Leicester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 212 verdicts at Leicester Crown Court (Leicester). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

March 2026 6 cases

Tyler Attreed

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

46 months imprisonment

Tyler Attreed, 21, of Torrington Park, North Finchley, London, was found with MDMA, cocaine, and ketamine at the Forbidden Forest festival at Belvoir Castle on May 30, 2025, and admitted intending to supply the drugs at the annual four-day electronic music event featuring house, techno, and drum and bass. Separate offences included possession of cocaine for supply and carrying a folding pocket knife on Rye Lane, Dunton Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, in November 2024, plus possession of cannabis in Leicester on the same date.

Pleaded guilty to intending to supply MDMA, cocaine, and ketamine at Forbidden Forest festival; also admitted possessing cocaine for supply, carrying a folding pocket knife, and possessing cannabis. Concurrent sentences for additional offences. Recorder Mr P Stagg ordered forfeiture and destruction of drugs and paraphernalia, and confiscation of £1,425 in cash.

11 Mar 2026

Stephen Morris

Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment

Between March 2023 and May 2024, Stephen Morris subjected his long-term partner, who was suffering from dementia and had learning difficulties, to persistent physical and verbal abuse in their home in the Spinney Hills area of Leicester. He attacked her, causing unexplained bruises and minor abrasions, and covered up the abuse by lying to medics and social workers, refusing them entry to the home, hanging up on them, and hurling racist abuse. He prevented healthcare professionals from speaking to her and contradicted her statements. Neighbours reported his verbal aggression towards her. The couple had been together for about 40 years. In a separate incident in 2024, he was convicted of battery after kicking her legs and throwing food at her outside Taco Bell in Leicester city centre. The victim has since died of cancer.

Pleaded guilty to controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship. Prior conviction in 2024 for battery against the same victim. Will serve 4 months in custody followed by release on licence.

10 Mar 2026

Damien Ward

Manslaughter *

Sentence

7.5 years imprisonment

Damien Ward assaulted fellow inmate Dennis Green at HMP Fosse Way in Leicestershire on August 6, 2025, by punching him in the head, causing Green to fall and suffer a serious head injury. Green died from his injuries on August 21, 2025. Ward was initially charged with grievous bodily harm with intent and later murder, but his guilty plea to manslaughter was accepted.

Pleaded guilty to manslaughter; acted in self-defence due to debt over vapes; no further violence since moving to HMP Leicester.

6 Mar 2026

Donnell Magezi

Conspiracy to supply class A drug and forced labour *

Sentence

66 months imprisonment

Donnell Magezi, 25, of Almond Avenue, Ealing, travelled from London to Leicestershire to set up a drugs line and recruit local children to sell class A drugs. On the evening of January 8, 2022, he and associates visited the homes of two teenage victims in the Charnwood area, forced them into a car, took them to a secluded area on the outskirts of Loughborough, and threatened them with violence to themselves and their families unless they agreed to sell cocaine. The threats continued via phone calls on January 9, 2022, demanding access to their homes. One victim informed his parents, leading to Magezi's arrest on January 9, 2022. Additionally, in December 2022, Magezi submitted a false employment letter to the court to alter his bail conditions, which included an overnight curfew.

Found guilty after trial of two counts of requiring a person to perform forced or compulsory labour, one count of conspiracy to supply a class A drug (cocaine), and one count of perverting the course of justice. Ran the 'Adam Line' drugs operation between West London and Loughborough.

6 Mar 2026

Ashley Messenger

Burglary *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Ashley Messenger, 32, of no fixed abode, committed six burglaries in Birstall between August 7 and October 19, 2025, at locations including Worcester Avenue (two incidents), Ashmead Crescent, Allingham Drive, Newton Drive, and Whiles Lane. He was linked to the crimes through DNA on a stolen shotgun found at an address in Tatlow Road, Glenfield, on August 14, 2025, and evidence from his mobile phones. He was arrested on November 18, 2025.

Pleaded guilty to six counts of burglary, one count of possession of a class C drug and one count of breaching a restraining order. Mobile phone evidence placed him at the scenes. Crimes had a significant impact on the Birstall community.

5 Mar 2026

Taylor Cort-Byerley

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

10-month sentence suspended for 18 months, 100 hours unpaid work, 20 days on rehabilitation programmes, 12 mental health sessions

On a Sunday night last summer, Taylor Cort-Byerley, 19, of Camfield Rise, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, fled from police in a Ford Focus with two passengers urging him not to stop. He reached 100mph, speeding from Blaby through Glen Parva and Eyres Monsell, up Saffron Lane into Leicester, turning back south, running red lights, forcing evasive action from other drivers, and nearly causing a head-on collision on the Pork Pie Roundabout in Eyres Monsell before crashing into a road sign and barrier in Aylestone. He has never passed a driving test.

Pleaded guilty. Judge noted significant trauma in youth, ADHD, psycho-social immaturity, and difficult family circumstances with drug-addicted parents. Described as a highly dangerous pursuit, narrowly avoiding custody.

5 Mar 2026

February 2026 6 cases

Benedict Azam

Sexual assault *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Benedict Azam sexually assaulted three women in three separate incidents in Oakham on August 17 and 18, 2025, where the female victims were touched inappropriately.

Found guilty. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years and ordered to pay a £187 victim surcharge.

18 Feb 2026

James Waterfield

Intentional strangulation and controlling and coercive behaviour *

Sentence

16-month sentence suspended for 21 months, 60 hours unpaid work, 20 days rehabilitation, £500 compensation

James Waterfield, 21, engaged in a six-month troubled relationship starting January 2023 with a young woman he met at a vape shop in Hinckley. He pressured her to avoid friends, threatened suicide for attention, drove aggressively to frighten her including chasing her car on A47 near Earl Shilton and slamming brakes while she was a passenger. After breakup in July 2023, he continued harassment by bombarding messages and appearing at her workplace. Allowed to stay at her parents' home as friends after becoming homeless, on July 21, 2023, he became enraged seeing a dating app on her phone, threatened to ram her car, stole house keys to force hotel stay but abandoned plan. Confronted with CCTV, he refused to leave, grabbed her phone, pulled landline batteries, prevented exit, pushed her to floor, threatened with kitchen knife and himself. She messaged for help via WhatsApp but he intercepted; pub staff arrived, he strangled her in headlock upstairs until breathless. He left after intervention; she called police.

Pleaded guilty to intentional strangulation and using controlling and coercive behaviour. No prior convictions. Suffers from autism, ADHD, anxiety and depression. Judge noted mistreatment was deeply unpleasant and sinister. Five-year restraining order imposed.

13 Feb 2026

Declan Guess

Stalking and Distribution of Indecent Images of Children *

Sentence

3.5 years imprisonment

Declan Guess, aged 24, subjected a woman to over three years of online abuse starting with sharing intimate photos of her taken as a teenager. This led to strangers visiting her family home in October 2022 seeking sexual activity, based on malicious posts advertising her for sex including her name, photos, and address. Police seized his devices, finding over 500 indecent images of children, images of bestiality, and further evidence of online offending. He was arrested again in June 2025 for stalking, issued a Stalking Protection Order in August 2025, which he breached in September 2025 by following her on Instagram. Charged with stalking, breach of stalking protection order, possession of extreme pornographic images, three counts of making IIOC, and three counts of distribution of IIOC.

Pleaded guilty on the first day of trial to stalking and distribution of indecent images of children (IIOC) of category A and C. Made subject to a restraining order, a sexual harm prevention order, and placed on the sex offender register.

12 Feb 2026

Lee Mason

Burglary *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

On December 25, 2025, at 10am, Lee Mason and Michael Stanness smashed through a back window of Loris Parfum in Loseby Lane, Leicester city centre, and stole 84 perfumes worth £5,650, causing £500 damage. They were recognised from CCTV and arrested on January 6, 2026.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Has 159 previous offences, including dwelling and non-dwelling burglaries. Recently released from prison a week before the offence. Homeless.

10 Feb 2026

Michael Stanness

Burglary *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Has 236 previous offences, including non-dwelling burglaries. Recently suffered a heart attack and remains unwell. Homeless.

10 Feb 2026

Huson Ali

Attempted rape *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

On April 22, 2025, Huson Ali attempted to rape a man at a home in east Leicester, also causing the male to engage in sexual activity and committing two counts of sexual assault. During the arrest at the same property, quantities of cocaine and ketamine were recovered, leading to additional charges of possessing with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs. The incident involved drug use and supply related to the sex offences.

Convicted by jury after trial. Pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to supply Class A and Class B drugs (cocaine and ketamine). Sentencing for drug offences pending before Recorder Jonathan Dee.

1 Feb 2026

January 2026 10 cases

Ryan Lockwood

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Ryan Lockwood, 23, of Hunts Field Drive, Gretton, committed horrific sexual offences against boys during 2024 and 2025. He admitted two counts of sexual activity with a child, three counts of causing a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, three counts of making indecent photographs of a child, and two counts of taking indecent photographs of a child. Lockwood was employed at Gretton House, a home for adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome, until his arrest, but no victims were connected to the home.

Admitted 11 serious sexual offences against children. Labelled a 'dangerous' offender. Given a four year extension period on licence. Barred from working with vulnerable people. Given an indefinite sexual harm prevention order. Required to sign the sex offenders’ register until further notice. All electronic devices forfeited. Four other counts left on file.

30 Jan 2026

Nathan Nelson

Stalking with serious alarm or distress *

Sentence

hospital order combined with a restriction order

Nathan Nelson, of Barkby Road, Queniborough, near Loughborough, began a campaign of stalking against a Leicester solicitor who had previously represented him, starting in the summer of 2024, just after his restraining order from a 2022 conviction expired. He bombarded her workplace with threatening calls and voicemails, threatening to smash her face in, kill her, and cut off her head. He messaged her family members, informed her he knew their locations and parking habits, and claimed to have people watching her. He also threatened to smash the offices in Leicester city centre. The victim reported severe impacts including panic attacks, inability to be alone, fear of driving alone, and triggers from media, affecting her partner's work.

Pleaded guilty to stalking with serious alarm or distress. Has paranoid schizophrenia and was transferred to The Priory in Lincolnshire for treatment. Indefinite restraining order imposed, banning contact with the victim and mentioning her on social media. Prior conviction for stalking in 2022 with 10-week sentence and restraining order. 47 other offences including harassment, threats to kill, and 18 assaults.

26 Jan 2026

Danny Casey

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

112 months imprisonment

Danny Casey, 34, of Meynells Gorse, Braunstone, Leicester, was linked to 28 burglaries between October 2024 and January 2025, targeting vulnerable residents including a 92-year-old deaf woman in Whetstone whom he burgled while she slept, stealing her jewellery box containing an engagement ring and an eternity ring from her late husband; a cancer patient in Walton on the Wolds who was woken by Casey smashing a window and entering with a screwdriver; an elderly widow in Glaston near Uppingham three months after her husband's death, where he stood over her bed demanding money; and a lone woman in Mountsorrel who barricaded herself in her bedroom. With his brother, he committed four burglaries on October 3, 2025, in Birstall, Loughborough, and Mountsorrel, stealing a Toyota Yaris, drone, cash, and jewellery. The spree extended to Lincolnshire (Lincoln, Boston, Sleaford, Holbeach, Newark in Nottinghamshire) and six properties in Carmarthenshire, Wales, totaling 37 offences across regions.

Admitted three counts of conspiracy to burgle and two counts of breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order. Issued with a Serious Crime Prevention Order to come into effect upon release.

20 Jan 2026

Terence Casey

Conspiracy to burgle *

Sentence

42 months imprisonment

Terence Casey, 26, of Meynells Gorse, Braunstone, Leicester, was involved in 12 burglaries and three attempted burglaries alongside his brother Danny, including four joint burglaries on October 3, 2025, targeting properties in Birstall, Loughborough, and Mountsorrel, stealing a Toyota Yaris, drone, cash, and jewellery. The spree began in Leicestershire areas like Leicester, Oadby, Hinckley, Castle Donington, and Narborough, then moved to Lincolnshire (Lincoln, Boston, Sleaford, Holbeach) and Newark in Nottinghamshire, and six properties in Carmarthenshire, Wales, with a total of 37 offences linked to one or both brothers across regions.

Admitted two counts of conspiracy to burgle. Issued with a Serious Crime Prevention Order to come into effect upon release.

20 Jan 2026

Carl Gittens

Theft and possession of a knife in public *

Sentence

46 weeks imprisonment

Carl Gittens, 36, stole £45 from his housemate in a shared house in Cavendish Road, off Leicester's Saffron Lane, after the victim refused to buy a broken e-scooter that Gittens had tried to sell him. The incident occurred in July 2025. Gittens pinned the victim to a bench and demanded his wallet, taking the cash. While walking back, Gittens discarded a knife he was carrying upon seeing police lights and hearing a helicopter. The victim reported the theft and knife to officers. Gittens has 34 prior offences, including threats to kill and wounding with intent, and carried the knife for self-protection following his son's murder conviction and 22-year sentence.

Pleaded guilty to theft and carrying a knife in public. Previously on licence for actual bodily harm sentence from earlier in 2025. Recorder Claire MacLynn KC noted that carrying a knife for protection was not mitigating. Restraining order for 5 years banning contact with victim. New sentence starts from now; time on recall since July does not count.

16 Jan 2026

Matthew Kelly

Theft and breach of criminal behaviour order *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Matthew Kelly, 34, of no fixed address, breached a criminal behaviour order by entering Beaumont Leys shopping centre, from which he was banned for three years (originally two years from November 2024, extended after prior theft). On December 1, 2025, he stole £133 worth of cosmetics from Boots and fled. On December 13, 2025, he stole £112 worth of goods from Tesco's make-up aisle but was detained by security guards until police arrived; all goods recovered.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and two breaches of criminal behaviour order. Offending linked to drug use. Judge noted extensive history of theft convictions and described him as a 'repeat customer' for the courts. Defence sought suspended sentence to allow living with aunt for support off drugs.

12 Jan 2026

Nicholas Dalrymple

Grievous Bodily Harm without Intent *

Sentence

33 months imprisonment

Nicholas Dalrymple and an unnamed accomplice lay in wait outside a flat in Leicester that the victim was visiting. The attack occurred in April 2022 after 5pm. In the hallway, Dalrymple leapt on the victim from behind, pulling him to the floor and punching him while shouting 'stab him, stab him'. The accomplice approached with a knife and slashed the victim's elbow, causing a grave injury with permanent scarring. The victim fought back, kicked Dalrymple off, grabbed the knife, and stabbed the accomplice in the torso. Dalrymple backed away, but he and the accomplice (armed with a rock) pursued the fleeing victim. The incident was caught on CCTV. The motive remains unclear but likely stemmed from a previous disagreement.

Pleaded guilty to GBH without intent after initially denying involvement; also pleaded guilty to missing a court appearance. Has 78 prior offences including robbery, violence, and class A drug offences. Judge noted planned and premeditated attack; expected to serve about 40% behind bars. Reduced alcohol and drug use since offence; cares for his mother.

12 Jan 2026

Majid Freeman

Using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence *

Sentence

22-week sentence

Majid Freeman, also known as Majid Novsarka, was accused of using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence during a counter-protest on September 17, 2022, amid heightened religious tensions between Muslim and Hindu communities in Leicester. He participated in efforts to de-escalate the situation, including helping to save the life of a young Hindu man. Despite this, he was prosecuted by Leicestershire Police, tried, found guilty, and sentenced to 22 weeks imprisonment. The conviction was quashed on appeal after less than a week served.

Conviction quashed by Judge Robert Brown on January 9, 2026. Released after less than a week in prison. Pleaded not guilty; found guilty at trial but later exonerated.

9 Jan 2026

Aven Smith

Using threatening behaviour *

Sentence

8 weeks imprisonment

Aven Smith, 19, of Grocot Road, Evington, left numerous threatening and abusive voicemails for his ex-girlfriend after she fell out with his new girlfriend; the three had previously been at school together. In September 2025, he threatened to kill her and her grandmother, with whom she lived, and arranged for his new girlfriend to send photos of machetes he claimed to possess. After the victim reported to Leicestershire Police, Smith was arrested and interviewed with a solicitor and appropriate adult due to his vulnerabilities. During the interview, he racially abused and threatened the appropriate adult, threatened to stab the victim if released, and threatened to smash the interviewing officer's face with a hammer. When the appropriate adult tried to leave, Smith punched the male officer in the face and kneed him, then assaulted the intervening female officer by kicking her and shoving her into a concrete wall, injuring her elbow.

Pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour, sending malicious communications and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker. Has dozens of prior convictions from youth. Vulnerable young adult with mental health issues; in custody since October leading to self-harm and suicidal ideation. Phone confiscated and subject to a two-year restraining order banning contact with the victim. Released immediately due to time served.

9 Jan 2026

Shane Jordan

Possessing a knife in public and making threats *

Sentence

2-month sentence, suspended for a year, and 15 days on alcohol programmes

On a date in October 2023, Shane Jordan, 49, of Hermitage Road, Loughborough, who was drunk, shouted at the victim from their shared building. After seeing Jordan with a knife making stabbing motions, the victim and his partner rushed into the Lifestyle Express store in Sharpley Road, across from their home, and held the door shut to prevent entry. Jordan continued to shout aggressively through the door, causing fear of violence to the victim, his partner, and customers in the shop. Jordan later told police he intervened because the victim was 'picking on my friend in a wheelchair'. He was arrested that day but missed court hearings in November 2023 (claiming Covid), August 2024 (no excuse), and September 2024 sentencing; rearrested in October 2025 and held in custody until sentencing.

Pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in public and making threats. Had been in custody for 74 days prior to sentencing, equivalent to a six-month sentence. History of health problems, both physical and mental; was drunk at the time of the offence; has stopped alcohol and smoking while in prison. Judge considered aggravating factors including persistence of threats, use of a knife, and intoxication, but agreed no further time behind bars.

8 Jan 2026

December 2025 21 cases

Slade Coates

Controlling or Coercive Behaviour *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Slade Coates, 27, of Perkyn Road, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, subjected his girlfriend to years of extreme abusive and controlling behaviour, culminating in 2023 with strangling and assaulting her. He breached a non-molestation order twice by contacting her after arrest.

Pleaded guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation, and two breaches of non-molestation order. Given 10-year restraining order.

23 Dec 2025

Unnamed Man

Rape *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment with 3 years on licence

The unnamed man subjected his partner to over nine years of horrific sexual and physical abuse, including tying her naked to a radiator while pregnant for two days, kicking and spitting on her, squirting liquid soap into her 11 times forcing her to swallow, raping her, strangling, biting, and eye-gouging while pinning her. After split, he stalked her and appeared unannounced at her home with their three children. Reported two months after split.

Found guilty of 15 offences including rape, strangulation, and other physical and sexual abuse.

23 Dec 2025

Adrian Lee

Rape *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment

Adrian Lee, also known as Adrian Tiene, 29, of no fixed address, met his victim and within days controlled her by banning friends, demanding phone details, verbally and racially abusing her. He raped her for the first time 48 hours after meeting, continuing horrific crimes over a week.

Found guilty by jury of three counts of rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault, and controlling or coercive behaviour. Subject to Sexual Harm Prevention Order, restraining order, and Sex Offenders Register.

23 Dec 2025

Luke Crewse-Foster

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Luke Crewse-Foster, 37, of Blakesley Walk, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, repeatedly attacked his girlfriend by punching and kicking her, banned her from social media and other men, and threw a phone at her head in May 2025. He initially claimed she fell down stairs but admitted to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and controlling or coercive behaviour.

Pleaded guilty after initially denying charges and forcing victim to testify. Previously convicted of battery against the same woman in 2020.

23 Dec 2025

Leon Bowes

Rape *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum 17 years and 4 months

Leon Bowes, 34, of Biddle Road, Littlethorpe, near Narborough, subjected three women to sexual violence, torture, and abuse over more than 16 years, described as violent and manipulative danger to women.

Convicted after six-week trial of 10 rapes, eight counts of actual bodily harm, coercive or controlling behaviour, intentional strangulation, and other offences; admitted common assault and affray.

23 Dec 2025

Imran Vaid

Conspiracy to commit money laundering *

Sentence

2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Imran Vaid was one of the defendants convicted in the complex money laundering operation that processed over £53 million through Post Office branches in Leicester from 2019 to 2021, involving money mules, cryptocurrency transfers, and systematic cash deposits to avoid detection.

Found guilty after trial.

22 Dec 2025

Jigar Gheewala

Conspiracy to commit money laundering *

Sentence

11 years and 10 months imprisonment

Jigar Gheewala led a criminal gang that laundered more than £53 million through Post Office branches in Leicester between 2019 and 2021. Criminal cash was transported from around the country and entered the banking system using money mules and a token system to avoid detection. Gheewala acted as the sole point of contact with a cryptocurrency business to transfer the laundered cash into crypto.

Banned from becoming a company director for 14 years. Pleaded guilty.

22 Dec 2025

Bhavik Kotecha

Conspiracy to commit money laundering *

Sentence

8 years and 6 months imprisonment

Bhavik Kotecha, a Leicester businessman, used his company White Tiger Group Limited to launder proceeds of crime, handling cash deliveries and creating hundreds of false invoices to cover the group's tracks as part of a £53 million money laundering scheme through Post Office branches in Leicester from 2019 to 2021.

Banned from becoming a company director for 12 years. Found guilty after trial.

22 Dec 2025

David Nichols

Conspiracy to commit money laundering *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

David Nichols transported criminal cash into Leicester as a delivery man for the gang's £53 million money laundering scheme, which used Post Office branches across the county to enter the funds into the banking system between 2019 and 2021.

Pleaded guilty. Transported cash as a delivery man.

22 Dec 2025

Salim Seedat

Conspiracy to commit money laundering *

Sentence

4 years and 9 months imprisonment

Salim Seedat was involved in depositing bundles of cash into Post Office branches using a series of cards, some with post-it notes showing PIN codes, as part of a sophisticated £53 million money laundering scheme operating through Leicester Post Offices between 2019 and 2021.

Pleaded guilty on the first day of the trial.

22 Dec 2025

Rajul Patel

Conspiracy to commit money laundering *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Rajul Patel acted as right-hand man to the gang leader in a £53 million money laundering operation through Leicester Post Offices from 2019 to 2021, overseeing cash handling, serving as custodian of bank cards used for deposits, and ensuring operations ran smoothly.

Banned from becoming a company director for 10 years. Found guilty after trial.

22 Dec 2025

Gregory Pichery

Sexual Assault *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Gregory Pichery, a 57-year-old dance teacher, sexually assaulted three young men on separate occasions. The first assault occurred in 2004 during a warm-up session at a Leicester college, where he groped a 19- or 20-year-old student and later pulled down his underwear and sexually assaulted him painfully. The second assault happened in 2012 during another warm-up, when Pichery pushed his crotch against a student's backside. The third assault took place in 2019 at a massage parlour in Oadby, where Pichery placed his genitals in a client's hand during a massage. The assaults caused severe mental health issues including anxiety, nightmares, suicidal thoughts, flashbacks, and substance abuse for the victims.

Found guilty of four sexual assaults. No previous convictions. In remission from stomach cancer. Pleaded not guilty but convicted. Judge noted exploitation of power imbalances and inappropriate behaviour. Will serve up to half the sentence in prison, on sex offenders register for life, and subject to indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

18 Dec 2025

Daniel Cook

Manslaughter *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years

On May 11, 2025, during a family dinner at his parents' home in Biddle Road, Littlethorpe, near Leicester, Daniel Cook, 39, stabbed his mother Ellen Cook, 72, over 30 times after she refused to let him move back in. He followed her to the kitchen and garage, continuing the attack despite interventions by his father Russell and a neighbour. Cook broke two of her ribs with the force used and expressed intent to kill her, believing she was a witch. Neighbours called police, and officers Tasered him after a struggle. Ellen was pronounced dead at the scene at 9.48pm. Cook had prior mental health issues, including a 2009 knife threat and 2023 hospital admission.

Pleaded guilty to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility due to schizophrenia. Received a hybrid hospital order, remaining in hospital until medically fit for prison. Judge noted his irrational belief that his mother was a witch and had poisoned him.

12 Dec 2025

Rahul Singh

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

On July 28, 2025, Rahul Singh, a 22-year-old provisional licence holder from Hampden Road in Rushey Mead, drove a red Audi A4 while over the drink-drive limit. He attempted to overtake another vehicle on a bend on Forest Road, Leicester, travelling on the wrong side of the road, and collided with a man in his 20s riding an e-bike. The victim, referred to as Adam, was rushed to hospital with severe life-changing injuries and remains there almost five months later. Singh abandoned the vehicle but later admitted to officers that he was the driver. He was arrested and breathalysed, showing readings above the legal limit.

Pleaded guilty to all offences. Disqualified from driving for 4.5 years and must sit an extended retest. No alternative but to plead guilty due to evidence from CCTV, phone analysis, and forensic investigation.

11 Dec 2025

Calvin Davis

Attempted Murder *

Sentence

hospital order

Calvin Davis, 34, from Hopefield Road in Leicester, attacked Laura Adams at an address in The Square, Littlethorpe, on Friday, August 2, 2024, by strangling her in an attempted murder.

Found unfit to plead due to mental health issues. Jury found he committed the acts of attempted murder and intentional strangulation. Sentenced by Circuit Judge S Evans.

10 Dec 2025

Joe Worrad

Actual Bodily Harm and Strangulation *

Sentence

30 months imprisonment

Joe Worrad repeatedly assaulted his pregnant girlfriend and continued after their daughter was born, including smashing her face against a radiator on November 17, 2024, leaving a black eye; kicking her repeatedly in bed in May 2025 when eight months pregnant; punching her in the car in July 2025 while registering their daughter's birth; strangling her after pouring baby's bottle contents over her head in July 2025; strangling her with both hands in August 2025, lifting her off the floor and causing unconsciousness; grabbing her neck while driving with baby in back seat on St Margaret's Way in August 2025, causing swerve; and punching her in the stomach post-Caesarian. He also headbutted his brother at an engagement party in South Wigston in November 2025.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of actual bodily harm, three counts of strangulation, and one count of common assault. Recorder Claire MacLynn considered him a serious risk to the public. Defence highlighted remorse, devotion to daughter, and traumatic head injury in 2019.

9 Dec 2025

Chloe May

Perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Chloe May, 24, from Oakham Drive, Coalville, was evicted from Jaylets Motel in Loughborough Road, Hathern, near Loughborough, after causing £450 of damage while staying there due to homelessness. In July 2023, she falsely alleged to Leicestershire Police that she was anally raped by a male guest while the female hotel manager and another man held her down, put a cloth over her mouth, and forced her face into a pillow. The false complaint led to police raids and arrests of the three victims in early September 2023. The alibis were supported by CCTV and other evidence, resulting in no further action. May persisted with the lie during her police interview in November 2023, showing no remorse. She was influenced by an abusive partner and was struggling with drugs and mental health issues at the time.

Pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. Judge commented on the seriousness of the false rape allegation and the harm caused to victims. Sentence not suspended despite having an 18-month-old child.

8 Dec 2025

Scott Hastings

Attempting to arrange child sex offence *

Sentence

2 years and 4 months imprisonment

Scott Hastings, 43, contacted undercover police officers posing as men offering their underage daughters for sexual abuse via the Chatiw app in May 2022. In the first incident, he attempted to arrange sex with a fictitious daughter without discussing age. A week later, he contacted another officer pretending to be a paedophile with a seven-year-old daughter, expressing intent to commit various sexual offences against her and planning to meet the following weekend. He was arrested at his home in Leicestershire before the meeting. Additional indecent images of children were found on his phone. He has since moved to Willington Road in Etwall, Derbyshire.

Pleaded guilty to four offences including breaching Sexual Harm Prevention Order, two counts of attempting to arrange child sex offence, and making indecent images. Judge extended the order for life. Prior caution in 2021 for breaching order; previous conviction in 2018 for illegal images.

8 Dec 2025

Telmo Ribeiro

Sexual Assault *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Telmo Ribeiro, a 38-year-old nurse at Leicester Royal Infirmary, sexually assaulted a female patient on the hospital's neurology ward on two separate occasions in 2020. He abused his position of trust by sexually touching the woman. Ribeiro was arrested in 2020, and examination of his phone revealed images of medical records, leading to additional charges. After a long and complex investigation involving Leicestershire Police and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, he was charged in May 2022. He was suspended by the Trust in 2020 and later dismissed.

Pleaded guilty to three computer misuse offences and one data protection offence. Found guilty by jury on two counts of sexual assault. Made subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and placed on the Sex Offenders Register for 10 years. No remorse shown.

5 Dec 2025

Owen Redshaw

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Owen Redshaw, aged 42, and his cousin Luke Walker attempted to rob Select Convenience Store in Croft Road, Cosby, at 9.06am on January 16, 2025, by threatening staff with a knife but were pushed out empty-handed. They then drove six miles to Harrison News off Saffron Lane in Leicester, where at 9.30am they successfully robbed the store by threatening the female shopkeeper with a knife and stealing cigarettes.

Pleaded not guilty initially but changed plea to guilty during trial. 61 previous offences including 34 thefts, GBH and assaulting a police constable. Committed crimes due to drug debt; elderly parents threatened. Expressed remorse for victims' suffering.

3 Dec 2025

Luke Walker

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Luke Walker, aged 34, and his cousin Owen Redshaw attempted to rob Select Convenience Store in Croft Road, Cosby, at 9.06am on January 16, 2025, by threatening staff with a knife but were pushed out empty-handed. They then drove six miles to Harrison News off Saffron Lane in Leicester, where at 9.30am they successfully robbed the store by threatening the female shopkeeper with a knife and stealing cigarettes.

Pleaded not guilty initially but changed plea to guilty during trial. Long criminal record including robbery, possessing an offensive weapon, ABH, GBH, shoplifting and drug offences. Drug addiction since age 14; crimes committed to fund drug habit.

3 Dec 2025

November 2025 7 cases

Kevin Edens

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

36 months imprisonment

Kevin Edens was a member of a drug-dealing gang operating the 'Croc line' in the Beaumont Leys area of Leicester, peddling crack cocaine and heroin via bulk text messages from three mobile numbers. He was spotted by police dealing drugs on the street in January.

Admitted one count of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and one count of conspiracy to supply heroin.

28 Nov 2025

Callum Johnson

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

36 months imprisonment

Callum Johnson was part of a drug gang running the 'Croc line' in Beaumont Leys, Leicester, distributing crack cocaine and heroin through bulk text advertisements from three mobile numbers. He was identified through police investigations into the supply network.

Admitted one count of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, one count of conspiracy to supply heroin, and one count of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply.

28 Nov 2025

Connor Kieley

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

48 months imprisonment

Connor Kieley was an accomplice in a drug-dealing gang that ran the 'Croc line' for distributing crack cocaine and heroin across the Midlands, specifically in the Beaumont Leys area of Leicester. He was spotted topping up one of the phones used for sending bulk text messages advertising the drugs.

Admitted one count of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and one count of conspiracy to supply heroin.

28 Nov 2025

Neville Sutton

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

36 months imprisonment

Neville Sutton was involved in a gang that supplied crack cocaine and heroin across the Midlands using the 'Croc line' with three mobile phone numbers for advertising via bulk texts, operating in the Beaumont Leys area of Leicester.

Admitted one count of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and one count of conspiracy to supply heroin.

28 Nov 2025

Oliver Roberts

Conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

56 months imprisonment

Oliver Roberts was part of a drug-dealing gang that operated the 'Croc line' using three mobile phone numbers to send bulk text messages advertising crack cocaine and heroin in the Beaumont Leys area of Leicester. The gang was identified through police observations and investigations earlier in the year.

Admitted one count of conspiracy to supply crack cocaine, one count of conspiracy to supply heroin, and one count of possession of criminal property.

28 Nov 2025

Shaun Thornton

Causing grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

Shaun Thornton, 54, of Highfield Drive, Wigston, was visiting his self-storage unit in Leicester in July 2024 when he took out a .22 calibre gas-powered air rifle with a telescopic sight. He called to a nine-year-old girl, the daughter of a friend who was with him, and when she turned to face him, the rifle discharged. The pellet went through her skull and halfway into her brain, causing a life-threatening injury. The girl collapsed with blood coming from her head and was rushed to Leicester Royal Infirmary before being transferred to Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham for a five-hour surgery to remove the pellet and bone fragments. She has suffered ongoing trauma including mood swings, PTSD, temporary blindness, pain, low self-esteem from scars, absence episodes, and a change from her bubbly personality.

Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Judge noted it was a case of really foolish recklessness but only an immediate prison term was appropriate. Defence mentioned his son's death from cancer and belief that the rifle was not loaded.

24 Nov 2025

Simone Mills

Robbery *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment

On September 10, 2025, Simone Mills entered Addictive, a women's fashion store in Gallowtree Gate, Leicester city centre, grabbed about £100 worth of clothes, and attempted to leave. When approached by a 20-year-old shop assistant, she threatened to punch and stab her, showing something metal in her hand, constituting robbery. The victim, a university student, quit her job the next day due to fear. Additionally, on July 29, 2025, Mills used a stolen bank card to spend £71 on cigarettes, sweets, and drinks from a car in the city centre (fraud), and on September 27, 2025, stole a parcel worth £84 containing clothes from a student block's secure entrance hall (theft).

Pleaded guilty to robbery, fraud, and theft. Has a huge record of previous offending, including two prior jail terms this year. Judge expressed sympathy, noting her vulnerable background and that she is more a victim than perpetrator, but highlighted the issue of armed shoplifters in the city centre.

24 Nov 2025

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