Kingston Upon Hull Crown Court Sentencing Results

Played a leading role in 12 hours of racist, hate-fuelled mob violence in Hull city centre on August 3, 2024, sparked by murders in Southport. Involved in riots, arson, and looting, including damage to a BMW with terrified occupants, burglary at O2 and Greggs stores, and arson at Shoezone.

Travelled two hours to Hull, leaving his wedding ring in his car, to meet a 'gorgeous' 12-year-old girl he fancied after exchanging intimate messages. The girl was a police decoy; he was arrested outside a cafe near the railway station on May 28, 2024.

Distributed sickening images of children to 374 members of internet groups and exchanged intimate messages with a decoy 13-year-old girl between April 20 and May 4, 2023. Boasted that young girls 'turn me on so much' and had a large collection of indecent images.

Bombarded a woman with 222 telephone calls between July 1 and November 20, 2024, attacked her car with a chisel while she was inside, and threatened to beat her black and blue and stab her family member, leaving her terrified.

On 24 October 2024, David Salter entered the One Stop shop in Marfleet Lane, east Hull, and grabbed a bottle of bleach from a shelf. He chased a member of staff and sprayed bleach towards him, continuing to squirt bleach around the store and causing £138 worth of damage to stock. Some bleach splashed onto the staff member's shoulder. Salter also admitted possessing a knuckle duster as an offensive weapon in a private place and possessing cannabis on 29 October 2024.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Member of an organised crime group responsible for at least 13 robberies at EE mobile phone shops across London between September and November 2024. The group used threats of violence to force staff to open secure stock rooms, stealing high-value mobile phones and devices worth £240,000 in total. Identified through CCTV, forensic evidence, DNA, call data, and vehicle records. Arrested during preparation for further offences on 19 November 2024 in Kilburn.

Tiffany Archer, 31, of Ashlar Drive, Eastfield, Scarborough, was linked to the possession of criminal property derived from a county lines drug dealing operation. She and her partner lived a lavish lifestyle funded by criminal proceeds, including high-end designer clothing, watches, and other luxury items, with no legitimate source of income. She was arrested on September 25, 2023, at the same address as her partner.

James Gordon, a 66-year-old property landlord from Withernwick Road, Great Hatfield, near Hornsea, and Anlaby Road, west Hull, owned premises used as three separate sophisticated cannabis factories discovered on January 12, July 21, and December 23, 2020, containing 137, 451, and 184 cannabis plants respectively, with a total wholesale value exceeding £500,000. Electricity was bypassed in each setup. On October 5, 2020, he was stopped driving a minibus at a UK control zone in Coquelles, France, with 10 illegal Albanian immigrants hidden inside, intended to work in cannabis factories; £12,000 payments were made to his accounts. He denied involvement but was convicted.

On January 1, 2024, during New Year's festivities in Bridlington, Michael Charlton, 48, suffocated his girlfriend with a pillow after an argument, dragged her out of the house in her underwear, and slammed the door. She hid in the garden shed, but he forced entry with a crowbar and strangled her, causing her to fear for her life. He continued stalking her until March 1, 2024, breaching bail by contacting her and ambushing her at work, leading her to quit her job and change her life drastically.

Lewis Millson, 33, of Thurlstone Close, Bransholme, Hull, engaged in controlling and coercive behaviour towards a woman he had known for 15 years, starting a romantic relationship in early 2023. After moving in together, he repeatedly hurled abuse, made threats, assaulted her, and caused property damage between October 1, 2023, and April 7, 2024. Incidents included damaging a light switch and punching a wardrobe panel that fell on her in October 2023; waving a bread knife close to her face, snagging her jumper, putting her in a headlock, and trapping her shoulder in a door in November 2023; shattering a glass partition wall with blood splatters; grabbing her arms, pulling her onto a bed, headbutting and punching walls, and throwing her phone. After release from custody, he sent distressing messages despite no-contact conditions. In March and April 2024, he squeezed her arms and launched tirades of abuse. His heavy drinking exacerbated the aggressive behaviour, leaving the victim with lasting trauma, depression, panic attacks, nightmares, and forcing her to abandon her home.

On March 11, 2024, at the Pier Hotel on Seaside Road in Withernsea, Darren Moverley, 44, of Hubert Street, Withernsea, was involved in a violent incident after drinking with his brother. A heated argument between two other men led to one being struck; Moverley and his brother initially acted as peacemakers. When a man, 43, intervened to check on his friend, he argued with Moverley, leading to grappling. After the incident inside, Moverley was ejected and hit another man on the street, causing a fractured eye socket. The events were captured on CCTV.

David Wilkinson participated in the riots on August 3, 2024, in Hull, which involved racist hate-fuelled mob violence. He wielded a chain to smash the windscreen of a car occupied by three Romanian men, attacked police officers elsewhere in the city centre, spat at them, and attempted to set alight a wheelie bin outside a garage where a family with young children was hiding amid cries of 'Kill them' and dense smoke from burning tyres.

John Honey was actively involved in the riots on August 3, 2024, in Hull, which were sparked by an anti-immigration rally and involved racist violence. He attacked a car by yanking open the passenger door and kicking it, threw missiles at police, smashed the window of a phone shop and entered it, and looted a Lush store, emerging with stolen gift boxes which he handed out to the crowd while wishing them 'Merry Christmas'.

Travis Whitelock, 23, of Brisbane Street, west Hull, participated in the disorder on August 3, 2024, by covering his face with a grey balaclava, throwing missiles at police, pushing a burning bin towards them, and kicking a moving police van.

Steven Love, 41, of Middleton Street, west Hull, participated in the violence in Ferensway on August 3, 2024, by hurling a blue wheelie bin at police, charging at them, and throwing missiles.

Corey Holloway, of Belmont Street, Scunthorpe, was involved in the riots on August 3, 2024, where he acted violently and aggressively towards police, threw a traffic cone at them, and propelled a refuse container towards police officers. He will spend his 21st birthday in a Young Offenders' Institution.

John Nunan, 36, of Hermes Close, east Hull, was involved in the disorder in Ferensway on August 3, 2024, where he picked up a police riot shield, mockingly crouched behind it, threw multiple missiles at police, and pushed a bin towards them.

Connor Whiteley, 26, of Spring Bank, west Hull, played a prominent role in horrifying racist mob violence in Hull city centre on August 3, 2024. He attempted to cover his face while charging at police officers, kicking a female police officer to the ground, throwing missiles, and damaging vehicles that had been set on fire. This occurred amidst widespread disorder involving threats to kill members of the public, including terrified children who were cowering nearby, as part of 12 hours of racist hate-fuelled violence.

Andrew Stewart participated in widespread violent disorder in Hull city centre on August 3, 2024, amid riots incited by far-right agitators. The disorder involved looting shops, starting fires on pavements, and causing significant damage, including to pavements and public property. He was part of a mob that contributed to the chaos following false social media claims about a stabbing incident in Southport.

Christopher Douglas took part in violent disorder in Hull city centre on August 3, 2024, during riots fuelled by far-right groups. The events included looting of shops, setting fires on pavements, and attacking a police cordon, resulting in injuries to officers and extensive damage to public and private property, triggered by misinformation about a stabbing in Southport.

Brandon Kirkwood was involved in violent disorder on August 3, 2024, in Hull city centre, where riots led to looting, fires, and attacks on police. The unrest caused significant harm, including injuries to officers and destruction of pavements and shops, stemming from false online claims regarding a stabbing incident in Southport.

Jerome Cawkwell, 24, of Cambridge Grove, east Hull, was driving a motorbike at full speed along a footpath on Rosmead playing fields, off Southcoates Lane, east Hull, without a licence, without having taken a compulsory basic training course, without wearing a helmet, without insurance, and the vehicle was not in efficient working order. He struck nine-year-old the victim, a talented gymnast and dancer who was out with family and friends taking pictures for a dance class assignment, causing serious injuries that resulted in the boy losing his leg. Cawkwell fled the scene, abandoned the bike at another address, and was arrested at a property at 1.45pm.