Cambridge Crown Court Sentencing Results

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Joaquim Tavares, 49, of 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.

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.

Daniel Findlay, 43, of 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.

Kristian Qafa and Armand Ara were arrested after being spotted on CCTV acting suspiciously at the back of a building in High Street, Haverhill, on July 28, 2025. Police discovered a cannabis factory inside a commercial building containing 419 plants. They were taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning and charged with producing a controlled drug.

Kristian Qafa and Armand Ara were arrested after being spotted on CCTV acting suspiciously at the back of a building in High Street, Haverhill, on July 28, 2025. Police discovered a cannabis factory inside a commercial building containing 419 plants. They were taken to Bury St Edmunds Police Investigation Centre for questioning and charged with producing a controlled drug.

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.

Yanick Samedo, 26, of 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.

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.

Bartholomew Cronin, 46, of Westwood, Peterborough, along with Ziggy Dunn, attacked a victim who was installing a CCTV camera at his home in 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, 36, of Bretton, Peterborough, along with Bartholomew Cronin, attacked a victim who was installing a CCTV camera at his home in 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, 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.

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.

Danderson Decker, 30, punched a fellow inmate unprovoked in the back of the head at HMP Peterborough on March 15, 2024. The victim was leaving his cell and had his back to Decker, resulting in the victim suffering a seizure and being taken to Peterborough City Hospital with serious injuries.

Matthew Sharman, 23, of March, was arrested on April 24 when officers executed a warrant at a caravan in Wisbech. Three mobile phones logged into his social media were found, along with a machete, samurai sword, and black-handled knife. Analysis revealed messages consistent with drug dealing, Snapchat videos of Sharman in a cannabis factory, and audio of him discussing drying cannabis and cocaine prices.

Ross Rawlins uploaded indecent images of children to Snapchat in February 2023, with police discovering 600 illicit images on his device, including 186 Category A images.

Alvaro Ferreira, 50, of Huntingdon, regularly physically abused his victim throughout their relationship. He made threats to disfigure her to prevent her from reporting the abuse. In February 2024, he assaulted her, leading to a conviction for actual bodily harm and a suspended sentence in April 2024. After the victim rekindled the relationship, Ferreira reverted to abusive behaviours, including accusing her of cheating, messaging her family impersonating her, controlling her finances by transferring £750 from her account without consent, shouting at her during work calls, and assaulting her in December 2024 by hitting her and throwing objects. The victim fled, leading to his arrest and guilty plea.

While serving a life sentence for the murder of 19-year-old RAF cadet the victim by shooting in July 2019, Sean Obazee assaulted a prison officer at HMP Whitemoor. The unprovoked attack occurred on August 28 of the previous year, when Obazee punched the officer in the face while the officer was walking along a corridor. Other prison officers intervened to stop the assault, and the officer was taken to hospital but not seriously injured.

Toby Wilton bombarded his ex-girlfriend with messages, emails, and cryptic social media posts after their two-year relationship ended. Despite a non-molestation order issued on November 21, he breached it multiple times, including sending messages asking to meet, declaring his love, and noting items she was wearing that he had given her. This harassment caused serious harm or distress and continued from late November into January and beyond, with the victim in Huntingdon documenting the breaches.

Andrew Gladwin, 53, of Haweswater, Huntingdon, met the victim through a shared interest in running several years ago. After she stopped running with him due to feeling uncomfortable, he sent sporadic inappropriate texts. In October of the previous year, he bombarded her with over a hundred sexually violent messages from a fake Facebook account, claiming to 'own' her, threatening to rape her in her home, and stating she 'completely belonged to him'. He also mentioned driving past her house. The victim felt terrified and suspected she was being followed, leading to his arrest on November 5.

On April 26, Catalin Ganciu attacked a six-year-old girl by kicking her in the head in Lincoln Road, Peterborough, knocking her to the ground. He then followed a woman into a shop and punched her in the face. Upon police arrival for his arrest, he punched an officer in the stomach and caused damage to a police van by repeatedly kicking it.