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Birmingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 416 verdicts at Birmingham Crown Court (Birmingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Birmingham Crown Court
August 2017 1 case
Yusupha Sarr
1 Aug 2017
Possession of a prohibited firearm with intent *
Sentence
15 years imprisonment

In August 2017, Yusupha Sarr shot at a rival in Smethwick after attending an 18th birthday party where a gunshot was heard. He was connected to the 23 Drillas gang.

Convicted for possessing a banned firearm with intent to endanger life, in connection with a shooting incident.
birminghammail.co.uk
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March 2017 4 cases
Mahmud Ali
3 Mar 2017
Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *
Sentence
5 years 8 months imprisonment

Mahmud Ali, aged 23, of St George’s Road, was involved in keeping the drugs business supplying cocaine, cannabis, and ecstasy running around the clock as part of the nine-strong Coventry crime family network investigated by West Midlands Police.

Admitted conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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Rohan Patel
3 Mar 2017
Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *
Sentence
5 years 8 months imprisonment

Rohan Patel, aged 22, of Alum Close, played a part in the conspiracy to supply cocaine, cannabis, and ecstasy in the Coventry drugs network uncovered by West Midlands Police. He was arrested after returning from abroad following raids on July 13, 2016.

Admitted conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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Tavaseen Iqbal
3 Mar 2017
Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *
Sentence
6 years 8 months imprisonment

Tavaseen Iqbal, aged 24, ran a drugs business supplying cocaine, cannabis, and ecstasy from behind bars at HMP Featherstone using smuggled mobile phones to direct operations. He was previously jailed for six years in December 2015 for firearms and drugs offences. The year-long investigation by West Midlands Police uncovered the network following public concerns.

Admitted conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs. Banned from driving for 5 years and bound by a Criminal Behaviour Order for 8 years.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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Saif Iqbal
3 Mar 2017
Conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs *
Sentence
6 years 8 months imprisonment

Saif Iqbal, aged 23, from Ransom Road in Foleshill, co-ordinated the supply chain and managed safe houses for distributing cocaine, cannabis, and ecstasy as part of the family-run drugs empire directed by his cousin Tavaseen Iqbal from prison. The operation was busted in a year-long West Midlands Police investigation.

Admitted conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs. Banned from driving for 5 years and bound by a Criminal Behaviour Order for 8 years.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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February 2016 1 case
Tareena Shakil
5 Feb 2016
Membership of Islamic State and encouraging acts of terror *
Sentence
6 years imprisonment

Tareena Shakil, a 26-year-old former college student from Birmingham, travelled to Syria with her 14-month-old son in October 2014 to join Islamic State. She posed her son in photographs wearing an IS-branded balaclava and standing next to an AK47, captioned as 'father of the British jihad'. She sent messages embracing Isis, stating she was not coming back, expressing intent to kill apostates, and desiring to die a martyr. She encouraged other women to join her in Raqqa and later claimed she escaped after realising her mistake.

Convicted after a two-week trial of being a member of IS (4 years) and encouraging acts of terror in Twitter posts (2 years). Judge Melbourne Inman highlighted her embrace of Isis, radicalisation, and involvement of her son as serious aggravating factors.
standard.co.uk
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December 2015 1 case
Harley Davidson Heyes
7 Dec 2015
Robbery *
Sentence
6 years and 10 months imprisonment

On August 16, 2015, at around 9am, Harley Davidson Heyes stole the victim's Mazda CX5 sports car as he opened the church gates in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull. The victim was knocked to the ground and dragged underneath the car, suffering a head injury, fractured pelvis requiring surgery, fractured knee cap, punctured lung, and several broken ribs. The victim was placed in an induced coma and required four weeks of hospital treatment, continuing to recover at home. The car was dumped more than a mile away in a secluded area, where Heyes stole an iPad, iPhone, and iPod from it before taking a taxi home to Bluebell Drive, Chelmsley Wood, where he was arrested. Stolen property was found in communal bins.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. Described as 'brutally reckless' by police; showed no remorse during interview despite claiming remorse in court.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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November 2015 1 case
Christopher Cambray
30 Nov 2015
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.
leamingtonobserver.co.uk
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June 2015 1 case
Mark Hodge
30 Jun 2015
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.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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May 2015 1 case
Kristoffer Bell
5 May 2015
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.
redditchstandard.co.uk
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November 2014 1 case
Tony James
6 Nov 2014
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.
redditchstandard.co.uk
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October 2014 1 case
Dayo Cromwell
23 Oct 2014
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.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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June 2014 1 case
Scott Melville
3 Jun 2014
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.
leamingtonobserver.co.uk
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May 2014 1 case
Shanwaz Khan
22 May 2014
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.
coventryobserver.co.uk
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March 2014 1 case
Azeem Akhtar
17 Mar 2014
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with minimum term of 16 years and three months

Azeem Akhtar, then 17, stabbed 16-year-old the victim 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 the victim as he stepped off at Wake Green Road. The victim 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.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Keith Allen
Date not specified
Rape *
Sentence
8 years 6 months imprisonment

Keith Allen was a supply teacher who groomed a 15-year-old pupil in the early 1990s, giving her alcohol and driving her to school. The abuse escalated until he raped her in 1992 after she became ill at his home. The victim reported the matter to police in 2023, and Allen was convicted of rape.

Found guilty by a jury of rape. The judge said Allen abused a position of trust and did not accept that his judgement was impaired at the time. The court heard he was in poor health.
bbc.co.uk
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Khuram Razaq
Date not specified
Conspiracy to steal cars *
Sentence
3 years 6 months imprisonment

Khuram Razaq 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 23 from Sparkbrook. Admitted conspiracy to steal cars.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Louise Jogia
Date not specified
Aiding and abetting breach of director disqualification *
Sentence
7 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, disqualified as company director for 10 years

Louise Jogia, official director of BHJ Consulting Ltd, aided her husband Bharat Jogia in breaching his 13-year director disqualification by providing signed documentation and support, while he dealt with key matters such as instructions to lawyers, IT decisions, and payments. The company's bank account was used to pay personal bills for Bharat and Louise Jogia.

Aided and abetted husband Bharat Jogia in breaching his director disqualification by acting as official director of BHJ Consulting Ltd while he controlled it.
credit-connect.co.uk
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Kymani Brade
Date not specified
Conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine *
Sentence
5 years and 9 months imprisonment

Kymani Brade 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.
express.co.uk
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Lee Evans
Date not specified
Fraud *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment

Lee Evans of Solihull cheated elderly and vulnerable consumers across Dudley and Sandwell out of nearly £170,000 from 2007 to 2012 by carrying out unnecessary, grossly overpriced and shoddy building work. One victim paid nearly £130,000 for work valued at £14,000 and was repeatedly taken to his bank to withdraw cash. Another victim in Dudley had a job escalated from repointing to rebuilding a chimney stack for £7,200; when she refused extra payment, Evans left a hole in her roof during snow, forcing her to pay.

Found guilty of four offences of fraud after trial. Ran businesses LJ Evans & Son and LJ Evans Ltd with Andrew Blythe.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Majid Hussain
Date not specified
Possession of Class A drugs and prohibited firearm *
Sentence
12 years imprisonment

Majid Hussain, a 41-year-old drug dealer from Nansen Road, Saltley, was arrested by West Midlands Police at Birmingham Airport after security staff found a wrap of heroin in his cabin baggage during a routine check. Officers searched his home and discovered a suitcase under his bed containing a kilogram of heroin worth £18,000, a semi-automatic handgun, 27 rounds of ammunition, a stun-gun disguised as a mobile phone, an air pistol, and £300,000 in cash. The evidence demonstrated his involvement in supplying heroin across the city.

Admitted possession of Class A drugs and prohibited firearm whilst on trial. Judge Patrick Thomas ruled Mr Hussain’s access to guns and drugs as a ‘toxic’ combination.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Manjit Gill
Date not specified
Money laundering *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment

Manjit Gill, 40, from Edgbaston, son of Harpal Singh Gill, acted as a director for a number of the bogus companies used to launder £35 million of drug money between May 2007 and May 2013.

Director for a number of companies. His Honour Judge Bond said he was sure he knew what he was doing was criminal and believed the £8,000 found hidden in his bedframe had been part of a reward for his work.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Marcus Hughes
Date not specified
Illegal waste dumping *
Sentence
30 months imprisonment

Hughes was part of a group that dumped more than 26,000 tonnes of waste at a former industrial unit in Lichfield and at other sites across the country. The gang offered genuine waste facilities the chance to dispose of baled rubbish at a reduced price, then broke into or leased locations under false pretences to dump the rubbish. Environmental health officers discovered the Lichfield site being filled with lorry loads of rubbish after a tip-off.

Convicted of dumping waste. Also disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years. Already serving a prison sentence; this term will be added to it.
lichfieldlive.co.uk
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Martin Clarke
Date not specified
Distraction burglary *
Sentence
3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Martin Clarke, aged 36 and of Elmbridge Road in Great Barr, with Kelly Ford, targeted a householder in Elmbridge Road, Great Barr, in November. Ford asked to use the phone, then grabbed the handbag during a struggle, and Clarke pushed the householder to the floor, taking the bag. They fled, and police linked Ford via the phone call.

Pleaded guilty to the offences.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Mahmood Khalid
Date not specified
Conspiracy to steal motor vehicles *
Sentence
12 month prison term, suspended for two years

Mahmood Khalid, 37, from Cherrywood Road in Bordesley Green, was found inside the lock-up unit in Walford Road, Sparkbrook, stripping a Range Rover stolen from Old Warwick Road, Solihull, just 30 minutes after theft on June 26, 2014. Surrounded by engines, gearboxes, body panels and seats from stolen cars taken from Birmingham, Tamworth and Northampton between April and June 2014. Work glove in car had his DNA; 18 phone calls with brother Usman in two hours before theft.

Denied conspiracy to steal motor vehicles but found guilty. Placed on a six-month mental health referral order and six-month supervision order.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Matthew Davies
Date not specified
Perverting the course of justice *
Sentence
10 months' imprisonment

Matthew Davies, 30, of Maple Avenue, partner of Sarah Martin, perverted the course of justice in the investigation into the victim's manslaughter.

Found guilty following a trial in October 2013. Claimed he knew nothing about the incident. Refused to give evidence or enter the witness box at his trial.
worcesterobserver.co.uk
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Martin Tolan
Date not specified
Burglary *
Sentence
9 years and 11 months imprisonment

Martin Tolan, 28, from Central Avenue in Northfield, committed a series of car-key burglaries across the Midlands. He stole a Mini from a driveway in Binley Close, Solihull on April 1, 2017. On April 12, he drove the stolen Mini through queuing traffic at Bristol Road lights, shunting several cars in a bid to escape pursuing West Midlands Police, who surrounded the vehicle and arrested him. He was linked to further burglaries including Marlbrook, Bromsgrove; a home in Northfield where he stole a Nissan Qashqai 30 minutes after breaking in at 2.30am; and Cofton Park Drive, Rednal where a group stole a Mercedes C-Class and Audi A5. Forensic evidence including DNA on a wrench and CCTV confirmed his involvement.

Admitted multiple burglaries, dangerous driving, handling stolen goods and theft. Linked to at least five burglaries; prolific offender with psychological impact on victims noted.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Max Campbell
Date not specified
Conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment

Max Campbell 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.
express.co.uk
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Mohammed Asif
Date not specified
Causing death by dangerous driving *
Sentence
9 years imprisonment

Mohammed Asif, 47, from Coventry, was speeding in excess of 100mph on the M42 northbound near Solihull shortly before 3am on 3 September 2022. His Audi Q7 struck the back of a Skoda Rapid exiting at junction 6. Front seat passenger the victim, 53, suffered severe head and chest injuries and died two weeks later. The victim's partner, who was driving, was also injured. Asif pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving. Disqualified from driving for 4 years upon release, must pass extended test. Sgt Julie Lyman described his speed as 'totally mindless and irresponsible'.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Mohammed Siddique
Date not specified
Cruelty to a person under 16 years *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment

Mohammed Siddique and Mohammed Waqar beat a 10-year-old boy at the Jamia Mosque in Sparkbrook as punishment for reciting the Koran incorrectly. The boy was repeatedly slapped and hit with various objects including sticks and brushes kept for inflicting pain. The mother noticed bruising and reported to police after previous assurances from Siddique.

Pleaded guilty to cruelty to a person under 16 years on August 10, 2014. Aged 60, from Tyseley, Birmingham.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Mohammed Qasim
Date not specified
Murder *
Sentence
life imprisonment with a minimum term of 30 years

Mohammed Qasim lured a drug dealer and driver the victim into a secluded area for a robbery during a drug deal. Qasim got into the car pretending to buy drugs, produced a knife and stabbed the victim. Two others attacked the car as it moved away with Qasim on board. Qasim and a fourth man escaped to Pakistan. Qasim returned to the UK after the trial of the two who remained, who were convicted of manslaughter and conspiracy to rob.

Convicted after a 6-week trial commencing 12/03/24. Prosecuted by Richard Barraclough KC leading Tanya Robinson.
6pumpcourt.co.uk
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Mohammed Saleem
Date not specified
Conspiracy to supply cannabis *
Sentence
6 years' imprisonment

Mohammed Saleem, 23, of George Street, was one of two brothers charged with conspiring to supply cannabis dating back to October 2021, as part of the police operation into the 'Smila' County Lines drugs gang which supplied heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

Admitted the offence of conspiring to supply cannabis dating back to October 2021.
uk.news.yahoo.com
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Nam Le
Date not specified
Possession of cannabis with intent to supply *
Sentence
2 years and 9 months imprisonment

Nam Le, a 30-year-old man from Handsworth, Birmingham, was sentenced after police recovered 23kg of cannabis during a targeted raid in October. Officers discovered 2kg of cannabis hidden in a wardrobe inside his Lloyd Road home, alongside £8,000 in cash in his bedroom and an additional £1,000 in a connected car. A further 21kg of cannabis was found in a nearby van linked to him, with a total street value of up to £140,000.

Pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply and possession of criminal property.
uknip.co.uk
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Muhammed Hammad
Date not specified
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with minimum term of 25 years

Muhammed Hammad set fire to the victim after pouring white spirit on her during a row while decorating at their home in Fox Hollies Road, Acocks Green, on April 25, 2015. He then poured white spirit on himself and set himself alight to make it look accidental. The victim suffered 60 per cent burns and died in hospital on June 12, 2015. While in hospital, the victim told family and health workers that Hammad had deliberately set her alight after she asked him to leave, claiming he was controlling and had married her to stay in the country.

Convicted of murder. Tried to cover tracks by setting himself on fire and claiming accident. Was in the country illegally.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Mohammed Waqar
Date not specified
Cruelty to a person under 16 years *
Sentence
12 months imprisonment

Mohammed Siddique and Mohammed Waqar beat a 10-year-old boy at the Jamia Mosque in Sparkbrook as punishment for reciting the Koran incorrectly. The boy was repeatedly slapped and hit with various objects including sticks and brushes kept for inflicting pain. The mother noticed bruising and reported to police after previous assurances from Siddique.

Pleaded guilty to cruelty to a person under 16 years on August 10, 2014. Aged 23, from Tyseley, Birmingham.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Robert Whitehouse
Date not specified
Conspiracy to import and supply controlled drugs *
Sentence
22 years and six months' imprisonment

Robert Whitehouse was part of a gang running a £60million drugs empire from a small office on a farm in Kempsey near Worcester. The operation involved smuggling cannabis, amphetamines and MDMA from the Netherlands using legitimate hauliers unaware of the cargo. Drugs were taken to haulage yards in West Mercia and Midlands before distribution to organised crime groups across the UK. Operation Goal by Warwickshire and West Mercia Police seized £13.5million worth of drugs including over 1000kg cannabis, 107kg MDMA and 64kg amphetamines.

Pleaded guilty on May 9 at the same court to conspiracy to import class A, conspiracy to import class B, conspiracy to supply MDMA, conspiracy to supply amphetamine and conspiracy to supply cannabis.
worcesterobserver.co.uk
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Robert Mcdonagh
Date not specified
Illegal waste dumping *
Sentence
21 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

McDonagh was part of a group that dumped more than 26,000 tonnes of waste at a former industrial unit in Lichfield and at other sites across the country. The gang offered genuine waste facilities the chance to dispose of baled rubbish at a reduced price, then broke into or leased locations under false pretences to dump the rubbish. Environmental health officers discovered the Lichfield site being filled with lorry loads of rubbish after a tip-off.

Convicted of dumping waste. Also disqualified from acting as a company director for 10 years, ordered to pay £40,000 to victims, given a 30-day rehabilitation order and a three-month curfew order.
lichfieldlive.co.uk
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Robert Scott
Date not specified
Conspiracy to import and supply controlled drugs *
Sentence
20 years' imprisonment

Robert Scott was part of a gang running a £60million drugs empire from a small office on a farm in Kempsey near Worcester. The operation involved smuggling cannabis, amphetamines and MDMA from the Netherlands using legitimate hauliers unaware of the cargo. Drugs were taken to haulage yards in West Mercia and Midlands before distribution to organised crime groups across the UK. Operation Goal by Warwickshire and West Mercia Police seized £13.5million worth of drugs including over 1000kg cannabis, 107kg MDMA and 64kg amphetamines.

Pleaded guilty on May 9 at the same court to conspiracy to import class A, conspiracy to import class B, conspiracy to supply MDMA, conspiracy to supply amphetamine and conspiracy to supply cannabis.
worcesterobserver.co.uk
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Paul Gloster
Date not specified
Burglary *
Sentence
27 months imprisonment

Paul Gloster, aged 24 from Bordesley Green East, was caught on security camera footage running from a house in Windleaves Road, Castle Bromwich on January 30 carrying a Dyson vacuum cleaner, followed by two other men also carrying stolen items from the property. Images were circulated on police briefing systems and local officers identified him.

Admitted burglary.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Peter Hillback
Date not specified
Sentence
14 years and four months' imprisonment

Peter Hillback was part of a gang running a £60million drugs empire from a small office on a farm in Kempsey near Worcester. The operation involved smuggling cannabis, amphetamines and MDMA from the Netherlands using legitimate hauliers unaware of the cargo. Drugs were taken to haulage yards in West Mercia and Midlands before distribution to organised crime groups across the UK. Operation Goal by Warwickshire and West Mercia Police seized £13.5million worth of drugs including over 1000kg cannabis, 107kg MDMA and 64kg amphetamines.

Part of the organised crime group involved in the drugs operation.
worcesterobserver.co.uk
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Pranvera Smith
Date not specified
People trafficking and fraud *
Sentence
5 years and 4 months imprisonment

Pranvera Smith and Flamur Daka established the charity Freedom to Stay in Birmingham in 2014, claiming to help Albanian asylum seekers navigate the benefits and care system. In reality, they exploited vulnerable migrants, charging upwards of £1,000 for supposed charity services, and trafficked people from Albania in trucks. Migrants who sought help were forced to work in car washes and cannabis farms. The pair admitted to immigration and drugs charges, and fraud over a £10,000 National Lottery Community Fund grant. Smith was sentenced to five years and four months in jail.

Admitted to immigration and drugs charges, as well as fraud relating to a £10,000 National Lottery grant. Victims were exploited working in car washes and cannabis farms.
civilsociety.co.uk
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Oliver Pugh
Date not specified
Murder *
Sentence
life imprisonment with a minimum term of 27 years

Oliver Pugh, 20, and a second man picked up taxi driver the victim, 44, in his taxi from Birmingham city centre. Around half-an-hour later, CCTV captured them chasing the victim towards Lady Lane in Solihull. Minutes later, they returned alone to the taxi, threw an item believed to be his phone from the car, removed the taxi livery and number plates at Pugh’s house, and abandoned the vehicle at Malpit Close. The victim’s body was found with serious injuries on Braggs Farm Road on November 29, 2022, with Pugh’s passport in his pocket. Pugh was arrested in a caravan in Derbyshire following public leads.

Found guilty in July after denying involvement during interview. Had assaulted other men earlier that evening.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Naveed Pasha
Date not specified
Sentence
2 years imprisonment suspended for 1 year and 9 months

Naveed Pasha, 56, of Wyndhurst Road, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder stolen funds as part of a malware fraud operation that stole tens of thousands of pounds from victims across the UK.

Pleaded guilty.
berkshire999.co.uk
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Raju Mollah
Date not specified
Attempted murder *
Sentence
26 years imprisonment

Raju Mollah, 50, argued with his wife over property a few days before the attack. On 12 January 2025, he returned home from work, heated up an unusual amount of oil in a frying pan, grabbed her hair and poured it over her. As she fell to the floor, he stamped on her, kicked her and pushed a mop into her face, causing severe burns across her face, neck, arms and hands. She also suffered a minor bleed to the brain, missing teeth, bleeding from the mouth, a swollen left eye, deep wounds to her face and head, and singed hair.

Found guilty of attempted murder. An indefinite restraining order was also granted. Lied to police claiming it was an accident and self-defence.
bbc.co.uk
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Reiss Johnson
Date not specified
Assault *
Sentence
16 months imprisonment

Reiss Johnson and Daniel Stirling violently assaulted a 61-year-old man outside the Olton Tavern on Lode Lane, Solihull, on the evening of Tuesday, April 14, 2015. The victim and his friend had just attended the victim's brother's funeral and asked the rowdy group, including Johnson and Stirling, to quieten down. The pair threw a banana skin and a shot glass before punching and kicking the victim as he lay on the ground.

Pleaded guilty to assault. Part of a group involved in the attack.
solihullobserver.co.uk
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Remone Dunkley
Date not specified
Conspiracy to supply heroin and cocaine *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment

Remone Dunkley 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.
express.co.uk
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Richard Dale
Date not specified
Sentence
12 years' imprisonment

Richard Dale was part of a gang running a £60million drugs empire from a small office on a farm in Kempsey near Worcester. The operation involved smuggling cannabis, amphetamines and MDMA from the Netherlands using legitimate hauliers unaware of the cargo. Drugs were taken to haulage yards in West Mercia and Midlands before distribution to organised crime groups across the UK. Operation Goal by Warwickshire and West Mercia Police seized £13.5million worth of drugs including over 1000kg cannabis, 107kg MDMA and 64kg amphetamines.

Part of the organised crime group involved in the drugs operation.
worcesterobserver.co.uk
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Richard Hopkinson
Date not specified
Illegal waste dumping *
Sentence
20 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Hopkinson was part of a group that dumped more than 26,000 tonnes of waste at a former industrial unit in Lichfield and at other sites across the country. The gang offered genuine waste facilities the chance to dispose of baled rubbish at a reduced price, then broke into or leased locations under false pretences to dump the rubbish. Environmental health officers discovered the Lichfield site being filled with lorry loads of rubbish after a tip-off.

Convicted of dumping waste. Also ordered to pay £25,000 to one victim, given a 30-day rehabilitation order and a 180-hour community order.
lichfieldlive.co.uk
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Shaobo Qin
Date not specified
Fraud by false representation *
Sentence
2 years' imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 200 hours unpaid work

Shaobo Qin, 42, director of EDU Case Ltd, a plastics and recycling exports enterprise, deliberately and systematically entered false data into the Environment Agency’s National Packaging Waste Database (NPWD) for non-existent waste exports. The company was accredited to carry out plastic packaging exports and able to issue ‘evidence’ of that activity in the form of tonnage figures, which could be bought by businesses obliged to account for their plastic packaging waste under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007. An audit by Environment Agency officers in 2023 identified discrepancies between waste exported and evidence issued; false entries represented nearly two-thirds of the business’ entire trade in 2022 towards year end. Qin benefitted himself and company approximately £255,000. Arrested on 10 January 2024 and interviewed by Environment Agency officers.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation. Ordered to pay Proceeds of Crime confiscation order of £255,057 within 2 months or face 3 years in prison. Disqualified as director for 4 years. Judge noted deliberate, pre-planned offending and significant undermining of regulatory regime, but accepted guilty plea at first opportunity and money set aside to repay financial benefit.
circularonline.co.uk
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Shane Johnson
Date not specified
Burglary with intent to steal *
Sentence
45 months and 4 weeks imprisonment

Shane Johnson pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal and stole £62,000 worth of Pokémon cards from a Warrington gaming shop and a Rugby gallery. He was sentenced to 45 months and four weeks in prison.

Pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal at two separate locations.
coventrytelegraph.net
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