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Harrow Crown Court Sentencing Results

December 2020 5 cases
Said Hussain
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *
Sentence
6 years and 5 months imprisonment
Said Hussain was part of a gang dealing class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, in Harrow. Police launched Operation Balashikha in May 2019. He was arrested at his address following the investigation, with evidence from mobile phone data incriminating him in the drug supply operation.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Darren Farmer
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *
Sentence
5 years and 10 months imprisonment
Darren Farmer was involved in a gang dealing class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, in Harrow. Police launched Operation Balashikha in May 2019 following intelligence on drug supply. He was arrested at his address, with mobile phone data linking him to the drug line.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Abdigani Mohammed
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *
Sentence
6 years and 7 months imprisonment, plus 1 year and 3 months for dangerous driving (concurrent)
Abdigani Mohammed was part of a gang dealing class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, in Harrow. Police launched Operation Balashikha in May 2019. On 23 September 2019, he was spotted in a vehicle with another suspect, attempted to flee, and was arrested after a foot chase. A search revealed bundles of cash, heroin, and crack cocaine. He was also involved in dangerous driving during the incident.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and dangerous driving. Disqualified from driving for 5 years and 4 months.
Abdulla Abdulla
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *
Sentence
9 years and 5 months imprisonment
Abdulla Abdulla was involved in a gang dealing class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, in Harrow. Police launched Operation Balashikha in May 2019 following intelligence on drug supply. On 23 September 2019, he was spotted in a vehicle with another suspect, attempted to flee, and was arrested after a foot chase. A search revealed bundles of cash, heroin, and crack cocaine in the vehicle. Mobile phone data linked him to the drug line.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
Zakariah Bani
Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *
Sentence
6 years and 7 months imprisonment
Zakariah Bani was involved in a gang dealing class A drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, in Harrow. Police launched Operation Balashikha in May 2019 following intelligence on drug supply. He was arrested at his address as part of the operation, with mobile phone data linking him to the drug line.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs.
November 2020 2 cases
Kieron Brown
Manslaughter *
Sentence
18 years imprisonment with 15 years to serve and 3 years on licence
Kieron Brown stabbed Exauce Ngimbi, aged 22, eight times, including fatal wounds to the heart and aorta, on December 5, 2019, in Clarence Mews, Hackney, east London. The attack followed a fight between the victim and Brown the previous day, though the exact reasons for the disagreement are unknown. Paramedics attempted to save Ngimbi at the scene, but he died from his injuries.
No evidence that Brown intended to commit murder; the incident resulted from a prior disagreement and involved carrying a knife.
Raymond Waller
Indecent Assault *
Sentence
nine years imprisonment
Raymond Waller, a 69-year-old former Army Cadet leader from Holland, sexually abused four boys aged 13 to 16 in Barnet, north London, between 1981 and 1991. He abused them individually in his flat or on cadet trips. In one instance, he formed a relationship with a victim's mother to gain access to the boy. The offences were reported to the Metropolitan Police between 2017 and 2018.
Pleaded guilty to sexual offences. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register and issued a Sexual Offences Prevention Order.
February 2020 2 cases
Ralph Berisch
Causing serious injury by dangerous driving *
Sentence
22-month prison sentence suspended for two years
Ralph Berisch, 75, accelerated on to the pavement while helping to park a pensioner’s car in Golders Green Road on March 28, 2018, striking David Richards, 44, and carrying him on the Jaguar’s bonnet before crashing into Simon Elkouby, 79, and causing £70,000 of damage to Victoria Pharmacy.
Ordered to do 60 hours of community service and banned from driving for eight years.
Ricky Preddie
Causing serious injury by dangerous driving *
Sentence
4 years in prison and banned from driving for 12 years
Ricky Preddie was driving an Alfa Romeo in Wembley, north London, when police attempted to stop his car on November 6, 2019. He stopped but then reversed along the pavement, crashing into a police vehicle and causing leg and neck injuries to a female police officer who was getting out. He fled the scene, and the car was found nearby shortly after, leading to his arrest on November 12, 2019.
Pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving whilst disqualified.
November 2019 2 cases
Adrienne Blackwood
Fraud by abuse of position *
Sentence
two-year prison sentence suspended for two years with 100 hours community service
Adrienne Blackwood, a 31-year-old personal assistant to fund director Harm Meijer at property fund manager ICAMAP in Belgravia, abused her position by using a company credit card for personal expenses between March and October 2016. She spent over £10,000 on items including a holiday to America in July 2016, furniture from Ikea for herself, a woman's wig, £1,570 on Addison Lee taxi rides including family trips to Chessington World of Adventure, and over £900 on start-up costs for her food business 'The Poultry Kitchen'. The fraud was discovered after she resigned when her replacement noticed suspicious payments.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position. Judge Dafna Spiro described her as 'greedy and self-absorbed' and noted she is the sole carer for her 12-year-old son. Ordered to pay £2,800 costs and £1,570 compensation.
Ashley Smith
Attempted robbery *
Sentence
10 years imprisonment
On July 25, 2019, Ashley Smith and accomplice Jordan Northover attempted to rob Arsenal footballers Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil of luxury watches worth £200,000 just feet from Kolasinac's home in Hampstead, north west London. The pair, armed with a 10-12 inch long screwdriver with a thin steel coloured spike and a smaller six-inch knitting needle, approached on a stolen moped while wearing helmets and dark clothing to conceal their identities. They targeted the players after circling the area. Kolasinac fought back bravely, engaging the robbers, and was able to get into the car driven by Ozil, who fled the scene. The robbers pursued on the moped, throwing stones that caused significant damage to the vehicle. An alert member of the public spotted the moped in Boreham Wood, leading to the arrests.
Pleaded guilty to attempted robbery. Described by judge Ian Bourne QC as a prolific career criminal well known to police, out on licence for a 42-month sentence for burglary in 2017. Had a leading role in the very serious attempted robbery.
October 2019 8 cases
Anna Paula De Almeida Prudente
Controlling prostitution *
Sentence
fourteen months imprisonment
Anna Paula De Almeida Prudente worked as a brothel maid for a gang that controlled women in brothels across London, involving threats to families and the use of weapons to prevent escapes.
Sentenced for her role as a brothel maid in the gang's exploitative network.
Antonio Teca Miranda
Controlling prostitution *
Sentence
two years and six months imprisonment
Antonio Teca Miranda was involved as a brothel maid or security guard in a gang that exploited women in brothels across London, utilising armed protection and surveillance to enforce prostitution and drug-related activities.
Sentenced for his role as a brothel maid or security guard in the gang's operations.
Flavia Xavier-Sacchi
Conspiracy to control prostitution *
Sentence
eight years and seven months imprisonment
Flavia Xavier-Sacchi, along with her husband and his brother, ran a network exploiting women in brothels across London, involving the sale of cocaine and control of prostitutes. The gang used threats, including telling victims their families would be harmed if they escaped, and spent profits on luxury items.
Convicted of conspiracy to control prostitution and supply of Class A drugs, as part of the gang led by her husband.
Renato Dimitrov Sacchi
Conspiracy to control prostitution *
Sentence
eight years and eleven months imprisonment
Renato Dimitrov Sacchi led a sophisticated network that exploited women in brothels across London, generating £1 million annually from prostitution and cocaine sales. The gang protected their operations with armed security and monitored victims via CCTV. Police raids on his home uncovered weapons and cash.
Convicted of conspiracy to control prostitution and supply of Class A drugs, as the ringleader of the operation.
Raul Sacchi
Conspiracy to control prostitution *
Sentence
nine years and six months imprisonment
Raul Sacchi was part of a gang that exploited women in brothels across London, raking in £1 million a year by controlling prostitutes and selling cocaine. The gang used security guards armed with weapons to protect brothels in areas such as Kensington High Street. He was involved in encrypted messaging that instructed women to work without rest.
Convicted of conspiracy to control prostitution for gain, controlling prostitution, and the supply of Class A drugs.
Henim Almeida
Controlling prostitution *
Sentence
three years imprisonment
Henim Almeida acted as a brothel maid and security guard for a gang that forced women to work in brothels across London, using weapons and threats to maintain control and generate profits from prostitution and drug sales.
Sentenced for her role as a brothel maid and security guard in the gang's exploitative network.
Maria Jose Carvalho
Controlling prostitution *
Sentence
three years imprisonment
Maria Jose Carvalho worked as a brothel maid and security guard for a gang that controlled women in brothels across London, protecting the sites with weapons and enforcing the exploitation through threats and surveillance.
Sentenced for her role as a brothel maid and security guard in the gang's operations.
Keagan Boyd
Supply of Class A drugs *
Sentence
two years and two months imprisonment
Keagan Boyd was involved in supplying Class A drugs and possessing a Taser as part of a gang's operations that exploited women in brothels across London, with profits used for luxury purchases.
Convicted of the supply of Class A drugs and possessing a Taser.
September 2019 1 case
Kennie Dolling
Affray and Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm *
Sentence
7 months imprisonment
Kennie Dolling, along with four other teenage accomplices, was involved in an attack at Harrow bus station on November 30, 2018. The group was play-fighting and bumped into the pregnant wife of Ibrahim Kamal. After being told to be careful, they assaulted Mr. Kamal, beating him unconscious and kicking him in the head while he was on the ground. His wife, Magda Kamal, was also struck when she tried to protect him. The incident was captured on CCTV, and Mrs. Kamal reported suffering from depression and panic attacks afterward, while her husband sustained a serious concussion.
Pleaded guilty to affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Has previous convictions for carrying a bladed article and common assault. Judge Anupama Thompson noted the attack was frightening and alarming, with an intention to cause great harm, and highlighted the victim's wife was pregnant and terrified.
May 2019 2 cases
John Wall
Burglary *
Sentence
6 years and 10 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 70 months
John Wall acted as an accomplice in six burglaries in Brent over two weeks, using distraction techniques such as claiming to check for leaks or boilers to gain entry to victims' homes. He also committed dangerous driving offences and fled the scene of one attack where his accomplice stabbed a neighbour.
Pleaded guilty to six separate burglaries and dangerous driving offences. He was from Muswell Hill.
Troy Benjamin
Burglary *
Sentence
19 years imprisonment
Troy Benjamin was involved in six burglaries and one incident of grievous bodily harm in Brent over two weeks. In one case on October 5, 2018, he entered an elderly woman's home with an accomplice, using distraction techniques, and stabbed a 55-year-old neighbour who intervened, injuring him in the arm, neck, and chest. The neighbour lost four pints of blood and required medical attention.
Found guilty of six separate burglaries and one count of grievous bodily harm. He was from Kilburn.
December 2018 2 cases
Shamim Akhtar
Planning offences *
Sentence
Fined £10,000
Mohammad Ishaq and Shamim Akhtar converted a number of terraced houses in Brent into a total of 18 flats without planning permission. They ignored Brent council's enforcement notices and written warnings for several years, continuing to rent out the properties. They lost appeals against the notices, which ordered them to undo the works.
Pleaded guilty to planning offences. Confiscation order of £322,282 under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Ordered to pay Brent council costs. Failure to pay confiscation within 12 weeks would lead to 2 years imprisonment.
Mohammad Ishaq
Planning offences *
Sentence
Fined £10,000
Mohammad Ishaq and Shamim Akhtar converted a number of terraced houses in Brent into a total of 18 flats without planning permission. They ignored Brent council's enforcement notices and written warnings for several years, continuing to rent out the properties. They lost appeals against the notices, which ordered them to undo the works.
Pleaded guilty to planning offences. Confiscation order of £322,282 under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Ordered to pay Brent council costs. Failure to pay confiscation within 12 weeks would lead to 2 years imprisonment.
April 2018 4 cases
Gafur Salih
Conspiracy to supply drugs *
Sentence
22 years imprisonment
Gafur Salih, 47, a Macedonian lorry driver, was involved in transferring drugs and cash between locations across Northampton, Hemel Hempstead, Barnet, and Kent as part of the £2 million drug ring distributing Class A drugs in London.
Macedonian lorry driver who played a key role in drug transfers.
Edi Vyzaj
Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs *
Sentence
18 years imprisonment
Edi Vyzaj, 30, was part of the drug network, seen exchanging heavy bags of dirty money with Valjet Pepaj. Two huge holdalls filled with cocaine were seized from his vehicle and home, along with packaging materials like plastic bags and a laminator found in his bedroom. The gang pushed heroin and cocaine on London streets.
Involved in exchanging money and drugs; cocaine seized from his vehicle and home.
Bastri Nuhi
Money laundering *
Sentence
31 months imprisonment
Bastri Nuhi, 39, was an accomplice in the drug network, seen exchanging heavy bags of dirty money with Valjet Pepaj. The operation involved a network of couriers moving cash and drugs across multiple locations in a £2 million Class A drugs ring.
Accomplice involved in exchanging dirty money.
Valjet Pepaj
Conspiracy to supply Class A drugs *
Sentence
27 years imprisonment
Valjet Pepaj, 28, was the head honcho of a major drug ring distributing heroin and cocaine in London. The probe started in January 2017 when officers spotted him handing over seven kilograms of heroin to courier Yassir Thamer. The operation uncovered over 50kg of Class A drugs worth £2 million following a six-month investigation.
Head of the drug network, caught handing over heroin to courier.
September 2012 1 case
Cannan Woollacott
Theft *
Sentence
Not stated
Cannan Woollacott, 34, mother-of-two, was part of a gang known as The Firm involved in a five-month crime spree stealing and selling high-performance cars worth up to £3.5 million. The gang burgled homes and car dealerships in areas like Barnet, Muswell Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, and Bushey to obtain keys for cars spotted on drives or forecourts. Woollacott specifically stole keys from a friend's house to enable the theft of the family's Audi TT car. The gang was caught in a police sting operation between January and May 2012, where undercover officers purchased 18 stolen cars, including Mercedes, BMWs, Jaguars, Porsches, and Land-Rovers, often at 10% of market value. The operation followed 131 burglaries in Barnet, launched in December 2011 by Hertfordshire and Metropolitan police.
Pleaded guilty to theft. Minor player in the gang, devoted to boyfriend Grant Donaldson. Stole keys to a friend's house for Donaldson to steal the family's Audi TT car.
March 2011 1 case
Amina Muse
Fraud *
Sentence
4.5 years imprisonment
Amina Muse, whose real name is thought to be Ayan Abdulle, falsely claimed asylum in the UK in 2003 using the identity of a Somalian refugee persecuted in Somalia, including fabricated stories of gang rape, family murders, and attacks by militiamen. She had previously lived in luxury in Sweden from 1995, claiming benefits there under her real name while obtaining Swedish passports. In the UK, she claimed various benefits totaling approximately £261,358.14 over six years, including income support, disability living allowance, carers allowance, housing benefit, council tax benefit, child benefit, and tax credits, and was provided council accommodation in northwest London. She simultaneously maintained false claims under both identities, also receiving £50,000 from Sweden. The fraud involved multiple counts of deception and false representations, with her traveling between the UK, Sweden, and Africa for holidays.
Found guilty after a two-week trial. Judge Stephen Holt described it as a professional fraud and cynical manipulation of the asylum system. No confiscation order made as she has no assets left. Defence noted no mitigation apart from her six children and former good character; she still denies the allegations.
April 2010 1 case
Kevin Foster
Theft and deception relating to investment schemes *
Sentence
10 years imprisonment
Kevin Foster operated a £34m Ponzi scheme called KF Concept (later renamed Phase 9) from 2002 to 2004, defrauding over 8,500 investors through flamboyant roadshows across the UK. He promised high returns from betting on soccer and horse racing but paid out early 'winners' using new investors' money. The scheme collected a minimum of £1,000 per investor, averaging £4,200 each. Foster used funds for an extravagant lifestyle, including a £600,000 farmhouse, exotic animals, Koi carp ponds, £700,000 on cars, and £3m in cash withdrawals. £12m was channeled into an illegal pyramid scheme called Planline in the Cayman Islands, with only £1,703 recovered. The scheme was halted in February 2004 by Kent Police and the Financial Services Authority, leading to Foster's bankruptcy and investors losing everything.
Convicted on 14 counts of deception and theft. Sentence reduced to 9 years on appeal after several convictions were overturned. Judge Nick Madge described the fraud as 'a substantial and deliberate course of conduct that was sophisticated and elaborate'.
Date Not Specified 7 cases
Martin Marcus
Fraud *
Sentence
four and a half years imprisonment
Martin Marcus fronted a string of letting agencies and used numerous aliases between 2009 and 2015 to pocket £221,000 from more than 60 tenants and landlords. He offered tenants properties he had no right to let out, took deposits from multiple tenants for the same property, moved in different tenants than promised, and used excuses to hold on to deposits and rents. Victims included landlords and tenants left out of pocket, without homes, or unable to care for relatives. He used company names like JMG Residential Ltd, Interlocate, Corporate Relocation and Churchill Residential, and aliases including Jeffrey Lewis, Martin Champ and Robert Martin. Client account funds were misused for personal expenses.
Pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud. Described as an elaborate con trick by Her Honour Judge Freya Newbery. Prior financial difficulties noted.
Javan Lee
Murder *
Sentence
life imprisonment with a minimum term of 22 years
Javan Lee was convicted of murder following a trial.
Prosecuted by Fiona Robertson of QEB Hollis Whiteman, led by Catherine Pattison of 5KBW. Sentenced by HHJ Lodge.
Jaydipkumar Valand
Breaching landlord licensing rules *
Sentence
£5,000 order
Jaydipkumar Valand acted as estate agent and rent collector for Harsha Shah, Chandni Shah, and Sanjay Shah, who crammed 31 people into their four-bedroom property in Napier Road, Wembley. Tenants paid between £40 and £75 per week in cash and lived in filthy and dangerous conditions, sleeping in bunk beds that blocked all fire exits. The property was ruled an illegal HMO after a 2016 raid by a London Borough of Brent housing enforcement officer. They were found guilty of breaching landlord licensing rules in May 2017.
Acting as estate agent and rent collector for the Shah family at the Napier Road property. All defendants ordered to pay £82,367 in costs. Under Proceeds of Crime Act.
Martin Stokes
Causing serious injury by dangerous driving *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 7.5 years
Martin Stokes deliberately rammed his van into a group of worshippers leaving the Al Hussaini Association Muslim community centre in Cricklewood just after midnight on 19 September 2018, after hurling racist abuse at them when asked to leave a nearby car park. Three people were injured, including one man in his 50s who suffered severe hip and leg injuries requiring hospitalisation for over three weeks.
Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, and a religiously aggravated offence.
Sanjay Shah
Breaching landlord licensing rules *
Sentence
£41,000 in fines
Harsha Shah, her daughter Chandni Shah, and brother-in-law Sanjay Shah rented their four-bedroom property in Napier Road, Wembley, cramming 31 people into it over a five-year period. Tenants paid between £40 and £75 per week in cash and lived in filthy and dangerous conditions, sleeping in bunk beds that blocked all fire exits. The property was ruled an illegal HMO after a 2016 raid by a London Borough of Brent housing enforcement officer. They were found guilty of breaching landlord licensing rules in May 2017.
Sentenced with sister Harsha Shah and niece Chandni Shah. All defendants ordered to pay £82,367 in costs. Under Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings.
Chandni Shah
Breaching landlord licensing rules *
Sentence
£116,000 confiscation order
Harsha Shah, her daughter Chandni Shah, and brother-in-law Sanjay Shah rented their four-bedroom property in Napier Road, Wembley, cramming 31 people into it over a five-year period. Tenants paid between £40 and £75 per week in cash and lived in filthy and dangerous conditions, sleeping in bunk beds that blocked all fire exits. The property was ruled an illegal HMO after a 2016 raid by a London Borough of Brent housing enforcement officer. They were found guilty of breaching landlord licensing rules in May 2017.
Jointly with mother Harsha Shah under Proceeds of Crime Act. Sentenced with uncle Sanjay Shah and mother Harsha Shah to pay £41,000 in fines. All defendants ordered to pay £82,367 in costs.
Harsha Shah
Breaching landlord licensing rules *
Sentence
£116,000 confiscation order
Harsha Shah, her daughter Chandni Shah, and brother-in-law Sanjay Shah rented their four-bedroom property in Napier Road, Wembley, cramming 31 people into it over a five-year period. Tenants paid between £40 and £75 per week in cash and lived in filthy and dangerous conditions, sleeping in bunk beds that blocked all fire exits. The property was ruled an illegal HMO after a 2016 raid by a London Borough of Brent housing enforcement officer. They were found guilty of breaching landlord licensing rules in May 2017.
Jointly with daughter Chandni Shah under Proceeds of Crime Act. Sentenced with brother Sanjay Shah and niece Chandni Shah to pay £41,000 in fines. All defendants ordered to pay £82,367 in costs.

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