Cambridge Crown Court Sentencing Results

Zeeshan Ellam, aged 26, was already wanted by another police force when he was spotted driving a silver Peugeot 308 in St Ives on September 15, 2023. He attempted to evade police by ramming into a police car, driving through a car park, a small fence, and over a footpath onto Reynolds Way, causing significant damage. He handed himself in at Thorpe Wood Police Station in Peterborough on September 29, 2023.

Aaron Readman, 28, was reported driving his blue BMW erratically in Stanground at around 7.30pm on Saturday 6 December. Officers intercepted the vehicle near his home in Hardwick, but he fled, triggering a high-speed pursuit. He reached speeds of up to 85mph in a 60mph zone, ignored road hazards, braked erratically, and rammed the front of a police car. The pursuit ended when the BMW crashed into a fence at his home in The Pastures. Readman was found hiding in a nearby shed and arrested. He failed a roadside breath test, revealing he was more than twice the legal alcohol limit.

Patrick Connors, 22, of Carshalton Road, Banstead, Surrey, approached five different women between 13 and 17 June 2023 in Sawston, Arbury, and Great Shelford. He drove next to them and asked for directions before indecently exposing himself. Connors was arrested on 19 June 2023.

Tommy Lee Gulliford, 23, of Ross Street, Cambridge, was involved in a street fight in Ashfield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, at about 12.45pm on 21 April 2019. The fight involved a group of men using weapons including a machete, knife, and a baseball bat. Police received calls about the incident which terrorised people in Chesterton. A man had a white Fiat car reversed at him and suffered a cut across a buttock, and another man suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Ben Murkin carried out repeated acts of cruelty against his Ragdoll kitten, Whisper, leading to her death in March 2024. Injuries included head bruising, left eye haemorrhage, multiple rib fractures, tail reddening, and a fractured lumbar vertebra, all consistent with deliberate trauma. Specific acts included kicking Whisper, throwing her against a wall and a door, picking her up by the tail, and dropping her down stairs. Despite repeated veterinary advice in December 2023 and February 2024 to seek treatment, Murkin ignored warnings, causing prolonged suffering. He falsely claimed injuries occurred during inappropriate CPR, but experts confirmed intentional abuse. The RSPCA investigated following the death.

Jimmy Willett, 22, of Frank’s Lane, Cambridge, was involved in a street fight in Ashfield Road, Chesterton, Cambridge, at about 12.45pm on 21 April 2019. The fight involved a group of men using weapons including a machete, knife, and a baseball bat. Police received calls about the incident which terrorised people in Chesterton. A man had a white Fiat car reversed at him and suffered a cut across a buttock, and another man suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Matthew Tolcher, 34, of Essendine, Stamford, attempted to smuggle crack cocaine and buprenorphine tablets into Peterborough prison in March 2022 by disguising the handover with a prolonged handshake and hug to an inmate. Prison officers spotted the exchange and confiscated the wrap containing the prohibited drugs.

Jamie Barnes, 47, of Rivendale, Werrington, Peterborough, was arrested and his electronic devices seized after officers received intelligence about his online activity between November 2020 and January 2022. Indecent images of children were found on his devices along with messages showing he was arranging for children to be sexually abused and livestreamed online.

On October 8, 2021, Asim Bashir was driving a grey BMW M8 westbound on the A47 near Wittering with his family as passengers. He attempted to overtake multiple vehicles dangerously, leading to a head-on collision with a red Ford Fiesta driven by Christopher Hunt. The collision caused Mr Hunt's vehicle to go airborne, crash through a tree line, and explode, resulting in his death. Bashir's family sustained serious injuries, with his four-year-old son requiring a wheelchair.

Nicholas Bridge, aged 26, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Rick-Champion Champion Musaba, aged 30, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Troy Muschett-Thomas, aged 25, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Korie Hassan, aged 33, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes and retreated to Hassan's cell for a further barricade. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Jahliel Rose, aged 29, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Irwin Constable, aged 25, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Bradley Blundell, aged 26, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Dior Diego Jackson, aged 27, was one of eight inmates serving life sentences for murder or conspiracy to murder who participated in a 10-hour prison mutiny at HMP Whitemoor on October 7, 2022. The group refused to return to their cells, took control of a spur area, sprayed shower gel, shampoo, and oil on the floors to make it slippery, overturned furniture to build barricades, and armed themselves with weapons made from broken table legs and kettles. They also created protective headwear against Pava spray and flashes. The national response team regained control at around 10pm.

Fatos Kertolli, 36, of Garton End Road, Millfield, Peterborough, and Lulzim Sinimati were in Bar 42, Broadway, Peterborough, when a fight broke out at about 3am on 20 July 2023. CCTV footage captured the victim being repeatedly punched in the face before falling to the floor, where he was then kicked to his body and repeatedly stamped on. One man was left with minor injuries to his face, while a second man was hospitalised with a bleed on his brain and fractures to his spine and face. The pair claimed self-defence, but were found guilty after a trial.

Nathan Lovell, 33, from Wisbech, sexually abused two young girls between January 2021 and June 2023. He possessed over 1,000 indecent images of children on his phone, including 14 category A images, and paid nearly £5,000 for adults to abuse children worldwide. He was involved in online conversations directing and facilitating such abuses, with evidence from screen recordings and social media enquiries.

Lulzim Sinimati, 27, of Dogsthorpe Road, Millfield, Peterborough, and Fatos Kertolli were in Bar 42, Broadway, Peterborough, when a fight broke out at about 3am on 20 July 2023. CCTV footage captured the victim being repeatedly punched in the face before falling to the floor, where he was then kicked to his body and repeatedly stamped on. One man was left with minor injuries to his face, while a second man was hospitalised with a bleed on his brain and fractures to his spine and face. The pair claimed self-defence, but were found guilty after a trial.

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.

On the afternoon of 27 August 2023, William Fletcher, 41, and Robert Keltie, 35, approached a man in his 20s in Park Road, Peterborough, demanding money. When he refused and tried to leave, they assaulted him on CCTV and stole £15 from his pocket before fleeing. They were arrested in Broadway, Peterborough city centre, by the Neighbourhood Support Team.

Louis Kidd, 39, of Arrington, stole more than £2,000 worth of alcohol and £142 in cash from a business in Sussex Street between December 16 and 25, 2023. He also broke into the Asda warehouse at the Beehive Centre and targeted Co-ops in Milton Road and Hills Road on nine occasions.

Mary Casey, 34, from St Albans, drunkenly drove the wrong way down a one-way street in Cambridge in July 2022. She overtook four cars at traffic lights, sped around a corner through no entry signs, lost control, and crashed into two parked cars. After the crash, she reversed the car and hit her one-year-old great-niece, who was on the pavement, causing a bleed on the brain, a fractured skull, and fractured ribs.

Jason White, 33, of Eagle Street, Cambridge, engaged in online sexual communications with underage girls while on bail for a prior similar offense. In September, he messaged a 13-15-year-old girl on social media, falsely claiming to be 15, requested inappropriate photos, sent his own explicit image, and suggested a relationship; arrested and bailed on 16 September. While on bail, on 11 December, he used the alias Jamie Underwood on Facebook to contact a decoy posing as a 14-year-old girl, again claiming to be 15 before admitting his age, requesting a relationship, suggesting meetings in Cambridge or Brighton, and sending an explicit photo; arrested on 17 December. He also engaged in a sexual conversation with another decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl on 15 December, sending another explicit photo. Reported by the first victim's mother and an online child activist group.

Timothy Addy, 56, of Barton Road, Comberton, near Cambridge, prowled around three women as he walked his dog and repeatedly displayed strange behaviour. Police were called in November 2021 after one victim noticed a torch beam being shone in her bedroom window, between 4.20am and 6.30am, up to four times a week. Eventually she looked out and saw Addy looking up towards her. She had recognised him as previously making her feel uncomfortable when she was out walking or running. The victim had also noticed a bra, which did not belong to her, hanging on her fence post and, one morning, she had drawn up her blind to see a pair of knickers in her garden. A second victim saw Addy staring through her windows two years before, noticed a bright light being shone through her window, and during lockdown in 2020, Addy would approach her almost every time and make degrading comments about what she was wearing, leaving her feeling very uncomfortable. The victim told officers Addy had stopped her in a shop and made sexually explicit comment before closely walking past her and grabbing her inappropriately. A third victim came forward and said in May 2021 she had come out of her home to find “I love you” written in the light dirt on the driver’s side window of her car, which then happened twice more. And on one morning, she discovered the same message had been written on the front windscreen – in letters as tall as the windscreen – but this time so it could be read from inside the car, which left her feeling scared. She also recalled Addy looking through her living room window while she was on the sofa, and when she confronted him after spotting him outside her house again, he apologised.

David Irving, aged 46, of Beaumont Road, Cambridge, stalked a 16-year-old girl for almost two years starting in November 2021. He used false identities, sent anonymous letters to the victim's father, headmaster, and family, including birthday and Valentine's Day cards, and made false claims about her. He put up notes and posters outside the school, sent emails claiming harassment, and in May 2023 sent an envelope containing what appeared to be faeces. In June 2023, he made false allegations to police. In August 2023, he appeared at the victim's home wearing a balaclava, carrying a brick, and carved an abusive message into a fence. CCTV showed he visited the house about 40 times. He was arrested on 24 August 2023 after his devices were linked to the communications. His actions led to three innocent people being arrested but later released.

On New Year’s Day 2023, Djiferson Monteiro, 35, of Deer Park Way, Thorney, was driving a Ford Fiesta in Boongate, Peterborough, when he drifted into the path of an oncoming car due to being more than three times over the alcohol limit (roadside breath test reading of 109, legal limit 35). Dashcam footage showed him narrowly missing one vehicle before crossing completely into the other lane, causing a head-on collision with a Volkswagen Golf. The other driver swerved onto the grass verge to avoid him but suffered a broken hand and wrist. An on-duty police officer assisted at the scene. Monteiro claimed he had only one beer but refused an evidential blood sample, leading to additional charges. Checks revealed he was not named on the car's insurance, which he claimed unawareness of. He was arrested and taken to Peterborough City Hospital as a precaution.