Central Criminal Court Crown Court Sentencing Results

Chaise Gray, 24, from SE25, was one of three co-defendants in the murder of the victim. He was convicted of conspiracy to rob. After Lusala stabbed the victim, Gray drove off in the victim's BMW and abandoned it nearby.

Charlie Hilton, 25, drove a Mercedes overcrowded with six people including the victim after visiting a Winter Wonderland attraction and pub in Morden. Over twice the legal alcohol limit, he fled police at speeds over 100mph, performed an illegal U-turn, ran a red light, ignored passengers' pleas to stop, lost control at approximately 70mph in a 30mph zone, hit kerbs, struck a tree, flipped the car and it burst into flames in Carshalton in the early hours of Christmas Day 2021.

Anas Abdalla, aged 26 of Acocks Green, was arrested at the Port of Dover in Kent at 7.45am on April 3, 2015, while trying to smuggle himself out of the country in the back of a lorry to travel to Syria to join Islamic State fighters. He travelled to London in a taxi, met up with the lorry driver in a lay-by, and hid in the lorry with rucksacks containing outdoor equipment. Searches at his home revealed extremist material and online searches related to the plan.

Anthony Laszewski filled his van and petrol cans with £70 of fuel at a petrol station in Isleworth on 9 January, having previously stolen £29.41 worth of fuel on 31 December. Staff recognised him and noticed his front number plate was covered with cellophane. They removed the plate and took his keys. He demanded the keys back, but staff refused and called police. He then removed the rear number plate and left on foot. Officers found the van was uninsured and discovered a box containing low explosive substances, powders, propellants, and flares. A subsequent search of his flat uncovered more fireworks. He claimed the explosives were for fireworks night.

A worker died after a trench collapsed at a construction site in Banstead, Surrey, on 24 June 2020. The worker was labouring at the base of a 10ft-deep trench, replacing a damaged pipe following excavation, when the trench walls collapsed. The trench had not been reinforced and excavated spoil had been heaped alongside it. O'Connor, as contracts manager and the most senior representative on site, had actual foresight of the risk of harm and pleaded guilty to failing to discharge his health and safety duty.

Adrian Knox-Hooke, 30, from Enfield, reversed the wrong way down a one-way road in Harrow, hitting 63-year-old the victim at 11.50pm on 5 August 2017. He failed to stop at the scene, and although he returned on foot minutes later, he did not inform officers of his involvement. The victim died in hospital days later from a serious head injury. Knox-Hooke was arrested the following day and later charged.

Akua Owusu, 26, a Ghanaian national and financial adviser living in Enfield, used the financial services agency Mondvi & Co to submit a false gift aid claim for £144,800 on behalf of the Church of Grace Ministries UK. The claim included the names and addresses of donors that did not exist. She was convicted in January 2013 of conspiring to cheat the public revenue and submitting false documents to HMRC, and was sentenced on 20 February 2013 to two years' imprisonment.

Alfie Coleman, 21, was convicted of planning a terrorist attack. He had attempted to buy a prohibited gun and around 200 rounds of ammunition. Investigators found he used aliases on online forums and encrypted messaging apps to share extreme right-wing views and source a weapon, including accessing chat groups dedicated to weapons trafficking across Europe and seeking information on avoiding border security. He had written a previous plan for a terrorist attack in France and referenced planning an attack. After his arrest, officers found terrorist manuals detailing explosives and close combat killing, alongside manifestos from other right-wing extremists. He had also compiled a list of car registrations of people he considered to be 'race traitors'. His purchase of knives was legal as it took place after he turned 18.

Adeel Ul-Haq, 21, from Nottinghamshire, claimed he was raising funds for charity to assist those affected by the Syria Crisis, but actually planned to use the money to help a British jihadi travel to Syria to fight. He used Twitter to ask for donations and was found guilty following a trial at the Old Bailey. The Charity Commission investigated, froze his bank accounts in April 2014, and directed the funds to another charity. He was sentenced to five years for helping in the preparation of an act of terrorism and a further year for funding terrorism.