Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

August 2025 3 cases

Colby Hammond

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 6 years

Colby Hammond was driving his Seat Ibiza at high speeds, exceeding 75mph in a 30mph residential area in Broadstairs on October 1, 2023, while under the influence of alcohol. He lost control, crashing into a tree and causing the death of passenger Ethan Entwistle, who was in the passenger seat. The incident occurred after a night out involving drinking, and data from a telematic device confirmed frequent speeding. Despite warnings from passengers, Hammond continued driving recklessly.

Admitted causing death by dangerous driving. Judge Simon James highlighted excessive speed, driving under the influence of alcohol, and failure to heed passenger warnings.

28 Aug 2025

William Brazil

Causing grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment

William Brazil punched a man in his 60s on St Peter’s Street in Canterbury on March 29, 2025, causing him to fall and fracture his skull. The victim was socialising with his partner and friends when the unprovoked attack occurred. Brazil fled the scene but was identified through CCTV and arrested in Surrey on April 4, 2025.

Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Prior awareness of police appeal noted.

1 Aug 2025

Sami Hanbali

Possession of cocaine with intent to supply and money laundering *

Sentence

36 months in prison

On June 14, 2025, Sami Hanbali, aged 25, travelled to public car parks in the New Romney and Dymchurch areas in a car containing drugs hidden in a secret compartment to sell cocaine to arranged buyers. A plain clothes officer became suspicious after seeing short visits to his car in Orgarswick Avenue, Dymchurch. Additional patrols arrested him, and a search revealed a carrier bag behind the radio with a six-ounce block of cocaine valued at £12,000, plus cash and phones. A search of his guesthouse room found £26,000 in cash. He was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply and money laundering.

Admitted the charges in July 2025. Proceeds of Crime Act order for £31,144 issued later at Canterbury Crown Court.

1 Aug 2025

July 2025 8 cases

Giedrius Sadeckas

Being concerned in the production of a controlled drug *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment

Giedrius Sadeckas was running a cannabis farm at his house on Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs. On March 6, 2022, Kent Police executed a warrant based on intelligence linking the property to drug supply, discovering and seizing 33 cannabis plants with an estimated street value of £25,000.

Pleaded guilty prior to sentencing.

31 Jul 2025

Donna Green

Unlawful Wounding *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Donna Green and Leigh Moxam threatened to kill the victim over £400. They followed him to a cash machine on December 13, where Green stabbed the victim multiple times, and Moxam also assaulted him by stabbing and stamping, resulting in multiple stab wounds, injuries to the face, and a dislocated shoulder. The victim collapsed in a store and was taken to a London hospital.

Found guilty of unlawful wounding and possession of a knife after a trial. She stabbed the victim multiple times during the incident.

25 Jul 2025

Leigh Moxam

Attempted Murder *

Sentence

25 years imprisonment with an additional 3 years on licence

Leigh Moxam and Donna Green threatened to kill the victim if he did not hand over £400. They followed him to a cash machine on December 13, where Moxam stabbed the victim in the chest and stamped on him, causing multiple stab wounds, injuries to the face, and a dislocated shoulder. The victim collapsed in a store and was taken to a London hospital.

Found guilty of attempted murder after a trial. Detective Inspector Luke Stainer described the violence as mindless and noted the lasting impact on the victim.

25 Jul 2025

Patrick Howlett

Child Sexual Abuse *

Sentence

30 years imprisonment

Patrick Howlett, 58, sent £56,000 to the Philippines to pay for livestreams of children being sexually abused. He was in regular contact with facilitators, including a woman who abused her own children at his direction in exchange for payments. He received and shared images and videos of the abuse, with one victim abused from age eight to 14, generating 1,277 images. Between 2014 and 2021, he made 796 transactions totaling £55,918 to facilitators for abusing children, resulting in 19 children being identified and safeguarded in the Philippines.

Pleaded guilty early in his trial. The Judge described him as showing a breath-taking lack of regard for the sanctity of childhood. He will also be subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).

18 Jul 2025

Patrick Lee Howlett

Arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child *

Sentence

26 years imprisonment

Between 2015 and 2021, Patrick Lee Howlett, 58, of Canterbury, sent over £55,000 from himself and others to paedophiles in the Philippines to encourage and facilitate the sexual abuse of young children, including family members, and to obtain images of the abuse for his own gratification. He was in possession of over 14,000 indecent images and videos of children, including nearly 1,000 category A images. His activity was uncovered during a Danish investigation into a convicted paedophile. Devices seized after his 2021 arrest contained graphic conversations and financial records showing payments to abusers. He initially claimed the material was unsolicited and that payments were to stop abuse, but evidence disproved this. Children involved have been safeguarded.

Pleaded guilty to six counts of arranging or facilitating the sexual exploitation of a child, three counts of intentionally encouraging the distribution of indecent images of children, two counts of encouraging or assisting the distribution of indecent images of children believing it would be committed, one count of possessing prohibited images of children, and nine counts of making indecent photographs of a child. Additional four years on extended licence. Indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order imposed.

18 Jul 2025

Paul Perry

Indecent Assault *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment and 1 year on licence

Paul Perry abused a young victim in the 1980s, including when he was a juvenile himself. The offences were reported in 2019, leading to his arrest in December of that year. He was found guilty on three counts of gross indecency with a child and one count of indecent assault, with the crimes having a significant impact on the victim.

Denied the offences but was found guilty by a jury. He was previously subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order due to prior convictions and was placed on the sex offender’s register for seven years. Detective Sergeant Frank Bloomfield commended the victim’s courage and emphasised that it is never too late to report such crimes.

16 Jul 2025

Thomas Holford

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years

Thomas Holford shook his five-week-old daughter, Everleigh Stroud, with excessive force, causing catastrophic brain injuries, broken ribs, and leg injuries after she interrupted his late-night gaming session on April 20, 2021, in Ramsgate, Kent. He attempted to stop her crying by gripping or clamping her mouth, and she was rushed to hospital the next day, where she remained in a coma for a year before life support was turned off.

Pleaded manslaughter but was convicted of murder and actual bodily harm (ABH). Was under the influence of cannabis and showed no emotion during the incident.

4 Jul 2025

Gregory Manson

Sexual Assault *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Gregory Manson, a former GP who qualified in the UK in 1998 after working in South Africa, conducted unnecessary genital examinations on male patients, including two teenage boys, over nearly two decades. These examinations occurred even when patients presented with unrelated issues such as coughs, headaches, back pain, and knee sprains. He pulled down patients' underwear without permission, failed to offer a chaperone, did not wear gloves, and omitted details from medical notes. The offences involved nine victims, with some examinations justified as 'well person checks' but deemed medically unjustified by experts.

Pleaded not guilty but found guilty by majority verdict of 12 sexual assaults and four indecent assaults against nine men. Judge Simon Taylor KC stated that he camouflaged sexual abuse in the context of medical examinations and abused trust for his own sexual gratification.

4 Jul 2025

June 2025 1 case

Andrew Griggs

Perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Andrew Griggs murdered his pregnant wife Debbie in 1999, wrapped her body in a duvet, and buried it under a shed. Years later, while serving a life sentence, he attempted to pervert justice by instructing a family member to dig up her remains, remove a strand of hair, and send it abroad with a fabricated letter to falsely prove she was alive. This led to his additional sentencing.

Pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. Already serving a life sentence for murder.

2 Jun 2025

May 2025 11 cases

Alfie Bean

Supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

Two years and nine months imprisonment

Police stopped a vehicle in the Kingsmead area of Canterbury on March 1, where Charlie Golding and Alfie Bean were found with cash, Class A drugs, and a Nokia phone used to organise the sale of drugs. Messages on the phone referenced 'fat bags' and delays due to police presence.

Admitted charges including being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.

30 May 2025

Charlie Golding

Supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

Three and a half years imprisonment

Admitted charges including being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.

30 May 2025

Gary Rothon

Conspiring to assist with illegal entry *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment suspended, 240 hours unpaid work, 15 days rehabilitation, electronically-monitored curfew

Gary Rothon and Lee Mandell travelled in a hired lorry to France via the Eurotunnel at Folkestone on 10 January 2020. They took the midnight train to France, then travelled from Calais to Boulogne where they picked up eight Vietnamese nationals, including three children. They expected to earn £4,000 for the trip. On their return, they were stopped by border control at Coquelles and claimed they were on a fishing trip to check out a lake near Brimeux and planned to get drunk, hoping to make it back for the West Ham game. The rear compartment of the van was opened, revealing the migrants sitting on top of tools and plasterboard without documentation. The men denied knowledge of the migrants. They were arrested and charged in May 2025.

Admitted conspiring to assist with the illegal entry of eight Vietnamese nationals into the UK. Sentence suspended due to inordinate delays in the case. Judge noted that without the delay, they would have gone to prison, but five years is a long time to live with anxiety. Both men have rebuilt their lives and shown genuine remorse.

24 May 2025

Lee Mandell

Conspiring to assist with illegal entry *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment suspended, 240 hours unpaid work, 15 days rehabilitation, electronically-monitored curfew

24 May 2025

Matthew Skinner

Burglary *

Sentence

2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Matthew Skinner was involved in a burglary in the Sandwich area in September or October 2024, as part of investigations into similar break-ins.

Pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.

21 May 2025

Daniel Meehan

Burglary *

Sentence

6 years and 6 months imprisonment

Daniel Meehan was involved in two similar break-ins in the Sandwich area in September and October 2024. A Ford Focus was identified as having been used in the first offence, and further enquiries linked him to the crimes.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary.

21 May 2025

Cameron Skilton

Burglary *

Sentence

17 years imprisonment

Cameron Skilton was involved in burglaries in the Sandwich area in September and October 2024. A Ford Focus with changed numberplates was used in one offence, and he was tracked down and arrested in Brighton in November 2024.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and other offences, including importation of prohibited weapons in a separate case.

21 May 2025

Jamie Stacey-Evans

Supply of class A drugs *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Jamie Stacey-Evans, 35, from Coxheath, ran the 'Jay line' network supplying cocaine, MDMA, ecstasy, ketamine, and cannabis since May 2024; videos on seized phones showed a drug lab producing up to 100,000 ecstasy pills; £3,000 cash seized.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply and production of drugs, and possessing criminal property.

20 May 2025

Gary King

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

On March 18, 2025, Gary King attempted to enter vehicles and homes in Canterbury, including trying handles on Beaconsfield Road and entering a property on Shaftesbury Avenue where he stole an Apple Watch after being spotted by a resident. In another incident that night on Beaconsfield Road, he was confronted inside a bedroom but fled empty-handed. He was identified via CCTV, added to the Kent Police most wanted list, and arrested on April 15, 2025, at Holyhead Port while trying to board a ferry to Ireland.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary and one count of attempted burglary. Detective Constable Rosalynd Friend commented that King showed no regard for the distress caused to victims and that his case serves as a warning to others.

19 May 2025

Matthew Downing

Breach of Sexual Harm Prevention Order *

Sentence

five years and three months’ imprisonment

Matthew Downing, 25, from Dover, breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (issued January 2022 following conviction for making indecent images of children) by using unauthorised devices without notifying Kent Police: smartphone, laptop, two virtual computers, anonymous web browser, online storage device, social media app with disappearing messages, and dark web to make indecent images of children. He also failed to register dating app usernames. After going missing, he was found sleeping in a newly-purchased car in Gomshall, Surrey.

Pleaded guilty to all 13 offences, including 10 breaches of his SHPO. Sentence includes two years and three months for unrelated offences committed outside of Kent.

8 May 2025

Ozioma Egbujor

Supply of class A drugs *

Sentence

5 years and 8 months imprisonment

Ozioma Egbujor was involved in the supply of class A substances in the Medway towns between February and March 2025. Police were alerted to suspicious behaviour on March 3 at an address in Magpie Hall Road, where they found him with 40 wraps of heroin and crack cocaine in his trouser pocket, along with cash and two mobile phones. A further search recovered 100 more wraps concealed on his person.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.

7 May 2025

April 2025 1 case

Maureen Rickards

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment

Maureen Rickards, 50, from Canterbury, murdered her husband Jeremy Rickards, 65, around June 9, 2024, by stabbing him five times in the chest; hid his body in the garden of their St Martin's Road home, used his bank card, and lied about his death in Saudi Arabia; body found July 11, 2024.

Convicted of murder after trial. Minimum term of 22 years.

9 Apr 2025

March 2025 1 case

Paul Redford

Making and distributing indecent images of children *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

In 2022 Paul Redford, 64, from Ramsgate, joined a social media application where he used the platform to download and share thousands of indecent images of children with other users. On 1 March 2024, officers from Kent Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team visited Redford’s home address following information received that indecent images of children were being accessed from the property. Upon arrival and when officers told him why they were there, he admitted he was responsible and after his phone was downloaded, officers found 730 of the most serious category A images and videos, 642 category B and 944 category C. They also found he had distributed 40 images and videos through the social media application. Redford was later charged with making and distributing indecent images of children and possessing extreme pornography and prohibited items.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. Also given a 10 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) and subject to strict sex offender notification requirements for 10 years.

6 Mar 2025

February 2025 5 cases

Harrison Lawrence-Van Pooss

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 25 years and 183 days

Harrison Lawrence-Van Pooss murdered Claire Knights on 23 August 2023, as she walked her dog back from the beach at Minnis Bay, Birchington, Kent. He sexually assaulted and beat her repeatedly before leaving her body concealed in a nearby dyke, which was discovered two days later by her son and his friends. The day before the murder, on 22 August 2023, he committed voyeurism by upskirting a woman, was confronted, and fled. He camped near the beach overnight and attacked Claire the following afternoon. After the murder, he took her dog, bought treats for it, and attempted to dispose of evidence. Claire's blood was found on his backpack, and items he purchased were located in his nearby 'den'. He was arrested that evening for the voyeurism offence, initially denying knowledge of his identity, unaware at the time that Claire had been killed.

Pleaded guilty to murder and voyeurism. Prior to the murder, he was caught upskirting a woman and went on the run. Detained for mental health treatment after arrest; claimed memory loss before pleading guilty.

28 Feb 2025

Antony Allen

Burglary *

Sentence

2.5 years imprisonment

Antony Allen broke into a family home in Boxley, Ashford, around 2am on December 26, 2024, stealing cash, jewellery, bank cards, handbags, and other personal belongings including electronic ear buds. He was tracked to a nearby address via the stolen ear buds and found hiding in a loft. Several stolen items were recovered at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. No fixed address. PC Isobel Harper noted the significant impact on victims and the importance of feeling safe in one's home.

25 Feb 2025

Thomas Godden

Fraud by false representation *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Between July 2022 and November 2024, Thomas Godden, a 26-year-old heterosexual man in a relationship, used Tinder and Bumble to target vulnerable gay men seeking companionship. He formed fake romantic relationships and defrauded three victims out of a total of £28,000 by requesting money for living expenses and travel, promising repayment but using it for his own lifestyle. Victim C lost £26,483.06 and was left in significant debt; Victim A lost £1,869.90; Victim B lost £135.50. Two victims were on the autism spectrum. Godden used manipulation, excuses, emotional blackmail, and threats of self-harm when challenged. Digital evidence showed searches about romance scamming and his relationship status.

Pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud by false representation. Targeted vulnerable gay men on dating apps, causing significant financial and emotional harm.

17 Feb 2025

Jahrad Alderton-Ford

Sexual assault *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Jahrad Alderton-Ford, 43, from Ash near Sandwich, sexually assaulted two girls in 2022, reported to police leading to his immediate arrest and subsequent trial.

Convicted after trial of two counts of sexual assault. Extended licence of 1 year; subject to Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

7 Feb 2025

Sian Banks

Importing class A drugs *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Sian Banks, 25, from Liverpool, was involved in smuggling cocaine and ketamine into the UK, with her DNA found on drug packaging. She travelled between Liverpool and Europe to support Burton, smuggled drugs in her luggage through Liverpool John Lennon Airport, and allowed her bank accounts to receive money for his activities. She was linked to the drug importations seized on July 3, 2022.

Pleaded guilty to importing class A drugs and money laundering. She assisted her partner in drug smuggling, including handling drug packaging and providing forged Covid-19 passes to facilitate travel.

3 Feb 2025

January 2025 13 cases

Jack Colin Cracknell

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

six years imprisonment

Jack Colin Cracknell, 22, of Faversham, Kent, was driving with four other passengers in his car in the early hours of the morning on 3 December 2022. He reached speeds of 117mph along the New Dover Road in Canterbury, a road with a 40mph speed limit. As he approached a roundabout near the New Gate Inn pub, he hit a kerb, causing the car to go into the air and roll over, before colliding with the pub building. One passenger, Lucy Billingham, 18, died at the scene despite efforts by emergency workers. Another passenger suffered fractures to two bones and underwent an operation on the day of the collision to insert a metal plate and screws into their arm.

Pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. Disqualified from driving for eight years.

31 Jan 2025

Jack Cracknell

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Jack Cracknell, 22, from Faversham, drove at 117mph in a 40mph zone on New Dover Road, Canterbury, on December 3, 2022, losing control of his Ford Fiesta, crashing into a roundabout and pub, killing passenger Lucy Billingham, 18, and injuring another.

Admitted charges of causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

31 Jan 2025

Jason Tse

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

3 years and 10 months imprisonment

Jason Tse, 41, from Westgate, involved in a cocaine network based in Thanet, contributing to the group's supply operations.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine.

30 Jan 2025

John Horn

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

6 years and 6 months imprisonment

John Horn, 38, from Ramsgate, led an organised crime group supplying class A drugs in Thanet, enlisting Oliver Eyles for distribution to street dealers.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine; leader of the group.

30 Jan 2025

Joseph Shuttleworth

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Joseph Shuttleworth, 35, from Ramsgate, was part of an organised crime group supplying cocaine in Thanet, dismantled by Kent Police.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine.

30 Jan 2025

Christopher Palmer

Conspiring to supply cocaine *

Sentence

two year suspended prison sentence

Christopher Palmer, 34, from Ramsgate, was a member of the Thanet cocaine network. Arrested on 21 March 2024 as part of Kent Police investigation seizing cash and drugs.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine.

30 Jan 2025

Oliver Eyles

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

5 years and 6 months imprisonment

Oliver Eyles, 36, from Ramsgate, managed the daily running of a cocaine supply network in Thanet, including onward distribution to street dealers.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine; managed day-to-day operations.

30 Jan 2025

Bryan Gregory

Making indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Bryan Gregory, 76, from Minster-on-Sea, breached the terms of an indefinite Sexual Offences Prevention Order imposed in 2014 after pleading guilty at Maidstone Crown Court to making and possessing indecent images of children. The order restricted his use of digital storage devices, mobile phones, and internet access, requiring devices to be available for police inspection. During a police visit in January 2024, officers seized a mobile phone suspected of inappropriate use. Further searches recovered additional digital storage devices. He was charged on 14 September 2024.

Pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children and breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order. Subject to indefinite Sexual Offences Prevention Order since 2014.

21 Jan 2025

Freddy Lawrence

Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *

Sentence

seven years six months imprisonment

Freddy Lawrence, 57, of Folkestone, Kent, led an organised crime group that conspired to smuggle immigrants across the English Channel from France to the UK. In August 2018, the group made several attempts to sail to France to pick up migrants using a boat called the Sorel Light, but faced mechanical difficulties. On 30 August 2018, co-conspirators were arrested in France while loading 12 Vietnamese migrants onto the boat. Lawrence was arrested by the National Crime Agency in the UK shortly after.

Pleaded guilty on 24 October 2024 to one count of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration to the UK. Headed the organised crime group and masterminded the operation.

17 Jan 2025

Paul Giglia

Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *

Sentence

three years four months imprisonment

Paul Giglia, 64, of Cheriton, Kent, was part of an organised crime group led by Freddy Lawrence that conspired to smuggle immigrants across the English Channel from France to the UK. In August 2018, the group attempted to use a boat called the Sorel Light to pick up migrants, but efforts were thwarted by mechanical issues. On 30 August 2018, co-conspirators were arrested in France with 12 Vietnamese migrants. Giglia was arrested by the National Crime Agency in the UK.

Found guilty following a trial on 15 November 2024 of one count of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration to the UK. Assisted Lawrence by making previous failed attempts to sail to France to pick up migrants.

17 Jan 2025

Keith Baigent

Conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration *

Sentence

three years nine months imprisonment

Keith Baigent, 63, of Folkestone, Kent, was part of an organised crime group led by Freddy Lawrence that conspired to smuggle immigrants across the English Channel from France to the UK. In August 2018, the group attempted to use a boat called the Sorel Light to pick up migrants, but efforts were thwarted by mechanical issues. On 30 August 2018, co-conspirators were arrested in France with 12 Vietnamese migrants. Baigent was arrested by the National Crime Agency in the UK.

Found guilty following a trial on 15 November 2024 of one count of conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration to the UK. Assisted Lawrence by helping to purchase the boat Sorel Light.

17 Jan 2025

Robert Onicala

Manslaughter *

Sentence

4 years in a young offender institution

Robert Onicala punched Ion Niculae following a trivial disagreement over music at a party to celebrate Easter on May 5, 2024, at a farm off Nickle Lane, Chartham. Niculae, 51, was knocked unconscious and later pronounced deceased despite paramedics' efforts. Witnesses described an argument during a barbecue, leading to the fatal punch.

Pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Prior incident involved a slap from another man.

17 Jan 2025

Stuart Mcallister

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Stuart McAllister targeted elderly and vulnerable victims in Dover and Hythe between April and June 2024. The 61 year old, formerly of Strand Street, Sandwich, offered to review insulation and test for damp in victims' properties, but, while unaccompanied in their homes, he stole jewellery and other items, some of which he later sold at pawn shops. Kent Police investigated after victims came forward in June and July 2024 and reported three similar offences. CCTV and other enquiries led to McAllister being identified as the suspect and he was arrested on his houseboat, where officers found stolen jewellery and collectable coins.

Admitted three counts of burglary at a court hearing in August 2024 and was remanded in custody.

10 Jan 2025

December 2024 3 cases

David Davies

Rape *

Sentence

21 years imprisonment with an additional 3 years on licence

David Davies, a 46-year-old man from Ashford, was arrested in 2021 after one victim reported non-recent sexual offences. Detectives investigated and spoke to a second victim who reported similar abuse. He targeted vulnerable girls and manipulated them to prevent reporting.

Convicted of multiple counts including rape, sexual assault and causing a child to engage in sexual activity following a trial. Placed on the sex offenders’ register indefinitely.

20 Dec 2024

Harry Marshall

Robbery *

Sentence

two and a half years imprisonment

Harry Marshall, 20, robbed Dumpton Post Office on Ramsgate Road, Broadstairs, at 6.42am on Saturday 3 August 2024. He threatened his victim with a blade, demanded money from the till, fled with cash on a moped, dropping an extendable baton. Kent Police arrested him less than four hours later nearby; cash was seized.

Pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of a knife and possession of an offensive weapon.

19 Dec 2024

Mika Voorhans

Importing Class B drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Mika Voorhans tried to smuggle £4m worth of ketamine (100 kilos, a Class B drug) into the UK via the Channel Tunnel. He was stopped by Border Force officers in France on 4 December 2023 while attempting to board with his van. Officers discovered the drugs hidden behind panelling. Evidence included CCTV footage of him buying wood in Amsterdam, receipts, tools in the van, his DNA on the drugs, and videos on his phone.

Pleaded guilty to importing Class B drugs.

13 Dec 2024

November 2024 4 cases

Tallanius Bridgland

Being concerned in the supply of class A drugs *

Sentence

five years and seven months in prison

A 29-year-old drug dealer from Folkestone was found hiding in a wardrobe when police arrested him on October 2nd. Kent Police linked a mobile phone number to Bridgland after it was used to contact a known drug user multiple times in July 2024. Officers visited his address, arrested him, and a search with a police drugs dog discovered class A drugs including cocaine and heroin hidden in a tub of nail varnish bottles, along with cash and a mobile phone.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.

26 Nov 2024

Anthony Collins

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

seven and a half years' imprisonment with an additional four and a half years on licence

Kent Police was contacted in March 2023 when the victim reported that she had been sexually assaulted by Anthony Collins. He was identified as the perpetrator, questioned about the offences later the same month, and later charged with sexual activity with a child.

Admitted the offences before Canterbury Crown Court in May 2024. Formerly of Maison Dieu Road, Dover. Aged 55.

22 Nov 2024

Felix Boo

Possession of class A and class B drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Felix Boo attempted to import nearly 300g of cannabis from the USA; package intercepted by Border Force on 16 May 2022. Police executed warrant at his property in Whitstable, arresting him. Search uncovered further drugs including ketamine and cocaine, over £40,000 in cash and two £10,000 Rolex watches. Phone analysis revealed hundreds of messages relating to local drug deals; financial checks showed conversion of large amounts to cryptocurrency.

Admitted possession of class A and class B drugs with intent to supply, importation of class B drugs and concealing or transferring criminal property. Aged 24.

21 Nov 2024

Callum Maycock

Sexual assault *

Sentence

2 years' imprisonment, 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and 10-year restraining order

Callum Maycock approached a schoolgirl victim near Foord Road in Folkestone on the morning of Thursday 27 June 2024 and made inappropriate comments to her. He then touched her inappropriately, causing the victim to run away and report the incident, which prompted a police investigation. Police officers patrolled the area the following day and spotted Maycock, who matched the description given by the victim. He was arrested 24 hours after the offence took place.

Admitted sexual assault. Formerly of an address in Folkestone.

15 Nov 2024

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40.1 km away

Medway (Chatham) Magistrates Court

Magistrates Court

Chatham

41.0 km away

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Gary King

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Freddy Lawrence

Paul Giglia

Keith Baigent

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David Davies

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