Bristol Crown Court Sentencing Results

Jack Woodman committed a string of assaults on his partner, the victim, over a five-year period between 2017 and 2022, often in front of their two young children. The assaults escalated from verbal and physical abuse to hair pulling, punching, and in November 2018, breaking her jaw in two places, requiring surgery, after which he left her in pain and went out with friends. On 19 June 2022, after losing money at a casino, he hit her face while holding a phone and glasses case, hoped he had broken her jaw again, verbally abused her, and poured a drink over her. The victim then fled with their children and reported the abuse to police.

Sam Hill, a probationary police officer with Devon and Cornwall Police, accessed confidential police logs between January and November 2021 and shared sensitive information with her family, friends, and a WhatsApp group. This included details about the Keyham shootings, where five people were killed, such as funeral arrangements and victim details, as well as the identity of Cody Ackland, who was later convicted of murdering the victim, before it was public. She also shared video clips of interviews and body-worn camera footage, and disclosed information about other investigations, risking the integrity of ongoing cases and potentially distressing victims' families.

Samantha Hill, a former Devon and Cornwall police officer, accessed and shared sensitive police material, including highly sensitive briefings, images and recordings, with friends and family. An investigation began in November 2021 after information about a high-profile murder inquiry appeared on social media. Her phone revealed she had accessed material she did not need to see on multiple occasions, involving cases including shootings, suicides and a murder investigation.

James Doherty, 18, purchased a BMW with under-inflated rear tyres and drove it too fast around a corner in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol at about 2pm on November 17, 2024. He lost control, crashing into a bus stop where a four-year-old boy was waiting with his father and stepmother, causing serious injuries including collapsed lungs, fractured pelvis, fractured ribs, and a spinal fracture to the boy, and injuries to the stepmother's leg. Doherty had traces of cannabis in his system, fled the scene with his pregnant wife, and later handed himself in at a police station.

Tom Kember, 27, caused grievous bodily harm with intent to an eight-week-old baby at a property in Taunton, Somerset, in January 2020. The baby, born prematurely, sustained catastrophic head injuries, including traumatic brain injury, leading to profound disabilities such as being non-verbal, registered blind, suffering multiple daily seizures, and having a reduced life expectancy. Injuries were likened to the force of a car crash or a fall from a two-storey building. Kember searched online for terms related to baby injuries before and after the incident and delayed seeking help for about 80 minutes.

Adam Pugh, 42, from Southmead, Bristol, committed 15 online child sex offences between August and October 2025. These included engaging in and attempting sexual communication with children, causing or inciting children to engage in sexual activity, making and distributing indecent photographs of children, publishing an obscene article, attempting to arrange sexual activity with a child, and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The offences were identified in October 2025 by another agency, leading to his arrest by Avon and Somerset Police's Internet Child Abuse Team. A search of his home uncovered multiple mobile phones used in breach of the order, containing further indecent communications and images.

Jamie Ivers was involved in the importation of 24 kilos of cannabis from the United States between May and November 2025, with a street value of £200,000. He was also investigated for dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice. Warrants were executed at three addresses connected to him, where more than 2.5 kilos of cannabis ready for supply, £16,000 in cash, and a zombie-style machete were found. During the execution, he assaulted an emergency worker.

Leigh Brean, of Lawrence Road, Wrington, drove a Volkswagen Tiguan with two passengers along the A38 near Bristol Airport on October 28, 2023, after drinking 10 pints in a five-hour period. He overtook two articulated buses on a stretch where overtaking was not permitted, struck one bus, and collided with a Fiat 500 travelling in the opposite direction, causing serious injuries including amputation to one victim's arm, brain and leg injuries, and internal bleeding to the other.

Bailey Wescott, 23, assisted the murderers after they stabbed and killed the victims on January 27, 2024, in Knowle West, Bristol, by disposing of items connected to the crime and aiding in covering up the attack.

Bailey Westcott, 23, of Whitchurch, assisted the perpetrators after the murders of the two victims by lighting a fire to dispose of items linked to the attack and helping to clean weapons. This took place following the fatal stabbings on January 27, 2024, in Bristol.

Jamie Ogbourne, 27, of Hartcliffe, assisted the perpetrators after the murders of the two victims by helping to clean the weapons used in the attack and arranging taxis and a change of clothing for two of the teenage murderers. This occurred following the fatal stabbings on January 27, 2024, in Bristol.

Victor Rotundu, of Newport, Gwent, was driving his grey Citroen C4 on the M32 near junction one around 10.13am on Sunday, October 6, 2024, in dry weather conditions, when he lost control, careered off the road, and crashed into a tree. Toxicology reports indicated his blood alcohol level was at least 140umg per 100ml, estimated at 222umg per 100ml at the time of the crash, over three times the legal limit of 80umg per 100ml. His passenger, the victim, 37, died at the scene.

Jack Nichols, aged 33, of Wells, participated in riots in Bristol on August 3, 2024. CCTV and police body-worn video footage captured him throwing items at police officers, including one that hit a police dog handler, and later throwing a metal beer keg at a police vehicle. The incidents occurred at various points including Castle Park, Bristol Bridge, and Redcliffe Roundabout.

On September 2, 2024, Bryan Smith, 47, of no fixed address, led police on a 27-minute pursuit through southern and central Bristol in a stolen car with cloned registration plates. He drove on pavements, through several red lights, at speeds up to 80mph in a 30mph limit, narrowly missed other vehicles, hit two vehicles belonging to members of the public, and was stopped using stingers and a taser in the Fishponds area without harming anyone, thanks to skilled officers and police helicopter support.

Jeremiah Connors, a 30-year-old from Bishopsworth, Bristol, committed multiple shop theft offences and criminal damage in August and September 2024. In one incident captured on CCTV, he smashed through the front door of a shop to gain entry. He was arrested by the Bristol Neighbourhood Policing Team investigating a series of thefts from supermarkets and charged with five counts of shop theft, one count of criminal damage, and one count of possession of a class A drug (crack cocaine).

James Bryant, 49, from Barnstaple, Devon, a full-time farmer, received laundered proceeds from his father's fraud against the National Trust via bank transfers to his accounts nearly 150 times. The companies involved were fake and linked to him, with no evidence of actual work performed.

Scott Bryant, 38, from Barnstaple, Devon, received laundered proceeds from his father's fraud against the National Trust via bank transfers to his accounts nearly 150 times. The companies involved were fake and linked to the family, with no evidence of actual work performed.

Robert Dawid Frasonski, 25, forcefully confronted the victim at his home in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, in the early hours of 16 April 2023 before going on to beat him. He then filmed himself kicking and stamping on the victim’s head in a prolonged attack whilst he lay unconscious. The victim’s fiancée and her young daughter had to flee the scene and rang the emergency services. Before his partial recovery, the victim spent a number of months in a state of deep unconsciousness. He was left with life-altering injuries and will need 24-hour nursing care for the rest of his life. The prosecution outlined in court how the victim had confided in his family members that Frasonski had made repeated threats on his life prior to the assault.

Thomas Medler, 24, of Lockleaze, was front and centre during violent disorder in Bristol on August 3, 2024, jeering, shouting and throwing missiles at police officers and counter protesters. Footage showed him throwing a traffic cone at a police van and being part of a group that damaged another police vehicle.

Daniel Lock, 31, of Kingswood, was involved in violent disorder in Bristol on August 3, 2024.

Jesse Brooks, aged 32, of Knowle, committed multiple offences including breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order, shop theft, and possession of class A drugs. The offences involved theft from shops in south Bristol.

Marc Donavon, 40, from Wells, took part in violent disorder in Bristol on August 3, 2024. He was seen throwing objects towards police officers and police vehicles, attempting to kick another person, lunging at a cyclist and throwing water over another cyclist.

Michael Rodgers and Kiarash Majidi carried out a series of arson and criminal damage offences across East Sussex in August 2023, smashing windows at multiple properties, setting a car on fire, slashing a swimming pool and causing a basement flood. They were caught after a resident reported them and police found weapons and petrol in their vehicle.