Kingston Upon Hull Crown Court Sentencing Results

Uchenna Agunenye was driving a silver Citroën C4 on Holderness Road in Hull when he swerved off the road and struck a cyclist in a cycle lane. The victim was thrown from her bike into a metal railing, suffering a broken leg, heel and several toes, an elbow fracture and lacerations, and required surgery. The car continued down the road after the initial collision. Agunenye had failed to wear glasses required by his driving licence conditions and failed a roadside eyesight test. He was sentenced for causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

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.

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.

Lewis Millson, 33, of 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.

Peter Norman Daniel Tranmer, 40, from Hull, sexually touched four vulnerable children under 13 over several years. Despite his persistent denials, the victims' courage led to his conviction.

Paul Bloice drank four pints of lager in the hour before driving a white BMW on 6 March. Witnesses said he was driving erratically and appeared to be in the middle of the road. He was on the wrong side of the road when his car collided almost head-on with a Toyota Yaris carrying a woman and four children. The woman suffered fractures to her right collarbone, right shoulder blade, lower shin bone and ankle and required two operations. One child suffered a ruptured bladder and also required surgery. A roadside breath test recorded 90mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath, against a legal limit of 35mcg. He refused to provide a blood sample at hospital and initially tried to blame the other driver. Judge Alexander Menary rejected the suggestion that Bloice was trying to avoid a pheasant and said the offences were so serious that only immediate imprisonment could be justified.

Nathan Mulvana, a convicted sex offender subject to a sexual harm prevention order and sex offender registration, admitted three offences of making indecent images of children between June 15 and August 13 last year. Police arrested him on August 12 last year and found 969 indecent images on his mobile phone, including 255 Category A, 186 Category B and 528 Category C images and videos featuring young girls aged between one and six. He had previous convictions including imprisonment for sexual assault and exposure, and had been jailed in September last year for breaching a sexual harm prevention order. Judge Richard Woolfall imposed 16 months imprisonment and said it was not appropriate to suspend the sentence because of a history of poor compliance.

Sandra Brumby, a former dog breeder and trained dog groomer, caused serious suffering to two Rottweilers at her home in Cleethorpes. The dogs were kept inside without access to food or water, were malnourished and had ribs and spines clearly visible. Two other dogs had already died and their bodies were left in the kitchen. The surviving dogs were later put to sleep. She admitted two offences of causing unnecessary suffering to the dogs on 11 November.

Robert Woodruff, an off-duty paramedic, had been drinking excessively in several pubs before driving on the A1033 between Ottringham and Patrington. He veered onto the opposite carriageway and collided with a 56-year-old cyclist, who suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. Woodruff pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.

Robert Bush, former director of Legacy Independent Funeral Directors, was convicted at Hull Crown Court of 67 offences. His trial heard that bodies at his premises had been left to decompose, unidentified ashes were left in mouldy boxes, and excrement and bodily fluids were found on the floor. He was sentenced after denying 30 people a decent and proper burial.

Scott Harrison and a co-defendant attended a woman's house in Hull armed with weapons on 25th February this year following an altercation. A man and a woman sustained serious head injuries in the violent incident. Harrison pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent.