 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply a class A drug. Admitted acting as a courier for the group.

5 May 2015

January 2015 2 cases

Adam Emms

Violent disorder *

Sentence

26 months imprisonment

Adam Emms, 24, of Donnington Close, Church Hill, was involved in a violent protest in Birmingham city centre on July 20, 2013. After 2,000 protesters listened to speeches and displayed flags, some turned violent, throwing missiles at police who were maintaining order. A number of officers suffered minor injuries. The incident was part of disorder investigated over a year, involving CCTV, mobile phone, and police footage.

Part of violent protest involving English Defence League supporters.

14 Jan 2015

James Cocks

Violent disorder *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

James Cocks, 35, of Binton Close, Matchborough East, was involved in a violent protest in Birmingham city centre on July 20, 2013. After 2,000 protesters listened to speeches and displayed flags, some turned violent, throwing missiles at police who were maintaining order. A number of officers suffered minor injuries. The incident was part of disorder investigated over a year, involving CCTV, mobile phone, and police footage.

Part of violent protest involving English Defence League supporters.

14 Jan 2015

December 2014 1 case

Matthew Alistair Bayliss

Breach of Criminal Behaviour Order *

Sentence

12 weeks imprisonment

Matthew Alistair Bayliss, 44, from Quarry Road in Birmingham, was sentenced for breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) issued on November 24 by Worcester Magistrates Court, which barred him from travelling on part of the Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Redditch, approaching London Midland staff, entering parts of Redditch town centre, and using car parks and platforms at stations along the line. The breaches occurred on three separate occasions shortly after the order, including being abusive on a train entering Redditch on October 14 and being a nuisance at the booking office and begging outside the station on November 8. His prior offences spanned two years and included assault, racially-aggravated crimes, begging, being drunk, and threatening staff, the public, and police officers.

Breached Criminal Behaviour Order on three separate occasions. Original CBO issued by Worcester Magistrates Court on November 24 for offences including assault, racially-aggravated crimes, begging, being drunk, and threatening staff, public and police over two years.

12 Dec 2014

November 2014 1 case

Tony James

Rape *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment

Tony James, aged 62 from Ibstock Close, Winyates, Redditch, groomed and abused a girl aged four to ten over five years in the 1980s and 90s at an address in Balsall Heath, Birmingham. He repeatedly sexually assaulted her on a whim, took her to brothels while having sex with prostitutes, forced her to play indecent games, ducked her under water as punishment for bed-wetting, and made her touch him inappropriately. He also physically and sexually assaulted another girl and boy aged six to eight at a flat in Turves Green, Birmingham, including indecent assaults after drinking sessions and beatings with a stick. Arrested in October 2012 and charged with 19 counts of indecency with a child, child cruelty, indecent assault, and rape.

Found guilty of all 19 counts after denying allegations. No remorse shown. Described by investigating officer as one of the most cold-hearted offenders.

6 Nov 2014

October 2014 1 case

Dayo Cromwell

Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and unlawful possession of a firearm *

Sentence

ten years imprisonment

Dayo Cromwell, a 35-year-old car trader, was arrested in February 2014 after attempting to flee from police while driving a blue Citroen through Bulkington, Warwickshire. He was detained in a nearby garden and found in possession of crack cocaine worth £27,000. A search of his flat on Baldwin Croft, Bell Green, uncovered a large haul of Class A drugs including heroin and cocaine with a street value exceeding £992,000, along with cutting agent and a press machine for preparing deals. Additionally, a loaded MAC 10 machine gun with 23 live rounds and a further 42 bullets were recovered. The drugs were believed to be destined for sale on the streets of Coventry.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. DCI Simon Wallis commented that the sentence rightly reflects his operation as a top level criminal.

23 Oct 2014

September 2014 1 case

Jack Bromell

Drugs supply offences *

Sentence

4 years and 9 months imprisonment

Jack Bromell, aged 20, from Richards Close, Kenilworth, was part of an organised crime group from Warwickshire investigated under Operation Toulouse by Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police's Serious and Organised Crime Unit. The group was involved in the criminal activity of regional and national distribution of multi-kilo amounts of cocaine and amphetamine, motivated by greed and preying on vulnerable community members. The covert investigation started in July 2012 and led to arrests in July 2013. Authorities seized 18.25 kilos of amphetamine, 12.28 kilos of cocaine, 5 kilos of ketamine, 412 diazepam tablets, and 342g of cannabis resin with a combined street value of approximately £5.25 million, along with a firearm and £100,000 in cash.

Part of an organised crime group involved in regional and national distribution of multi-kilo amounts of cocaine and amphetamine. Investigation began in July 2012, arrests in July 2013.

3 Sep 2014

June 2014 5 cases

Jason O'brien

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 17 years

Jason O'Brien beat his friend Michael Carrielies to death on November 28, 2013, at Meadow House on Upper Spon Street following a city centre drinking session. O'Brien asked a local shopkeeper to call an ambulance after the incident. Police arrested him at the scene, and a post-mortem revealed Mr Carrielies died from multiple injuries.

Denied murder but was convicted by a jury. Detective Inspector Ian Iliffe commented on the brutality of the killing and hoped the verdict brings closure to the family.

26 Jun 2014

Chann Sankaran

Match-fixing conspiracy *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Chann Sankaran, 33, of Hawthorn Road, Hastings, arrived at Manchester Airport on 21 November 2013 with Krishna Ganeshan. They engaged in efforts to secure investment for corrupting footballers, met Hakeem Adelakun and Michael Boateng in Croydon on 25 November 2013, received €60,000 in marked cash, and distributed €450 to the players. The pair focused on fixing the AFC Wimbledon vs Dagenham Redbridge match on 26 November 2013, contacting overseas networks with score predictions for betting. NCA evidence from surveillance secured their conviction.

Singaporean man involved in match-fixing conspiracy; sentenced by Judge Melbourne Inman.

20 Jun 2014

Michael Boateng

Match-fixing conspiracy *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Michael Boateng, 22, of Davidson Road, Croydon, met with Krishna Ganeshan and Chann Sankaran in Croydon on 25 November 2013, where they received €60,000 in marked cash from an undercover NCA investor. Ganeshan and Sankaran then gave €450 to Boateng and Hakeem Adelakun to corrupt them into influencing the scoreline of the AFC Wimbledon vs Dagenham Redbridge match on 26 November 2013 for betting purposes. The plot failed, but surveillance and evidence led to his conviction.

Former Whitehawk footballer involved in match-fixing conspiracy.

20 Jun 2014

Krishna Ganeshan

Match-fixing conspiracy *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Krishna Ganeshan, 44, of Hougang Avenue, Hougang, Singapore, arrived at Manchester Airport on 21 November 2013 with Chann Sankaran. Over the following days, they sought investment to corrupt footballers, met Hakeem Adelakun and Michael Boateng in Croydon on 25 November 2013, received €60,000 in marked cash, and paid €450 to the players. They attempted to influence the AFC Wimbledon vs Dagenham Redbridge match on 26 November 2013 by providing score information to overseas betting networks. NCA surveillance captured their activities, leading to conviction.

Singaporean man involved in match-fixing conspiracy; sentenced by Judge Melbourne Inman.

20 Jun 2014

Scott Melville

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 26 years

Scott Melville broke into the Gordon Street home of 91-year-old army veteran Sydney Pavier on September 16, 2013, kicking in the door and ransacking the house. He battered the partially-sighted pensioner, leaving him badly beaten and unconscious on his bed. Mr Pavier battled for six weeks and died on October 28, 2013, at Warwick Hospital as a result of his injuries.

Found guilty of murder after a two-week trial. Previously pleaded guilty to robbery involving the theft of a mobile phone on September 14 and to burglary at the Next Stop newsagents in Victoria Terrace on September 16. Charged with burglary and causing grievous bodily harm before the victim's death.

3 Jun 2014

May 2014 5 cases

Seyed Khan

Conspiracy to handle stolen goods *

Sentence

30 months imprisonment

Seyed Khan, 32, from Marsh Lane in Birmingham and cousin of Shanwaz Khan, was part of a crime gang that stole £1.1 million worth of luxury cars, linked to 82 thefts across the West Midlands. The gang stole vehicles including two Mercedes C-Class from a driveway on Grovefield Crescent, Balsall Common, and a Seat Leon from outside a house in Coventry’s Standard Avenue. Police found 3,000 car engines and parts ready for shipment abroad.

Admitted conspiracy to handle stolen goods. Cousin of Shanwaz Khan.

22 May 2014

Shanwaz Khan

Conspiracy to commit burglary and handle stolen goods *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Shanwaz Khan, 30, led a crime gang that stole £1.1 million worth of luxury cars, linked to 82 thefts across the West Midlands. Among the thefts was a driver dragged from his £25,000 Ford Focus ST at a petrol station forecourt. Police raids uncovered an array of chopped-up cars stolen from the West Midlands, plus 3,000 car engines and parts ready for shipment abroad. His personalised number plate was a jibe at authorities.

Admitted conspiracy to commit burglary and handle stolen goods. Leader of the gang; his Audi RS4 was spotted in convoy with a stolen Mercedes in March 2012, leading to raids on his home in Erdington and rented lock-ups where chopped-up stolen cars were found.

22 May 2014

Ross Dunham

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Ross Dunham, along with his brother Matthew and others, was part of a crime gang that stole £1.1 million worth of luxury cars, linked to 82 thefts across the West Midlands. The gang stole vehicles including two Mercedes C-Class from a driveway on Grovefield Crescent, Balsall Common, and a Seat Leon from outside a house in Coventry’s Standard Avenue, which was later spotted being driven on false plates. Police raided locations and found 3,000 car engines and parts ready for shipment abroad.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle.

22 May 2014

Matthew Dunham

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

39 months imprisonment

Matthew Dunham, along with his brother Ross and others, was part of a crime gang that stole £1.1 million worth of luxury cars, linked to 82 thefts across the West Midlands. The gang stole vehicles including two Mercedes C-Class from a driveway on Grovefield Crescent, Balsall Common, and a Seat Leon from outside a house in Coventry’s Standard Avenue, which was later spotted being driven on false plates. Police raided locations and found 3,000 car engines and parts ready for shipment abroad.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle. Identified as the driver of a stolen Seat Leon during an ID procedure.

22 May 2014

Wajid Khan

Conspiracy to handle stolen goods *

Sentence

30 months imprisonment

Wajid Khan, from Brookvale Road in Erdington and brother of Shanwaz Khan, was part of a crime gang that stole £1.1 million worth of luxury cars, linked to 82 thefts across the West Midlands. The gang stole vehicles including two Mercedes C-Class from a driveway on Grovefield Crescent, Balsall Common, and a Seat Leon from outside a house in Coventry’s Standard Avenue. Police found 3,000 car engines and parts ready for shipment abroad.

Admitted conspiracy to handle stolen goods.

22 May 2014

March 2014 1 case

Azeem Akhtar

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 16 years and three months

Azeem Akhtar, then 17, stabbed 16-year-old Azim Azam in the chest with a kitchen knife on September 16, 2013, while both were on the No 2 bus in Moseley. The attack was in revenge for a prior falling out, with Akhtar pulling on black gloves, hurling abuse, and stabbing Azim as he stepped off at Wake Green Road. Azim died from the single wound despite attempts to revive him. Akhtar acted normally afterward, attending a youth course and meeting a mentor before handing himself in the next day.

Admitted the murder. Sentenced after pleading guilty.

17 Mar 2014

December 2013 1 case

Simon Clifford Davies

VAT fraud and conspiracy to launder money *

Sentence

Not stated

Simon Clifford Davies, aged 46 from Loxley Close, Church Hill, was part of a gang of 17 men and three women from the West Midlands, Staffordshire, and Manchester. The gang stole more than £8 million through tax fraud and money laundering in the construction industry over a six-year period. They employed subcontractors 'off-record', pocketed Income Tax and National Insurance contributions, and created fake invoices to claim VAT refunds. The investigation uncovered a complex web involving more than 100 businesses. Cash seizures included £95,000 from West Midlands properties, £37,000 from Bristol addresses, and £38,400 from Manchester sites.

Found guilty of VAT fraud and conspiracy to launder money. Part of a gang involved in tax offences and money laundering linked to the construction industry.

31 Dec 2013

July 2012 2 cases

Andrew Butler

Incest *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

Andrew Butler, 47 at the time of separation, engaged in a sexual relationship with his adult daughter Nicola Yates after reuniting in her 20s. The relationship was discovered in 2007 by Yates' seven-year-old stepson who found them in bed together. Romantic letters, cards, explicit images, and messages were found on their devices. The duo lived together in a Bordesley Green flat. They were arrested in September 2010 after explicit photos were discovered by Yates' stepsister in March 2010.

Admitted to engaging in sexual relations with a relative between 2008 and 2010. Described as a manipulative individual. Judge remarked on the illicit and abhorrent nature of the relationship.

1 Jul 2012

Nicola Yates

Incest *

Sentence

26 weeks suspended sentence

Nicola Yates, daughter of Andrew Butler, reconnected with her father in her 20s after no contact since age seven. She engaged in a sexual relationship with him from 2008 to 2010, concealing it from her family using the pseudonym Andrew Bicknell. The relationship was exposed in 2007 when her stepson found them in bed, and further in 2010 when her stepsister discovered explicit photos. Authorities found evidence of their romantic and explicit exchanges. They were arrested in September 2010.

Admitted to engaging in sexual relations with a relative between 2008 and 2010. Deemed very vulnerable with a history of unsuitable relationships. Previously received a community punishment sentence for an initial offence in 2007. Expressed remorse for missing out on a relationship with her father during upbringing.

1 Jul 2012

February 1981 1 case

Tom Smith

Aggravated burglary *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

On a Sunday evening in January 1980, Tom Smith and his gang stormed a sorting office in Sansome Walk, Worcester, by jumping from a skylight, armed with a handgun and pick axe handles. They intended to rob a safe containing £10,000 cash. Smith wrestled a postal worker to the floor and set off the alarm. A postal worker armed with a scythe appeared, and armed police ambushed the gang, shooting Smith in the left arm and chest. The raid was set up after a post office engineer spotted a tampered window. Smith was rushed to hospital and later recovered.

Pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary. Sustained gunshot wounds during the robbery attempt. Part of a notorious Liverpool robbery crew.

1 Feb 1981

Date Not Specified 21 cases

Anthony Bayliss

Rape *

Sentence

9 years and 6 months imprisonment

Anthony Bayliss was a 'rich client' in a child prostitution ring run by Paul Doyle in Birmingham in the 1990s, paying for sex with 'young and skinny' girls, including raping a 14-year-old girl.

Retired schools inspector who posed as a TV producer to pay for sex with underage girls.

1 Jan 0001

Anthony Burns

Blackmail and child sexual offences *

Sentence

24 years imprisonment

Anthony Burns, a 39-year-old man originally from Lowestoft in Suffolk, targeted dozens of victims online between 2018 and 2020, exploiting dating sites and sugar daddy platforms to lure victims and extort them. He coerced victims into performing degrading sexual acts and producing indecent images, including directing a woman in the United States to abuse a seven-year-old girl while he recorded. He attempted to contact approximately 600 individuals, succeeding with 35 victims. The court heard his 'mental torture' left many victims suicidal or self-harming. He learned his techniques from Abdul Elahi, a predator jailed in 2021. Burns pleaded guilty to more than 40 charges, including 26 counts of blackmail, six relating to indecent images of children, and two of causing a child to engage in sexual activity.

Pleaded guilty to more than 40 charges, including 26 counts of blackmail, six relating to indecent images of children, and two of causing a child to engage in sexual activity. Judge Sarah Buckingham condemned his 'depravity and callousness', noting lack of remorse and perverse interests. Prior conviction for grooming a 14-year-old in 2010.

1 Jan 0001

Aron Thompson

Burglary *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Aron Thompson broke into and ransacked a 71-year-old pensioner's home in Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green, while she was out shopping with her daughter. He stole cash and games consoles but fled when disturbed by the victim returning home, abandoning items including a TV by the back door. The next day, police found him hiding under his girlfriend's bed in Kestral Avenue, Yardley, after linking him to a stolen Kia Sportage from another nearby home. Evidence included a photo of him with the stolen car, a matching body warmer from CCTV, a baseball bat, screwdriver, and stolen property in the car. The victim required hospital treatment due to stress and anxiety.

Admitted burglary and handling stolen goods. Has nine prior burglary convictions since 2006.

1 Jan 0001

Ashleigh Emery

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Ashleigh Emery, 37, from Station Road, Lapworth, was identified as the ringleader Poulton's right-hand man in the cocaine supply network. After seeing associates arrested, he fled to Dubai. In September 2023 he returned to the UK and handed himself in before being sentenced.

Poulton's right-hand man. Fled to Dubai before being detained. Returned to the UK and handed himself in in September 2023.

1 Jan 0001

Alexander Blake

Kidnap, robbery and blackmail *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Alexander Blake and Ryan Blakeney barged into a 62-year-old Dorridge man's home on the evening of April 10, 2013, tied him up, threatened him with a knife and boiling water, mistakenly believing him to be a high-level drug dealer, demanded £50,000 then reduced to £10,000, pocketed a fake Rolex watch and £150, bundled the victim into his own car boot and drove to east Birmingham, leaving him stranded locked in the rear seats in Tyseley.

Charged with robbery, kidnap and blackmail.

1 Jan 0001

Alice Cutter

Membership of a proscribed terrorist organisation (National Action) *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Alice Cutter was a leader of the banned neo-Nazi group National Action. She and others joined before the organisation was proscribed in December 2016, and after the ban, continued to communicate covertly using encrypted messaging. She participated in secret meetings to discuss a race war and recruited others to the group, while sharing images mocking the Holocaust and glorifying Hitler.

Group leader. Convicted after trial. Must serve at least two-thirds before parole.

1 Jan 0001

Allan Richards

Sex offences against children *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment

Allan Richards, a former West Midlands Police officer and scout leader from Tile Cross, committed dozens of sex offences against 17 boys aged 8 to 19 between 1976 and 2014. He exploited his positions to indecently assault boys during scouting trips, at swimming pools, in his home, local parks, and even at Steelhouse Lane police station. Offences escalated to serious sexual assaults and rapes, including raping boys aged around 15 after grooming them under pretexts of police investigations. Diaries found at his Thaxted Road home detailed the abuse.

Convicted after two trials of 40 charges including assaults, voyeurism and five counts of misconduct in public office. Must serve at least 12 years before parole eligibility and remain on licence for the remainder plus five years.

1 Jan 0001

Andre Sargeant

Conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine *

Sentence

6 years and 9 months imprisonment

Andre Sargeant was part of a drug gang that ran three county lines named Mario, Luigi, and Cam, supplying Class A narcotics out of Highgate, Birmingham, between October 2024 and February 2025. The group sent thousands of drug-related messages and were arrested following a West Midlands Police investigation.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply heroin and cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Blythe

Fraud *

Sentence

4 years and 9 months imprisonment

Andrew Blythe of Coleshill participated with Lee Evans in defrauding elderly victims across the Midlands from 2007 to 2012 through unnecessary, overpriced and shoddy property repairs. Involved in escalating jobs and pressuring victims, including leaving one with a hole in her roof until she paid £7,200. Victims included retirees in their 80s subject to repeat offending. Cheques paid to third parties including employees and a jewellery firm, converted to cash same day.

Changed plea to guilty to four offences of fraud on day six of the trial. Co-ran businesses with Lee Evans.

1 Jan 0001

Adam George James

Actual bodily harm and common assault *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 150 hours community service, and £140 victim surcharge

In July 2016, after being found unconscious in Birmingham, Adam George James regained consciousness while receiving pre-hospital care from paramedics, used foul language, and kicked two crew members, breaking paramedic Amy Holtom's wrist and causing cuts and bruising to a colleague's legs. He was wearing steel toe capped shoes. Both crew members needed hospital treatment and up to six weeks off work.

Ambulance trust requested sentence review.

1 Jan 0001

Abhay Singh

Conspiracy to launder stolen funds *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Abhay Singh, 33, from Crown Mews, Abingdon, conspired to launder stolen funds from a nationwide malware fraud scheme that stole tens of thousands of pounds from victims.

Pleaded guilty.

1 Jan 0001

Abdul Hasib Elahi

Blackmail *

Sentence

32 years imprisonment

Abdul Hasib Elahi, of Sparkhill, Birmingham, masqueraded as a stockbroker or rich businessman on sugar daddy websites and social media, targeting victims in debt or too young for the sites. He tricked them into sending naked or partially clothed images, then blackmailed them via WhatsApp, threatening exposure unless they sent more extreme material including self-harm, abusing children, and siblings. He categorised and sold the abuse material online, earning over £25,000. Offences committed between 1 January 2017 and 7 August 2020, affecting at least 196 victims in the UK and nearly 2,000 worldwide.

Admitted 158 charges including multiple counts of blackmail, disclosing private sexual films and photographs to cause distress, making and distributing indecent images of children, encouraging the sexual assault of children, sexually assaulting a boy, causing or inciting children to engage in sexual activity, fraud, and possessing more than 65,000 indecent images of children.

1 Jan 0001

Abdul Rashid

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

four years and four months imprisonment

Abdul Rashid, aged 33, of Kitsland Road, Birmingham. Drug runner and front man for Zaman, facilitating supply to Wright's operation.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Worked as drug runner and front man for Qamar Zaman.

1 Jan 0001

Alan Read

Rape, attempted rape and indecent assault *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment

Alan Read, aged 62 from Colesbourne Road in Sheldon, committed historic sex offences against three victims (two boys and a girl) aged between three and 14 between 1987 and 2000. He abused the children while they were in his care and threatened them into silence, claiming they would not be believed. The offences came to light when the oldest victim reported the abuse, leading to a complex investigation and the other victims coming forward. He was arrested in May 2015.

Found guilty by unanimous jury verdict after eight-day trial on 15 counts. Placed on Sex Offender Register indefinitely.

1 Jan 0001

Akhtar Zamir

Conspiracy to steal cars *

Sentence

4 years 8 months imprisonment

Akhtar Zamir was part of a high-end vehicle theft ring that stole four luxury Audis worth almost £200,000 over five days in late September and early October 2013 from locations in Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull and Willenhall. The group used a key-copying device to extract security data from on-board computers and program it onto blank keys. Stolen vehicles included two Audi RS5s, an A5 and an A4. The cars were stripped at a chop shop in an industrial unit owned by accomplice Nakash Javaid.

Aged 25 from Sparkbrook. Admitted conspiracy to steal cars.

1 Jan 0001

Aiden Collins

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis *

Sentence

two years and eight months imprisonment

Aiden Collins, aged 24, of Peterhouse Close, Ipswich. Drug runner supporting Hamilton and Wright's dealing in Worcester.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis. Worked as drug runner for Hamilton and Wright.

1 Jan 0001

Adrian Monk

Possession of information useful for terrorism *

Sentence

5 years and 2 months imprisonment

Adrian Monk, from Little Eaton in Derbyshire, was charged in August 2023 after a warrant at his former home in Rugeley, Staffordshire, where several terrorist documents were seized. He admitted 10 offences of possession of a document containing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, contrary to Section 58 Terrorism Act 2000. He was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to 10 offences. Lead detective Alison Hurst commented on the dangers of terrorism documents.

1 Jan 0001

Ahmad Al Sino

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years

Ahmad Al Sino stabbed Mohammed Ibrahim on his doorstep in Castle Vale just before 1pm on March 13, after the pair had fallen out following a family wedding. Mr Ibrahim, 55, died at the scene and his son was seriously injured. Al Sino, 43, drove across the city but was arrested by armed officers at his Chatham Road home at 1.40pm. A plastic bag containing two knives was found, one with Mr Ibrahim’s blood.

Found guilty of murder and attempted murder. Arrested 40 minutes after the attack.

1 Jan 0001

Ben Wellings

Possessing and supplying a firearm *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

On March 9, 2015, Ben Wellings parked near Pauline Ali’s BMW in a car park on Waverley Avenue, Pheasey, and passed a black bag containing a shortened shotgun through an open window. He was followed by officers and arrested at a petrol station forecourt in Kingstanding Road.

Pleaded guilty to possessing and supplying a firearm.

1 Jan 0001

Bharat Jogia

Breaching director disqualification *

Sentence

9 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 100 hours unpaid work, disqualified as company director for 10 years

Bharat Jogia, disqualified as a company director for 13 years in 2014 after causing Jogia Jewellers (UK) Limited to wrongfully claim over £2.3 million from HMRC, continued to run pharmaceutical companies Diamond Pharma Limited and BHJ Consulting Ltd in all but name from 2014 until July/August 2019. He instructed lawyers, approved accounts, authorised agreements, managed staff, received over £80,000 in consultancy fees for Diamond Pharma, which accrued £445,000 in tax debts. For BHJ Consulting Ltd, he handled key decisions despite his wife being the official director.

Breached 13-year director disqualification from 2014 by controlling Diamond Pharma Limited and BHJ Consulting Ltd until 2019. Aided by wife Louise Jogia.

1 Jan 0001

Bilal Bashir

Burglary, car theft, dangerous driving *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment (3 years for burglary, 6 years for Ferrari theft, 12 months for dangerous driving, all consecutive)

Bilal Bashir, aged 27 from Alum Rock, Birmingham, absconded from HMP Hewell at the end of March 2016. On April 1, 2016, he participated in a burglary in Dorridge stealing a black Audi S5 and other valuables. Three days later, masked men used the Audi to carjack a Ferrari California from a homeowner in Dorridge, dragging him out of the vehicle. The Ferrari was later found damaged (£40,000) with dashboard ripped out. The Audi driver rammed police on the M6 and attempted to evade capture. Forensic evidence including DNA from an orange glove, mobile phone data, CCTV, and witness descriptions linked Bashir to the offences.

Guilty verdict after a five-day trial. Previously serving four years for burglary, absconded from HMP Hewell.

1 Jan 0001

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