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Bristol Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 490 verdicts at Bristol Crown Court (Bristol). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Bristol Crown Court
May 2024 6 cases
Shane Cunningham
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years
Shane Cunningham fatally stabbed Mikey Roynon, 16, in the neck with a large knife during a 16th birthday party in Bath, Somerset, in June 2023.
Was 16 at the time of sentencing. The judge warned of a plague of knife crime in the area.
1 May 2024
standard.co.uk
Louise Sanders
Supply of class A drugs *
Sentence
16 months imprisonment
Louise Sanders, 45, from Weston-super-Mare, was involved in a county lines cocaine and heroin supply operation. She was present during a search of a home address linked to the operation, which revealed her role in supplying class A drugs from the West Midlands.
Admitted to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.
1 May 2024
thewestonmercury.co.uk
Brett Marshall
Supply of class A drugs *
Sentence
Two years imprisonment
Brett Marshall, 43, from Weston-super-Mare, was involved in a county lines cocaine and heroin supply operation. He was arrested on October 24 after officers observed him in a suspected drugs deal in Manilla Crescent. A search of his home revealed his involvement in supplying class A drugs from the West Midlands.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs. Ordered to forfeit £100 believed to be from drug-related activity.
1 May 2024
thewestonmercury.co.uk
Cartel Bushnell
Manslaughter *
Sentence
9 years in youth detention
Cartel Bushnell was involved in the incident where Mikey Roynon, 16, was fatally stabbed in the neck with a large knife during a 16th birthday party in Bath, Somerset, in June 2023.
Was 16 at the time of sentencing and found guilty of manslaughter. The judge noted the prevalence of knife crime in Bristol and surrounding areas.
1 May 2024
standard.co.uk
Kaleb Wyman
Supply of class A drugs *
Sentence
Three years imprisonment
Kaleb Wyman, 19, from Birmingham, was involved in a county lines cocaine and heroin supply operation in Weston-super-Mare. He was arrested in autumn during a proactive operation by plain-clothed officers. At the time of arrest, he was found in possession of suspected class A drugs, over £1,000 in cash, and a knuckle duster. The drugs were supplied from the West Midlands.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs, and one count of possession of an offensive weapon. Ordered to forfeit £1,189.90 believed to be from drug-related activity.
1 May 2024
thewestonmercury.co.uk
Leo Knight
Manslaughter *
Sentence
9.5 years in youth detention
Leo Knight was involved in the incident where Mikey Roynon, 16, was fatally stabbed in the neck with a large knife during a 16th birthday party in Bath, Somerset, in June 2023.
Was 16 at the time of sentencing and found guilty of manslaughter. The judge warned of ongoing knife crime issues.
1 May 2024
standard.co.uk
April 2024 10 cases
Sidney Morris
Child sexual exploitation *
Sentence
16 years imprisonment
Sidney Morris, 55, of Brompton Road, Weston-super-Mare, paid more than $14,000 to people abroad to exploit children, as young as four, in an Asian country. He engaged in sexual conversations with someone he believed to be a young child in June 2022 and was arrested in July 2022 at his home, where 574 indecent images of children were found on his devices. He attempted to hide his actions using the internet and targeted vulnerable individuals.
Pled guilty to 15 counts, including attempting to cause or incite a child to engage in sexual activity and making indecent photos of a child. Poses a significant risk to children, as per investigating officer.
29 Apr 2024
thewestonmercury.co.uk
Gavin Nash
Manslaughter by diminished responsibility *
Sentence
Indefinite hospital order
Gavin Nash, aged 40, of Tansy Lane, Portishead, stabbed his 64-year-old mother Lynette Nash to death at his home on June 27, 2023. Nash had a history of mental illness and left his home around noon before returning a short while later and carrying out the attack. Despite paramedics' efforts, Lynette died from her injuries.
Pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility. History of mental illness taken into account.
26 Apr 2024
somersetleveller.co.uk
Inderjit Singh Bains
Rape and Actual Bodily Harm *
Sentence
10 years 6 months imprisonment
On 10 January 2002, at around 1am in the St Werburghs area of Bristol, Inderjit Singh Bains picked up the victim, a woman in the street sex trade, in his white panel van after circling the area and stopping outside a pub. After agreeing a fee, he drove towards Eastgate as requested but continued up the M32 to a secluded area off Stoke Lane in Frenchay. When the victim asked for payment, Bains punched her repeatedly to the face and body, causing her to lose and swallow a tooth, then raped her without using a condom. He subsequently told her to get dressed and drove her back into the city. The victim memorised his number plate and reported the incident to the One25 Project soon after, which retained a detailed description. She reported to police in January 2022, leading to his identification and arrest. The trial was in March 2024.
Found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of rape and actual bodily harm. Sentencing in absence. Judge James Patrick noted the offence involved a degree of abduction and was prolonged and persistent, with long-standing emotional effect on the victim.
25 Apr 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Harrison Dodds
Conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent *
Sentence
Seven years and four months at a youth offenders’ institution
Harrison Dodds, 18, from Hengrove, was one of four defendants involved in deliberately crashing a stolen black Mini Cooper into a 19-year-old bike rider at the junction of Mowcroft Road and Hareclive Road, Bristol, on 29 May 2023, around 5.30pm, causing the victim a fractured skull and bleed on the brain. Mobile footage from one of the phones proved the collision was intentional. There was an earlier deliberate collision that day with the same vehicle injuring two other teenagers, in which Dodds was involved. The Mini was used as a weapon in cold blood.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent. Additional consecutive sentence of four months and driving disqualification for unrelated charges of dangerous driving, driving without insurance or licence.
17 Apr 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Zak Goldsmith
Conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent *
Sentence
Four years and nine months at a youth offenders’ institution
Zak Goldsmith, 19, from Knowle, was one of four defendants involved in deliberately crashing a stolen black Mini Cooper into a 19-year-old bike rider at the junction of Mowcroft Road and Hareclive Road, Bristol, on 29 May 2023, around 5.30pm, causing the victim a fractured skull and bleed on the brain. Mobile footage from one of the phones proved the collision was intentional. There was an earlier deliberate collision that day with the same vehicle injuring two other teenagers, though Goldsmith was not involved in that incident. The Mini was used as a weapon in cold blood.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent. Previous good character acknowledged. Additional consecutive sentence of two months and driving disqualification for unrelated charges of dangerous driving, driving without insurance or licence, and theft.
17 Apr 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Nathaniel Downer
Attempted murder *
Sentence
18 years imprisonment with 4 years on licence
On 21 November 2023, Nathaniel Downer, aged 41 and of no fixed address, stabbed his then-partner four times in a South Bristol property after becoming obsessed with an accusation that she had taken his winning lottery ticket over a year earlier. The obsession had escalated from arguments to physical abuse. When two other people tried to intervene, Downer stabbed one five times and the other once. All victims escaped to a neighbour's house for aid. Police arrived to find Downer outside smoking a cigarette. He initially provided a false story to police but pleaded guilty when faced with evidence.
Pleaded guilty to attempted murder and two counts of grievous bodily harm. Restraining orders granted to protect the three victims.
8 Apr 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Joshua Milkins
Shoplifting *
Sentence
three-and-a-half years in prison
Joshua Milkins, a 36-year-old from Meriet Avenue, Hartcliffe, stole items worth more than £40,000 from sport shops, leisure retailers and chemists in Emerson’s Green, Longwell Green, Worle, Imperial Park and Avonmeads in December and January. He was arrested as part of police investigations before admitting each offence.
Pleaded guilty to 14 counts of shop theft. Issued a five-year Criminal Behaviour Order forbidding him from entering any Boots shop in Bristol or South Gloucestershire and from being in possession of a tool to remove security tags from items.
8 Apr 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Hakan Barac
Dissemination of terrorist publications and supporting a proscribed organisation *
Sentence
3 years 9 months imprisonment
Hakan Barac, a 29-year-old man from the Newport area of Gwent, was sentenced following a lengthy and complex investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing Wales. He clearly expressed his support for the Islamic State and espoused abhorrent rhetoric, posing a danger to the public.
Pleaded guilty to five offences relating to dissemination of terrorist publications and one offence relating to supporting a proscribed organisation. Described as a dangerous individual who expressed support for the Islamic State.
7 Apr 2024
carmarthenshirenewsonline.com
Stephen Blofield
Being drunk on an aircraft *
Sentence
10 months in prison
Stephen Blofield, 61, from Haverfordwest, was intoxicated on a flight from Krakow to Bristol Airport on Tuesday 11 November 2023. He caused the initial landing to be aborted and was verbally abusive towards cabin crew. He failed to obey lawful commands of the pilot and behaved in a threatening, abusive, insulting, or disorderly manner towards a member of the aircraft crew, using threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress.
Pleaded guilty in February. Must also pay a victim surcharge of £187.
7 Apr 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Christopher Barbosa
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *
Sentence
19 years imprisonment
Christopher Barbosa, 32, formerly of Sea Mills in Bristol, was identified as ‘Kilo-chris’, a key associate in a major drugs conspiracy. Evidence from his encrypted phone showed he purchased at least 46 kilograms of cocaine from Bath-based Romaine Hyman at a cost of over £1.5 million in just two months. He also bought at least 20kg of cocaine from the Wiltshire-based Allison brothers and 3kg from North Somerset man Alex Male. Barbosa used Robert Dent’s home in Knowle West as a safe house, with James Hele as a courier. He was arrested in May 2020, went on the run travelling across mainland Europe, was arrested in Paris while trying to continue his journey from Dubai to Barcelona, spent a year in custody in France contesting extradition, and was returned to the UK last December.
Pleaded guilty on 25 January 2024 to three counts of conspiracy to supply class A (cocaine, heroin and crack cocaine); conspiracy to conceal, disguise, transfer or remove criminal property; and acquiring criminal property.
4 Apr 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
March 2024 18 cases
Paul O’Shea
Conspiring to convey prohibited articles into a prison *
Sentence
23 months imprisonment
Paul O’Shea assisted the conspiracy from outside the prison by providing Langdown with prohibited items such as drugs, mobile phones, and SIM cards to smuggle into HMP Guys Marsh, and by collecting payments from associates of inmates. On nine occasions between January and August 2023, he met Langdown in Dorset and Wiltshire to hand over items or money. Financial enquiries showed over £60,000 paid into his bank account from inmate associates. A search of his home on 26 September 2023 found a protein powder tub containing thousands of Pregabalin capsules, 22 smartphones, 20 SIM cards, 20 charging cables, and a 4G router, valued at £90,000 to £190,000 in prison.
Admitted conspiring to convey prohibited articles into a prison.
30 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Kingsley Balkwill
Rape *
Sentence
19-and-a-half years imprisonment
Kingsley Balkwill committed multiple serious sex offences against four young women between 2018 and 2023, including manipulating and emotionally and physically threatening them. The offences involved four counts of rape, three counts of attempted rape, two counts of sexual assault by penetration, and two counts of sexual assault by touching. One specific incident occurred on 14 April 2018. He was found guilty following two trials held last year.
Found guilty after two trials. Judge commented on his distorted view of relationships and the importance of consent. Subject to indefinite notification requirements under the sex offenders register.
28 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Kyle Nutley
Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *
Sentence
4 years and 9 months imprisonment
On 9 June 2024 at about 8.40pm, Billy Lane, Kyle Nutley, and Nathan Smith attacked the victim in Alexandra Parade, Weston-super-Mare, after an argument. Lane hit the victim before repeatedly kicking him while he was on the floor, where Nutley and Smith stabbed him. The victim suffered a collapsed lung and multiple other injuries, received treatment in hospital, and has since been released home. First aid was given by attending officers, and the three men were arrested less than an hour later and charged.
Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Stabbed the victim while he was on the floor.
24 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Israel Baber
Arson recklessly endangering life *
Sentence
8 years imprisonment
Israel Baber, 37, set a sofa on fire in the stairwell of Eccleston House, a block of flats in Barton Hill, Bristol, just after 6am on 20 October 2022. CCTV and doorbell camera footage showed him moving around the building at the time. He falsely claimed to be in his flat, but a reconstruction proved otherwise. The prosecution demonstrated the offender matched his height, build, and clothing. The fire spread quickly, evacuating all residents, with one rescued by fire services. Six people were treated for smoke inhalation, but no serious injuries occurred. Residents were re-housed by Bristol City Council, with damage estimated at over £600,000.
Found guilty of arson. Sentence increased due to aggravating factors. Will serve a minimum of two-thirds in custody. Refused to take accountability.
24 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Billy Lane
Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *
Sentence
4 years and 4 months imprisonment
On 9 June 2024 at about 8.40pm, Billy Lane, Kyle Nutley, and Nathan Smith attacked the victim in Alexandra Parade, Weston-super-Mare, after an argument. Lane hit the victim before repeatedly kicking him while he was on the floor, where Nutley and Smith stabbed him. The victim suffered a collapsed lung and multiple other injuries, received treatment in hospital, and has since been released home. First aid was given by attending officers, and the three men were arrested less than an hour later and charged.
Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Hit the victim before repeatedly kicking him while he was on the floor.
24 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Nathan Smith
Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *
Sentence
4 years and 9 months imprisonment
On 9 June 2024 at about 8.40pm, Billy Lane, Kyle Nutley, and Nathan Smith attacked the victim in Alexandra Parade, Weston-super-Mare, after an argument. Lane hit the victim before repeatedly kicking him while he was on the floor, where Nutley and Smith stabbed him. The victim suffered a collapsed lung and multiple other injuries, received treatment in hospital, and has since been released home. First aid was given by attending officers, and the three men were arrested less than an hour later and charged.
Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Stabbed the victim while he was on the floor.
24 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Zak O’Neill
Manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility *
Sentence
Hospital order
On March 15, 2023, Zak O’Neill, then 19, stabbed his mother Michelle O’Neill 92 times at their family home in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, during a psychotic episode believing it would save their souls. He had contacted police and a mental health crisis team the previous day expressing concerns about his mental state and feeling dangerous. After the attack, he drove to a pub in Birdlip, leaving his grandmother to discover the body. He called police at 10.22am admitting to the killing and attempting suicide.
Admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. Diagnosed with schizophrenia and psychotic at the time. No previous convictions. Judge noted he was extremely ill, expressed remorse, and is a dangerous offender if untreated.
20 Mar 2024
independent.co.uk
Matthew Mckenzie
Sexual activity with a girl under 13 *
Sentence
8 years imprisonment
In June 2023, Matthew McKenzie, aged 47 from Totterdown in Bristol, stayed overnight at an address in Bristol where he sexually touched an eight-year-old girl and carried out sexual acts with her for his own gratification. The child immediately informed her mother, leading to police involvement and McKenzie's arrest within hours.
Found guilty by jury of sexual touching of a girl under the age of 13 and two charges of engaging in sexual activity with a girl under 13. Judge heard victim's impact statement. Subject to 15-year sexual harm prevention order and indefinite registration on Sex Offenders' Register. Minimum of six years before eligible for release.
17 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Alieu George
Rape *
Sentence
12 years imprisonment
Alieu George, 46, of no fixed address, approached the victim while she was out with colleagues after work, drawing her away from the group with made-up excuses and isolating her. He made repeated attempts to sexually assault her as he led her towards Dorset Gardens, a park about a five-minute walk from Brighton Beach. On June 22, 2023, just after 9am, witnesses spotted the woman's distress and called police. George was found on top of the woman on the ground. He lied to police, claiming she was his girlfriend. He was arrested and charged with rape on the day of the offence.
Found guilty of rape and sexual assault by penetration at trial in December. Three years on extended licence. Indefinite restraining order imposed.
10 Mar 2024
express.co.uk
Gavin Mccall
Making MDMA *
Sentence
8 years imprisonment
Detectives raided Bulford’s Bannings Vale home on 7 September 2023 and arrested McCall along with others. Officers seized enough MDMA in tablet and powder form to make 6,663 ecstasy pills, 55g of high-purity cocaine, 1,269 diazepam tablets and more than 2kg of ketamine. They also found a pill-making machine to turn the powder into tablets with a logo imprint. Almost £9,000 cash was seized from McCall’s address. The total estimated potential street value of the recovered drugs was £63,612.
Convicted of drugs offences. Financial inquiries ongoing, hearing due on 5 August.
8 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Kerry Worms
Allowing premises to be used for the production of MDMA *
Sentence
Suspended sentence
Worms, partner of Paul Bulford, was involved in the same operation where detectives raided Bulford’s Bannings Vale home on 7 September 2023. Officers seized enough MDMA in tablet and powder form to make 6,663 ecstasy pills, 55g of high-purity cocaine, 1,269 diazepam tablets and more than 2kg of ketamine, along with a pill-making machine. The premises were used for MDMA production. The total estimated potential street value of the recovered drugs was £63,612.
Convicted of allowing premises to be used for the production of MDMA. Ordered to pay £1,500 under Proceeds of Crime Act. Will serve extra 30 days if fails to comply with confiscation order. Specific length not stated.
8 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Paul Bulford
Having cocaine with intent to supply *
Sentence
9 years imprisonment
Detectives raided Bulford’s Bannings Vale home on 7 September 2023 and arrested him along with others. Officers seized enough MDMA in tablet and powder form to make 6,663 ecstasy pills, 55g of high-purity cocaine, 1,269 diazepam tablets and more than 2kg of ketamine. They also found a pill-making machine to turn the powder into tablets with a logo imprint. More than £32,000 cash was seized at Bulford’s address. Police also recovered more than 2kg of ketamine and more than 5kg of drug adulterants – benzocaine and boric acid – from a vehicle in Saltdean linked to Bulford. The total estimated potential street value of the recovered drugs was £63,612.
Convicted of drugs offences. Ordered to pay £31,308 under Proceeds of Crime Act. Will serve extra 12 months if fails to comply with confiscation order.
8 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Martin Schwarz
Making indecent images of children *
Sentence
3 years and 4 months imprisonment
Following intelligence that indecent images were being accessed at his home in Weston-super-Mare, police searched Martin Schwarz's address and seized 11 phones and external hard drives containing a total of 542,904 indecent images of children. The 65-year-old was arrested and investigated by the Internet Child Abuse Team.
Pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children (categories A, B, and C), possession of extreme pornography, and possession of prohibited images. Required to register with police under the Sexual Offences Act indefinitely and given a sexual harm prevention order.
6 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Ryan Kerr
Rape *
Sentence
6 years and 9 months imprisonment
Ryan Kerr raped a woman while she was sleeping at a house in July 2023. The incident was reported to police, leading to his arrest as part of Operation Bluestone. He claimed it was consensual but was found guilty by a jury at Taunton Crown Court in December.
Denied the offence but found guilty by jury. Given indefinite restraining order forbidding contact with victim.
6 Mar 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Jordan Osbourne
Rape *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment
Jordan Osbourne attacked the victim in the early hours after she allowed him to sleep on her sofa in her home in Rye. He later followed her into her bedroom and raped her on January 3, 2022. The woman reported the assault to police, leading to an investigation. Osbourne was arrested and charged with rape.
Found guilty after a four-day trial. Given a 10-year restraining order protecting the victim.
6 Mar 2024
express.co.uk
Julia Theresa Wake
Money laundering *
Sentence
2.5 years imprisonment
From 2003 to early 2011, Julia Theresa Wake enjoyed the proceeds of her husband's criminal activities and played her part in misleading authorities and money-lending institutions. She applied for mortgages by lying about her income, helped her husband acquire, use, and conceal money, property, and other assets, and laundered money by disguising and dealing in proceeds of crime. When made bankrupt, she lied to authorities about her true financial position to defeat claims of creditors.
Found guilty of one count of failing to disclose property while bankrupt, four counts of obtaining services by deception or dishonestly, three counts of money laundering. Found not guilty of two offences of money laundering.
1 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Grant Wedlake
Sex Offences *
Sentence
21 years imprisonment
Grant Wedlake, 32, from Felton, committed sex offences against women, girls, and boys starting from 2005. He was found guilty of 12 offences, including sexual assault of a child under 13, rape of a child under 13, and rape. His offending left victims feeling guilty and ashamed, with one victim stating it ruined their childhood and life, while another hoped he would use his time in prison for self-improvement and education about the impact on victims.
Found guilty of 12 offences. Victims expressed feelings of guilt, shame, and sadness, noting his lack of remorse and manipulative behaviour. Investigating officer described him as dangerous and manipulative.
1 Mar 2024
thewestonmercury.co.uk
Clifford Allen Wake
Fraudulent trading *
Sentence
7 years imprisonment
From 2003 to early 2011, Clifford Allen Wake and his wife lived off the proceeds of crime, funding a comfortable and extravagant lifestyle with cars, boats, property, and travel. He siphoned off money due to creditors of his business ventures to fund other projects, sold property belonging to others, obtained loans dishonestly, dealt in stolen goods and property, and concealed assets by converting money into property or income. He lived beyond his legitimate means, financing it with proceeds of crime, and lied about his financial position when made bankrupt to defeat claims of creditors.
Found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading, four counts of theft, five counts of money laundering, four counts of obtaining property by deception or dishonestly, one count of failing to disclose property while bankrupt. Found not guilty of one offence of money laundering.
1 Mar 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
February 2024 6 cases
Simon Steeves
Murder *
Sentence
13 years imprisonment
Simon Steeves, 71, stabbed his wife Denise Steeves, 59, to death at their home in Diamond Meadow Lodge Park, Weston Road, Brean, on October 25, 2023. He then called 999 and informed police he had murdered her. Officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but Denise died at the scene. Steeves was arrested at the scene and charged the following day.
Admitted killing his wife. Sentence reduced to 13 years and 300 days due to time served on remand. Claimed no recollection of picking up the knife.
29 Feb 2024
somersetleveller.co.uk
Louie Mulholland
Possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs *
Sentence
five-and-a-half years in prison
Louie Mulholland was arrested in December by officers during proactive patrols in Bath city centre where they witnessed him dealing drugs. He was found in possession of crack cocaine, heroin, amphetamine, cannabis, and more than £4,000 in cash.
Admitted multiple counts of possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs as well as possession of criminal property. Pleaded guilty to each offence in January.
11 Feb 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
David Sosa Salomon
Attempted Murder *
Sentence
19 years imprisonment
David Sosa Salomon, 37, drove from his temporary home in Oldmixon Crescent, Weston, to Filton, where he waited for his mother to alight from a bus on February 28, 2023. He stabbed her several times in a pre-meditated attack near a pub on Filton Avenue. Members of the public intervened, causing him to drop the knife, and he was arrested at the scene. The victim required stitches and was fortunate not to be more seriously injured.
Admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but was convicted of attempted murder. The judge praised the bravery of members of the public who intervened.
9 Feb 2024
thewestonmercury.co.uk
Ellie-Mae Maddocks
Assisting an offender *
Sentence
2 years suspended sentence with 120 hours unpaid work
Dominic Smith and Ellie-Mae Maddocks harboured Kodishai Wescott and one of the other murderers at their address overnight on Sunday 28 January 2024, following the murders of Max Dixon and Mason Rist in Knowle, Bristol, on 27 January 2024. Together, they then drove them to Weston-super-Mare in an attempt to further hide them from the police.
Found guilty of two counts of assisting an offender.
6 Feb 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Jillian Tolliver
Assisting an offender *
Sentence
2 year supervision order
Jillian Tolliver arranged for Marcus Williams to transport her son, Riley Tolliver, out of Bristol to an address in Weston-super-Mare on Sunday 28 January 2024, following the murders of Max Dixon and Mason Rist in Knowle, Bristol, on 27 January 2024, in a bid to evade the police.
Deemed not fit to stand trial; trialled by facts and found to have committed the act of assisting an offender.
6 Feb 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
Unnamed 21-Year-Old Man
Causing death by dangerous driving *
Sentence
Not stated
The 21-year-old man was driving a VW Tiguan which failed to stop for police and was travelling at high speed. The vehicle crashed into a Honda Jazz near Cabot Circus in Bristol on 5 November 2021, resulting in the death of the Honda driver.
Driver of the VW Tiguan involved in the collision.
1 Feb 2024
avonandsomerset.police.uk
January 2024 2 cases
Christopher Hills
Rape *
Sentence
15 years imprisonment
Christopher Hills, 19, of Downland Road, Woodingdean, raped a 16-year-old girl three times and sexually assaulted her twice. The offences took place between Thursday 1 September 2011 and Thursday 21 June 2023. He was found guilty on Monday 26 November 2023 after a six-day trial. The victim showed great courage throughout the prosecution process.
Found guilty after a six-day trial. Judge Paul Tain described the offences as “awful and horrendous offences on a vulnerable victim who you raped on multiple occasions”. No remorse shown.
25 Jan 2024
brightonandhovenews.org
Kristen Persen
Terrorism offences *
Sentence
4 years and 8 months imprisonment
Kristen Persen, 22, from Fairwater in Cardiff, was arrested at an address in Cardiff on 30 November 2022 following a joint investigation between the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit and Counter Terrorism Policing Wales. On his laptop, detectives found instructional books and manuals for the manufacture of firearms, explosives and detonators as well as white supremacist propaganda. Material was also found glorifying proscribed extreme right-wing banned organisations relating to Nazism, racism, anti-Semitism ideology. Also found at his address was a large amount of clothing, flags and stickers illustrating and supporting right wing views.
Pleaded guilty to 10 charges; ordered to serve a minimum of two thirds of the sentence.
18 Jan 2024
carmarthenshirenewsonline.com
December 2023 4 cases
Harry Hollowell
Conspiracy to handle stolen goods *
Sentence
3 years and 2 months imprisonment and £309,116.38 confiscation order
Harry Hollowell purchased farm machinery stolen from farm burglaries in the Sedgemoor area of West Somerset throughout 2020. On October 16, 2020, police searched a farm in South Barrow near Sparkford and seized 20 stolen machines, with more recovered later. He also, with another defendant, bought and sold stolen plant equipment from building sites in Cardiff in 2020. Over 20 stolen items of valuable farm machinery were recovered by police.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to handle stolen goods. Ordered to pay £53,958.32 to seven victims; remainder invested in criminal justice system.
22 Dec 2023
somersetlive.co.uk
James Furness
Benefit Fraud *
Sentence
16 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months, 200 hours unpaid work, costs of £2,698.75
James Furness, 50, and his partner Sonja Pullan, 55, fraudulently claimed nearly £54,000 in benefits while running a lettings agency called Hove Properties. Furness told the council he only had one bank account but had three business accounts registered at 41 Goldstone Way, Hove, Pullan's address. He neglected to declare Pullan, who was also receiving benefits. Between them, they claimed £22,000 in Housing and Council Tax benefits, with the rest for Income Support and Jobseekers Allowance. The investigation uncovered at least 18 properties managed by Hove Properties and 66 documents linking Furness to the agency, plus documents linking Pullan. Furness claimed he was paying rent when he wasn’t and Pullan produced false rent receipts. He also produced a false tenancy agreement for a flat in St Aubyns, Hove, where a third party was living. Pullan received undeclared income from foreign students and Hove Properties.
Joint investigation by Brighton and Hove City Council and the Department for Work and Pensions revealed undeclared business accounts and failure to declare partner.
13 Dec 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Sonja Pullan
Benefit Fraud *
Sentence
11 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 100 hours unpaid work, costs of £2,698.75
James Furness, 50, and his partner Sonja Pullan, 55, fraudulently claimed nearly £54,000 in benefits while running a lettings agency called Hove Properties. Furness told the council he only had one bank account but had three business accounts registered at 41 Goldstone Way, Hove, Pullan's address. He neglected to declare Pullan, who was also receiving benefits. Between them, they claimed £22,000 in Housing and Council Tax benefits, with the rest for Income Support and Jobseekers Allowance. The investigation uncovered at least 18 properties managed by Hove Properties and 66 documents linking Furness to the agency, plus documents linking Pullan. Furness claimed he was paying rent when he wasn’t and Pullan produced false rent receipts. He also produced a false tenancy agreement for a flat in St Aubyns, Hove, where a third party was living. Pullan received undeclared income from foreign students and Hove Properties.
Produced false rent receipts and was linked to running Hove Properties; received undeclared income from foreign students and the agency.
13 Dec 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Robert Austin
Theft and false accounting *
Sentence
7 years imprisonment
Robert Austin, the director of a Brighton timber company, Mackintosh and Partners, defrauded the business of £2.6 million between 2002 and 2008 by falsifying accounting records. The company, which had traded profitably for 70 years and had locations in Brighton and Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, went into administration in 2008 and later liquidation as a direct result of the losses. This led to job losses for employees and directors. The fraud was reported to police in 2011 following an internal investigation. Austin, whose father owned the company, positioned himself in financial control driven by greed, affecting many lives.
Convicted by a jury after a four-week trial. Found guilty of seven counts of theft and false accounting. Judge comments not specified.
5 Dec 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
November 2023 4 cases
Collin Reeves
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with minimum term of 38 years
Collin Reeves, a 35-year-old former Royal Engineer and Afghanistan veteran, stabbed his neighbours Stephen Chapple (36) and Jennifer Chapple (33) to death with a ceremonial dagger at their home in Dragon Rise, Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton in Somerset, on the evening of November 21, 2022. The murders followed a long-running dispute over parking spaces on the new-build housing development since May 2022. Less than an hour before the attack, Reeves' wife had asked for a trial separation. He climbed the fence separating their gardens, entered through the back door, and stabbed each victim six times while their two young children slept upstairs. Reeves called the police shortly after to confess but denied murder in court.
Unanimously convicted of murder. Claimed manslaughter due to diminished responsibility but diagnosed with only mild to moderate depression. Judge noted the killings tore the heart out of two families and left the victims' children orphans.
30 Nov 2023
independent.co.uk
Bradley Brachman
Wounding with intent and assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment for wounding and 1 year consecutive for ABH
Bradley Brachman, along with Rhys Pryer and Andrew Wilson, attacked a 40-year-old man with eastern European accent just before midnight on Friday 16 August 2023 at the junction of Edward Street and Dorset Place in Brighton. They struck him several times around the head with bottles, causing wounds that required hospital treatment and resulted in permanent scarring. The attack was unprovoked and racially motivated.
Found guilty after an 11-day trial. Judge Anthony Niblett described the attacks as unprovoked and vicious, motivated by the victim's eastern European accent.
21 Nov 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Andrew Wilson
Wounding with intent, assault causing actual bodily harm, and theft *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment for wounding and 1 year consecutive for ABH, with 6 months concurrent for theft
Andrew Wilson, along with Bradley Brachman and Rhys Pryer, attacked a 40-year-old man with eastern European accent just before midnight on Friday 16 August 2023 at the junction of Edward Street and Dorset Place in Brighton. They struck him several times around the head with bottles, causing wounds that required hospital treatment and resulted in permanent scarring. They then moved to the bottom of St James’s Street where they hurled homophobic abuse at a 34-year-old gay man, punched him, chased him across Old Steine to the bus stops near Pavilion Gardens, and continued the assault, requiring stitches for his wounds. During the assault, Wilson snatched the victim's phone as he tried to call police. The attacks were unprovoked, racially and homophobically motivated.
Found guilty after an 11-day trial. Judge Anthony Niblett described the attacks as unprovoked and vicious, motivated by the victim's eastern European accent and the second victim's sexuality. Also convicted of stealing a mobile phone.
21 Nov 2023
brightonandhovenews.org
Rhys Pryer
Wounding with intent and assault causing actual bodily harm *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment for wounding and 1 year consecutive for ABH
Rhys Pryer, along with Bradley Brachman and Andrew Wilson, attacked a 40-year-old man with eastern European accent just before midnight on Friday 16 August 2023 at the junction of Edward Street and Dorset Place in Brighton. They struck him several times around the head with bottles, causing wounds that required hospital treatment and resulted in permanent scarring. The attack was unprovoked and racially motivated.
Found guilty after an 11-day trial. Judge Anthony Niblett described the attacks as unprovoked and vicious, motivated by the victim's eastern European accent.
21 Nov 2023
brightonandhovenews.org

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