Brighton Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Karl Williams, a 41-year-old from Stonehouse Drive, Hastings, stole £100 worth of confectionery from the One Stop store on Ore Valley Road in Hastings on June 17, 2025. He was arrested on July 13 for this theft and 11 additional offences, with the court noting his history as a 'prolific' shoplifter and determining that his offences were so serious that only a custodial sentence was justified.

Mason Rogers stalked a woman by spying on her online and at her workplace, discovering her address, and sending unsettling notes and packages to her home. In February 2024, he delivered a package containing a limited-edition Valentine’s Day figurine. In August 2024, while wearing a Spider-Man mask, he delivered a second package with a book based on a TV show she enjoyed as a child, along with a card referencing the time since the first package and a QR code leading to a video titled 'My Stalker'. In December 2024, a third package was delivered with a card acknowledging himself as her stalker. This behaviour caused the victim significant fear, distress, and changes to her daily routines for safety.

The defendant, aged 16 at the time of the incident and now 17, stabbed Charlie Cosser three times in the chest during a fight on a crowded dancefloor at an outdoor party called BalFest, attended by around 100 people, at a farmhouse in Warnham, West Sussex, on July 23, 2023. The attack occurred after the defendant and his friends were asked to leave the party. Witnesses reported the defendant had consumed excessive alcohol and was involved in an altercation. He was seen with blood on his clothing and admitted to stabbing someone. The knife was never found, and the defendant had previously pleaded guilty but withdrew the plea.

Yura Varybrus stabbed Charlie Cosser, 17, three times in the chest during a private party attended by over 100 people in the grounds of a farmhouse in Warnham, West Sussex, on July 23, 2023.

Zakirhusain Shaikh, 52, of Harewood Street, Spinney Hills, Leicester, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was stopped at Dover port on October 4, 2018, in the front passenger seat of a car carrying three people using false documents who had overstayed their visas. Search warrants led to arrests of relatives and seizure of cash, false passports, and identity documents.

Riyazuddin Shaikh, 28, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents. Analysis of mobile phone and computer evidence proved the family's involvement.

Sarfuddin Shaikh, 29, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents.

Sirazuddin Shaikh, 26, of Katherine Road, Forest Gate, London, was part of a family gang that regularly obtained false passports and facilitated illegal travel to and from the UK. He was arrested in connection with the investigation following the stop at Dover port on October 4, 2018, where false documents were used by passengers in a car linked to the gang. Police seized cash, false passports, and identity documents.