Kings Lynn Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

On September 11, 2025, Laura Aves-Carter, 32, of Long Sutton, was driving along Lynn Road in Terrington St Clement with her ten-year-old son in the front seat after picking him up from school. The roads were wet and the sun was low in the sky. She failed to see a 73-year-old cyclist riding in front of her and crashed into him, causing him to somersault through the air and land on the ground. The victim suffered fractures to his spine, neck, and ribs, along with short-term memory loss, constant ringing in one ear, scarring on his face, difficulty drinking, and sleep issues limited to four hours per night. Prior to the crash, he was a still working, very active 73-year-old. The incident has had a profound impact on Aves-Carter as well.

Brandon Wilmore assaulted a man at the JET garage in Gaywood on May 5, 2025, repeatedly punching the victim to the head. The incident occurred while Wilmore was on his way home after drinking. The victim suffered a cut to the head and claimed to have lost a tooth, though no evidence of the tooth loss was presented. Wilmore has a history of binge drinking and illicit substance use but has been receiving help from addiction charity Change Grow Live and tested negative on his initial drug test.

On December 6, 2024, at The Limes Wetherspoon pub in Fakenham, Finley Riseborough, 23, and Drew Sayer, 22, assaulted an elderly man in his 70s after he allegedly made inappropriate sexual comments and touched a woman inappropriately. Riseborough intervened, asking the man to leave, but the man threatened to stab him, leading to punches from both defendants that caused a brain bleed requiring hospital treatment.

On December 6, 2024, at The Limes Wetherspoon pub in Fakenham, Finley Riseborough, 23, and Drew Sayer, 22, a pig farmer, assaulted an elderly man in his 70s after he allegedly made inappropriate sexual comments and touched a woman inappropriately. Riseborough intervened, asking the man to leave, but the man threatened to stab him, leading to punches from both defendants that caused a brain bleed requiring hospital treatment.

The victim and her young child were at her home in Lynn on May 12, 2024, when a heated argument erupted with her ex-partner. Moments later, Pemment jumped on top of her Vauxhall and booted the windscreen, causing it to shatter, before riding away on his bicycle.

McKeogh was at The Eagle on Norfolk Street after spending the evening at Festival Too on June 29. Having drunk four pints of lager, he became aggravated by his partner’s ex, who he claimed was smirking and winking at him all night. A row flared up, which saw McKeogh throw one punch at the victim, knocking him unconscious. The victim was left with a fractured nose and a broken eye socket.

On September 25, during arrest for a separate offence, Neil Driver, 44, of Gaywood, dropped a plastic bag containing 0.9g of cocaine from his clothing and attempted to hide it, claiming it was empty. He gave no comment in interview.

On March 19, 2025, Arthur Marnell, 22, of Swaffham, repeatedly punched a stranger, an Asian man with a heart condition device, in the head and body, leaving him collapsed. Marnell shouted 'I punched a paedo Paki' afterwards. Affected by the 2022 murder of his girlfriend by her father.

On December 1, Kevwe Elume, 37, of South Lynn, drove a Vauxhall Astra to his second day of work at Sainsbury’s in Lynn’s Hardwick retail park while subject to a driving ban until September 2027. The vehicle was uninsured. He was spotted by police in an unmarked vehicle.

On December 12, Jason Reynolds, 51, of Holt, fell asleep in his car in Lynn with wine bottles inside after arguing with his partner and driving away for peace. He refused roadside and custody breath tests despite opportunities.

On December 20, Daniel Ciungu was seen braking at a green light before turning into a one-way system in Lynn, with his Skoda Octavia having a defective brake light. Police realised he had been disqualified from driving for 12 months on October 29.

On December 2, 2025, at around 4pm, Christopher Durrant, 49, of Wisbech, sat on the ground on Tower Street, shouting and swearing 'I want to die' while searching for a lost £5 note. Witnesses were scared he might hurt himself, leading to police arrest for a public order offence.

On November 16, 2025, Jane Isted, 56, argued with staff at the Shell petrol station in Fakenham after they refused to sell her alcohol. She drove away, leading staff to call the police suspecting she was drunk. Officers located her vehicle and stopped it, finding her behind the wheel. Breath tests showed 76mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg. She was arrested and taken to Lynn’s Police Investigation Centre, where she lay on the floor.

On November 27, 2025, Edward Mitchell drove a black Nissan Qashqai to his home at Prior Court in Castle Acre after drinking at a pub following a breakup. A member of the public followed him suspecting intoxication. Breath tests showed 68mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35mcg.

Sebastian Dent was stopped by police on the A17 at Sutton Bridge at around 10.15pm on 9 November after the BMW he was driving was seen going all over the road and mounting grass banks. A roadside breath test showed 48mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, above the legal limit of 35mcg. He was arrested and later pleaded guilty to drink-driving.

Benjamin Saman stalked his ex-partner, a former work colleague, between February 1, 2024, and March 20, 2025, by speaking to her in person multiple times, messaging her despite her requests to stop, and jogging past her house, which she found intimidating. This unwanted contact left the victim feeling stressed, uncomfortable, and forced to change her life to avoid him. He was also convicted for driving while disqualified to visit a family member in a mortuary.

Andrew Wood, 55, of Weeting, installed hidden cameras disguised as air fresheners in his bathroom and bedroom to film tradesmen and consenting sexual partners without their consent for his sexual gratification. The offending spanned from December 2014 to December 2023. The cameras were discovered in December 2023 by an electrician who noticed recording equipment in an air freshener. Police found additional hidden cameras and digital forensics identified four victims filmed between July 2021 and December 2023, leading to four voyeurism charges. Further unidentified videos involved 113 additional offences.

On December 14, 2024, Kathleen Hughes attended the address of her ex-partner in Hunstanton and struck him on the back of the head, then punched and kicked him, causing cuts and bruises to the head as well as a broken rib.

Patrick Sanders, 32, engaged in controlling and coercive behaviour in an on-and-off relationship with his victim in Lynn since 2019. He insisted on staying on video calls for hours, watched her sleep, told her how to wash, and drained her bank account, making her consider taking her own life.

On May 12, Nathan Wellard, 54, of Northwold, took his two dogs for a walk after a family argument and placed them in his car. He inadvertently dragged one hysterical dog behind his vehicle after drinking 85% alcohol.

Philip Awcock, 29, of Gaywood, stalked his charity support worker by Googling how to make friends and sending a parcel to her office containing sexual items such as underwear and a paddle, without causing alarm or distress.

Indrė Ratkele, of Higham Green in Fairstead, who was subject to an 18-month ban for drink-driving, drove a Volvo just 12 days before her licence was due to be restored and collided with another car on the A148 at Harpley on Saturday, July 12, 2025.

On May 16, 2025, Danny Burrell-Saban, an 18-year-old learner driver with a provisional licence, was spotted by police using his phone while driving a Ford Fiesta on the A1065 in Swaffham. When officers attempted to pull him over, he fled, leading a high-speed chase where he drove recklessly, including heading the wrong way down a one-way street, the wrong way around a roundabout, and overtaking on narrow roads. Police reached speeds of up to 70mph to pursue him. Upon stopping, he tried to change clothes to avoid identification and laughed at officers, claiming 'I lost you'. He has no prior offences and was en route to exchange the car for a motorbike to get to work unsupervised.

On March 20, 2025, Lee Hewson dialled 999 with no emergency, instead shouting racist slurs at the call handler, causing shock.

Fred Harris, operating Armour Roofing and Construction Ltd, dumped household waste on Clockcase Lane near King's Lynn in March 2023. He arrived in a white van pulling a trailer, unloaded the waste on a muddy track, and the van got stuck in the mud before he drove off. The site was not authorised for waste disposal, and Harris had no permission to dump there.

Harry Fysh, 24, of Gaywood, smacked a victim in the mouth during a rage-filled attack at a pub while watching a football game on November 22 of the previous year, knocking out the victim’s front teeth, which were only held in place by braces, requiring medical attention.

Daniel Edge was travelling on the A10 and approaching the Bexwell Road roundabout at Downham in a white Ford Transit van when he was involved in a five-vehicle collision on March 20. He failed a roadside breath test and provided an evidential sample of 101mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, which was nearly three times the drink-drive limit. One victim suffered serious facial injuries and required facial reconstruction surgery at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

Sadie Robertson, 38, was involved in a shop brawl on November 8, 2024, where she used threatening behaviour to cause alarm or distress.

Jordan Bailey, 28, was caught with a category A and a category B moving image of children in August 2023, leading to his sentencing.