Great Grimsby Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 64 verdicts at Great Grimsby Crown Court (Grimsby). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

October 2024 2 cases

Yasar Hussain

Money laundering *

Sentence

Seven years and six months' imprisonment confirmed, plus six months consecutive for failing to appear at original trial, and six months consecutive for failing to appear on dangerous driving charge

Yasar Hussain was found guilty of 13 counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in December 2012, following an investigation by West Yorkshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit. The charges related to £312,520.58 paid into business accounts owned by Hussain after he set up a company to manufacture an energy drink styled on the Duracell battery brand. He had travelled overseas and persuaded four international companies to pay advance fees for the sole distribution rights to the drink in their respective countries without Duracell’s permission to use their intellectual property and used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle. During his trial at Hull Crown Court in November 2012, Hussain fled the country despite being bailed not to leave the court precinct. He was traced to Dubai using a false identity, apprehended by Polish authorities in August 2024 at Warsaw Airport, extradited to the UK on 9 October 2024, and sentenced on 10 October 2024.

Convicted in absence originally in January 2013. Extradited from Poland after fleeing to Dubai. Original trial judge presided.

10 Oct 2024

Sergei Bacaianov

Smuggling cannabis *

Sentence

30 months in prison

On May 4, 2023, Sergei Bacaianov was travelling from Holland to Killingholme port in Lincolnshire. His trailer appeared loaded with fresh chicken, but officers noticed suspicious new welding and paintwork on the trailer's floor. A search revealed two secret compartments beneath the floor with sliding drawers holding five metal trays each, concealing 31 kilos of high-value cannabis worth an estimated £620,000 on the streets. The cannabis was bound for Northern Ireland.

Pleaded guilty at Grimsby Crown Court on September 25, admitting partial knowledge of the smuggling. DNA evidence linked him to the loading process. Will face deportation after serving his time.

2 Oct 2024

May 2024 1 case

Joe Page

Robbery *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Joe Page, 34, from St Michaels Road, Grimsby, threatened shopkeepers with a meat cleaver during two robberies on Laceby Road. The first incident occurred two days before Sunday, October 22, 2023, at around 7.30pm, when he burst into a shop waving the cleaver but was tackled by staff, fled empty-handed, and discarded the weapon. Police linked him via distinctive clothes found at his home.

Admitted robbery and carrying a bladed weapon.

24 May 2024

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Kai Smith

Firearms offences *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

On the evening of 6 January 2021, Kai Smith, then 17, was with Connor Hadi and Bradley Jenkins who drove a stolen black Nissan Qashqai with fake number plates to Castledale Croft in the Manor area of Sheffield. The group opened fire on a residential street targeting a 23-year-old man after a prior argument on Hastillar Road South. The man's mother was hit, suffering wounds to her shoulder, face, and head, requiring hospital treatment. The trio fled on foot after abandoning the car.

Admitted multiple firearms offences. Part of a group that carried out a shooting following a bitter argument.

1 Jan 0001

Keith Newsum

Fire safety offences *

Sentence

5 months imprisonment, ordered to pay £100,000 costs and £4,200 compensation

Keith Newsum failed to have a suitable fire risk assessment in place, failed to take general fire precautions, failed to equip premises with appropriate fire detectors, did not provide self-closing fire doors and failed to ensure fire doors were not wedged open at a multiple-occupancy rental property in Bursar Street, Cleethorpes. A fire caused by a discarded cigarette swept through the property just over two years prior to sentencing, with fire alarms failing to activate, forcing tenants to flee for their lives.

Admitted offences. Judge Peter Kelson QC described him as wholly money-orientated, cutting corners, putting wealth before tenants' welfare. Has previously spent time in prison. Ordered to pay within 18 months.

1 Jan 0001

Gracian Karbowski

Robbery *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

On the evening of Friday 23 September 2022, Karbowski arranged to meet a man he owed money to on Macauley Street, Grimsby, around 8pm. The victim invited Karbowski into his car, unaware the 20-year-old was armed with a knife. Karbowski then pulled the blade, threatened the man, and forced him out, before driving off in the victim’s vehicle.

Found guilty of robbery and carrying a knife in public after a three-day trial. Jury convicted on all charges.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher Beach

Aggravated burglary *

Sentence

seven and a half years imprisonment

Christopher Beach, 42, of Patrick Street, Grimsby, and Thomas Sharlotte forced entry into a first-floor flat on Alexandra Road in Grimsby in March 2023. They brandished a knife, with Beach wearing a Thanos mask, threatened the homeowner and a visitor, and stole £200, games consoles, a mobile phone, and other valuables in an aggravated burglary.

Found guilty after a six-day trial at Grimsby Crown Court. Denied the charges, claiming he never wore a mask or carried a knife.

1 Jan 0001

Christopher O'kane

Making an indecent image of a child *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Christopher O'Kane, 41, from Scunthorpe, received indecent images of children from Pamela Martin, with whom he engaged in vile conversations. He was caught after sending online messages suggesting a sexual interest in children, arrested on 10 December 2025, with images found on his devices.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of making and one count of distributing an indecent image of a child, possession of an extreme pornographic image, and publishing an obscene article. Given indefinite sexual harm prevention order and must remain on sex offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Ashley Kemp

Murder *

Sentence

19 years imprisonment

On 6 November 2022, Ashley Kemp strangled his girlfriend Clair Armstrong to death at her home in Elm Way, Messingham, after a heated argument where she asked him to leave. He headbutted her before strangling her, then made a 999 call confessing to killing her, fled the scene, and crashed his car nearby before being arrested.

Initially pleaded guilty to manslaughter, plea rejected, found guilty of murder following trial. Admitted to headbutting and strangling victim during argument.

1 Jan 0001

Pamela Martin

Making an indecent image of a child *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Pamela Martin, 44, a teaching assistant, took indecent images of pupils while working at a school in South Yorkshire and shared them with her partner Christopher O'Kane. She was arrested on 8 January after indecent images were found on her devices following O'Kane's arrest on 10 December 2025.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of making and one count of taking an indecent image of a child, publishing an obscene article, voyeurism, recording an image under clothing to observe another without consent, and theft. Given indefinite sexual harm prevention order and must remain on sex offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Patrik Seidenglanz

Attempted rape *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Patrik Seidenglanz, 50, groomed and sexually abused a 14-year-old girl in Grimsby over months, sending grooming messages via phone. Abuses included sexual assault, attempted rape, assault by penetration, and forcing the victim into sexual acts without consent. Victim reported in May 2025 to Victoria Street Police Station, leading to arrest and seizure of phone evidence.

Found guilty after a seven-day trial. Denied all charges. Indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and restraining order imposed.

1 Jan 0001

Steven Caldwell

Arson *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

On May 24, 2022, at around 1.30pm, Steven Caldwell entered the Nisa store on Victor Street in Grimsby, set bags of BBQ charcoal alight, tossed paper onto the burning charcoal while grinning at the CCTV camera, and fled. Staff were alerted and extinguished the fire before anyone was seriously injured.

Charged with arson. Reckless attack praised by investigating officer for swift staff response preventing serious injury.

1 Jan 0001

Thomas Sharlotte

Aggravated burglary *

Sentence

five and a half years imprisonment

Thomas Sharlotte, 30, from Cheapside, Waltham, and Christopher Beach forced entry into a first-floor flat on Alexandra Road in Grimsby in March 2023. They brandished a knife, with Beach wearing a Thanos mask, threatened the homeowner and a visitor, and stole £200, games consoles, a mobile phone, and other valuables in an aggravated burglary.

Found guilty after a six-day trial at Grimsby Crown Court. Denied the charges, claiming he was only there to buy weed.

1 Jan 0001

Rimas Ekleris

Drug smuggling *

Sentence

14 years in prison

Rimas Ekleris, 59, arrived at Immingham Dock on August 19, 2022, after travelling from Cuxhaven, Germany. Border Force officers, acting on a tip-off from the National Crime Agency (NCA), searched his vehicle and found 60kg of cocaine hidden in a secret floor compartment of his cab unit. NCA investigators, working with Lithuania’s Criminal Police Bureau, obtained phone call recordings proving he had full knowledge of the drugs, collected the packages from a supplier, and was instructed on accessing the hidden compartment.

Found guilty by jury at trial despite maintaining innocence. Phone recordings proved knowledge of the drugs.

1 Jan 0001

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Great Grimsby Crown Court, located in Grimsby, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 64 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Grimsby 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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