Cambridge Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 152 verdicts at Cambridge Crown Court (Cambridge). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Adam Bates

Causing death by dangerous driving

December 16, 2025

Sentence: 9 years and 4 months imprisonment, disqualified from driving for 12 years and 1 month

On the morning of the collision at about 7.10am, Adam Bates, 23, of Juniper Drive, Chatteris, was driving his Jaguar XF on the A10 near Stretham when it veered head-on into a road-sweeper vehicle due to his persistent and deliberate dangerous driving. William Doherty, 53, from Littleport, was driving behind Bates in a Mini Cooper, with his wife Susan reporting Bates' driving to police at the time. The road-sweeper lost control and crashed into the Dohertys' vehicle as a result. William Doherty was pronounced dead at the scene, and Susan Doherty sustained serious injuries from which she has not fully recovered. Bates was not seriously injured.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Judge Philip Grey described the offence as a case of prolonged, persistent and deliberate dangerous driving. Tested positive for cannabis and excess levels of a prescription drug.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Alexander Blowers

Rape

December 11, 2025

Sentence: 16 years imprisonment

Victor Blowers, 69, and his son Alexander Blowers, 41, raped a child. They were caught after the victim told a teacher about having their photo taken.

Handed a combined sentence of 32 years with father Victor Blowers. Pleaded guilty to raping a child.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Victor Blowers

Rape

December 11, 2025

Sentence: 16 years imprisonment

Victor Blowers, 69, and his son Alexander Blowers, 41, raped a child. They were caught after the victim told a teacher about having their photo taken.

Handed a combined sentence of 32 years with son Alexander Blowers. Pleaded guilty to raping a child.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Daniel Robinson

Shoplifting

December 4, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Daniel Robinson, 41, of no fixed address, stole olive oil, alcohol, meat and laundry products from Sainsbury’s, Co-op, and Tesco stores between August and November 2025. He also took sunglasses and designer clothing worth thousands of pounds from David Clulow and Hugo Boss in Cambridge. His actions caused significant disruption and financial loss to businesses across the city.

Pleaded guilty to 21 counts of shoplifting, three counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO), fraud by false representation, and vehicle interference. Also handed a 10-year criminal behaviour order (CBO) banning him from several Cambridge stores and prohibiting entering Co-op stores, Flannels in King Street, Teversham BP, Newmarket Road, David Clulow opticians, or any Sainsbury’s within Cambridge; passing the threshold of any person’s driveway without permission; touching or entering any vehicle without permission.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Shahzad Nawaz

Dangerous driving and drink driving

December 4, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 12-month driving ban with extended retest, 100 hours unpaid work, £1187 costs

Shahzad Nawaz, 47, of Broadway, Peterborough, crashed his BMW into trees, road signs, and a wall on Park Road, Peterborough, at about 7pm on March 16, 2025, while driving too fast and over the legal alcohol limit (more than double). A woman was hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, and three children in the car had minor injuries. Nawaz was arrested at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and drink driving. PC Sam Dane commented that driving under the influence with children in the car is irresponsible and beyond belief.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Pramod Dhakal

Rape and sexual assault of children

December 1, 2025

Sentence: 25 years imprisonment with an extended 8 years on licence

Pramod Dhakal raped and sexually abused eight victims over 19 years. All victims were children at the time of the abuse except one. Victims were based in Cambridgeshire except one from London. Arrested after a victim confided in her family in November 2023, with others coming forward subsequently. Some victims were reluctant to come forward fearing they wouldn't be believed.

Denied charges and stood trial for 20 days. Found guilty by unanimous verdict on 25 counts. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely and given a restraining order preventing contact with all eight victims indefinitely.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Darren Wheeler

Harassment

November 28, 2025

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment

Darren Wheeler, 39, of Deerleap, Bretton, turned up at his former partner's house in Eastfield, Peterborough, at around 9.15am on April 21, 2025, while she was collecting belongings. He was banned from the property under a restraining order imposed in December 2024 following his conviction for grievous bodily harm without intent on a man, for which he received a suspended sentence. Fearing his presence, the victim locked the doors, but Wheeler entered the back garden, smashed a fence, and used the wood to break the back door. He escaped through a window and drove off in a car before being arrested at a property in Bretton on May 2, 2025.

Pleaded guilty to harassment, which activated a suspended sentence from a prior conviction for grievous bodily harm without intent.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Miklivan Benga

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine

November 27, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

On 22 August 2025, Road Policing officers in Cambridge spotted Miklivan Benga, a 24-year-old of no fixed address, driving a grey Mercedes. He was recognised as wanted for failing to appear at court and arrested at a red traffic light. A search of his vehicle uncovered cocaine worth up to £1,200 and cannabis. Benga claimed he had purchased the cocaine in bulk as a birthday gift to himself.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, possession of cannabis, driving without a licence and insurance. Disqualified from driving for 22 months.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Adam Marchant

Intentional Strangulation

November 21, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment, 10-year restraining order, disqualified from driving for 2 years and 4 months

In February 2025, Adam Marchant, aged 32, from West End, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, became enraged while his partner drove home from a friend's house, accusing her of contacting her child's father about childcare. Sitting in the passenger seat, he grabbed the steering wheel, causing the car to crash into a metal flood gate. He then dragged her into the passenger seat, drove back home at speed, pulled her from the car, pinned her against another vehicle, and strangled her until she passed out. When she regained consciousness and tried to escape, he put her in a headlock, dragged her inside, took her phone, locked the door, stood in front of it with a knife, threatened to kill himself while self-harming, and prevented her from leaving. The victim eventually grabbed the keys, locked herself in her car, and called the police.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of intentional strangulation, driving while disqualified, and using a motor vehicle on a road without third-party insurance.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Andrew Murray

Causing a child to view sexual image and breaching sexual harm prevention order

November 20, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Andrew Murray, 31, of St Bedes Crescent, Cambridge, called random numbers and engaged in unsolicited sexual calls. On October 7, 2025, he called a 13-year-old girl, asked her age, and sent her a video of himself performing a sexual act. The victim recorded the call and informed her mother, who contacted the police. The recording provided evidence leading to his arrest.

Admitted to causing a child aged 13 to 15 to view an image of a sexual activity and three counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order. Detective Sergeant Andy Harding commented on the despicable nature of the actions and the traumatising impact on the victim.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Daniel Williamson

Blackmail

November 20, 2025

Sentence: 7 years and 4 months imprisonment

Between October 2023 and January 2024, Daniel Williamson and his wife Leanne contacted 10 men via the Adult Work website, initially by Leanne, demanding money and sending threatening messages when unpaid. Messages included threats to visit homes, reveal activities to wives, and harm, such as 'I know where you live and they’d take care of it.' The couple used children's phones to contact victims and made money through extortion.

Pleaded guilty to 10 counts of blackmail. Defence highlighted reflection, regret, and efforts to help others in prison. Judge noted gambling debts and turning blackmail into a commercial enterprise.

Sources: lincolnshirelive.co.uk

Leanne Potter-Williamson

Blackmail

November 20, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 1 month imprisonment

Between October 2023 and January 2024, Leanne Potter-Williamson created an account on the Adult Work website to provide services amid financial desperation and drug use, then used gathered information to blackmail 3 men by demanding money, with her husband sending further threats if unpaid. Victims reported distress, nervousness, and fear of harm or exposure.

Initially pleaded not guilty, changed to guilty in October 2025 for 3 counts of blackmail. Defence cited desperation due to financial difficulties, crack cocaine use, and fewer offences over a short period. Now in fixed accommodation with a voluntary job and three children under 18.

Sources: lincolnshirelive.co.uk

Thomas Honeyman

Robbery

November 20, 2025

Sentence: 5 years and 4 months imprisonment

Thomas Honeyman, 36, of London Street, Whittlesey, committed multiple thefts and a robbery in March 2025 in Peterborough and surrounding areas. On March 10, he stole a white Jeep from a business in Fengate, drove to a woman's home in Crowland, posed as a pest control worker, pressured her for £28, then dragged her to the ground and stole £1000 from her purse. Shortly after, he stole a leaf blower from a landscape gardener nearby. On March 12, he targeted an elderly man in Eye Green, Eye, Peterborough, by pretending to fix the boiler and stole his wife's handbag. On March 5, he stole a handbag from another elderly woman in Werrington after she left it on her car roof, and also stole a wheelbarrow and power tool from B&Q in Maskew Avenue, plus tools from a van in Crowland. He was arrested on March 15 wearing clothes from the offences, with the stolen Jeep and leaf blower linking him to the crimes.

Admitted to robbery, two counts of burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, two counts of theft from a person, theft from a motor vehicle, and theft from a shop. Targeted elderly victims using distraction techniques.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Philip Thurston

Child abduction

November 17, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 3 months imprisonment

Philip Thurston, 34, of Laburnum Close, Cambridge, groomed a 13-year-old girl starting in June 2023 by contacting her on Instagram and asking for her Snapchat details. Despite knowing her age, he arranged to pick her up near her home, initially declined but later succeeded in driving her to Cambourne and McDonald's in Caxton, where he paid for food. Over two weeks, he sent sexualised messages, expressing desires if she were older. On June 28, 2023, at around 7.50pm, he picked her up after she lied to her parents about meeting a 17-year-old boy named Fabio. Her stepdad followed, took a photo of the car, and trailed them through Cambridge. Thurston admitted he was 32, became angry suspecting a setup, and returned her home. He was arrested by Cambridgeshire Police.

Pleaded guilty. Told police he was 'not a bad person' and didn't realise picking up a child was illegal. Described as a danger to children by investigating officer.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

James Law

Theft

November 14, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 5 months imprisonment

James Law, 26, of no fixed address, went on a shoplifting spree in Bretton, Peterborough, from May 2 to May 18, 2025. He stole over £600 worth of goods including bottled drinks, crisps, dog food, food, soft drinks, alcohol, and deli items from Subway, Pets at Home, Morrisons Daily, and BP filling station. He acted with another man on the first theft. Identified via CCTV, he was arrested on May 18 with two grams of cocaine found in his wallet.

Pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft, one count of possession of cocaine, and one count of failing to surrender to police bail. Previous suspended sentence activated.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Abeeb Hussain

Burglary

November 7, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Abeeb Hussain, 33, committed three burglaries in Peterborough on July 26 and 27, 2025. On July 26, he smashed a patio door at a property in Eames Gardens, Welland, stole a Samsung mobile phone, and ate a slice of birthday cake from the kitchen. Half an hour later, he smashed another patio door at a property in Sombery Garth, Welland, and stole steaks and other grocery items, leaving a cigarette butt with his DNA outside. On July 27, he entered a house in Flore Close, Westwood, through an open window and stole a 50-inch television, a gold-coloured copy of the Quran, and kitchen knives. He was captured on CCTV and arrested on August 1, 2025, while carrying the stolen Quran.

Admitted to three counts of burglary. Of no known address. Also known as Dillon Currie.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

James Smith

Robbery

November 6, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 3 months imprisonment

James Smith, 43, targeted a 66-year-old disabled victim in Broadway, Peterborough, shortly before 2am on August 13, 2025. While the victim was moving through the city centre, Smith, who was smoking outside MERKUR Slots casino, began talking to him, leaned into his wheelchair, and tried to grab his shoulder bag. The victim pulled away, tipping his wheelchair and causing him to fall onto the pavement. Smith dragged the victim across the pavement and into the road to steal the bag. Bystanders helped the victim, but Smith succeeded in taking the bag and returned to the casino. Later that morning, the victim's bank cards were used in a local shop.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. DC George Corney described the attack as despicable and unprovoked on a vulnerable victim.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Shace Whittlesey

Controlling or coercive behaviour

October 31, 2025

Sentence: 5 years and 3 months imprisonment

Shace Whittlesey, 45, of Swanspool, Ravensthorpe, Peterborough, subjected his girlfriend to a two-year campaign of coercive control and abuse. He regularly accused her of cheating, monitored her social media, went through her phone including personal health information and bank accounts, forced her to take pregnancy tests to prove fidelity, prevented her from seeing family and friends, and physically attacked her, leaving her face covered in bruises. The abuse came to light on January 12, 2025, when police responded to a reported fight in Wisbech and discovered the victim's injuries from an attack four days prior. Whittlesey was arrested shortly after, breached bail conditions by meeting the victim on January 18, 2025, and was subsequently convicted.

Pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm (ABH). Found guilty of threats to kill, engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour in an intimate/family relationship, and intentional strangulation. Handed a restraining order.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Jason O’Dell

Threatening to kill and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a private place

October 30, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 10 months imprisonment

Jason O’Dell, who had just been released from a nine-year sentence for rape, turned up at a family member’s home in Longstanton at about 5.30pm on 17 February 2025. He asked for money, became enraged when refused, grabbed a six-inch knife, pinned the victim against the worktop, and threatened to 'end him'. The victim wrestled the knife away and called the police. O’Dell was arrested a few hours later in Cambridge and recalled to prison.

Initially denied the charges but later pleaded guilty. Previously served a nine-year sentence for rape.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Jason O'dell

Threatening to kill and threatening with an offensive weapon

October 30, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 10 months imprisonment

Jason O'Dell, a convicted rapist recently released from prison, turned up at a family member's home in Longstanton at around 5.30pm on February 17, 2025. He asked for money to 'get back on his feet' but was refused. O'Dell then grabbed a six-inch knife from a block, pinned the victim against the worktop, and threatened to 'end him' while pressing the knife into the victim's side. The victim wrestled the knife away and called for help, managing to get O'Dell out of the house. He was arrested a few hours later in Cambridge.

Pleaded guilty to threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a private place and making threats to kill. Previously served a nine-year sentence for rape.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Mark Moss

Robbery and grievous bodily harm with intent

October 23, 2025

Sentence: 14 years imprisonment

Mark Moss, 37, of Branston Rise, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, launched an unprovoked attack on a man tending his allotment, stabbing him 13 times in his shed at the allotment in Burton Street, Peterborough, on June 15, 2024. He then stole the man's wallet and mobile phone. The victim suffered stab wounds to his arm, shoulder, back, and neck, resulting in two fractured ribs and a punctured lung, requiring treatment at a major trauma centre. Investigations showed the victim's bank card used at a filling station in Eye where Moss was captured on CCTV, additional footage of Moss near the scene, a matching footprint in the shed, and the victim's blood on Moss's shoes.

Initially denied grievous bodily harm with intent and robbery, later changed plea to guilty. Described as a frenzied and sustained attack.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Tonin Bushi

Money laundering

October 20, 2025

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment

On 4 November 2023, police stopped a Ford Fiesta driven by Tonin Bushi in George IV Street, Cambridge, suspecting it was driven without insurance. Bushi, 25, of Heathfield Gardens, London, admitted to having only an Albanian driving licence and no insurance. A search revealed £1,374 in cash and eight wraps of cocaine hidden in his pants.

Pleaded guilty to failing to surrender, possession of class A cocaine, money laundering and driving without insurance.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Joaquim Tavares

Stalking

October 16, 2025

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment

Joaquim Tavares, 49, of Limetree Avenue, Millfield, Peterborough, stalked his ex-girlfriend after their three-year relationship ended. He followed her around Peterborough in his car, loitered near her vehicle on multiple occasions, and was captured on CCTV and ANPR cameras. On November 5, 2024, he parked across from a café she visited. Two days later, he followed her to work, shouting, beeping, and flashing headlights. On November 13, 2024, he approached her while she walked to her car, prompting her to call 999. Officers arrested him nearby and found a knuckleduster in his car. He was also driving without a licence or insurance. In interview, he denied stalking and provided excuses for his presence.

Pleaded guilty to possession of knuckleduster and driving offences. Found guilty of stalking after trial. Handed a restraining order.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Gavin Bainbridge

Assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent

October 16, 2025

Sentence: 7 years and 3 months imprisonment

On July 14, 2025, at about 8pm, Gavin Bainbridge, 47, of Mortlock Avenue, Cambridge, became involved in an argument with a man in his 60s and his friend at a pub in Broadway, Peterborough. After the victim pushed Bainbridge to de-escalate, Bainbridge followed them outside, punching the victim multiple times to the face, biting his chest, throwing him to the ground, and continuing to punch and kick him until he lost consciousness. Bainbridge also punched the victim's friend who tried to intervene and later spat at and kicked a police officer in custody.

Pleaded guilty to assault causing grievous bodily harm with intent, assault by beating, and common assault of an emergency worker. Additional 4 years on licence upon release. Judge commented on the vicious and sustained attack.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Dennis Finbow

Indecent assault

October 10, 2025

Sentence: extended by 11 years imprisonment plus indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order

Dennis Finbow, a former priest in the Catholic Church, abused multiple children between 1974 and 1991. He admitted touching a boy in 1974 at a school where he was teaching prior to ordination. He also abused an altar boy between August 1984 and August 1985, a girl between February 1984 and February 1985, a girl between 1987 and 1991, and a third girl between 1987 and 1988. Finbow met these victims through his work as a priest, running youth social clubs, football clubs, and charity events in Cambridgeshire during the 1980s and 1990s. He initially denied the allegations as 'nonsense' but later pleaded guilty to eight counts of indecent assault of a girl under 14, four counts of indecent assault of a boy under 14, two counts of indecent assault of a girl under 16, and one count of indecent assault on a woman over 16.

Pleaded guilty to 15 counts of child sex offences. Described as a prolific offender who used his position of trust as a priest to abuse children. Previously convicted in early 2023 for sexually abusing a child in the 1980s.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Sajeenthira Dharmendra

Rape

October 8, 2025

Sentence: 9 years and 6 months imprisonment

Sajeenthira Dharmendra, 24, met the 17-year-old victim on an online chat platform and arranged to meet her in St Neots last year. He pressured her to drink vodka mixed with cola, bought alcohol and a vape, and drove to Riverside Car Park where he sexually assaulted her. She passed out after more alcohol, and he filmed himself raping her while unconscious. The victim discovered the video on his phone, forwarded it to herself, and reported to police after he dropped her off. He was arrested at his home in Aveley, Essex.

Found guilty of rape and assaulting a female aged 13 and over by penetration with part of a body/thing following a trial. Pleaded guilty to voyeurism and making indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register. Judge Andrew Hurst commented that the defendant deliberately made the victim drink alcohol with the intention of having sex regardless of consent, noting her young age and his sole purpose for sexual intercourse.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Stephen Kerr-Morgan

Making and distributing indecent images of children

October 3, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Stephen Kerr-Morgan, 54, had more than 250 indecent images and videos of children across his devices, including making and distributing them. Most of the footage was of the most severe nature, category A.

Pleaded guilty to three charges of making an indecent photo of a child, possessing an extreme pornographic image, two charges of publishing an obscene article, and distributing an indecent photograph of a child.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Marc Sunderland

Burglary

October 3, 2025

Sentence: 40 months imprisonment

On July 31, 2025, Marc Sunderland, aged 44, went on an overnight burglary spree in Dogsthorpe and Eye, Peterborough. He attempted to break into two properties in Eastern Avenue around 9pm, was disturbed by a victim, and fled. He then burgled a property in Eye Road, stealing items including a bike, which he later tried to sell back to the victim around 11.40pm but handed it back after being challenged. He continued to Eye, stealing a blue Mercedes GLC, an Apple laptop, and a purse from a property in The Cloisters around 1.30am. The car was found later that morning in Thorney Road. He also broke into a garage in Peterborough Road, made a racist comment, broke into two other outbuildings, damaged a fence in The Cloisters, and attempted to enter a car in Monks Drive. He was identified via CCTV and arrested.

Admitted to three counts of burglary, three counts of attempted burglary, theft of a motor vehicle, criminal damage, vehicle interference, and a racially aggravated public order offence.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Keileigh Spencer

Conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to blackmail

October 1, 2025

Sentence: 8 years and 4 months imprisonment

Keileigh Spencer, 19, of Queen Mary Close, Ramsey, posed as the girl in fake online profiles to lure victims to Ramsey for ambush and extortion. She recorded victims during assaults, including the August 14 incident with a 37-year-old man, the August 29 hammer attack on a 25-year-old, the September 5 grain store assault on a 45-year-old, and the September 7 machete threat to a 23-year-old, resulting in thousands of pounds transferred under duress.

David Chapman

Conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to blackmail

October 1, 2025

Sentence: 13 years imprisonment

David Chapman, 43, of The Avenue, Ramsey, participated in a series of calculated attacks where victims were lured to Ramsey using fake online profiles pretending to be girls. Victims were ambushed, threatened, assaulted, and forced to transfer money under duress. Chapman was present during the September 5 incident where a 45-year-old man was punched repeatedly, held overnight in a grain store, and forced to apply for a £10,000 loan, resulting in £2,200 transferred.

Jonathan Stokes

Conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to blackmail, acquiring criminal property and dangerous driving

October 1, 2025

Sentence: 8 years and 6 months imprisonment

Jonathan Stokes, 36, of Mallard Close, Ramsey, was involved in the violent attacks on men lured to Ramsey via fake online profiles. In the August 29 incident, a 25-year-old victim was attacked with a hammer, kicked in the face, forced to confess falsely on camera, held overnight, and had £13,780 transferred from his account while his vehicle was stolen. Stokes also engaged in dangerous driving as part of the crimes.

Found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to blackmail, acquiring criminal property and dangerous driving.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Daniel Cawley

Drink driving

September 29, 2025

Sentence: 14 months driving ban

Daniel Cawley, 25, crashed his van while drink driving and told police it had been stolen.

Natalie Knight

Drug driving and dangerous driving

September 29, 2025

Sentence: 14 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 5-year driving ban, 240 hours unpaid work, 20 rehabilitation days

Natalie Knight, 45, of St Michael’s Gate, Parnwell, Peterborough, crashed her black Audi Q2 into the rear of a Toyota Yaris on the A1M northbound at Sawtry at 12.50am on July 15, 2024, while under the influence of cannabis (level 10, legal limit 2) and driving at speeds exceeding 100mph in a 50mph zone. Three children (two boys and a girl) were passengers in her vehicle and were uninjured. The Yaris hit the central reservation; its driver and a passenger suffered slight injuries, while two children (aged 5 and 14) in the Yaris were unhurt.

Pleaded guilty to drug driving and dangerous driving. PC Peter Smith commented on the irresponsibility of driving under the influence with children in the car.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Kemzi Ogbonna

Sexual Assault

September 19, 2025

Sentence: 14 months imprisonment and a five-year restraining order

Kemzi Ogbonna assaulted a female colleague in Huntingdonshire on March 15, 2023, by hugging her from behind, placing both hands around her chest, trying to kiss her, and suggesting they should be in a relationship. The following week, he exposed himself to her at work and asked her to touch him. These incidents were reported to the police later that year after the victim confided in a friend.

Found guilty after a trial. PC Lomas-Farley commented that Ogbonna knew it was unlikely his victim would report his actions and used this to his advantage, and hoped the sentence would reassure victims that such behaviour must be challenged and reported.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Marques Barbosa De Souza

Possession with intent to supply cocaine

September 12, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Marques Barbosa De Souza was spotted walking away from a stolen black Peugeot 3008, which had been reported stolen from Heathrow, parked in Sackville Close, Cambridge, on 26 March. He initially claimed to have rented the car but could not provide a rental agreement. A search of the vehicle revealed a food bag containing 49 individual bags of cocaine with an estimated street value of up to £2,940.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine, driving a motor vehicle otherwise in accordance with a licence, and driving without insurance. Detective commented that the case started as a routine check on a stolen vehicle and hoped it sends a message that drug crime will not be tolerated.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Jayed Hussain

Assault

September 10, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 5 months imprisonment

Jayed Hussain, 31, subjected his partner, a woman in her 20s, to months of attacks and assaults in her Cambridge home. On June 16, he beat her in the early hours, leaving her bloodied and terrified outside, and smashed a TV on the floor. Neighbours heard screaming and called the police, who found her with blood on her face. Previous incidents included grabbing her by the hair, throwing her to the floor, punching and kicking her in the face, attacking her hip and ribs, and grabbing her throat. On May 16, he threw her around her flat, causing multiple facial injuries and ripping out a clump of her hair.

Pleaded guilty to assault and other charges. Sentences for another assault (1 year and 4 months), assault by beating (3 months), and criminal damage (1 month) to run concurrently. Described as a violent man with no respect for women by DC Ellie Hathiramani.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

David Gabryelski

Burglary

September 5, 2025

Sentence: 2 years and 3 months imprisonment

David Gabryelski, a 21-year-old from the Cambridge area with no fixed address, conducted a series of thefts and burglaries between 26 August 2024 and 5 September 2024. He stole a till and charity box from a takeaway in Lincoln Road, Peterborough, damaged a CCTV camera, broke into a garage in Missleton Court, Cambridge, stealing two bicycles, smashed a car window in St Bede’s Gardens to steal a bag, stole two cars from Blinco Grove and Verulam Way, and broke into 15 vehicles to steal items including mobile phones, power banks, cash, sunglasses, and a bank card. He was found asleep in a stolen car surrounded by about 90 stolen items on 5 September 2024.

Admitted to two counts of burglary, two counts of theft of motor vehicle, two counts of criminal damage, and 15 counts of theft from a motor vehicle. PC Edward Hyde noted that the offending caused havoc for residents and business owners in Cambridge and Peterborough.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Daniel Findlay

Stalking and Breach of Restraining Order

September 4, 2025

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

Daniel Findlay, 43, of Park Farm Way, Peterborough, bombarded his ex-partner with texts and calls despite a restraining order being in place, leaving her terrified and living in constant fear. He sent messages implying he would go to her home or was watching her, such as 'Are you going to let me come and see you' and 'Are you serious, you’re nipping off somewhere before you go home?'. This behaviour persisted after his release in September 2024 from a previous prison sentence. The victim changed her routine to avoid him, and three months later, she reported the incidents to the police. Findlay denied the contact during his interview but was convicted.

Pleaded guilty to stalking involving serious alarm/distress and harassment, breaching a restraining order. DC Jake Boreham-Dennis commented that restraining orders are powerful tools and Findlay showed blatant disregard for them.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Tristan Lenk

Possession with intent to supply cannabis and cocaine

August 28, 2025

Sentence: Two years imprisonment, suspended for two years, plus a 20-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and a six-month Drug Rehabilitation Requirement

On May 7, police executed a warrant at Tristan Lenk's former home in Furrowfields Road, Chatteris, where they discovered cannabis worth up to £19,350, cocaine worth up to £17,740, ketamine worth up to £200, and £7,500 in cash. Lenk, aged 26 and residing in Balland Field, Willingham, was involved in drug dealing, leading to his arrest and subsequent sentencing.

Pleaded guilty to possession of criminal property, possession with intent to supply cannabis and cocaine, and possession of ketamine. The sentence was given after police acted on concerns and raided his home.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Mindaugas Vaitekunas

Sexual Assault

August 27, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment

Mindaugas Vaitekunas sexually assaulted two female colleagues at a factory in Littleport between July 2019 and February 2022. He made sexual insults and harassment on a daily basis, including pressing himself against one woman and propositioning her for sex, deliberately tripping women and grabbing them in a sexually inappropriate manner, and calling women 'tramps, alcoholics and degraders'. The incidents caused the victims to feel humiliated and panicked.

Found guilty of two counts of sexual assault. Held an informal supervisory position and used it to inappropriately touch female colleagues, make sexual remarks, and assault them. Ordered to pay £500 compensation to each victim, issued with a restraining order for three years, and required to register with the police under the Sexual Offences Act for 10 years.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

James Cripps

Using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear or violence

August 26, 2025

Sentence: 7 months imprisonment

On September 8, 2024, James Cripps, 45, of no fixed abode, waved a kitchen knife in Market Square, Cambridge, and threatened to stab a member of the public. A Cambridge City Council worker saw him with the knife and managed to persuade him to hand it over until police arrived at the scene, leading to his arrest.

Pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a knife, and using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear or violence.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Yanick Samedo

Grievous Bodily Harm

August 26, 2025

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 200 hours unpaid work, driving disqualification for 1 year and 11 months, and 120 days alcohol monitoring

Yanick Samedo, 26, of All Saints Road, Peterborough, attacked a man with a long baton during a fight in Broadway, Peterborough, at around 4am on April 27. He fled the scene in a black Peugeot 208, driving over 80mph in a 40mph zone, ignoring road signs and endangering other users. Police tracked him via CCTV, found him hiding in a bin in South Street, Stanground, and arrested him. The victim sustained shoulder injuries and an open fracture to his wrist, requiring surgery.

Pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm, possession of an offensive weapon in public, failing to stop, driving while disqualified, no insurance, and drink driving. The weapon was a metal gas strut adapted to cause injury, and the sentence aims to address underlying issues like alcohol misuse.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Jason Turner

Burglary

August 22, 2025

Sentence: two years and three months imprisonment

Jason Turner and Matthew Turner broke into a property in Victoria Road, Cambridge, at about 1.30am on 13 April. They stole jewellery worth nearly £50,000, an iPad, a recently delivered parcel containing clothing, and two pillowcases. They pushed a man over and one of them shouted 'stab him' before fleeing on bicycles. No knife was seen. They were identified through CCTV footage and arrested the same day. Most of the stolen jewellery was recovered from various locations.

Matthew Turner

Burglary

August 22, 2025

Sentence: two years and nine months imprisonment

Matthew Turner and Jason Turner broke into a property in Victoria Road, Cambridge, at about 1.30am on 13 April. They stole jewellery worth nearly £50,000, an iPad, a recently delivered parcel containing clothing, and two pillowcases. They pushed a man over and one of them shouted 'stab him' before fleeing on bicycles. No knife was seen. They were identified through CCTV footage and arrested the same day. Most of the stolen jewellery was recovered from various locations.

Admitted the burglary. Officers found a call to a jeweller on his mobile phone.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Beatrice Eduah

Fraud

August 19, 2025

Sentence: Deferred sentence with conditions to repay £17,668.53

Beatrice Eduah, while employed as an agency social worker at Suffolk County Council, dishonestly worked full-time for Suffolk County Council and two other local authorities simultaneously between June and November 2023. She submitted timesheets for the same hours to multiple authorities without disclosure, omitted her other employments from her CV, and falsely communicated about absences, including claiming to be abroad for a family member's death while working in the UK. This fraud resulted in a loss of £17,668.53 to Suffolk County Council.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position. Judge described her as a 'fraudster' and 'thief'. Must obtain paid work and repay the amount, or face further sentencing.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Louise Krykunivsky

Arson

August 18, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 6 months imprisonment

Louise Krykunivsky repeatedly made hoax calls to the fire service, costing over £15,000, despite signing an Acceptable Behaviour Contract in 2023. On 23 March, she deliberately set fire to a bin behind her front door in her Milton High Street flat, which spread to a doormat and caused £12,000 in smoke damage. She escaped through a ground floor window, and firefighters extinguished the blaze. This incident occurred after she had been arrested for similar behaviour and released on bail, and followed her declaration that she wanted to be moved to another location.

Pleaded guilty to arson with recklessness as to whether life was endangered. Det Con Edward Hyde commented that the fire could have spread to neighbouring flats, putting lives at risk, and hoped the sentence would make her reflect on the harm caused.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

Bartholomew Cronin

Grievous bodily harm without intent

August 14, 2025

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment

Bartholomew Cronin, 46, of Lutton Grove, Westwood, Peterborough, along with Ziggy Dunn, attacked a victim who was installing a CCTV camera at his home in Lowick Gardens, Westwood, Peterborough, on November 5. Cronin emerged from Dunn's house, made a threat, pulled out a hammer, and waved it before both men assaulted the victim with the hammer and a hockey stick, causing serious injuries including loss of sight in the victim's left eye. The victim required hospital treatment, and both attackers fled the scene before being arrested.

Ziggy Dunn

Grievous bodily harm without intent

August 14, 2025

Sentence: 40 months imprisonment

Ziggy Dunn, 36, of Manton, Bretton, Peterborough, along with Bartholomew Cronin, attacked a victim who was installing a CCTV camera at his home in Lowick Gardens, Westwood, Peterborough, on November 5. Dunn ran out with a hockey stick after Cronin's initial threat, and both men assaulted the victim with the hammer and hockey stick, hitting him on the back of the head and left eye, causing serious injuries including loss of sight. The victim was taken to hospital, and Dunn returned to the scene before being arrested.

Shaun Fox

Engaging in sexual communication with a child

August 13, 2025

Sentence: 14 years and 6 months imprisonment

Shaun Fox, 43, of Swanspool, Ravensthorpe, Peterborough, pretended to be a 17-year-old boy and contacted a 14-year-old girl via Instagram on May 18, 2025. He requested inappropriate photos, offered to send 30 videos for her to rate, and asked her to touch herself inappropriately. The girl's mother discovered the interaction, posed as her daughter on WhatsApp, and received three child abuse videos from Fox. He attempted to delete messages and asked the mother to do the same. Police tracked him using an email address linked to the Instagram account and CCTV footage of him purchasing a mobile phone and top-up in Bretton, Peterborough. He was arrested on July 1, 2025, and during interview, claimed to feel like a 17-year-old in a 43-year-old's body.

Pleaded guilty to six counts of breaching a sexual harm prevention order, distributing an indecent photograph, causing a child to watch or look at an image of sexual activity, engaging in sexual communication with a child, and causing a girl to engage in sexual activity. Also placed on the sex offenders register for life, handed a sexual harm prevention order for life, and a 10-year restraining order. Judge described him as 'predatory and determined' and dismissed his claims as self-serving.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Sheeba Bukuru

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

August 11, 2025

Sentence: 4 years imprisonment and a 5-year driving ban

Sheeba Bukuru was overtaking a car at speed on the wrong side of a 'keep left' bollard when he struck a female cyclist on Fulbourn Road in Cambridge on 24 November 2024, causing her severe injuries including a fractured skull, bleed on the brain, broken pelvis, arm, leg, ribs, dislocated shoulder, and damaged lungs. He fled the scene in his black BMW, abandoned the vehicle, and falsely reported it as stolen at knifepoint. He was arrested later that day with the car key in his possession.

Pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop, and perverting the course of justice.

Sources: cambridgeindependent.co.uk

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