Kingston Upon Hull Crown Court Sentencing Results

Ethan Start participated in violent disorder on August 3, 2024, in Hull city centre, where he was part of a large group confronting police, aggressively barbing and charging towards officers during a protest outside the Royal Hotel, which was housing asylum seekers. He was also involved in a conspiracy to supply cocaine between June 3, 2023, and April 23, 2024, which included using his phone for drug-related communications, possessing cash, a zombie-style knife, snap bags, and scales. Police investigations led to his arrest after executing warrants and monitoring telephone data.

Dean Kane, while driving a silver Audi Q7 without insurance and only a provisional licence, failed to stop for police on June 10 in Sutton Road, Hull. He accelerated to speeds of up to 100mph, drove through red lights, lost control on Holwell Road hitting a grass verge, sped over bumps on Ennerdale, and crashed into a bus while attempting to pass it on Littondale. He tried to flee the scene but stopped upon seeing a police dog. The bus driver sustained an arm injury, and no passengers were on board.

On June 25, Rachael Shipley was involved in a violent street confrontation on Hessle Road between two groups, where she brandished scissors, was thrown to the ground, and stabbed a man in the shoulder. She also lunged at a member of the public with the scissors. On June 26, she threatened a woman with a knife at her home, grabbing her by the neck and holding the knife briefly. She has a history of 61 previous offences, including similar incidents.

Blaze Jessop carried out two unprovoked violent attacks while under the influence of alcohol. In the first incident, on April 9, 2023, outside The George pub in Bridlington, she shoved a glass into a man's face, causing a 12cm wound and permanent scarring that required 15 stitches and hospital treatment, deeply affecting the victim and his family. In the second incident, on October 19 of the previous year, during a pub confrontation, she hit a woman with a bottle, believed to have smashed on impact, resulting in nasty facial cuts. She over-reacted in both cases and was restrained by a doorman in the latter.

Jamie Roach engaged in a campaign of stalking his ex-girlfriend between September 22 and December 26, 2024, by bombarding her with abusive and threatening calls, messages, and emails every hour of every day. He sent explicit photographs, turned up at her home, knocked on her window, and threatened to confront her at work if she did not respond. He monitored her movements, knowing when she was alone or at work, which made her scared to leave her house.

Lee Jowitt, a 43-year-old man from Hawthorne Drive, Holme-on-Spalding Moor, near Market Weighton, made abusive and threatening phone calls to his employer on June 23, accusing him of bullying his wife and spreading rumours. He threatened to kill the employer, stating, 'I am going to kill you. I am coming to kill you now.' Jowitt then arrived at the company's premises armed with a knife, continuing to make threats to kill and even threatening to stab another employee who tried to intervene. He was eventually calmed down, restrained, and left the site. He was arrested on June 29, causing distress to the victim and posing a risk of serious disorder at the workplace.

Christopher Musgrave, suspecting his girlfriend of an affair, argued with her and boiled a kettle of water. He threatened to pour it over her if she did not provide details of her work colleague. During the altercation on January 22, he lunged at her with the kettle, causing boiling water to spill onto her shoulder, arm, and face. A tussle ensued as she tried to take the kettle, resulting in burns that caused her significant pain and stress.

Aleksandr Malkov barged into a resident's room armed with two knives during a verbal altercation on March 3, 2025, in Scunthorpe. He stabbed a 66-year-old man three times in the stomach and once in the chest, leaving him seriously injured and 'lucky to be alive'. The victim was watching TV when the attack occurred, and Malkov returned to his own room after the assault. Police were called, and the victim received hospital treatment for his wounds.

Curtis Wedgner harassed his ex-wife by sending unwanted emails containing expletives and insults between July 16 and 25, 2025, and breached a restraining order on July 22, 23, and 24, 2025. This followed a previous assault on January 26, 2025, where he caused actual bodily harm by punching her. His actions were driven by jealousy and paranoia, exacerbated by a cocaine addiction, including sending abusive messages, making threats, and forcing entry into her home.

Dylan Finney took a Land Rover Freelander from outside a house in Eggborough on December 13, using cloned number plates. On December 18, he drove the vehicle towing a trailer at high speeds over 100mph to evade police on the A164 and rural roads towards Holme-on-Spalding Moor. He abandoned the damaged vehicle on the hard shoulder of the M62 motorway near the Ouse bridge and hid waist-deep in a ditch with a passenger. Police found eight number plates in the vehicle and detected cannabis use; blood tests confirmed he was over the legal limit for the drug. He had no insurance and was driving while disqualified.

Craig Eade participated in violent disorder and arson in Hull on August 3 during nationwide unrest following the Southport attack. He kicked a police officer's shield, added tyres to a fire outside a garage where a terrified family, including an autistic child, was hiding to escape the crowd, threw a road cone onto the blaze causing £20,000 in damage, surrounded a car with three foreign nationals and kicked it while the crowd shouted threats like 'Kill them', and engaged in further clashes with police.

Callum Simpson, armed with a knife, threatened to stab police officers and made menacing gestures during a confrontation. He climbed onto a roof from a rear window after pulling out a flick knife and warning officers, 'I'll f***ing stab you. If you touch me, you are going to get it.' The incident lasted about 30 minutes, during which he armed himself with a chunk of brick and was unaffected by Pava spray. Police were responding to reports of an injured woman in the street on July 21.

John Fennell jumped over a garden fence during an argument between his sister and her neighbour, grabbed the woman by her neck with both hands, strangled her, and dragged her around the garden on May 17. He was arrested shortly after and found in possession of cocaine. The incident escalated from a verbal dispute, and another neighbour intervened to stop the attack.

Phillip Buckingham, using the username Funtime Fred, exchanged messages with a decoy 13-year-old girl set up by an undercover police officer on Kik and WhatsApp between November 6 and 9, 2022. He claimed to be 58 years old and sought 'no strings attached' contact. He encouraged the girl to tease him, sent intimate but clothed pictures of himself, asked about her experiences, and inquired about her school activities. Police arrested him on December 16, 2022, after tracing the messages to his mobile phone.

Paulius Juknys was found at a house in Boulevard, west Hull, on June 27, 2025, where police discovered a secret cannabis factory with 126 cannabis plants and sophisticated growing equipment. The electricity had been bypassed, indicating a large-scale operation likely to yield a significant amount of drugs. Juknys had previously been jailed for a similar offense and had entered the UK illegally on June 20, 2025, in breach of a deportation order issued on April 14, 2024. He was the only person present at the house during the raid.

Kai Miller confronted and attacked a man with a 60cm Samurai sword outside a house in Pocklington on January 27. The victim, who had been at a party and returned after buying more alcohol, was slashed on the head before he could knock on the door, resulting in a serious wound requiring 10 stitches, as well as scratches on his face and neck. Miller grinned during the attack and told the victim to leave while mocking his injuries. The weapon was recovered when Miller was arrested.

Lee Marshall, 32, of Bridlington, engaged in an unprovoked and aggressive attack in the early hours of February 23, 2023, at the Apollo bar in Bridlington's Prince Street harbour area. He punched a 22-year-old man in the face, knocking him to the floor and causing a fractured skull that required major surgery and a 10-day hospital stay. The victim suffered permanent physical and emotional effects, including headaches, sleep issues, reduced work hours, and a permanent scar, with his mother describing the ordeal as horrific and life-altering.

Stephen Shepherd, in a hotel room in Hull on February 2, accused his ex-girlfriend of cheating after a night of drinking, slapped her, grabbed her throat and strangled her, restricting her breathing, and tore her passport in half when she tried to leave. He continued to be aggressive, assaulting police officers who arrived, leading to the use of a Taser to subdue him, and he remained defiant even after being handcuffed. The victim reported feeling extremely petrified and feared for her safety.

Ross Stubbs engaged in a campaign of harassment against his ex-girlfriend between November 9 and December 16, 2024, despite an indefinite restraining order in place since February 2022 following previous violent offences against her. He sent a sinister Snapchat message showing himself making a gun gesture, liked her social media posts, and made phone calls, causing her to fear for her life and describing the period as 'hell'. This was an escalation of prior abusive behaviour.

Alex Rooney, 27, of Hull, deliberately used a can of deodorant to spray flames in the Tesco store in King Edward Street, Hull city centre, on July 13, causing panic and alarm. He directed the flames towards police officers and staff, forcing customers to evacuate through the fire escape. His actions were a deliberate attempt to get arrested and sent back to prison amid his struggles with drug addiction and heavy drinking. He has previous convictions for assaulting an emergency worker, non-domestic burglary, and theft.

Neil Spencer was involved in smashing a window of an unoccupied property in west Hull, where a cannabis factory was found. He fled in a van with false number plates, which contained two sawn-off shotguns and a large amount of live ammunition. One shotgun had spent cartridges and was in a fixed firing position. Spencer was pursued by police, caught by a police dog in a graveyard, and the van was searched. The incident occurred on April 17, and Spencer was travelling from Doncaster to Hull for criminal purposes.

On March 12, Luke Yeaman attacked a man in the Wawne Ferry pub in Bransholme. He pushed the victim off a bar stool in an unprovoked manner, repeatedly punched him to the head, kicked him in the face, stamped on his head, dragged him by his feet, and hit him with a bar stool. The victim suffered bruises to the front and back of his head.

Liam McKenzie engaged in controlling and coercive behaviour towards his girlfriend from June 1, 2022, to January 8, 2025, making her life a misery by accusing her of infidelity, monitoring her activities, forcing her to change her behaviour including stopping makeup and certain clothes, screaming, shouting, throwing objects, and going through her phone. On January 5, 2025, he caused criminal damage to equipment in her beauty business after she left him. The relationship began via Facebook in May-June 2022; he moved into her flat and worked at a gym where jealousy escalated. She recorded incidents. On October 12, 2025, he deliberately breached the restraining order by being in her house during an ongoing incident.

Carl Dunn participated in public disorder and arson in Hull city centre on August 3, 2024, where he threw wood onto a makeshift fire in the Spring Bank area and tyres onto an existing fire in the Milky Way area. This contributed to scenes of violence that caused fear, distress, and health risks to families, including children, who were affected by smoke and fumes.

Luke Sproxton participated in violent disorder on August 3, gathering outside the Royal Hotel in Ferensway, where asylum seekers were housed. He approached a police cordon, shouted and gesticulated at officers, pushed against a riot shield, threw a large metal fence towards the police, and kicked a riot shield in Jameson Street. He was an active and persistent participant, inciting others, as part of 12 hours of widespread mob violence involving racist chanting and attacks on police.

Kirsty Bennett, a 29-year-old mother-of-one and qualified beauty therapist from Marfleet Lane, east Hull, participated in a riot in Hull city centre on August 3, 2024. She joined a crowd outside the Royal Hotel in Ferensway, where asylum seekers were housed, and threw missiles, including what appeared to be a toilet roll, at police. She also became one of the first looters to enter the O2 store in Jameson Street around 6.30pm, stealing mobile phone cases with the intention of selling them to fund her crack cocaine addiction. This caused significant damage to the store, estimated at over £30,000, and contributed to a police operation costing about £270,000.