Cambridge Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 21 verdicts at Cambridge Crown Court (Cambridge). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Mariglen Sadiku

Drug dealing

June 10, 2025

Sentence: three years imprisonment

Mariglen Sadiku was stopped in Cambridge and found in possession of 18 bags of cocaine. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced for drug dealing offences.

Lirim Shiqerukaj

Possession with intent to supply cocaine

May 20, 2025

Sentence: 21 months imprisonment and eight penalty points on his licence

Lirim Shiqerukaj hid a stash of cocaine inside a hairbrush and was found by police after parking his blue Jaguar on Matthew Wren Close, Little Downham, on March 27. Officers discovered £555 in cash and 26 bags of cocaine in the vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine, driving without insurance and without a licence.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Fabian Small

Taking prohibited items into prison

May 19, 2025

Sentence: 8 months imprisonment, suspended for 1 year

Fabian Small, 23, from Leicester, was caught passing a package to a prisoner at HMP Peterborough on March 8, 2025, during visiting hours. The package contained 29.9g of cannabis, 43.4g of tobacco, and seven unknown pills. This incident was linked to a separate Leicestershire police investigation for possession with intent to supply cannabis. The items had significant value inside the prison, with cannabis worth up to £3,000 and tobacco up to £1,500.

Pleaded guilty to taking a prohibited ‘class A’ item into prison (cannabis) and taking a prohibited ‘class C’ item into prison (tobacco). Also sentenced for possession with intent to supply cannabis. Must complete 180 hours of unpaid work and a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement. Detective Constable Katey Shaw noted the high value of the items inside prison.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Max Roberts

Intentional Strangulation

May 15, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment

Max Roberts, 18, from Eastfield Road, Peterborough, attempted to strangle his fiancée, punched and kicked her face and body, smashed furniture, and killed her pet hamster in November 2024. He later sent her a threatening message saying he would 'kill everything she loves'.

Admitted to intentional strangulation, criminal damage, and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Adam Mcdonnell

Robbery

May 14, 2025

Sentence: 11 years imprisonment with an extended licence period of 5 years

Adam McDonnell, 30, of no fixed address, robbed a taxi driver at knife point in London Road, St Ives, in December 2024, by holding a knife to his throat, slashing his hands, and stealing £250. In a separate incident, he punched an 85-year-old man in Berman Park, St Ives, and stole his drone in December 2024.

Mark Bye

Serious sexual offence with a boy under 16

March 13, 2025

Sentence: 7 years and 4 months imprisonment

Mark Bye sexually abused a single boy over a four-year period. The abuse involved multiple serious sexual offences, indecent assaults, and acts of indecency with the child. It occurred while Bye was residing in Acorn Way, Red Lodge, near Mildenhall, Suffolk. The victim described feelings of shame, fear, and disgust, which affected his relationships and daily life. The crimes were reported later, leading to Bye’s prosecution.

Pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including one count of a serious sexual offence with a boy under 16, an attempted serious sexual offence with a boy under 16, eight counts of indecent assault of a child, and three counts of indecency with a child. Also signed the sex offenders’ register for life and received a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Victim reported significant impacts on his life.

Sources: suffolknews.co.uk

Lukasz Woda

Making indecent images of a child

January 9, 2025

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months; fined £1,000; rehabilitation activity requirement; forfeiture and destruction of phone and laptop; sexual harm prevention order until 2035

Lukasz Woda was convicted of making indecent photographs and moving images of a child. The circumstances of the crime are not detailed in the text, but it involved the creation of such images, leading to his sentencing.

Suspended by the General Medical Council; to be on sex offenders register for 10 years; facing a tribunal for fitness to practise.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Elijah Bussue

Possession with intent to supply cannabis

May 19, 2024

Sentence: 22 months in prison, suspended for two years, and 200 hours unpaid work

Elijah Bussue was involved in a police pursuit on the A141 between Chatteris and March, driving a BMW X3 at speeds exceeding 90mph after officers detected a cannabis smell. The pursuit continued through Huntingdon, along the A14, and onto the A1198, where a stinger was deployed, stopping the vehicle on a farm track. Bussue hid in nearby bushes but was tracked down by police dog Clifford. Police discovered the vehicle's boot filled with cannabis plants valued at £150,000 on the street. The incident began at 2.40am on January 19.

Arnoldas Stasys

Production of cannabis

April 15, 2024

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

On January 31, 2024, the March Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant at a property in Wimblington Road, Doddington, where they discovered 67 cannabis plants worth up to £56,280. Arnoldas Stasys, 33, had taught himself how to grow cannabis by following online tutorials and sourcing equipment online. He was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of cannabis, abstracting electricity, and handling stolen goods, and later admitted to the charges in court.

Pleaded guilty to production of cannabis. Detective Constable Bethany Reynolds commented that he knew he was committing an offence but chose to continue anyway.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Carl Scarrow

Dangerous Driving

April 9, 2024

Sentence: 10 months imprisonment

Carl Scarrow, 43, was spotted by officers driving a black Vauxhall Vectra on the A1123 near Harrison Way in St Ives at about 3.40am on December 1. He drove normally at first but then turned into Broad Leas and continued driving despite being signalled to stop. He overtook two vehicles while turning left into East Street, colliding with a parked Toyota Aygo, an Audi A3, and two houses. He was uninsured, held only a provisional licence, and failed to provide a drugs wipe test. Structural engineers inspected one of the houses, and supports were needed to remove the vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis, dangerous driving, no insurance, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence, failing to provide a specimen for analysis, and four counts of criminal damage. Also banned from driving for 29 months. DC Samantha Chapman noted that Scarrow drove incredibly dangerously and put people in serious danger.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Jack Mitchell

Burglary

April 7, 2024

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Jack Mitchell, 31, entered a home in Huntingdon through a small window at approximately 2am on November 2. He initially tried the front door, which was locked, and was discovered inside looking through the victim's purse. He stole a wallet, a front door key, a pair of glasses, and some earphones. Mitchell apologised, claiming he was drunk and confused, before fleeing. He was later identified through fingerprints on the window and a photo taken by the victim, leading to his arrest.

Pleaded guilty to burglary at a previous hearing. DC Zoe Bramley commented on the impact of the crime on the victims and noted that Mitchell did not consider the consequences of his actions.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Barrie Clarke

Rape and Indecent Assault

March 18, 2024

Sentence: 19 years imprisonment

Barrie Clarke, aged 66, was found guilty of raping and indecently assaulting one victim who was as young as eight at the time, and indecently assaulting a second girl under the age of 15. The offences occurred in North Hertfordshire between the late 1980s and early 1990s, involving predatory behaviour that had a profound and lasting impact on the victims.

Pleaded not guilty and was found guilty after a seven-day trial. Detective Constable Liz McGrath commended the victims' bravery and noted the long-lasting impact of Clarke's offences, describing him as a sexual predator who refused to hold himself accountable.

Sources: thecomet.net

Fezhan Bahadur

Harassment

February 18, 2024

Sentence: Three years and eight months imprisonment

Fezhan Bahadur, 25, of Sallowbush Road, Huntingdon, breached an indefinite restraining order issued in January 2022 by contacting his former partner through multiple social media platforms using false accounts from December 2023. He made threats to harm her, damage her property, stab her dad, and assault her mum and sister. He also directly threatened the victim's family and arranged for at least three people to attend their home in Huntingdonshire since April 2023, where they made threats and damaged the house and cars by throwing bricks. Bahadur was arrested at Stansted Airport on August 22, 2023, upon his return from Dubai.

Pleaded guilty to harassment by breaching a restraining order. Judge Hurst described him as a narcissist and stated it was the worst case of breach the court had seen. Also handed another indefinite restraining order against the victim and her family.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

James Whitlock

Attempting to escape from lawful custody

June 7, 2023

Sentence: 1 year extension

James Whitlock, while receiving treatment at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge after injuring his neck at HMP Whitemoor on August 20, 2022, attempted to escape by breaking free from his chain in the shower area. He covered his hands with his gown and ran a short distance before being detained by officers. This incident occurred after he had previously been sentenced to 15 years for using explosives to steal cash machines in Essex and London.

Admitted attempting to escape from lawful custody. DC Emma Purser noted that the attempt was quickly thwarted and described it as foolish.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Grant Brownlow

Attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child

May 31, 2023

Sentence: four years and six months imprisonment

Grant Brownlow, 36, of Bronze Street, March, began speaking to a decoy from an online child activist group in October 2020, believing the decoy to be a 14-year-old girl. He turned the conversation sexual and continued it from July 2021. On November 21, 2021, the activist group confronted him at his home and alerted the police. A search of his devices revealed five extreme images involving animals.

Pleaded guilty to possessing an extreme pornographic image. Found guilty of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity. Ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register for life and handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Michael O'sullivan

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs

May 23, 2023

Sentence: 3 years and 3 months imprisonment

Michael O'Sullivan, 42, from Blair Avenue, Kingsbury, north-west London, attended the Secret Garden Party in Abbots Ripton on July 23, 2022. He was stopped and searched by security, where drugs were discovered in his bag, including nine MDMA tablets and more than 50 wraps of cocaine, totalling almost 50 grams. He was subsequently arrested and sentenced for his actions.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs. DC Joe Passby commented that O'Sullivan travelled to the festival from London with the intention of dealing drugs and that such activities are treated seriously.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Lenny Evans

Affray

April 4, 2023

Sentence: 2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Lenny Evans, 33, of East Drive, March, was involved in a fight with baseball bats in Hornbeam Close, March, on March 18, 2023. He faced off against Kenneth Watson and was stabbed during the brawl, sustaining wounds to his face, hand, and torso. Police arrested him after the incident.

Kenneth Watson

Affray

April 4, 2023

Sentence: 2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Kenneth Watson, 43, of Hornbeam Close, March, engaged in a brawl with Lenny Evans using baseball bats in Hornbeam Close, March, on March 18, 2023. He sustained multiple stab wounds to his head during the fight, which involved two stabbings and led to his arrest.

Jonathan Watson

Affray

April 4, 2023

Sentence: 2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Jonathan Watson, 38, of Ivy Road, Brockley, London, joined a fight in Hornbeam Close, March, on March 18, 2023, by getting out of a car and participating in a brawl involving baseball bats and two stabbings. He was arrested shortly after and was also involved in dealing cannabis.

Found guilty of affray at an earlier trial and received an additional four months for dealing cannabis.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Daniel Parr

Grievous Bodily Harm

January 8, 2023

Sentence: Indefinite hospital order

On February 2, 2022, police were called to a house in Mansion Gardens, Whittlesey, to assist paramedics with Daniel Parr, who was deemed a threat to himself. While officers were speaking with him, he pulled out a hidden broken glass bottle and stabbed two officers, causing two puncture wounds to one officer's face and large lacerations to the other's head and ear. Additional officers detained him and provided aid.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of GBH without intent. Detective Constable Kevin Poole commented on the officers' injuries and the risks they face.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Fabio Serrano

Actual Bodily Harm

October 21, 2021

Sentence: 30 months imprisonment

Fabio Serrano, while serving a life sentence for manslaughter at HMP Whitemoor, attacked a prison officer on October 30, 2021, after claiming his food had been contaminated. He approached the officer with a wire wrapped around his right hand and punched the officer in the chin, causing serious injuries that required hospital treatment.

Pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm. Also found guilty of two counts of unauthorised possession in prison of an offensive weapon. DC Emma Purser noted that Serrano is an incredibly dangerous criminal with previous assaults on prison officers.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

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