Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 583 verdicts at Canterbury Crown Court (Canterbury, Canterbury). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Alex Vassallo

Possession of firearm and cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

5 years and 3 months imprisonment

Lee Walker, 35, and Alex Vassallo, 28, were seen acting suspiciously in Milton Avenue, Margate, on the evening of Saturday 18 June 2022, exchanging a bag. Officers found a rucksack containing an 8mm Bruni pistol and cocaine with a street value of up to £20,000.

From Broadstairs. Admitted possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

1 Jan 0001

Alexandru Cercel

Shoplifting *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Alexandru Cercel, aged 39, formerly of Homestead Road, Dagenham, was part of an organised shoplifting gang that stole at least £34,500 worth of champagne and spirits from supermarkets including Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, and Sainsbury’s. The gang targeted stores in Cambridge, Ipswich, Basildon, Beccles, Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Diss, Canvey Island, and Hertford between October 2021 and June 2023, stealing up to £3,000 worth of alcohol per raid and returning to the same store up to five times a day. Nine offences were in Norfolk and seven in Suffolk, accounting for £16,000 of stolen alcohol. He was arrested at Dover docks on 1 July 2023 trying to leave the country.

Admitted to eight counts of stealing alcohol and asked for 26 other thefts to be taken into consideration (TIC). Judge described the operation as ‘industrial’, likely motivated to fund other criminal enterprise, and noted highly organised and planned offending. Credit given for admissions showing genuine remorse and saving police investigation time.

1 Jan 0001

Alexksander Caushi

Being concerned in the production of cannabis *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Alexksander Caushi, 31, was arrested while hiding in the rafters of a building on Park Farm Industrial Estate in Folkestone which contained more than 2,000 cannabis plants spread over two floors, along with heating, growing equipment and chemicals. The growing area was hidden behind a false front office. Kent Police executed a warrant on Friday 28 July 2023.

Admitted being concerned in the production of cannabis.

1 Jan 0001

Allan Macdonald

Acquiring criminal property *

Sentence

18 months suspended

Allan Macdonald, 60, ex-policeman son-in-law of Margaret Rigby, of Burnt Barn Cottages, Betteshanger, Kent, benefited from £57,000 stolen from dementia sufferer Barbara Lewis's bank account by Rigby, who held power of attorney. The money was spent on luxuries including cars, caravan, holidays, and other items.

Ex-policeman son-in-law. Found guilty of one count of acquiring criminal property. Escaped jail on health grounds.

1 Jan 0001

Alminas Satas

Conspiring to steal vehicles *

Sentence

3 years, 4 months imprisonment

Alminas Satas was part of a trio linked to the thefts of 29 vehicles from Ashford, Hawkinge, Tonbridge, Tenterden and Maidstone in October and November 2022. They used an electronic device to capture signals emitted by car keys and trick vehicles into thinking keys were present. The thieves travelled from east London in vehicles with cloned number plates, targeting BMWs, Mercedes and Range Rovers in Kent, which were then driven to Essex and London to be stripped and sold for parts. Satas was arrested on 8 December 2022 near Sittingbourne along with Seluks.

26, from Dagenham. Admitted conspiring to steal vehicles.

1 Jan 0001

Agid Yalcin

Causing actual bodily harm *

Sentence

two and a half years in a young offenders’ institution

Serhat Yalcin and Agid Yalcin assaulted a victim in his sixties in Canterbury city centre's High Street on Tuesday 1 September 2020. The victim had been using a cashpoint at around 1am when he was followed by the two offenders, one of whom barged into him. He swung his hand at one of the two men before he was knocked to the ground by Agid. Both men then spent around 15 minutes repeatedly kicking, punching and stamping on the victim as he lay stricken on the ground, leaving him with serious head and arm injuries which required extensive hospital treatment. Police arrived after the incident was seen by a CCTV operator and officers arrested both men at the scene.

Convicted of causing actual bodily harm following a trial. Of Wood Lane, Ashford.

1 Jan 0001

Aiden Hubbard-Stewart

Unlawful wounding *

Sentence

four years imprisonment

Aiden Hubbard-Stewart, subject to a non-molestation order, approached the victim and another woman at Canterbury East railway station on 11 June, slapped the victim in the face and stole her mobile phone, which he later returned via a relative. He then repeatedly contacted the witness to pressure her to withdraw evidence. On 7 July, after the order expired, he followed the victim in the Forty Acres Road area of Canterbury, made threats and punched her to the ground, causing serious injuries requiring long-term medical treatment. He was arrested on 10 July while trying to climb out of a window in Cliftonville.

Admitted unlawful wounding, assault, witness intimidation and breach of a non-molestation order. Indefinite restraining order imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Maloney

Affray and making threats with an offensive weapon *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

On the evening of Friday 28 April 2023, Andrew Maloney, 55, from Romney Marsh, was out in Lydd when he became aggressive towards a man at premises in the High Street who had intervened in a conversation between Maloney and a third man. Maloney produced a knife, causing a disturbance that other members of the public tried to calm. Despite the knife being moved to a place of safety, Maloney climbed over a counter to retrieve it before leaving the scene. An investigation led to his arrest.

Pleaded guilty to affray and making threats with an offensive weapon. Also given a ten year restraining order.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Talbot

Conspiring to supply cocaine and ketamine *

Sentence

five years’ imprisonment

Andrew Talbot acted as courier for Jack Daniels in supplying large amounts of cocaine and ketamine across Kent between March and June 2020, using Encrochat. One exchange took place in Staplehurst in May 2020. Arrested on 26 November 2020.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and ketamine. Aged 32, of Upton Close, Folkestone. Acted as courier for Daniels, including an exchange in Staplehurst in May 2020. Small quantities of cocaine found at his address.

1 Jan 0001

Andrius Petrauskas

Conspiring to steal motor vehicles *

Sentence

3 years and 2 months imprisonment

Andrius Petrauskas was involved in keyless thefts of seven Mercedes and a BMW from outside owners' homes in Folkestone, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Gravesend in Kent, and Welwyn, Hertfordshire and Hockley, Essex, between 24 March and 15 April. Two other vehicles linked to the thefts. Arrested in Eltham, south-east London on 20 April following stop of one stolen vehicle on M25 slip-road in Essex.

44, from Eltham. Admitted conspiring to steal motor vehicles. Part of organised vehicle thefts.

1 Jan 0001

Angela Lawrence

Burglary *

Sentence

21 months imprisonment

Kirsty Wallis and Angela Lawrence stole jewellery and a purse containing the woman’s bank card after entering the property in the Hales Place area of Canterbury at around 2am on Tuesday 8 October 2019. Wallis was wearing the uniform of the care company and told the victim, who was in her 90s, she had been sent to check she was okay. Lawrence used the victim’s bank card to buy fuel, chocolate and wine on the night of the burglary.

Admitted burglary and fraud. Gross breach of trust.

1 Jan 0001

Annette Denicolais

Being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

three years and five months' imprisonment

Annette Denicolais, 56, from Ramsgate, was arrested on 8 May 2019 after police followed her silver Volkswagen Polo from Broadstairs to Dundonald Road. While speaking to an officer near her home, she dropped a ball of cocaine and kicked it under her car. She was already under investigation following a search warrant on 11 October 2018 at her home, where MDMA, crack cocaine, and two mobile phones were seized from her car, with phone data revealing involvement in supplying heroin and crack cocaine.

Admitted numerous drug supply offences. Also sentenced for failing to surrender to court bail.

1 Jan 0001

Amii Macey

Dangerous driving, possession of heroin with intent to supply and possession of crack cocaine *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Amii Macey, 31, of no fixed address, was driving a black Volvo spotted by police during a patrol in Herne Bay on Thursday 24 September 2020. She reversed at speed along Victoria Park, collided with a stationary car whose owner was inside, mounted the pavement narrowly missing a cyclist, then attempted to flee but was blocked by a police car. She ran but was caught and searched. Heroin worth up to £640 and crack cocaine were found at the scene, in her car and on her person, along with £700 cash.

Admitted dangerous driving, possession of heroin with intent to supply and possession of crack cocaine. Disqualified from driving for two years and must take an extended retest.

1 Jan 0001

Andre Musungu

Possessing class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

four and a half years in a young offenders’ institution

Found with 250 wraps of heroin and 87 wraps of crack cocaine, estimated street value £4,500, at a hotel in The Leas, Folkestone on Thursday 10 December 2020 following a disturbance nearby. Arrested by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team.

Admitted two counts of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply. Also sentenced for similar offences from arrest in Newmarket, Suffolk in July 2020. Phone analysis uncovered messages suggesting involvement in drug dealing for the ‘AA’ line.

1 Jan 0001

Andrea Brown

possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply *

Sentence

five years and seven months in prison

Andrea Brown was found sleeping on a sofa when officers from Kent Police’s County Line and Gang Team searched a property in Surrey Road, Margate on Wednesday 15 July 2020. Officers entered the address at around 6am as part of an investigation concerning drug supply in the town. Brown was arrested after 48 wraps of class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin) were found under the pillows she had been laying on. A mobile phone was seized and analysed, establishing it was used by a known drug line operating in the Margate area. Her purse containing £170 in cash was also seized.

Pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply along with possession of criminal property, namely cash.

1 Jan 0001

Ben Wilders

Being concerned in the supply of class A drugs *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Ben Wilders, 23, ran the ‘Ash’ and ‘B’ county lines supplying drugs into Folkestone and Herne Bay. Arrested on 26 August 2021 in Folkestone in possession of large amount of heroin and crack cocaine and two phones used for supply. While on bail, on 22 March 2022 in Whitstable, found with £5,000 cash, expensive watch, clothing and two phones, one for ‘Oly’ line. Bringing drugs from south-east London to sell in Kent.

Formerly of Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath. Ran the ‘Ash’ and ‘B’ county lines into Folkestone and Herne Bay until arrest in August 2021. While on bail, operated the ‘Oly’ line into Whitstable during March 2022.

1 Jan 0001

Benjamin Birch

Shoplifting *

Sentence

114 weeks imprisonment

Benjamin Birch stole approximately £1,500 worth of goods from seven supermarkets across Kent between 29 July and 14 October 2019, committing 20 separate shoplifting offences. Items included meat joints, washing detergent, chocolates, razor blades, and gin. In one incident at a Faversham supermarket, he took at least 14 beef joints despite staff attempting to stop him. He used a walking frame to conceal items.

Pleaded guilty. Intimidated staff with needles when confronted.

1 Jan 0001

Benjamin Cullen

Fraud by abuse of position *

Sentence

4 years and 9 months imprisonment

Benjamin Cullen abused his position as IT director of a business in Thanet to authorise purchases using the company’s money for a lavish lifestyle, totalling more than £200,000 between 2018 and 2020. This included submitting invoices totalling £117,234 to the company for payment to two businesses linked to him; 15 credit card transactions totalling £291.54 to his mobile number; and 527 transactions on an online shopping app worth £55,940 for items including a swimming pool, jewellery, a gaming chair, computer games, a gazebo and topiary trees. Suspicions arose in 2020 over an invoice for a 50-inch 4K smart television claimed for the boardroom but not found on premises.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud by abuse of position. Aged 43, of Peartree Road, Herne Bay.

1 Jan 0001

Billy Martin

Fraudulent Trading, Money Laundering and Copyright offences *

Sentence

21 months imprisonment

Billy Martin from London and Darren Bough from Dover illegally sold and retransmitted broadcasts produced by Sky and BT Sports and enabled unauthorised distribution of on-demand films via tailor-made set-top boxes using media player applications and 'add-ons'. Operation run via Facebook with funds received through five PayPal accounts, generating over £540,000 in 18 months (£140,568 to Martin). Warrants executed in Dover and Tonbridge in 2019, devices seized.

Pleaded guilty to Fraudulent Trading, Money Laundering and Copyright offences. Judge referred to defendants as 'a couple of Fagins' and noted they had 'struck at the heart of online commerce'. Mitigation included family reliance, but matter too serious for non-custodial sentence.

1 Jan 0001

Bradley Carman

Rape *

Sentence

seven-and-a-half years' imprisonment

In 2016, Bradley Carman, then 17, spiked the drinks of two women at a location on Ince Road, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent, CT2, rendering them unconscious. He raped them while a friend filmed the attacks, which were later circulated. The victims reported feeling unwell after one-and-a-half drinks, dipping in and out of consciousness, unable to stop the assaults. Delays in the justice system meant sentencing occurred over five years later.

Convicted by unanimous jury verdict of three counts of rape after denying the charges. Sentenced as a juvenile given his age of 17 at the time of the offences. Will remain on the sex offenders register indefinitely. Judge Mark Weekes noted he spiked drinks to render victims unconscious and was a willing participant in the filmed attacks.

1 Jan 0001

Bradley Cooper

Racially aggravated assault *

Sentence

two years and eight months imprisonment

Bradley Cooper, 37, of Langhorne Gardens, Folkestone, punched and bit his victim during an attack in Sandgate Road on Tuesday 12 September 2023, just after 9am. It followed a previous altercation on Sunday 10 September. The victim suffered multiple injuries requiring hospital treatment.

Admitted assault, racially aggravated assault, assault of an emergency worker in March 2023 and racially aggravated harassment.

1 Jan 0001

Bradley Dobson

Fraud *

Sentence

three years and four months imprisonment

Bradley Dobson posed as a buyer and obtained a white Ford Transit van from a man in Gillingham on 4 July 2023 by claiming to have sent £5,000, then drove it away. He then traded it with a quadbike owner in Queenborough for £500 but drove off with both. On 5 July 2023, he sold the van and quadbike at a breakers yard for £500. On 11 July 2023, he defrauded a couple in Teynham of £160 for fencing supplies that were never provided. Arrested on 27 July 2023 after victims identified a tattoo.

Admitted three counts of fraud, theft of a motor vehicle and theft from a person. Aged 49, from Queenborough.

1 Jan 0001

Bradley Simmonds

Causing death by careless driving when over the prescribed limit *

Sentence

four and a half years in prison

On 16 August 2021, Bradley Simmonds, driving a waste removal lorry, collided with the back of a stationary car with hazard lights flashing on the coastbound A299 between Herne Bay and Birchington near St Nicholas at Wade, forcing it into a ditch. The car's driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was declared deceased at the scene. A test showed Simmonds had 11 times more than the specified limit of benzoylecgonine in his blood, indicating cocaine use prior to the collision.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving when over the prescribed limit. Disqualified from driving for 12 years.

1 Jan 0001

Bradley Thomson

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

four-and-a-half years in prison with a further three years to be served on licence

Bradley Thomson, 25, from Dover, carried out a series of savage assaults in Dover during June 2023. On 10 June, he assaulted a man who had pulled over in his car on London Road, causing multiple fractures to the victim's face and skull injuries, and threatened the passenger. On 14 June in the Tower Hamlets area, he smashed property and threatened residents with a two-pronged fork, stabbed a man who intervened causing cuts and puncture wounds, kicked a woman on the ground, beat a man with a belt, and threatened others. A kitchen knife and drugs were found on him upon arrest later that day.

Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, a public order offence, affray, two counts of threatening with an offensive weapon in a public place, two counts of assault by beating, one count of common assault, possession of a bladed article in a public place, possession of cannabis, and admitted a further offence of actual bodily harm.

1 Jan 0001

Cameron Barnes

Rape of a child *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Cameron Barnes, 27, of Westgate, Chatham, was convicted of four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault on a child. The offences occurred more than five years prior and involved a girl who was repeatedly subjected to sexual abuse against her wishes. Barnes denied the charges but was found guilty following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court. The victim’s courage in reporting the abuse led to a full Kent Police investigation and Barnes’ eventual imprisonment.

Pleaded not guilty but found guilty on all counts. Victim, a girl, bravely came forward after years of abuse. Kent Police investigated.

1 Jan 0001

Cameron Mcglaughlin

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

On Sunday 14 March 2021, shortly before 6pm, officers from Ashford’s Local Policing Team saw McGlaughlin’s uninsured Audi A4 driving along Kingsnorth Road, Ashford. They activated blue lights to stop him, but he drove off at up to 70mph in a 30mph zone, continued speeding in Beaver Lane, Brookfield Road and Chart Road, went around the wrong side of a roundabout, reversed into the police vehicle in Magazine Road, drove through red traffic lights, went through another roundabout on the wrong side, before abandoning the car in Heathfield Road where he was arrested after a foot chase.

Admitted dangerous driving. Disqualified from driving for three years and seven months. From Charing, aged 22.

1 Jan 0001

Barney Buttifint

Possessing a firearm without a firearm certificate *

Sentence

five years and 10 months imprisonment

Kent Police officers attended the home of Barney Buttifint in Dover on Monday 25 July 2022 following concerns he may have weapons beyond those authorised by a firearms licence he held. During a search of the property, officers located a sawn-off shotgun, a .410 pistol and amounts of ammunition beyond that which Buttifint was allowed to hold under the terms of his firearms licence. These were among legally held weapons and air rifles. Buttifint was arrested the same day.

Admitted offences at a previous hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Barry Doughty

Breaking prison and being concerned in the supply of class C drugs *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Barry Doughty, 57, escaped from a prison in Cambridgeshire in 1999. In 2019, Kent Police executed a drugs warrant at a house in Maison Dieu Road, Dover, where he was found in the back garden. The property contained materials used to produce steroids including testosterone, trenbolone, boldenone, drostanolone and mesthasterone, with over 100 vials discovered. Documents showed shipments to UK, USA and Ireland. The operation ran since 2017 generating at least £80,000.

Admitted breaking prison and being concerned in the supply of class C drugs. Escaped from a prison in Cambridgeshire in 1999 while serving sentence for drug dealing offences. Arrested in 2019 using false name 'Gary Monk'.

1 Jan 0001

Aston Cocks

Possession of drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Aston Cocks was found with class A drug MDMA (street value around £700), class C drug pregabalin (more than 30 tablets) and £450 in cash during a warrant at his Ramsgate home on Tuesday 9 July 2019. A lock-up used by Cocks in Ramsgate Harbour was searched and evidence found that it had been used to produce crack cocaine. Analysis of Cocks' phone showed he had been arranging drug deals with local users.

Admitted possession of drugs with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of drugs and possession of criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Aston Quatre-Smith

Possession of heroin and cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

On 22 March 2022, officers attended address in Sydney Street, Whitstable. Aston Quatre-Smith, 33, ran from property, chased and arrested in possession of multiple wraps of class A drugs and £500 cash. Phones showed involvement in ‘Oly’ drug line, selling drugs brought from south-east London in Kent.

Of Cranleigh Gardens, Whitstable. Operated the ‘Oly’ line into Whitstable with Wilders during March 2022.

1 Jan 0001

Aubrey Goodison-Mcintosh

Being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Aubrey Goodison-McIntosh, 24, from Paddington, coordinated the supply of heroin and crack cocaine in Whitstable and Herne Bay from a base in London using the 'Bugsy' county line, which came to police attention in August 2020 and used multiple phone numbers. He was identified on CCTV on 21 January 2021 purchasing a top-up voucher for the main line phone at an Erith shop. Arrested on 5 August 2021 at an associate's address in Bromley after attempting to flee; heroin, crack cocaine, a mobile phone and SIM card used for the line were seized.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine and additional counts of possessing both substances with intent to supply. Orchestrator of the 'Bugsy' county line.

1 Jan 0001

Austin Francis

Inflicting grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

21 months imprisonment

On 26 June 2018, Francis waited for the victim, a woman in her 50s, at her home in Ramsgate. Despite her attempts to calm him, he threatened to smash her belongings and harm her. He followed her to another room and head-butted her in the face, causing facial injuries that required ongoing medical treatment. She fled to a friend's house and called police. Francis was arrested and later pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Pleaded guilty. Also ordered to pay £130 victim surcharge and made subject to a five-year restraining order.

1 Jan 0001

Ben Crawford

Inflicting grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

15-month jail term suspended for two years, 250 hours unpaid work, 20 rehabilitation activity sessions, £2,000 compensation and £535 court costs

On August 28, 2022, carpenter Ben Crawford, aged 32, of St Lukes Walk, Hawkinge, Folkestone, was refused re-entry to The Park Inn hotel in Folkestone due to his abusive and drunken state after consuming 10 pints and four Jagerbomb cocktails. He lashed out at doorman Blerim Gashi in a racist attack, ripping off his coat and body-worn camera before punching him in the face, fracturing his cheekbone in three places. Crawford called him a 'foreign ****' and told him to 'f*** off'. Mr Gashi was left dizzy with blurred vision and unable to work for four weeks. Crawford later admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm. Expressed genuine remorse. Strong personal mitigation and realistic prospect of rehabilitation allowed suspension by narrowest margin. Judge noted gratuitous and unfounded attack and racist abuse.

1 Jan 0001

Ben Foad

Being concerned in supplying class A drugs *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Plain clothes officers stopped a car on Wellesley Road in Ashford on Thursday 28 September. Ben Foad was in the front passenger seat and arrested on recall to prison. Search found a large knife, cash, phones and small amounts of cocaine and heroin. Analysis of phones showed messages offering heroin and crack cocaine for sale, signed 'Ben'.

Admitted being concerned in supplying class A drugs and possession of a bladed article. Arrested on recall to prison. Formerly of north London.

1 Jan 0001

Ben Mbuta-Mapasa

Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

4 years 6 months imprisonment

On 4 April 2019, Mbuta-Mapasa was with Robert Durao in Margate. He was stopped on Northdown Road and found with a phone believed to be a county line device used to advertise drug deals. He had travelled from London.

Denied involvement but found guilty after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Ben Quinton-Taylor

Assault by penetration *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Between 2009 and 2011, Ben Quinton-Taylor sexually assaulted a primary school-aged girl by penetration inside a property in Gillingham, seeking to silence her by fear of violence. Separate offences against two further victims involved criminal damage and controlling and coercive behaviour. Kent Police investigation started in September 2019; arrested in February 2020; charged in June 2022.

Admitted assault by penetration, criminal damage, and two counts of controlling and coercive behaviour. Handed restraining orders preventing contact with all three victims. Added to the Sex Offenders’ Register for life. Sexual Harm Prevention Order imposed. Shown no remorse.

1 Jan 0001

Amarildo Buzi

Producing cannabis *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Amarildo Buzi was found at an industrial unit in Ashford where Kent Police uncovered 930 cannabis plants with a street value of £650,000 following a search warrant in October 2020. A sophisticated cannabis cultivation setup was spread across a large warehouse in Lower Queens Road. He was arrested on 13 October along with Edison Cifliku.

Pleaded guilty to producing cannabis.

1 Jan 0001

Ambrose Hilden

Burglary *

Sentence

one year and two months imprisonment

Ambrose Hilden and Jack Strover stole copper wiring from an industrial premises on a rural site in Pennypot Lane near Waltham on 28 January 2021. They were arrested at the scene in a car with the stolen heavy-duty wiring, claiming it had been found in the woods.

From Ashford.

1 Jan 0001

Arber Rama

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

three and a half years imprisonment

Arber Rama was driving along Canterbury Road in Densole, near Folkestone, at around 6.45pm on Thursday 15 November 2018 when his Mercedes car collided with a motorbike travelling in the opposite direction after overtaking in foggy conditions. His vehicle was on the wrong side of the road, straddling the centre line, causing fatal injuries to the 25-year-old motorcyclist who died at the scene and knocking over a pedestrian who suffered a hairline fracture to her leg.

Convicted after trial of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

1 Jan 0001

Arlind Palushi

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

6 years 6 months imprisonment

Palushi was arrested alongside Hadushaj in Tunbridge Wells with 60 deals of cocaine and more than £8,000 cash in their vehicle.

Arrested with 60 deals of cocaine and over £8,000 cash.

1 Jan 0001

Arsid Mataj

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

3 years 6 months imprisonment

Mataj acted as a street dealer for the gang, arrested with four wraps of cocaine and £1,200 during the police crackdown in Tunbridge Wells.

Nabbed with four deals of cocaine and £1,200 cash in Tunbridge Wells.

1 Jan 0001

Christian Tuck-Brown

Making indecent images of children *

Sentence

three years and four months imprisonment

Christian Tuck-Brown, of High Street in Canterbury, was found to have 41 films and 15 indecent images of children on a memory stick in a tablet during an unannounced police visit on March 13 2021, when a child was believed to be at the address. He was arrested on March 26 2021. He was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order requiring regular police visits and declaration of children at his address.

Admitted three offences of making indecent images, 10 breaches of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and failing to notify police that a child had been staying at his address. Previously convicted of possessing indecent photos of children and voyeurism.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Ball

Possessing, distributing and making indecent images of children *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment with 2 years on licence

Christopher Ball, 50, from Ashford, was arrested at his home in Kilndown Close in January 2020 after police received information he had posted an indecent image on Facebook. Investigation uncovered over 1,200 category A indecent images on his computers. Evidence showed he set up and managed online chat rooms sharing over 400 indecent images and clips, and repeatedly tried to contact children online between November 2019 and January 2020 to incite sexual acts.

Admitted 44 child sexual offences at Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on 26 May 2021. Made subject of an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Banks

Robbery *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment with 4 years on licence

Christopher Banks approached a woman in her 60s in Lydd High Street on the afternoon of Sunday 14 February after she had collected money from a cashpoint for a friend. He asked for spare change, became aggressive, produced a craft knife, jabbed it towards her, grabbed her bag and made off with her money.

Admitted robbery, possession of a bladed article and possession of cannabis. 25-year-old, of Salisbury Road, Chatham.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Bullows

Attempting to import class A drugs *

Sentence

14 years and four months imprisonment

Christopher Bullows, 50, from St Helens, drove an empty passenger coach attempting to smuggle 243 kilos of cocaine into the UK. The coach was stopped at Dover Docks in September 2020. The cocaine was hidden in a specially constructed wastewater tank, worth around £19.4 million on UK streets. Bullows claimed he took the coach to Belgium for air conditioning repairs under warranty and Tucker joined for the trip, but repairs had been done in the UK months earlier.

Initially denied the charge but changed plea to guilty on 22 April.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Godden

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving *

Sentence

2 years 8 months imprisonment

On 1 June 2018, Christopher Godden was driving a grey Volkswagen Golf in Fordwich with two friends. He was speeding excessively with music blaring, causing passengers to fear for their safety. Despite being asked to slow down, he lost control near the junction of Moat Lane and High Street, crashing head-on into another vehicle. Godden fled the scene, leaving a 26-year-old female friend seriously injured with life-changing injuries and a 30-year-old male passenger also seriously hurt. He handed himself in at Folkestone police station the next day, admitting he was the driver. Police tests showed he was three times over the legal drug limit for BZE, a cocaine metabolite. He claimed he ran away due to shock.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Fled the scene after crash and was found to be three times over the drug limit for cocaine metabolite.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Key

Sexual assault *

Sentence

seven years and one month imprisonment

Christopher Key, 39, formerly of Westbourne Gardens in Folkestone, visited a woman he knew in April 2020 and subjected her to several days of abuse including a vicious sexual assault. On one occasion he threw her to the ground and physically beat her with his fist leaving her with bruises. The victim secretly recorded audio of the sexual assault on her mobile phone, which was played in court.

Pleaded guilty to sexual assault and actual bodily harm. Sentence part of overall 16-year term including rape of a boy; further eight years on licence.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Marlborough-Jones

Breaching court orders *

Sentence

two years and three months imprisonment

Christopher Marlborough-Jones, 33, of no fixed address, threw a safe at a woman known to him in the Spring Lane area of Canterbury in May 2021 before threatening her and telling her not to give a statement, saying he would kill her if she supported a prosecution. He contacted the victim in September and October 2021 in breach of a restraining order, failed to notify police of his address in September 2021 as required under the Sex Offenders Register, bought a mobile phone and set up a Facebook account in breach of his SHPO, and sent abusive messages to another woman known to him.

Admitted charges of assault, perverting the course of justice, breaching sex offenders’ notification requirements, breaching a SHPO, breaching a restraining order and malicious communications. Prior conviction for exposure in 2019 and subject to Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Pain

Arson *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment with 2 years on extended licence

Christopher Pain, 57, of Brook Lane, Sellindge, started a fire in the living room of his property at Brook Lane Cottages on 3 May 2021 after refusing to engage with police who were called at 12.40am due to concerns he had a knife and was threatening to injure himself. He shouted abuse and barricaded doors. Officers Sergeant James Cattermole and PC Louis Southon entered the burning building, smashed windows, and rescued him despite resistance. Extensive fire damage was caused but no serious injuries.

Admitted arson at a previous hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Callum Gabbitas

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

five years and seven months imprisonment

In the early hours of Sunday 23 May 2021, Callum Gabbitas became involved in the assault of two men in their 20s near the High Street in Canterbury city centre. As the victims walked with their friends in Mercery Lane, they passed Gabbitas who was with three other people. After a brief greeting, Gabbitas became confrontational and, together with one of his group, attacked two of the other group. Gabbitas hit his victim in the face with a beer bottle, causing it to break, then took his belt buckle and beat the victim. The attack continued down the High Street until door staff intervened. The victim suffered facial injuries requiring hospital treatment. Gabbitas was arrested after CCTV traced him; he was found wearing clothes stained with the victim’s blood.

Admitted affray and causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

1 Jan 0001

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