Inner London Crown Court Sentencing Results

Shaun Taylor-Thompson was found in possession of 19,000 indecent images and videos of children, including disturbing content showing children as young as 18 months being abused, following a raid on his home in 2022. He downloaded the material during a period of risk-taking behaviour where he engaged in unusual conversations and curiosities.

During the investigation into the machete attack, police tracked Nino-Tai Smith to the Patmore Estate in Battersea two days after the incident. Following a chase, officers recovered an illegal firearm that Smith had discarded in a bag at the scene.

Tajinder Sabherwal, 40, of High Street, Bedford, was found guilty of seven counts of outraging public decency and one count of assault against an emergency service worker, committed between 2016 and 2021 at stations and on trains around London and Surrey, involving repeatedly exposing himself in front of women on the railway network.

Kyle Quinn stabbed a victim twice in the head outside the Woodin Shades pub on Bishopsgate on October 22, 2022. The victim also suffered a stab wound to the back, but a coat stopped the blade from penetrating fully. The injuries were serious and life-threatening. Quinn fled the scene and left the country, but was identified by November 2022 and arrested at Stansted Airport in January 2023 after returning to the UK. He was convicted after a three-day trial.

Manoj Ahuja, 49, of Haylett Gardens, Kingston-Upon-Thames, operated a business called Technozone based in Southall. He sold counterfeit mobile phones and accessories with a total value exceeding £1 million (£1,077,277.77). The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit investigated the case.

Michael Karemera was part of a gang that trafficked six vulnerable youths from south London to sell class A drugs in Hampshire. Victims were controlled via mobile phones, forced to meet dealers late at night, and threatened with violence. Karemera was involved in stripping one victim naked and threatening to shoot him. The gang operated the 'Mitch' phone line, handling up to 300 drug orders daily. An investigation by the Met's Trident and Area Crime Command, supported by Hampshire Police, identified his role.

Osman was convicted of conspiracy to blackmail and false imprisonment for his role in the July 2025 detention of two victims in an apartment in Canning Town, east London. The victims were held for 52 hours, bound, beaten, and threatened with mutilation and other violence in an attempt to extort cryptocurrency.

Mohammed Shalim Ahmed was part of a £61,500 fraud scheme involving dodgy cash payments to clear court fines. He was convicted of money laundering and converting criminal property and was caught red-handed planning to spend the illicit gains.

Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership stopped the minicab Moradi was travelling in on Day’s Lane, Sidcup, in September 2022. Prior to this, Moradi was seen walking from an alleyway near an Indian restaurant on Maidstone Road, Sidcup, carrying several large bags, including a Primark one, which he put in the boot. Officers searched the vehicle and found a converted blank-firing .22inch calibre Rimfire double barrelled Derringer Pistol, wrapped in a tea towel, and eight rounds of ammunition in a toiletry-type bag in the Primark carrier. Moradi was also carrying 16 wraps of crack cocaine in his pockets. As he was arrested, two burner-style Nokia mobile phones fell from the side of the car where he had been sitting.

On 4 November 2022 at around 11.40pm, a woman was travelling alone in an empty Piccadilly Line carriage between Sudbury Town and Acton Town when Mukesh Shah boarded the train. Despite the empty carriage, Shah sat diagonally opposite the victim and stared at her, making her feel uncomfortable. The victim then noticed that Shah was exposing himself and masturbating. She captured him on camera, and when he did not stop, she confronted him and told him to move away. Shah protested he had done nothing wrong but moved along the carriage. The victim reported the incident to British Transport Police with the video, which led to Shah's identification.

Nicholas Orlando Green attacked two strangers at Kennington Underground station in south London as they headed home from a dance class in March 2024. He stabbed one man repeatedly in the chest, knocked the other man to the ground and stabbed him when he rushed to help, and assaulted a woman while fleeing the scene.

Dharmendra Devji Solanki, aged 59, from West Ealing, operated an unauthorised loan shark business from November 2018 to his arrest in May 2022, lending in excess of £400,000 at 10-20% interest rates, generating £440,000-£480,000 returns. Despite being a qualified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS), he exploited vulnerable borrowers with unpredictable interest, pressure, intimidation, and threats, including demanding passports and sending menacing messages. Examples include a borrower repaying £1,350 on a £1,000 loan and another threatened about career impact.

Jack Green, aged 22, and his passenger Tarik Oliveira, aged 19, were seen on CCTV in the Greenwich area robbing people of three mobile phones within 39 minutes. They then led police, including specialist traffic officers and a helicopter, on a 90-minute chase through South London. The pursuit ended when they crashed into a bus in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. They were arrested at the scene in possession of five stolen phones.

James Ritchie, 30, from Huddersfield, travelled over 190 miles to London after engaging in graphic online chats where he plotted to sexually abuse children. He was arrested on arrival in Clapham on 10 July 2020. Police found indecent images, including Category A child abuse images, at his home. He had added a 'kill switch' to his phone to wipe evidence.

Jason Fossett was caught on CCTV piling up rubbish against the fire exit of the Two Brewers gay bar on Clapham High Street in March 2017 and setting fire to it. Officers searching his home found a red leather satchel matching the one on CCTV, as well as receipts from the Two Brewers for that night. Bank records showed that Fossett had visited the bar. The attack was not treated as a hate crime.

On 3 June 2020, Jonathan Daley joined a demonstration on Whitehall near Derby Gate. Amid hostility towards a TV film crew, protesters threw items at police. Daley ran up behind an officer with back turned and attempted to kick him, narrowly missing. He then hid behind railings, lunged out and took a flying kick hitting the officer's upper-thigh, causing the officer to fall. Daley ran off and celebrated with the crowd. Captured on CCTV and social media.

George acted as an armed escort during the July 2025 detention of two victims in an apartment in Canning Town, east London. The victims were held for 52 hours, bound with cable ties, beaten, and threatened in a plot to extort cryptocurrency. George admitted carrying a knife.

On 24 February, following Roberto Rossi's arrest at Dartford station, a search of the address shared with Branscombe uncovered a substantial amount of class A and class B drugs: cocaine, ketamine, cannabis and amphetamine, resulting in Branscombe’s arrest.

Hani Mustafa recorded two upskirting videos on his phone, targeting women on the London Underground. The first incident took place on the Northern Line on 14 March 2024, and the second on an escalator at London Bridge Tube station on 13 April 2024. Police discovered the second video during their investigation. Mustafa had been cautioned for a similar offence in 2020.

Glodi Wabelua was part of a gang that trafficked six vulnerable youths from south London to sell class A drugs in Hampshire. Victims were controlled via mobile phones, forced to meet dealers late at night, and threatened with violence. Wabelua operated the 'Fly' phone line, handling up to 300 drug orders daily. An investigation by the Met's Trident and Area Crime Command, supported by Hampshire Police, identified his role.

Godwin Bassey, 35, of Chesterfield Way, SE15, committed exposure offences over 11 months in New Cross and Peckham, targeting lone women or pairs. He hid behind parked cars, exposed himself, and fled when challenged. He was caught in a police sting in Brimmington Park on 18 February, where he violently resisted arrest, injuring officers. One officer suffered a head cut and ligament damage to her hand.

Dean Alford was part of a gang that trafficked six vulnerable youths from south London to sell class A drugs in Hampshire. Victims were controlled via mobile phones, forced to meet dealers late at night, and threatened with violence. Alford operated the 'Duffy' phone line, which handled up to 300 drug orders daily. An investigation by the Met's Trident and Area Crime Command, supported by Hampshire Police, identified his role.

Derek Green was charged on 13 March with attempting to pervert justice in connection with the murder of the victim. He later admitted to assisting an offender and was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court.

Fatih Hassan stabbed the victim, a father, in front of the victim's eight-month-old child during a child handover at Chislehurst War Memorial on 8 June 2024. Hassan demanded the victim's phone number, a confrontation escalated into a fight, and he produced a 4-5 inch knife and stabbed the victim repeatedly, causing two deep wounds to the thigh and a serious back wound that punctured a lung. Hassan fled but handed himself in around two hours later and claimed the victim's wounds were self-inflicted; witness evidence disproved that account. The victim required emergency hospital treatment after an off-duty police officer gave first aid.

On 17 February 2020 at around 17:30hrs, Connor Deegan lured an 18-year-old female victim, known to him, to the toilets at Little Ilford Park in Manor Park, pretending to take her to Ilford railway station. Once inside, he stabbed her a number of times in her neck and stomach. She lay motionless until he left, then sought help from nearby residents who called an ambulance. Deegan believed he could become the comic book character 'The Punisher' via a 'choke-hold'. He was arrested nearby wearing blood-soaked clothing and in possession of a combat knife, balaclava, gloves and pocket knife matching the victim's DNA. Evidence included his phone at the scene, images of him as 'The Punisher' and messages about weaponry.

Tarik Oliveira, aged 19, was the passenger on a moped ridden by Jack Green. They were seen on CCTV in the Greenwich area robbing people of three mobile phones within 39 minutes. They then led police, including specialist traffic officers and a helicopter, on a 90-minute chase through South London. The pursuit ended when they crashed into a bus in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. They were arrested at the scene in possession of five stolen phones.