Birmingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Sharon Gall reversed her red Volkswagen Golf at speed outside the Cock Inn in Bartley Green, Birmingham, in the early hours of February 17, 2024, smashing into another car and causing it to overturn. Footage showed a nearby man being sent sprawling into the road as her car flipped over, missing his head by inches. A blood sample showed 171 milligrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, more than double the legal limit.

Teresa Martin, the 46-year-old mother of a witness, provided false witness statements in the investigation into the victim's manslaughter by perverting the course of justice.

William McDonalgh, 34, accidentally knocked over a candle in his Islington Row flat in the early hours of January 14 last year. The overturned candle ignited a fierce fire, but instead of alerting anyone, McDonalgh fled the scene. He returned about 10 minutes later and saw the flames. He tried to go back inside but was overcome by thick smoke and had to retreat. Several tenants suffered smoke inhalation and required hospital treatment. Many are still dealing with the lasting trauma caused by the fire. The blaze caused an estimated £500,000 worth of damage to the building.

Vaughan Davies took part in the savage torture and murder of the victim, a former soldier, in Yardley, Birmingham. The victim, 64, a father of two who served 22 years in the Army including in Northern Ireland and the Gulf, was found dead in his Yardley flat on May 19, 2012. He had been stabbed, had broken ribs, and suffered severe bruising.

Usman Khalid, 33, from Gladstone Road in Sparkbrook, owned a lock-up unit in Walford Road, Sparkbrook, used as a 'chop shop' to strip down cars stolen from outside homes in Birmingham, Tamworth and Northampton between April and June 2014. Parts linked to seven vehicles worth almost £200,000 found, including a Range Rover stolen from Old Warwick Road, Solihull, on June 26, 2014. Arrested on July 18, 2014; mobile phone had images of stolen parts and opened letters addressed to him found at unit.

West Midlands Police executed a warrant to arrest Keane Carter, of Fordbridge, in connection with an assault on a man at a bar on Broad Street last September. The victim sustained serious head injuries. When officers searched his address on 21st November last year, they uncovered a sawn-off shotgun along with 13 cartridges. He later pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in January, and to inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent in February. Following a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday, 21st May, he was sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison.

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.

John Brookes of Erdington was involved in money laundering by receiving cheques from fraud victims targeted by Lee Evans and Andrew Blythe, which were converted to cash on the same day. Part of fraudulent property repair scam targeting elderly across the Midlands from 2007 to 2012.

John Dodd, aged 21 in 2007 and from Longmore Road in Solihull, used a chat-room on Bearshare to groom girls as young as 12 with flirty online chat. He lured a 13-year-old girl from Derby into exchanging contact details, invited her to stay overnight at his home, and began a two-year sexual relationship when she turned 14, deceiving his family into believing she was over 16. Arrested in December 2013 after the victim disclosed the abuse during counselling. His laptop contained sexually explicit conversations, incitement, and indecent images of children. He attempted to groom tens of girls.

Justin Brook targeted the Co-op store on Haslucks Lane, Shirley over a 10-month period, stealing chocolate, alcohol and cigarettes. On two occasions, he entered the store, stuffed a bag with chocolate and threatened staff with a knife. On another occasion, he threatened staff with a needle before stealing alcohol and cigarettes. He was arrested on 17 June after attempting to break into a hairdresser’s in Moseley. He was charged with six thefts, possession of a blade, assault, burglary and four counts of making threats with a blade.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Harpal Singh Gill, 67, from Smethwick, previously a textile trader, set up a number of bogus clothing and textile companies between May 2007 and May 2013 to launder £35 million of drug money for crime groups across the country. No actual transactions took place; false invoices were used to disguise the money movement. He adapted the business model to meet minimum UK money laundering regulations.

Husam Yafai was arrested in the back seat of a stolen Volkswagen Golf in Birmingham city centre. Officers found cannabis, a balaclava and gloves on him, and a sawn-off shotgun in the footwell. He pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm. Police said the pair had boasted about their crimes in a Snapchat video showing them with the shotgun in the stolen car.

Garry Jack was a member of the banned neo-Nazi group National Action. He joined before it was proscribed in December 2016 and after the ban, continued to communicate covertly, attend secret meetings, and recruit others while sharing extremist material including Holocaust-mocking images and glorification of Hitler.

Jacobus Martinus Samson 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.

Jiarun Li, 26, was arrested in September last year on suspicion of money laundering after £49,000 in cash was recovered from a vehicle. While on bail, Li attempted to board a flight to Beijing. Li was arrested again in February this year at the same Birmingham address after further cash seizures. Li admitted possession of criminal property and pleaded guilty to two counts, receiving 18 months imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court.

Jason Savage planned a terrorist attack on a mosque and bookshop in Small Heath, Birmingham, over a two-year period beginning in March 2022. Evidence included a reconnaissance video filmed three days before his arrest, research into knife attacks and weapon construction, surveillance of military buildings and police stations, and a modified knife found at his home. He changed his WhatsApp status to 'Lone Wolf' and sent a voice note saying 'see you in paradise' to a contact who was an undercover police officer. He was arrested on 14 March 2024 and later convicted at Birmingham Crown Court.

Jason Andrews took part in the savage torture and murder of former soldier the victim in Yardley, Birmingham. the victim, 64, a father of two who served 22 years in the Army including in Northern Ireland and the Gulf, was found dead in his Yardley flat on May 19, 2012. He had been stabbed, had broken ribs, and suffered severe bruising.

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.