Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

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Kawus Rafiei

Attempting to import Class A drugs *

Sentence

19 years imprisonment

Kawus Rafiei attempted to bring almost half a tonne (470 kilos) of cocaine into the UK hidden in tyres in his lorry at Dover’s Eastern Docks on 18th March 2020. Officers from Border Force scanned his lorry and detected an anomaly in the load. Within the trailer unit, they found two shrink wrapped stacks of tyres containing packages of cocaine. Rafiei had paperwork for two legitimate deliveries and additional doctored documentation for the tyres loaded in the Netherlands heading to a car fit company in the UK. The drugs were estimated to be worth £37.6 million on the streets.

Found guilty of attempting to import Class A drugs following a five-day trial. National Crime Agency investigated.

1 Jan 0001

Karamvir Dhadda

Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

2 years and 7 months imprisonment

Karamvir Dhadda was shopping with a friend at Costcutter in Northdown Road, Margate, when a fight broke out involving another man shortly after midnight on Saturday 28 August 2021. He used an object believed to be a screwdriver to stab the victim six times until a member of the public intervened, allowing the victim to escape.

Pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. No previous convictions. Will serve sentence in a young offender institution.

1 Jan 0001

Karl Kennett

Sexual assault against a child *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment with an additional 3 years on licence

Karl Kennett sexually assaulted a boy of primary school age at an address in the Canterbury area in 2020. The victim reported the incident to his parents, who contacted Kent Police. Officers were made aware of separate earlier offences against another victim of similar age, which took place more than six years prior at another address in the district. Kennett was arrested in April 2020.

Denied the offences but convicted after trial. Made subject of a 12-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Karol Niewiadomski

Importation of cocaine and importation of amphetamine *

Sentence

14 and a half years in prison

Karol Niewiadomski (30), a lorry driver from Poland, was arrested after his lorry was searched on arrival at Dover on 7 January 2026. The lorry, meant to contain vintage clothing for Nottingham, had 50kg of cocaine worth £4m hidden in cardboard boxes in the sleeping area of his cab, plus amphetamine in a first aid box. He claimed he did not know about the drugs and had left the lorry unlocked while travelling by ferry from the Netherlands.

Denied charges but was convicted. Arrested during National Crime Agency investigation.

1 Jan 0001

Kieran Champion

Rape *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Kieran Champion, of Merchants Way, Canterbury, Kent, met the victim at a nightclub in Margate in 2018. He lured her to a property in Canterbury, plying her with whisky and coke, isolating her. He then raped and sexually assaulted her, making lurid remarks when she cried out to stop. She escaped when a police officer appeared outside by chance. Arrested the same day; forensic evidence contradicted his denials. Convicted unanimously by jury.

Found guilty of rape and sexual assault following a trial. Judge: Recorder Stuart Trimmer QC. Mitigating: suffered anxiety and depression, worked all his life, supported unwell mother. Lifetime notification requirements and 10-year restraining order.

1 Jan 0001

Kieran Martin

Robbery *

Sentence

seven and a half years imprisonment

Kieran Martin and Luke Tudor approached two men carrying shopping in Addington Road, Margate on 17 March 2022, demanded alcohol from their bags, pushed them when refused, and stole the bottles. Later the same day, they approached an off-duty taxi driver, demanded a lift despite him not working, took him to a pharmacy, assaulted him, damaged his car, and stole a pencil case containing his fares.

Admitted robbery and other offences. Aged 30, of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Kieron Mcdonald-Gillet

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

7 years and 2 months imprisonment

On Saturday 6 January, 22-year-old Kieron McDonald-Gillet hurled a can of beer at his former partner with such force it fractured her hand. He continued arguing with her inside her home before grabbing a kitchen knife and slashing her across the ear, causing a permanent scar. He then smashed up her property before fleeing. The victim called an ambulance and reported the attack to Kent Police. Officers quickly located and arrested him nearby.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and criminal damage. Investigating officer said he showed no remorse and intended to hurt the victim.

1 Jan 0001

Kimberley Flaherty

Burglary *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Kimberley Flaherty, 24, from Clarence Street, carried out a crime spree in Folkestone by pretending to be injured or in need. She used distraction tricks like asking for a glass of water, an ice pack, or to use the toilet to gain entry to victims' homes and steal cash and bank cards. On 31 May 2018, she smashed a window in a Wood Avenue flat. On 9 June, she talked her way into a Princess Street property by asking to use the bathroom and then a glass of water, before stealing a wallet. She later tried to use the victim's card at a shop on Canterbury Road. On 12 June alone, she targeted three homes: at Rossendale Gardens, she claimed a hurt leg and requested a drink and flannel, stealing a wallet and cash; at Grover Road, she climbed through an open window, stole cash and cards, and was caught on CCTV trying to use the cards at a shop on Blackbull Road; at Charlotte Street, she claimed she was escaping a pursuer and asked for an ice pack before stealing items. Her spree ended when officers caught her in Radnor Bridge Road later that day. She pleaded guilty to four burglaries, fraud, criminal damage, and theft, including stealing vodka from a Hythe supermarket while on bail.

Pleaded guilty to four burglaries, fraud, criminal damage, and theft. Stole vodka from a Hythe supermarket while on bail.

1 Jan 0001

Kirk Holt

Burglary *

Sentence

six years in prison

Kirk Holt, 32, of Honeysuckle Close, Margate, targeted three properties on 2 and 3 August 2022. He burgled a property in High Street, stealing bank cards, a gold pocketwatch and medals; burgled a property in Wellis Gardens, stealing keys and a wallet with bank cards; and attempted to burgle a property in Coronation Crescent, Garlinge, where he was found by the victim holding a sledgehammer from the shed. He used the stolen cards to fraudulently buy goods from shops. CCTV evidence linked him to the transactions, and stolen items were found at his property upon arrest.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, one attempted burglary and five counts of fraud by false representation.

1 Jan 0001

Kirsty Wallis

Burglary *

Sentence

two and a half years 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. A receipt was found showing Wallis had sold First World War medals stolen from another care company client in Canterbury between June 2018 and October 2019.

Admitted burglary and theft in relation to the sale of stolen medals belonging to another client of a care company where she had worked. Gross breach of trust.

1 Jan 0001

Lana Laws

Fraud by abuse of position *

Sentence

2 years and 7 months imprisonment

In May 2017, Lana Laws, a tax adviser from Ramsgate, asked a client to transfer £45,516 to his firm to cover capital gains tax due to HMRC. Instead of paying HMRC, the money was transferred to other accounts within a month. The victim realised in February 2019 upon receiving a letter from HMRC showing the tax was still outstanding. Financial enquiries confirmed the misuse. Laws was interviewed under caution by Kent Police in September 2019 and refused to comment.

Pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position. Abused position of trust as a tax adviser defrauding a client of £45,516.

1 Jan 0001

Lance Colston

Coercive Control *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Lance Colston abused his ex-partner over a period beginning in October 2017. He head-butted her and slammed her against a wall. On 24 October he grabbed her by the throat, pinned her down, and head-butted her again. He later smashed dishes, broke her mobile phone, and punched her in the face following a row about money. On 10 November 2017 he subjected her to a prolonged attack, punching and kicking her repeatedly as she curled up on the sofa. After she reported the abuse to Folkestone Police Station on 13 November, her flat was found ransacked with bannisters broken, appliances smashed, TVs knocked over, a games console destroyed, and an oily substance smeared over plug sockets. He was arrested the next day and found guilty at Canterbury Crown Court.

Denied coercive control, three assaults, and two counts of criminal damage. Found guilty on all six charges after trial. Recorder Edmund Burge stated the five-year term. The victim provided photographic evidence of injuries; Colston claimed they were from play fighting or a bike fall.

1 Jan 0001

Kurt Collins

Unlawful wounding *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Kurt Collins got into an argument with a member of staff at a shop in Snargate Street, Dover, on the evening of Sunday 16 September 2023 before leaving the store. The shopkeeper followed Collins outside and an altercation occurred while Collins was in his van and the shopkeeper was on the pavement. Collins then pulled over and started damaging the shop with a metal levelling edge from the back of his van but when the member of staff confronted him again, he hit the man with the tool and a bat. The assailant then left the scene, leaving the victim with serious head injuries which required treatment at a London hospital. Collins was quickly identified as a suspect by officers who attended the scene and he was arrested the same evening.

Found guilty of unlawful wounding after trial. Sentence includes a two-month term for criminal damage to the shop. 35-year-old van driver from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

1 Jan 0001

Kye Dunn

Rape *

Sentence

seven-and-a-half years imprisonment

Kye Dunn raped a vulnerable child in the early years of secondary school in Dover in December 2017. He gave the victim cannabis and alcohol before taking them back to his home where he raped them.

Pleaded guilty to rape. Was 19 at the time of the offence.

1 Jan 0001

Kye Shipman-O’Connor

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Kye Shipman-O’Connor, 20, broke into a home in Queens Gardens, Broadstairs on 24 April 2019 intending to steal valuables. The homeowner returned early, forcing him to hide in the attic until later. The victim heard noises and discovered the loft hatch ajar, a window open, and damaged roof tiles. Despite causing more than £1,800 in damage, nothing was stolen. However, a suitcase filled with stolen goods was found in the bathroom along with a blood-stained towel. Forensic tests on the towel linked Shipman-O’Connor to the burglary. Two weeks earlier, he was caught on a train with a stolen holdall bag taken from a Whitehall Gardens property on 8 April 2019. He was already out on licence for similar offences at the time.

Pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to steal and admitted handling stolen goods. Already out on licence for similar crimes.

1 Jan 0001

Kyle Hellyer

Being concerned in the supply of class A and class B drugs *

Sentence

three years and eight months imprisonment

Drugs worth around £25,000 including more than 500 wraps of cocaine and heroin were seized from a cavity in a wall hidden behind a kitchen panel at a property in Townley Street, Ramsgate on 20 August 2019, and were later identified to belong to Kyle Hellyer. He was arrested on 15 June 2020 in Minster near Ramsgate and found in a van with more than 3,000 deals of heroin and cocaine plus around 900 grams of amphetamine with a combined street value of more than £30,000.

Admitted charges of being concerned in the supply of class A and class B drugs at Canterbury Crown Court on 14 September 2020.

1 Jan 0001

Kyle Thatcher

Burglary *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

Kyle Thatcher, 30, of Folkestone Road in Dover, broke into three homes between 7 and 20 April 2022 in Staple and River. First burglary on 7 April in Staple: smashed window, emptied jewellery boxes, stole duvet found blood-stained with his DNA in woodland. Second on 15 April in London Road, River: forced doors, stole jewellery, designer clothing and cash. Third on 20 April: found by woman in her 80s in her bedroom, pushed her to the ground causing head injury, stole her jewellery.

Admitted the three offences.

1 Jan 0001

Kenny Harmsworth

Causing GBH with intent *

Sentence

five and a half years imprisonment

On 16 August 2023, Kenny Harmsworth and Lewis Whittington stabbed a man known to them on Shaftesbury Road. The victim approached police on patrol, was injured with a collapsed lung, and airlifted to a London hospital before being discharged to recover at home. The offenders were tracked to a suspicious car on Albert Road and arrested.

Pleaded guilty to causing GBH with intent and possession of a bladed article. Aged 23, from Canterbury.

1 Jan 0001

Kevin Andrews

Aggravated vehicle taking *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment

Kevin Andrews stole a Ford Transit Tipper from outside a property on Paul Harman Close, Ashford, just after midnight on Sunday, 2 December 2018. He drove towards Maidstone on the A20, then joined the M20 motorway heading the wrong way, driving at up to 70mph towards London on the coastbound carriageway. He refused to stop, narrowly missing several vehicles and driving head‑on into oncoming traffic for over ten minutes, continuing onto the M26. He finally stopped on Vigo Road, Fairseat, then reversed the truck into a parked police car, causing significant damage and injuring two officers.

Pleaded guilty. Charged with failing to stop, no insurance, aggravated vehicle taking, and two counts of assault on police officers. Two officers injured when he reversed the truck into a police car.

1 Jan 0001

Kevin Jones

Wounding *

Sentence

40 months imprisonment

On December 27, 2017, Kevin Jones, under the influence of drugs and alcohol, stabbed two women with a kitchen knife during a dispute in a home in Ramsgate, causing cuts to their arms. He then stole a vehicle, drove dangerously around Newington Road, mounting the pavement, narrowly missing two pedestrians, and crashing into a fence and tree. He reversed the car three times into a house wall, causing major damage. When a neighbour tried to stop him, Jones kicked and bruised him, and then knocked him down with the car. He also punched a paramedic who arrived to help.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, two counts of wounding, and two counts of assault. Also handed a driving ban and required to re-take driving test before regaining licence.

1 Jan 0001

Kristian Fernandez

Making an indecent image of a child *

Sentence

two years and three months imprisonment

Kristian Fernandez, of Clements Road, Ramsgate, was visited by members of Kent Police’s Offender Management Unit on Thursday 6 June 2019 as part of the terms of a SOPO. When checking a phone at his address, an officer saw an indecent image of a child and the telephone was seized. Analysis uncovered further indecent videos and images, including 16 at category A, the most explicit kind, and more than 20 category A, B and C images and videos in total.

Admitted three counts of making an indecent image of a child. Was subject to a Sexual Offences Prevention Order from previous similar offences in 2009.

1 Jan 0001

Lee Dardani

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Lee Dardani assaulted a victim he knew in or around Priory Station Approach Road, Dover, shortly before 1am on Sunday 7 November 2021. A witness saw him following the victim and saying he had hit her. His car was in the area at the relevant time. The injured victim was later found by an off-duty officer near Dover Road, Deal.

Admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm at court. Made subject of a two-year restraining order.

1 Jan 0001

Lee Owen

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

3 years 4 months imprisonment

Lee Owen and Liam Scott targeted small businesses and a charity in Faversham and east Kent with 12 break-ins and one attempt between November 2021 and January 2022. Incidents included: Church Street, Whitstable on 11 November 2021 (cash stolen); Seasalter on 20 December 2021 (cash, speakers, headphones stolen); two businesses in Jubilee Way, Faversham and attempted third on 1 January 2022 (cash stolen); two businesses in Herne Bay on 5 January 2022; businesses in Aylesham, Ash, and a takeaway and charity in Faversham later that month. Identified via CCTV and linked by clothing after arrests in February.

Denied the offence following a trial. Of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Lee Walker

Possession of firearm and cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

5 years and 7 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 Ramsgate. Admitted possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

1 Jan 0001

Lena Brown

Theft *

Sentence

16 months in prison

Lena Brown stole from shops in Broadstairs, Ramsgate and Margate in March and April 2021. On 20 March 2021, she stole cosmetics from Savers store in Margate. On 1 April 2021, she attempted to steal toiletries worth £90 from Wilko at Westwood Cross but abandoned them. On 8 April 2021, she stole children’s toys and laundry detergent from the same Wilko store. On 10 April 2021, she stole £80 of goods including lamb steaks, chicken fillets, cheese, juice and laundry pods from Co-op in Minster.

Admitted the offences. Breached three-year Criminal Behaviour Order imposed in 2019. 32-year-old of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

Leon Davis

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

six years imprisonment

Leon Davis from Erith ran a county line group called ‘Deano’ which sold cocaine and heroin to users in Margate. Officers found messages offering the drugs from October 2019. Working with the Met Police, Kent Police identified Davis as running the line. He was arrested in November 2019 and released under investigation, then arrested again in south-east London on 15 May 2020 along with a 17-year-old boy and charged.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin. Ran the 'Deano' county line. Passed running of the line to a 17-year-old boy before his arrest.

1 Jan 0001

Leon Melson

Burglary and affray *

Sentence

1 year and 10 months imprisonment

Leon Melson, 20, from Ashford, broke into a property in Lauren Van Der Post Way, Ashford, on Friday 21 July 2023 at around 11.30pm, with Jack Grindley, a 17-year-old boy and Ella Steadman who waited outside. Furniture and other items were damaged and threats were made to the victim, who knew the offenders, fled the scene but returned later to find jewellery, cash and designer clothing missing.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and affray.

1 Jan 0001

Leslie Iles

Rape of a child *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Leslie Iles, 61, homeless, was arrested by Kent Police in March 2017 after a victim reported historical child sex offences from 2008-2009. He was tried and found guilty of rape and a sexual assault at Canterbury Crown Court on 27 March 2018. He was sentenced on 9 May 2018.

Found guilty after the victim came forward bravely. Detective Inspector Rebecca Philpott praised the victim's courage and expressed hope this reassures anyone suffering from an unreported sexual offence that justice can be done.

1 Jan 0001

Levi Smith

Affray *

Sentence

2 years and 3 months imprisonment

John Reading and Levi Smith attacked a man following an argument at the bar in a pub on Church Road, Willesborough, Ashford on 15 August 2019. The victim had entered the pub for a pool tournament but was approached by Reading and Smith, who began an argument. They followed him as he tried to leave; Smith punched him in the face, Reading repeatedly hit him, knocking him down. The victim was punched, kicked in the face, put in a chokehold, and Reading dropped a fire extinguisher on his back. Smith was arrested on 9 September 2019.

Aged 30, from Bethersden. Admitted affray on 20 October 2020.

1 Jan 0001

Lewis Bennett

Theft and fraud *

Sentence

three and a half years imprisonment

Lewis Bennett, 27, repeatedly stole handbags and wallets from vehicles in Folkestone and Hawkinge areas and fraudulently used victims' bank cards at petrol stations, shops, taxis, takeaways and online gambling. Incidents included: breaking into a caravan in Dymchurch on 12 August 2020 and stealing a handbag; breaking into a vehicle in Hawkinge on 1 September 2020 and taking a wallet; stealing a handbag from a car footwell in Hawkinge the next day; stealing two more handbags from cars in Folkestone between 1 and 6 September 2020. Also sentenced for possessing a BB gun on 28 July 2020 after sending threatening messages to a woman in Folkestone. Tracked via CCTV and arrested in a tent near Hawkinge on 8 September 2020.

Admitted twenty charges including multiple counts of theft and fraud, burglary, possession of cannabis, driving offence, possession of an imitation firearm, malicious communications and public order offence.

1 Jan 0001

Lewis Blake

Fraud *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Lewis Blake took deposits totalling £64,774 from 89 victims between August 2020 and May 2021 for window shutter installations that never materialised. Instead, he gambled the money away, losing over £100,000, and spent on adult websites. He ordered only 14 shutters during this period and made excuses blaming Covid-19 and shipping issues.

Pleaded guilty to fraud. Banned from being a company director for seven years.

1 Jan 0001

Lewis Day

Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

14 and a half years in prison, with an additional three and a half years on licence

Lewis Day, 26, of Ramsgate, and Daryl Brown took part in a brutal attack at Whitstable railway station on the night of 16 December 2023. The victim, a man in his 50s, intervened in a dispute involving Day, Brown, and a friend, leading to a confrontation where the victim was chased and repeatedly stabbed in a nearby alleyway.

Convicted after a trial of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

1 Jan 0001

Lewis Whittington

Causing GBH with intent *

Sentence

seven and a half years imprisonment

On 16 August 2023, Lewis Whittington and Kenny Harmsworth stabbed a man known to them on Shaftesbury Road. The victim approached police on patrol, was injured with a collapsed lung, and airlifted to a London hospital before being discharged to recover at home. The offenders were tracked to a suspicious car on Albert Road and arrested.

Pleaded guilty to causing GBH with intent, possession of a bladed article, and possession of a class A drug with intent to supply. Aged 19, of no fixed address.

1 Jan 0001

John Morony

Indecent assault *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

John Morony committed indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14 in Broadstairs in the 1980s. Kent Police was contacted in 2019, leading to his arrest in Dorset in February 2020.

Admitted one count of the offence at Canterbury Crown Court in August 2023. An indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) was also imposed, preventing him having unsupervised contact with children following his release.

1 Jan 0001

John Reading

Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment with 3 years on licence

Aged 37, from Charing. Admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent on 13 August 2020.

1 Jan 0001

John Richards

Coercive and controlling behaviour; actual bodily harm *

Sentence

5 years and 6 months' imprisonment

John Richards, 48, from Whitstable, subjected a woman and a teenager to years of abuse. He regularly exposed the woman to harmful and degrading behaviour, controlling her life, speaking to her derogatorily, dictating how she should act and behave, who she could speak to, and distancing her from her family. His behaviour worsened when drinking; on one occasion, he hit her in the face with her dinner from the oven claiming it was dried out. He also directed abuse at a teenage girl, leaving vicious messages on her phone threatening to harm a family member. Victims reported to Kent Police in 2022; Richards was arrested in September.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of coercive and controlling behaviour and actual bodily harm.

1 Jan 0001

Janiel Verainer

Sexual offence *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment

Janiel Verainer, then living in Grotto Hill, Margate, kissed a young girl outside a cafe in Thanet. Indecent images were also found on Verainer's phone.

Asked to be called Jorven Seren and claimed to identify as a five-year-old girl. Received a reprimand from Judge Adele Williams for hugging a large doll in the dock. Psychiatrists concluded personality problems but no mental health issues. Sexual Harm Prevention Order also imposed.

1 Jan 0001

John Andrew

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

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

John Andrew, a 43-year-old from Folkestone, was found with LSD, MDMA, heroin, cocaine and cannabis. In May 2019, Kent Police executed a warrant at a property in Harbour Way, Folkestone, finding amphetamine, cannabis and drug dealing equipment; Andrew was arrested. In September 2019, police searched the property again, finding heroin and cocaine on him, plus MDMA, LSD, amphetamine and cannabis inside. He was charged with nine counts in May 2020 but was caught again in June 2020 acting suspiciously in Dover Road, Folkestone, carrying amphetamine.

Admitted possession of class A, class B and class C drugs with intent to supply. Repeatedly caught with drugs despite prior arrests and charges.

1 Jan 0001

John Fletcher

Burglary and fraud *

Sentence

two and a half years imprisonment

John Fletcher, 50, from Bexhill-on-Sea, committed six counts of burglary and 10 counts of fraud by targeting gyms in Ashford in January and February 2023, and a gym in Eastbourne on 10 February 2023. CCTV showed him slipping through turnstiles into changing rooms, sometimes with a woman distracting staff. More than £1,000 was stolen and over £2,000 spent using stolen bank cards. Further CCTV linked him to spending the cards in shops. He was arrested on 24 February near Tunbridge Wells after police stopped a linked car.

Admitted all 16 counts.

1 Jan 0001

James Hammacott

Possession of class A drugs with intent to supply *

Sentence

five years and nine months imprisonment

James Hammacott and Sam Marshall were in a Mercedes van suspected of being linked to drug dealing, stopped by Kent Police on the A299 Thanet Way near St Nicholas-at-Wade on 1 February 2023. Officers found two packages of cocaine, each weighing more than a kilo, and a shoebox containing more than £25,000 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and possession of criminal property. Aged 22, of no fixed abode.

1 Jan 0001

Jamie Broadmore

Burglary *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Between 14 July 2022 and 6 March 2023, Jamie Broadmore stole more than £55,000 worth of agricultural equipment from farms and businesses in Allhallows, Shorne, Sandling, Gravesend, Southfleet and West Malling, Kent. He used recovery trucks to steal items including a Ritchie Cattle Handling System (£20,000), Spearhead Topper (£19,000), Pottinger Hay Tedder, barrels of Adblue and ratchet straps (£16,000), and cattle hurdles and post knocker (£10,000). He sold the stolen items fraudulently, claiming they belonged to his late uncle's family farm. Evidence included ANPR footage, phone location data and photos of stolen equipment.

Admitted five burglaries, two thefts and two frauds. Charged with six burglaries, three thefts, two frauds, acquiring criminal property and failing to provide a sample for a drug test.

1 Jan 0001

Jamie Kennedy

Rape *

Sentence

17 years in prison

Jamie Kennedy from Herne Bay blackmailed children into sending indecent images and sexually assaulted several girls. He sent obscene messages knowing they were underage, showered them with gifts to manipulate them, and threatened to share screenshots unless they sent intimate photographs. Arrested on 17 January 2022 and charged with rape, sexual assault, two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, making indecent photographs of a child, and two counts of possession of indecent images of a child. Nine further charges added during trial: two more counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, one more count of making indecent images of a child, two more counts of sexual assault, indecent assault, and three counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child.

Pleaded not guilty at Canterbury Crown Court on 9 May 2023, found guilty on 8 September 2023 after trial. Additional charges added during trial. Must serve at least two thirds before parole eligibility. Subject to three-year extended licence on release and Sexual Harm Prevention Order for life.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Campbell

Causing serious injury through dangerous driving *

Sentence

two years and five months in prison

On Monday 25 January 2021, Jason Campbell was travelling over 60 miles-per-hour, twice the speed limit on Broad Oak Road, Canterbury, which meant he couldn’t stop his car quick enough to avoid colliding with a man who was crossing the street after coming around a corner. Officers from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit discovered that Campbell had tried to brake but was driving too fast. The pedestrian was rushed to hospital with broken ribs, a broken shoulder, numerous other fractures to his arms and legs, and required an emergency blood transfusion.

Admitted to the charge. Banned from driving for three-and-a-half years and must re-take driving test.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Pitt

Burglary *

Sentence

six years imprisonment

Jason Pitt broke into a house in Sturry near Canterbury on the afternoon of Wednesday 20 January 2021 by smashing a rear window. Items in a room were disturbed and a drone was stolen. He was caught on CCTV walking around the garden before leaving with a bag in his hands.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Was on licence from prison at the time of the offence.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Robson

Child cruelty and child sex offences *

Sentence

eight years’ imprisonment

Between 2007 and 2018 Jason Robson committed a catalogue of serious offences against a child including holding a knife to their throat, forcing their head into a toilet, pushing them down the stairs, a number of sexual offences, punching and kicking them on numerous occasions. Crimes reported to Kent Police in June 2020; arrested shortly afterwards and charged.

Denied all allegations but found guilty of child cruelty and five child sex offences following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Scott

Arson *

Sentence

4 years and 6 months imprisonment with an extended licence period of 3 years and 6 months

Jason Scott set fire to clothing in a bedroom of a flat in the Dover Road area of Deal on 30 August 2020 using a cigarette, after the occupant had asked him to leave the property and he refused. The occupant and her relative were forced to leave the flat as it filled with smoke and they helped to evacuate elderly neighbours before the fire was extinguished. The fire caused serious damage to the property as well as affecting the flat above. Scott was arrested at the scene.

Pleaded guilty to arson. A 10-year restraining order was imposed, banning him from contacting the victim or her relative and from going to her home.

1 Jan 0001

Jayne Macdonald

Acquiring criminal property *

Sentence

1 year suspended

Jayne Macdonald, 56, retired nurse and daughter 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 expensive dental treatment, cars, caravan, holidays, and other items.

Retired nurse, daughter of Margaret Rigby, aged 56, of Burnt Barn Cottages, Betteshanger, Kent. Found guilty of two charges of acquiring criminal property. Escaped jail on health grounds.

1 Jan 0001

Jed Coates

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Jed Coates, along with Matthew Sales and Thomas Pearson, attacked the victim with a kitchen knife, a chain and a wooden bat in Cheriton Road, Folkestone, at around 11.50am on 25 August 2020. Coates hit the victim with a wooden bat. The victim was taken to hospital with stab wounds requiring long-term treatment. The attack was witnessed by members of the public, including a young girl. Coates was arrested at a nearby property on the same day.

From Folkestone. Admitted wounding with intent and possession of an offensive weapon.

1 Jan 0001

Jessica Silvester

Conspiring to burgle *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Ruth Lambert and Jessica Silvester preyed on terminally ill residents in Thanet, Canterbury, Whitstable, Faversham and Herne Bay, posing as nurses to steal morphine and other painkillers prescribed for end-of-life care. They used access to patient records from their work as paramedics with South East Coast Ambulance Service. They worked in tandem, one researching addresses and the other stealing. Offending spanned nine months from December 2020, with at least 25 burglaries. They also stole medication from ambulances and NHS reserves between 2018 and 2021.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to burgle and conspiring to commit theft.

1 Jan 0001

Jimmy Gilheaney

Burglary *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Jimmy Gilheaney attempted to break into a house in Ashford on 10 October 2020, burgled another property in Ashford the same day stealing over £2,000 in cash, burgled a house in Folkestone on 11 October 2020 stealing cash and jewellery worth more than £10,000, and burgled a home in Westgate-on-Sea on 12 October 2020 stealing foreign and British currency, designer handbags and jewellery. The offences were linked by CCTV, doorbell footage and a grey BMW used by Gilheaney and an accomplice.

Admitted three counts of burglary and one of attempted burglary. From Bristol. Four other offences relating to burglaries in Ashford and Folkestone ordered to lie on the file.

1 Jan 0001

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Canterbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

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Karl Kennett

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Kieran Champion

Kieran Martin

Kieron Mcdonald-Gillet

Kimberley Flaherty

Kirk Holt

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Lana Laws

Lance Colston

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Kye Shipman-O’Connor

Kyle Hellyer

Kyle Thatcher

Kenny Harmsworth

Kevin Andrews

Kevin Jones

Kristian Fernandez

Lee Dardani

Lee Owen

Lee Walker

Lena Brown

Leon Davis

Leon Melson

Leslie Iles

Levi Smith

Lewis Bennett

Lewis Blake

Lewis Day

Lewis Whittington

John Morony

John Reading

John Richards

Janiel Verainer

John Andrew

John Fletcher

James Hammacott

Jamie Broadmore

Jamie Kennedy

Jason Campbell

Jason Pitt

Jason Robson

Jason Scott

Jayne Macdonald

Jed Coates

Jessica Silvester

Jimmy Gilheaney

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