Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

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Richard Collins

Robbery *

Sentence

four years and six months imprisonment

Richard Collins, 39, from Ramsgate, and Craig Dunn robbed a man in his 70s at The Leas, Folkestone, around 10.20am on Tuesday 11 July 2023. They followed the victim after he withdrew more than £2,200 cash from a bank in Sandgate Road, placed it in his bag, and tracked him along the street. Collins ran at the victim, threatened him with a clenched fist, demanding the bag. Dunn grabbed the bag, snapping its handles, and they fled laughing. Collins was also sentenced for a second robbery in Ramsgate in October 2022.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. Sentence includes a second charge of robbery in Ramsgate in October 2022.

1 Jan 0001

Rigels Hadushaj

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Hadushaj was a member of the gang that supplied cocaine across west Kent. He was arrested with another man in Tunbridge Wells, where 60 deals of cocaine and more than £8,000 cash were found in their car.

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

1 Jan 0001

Riley Day

Being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

two years and eight months imprisonment

Riley Day, 22, of no fixed address, was located with Alfie Bean at a shop in Sandgate Road, Folkestone, after officers suspected his involvement in drug supply. Both were arrested, and a search at a premises they shared found heroin and crack cocaine along with a burner phone. Detectives found links to two county line drug networks. Seized phones showed evidence of drug supply and videos of the pair showing cash and drugs.

Admitted charges of being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin and possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply.

1 Jan 0001

Rio Cox

Burglary *

Sentence

two years imprisonment

Rio Cox, 22, formerly of Guerin Square, Bow, broke into property in Cliff Road, Birchington on January 14, stole jewellery and Porsche Macan. High-speed pursuit on A299 Thanet Way, collided with Tesla, fled on foot, detained. Jewellery recovered.

Pleaded guilty to burglary, aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving. Sentence considered two prior burglaries in Sussex August/December 2025.

1 Jan 0001

Robbie Dunn

Sexual assault *

Sentence

three-and-a-half years imprisonment

Robbie Dunn sexually assaulted the vulnerable child whilst they were asleep in another room at the family home in Dover, after his brother Kye Dunn had raped the victim in December 2017.

Pleaded guilty to sexual assault. Also pleaded guilty to assault and affray in relation to separate offences committed whilst on court bail in November 2020. Was 17 at the time of the sexual assault.

1 Jan 0001

Robbie Murray

Theft and dangerous driving *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Robbie Murray, 19, went on a crime spree in Kent between April and September 2019, starting with shoplifting and escalating to vehicle theft and dangerous driving. On 17 September 2019 he stole a motorbike from King Edward Street, Whitstable, rode without a helmet or lights, swerved through a road closure and drove along a pavement in a busy residential area. He was also convicted of fraudulently claiming taxi fares and repeatedly skipping court appearances on bail. He was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court to two years in a young offenders' institution.

Convicted of theft, dangerous driving, fraud and bail offences.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Davanzo

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Robert Davanzo targeted homes in Ashford, Hythe, Folkestone and New Romney. On 16 February 2022 in Ashford/Willesborough area: broke into a property stealing cash and 10 high-value watches; posed as water leak inspectors stealing a jacket and jewellery; attempted burglary challenged by owner; broke into flat above shop in New Romney stealing cash and documents; broke into property above restaurant in Hythe but fled when discovered. On 22 February 2022 broke into house in Folkestone stealing cash and Audi keys, then took the car using false plates. Arrested in north London with stolen Audi.

Admitted conspiracy to burgle. Sentence also included terms for similar offences in Essex and South Wales.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Durao

Possession with intent to supply Class A drugs *

Sentence

2 years 7 months imprisonment

On 4 April 2019, Kent Police spotted Durao in Margate. He was stopped on Northdown Road and found with heroin and crack cocaine wraps worth around £5,000. He had travelled from London, carrying a train ticket.

Admitted possession with intent to supply.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Ellis

Attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

one year and eight months imprisonment

Robert Ellis, 33, of Kings Avenue, Ashford, sent sexual messages to someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl from London in November and December 2018, making sexual comments and attempting to arrange a meeting in London for sex. The recipient was a Kent Police investigator from the Paedophile Online Investigation Team. He was arrested at his home on 8 January 2019.

Admitted a series of charges. Made subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years restricting internet use and banning unsupervised contact with children.

1 Jan 0001

Robert Jenner

Indecent exposure *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Between 7 and 13 December 2017, Robert Jenner, while working as a parcel delivery driver in Maidstone, deliberately exposed himself to customers by wearing altered clothing. The following month he targeted a supermarket in Larkfield, entering twice wearing trousers with the crotch cut out so that he was blatantly exposed. Visitors to Leybourne Lakes Country Park also witnessed Jenner running around in see-through shorts near families.

Convicted of 10 counts of indecent exposure. Placed on the sex offenders' register for 10 years and issued with a 7-year criminal behaviour order. Jenner claimed to be a naturist but had manipulated clothing to deliberately expose himself, targeting locations where children were present, causing fear, distress and anxiety to victims.

1 Jan 0001

Pamela Higginson

Aiding and abetting rape *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment

Pamela Higginson, 73, of Deal, was charged with aiding and abetting rape and causing suffering to a child in the 1980s. Arrested after a victim came forward in 2016 by East Kent Vulnerability Investigation Team.

Convicted following a trial. Will have to serve two thirds of sentence before eligible for parole.

1 Jan 0001

Paris Campbell-Mitchell

Burglary *

Sentence

2 years 10 months imprisonment

On the afternoon of Saturday 12 November 2022, Paris Campbell-Mitchell visited a man in his 60s suffering from a terminal illness in Ramsgate, whom she knew, and convinced him to go shopping with her. While they were out, Mark Queen entered the victim's property in Leopold Road and emptied a cash box beside his bed, stealing £3,000 in cash savings intended for his funeral costs. Messages recovered showed Campbell-Mitchell asking Queen how much he got, with him replying 'Dead on 3'. The victim has since passed away.

Admitted burglary at an earlier hearing. Aged 26, formerly of Victoria Road, Ramsgate. Found in possession of £300 cash, iPad and Nintendo Switch upon arrest.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Bristow

Conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

3 years and 7 months imprisonment

Paul Bristow, 50, and Andrew Brown, 28, were stopped by Kent Police officers in Sussex on 10 June 2021. Bristow was seen to discard a ball-shaped object containing around 100 wraps of cocaine and heroin over a hedge in Sea Road, Winchelsea. A phone and £450 cash were found. Messages from phones showed drug sales.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine. Aged 50, from Ashford.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Ellis

Burglary *

Sentence

six years and one month imprisonment

Paul Ellis, 47, from Hersden, committed distraction burglaries targeting the elderly and vulnerable in villages around Canterbury between June and August 2020. Offences included: stealing a purse, wallet and cash from a property in Wingham on 20 June 2020; returning to the same property on 6 August 2020 claiming to be police; stealing a mobile phone from another Wingham resident on 6 August 2020; stealing cash from a vulnerable woman in her 90s in Preston on 6 August 2020; stealing jewellery including a signet ring, engagement ring and two other pieces from a woman in her 80s in Faversham on 11 August 2020; stealing ornamental plates from a vulnerable woman in her 70s in Sturry on 16 August 2020. Linked to a Citroen van seen at the scenes and identified via CCTV.

Admitted five counts of burglary and one of attempted burglary.

1 Jan 0001

Nicole Elkabbas

Fraud *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

Between February and August 2018, Nicole Elkabbas falsely claimed she had been diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer requiring surgery in Spain. She posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed, taken months earlier for an unrelated illness at an NHS site in Kent, on a fundraising website and accepted more than £50,000 from nearly 700 donors via the website and direct bank transfers. She gambled away more than £8,000, spent £14,000 on suspected gambling debts, over £6,000 on travel, and bought Premier League season tickets worth £3,748. No evidence of cancer diagnosis existed.

Found guilty of fraud and possession of criminal property following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Nigel Stewart

Attempting sexual communication with a child *

Sentence

two years and 11 months’ imprisonment

Nigel Stewart, aged 55 from Canterbury, commenced conversations with a victim he believed to be 14-years-old on 13 September 2022, targeting her over several weeks by sending graphic images and requests for the child to perform sex acts, despite being made aware of her age on numerous occasions. Unbeknown to him, it was a fictitious profile in a sting operation by Kent Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team. Officers searched his home and arrested him on 18 October 2022, seizing a mobile phone. Following investigation, he was charged.

Pleaded guilty to attempting sexual communication with a child and attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity. Also subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for ten years.

1 Jan 0001

Nikas Biliakevicius

Conspiring to steal motor vehicles *

Sentence

1 year and 10 months imprisonment

Nikas Biliakevicius 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 on 19 April after stolen vehicle stopped on M25 slip-road in Essex.

26, from Hull. Admitted conspiring to steal motor vehicles. Part of organised vehicle thefts.

1 Jan 0001

Olgierd Golubovski

Conspiring to steal vehicles *

Sentence

2 years, 4 months imprisonment

Olgierd Golubovski 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. Golubovski was arrested at a Dagenham address after running from the scene of a stop near Sittingbourne on 8 December 2022. Evidence from phones linked them to the thefts.

24, from Dagenham. Admitted conspiring to steal vehicles.

1 Jan 0001

Oliver Lee

Robbery *

Sentence

three years custody

Alex Bull and Oliver Lee assaulted a man in his fifties and stole £40 from him after he refused to buy Valium tablets from them on the evening of 30 January 2020 in Oxford Street, Margate. They approached the victim, demanded money when refused, followed him, pushed him to the ground, punched and kicked him, ripped his shirt taking £20, took his phone squeezing it hard, returned keys but phone only after another £20. Identified and arrested the following day.

Pleaded guilty to robbery. Aged 28, of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Ozgur Gun

Fraud *

Sentence

3 years and 3 months imprisonment

In December 2016, Ozgur Gun sent a letter to the DVLA under a false name, claiming he had bought a £93,500 Mercedes parked in London. The DVLA contacted the original owner, who had passed away just before the fraud attempt. With no reply, the DVLA sent a new V5C registration document to Gun, enabling him to pose as the car’s legal owner. Using his fake identity, he arranged to have the car towed from London to a Canterbury garage, claiming he lost the keys. He planned to use the new paperwork and set of keys to steal the vehicle. Kent Police were waiting and arrested him at the garage. Gun admitted guilt but claimed the deceased owner owed him money, an excuse dismissed by the court. He was sentenced to three years and three months in prison.

Pleaded guilty. Claimed the deceased owner owed him money, but the court dismissed this.

1 Jan 0001

Raymond Wallace

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Raymond Wallace attacked a man with a metal rod which had a sharpened edge in a flat in Dalby Square, Margate, in the early hours of Friday 11 February 2022. The victim sustained serious injuries consistent with stab wounds and was taken to a London hospital where medics provided life-saving treatment. The motive for the attack is unclear but witness accounts suggested it may have resulted from a grudge Wallace had formed against the victim. Wallace was identified as the assailant and arrested the following day.

Found guilty of wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon following a trial. 50-year-old from Margate.

1 Jan 0001

Ralph Spicer

Rape and indecent assault *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Ralph Spicer raped and indecently assaulted a girl in her teens after befriending her in Folkestone in the 1990s when she was less than 15 years old. He made her believe that he loved her and raped her at his then-home and carried out sexual acts on her in his car. The victim approached Kent Police in 2017, leading to his charge in November 2019.

Convicted after trial of one count of rape and three counts of indecent assault. The 55-year-old was previously of Clarendon Street, Dover.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Higginson

Rape, indecent assault and gross indecency *

Sentence

29 years imprisonment

Paul Higginson, 72, of Deal, was charged with multiple counts of rape, indecent assault and gross indecency relating to offences against girls in the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s. The charges relate to assaults on four girls. He was also charged with possessing indecent images. Arrested after a victim came forward in 2016 by East Kent Vulnerability Investigation Team.

Convicted following a trial. Will have to serve two thirds of sentence before eligible for parole.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Watson

Possession with intent to supply heroin *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Further searches of properties near Ashford led to the arrest of Paul Watson, 52. More heroin and a phone were found at a property in Chilmington in his possession. Messages from the phones showed they had been used to sell drugs.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin. Aged 52, from Ashford.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Baars

Possession of crack cocaine and heroin with intent to supply *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Peter Baars, 53, was arrested after Kent Police carried out a drugs warrant at his home in Sotherton, Willesborough on the morning of 19 March 2021. Officers found a large amount of crack cocaine and some heroin, which had a combined street value of around £8,000, a taser disguised as a torch, and two large knives. A phone recovered contained messages relating to drug dealing referring to him as 'P'.

Denied the offences but was convicted by a jury following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Savage

Robbery *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Peter Savage and Daniel Hake entered the home of an elderly couple in the Sturry Road area of Canterbury in the early hours of 26 February 2020, dragging the man in his eighties out of bed. The man's wife, in her nineties, was threatened with a knife as she lay in bed and the man was cut behind the ear and punched as he tried to protect her. The intruders stole the victim’s bank card and demanded his pin before leaving in his vehicle. They later returned and the elderly man was taken to a local Post Office. £500 was withdrawn from his account. The victim was then taken home and the robbers left with the money, as well as jewellery, watches, mobile phones and perfumes.

Admitted robbery. Sentence included terms for being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine, after the drugs were found at his former home in Craddock Road, Canterbury in 2019.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Wrotchford

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Peter Wrotchford targeted his victim as she walked in the Tram Road area of Folkestone at around 4am on 4 September 2022. He then drove her to various locations near Folkestone and carried out sexual offences, before driving her to the address of a friend of hers. The victim told her friend what had happened and the incident was reported to Kent Police. Enquiries linked Wrotchford's white Ford Connect vehicle to the offence. He was arrested the day after the incident and charged on 6 September 2022.

Found guilty of rape and sexual assault following a trial. Will serve an extra four years on licence.

1 Jan 0001

Phillip Bassett

Sexual assault on a child under 13 *

Sentence

12 years and nine months' imprisonment

Phillip Bassett abused a child, with several videos located on his mobile phone showing the abuse. He ordered indecent images of children to be printed at a photo printing company in July 2020, prompting staff to alert Kent Police. Officers executed a search warrant at his home on 14 August 2020, seizing his phone. He admitted accessing the dark web to view indecent images of children.

Admitted 15 charges including two counts of sexual assault on a child under 13 and two counts of assaulting a child under 13 by penetration. Will serve an extra five years and three months on licence.

1 Jan 0001

Wayne Palmer

Burglary *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

Wayne Palmer, 41 and homeless, terrorised a woman in Folkestone over several days in late 2018. On 30 November 2018, he entered her home, grabbed her handbag and demanded money, causing her and friends to hand over £20 out of fear. The next day, he returned, banged on the door threatening to kick it down, and once inside grabbed the victim's wrist and shoved her against a wall after she said she had no money. On 10 December, he returned again, shouting and banging at windows. The woman barricaded herself in a bedroom, but Palmer broke in, smashed the front door and forced his way inside, obtaining more cash before she called the police.

Pleaded guilty to burglary, assault, and criminal damage. Also given a restraining order preventing contact with the victim.

1 Jan 0001

Wayne Williams

Robbery *

Sentence

7.5 years imprisonment

On 26 January 2019, Williams attempted to steal meat from Co-op in Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, and punched a staff member who confronted him. Two days later, he stole chocolates worth over £100 from Tesco on Foord Road, threatened a pursuing staff member with a lock knife, and cycled away. The same afternoon, he stole candles from Clinton Cards on High Street and punched another staff member. On 1 March 2019, he targeted Boots on Sandgate Road, shoving a security guard and threatening to use his knife before escaping. An hour later, he stole chocolates from Tesco Express on Bouverie Road West. He was arrested that afternoon on Bellevue Street with a knife in his pocket.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, attempted robbery, two counts of theft, and two counts of carrying a knife in public. Detective Constable Graham Wilkinson stated: 'Williams showed blatant disregard for the law, putting the public and shop staff at risk.'

1 Jan 0001

Zack Bradley

Grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

12 months in prison, suspended for 18 months

Zack Bradley punched DJ Fat Tony (Tony Marnach) twice, knocking him unconscious, at The Lido in Cliftonville, Margate, in the early hours of December 14, 2024, during a gig. The attack followed an argument over DJ etiquette and was caught on mobile phone footage. Fat Tony suffered fractures to his eye socket and cheekbone, required facial filler, spent a night in A&E, and cancelled six gigs. Bradley had taken cocaine and turned himself in days later.

Admitted grievous bodily harm. Newton hearing confirmed homophobic remarks. Judge noted problem controlling temper and that risk can be managed in the community. Addressing drug addiction and mental health.

1 Jan 0001

Zylfi Hata

Being concerned in the production of cannabis *

Sentence

two years and one month imprisonment

Zylfi Hata, 35, was one of three men arrested at a large commercial site in School Lane, Ramsgate, transformed into a dedicated cannabis farm with over 1,000 plants across three floors, basement and loft, plus makeshift living quarters, equipment including 291 lamps powered by tampered electricity, capable of producing £105,000 to £540,000 worth of cannabis.

Claims of being recruited under pressure or threatened by masked men not accepted by the judge.

1 Jan 0001

William Pallant

Possession of cocaine, cannabis and LSD with intent to supply *

Sentence

four and a half years imprisonment

William Pallant was stopped and arrested by officers as he ran from his Vauxhall car near Dover on 16 May 2020, after it was linked to drug dealing and fled police, skidding into a field near West Langdon. Police found cocaine, cannabis, two knives, a knuckleduster, drug dealing equipment and bags in the vehicle. While under investigation, on 18 July 2020 he was caught driving a Skoda at 100mph on the M20 near Folkestone, testing positive for cocaine and cannabis; the car contained LSD tablets, cannabis and a lock knife.

Admitted charges of possession of cocaine, cannabis and LSD with intent to supply, and multiple counts of possession of an offensive weapon.

1 Jan 0001

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Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

Richard Collins

Rigels Hadushaj

Riley Day

Rio Cox

Robbie Dunn

Robbie Murray

Robert Davanzo

Robert Durao

Robert Ellis

Robert Jenner

Pamela Higginson

Paris Campbell-Mitchell

Paul Bristow

Paul Ellis

Nicole Elkabbas

Nigel Stewart

Nikas Biliakevicius

Olgierd Golubovski

Oliver Lee

Ozgur Gun

Raymond Wallace

Ralph Spicer

Paul Higginson

Paul Watson

Peter Baars

Peter Savage

Peter Wrotchford

Phillip Bassett

Wayne Palmer

Wayne Williams

Zack Bradley

Zylfi Hata

William Pallant

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