Isleworth Crown Court Sentencing Results

Bradley Dilsworth, a former foster carer, used his position of trust to invite children to his home after school to smoke and drink alcohol. He abused and raped five girls aged between seven and 16 at his home in Walthamstow, north east London, between 2002 and 2010. Internal CCTV footage from the property evidenced offending over a number of years, and police believe further victims may not yet have come forward.

Jonathan Monsen, an osteopath who practised in London (Kensington and Chelsea), was charged with various sexual offences involving children. On 3 March 2025, he pleaded guilty to grooming, sexual communication with a child and causing/inciting a child to engage in non-penetrative sexual activity. He pleaded not guilty to three offences of sexual assault of a child, but an additional count was added, making four. Following the trial, the jury found him guilty of all four sexual assault charges. He was remanded in custody until sentencing.

Michael Ferndale, 52, terrorised his ex-partner the victim with a campaign of harassment from April 2023 to February 2025 after their relationship ended. He bombarded the victim's family, friends, employers including a sovereign wealth fund run by a British billionaire, with false accusations of domestic abuse, fraud, paedophilia, espionage, infidelity and sex work. He emailed newspaper editors and others to humiliate the victim widely. The behaviour caused the victim extreme distress, loss of job and personality change.

Salman Iftikhar, while flying first class from London Heathrow to Lahore on February 7, 2023, with his wife and three children, made violent and racist threats to Virgin Atlantic stewardess, the victim, and other cabin crew. He accused crew of racism, filmed them, and threatened to drag the victim from her hotel room, gang rape her, and set her on fire. He also disrupted the flight by refusing instructions and making abusive remarks, leading to his arrest on March 16, 2024.

Mohamed Bouriche was part of an organised crime group that arranged to meet migrants in north London and transport them to Kent to board lorries from Dover to Calais between 20 February 2023 and 31 October 2023. The group hid 157 migrants in lorries, including in a refrigerated lorry on 6 September 2023, putting lives at risk. Migrants paid around £1,200 per journey, raising over £500,000.

Amor Ghabbari was part of an organised crime group that arranged to meet migrants in north London and transport them to Kent to board lorries from Dover to Calais between 20 February 2023 and 31 October 2023. The group hid 157 migrants in lorries, including in a refrigerated lorry on 6 September 2023, putting lives at risk. Migrants paid around £1,200 per journey, raising over £500,000.

Amrik Arora was the manager of New Aya Supermarket Ltd, trading as Hanwell Local Food & Wine. In July 2021 council officers found 1,188 packets of illicit tobacco (23,760 cigarettes), 16 packets of illicit rolling tobacco and 57 containers of illicit shisha at the shop; a sample was tested and found to be counterfeit. A later unannounced food hygiene inspection found a mouse infestation, old dried meat on a meat mincer, dirty surfaces and filth in wall cracks. Officers issued an emergency prohibition notice, and further inspections found dead and alive mice. He pleaded guilty to sale of illegal tobacco and food hygiene offences including failing to control pests, failing to keep equipment clean, failing to register a new business and breaching a hygiene emergency prohibition notice.

Mandeep Gill, 45, joined a family conspiracy after a staged armed robbery at a Post Office in Brabazon Road, Hounslow, on April 1, 2024. Her role involved conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and money laundering related to over £130,000 stolen from the branch, with some funds possibly sent to India and Canada. The plot was carefully planned to maximise the theft and deceive authorities.

Rajvinder Kahlon, a taxi driver from Great West Road, Hounslow, staged an armed robbery at a Post Office branch in Brabazon Road, Hounslow, on April 1, 2024, to conceal over £130,000 stolen from the safe. He pretended to threaten staff with a pistol, but the robbery was fake. Police identified him via CCTV, DNA on a fence he cut while fleeing, and phone records showing regular contact with Sukhvir Dhillon. The plot involved removing money and a CCTV hard disc beforehand, and some stolen funds may have been sent to India and Canada.

Ramandeep Dhillon, 40, from Lyne Road, Virginia Water, was involved in staging an armed robbery at the Post Office in Brabazon Road, Hounslow, on April 1, 2024. She lied to police about being threatened with a pistol and £50,000 being stolen, as part of a family plot to conceal over £130,000 that had already been removed. Her role included acting to make the event believable, amid a conspiracy that involved money laundering and attempts to send funds abroad.

Sukhvir Dhillon, from Lyne Road, Virginia Water, masterminded a plot to steal over £130,000 from a Post Office in Brabazon Road, Hounslow, by staging an armed robbery on April 1, 2024. He removed money from the safe and a CCTV hard disc before the event, involving family members. Police analysis showed regular contact with Rajvinder Kahlon. The stolen money was never recovered, with some possibly sent to India and Canada. The family's extravagant lifestyle, including expensive cars, holidays, and home renovations, exceeded their income.

Sunaver Dhillon, 68, from Lyne Road, Virginia Water, participated in staging an armed robbery at the Post Office branch in Brabazon Road, Hounslow, on April 1, 2024. She lied to police about being threatened with a pistol and £50,000 being stolen, when in fact she had helped remove over £130,000 beforehand. As sub-postmistress, she used her position to facilitate the theft, and the family's lies were part of a broader conspiracy involving money laundering and perverting justice.

Parvesh Virmani, sole director of Bling Master Company Limited based in Southall, had approximately 53,000 fake designer goods weighing 18 tonnes stored and sold from a unit at Charles House in Bridge Road. The goods, including jewellery, handbags, perfumes, clothing and footwear imitating brands such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hugo Boss, Hermes, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors, were seized in a raid by Ealing Council trading standards officers in April 2023. The items represented an estimated £5m loss to the fashion industry.

Choudhry Rashied, from Southall, hid four Indian migrants behind a stack of dirty tyres in a hire van and attempted to smuggle them into the UK illegally. They were stopped by Border Force at Newhaven Ferry Port in March 2019, where the migrants were found in dangerous, squalid conditions with no access to clean air. A Home Office investigation revealed the use of burner phones and planning at a local cafe.

Shafaz Khan, from Feltham, hid four Indian migrants behind a stack of dirty tyres in a hire van and attempted to smuggle them into the UK illegally. They were stopped by Border Force at Newhaven Ferry Port in March 2019, where the migrants were found in dangerous, squalid conditions with no access to clean air. A Home Office investigation revealed the use of burner phones and planning at a local cafe.

Linda De Sousa Abreu, a 30-year-old prison officer and mother-of-one from Fulham, south-west London, engaged in sexual activity with an inmate at HMP Wandsworth on June 25, 2024. A second prisoner was present, filming the activity while appearing to smoke cannabis. The video was shared on social media, leading to a police investigation. She attempted to flee to Madrid and then Madeira but was arrested at Heathrow Airport. The incident resulted in harm to the Prison Service, including harassment of other officers.

Meu Chew Wong, 42, a Malaysian national, arrived at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Bangkok via Bahrain and was arrested after authorities discovered 43 kilos of cannabis, with a UK street value of £1.26 million, in two suitcases on September 22, 2024, as part of an attempt to smuggle the Class B drug into the UK.

Raekelle Powell, 22, from Toronto, Canada, was stopped at Heathrow Airport with 19 kilos of cannabis, valued at £600,000, in her luggage. She admitted being paid £166 to carry the suitcase on September 20, 2024, as part of an attempt to smuggle the Class B drug into the UK.

Siobhan McAtavey, 24, from Northern Ireland, arrived at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Bangkok via Doha and was found with 44 kilos of cannabis, worth £1.1 million, in her baggage on September 22, 2024, as part of an attempt to smuggle the Class B drug into the UK.

Christopher George Pearce sexually abused four primary schoolgirls in west London between 1984 and 1988. He attacked two girls aged five and seven in Hammersmith in 1984 when he was 19, and preyed on two more aged six and seven in Chelsea. He was caught attempting to groom what he believed to be a child online in 2020, leading to his arrest, investigation, and sentencing.

Saowaluk Fernando operated as a loan shark in West London between 2012 and 2019, handing out unlawful loans to vulnerable borrowers, charging interest, and using proceeds estimated at £250,000 to fund more loans, her lifestyle, and mortgage overpayments. She abused positions of trust, offended across borders, and continued charging interest post-arrest. Arrested in December 2019 following investigation by England Illegal Money Lending Team, Metropolitan Police, and Hillingdon Trading Standards.