Coventry Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Aaron Godfrey was stopped at the Creamfields Festival in August 2017, where he was found with 27 MDMA tablets and attempted to dispose of them. His phone revealed text messages related to the sale of illegal drugs. He was charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs but failed to appear in court, fled to Ireland and later elsewhere, was arrested in Birmingham in 2022, and extradited from Spain in 2024 after attempting to enter on a golfing holiday.

Mark Devine was involved in multiple thefts across Coventry. He was identified through a public Facebook appeal, which led to his arrest and subsequent conviction.

Raydell Lennox was involved in a devastating close range shooting in a Coventry park, as per police theory, leading to his sentencing.

Steven Harrison sexually abused a young boy in Coventry and warned him not to disclose the abuse, leading to his conviction and sentencing.

Raymond Higgins abused girls over a period and was found in possession of extreme pornographic images, resulting in his sentencing for these offences.

Amos Wilsher murdered 88-year-old Josephine Kaye by posing as a gas worker, removing a padlock from her gate, and repeatedly throwing her to the floor at her home in Harington Drive, Parkhall, Stoke-on-Trent, on February 27, 2020, causing a broken leg and leading to her death in hospital on March 2020. He also murdered 87-year-old Arthur Gumbley as part of a gang during a planned burglary at his bungalow in Little Aston, Staffordshire, in November 2017, where the victim was punched, kicked, dragged, and robbed, resulting in fatal brain injuries and rib fractures, leading to his death on December 12, 2017. The crimes involved targeting elderly and vulnerable people for gain.

Jason Wilsher was part of a three-strong gang that attacked 87-year-old Arthur Gumbley at his bungalow in Little Aston, Staffordshire, in November 2017, smashing a window to enter, punching him in the face, knocking him down, kicking him, dragging him through the house, ripping items from his person, and ransacking the property, causing fatal brain injuries, rib fractures, and widespread bruising, leading to his death on December 12, 2017. He was also involved in conspiracy to rob and the wounding of another pensioner.