Croydon Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 106 verdicts at Croydon Crown Court (Croydon). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

February 2012 1 case

Gary Finch

Importing counterfeit DVDs and money laundering *

Sentence

six months imprisonment

Gary Finch, 45, of Burstead Close, Hollingdean, Brighton, acted as an administrator for an organised criminal network from Malaysia, importing and selling pirated DVDs via eBay. Over a 12-month period, he sold £255,961 worth of counterfeit DVDs, mostly box sets of American TV series such as Ghost Whisperer, Californication, and Kyle XY. The DVDs were shipped from overseas with fake UK postmarks. Sussex Police, with FACT, executed a warrant at his home in May 2009, recovering pirated DVDs, computer equipment, and financial documents. He transferred substantial monies overseas, earning £2,000 monthly. Initially, a jury failed to reach a verdict at Croydon Crown Court in May 2010, but he pleaded guilty before a retrial in 2011. A forfeiture order was granted for £34,074 in his account in August 2011.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of importing counterfeit DVDs and three counts of money laundering. Judge John Anderson noted that Finch knew or suspected his actions were illegal for a year, that the monies represented criminal property, and that his actions damaged the legitimate film industry. The sentence was intended as a deterrent to others involved in film piracy. The court took into account that monies had been repaid.

2 Feb 2012

April 2009 2 cases

John Radford

Rape and sexual assault *

Sentence

Indeterminate sentence for public protection with minimum term of 8 years

John Radford, a taxi driver, committed 19 serious sexual offences between October 2006 and February 2008 involving twelve victims aged 19 to 33. He exploited trust by offering spiked drinks (alcohol and sedative drugs like Temazepam or Nytol) to female passengers, rendering them semi-conscious, then sexually assaulting or raping them in his cab. Offences meticulously planned, using a 'rape kit' found in his car including champagne, condoms, vibrator, and drugs. He denied offences initially but admitted responsibility in 2015 after completing treatment programmes.

Sentenced after trial; convicted of 19 serious sexual offences; minimum term expired on 14 February 2016; later directed for release by Parole Board on 26 December 2017, stayed pending judicial review.

21 Apr 2009

John Worboys

Sexual assault *

Sentence

Not stated

John Worboys targeted women who were alone at night and needed transport home. He persuaded them with lies to accept alcoholic drinks, which, unknown to his passengers, he had previously laced with sedative. When the sedative had taken effect, he carried out sexual assaults on his sedated victims. The assaults occurred in his taxi during journeys in 2007 or 2008.

Convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting women while working as a licensed London taxi driver. Sentenced to indefinite imprisonment.

1 Apr 2009

May 2005 1 case

Karl Bishop

Wounding with intent *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

On December 4, 2004, near a cab office in East Street, Bromley, south London, Karl Bishop stabbed Ian Sutherland across the face and jabbed James O’Doherty in the nose after they intervened in an assault on a young woman by Bishop and two others. Sutherland required five stitches near his chin, and O’Doherty sustained a small cut to the nose. This incident followed Bishop pulling a knife on O’Doherty in July 2003.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Served approximately half the sentence before release.

26 May 2005

Date Not Specified 2 cases

Mazhar Majeed

Tax fraud *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

HMRC investigation revealed that between 2006 and 2011, Mazhar Majeed had not declared all income obtained from properties on his tax returns, resulting in £259,000 tax evasion. Arrested on 29 August 2010.

Pleaded guilty to tax fraud. Intentionally under-declared income from property development and rental businesses by £259,000 between 2006 and 2011.

1 Jan 0001

Thirunga Damayantharan

Fraud *

Sentence

19 months in prison

Thirunga Damayantharan of My Lawn Estates created bogus tenancies and kept more than £15,000 in client deposits over a six-year period. More than 33 transactions were made for properties primarily in and around Croydon. Evidence was heard from more than a dozen prospective tenants whose deposits were unlawfully held. Victims were rushed to pay, often at cashpoint machines, given excuses why they could not move in, and most received nothing back.

Found guilty of creating bogus tenancies and failing to return deposits. Judge Gower described the operation as thoroughly dishonest.

1 Jan 0001

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About Croydon Crown Court

Croydon Crown Court, located in Croydon, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 106 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Croydon area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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