Derby Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 122 verdicts at Derby Crown Court (Derby, Derby). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

July 2023 7 cases

Ebrima Sillah

Driving without insurance *

Sentence

Fined £825, ordered to pay £85 costs and £83 victim surcharge, and licence endorsed with six penalty points

Ebrima Sillah, 45, of Twyford Road, Barrow-on-Trent, was driving without insurance in Twyford Road, Barrow-on-Trent, on May 29, 2022.

Appeared for driving without insurance.

27 Jul 2023

Daria Bartkowiak

Speeding *

Sentence

Fined £60, ordered to pay £100 costs and £34 victim surcharge, and licence endorsed with three penalty points

Daria Bartkowiak, 34, of Rose Hill, Woodville, Swadlincote, was speeding at 47mph in a 40mph limit in Warwick Avenue, Derby, on March 19, 2021.

Appeared for speeding.

27 Jul 2023

Attif Mahfooz

Driving without due care and attention *

Sentence

Fined £440, ordered to pay £90 costs and £176 victim surcharge, and licence endorsed with five penalty points

Attif Mahfooz, 34, of Gordon Street, Burton, was driving without due care and attention and failed to comply with a red light in Derby Road, Swadlincote, on March 10, 2023.

Appeared for driving without due care and attention and failing to comply with a red light.

27 Jul 2023

Amanda James

Driving without insurance *

Sentence

Fined £120, ordered to pay £110 costs and £48 victim surcharge, and licence endorsed with six penalty points

Amanda James, 34, of Bridge Close, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, was driving without insurance in Alexandra Road, Swadlincote, on February 7, 2023.

Appeared for driving without insurance.

27 Jul 2023

Maggie-Mae Elliott

Speeding *

Sentence

Fined £115, ordered to pay £90 costs and £46 victim surcharge, and licence endorsed with three penalty points

Maggie-Mae Elliott, 23, of Salisbury Avenue, Midway, was speeding at 39mph in a 30mph limit in Wood Lane, Newhall, on January 9, 2023.

Appeared for speeding.

27 Jul 2023

Kamau Alexander

Driving without an MOT certificate *

Sentence

Fined £100, ordered to pay £110 costs and £40 victim surcharge

Kamau Alexander, 28, of South Oak Street, Burton, was driving without an MOT certificate in Rykneld Road, Derby, on October 18, 2022.

Appeared for driving without an MOT certificate.

27 Jul 2023

Seyhan Mollov

Driving without insurance *

Sentence

Fined £370, ordered to pay £90 costs and £148 victim surcharge, and licence endorsed with six penalty points

Seyhan Mollov, 27, of Hunter Street, Burton, was driving without insurance or a valid licence in Acacia Avenue, Midway, on April 30, 2023.

Appeared for driving without insurance or a valid licence.

27 Jul 2023

May 2023 2 cases

Shannon Marsden

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 27 years

Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden inflicted 130 injuries on their 10-month-old son, Finley Boden, leading to his death on Christmas Day 2020. Finley had been returned to their care on November 17, 2020, by a family court, despite concerns over their drug use and the state of the family home in Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The abuse included severe physical assaults, resulting in conditions such as sepsis and pneumonia.

Described as persuasive and accomplished liars who brutally assaulted their son; parents were responsible for his death despite professional interventions that should have protected him.

1 May 2023

Stephen Boden

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years

Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden inflicted 130 injuries on their 10-month-old son, Finley Boden, leading to his death on Christmas Day 2020. Finley had been returned to their care on November 17, 2020, by a family court, despite concerns over their drug use and the state of the family home in Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The abuse included severe physical assaults, resulting in conditions such as sepsis and pneumonia.

Described as persuasive and accomplished liars who brutally assaulted their son; parents were responsible for his death despite professional interventions that should have protected him.

1 May 2023

November 2018 3 cases

Sinclair Tucker

Fraudulently evading the prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment suspended

Sinclair Tucker, aged 65, of Groveland Road, Tipton, was involved in smuggling 400 kilograms of cannabis hidden in tins of callaloo and ackee fruit from Jamaica to Birmingham Airport using Vision Christian Ministries as a front. The shipments occurred between March and May 2017, with a street value of up to £2 million. He was arrested on May 23, 2017, while inspecting the third consignment.

Found guilty of fraudulently evading the prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug.

5 Nov 2018

Alvin Russell

Fraudulently evading the prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Alvin Russell, aged 46, of Wood Lane, West Bromwich, was involved in smuggling 400 kilograms of cannabis hidden in tins of callaloo and ackee fruit from Jamaica to Birmingham Airport using Vision Christian Ministries as a front. The shipments occurred between March and May 2017, with a street value of up to £2 million. He was arrested on May 23, 2017, while inspecting the third consignment.

Found guilty of fraudulently evading the prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug.

5 Nov 2018

Dalton Anderson

Fraudulently evading the prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Dalton Anderson, aged 51, was involved in smuggling 400 kilograms of cannabis hidden in tins of callaloo and ackee fruit from Jamaica to Birmingham Airport using Vision Christian Ministries as a front. The shipments occurred between March and May 2017, with a street value of up to £2 million. Five kilos of cannabis were found at his home in Groveland Road, Tipton, West Midlands. He was arrested on May 23, 2017, while inspecting the third consignment.

Concurrent 5-year term for possession with intent to supply a class B drug. Found guilty of fraudulently evading the prohibition on the importation of a controlled drug.

5 Nov 2018

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Benjamin Hughes

Conspiracy to commit robbery *

Sentence

21 years' imprisonment

Benjamin Hughes, along with Jamille Marsh, carried out armed robberies using stolen shotguns across Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Leicestershire between August 2019 and January 2020. They stole shotguns from Twinlakes Theme Park near Melton Mowbray after tying up and threatening a security guard, starting a fire causing £2m damage. They robbed post offices including Stretton, Overseal, Cheadle, Hollington; a Domino’s pizza shop in Hilton; pubs like Bonnie Prince in Chellaston and Tap House in Annwell; and homes including an elderly widow's flat in Rolleston on Dove and premises in Hixon. In Stretton, they hit the postmaster with a crowbar, fired a shotgun into a wall, tied up the family and threatened him.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to commit burglary, two counts of conspiracy to commit robbery, one count of false imprisonment and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Sentence reduced from 28 years following guilty plea.

1 Jan 0001

Antonio Olivieri

Conspiracy to commit robbery *

Sentence

16 years and seven months' imprisonment

Antonio Olivieri joined Benjamin Hughes and Jamille Marsh for armed robberies using stolen shotguns across Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Leicestershire in January 2020. They broke into the Bonnie Prince pub in Chellaston, the Tap House in Annwell, the Overseal Post Office near Swadlincote, an elderly widow's flat in Rolleston on Dove, Cheadle Post Office, Hollington post office, and four premises in Hixon.

Pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit burglary and one count of conspiracy to commit robbery. Sentence reduced from 19 years following guilty plea.

1 Jan 0001

Deborah Thorlby-Hall

Fraud by abuse of position and false accounting *

Sentence

six years imprisonment

Deborah Thorlby-Hall, a former bookkeeper, stole over £1.4m from the company she worked for over nearly 12 years starting in 2008. She regularly used her position to transfer funds to her personal bank account and created false invoices to legitimise the transfers. She lived far beyond her means, spending over £28,000 on Amazon, £27,000 on the national and postcode lotteries, £87,000 at Next, and on other high value purchases including a Harley Davidson.

Banned from acting as a company director for 10 years. Confiscation Order totalling £256,805.33 obtained, to be paid within 3 months or face additional prison time.

1 Jan 0001

Fasil Hussain

Being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Fasil Hussain, 40, of Rose Hill Street, Rose Hill, distributed heroin and cocaine across the city by sending mass marketing messages from his phone to potential users. He was tracked down in early February to a property in Upper Dale Road, Normanton, where an amount of cocaine and cash was discovered. Officers analysed his seized mobile phone, confirming the advertising messages.

Pleaded guilty to both charges. Wanted for recall to prison. Denied offences during police interview, claiming 'It’s all lies'.

1 Jan 0001

John Wass

Rape *

Sentence

whole-life tariff

John Wass, 69, was convicted of 17 counts of historical child abuse which included rape, sexual assault and sexual exposure against 3 different victims going back to the 1960s.

Convicted after a 3-week trial of 17 counts of historical child abuse. Currently the only serving whole-life prisoner who has never been convicted of murder.

1 Jan 0001

Jamille Marsh

Conspiracy to commit robbery *

Sentence

18 years' imprisonment

Jamille Marsh, along with Benjamin Hughes and later Antonio Olivieri, carried out armed robberies using stolen shotguns across Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Leicestershire between August 2019 and January 2020. They stole shotguns from Twinlakes Theme Park near Melton Mowbray after tying up and threatening a security guard, starting a fire causing £2m damage. They robbed post offices including Stretton, Overseal, Cheadle, Hollington; a Domino’s pizza shop in Hilton; pubs like Bonnie Prince in Chellaston and Tap House in Annwell; and homes including an elderly widow's flat in Rolleston on Dove and premises in Hixon. In Stretton, they hit the postmaster with a crowbar, fired a shotgun into a wall, tied up the family and threatened him.

1 Jan 0001

Tameena Ali

Personation *

Sentence

8 months suspended for 18 months

Tameena Ali, aged 27 from St Chad’s Road, participated in personation during the May 2012 Derby election to fraudulently increase votes for a Labour council candidate, contributing to a majority win of just 14 votes.

Admitted personation. Niece of Nasreen Akhtar, involved in the same vote rigging operation.

1 Jan 0001

Samra Ali

Personation *

Sentence

8 months suspended for 18 months

Samra Ali, aged 28 from St Chad’s Road, participated in personation during the May 2012 Derby election to fraudulently increase votes for a Labour council candidate, contributing to a majority win of just 14 votes.

Admitted personation. Niece of Nasreen Akhtar, involved in the same vote rigging operation.

1 Jan 0001

Nasreen Akhtar

Electoral malpractice *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

Nasreen Akhtar, a polling clerk aged 46 from Derby, was involved in a vote rigging operation during the May 2012 election aimed at boosting votes for a Labour council candidate in the Arboretum Ward.

Admitted malpractice. Part of a vote rigging operation at a Derby election.

1 Jan 0001

Noshiela Maqsood

Attempting to pervert the course of justice *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months

Noshiela Maqsood, aged 23 from Holcombe Street, attempted to pervert the course of justice in connection with the vote rigging operation at the May 2012 Derby election that favoured a Labour council candidate.

Pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice. Involved in the Derby election fraud case.

1 Jan 0001

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About Derby Crown Court

Derby Crown Court, located in Derby, Derby, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 122 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Derby, Derby 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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