Leicester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Fabien Garner was arrested in central Leicester in May 2026 after police suspected him of dealing cannabis. No drugs were found, but officers discovered a machete with a nine-inch blade in a sheath. He pleaded guilty to possessing a blade in public and was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday October 16. The judge, who had given Garner a suspended sentence in January, reminded him that he had been warned further offending would not be tolerated.

Kashif Ahmed was involved in a fight in Stoke-on-Trent on 16 December 2021. During the incident he sustained a stab wound to his shoulder. He later pleaded guilty to violent disorder.

On 16 December 2021, Lukman Khan was involved in a revenge attack at a home in Stoke-on-Trent in which a mother was set on fire and a teenage girl suffered serious burns. Downstairs windows were smashed and petrol was poured into the hallway and outside a living-room window. The mother suffered 65% burns and the girl suffered 15% burns to her right arm; both escaped by jumping from an upstairs window. Khan was found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent to endanger life.

On 16 December 2021, Muhammad Sufyaan Shah was involved in a revenge attack at a home in Stoke-on-Trent in which a mother was set on fire and a teenage girl suffered serious burns. The victims were forced to jump from an upstairs window after petrol was poured into the property. The mother suffered 65% burns; the girl suffered 15% burns to her right arm. Sufyaan Shah was found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent.

On 16 December 2021, a group of men attacked a house in Stoke-on-Trent by smashing windows and pouring petrol into the hallway and outside a living room window. A woman and a teenage girl were inside and had to jump from an upstairs window, both suffering serious burns. Muhammad Sufyaan-Shah was found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent.

Naveed Hussain was involved in a fight in Stoke-on-Trent on 16 December 2021. A group later went to a house demanding to speak to him, leading to an attack in which a woman was set alight. He admitted violent disorder and possession of a knife blade or sharp pointed article in a public place.

On 16 December 2021, Riyadh Iqbal was involved in a revenge attack at a home in Stoke-on-Trent in which a mother was set on fire and a teenage girl suffered serious burns. Downstairs windows were smashed and petrol was poured into the hallway and outside a living-room window. The mother suffered 65% burns and the girl suffered 15% burns to her right arm; both escaped by jumping from an upstairs window. Iqbal was found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent and arson with intent to endanger life.

On 16 December 2021, Tayyeb Majeed was involved in a revenge attack at a home in Stoke-on-Trent in which a mother was set on fire and a teenage girl suffered serious burns. The victims were forced to jump from an upstairs window after petrol was poured into the property. The mother suffered 65% burns; the girl suffered 15% burns to her right arm. Majeed was found guilty of grievous bodily harm with intent.

Deen Garratt attacked a man's face with a cordless electric drill after a row at a gender reveal party in Leicester on March 7. He told the victim he had an angle grinder in his van and was going to kill him, then dragged the victim into the van and attacked him with the drill. The victim needed 50 stitches and a splint, lost feeling in his cheek and nose, and has been left with panic attacks and trouble sleeping. Garratt pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Aaron Singh-Dhillon was driving a Volkswagen Golf at around 62mph in a 40mph limit on the A47 Hinckley Road when he collided with a Suzuki Alto being driven by a 74-year-old man at the junction with Avery Hill. The victim was taken to hospital but suffered a cardiac arrest and died shortly afterwards; his passenger suffered serious injuries. Singh-Dhillon pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Mohammad was driving a Peugeot Expert Tepee taxi at around 25mph in a 30mph zone before slowing to 8mph to turn right across a dual carriageway. He did not stop fully and was distracted while a passenger gave directions. His taxi was struck by a speeding car, causing the death of one passenger and serious injuries to two others.

On 16 September 2023, Goulty drove a silver Vauxhall Astra at up to 64mph in a 30mph residential area in Leicester after drinking two lagers. He crashed into a taxi that was turning right across a dual carriageway, causing the death of a passenger who was thrown from the taxi and serious injuries to two other passengers.

Kyle Morrissey headbutted the victim outside a pub in Coalville on 25 April 2026 after the two had briefly spoken at the bar. The force of the headbutt knocked the victim backwards, leaving him unconscious with life-threatening brain injuries. He underwent emergency surgery and was in intensive care for a month, and at sentencing he remained in a brain injury rehabilitation unit. Morrissey left the scene before emergency services arrived and was arrested two days later after arranging to hand himself in.

James Speirs, a prison officer at HMP Gartree, concealed cannabis, mobile phones and other prohibited items in bedding to deliver to inmates. He collected the contraband from criminal gang members at pre-arranged locations and received cash payments, pocketing more than £12,000. He worked for at least two criminal gangs. He was arrested in October 2022 and police found contraband hidden in his garden shed.

John McCann was sentenced for blackmail after demanding £1,000 using threats of violence. He was found guilty and jailed for five years and six months, with a 10-year restraining order imposed to protect the victim.

Gary Ames was sentenced for causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Walnut Street, Leicester, in January 2026. He received a two-year sentence suspended for two years, with requirements including 200 hours of unpaid work and 20 days on probation programmes.

Jessica Fitzhugh, a former Derbyshire Constabulary call handler and dispatcher, accessed confidential police information about incidents in spring 2024 while in a relationship with a man with a criminal record. She started working for the force in January 2023 and had received training and signed declarations about disclosable associations. She admitted unauthorised access to computer material.

Ellie-Mae Doherty, a former Derbyshire Constabulary call handler, accessed confidential police information and passed it to her partner, a man involved in crime. In December 2023 she shared details of an incident in which a window was smashed, and on 6 March 2024 she accessed details about a search warrant and passed them on before checking who was in custody at Ripley custody suite. She joined the force in September 2023 and had completed control room training. She pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office.

Ajay Ajay, a factory worker, broke into a Leicester tissue plant on 25 January and used bundles of toilet roll to start a fire, causing more than £1 million of damage and leaving employees without work. CCTV captured a hooded figure leaving the factory and buying fuel at a nearby petrol station; clothing found at his home linked him to the offence. He later handed himself in after discovering officers were looking for him.

Jamie Wallace, a 22-year-old former special constable with Leicestershire Police, admitted making indecent images of children. He pleaded guilty to three counts and was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court. As part of the two-year community order, he must complete 70 hours of unpaid work, undergo a probation programme, pay £150 costs and a £114 victim surcharge. He must also sign the sex offenders register for five years and is subject to a sexual harm prevention order for the same period.

Zayan Lorgat was arrested in October 2024 at his home in Leicester as part of a pre-planned, intelligence-led operation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East, supported by Counter Terrorism Policing East Midlands and Leicestershire Police. Examination of seized digital devices showed he had shared racist, neo-Nazi and antisemitic videos and images in several Telegram chats. The material included graphic videos of extreme right-wing terrorist attacks.

Kwamba was a prison officer at HMP Fosse Way in Leicestershire when she began an inappropriate relationship with a prisoner serving a sentence for county lines drug offending. Between February 24 and June 3 2024 she initiated contact with him 1,367 times while he was at the category C prison. Sexually explicit photographs and messages were later sent on Snapchat after the prisoner was moved to an immigration removal centre. She received payments from members of the prisoner's family.

Zita Sokolova admitted transmitting or causing the transmission of an image by electronic communications from inside HMP Fosse Way between February 24 and June 3 2024. She was in contact with a family member who was a serving prisoner 33 times and sent him money while he was imprisoned.

Venera Sokolova admitted transmitting or causing the transmission of an image by electronic communications from inside HMP Fosse Way between February 24 and June 3 2024. She was in contact with a family member who was a serving prisoner 191 times and sent payments during the same period.

Ryan Clarkson was convicted of multiple child sex offences after a jury at Leicester Crown Court found him guilty. His offending behaviour was reported to have escalated from sexual touching to rape. An investigation was launched in 2022 after several survivors came forward, leading to charges being brought against him. He had denied the charges but was found guilty and sentenced in June 2026.