Kingston Upon Hull Crown Court Sentencing Results

Adam Lennon was part of an organised crime group in North Lincolnshire. In August 2025, he falsely imprisoned a 19-year-old man, attacked him with a hammer, and forced him to drink urine. In October 2025, he lured a 17-year-old victim who had been exploited to sell drugs to an address, prevented him from leaving, and subjected him to violence and intimidation together with Harry Cairney and a teenage offender.

Darren Feve gave a false alibi for Kian Feve in connection with the stabbing death of the 29-year-old victim just after midnight on 20 March 2023 on Macaulay Way in Grimsby.

Daniel Tranmer, 40, from Hull, sexually abused four vulnerable children over a number of years by exploiting and abusing vulnerable and impressionable young girls. He was a manipulative sexual predator.

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.

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.

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.

Joshua Smith was caught on CCTV repeatedly trying to throw a package over the wall of HMP Hull in July 2025. After several failed attempts, he managed to get the parcel into the prison grounds, where it was recovered almost immediately. The package contained Class A and Class B drugs valued at around £12,000 and a mobile phone. He was identified from CCTV and pleaded guilty.