Bristol Crown Court Sentencing Results

Luke Cole was involved in a violent disorder in Coleford, Gloucestershire, on 5 April 2025, when members of the Rock Machine Motorcycle Club attacked the leader of a rival motorcycle group outside a pub. Some attackers were armed with metal poles, a baseball bat and a hammer. A male victim aged in his 60s was taken to hospital with a bleed on the brain and a fractured jaw; a woman sustained injuries but did not require hospital treatment. Cole was not a member of the club and was described by the judge as a 'hanger-on'.

On September 10, 2024, Kasper Stankiewicz attempted to overtake a vehicle on the single-lane A370 near Hewish, Weston-super-Mare. He failed to see an 18-year-old motorcyclist travelling in the opposite direction and crashed into him, causing fatal injuries. The victim died at the scene.

Peter Bennett suffocated his former partner during an argument at home. He placed one hand on the back of her neck and used the other to cover her nose and mouth, preventing her from breathing for about a minute.

Johnathan Harvey breached an existing restraining order by contacting the victim and persuading her to restart a relationship. In October 2025, he attacked her at her home, striking her on the head with a hammer before fleeing. The victim escaped to a neighbour's property and was taken to hospital.

Stephen Tems subjected his upstairs neighbours—two women and their teenage daughter—to a prolonged campaign of homophobic abuse and stalking after moving into a flat beneath theirs in March 2024. He shouted offensive slurs, banged on the ceiling, tampered with a doorbell camera, threatened that a friend would attack them, and shouted abuse at a delivery driver. He was arrested in October 2024 but returned to the flat in breach of bail conditions. The victims reported anxiety, panic attacks, and time off work. Two counts of assaulting the teenager were dropped.

David Hewitt, a non-league football coach, organised four other men to carry out a masked attack at the home of the partner of a man who owed him a £30,000 cocaine debt. On 9 February 2026, Hewitt wore a motorcycle helmet and carried a KFC bag, pretending to be a takeaway delivery driver, and tried to force entry when the door was opened. The occupant managed to push the men out and shut the door; a window was smashed. The incident caused severe distress to the woman and her two children, and they left the home permanently.

Nathaniel Simpson was driving a black BMW on the A21 Vinehall Road at Whatlington on 6 May 2024 when he was involved in a collision involving three cars and a motorbike. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Simpson denied causing death by dangerous driving but was found guilty after a trial.

Ayoob Lakhani met the victim online and claimed he believed the victim was over 16, despite being told which school the victim attended. He sent money for lunch and school books and used significant time and money to groom the victim before committing sexual offences against him.

Kelcie Reed was in charge of an XL Bully dog that attacked the victim inside a flat in Bristol on February 26, 2025. The victim suffered fatal bites to her neck and head. The court heard the dog attacked after the victim had a seizure related to cocaine use, and there had been previous incidents involving the dog. Reed called police and was arrested at the scene.

The defendant was one of five men who carried out a serious targeted attack outside Bristol Airport on 21 February. The group collided with a car carrying two victims at a roundabout by the airport entrance on the A38 before getting out and attacking them with bats. The victims were known to the defendants. The incident caused serious fear and disruption to road users and holidaymakers.

The defendant was one of five men who took part in a serious planned attack outside Bristol Airport on 21 February. The group crashed into a vehicle carrying two victims at a roundabout by the airport entrance on the A38 before attacking them with bats. One victim sustained cuts and bruises while another was left with knife wounds. The incident caused serious fear and disruption to witnesses and holidaymakers.

The defendant was one of five men involved in a targeted attack outside Bristol Airport on 21 February. The group waited for the victims to leave the airport pick-up point, collided with their car at a roundabout near the airport entrance on the A38, and then attacked them with bats. Witnesses feared the incident was a terrorist attack or car-jacking.

The defendant was one of five men involved in a planned attack outside Bristol Airport on 21 February. After waiting for the victims to leave the airport pick-up point, the group collided with their vehicle at a roundabout near the A38, then attacked them with bats. Witnesses believed at the time that the incident was an act of terror or a car-jacking.

The defendant was one of five men involved in a planned attack outside Bristol Airport on 21 February. The group arrived in separate cars and waited for the victims to leave the airport pick-up point before colliding with their vehicle at a roundabout near the airport entrance on the A38, then attacking them with bats. One victim suffered cuts and bruises and another was left with knife wounds. Witnesses feared the incident was a terrorist attack or car-jacking.

Matthew McGrath was driving a Toyota Avensis along Kewstoke Road near Weston-super-Mare at around 9.50pm on 26 August 2024, having consumed alcohol. Witnesses suggested he was driving at around 60 mph in a 25 mph zone when he lost control on a bend. A 20-year-old female passenger in the rear seat, who was wearing a seatbelt, suffered significant injuries and died on 1 September 2024. The investigation found alcohol would have impaired his ability to drive safely.

Scott was first arrested in December 2025 after thousands of indecent images of children were found on his electronic devices. He added more than 40 children on Snapchat and TikTok and encouraged them to send intimate pictures and videos, which he screen recorded. He was convicted of more than 10 offences including taking indecent photographs of children, possessing extreme pornographic images, inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity and inciting a child to look at an image of sexual activity.