Gloucester Crown Court Sentencing Results

In November 2024, Peter Taylor, 34, of Eastcott Hill, Swindon, was a juror in a sexual offences trial. During the trial, he researched the partner of one of the victims, who had been mentioned during proceedings, and later during jury deliberations shared that information with fellow jurors, describing the partner as "really not a nice guy at all" and asking if others had also researched him. The foreperson reported his actions to the court clerk, and Taylor was dismissed from the jury. The trial continued with 11 jurors, resulting in a hung jury and a retrial. Taylor was subsequently charged with carrying out research during the trial period and sharing research with other jurors, both offences under the Juries Act.

On 5 October 2024, Patrick Kirwin, driving an Audi A4, turned right at a junction on the A433 Tetbury Road near The Thames Head Inn, crossing the path of motorcyclist the victim who was riding a Honda Fireblade in a group with two other bikers between Cirencester and Tetbury. The collision resulted in the victim's death at the scene despite efforts to help, including from an off-duty police officer.

Amanda Wixon kept a woman captive for over 20 years in her Tewkesbury home, forcing her to clean and sweep floors and prepare her children for school. The victim was repeatedly beaten, strangled into unconsciousness with her head forced into a toilet, and force-fed cleaning products. She was found by police in March 2021 after a concerned call from one of Wixon's sons; at that time she was malnourished, her hair had been forcibly cut, and all her teeth had been removed.

Daniel Mann arrived at a flat on Cromwell Street, Gloucester on December 24, 2024, armed with a knife, and launched a 10-minute assault on a man, inflicting wounds to his head, shoulder, elbow, abdomen, thigh, knee, and a slash across the left side of his face. He also dragged a woman out of the property, with the incident possibly related to drug activity.

Former police constable Charlotte Turner used police systems (Niche) to access a member of the public's personal details and car insurance details of another person known to her. The inappropriate access came to light in September 2024. She pleaded guilty at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on 26 June 2025 to two counts of computer misuse and was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court on 29 August 2025.

Jason Haynes subjected his partner to two years of abusive behaviour, including accusations of infidelity, constant monitoring, demands for photographic proof of her whereabouts, shouting, threats, humiliation, and physical violence such as punching, pulling hair, and preventing her from leaving. On January 2, 2025, he punched his partner repeatedly in the head and forced his hand into her mouth while she held their two-month-old child, causing injuries to both. The child sustained a fractured skull and required hospital treatment, including a CT scan and intensive care.

Kurtis Jelf accepted a £10,000 upfront payment from a customer for a garage conversion but failed to complete the work. He delivered only a small portion of the required materials, made repeated excuses for not attending the property, and did not refund the money or supply the remaining materials.

Wayne Harris, in his early 20s at the time, abused a young boy on multiple occasions around 20 years ago. The abuse involved causing or inciting the child, who was under 13, to engage in sexual activity and engaging in sexual activity with a woman in the presence of the child for his own gratification. Harris was caught after the victim came forward, detailing the long-term impact on his life, including issues with anger, alcohol, and drugs.

Edward Hanbury abused adolescent girls who were members of a church between 2018 and 2020. He isolated them and sexually abused them on multiple occasions in alleyways, homes, at the church and during services. Despite being on the sex offenders' register and banned from working with children, he was hired as a church caretaker and cleaner and was given a key to the premises.

PC Daniel Fortune was driving an unmarked police car at nearly 70 miles per hour through a red light on September 6, 2023, in Bristol, causing a collision with a Kia Stonic and seriously injuring the driver. He was responding to an emergency call related to an escaped prisoner, Daniel Khalife, but failed to brake or slow down appropriately.

Mitchell Curtis, a former Avon & Somerset police officer, was convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour, intentional suffocation and criminal damage. The offences occurred in South Gloucestershire while he was off duty. The judge described him as deceitful and a bully, and noted he had made the victim feel she would not be taken seriously if she reported him.

On 20 October 2024, Martin Foley, after a disagreement with his partner, called police threatening to stab himself if they did not attend. He was seen on internal camera at a property on Larput Place in Cheltenham carrying a large kitchen knife and setting fire to a duvet on the bedroom floor with a lighter, destroying the room contents. Officers rescued him from a first-floor window via a fragile roof, during which he was aggressive, required restraint, and spat in the eye of a rescuing officer. Extensive damage required significant refurbishment. No damage to neighbouring properties.

John Cacace was involved in animal welfare offences where seven dogs and a litter of puppies were found in poor, filthy, and cramped conditions at a premises in Arlingham. A warrant was executed in June 2023, and the dogs were seized due to concerns for their health identified by an independent vet. The dogs were in his possession, and Stroud District Council gained possession under Section 20 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006, with most dogs later re-homed.

Johnny Connors and Michael Connors visited the flat of Scott McGuinness in Lattistep Court, Gloucester, on 7 October 2023. CCTV footage showed them carrying a bundle containing a sawn-off shotgun, which they provided to McGuinness. The weapon was later discovered by police in a moped's compartment, wrapped in a scarf and jacket. This act was part of an incident involving a prohibited weapon intended for criminal use.

Michael Connors and Johnny Connors visited the flat of Scott McGuinness in Lattistep Court, Gloucester, on 7 October 2023. CCTV footage showed them carrying a bundle containing a sawn-off shotgun, which they provided to McGuinness. The weapon was later discovered by police in a moped's compartment, wrapped in a scarf and jacket. This act was part of an incident involving a prohibited weapon intended for criminal use.

Between 20 March and 13 October 2023, Donna Green, aged 55, blackmailed and threatened an elderly man in his 70s in Tewkesbury by demanding money for bills, food, shopping and phone contracts, totalling £5,576 transferred from his bank account. She threatened violence and termination of their friendship if he did not comply or run errands for her at all hours. Concerns were raised by his support worker and others leading to her arrest on 12 October 2023.

Elliot Benham, aged 25, was accused alongside Sophie Harvey of purchasing abortion pills online in 2018 with the intent to procure a miscarriage at 28 weeks and five days gestation. The couple admitted to the purchase but claimed Harvey did not take the pills, resulting in a stillborn birth in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, which was disposed of in the bin. The initial trial at Gloucester Crown Court in May 2024 was discharged due to inaccurate BBC reporting that could have prejudiced the jury. In a subsequent hearing, he pleaded guilty to the new offence.

Sophie Harvey, aged 25, was accused of attempting to procure her own miscarriage at 28 weeks and five days gestation in September 2018, after purchasing abortion pills online with Elliot Benham. She maintained that she did not take the pills and instead gave birth to a stillborn child at her home in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, which she disposed of in the bin. The initial trial at Gloucester Crown Court in May 2024 was discharged due to inaccurate BBC reporting that misrepresented the facts, potentially prejudicing the jury. In a subsequent hearing, she pleaded guilty to the new offence.