Chester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Dennis Oultram amassed more than 4,500 child sex abuse images. Police found 4,648 indecent or prohibited images on his device, including 761 category A images, 549 category B images, 3,299 category C images, and 39 prohibited images of children. His offending took place in Chester between November 2010 and October 2025.

Ethan Mason used a Snapchat account with the username 'CheshirePolice1' to contact schoolgirls, claiming to be police and threatening to come to their homes if they did not send indecent images and videos. The offending came to light in February 2023 when the mother of a 12-year-old girl reported that her daughter had been communicating with him and had been pressured into sending naked images of herself. Police traced the account to Mason and carried out a warrant at his former home in August 2024, seizing mobile phones, handcuffs, children's shoes and a knife. Further investigation identified two 14-year-old victims and recovered category B and C indecent images and videos. Mason was sentenced at Chester Crown Court.

Paul Rudd mounted a pavement in Chester and deliberately drove at a pedestrian at around 2.30am on February 7, 2026, before calling 999 and claiming the man had stepped into the road. Witnesses confirmed he had driven at the victim deliberately, and phone messages showed he had threatened to run the victim over. The victim suffered severe cuts and bruising. Rudd was not impaired by drugs or alcohol.

Neil Tobijanski, a registered sex offender of no fixed abode, sent sexualised messages and explicit images of himself online between 19 May 2026 and 8 June 2026 to someone he believed was a 12-year-old boy, who was in fact a decoy. Officers linked the account to him and information placed him in the Tattenhall area. He was arrested on 1 July 2026 and taken to custody.

Michael Stuart Mason failed to notify police that he had obtained a laptop and failed to notify them of a change of address between 1 January and 20 April 2026, breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and the notification requirements of the Sex Offenders Register.

Ideel Shad drove dangerously on the northbound M6 near Lymm, Cheshire on 5 June 2026, weaving through traffic and speeding along the hard shoulder in a BMW before crashing into a lorry. He was arrested at the scene and later pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and driving without insurance.

William King established three roofing repair and maintenance companies between October 2024 and April 2025 without notifying Cheshire Police, breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order. He carried out 13 building projects for elderly residents across Cheshire, North Wales, Devon and Cornwall, and used the alias John Myles while making cold calls for roofing work. The investigation began after a woman reported poor-quality building work at her mother's property and identified King from previous news coverage. He later admitted the breaches.

Curtis Rogerson got into a dispute over a parking space near Eagle Brow in Lymm village. After two men were reversing a van into a parking space, Rogerson drove his car into the spot despite their manoeuvring. One of the men shouted at him. Later, Rogerson returned to his car and drove alongside the victims' van, struck the driver's side wing mirror, then sprayed pepper spray through the open window into both men's faces before driving away. The victims suffered burning sensations; the substance was confirmed to contain capsaicinoids. Rogerson was later traced and arrested.

Ian Sutcliffe, 59, of Dart Walk in Winsford, admitted unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and gross indecency with a girl under 14 relating to one victim in 1998, and two counts of indecent assault on a girl under 16 against a second victim between 1989 and 1994. The victims reported the offences in April 2024. He denied the offences during interview but pleaded guilty at court. Sentenced at Chester Crown Court on 29 May 2026.

Hasan Ali was part of a gang that conspired to steal high value cars across the country. Between 1 May 2025 and 25 July 2025, they stole 14 cars from driveways in Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Birmingham, Hampshire, and Cheshire, including Congleton, Sandbach, and Haslington. The cars were taken without keys by using equipment that reads the signal from key fobs inside homes. A car used in the crimes was registered to Hasan and also used by his brother Asad; the keys were found on Hasan. Evidence from phone analysis, CCTV, and messages linked the group to the thefts. Ali pleaded guilty.

Kian Brisban-Drawles was part of a gang that conspired to steal high value cars across the country. Between 1 May 2025 and 25 July 2025, they stole 14 cars from driveways in Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Birmingham, Hampshire, and Cheshire, including Congleton, Sandbach, and Haslington. The cars were taken without keys by using equipment that reads the signal from key fobs inside homes. Evidence from phone analysis, CCTV, and messages linked the group to the thefts. Brisban-Drawles pleaded guilty.

Mohammed Haroon was part of a gang that conspired to steal high value cars across the country. Between 1 May 2025 and 25 July 2025, they stole 14 cars from driveways in Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Birmingham, Hampshire, and Cheshire, including Congleton, Sandbach, and Haslington. The cars were taken without keys by using equipment that reads the signal from key fobs inside homes. The device was found in a car belonging to Haroon when he was arrested. Evidence from phone analysis, CCTV, and messages linked the group to the thefts. Haroon pleaded guilty.

Asad Ali was part of a gang that conspired to steal high value cars across the country. Between 1 May 2025 and 25 July 2025, they stole 14 cars from driveways in Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Birmingham, Hampshire, and Cheshire, including Congleton, Sandbach, and Haslington. The cars were taken without keys by using equipment that reads the signal from key fobs inside homes. A car used in the crimes was registered to another gang member and also used by Asad Ali. Evidence from phone analysis, CCTV, and messages linked the group to the thefts. Ali pleaded guilty.

Daniel Kennedy, 36 of Crewe Road, Winterley, initially contacted his victim in October 2024 via social media while posing as a 15-year-old boy. Following conversations, he sent the victim several indecent images and encouraged the 15-year-old to share images of herself. The activity came to light in December 2024 when the victim's mother reported it to police. Kennedy was arrested and charged.

David Dever, 55, of Bedale, North Yorkshire, used online communication in 2025 to discuss his sexual interest in children and arranged to meet someone he believed would facilitate serious sexual offences. He travelled to a meeting location. Following his arrest, a forensic examination of his mobile phone uncovered more than 1,700 indecent images and videos across all severity categories.

On 31st December 2025 in Winsford, Anthony Abbott drove a dark-coloured Volkswagen Eos at high speed through traffic lights on the A54 High Street near Collingham Way at around 11.56pm, striking a 63-year-old pedestrian who was crossing the road. The victim suffered life-changing injuries including amputation of his left leg, multiple broken ribs, fractures to his right hand and left thigh, and a displaced fracture of his upper jaw. Abbott failed to stop, drove the 1.6-mile journey to Plantagenet Close in two minutes, switched vehicles, returned to the scene briefly, hid the Volkswagen in an industrial park in Crewe, covered its number plate, and attempted to dispose of it. He was arrested on 2 January 2026.