Kingston Upon Hull Crown Court Sentencing Results

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.

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.

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.

Jerome Cawkwell, 24, of 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.

Simon Smith, a former Humberside Police Community Support Officer aged 49 from Gilberdyke, abused his position of trust over a 10-year period to contact and form inappropriate sexual relationships with women he met through his work, including while on duty. He attempted to cover up his actions by asking one woman not to speak to the police. An internal investigation by Humberside Police, managed by the Independent Office of Police Conduct, led to charges by the Crown Prosecution Service.

On August 2, 2020, in Pearson Park, Hull, Bilal Ocal, 27, punched a police constable in the face with full force while the officer was attempting to arrest him after Ocal refused to provide details following a seatbelt violation. The officer suffered four facial fractures, including a broken eye socket, cheekbone, and jaw, requiring surgery with metal plates. The attack caused severe physical pain, psychological trauma, and potential career-ending injuries, with the officer undergoing counselling. Ocal fled but was arrested after colleagues used a Taser. He had failed to appear in court two days prior for a separate assault on October 5, 2018, where he punched a woman outside the Banks Harbour pub in Beverley Road, causing a broken nose, head cut, loss of taste and smell, and psychological damage requiring surgery.

Anthony Newbon, 36, of Barton-upon-Humber, engaged in controlling and coercive behaviour towards his girlfriend between May 31 and October 8, 2023. The relationship initially went well but deteriorated due to his heavy drinking (at least a small bottle of vodka daily) and crack cocaine use. He became jealous, possessive, and aggressive, constantly accusing her of infidelity, monitoring her via phone calls, dragging her from social situations, and threatening harm. On one occasion, he brandished a rock hammer at her home to intimidate her into returning to his. In a specific incident, after heavy drinking and drug use, he locked her in his home for three hours, removed the key, accused her of cheating, grabbed and dragged her, pinned her down, and refused to let her leave until she admitted to infidelity. She escaped when a friend visited. The victim reported immense psychological impact, feeling worthless, frightened, and trapped in a nightmare. Newbon was arrested on October 8, 2023, and had prior convictions including assault in 2013 and theft in 2015.

Mark Fleming, in a relationship with the victim for 36 years, pushed her during a confrontation in the kitchen on May 20, 2023, causing her to fall and cut her head on a door frame, resulting in significant bleeding. He then punched the wound, exacerbating the injury. The victim required hospital treatment with seven strips on her forehead. Additionally, between November 8 and 19, 2023, he harassed her with threatening messages and breached a non-molestation order on November 16, 2023, sending emails that included threats of death, leaving her scared to go out and causing significant mental distress.

Joseph Antcliff, 29, strangled his ex-girlfriend at her home in Hull on August 24, 2023, after an argument following drinks. The victim's daughter's boyfriend intervened, attempting to pull Antcliff away, but Antcliff maintained his grip and stated 'I'm not leaving until she is dead.' The boyfriend punched Antcliff multiple times, rendering him unconscious and stopping the attack. The victim sustained swelling to her face and neck marks consistent with strangulation. Antcliff denied the charge but was found guilty.

Claire Barnett's two-year-old son, the victim, drowned on 17 March 2023 after falling into an ornamental pond in the garden of their home in Beverley, East Yorkshire, while she was uploading photographs to Facebook and taking a call from her boyfriend instead of supervising him. She gave conflicting accounts of the incident, and it is unknown how long the toddler was in the pond before she found him. Barnett has four children and had previous issues with neglect.

Jeremy Southgate, a 63-year-old landlord from Welton near Brough in East Yorkshire, allowed cannabis farms to operate in 17 of his 72 properties as part of a multi-million-pound drugs operation. He installed ghost tenants in the properties, which were then taken over for drugs cultivation. Southgate bought properties at auction for low cash sums, made about £11 million per year, and even gained government grants for insulation that helped evade detection. He did not keep accurate records, making it hard to prove criminal income.

Ryan Tomney, 29, from Cleethorpes, attended a flat in Grimsby on Sunday, 24 April 2022, with the intent to cause significant harm. He set the flat alight while two people were inside, both of whom escaped. He then chased one man down the street, doused him in petrol, and set him alight, causing serious burns requiring treatment at a specialist burns unit. Tomney also torched a car, which was completely destroyed. CCTV footage identified him, and after attempting to evade arrest by climbing onto his roof, throwing tiles, and starting fires, he was arrested on 29 April 2022.

Nzar Jabar Mohamad, from Hull, led a gang involved in people smuggling, boasting of smuggling dozens of women into the UK using HGVs and small boats. He was arrested on 15 November 2019 while arranging to smuggle up to 21 people across the Channel on a small boat, charging migrants up to £10,000 each. The group initially used HGVs from Belgium and the Netherlands but diversified to inflatable dinghies. Mohamad himself entered the UK illegally in April 2019 by hiding in an HGV and claimed asylum. Phone records linked him to smuggling operations, including contacts with agents in the Dunkirk migrant camp. Covert recordings captured his discussions on logistics, finances, and methods, including a missing £6,500 dinghy, motor, fuel, and lifejackets.

On October 10, John Puckering approached a cyclist in Queen Victoria Square, Hull, pulled him from his bicycle, knelt on his upper body and neck, restricting his breathing, and demanded £20. The victim escaped and called the police; Puckering falsely claimed he had been robbed. On October 14, at a flat, after giving the victim £4 for cigarettes, Puckering, while high on crack cocaine, attacked the man with a shifting spanner, striking his face and causing a 5cm wound to his upper neck and a 1cm wound to his face or neck. He had 106 previous offences, including five assaults.

John Rytting and the victim's mother encouraged the four-year-old victim to eat sedatives including heroin, diazepam, methadone and ketamine for up to six months before her death from cardiac arrest in June 2013, due to a long period of ill-treatment and neglect.

John Sandell, 75, was convicted of six offences of indecency with a child. The victim was a young girl. He groomed her by offering rewards, cakes, treats, taking her to Hull Fair, and showing inappropriate videos. He told her not to say anything. He was caught with the girl in a caravan at business premises in Holderness, where the mother discovered them together. The victim suffered flashbacks, horrendous depression, emotional and psychological harm, impacting her life, relationships, and ability to sleep or concentrate.

Jackie Miller shouted racist abuse at police, including repeated racial slurs. She claimed to be angry that nothing was being done about her car window being broken and demanded to know why officers did not go and use pepper spray.

Harry Cairney was part of an organised crime group. In October 2025, he was involved with Adam Lennon and a teenage offender in luring a 17-year-old victim who had been exploited to sell drugs to an address, preventing him from leaving, and subjecting him to violence and intimidation.

Harvey Skinner was involved in a violent disturbance outside the Lidl store in Dudley Road, Scunthorpe at about 6pm on September 15 last year. Three men were armed with weapons, including a machete, a hatchet and a hammer; Skinner had a hammer. A man was attacked and knocked to the ground in what the judge described as a terrifying incident in broad daylight, linked to a drugs turf war. Skinner also admitted possessing cocaine with intent to supply and possessing cash as criminal property on July 4, 2024. Police stopped him on an e-bike in Scunthorpe and later found cocaine, cannabis, two mobile phones and cash. Messages relating to dealing cocaine were found on a phone.

Liam Labourne, 34, of Bransholme, Hull, admitted using controlling and coercive behaviour in Scunthorpe between January 1 and August 4, 2024. He regularly hit and intimidated his girlfriend, including slapping, punching and suffocating her after finding messages on her phone he did not like. He damaged property and prevented her from going out alone. The victim fled the home in terror on one occasion. Labourne had eight previous convictions.

Logan Preston, 23, of Howden, confronted and punched a 69-year-old man using a walking frame on Station Road in Howden at about 11.15pm on June 21 2025. The victim fell, banged his head and was left unconscious with bleeding on the brain and a broken jaw. He later required 24-hour care in a home. Preston had been drinking and acted after his girlfriend mentioned stalking allegations involving the victim.