Leicester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 331 verdicts at Leicester Crown Court (Leicester). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

June 2026 5 cases

Adaam Hussain

Supplying a Class B drug *

Sentence

22 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, with 100 hours of unpaid work

Adaam Hussain had previously been jailed for 33 months for selling cannabis. After release he returned to dealing. Leicestershire Police raided his home in Halstead Street, Spinney Hills, Leicester, in April 2024, finding about £1,260 worth of cannabis in dealer bags, £5,100 in cash, and two phones showing he had been dealing since October 2023. Hussain, now of Mere Road, Spinney Hills, pleaded guilty to supplying a class B drug and having criminal property. At Leicester Crown Court on 17 June 2026, Recorder Cameron Crowe KC noted Hussain's apprenticeship had become a stabilising factor and imposed a suspended sentence.

Pleaded guilty to supplying a class B drug and having criminal property. Previous conviction for drug dealing. Judge noted his apprenticeship in gas and heating had a positive impact and showed determination to change.

17 Jun 2026

Lester Downey

Burglary *

Sentence

5 years and 6 months imprisonment

Lester Downey targeted pensioners' homes and food businesses in Leicester. In April 2024, he attempted to burgle an elderly resident's home by smashing the garage door and forcing a conservatory window, but left empty-handed. That same night, he burgled another house on the same street, stealing car keys and bank cards while the occupant slept. He stole a TV from an elderly woman's home while she was in hospital. He twice raided an Asian grocery in Humberstone, taking £150 cash and later alcohol worth £60, causing damage. He also burgled a butcher's shop twice, stealing cash and meat and damaging locks. In May 2024, he approached police claiming to be chased, was found with cannabis, and gave his brother's name, resulting in a community resolution; he was later charged with drug possession and attempting to pervert the course of justice. He was homeless at the time and using cocaine, cannabis, and psychoactive substances.

Pleaded guilty to multiple burglaries, handling stolen goods, possessing class B drug, and attempting to pervert the course of justice. Had 33 previous convictions, including burglaries. Was on a community order when offences committed. Motivated by drug addiction and homelessness. Expressed remorse and desire to care for his newborn daughter.

15 Jun 2026

Rio Carter

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

5 months imprisonment suspended for 1 year

In January 2023, Rio Carter, then 16, met a 13-year-old girl on Snapchat and invited her to his home in Greedon Rise, Sileby, near Leicester. He persuaded his mother to let her stay overnight, telling the girl to say she was older if asked. In his bedroom they smoked cigarettes and cannabis before having sex. The girl was worried she was pregnant afterwards. Staff at her children's home noticed love bites on her neck; she fled and was later found by police on Carter's bed. Carter denied the offence but pleaded guilty to charges of penetrative sex and sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl on the day his trial was to begin at Leicester Crown Court. He was sentenced on 12 June 2026.

Pleaded guilty on the day trial was due to start. The judge cited his age (16 at the time), mental limitations, one occasion, consensual nature, and previous good character as reasons to suspend. A previous order for indefinite sex offender registration was rescinded.

12 Jun 2026

Karl O'hara

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

2-year community order with 60 hours unpaid work and 20 days on programmes

On 27 December 2025 at about 11pm outside the Emporium nightclub in Coalville, Leicestershire, Karl O'Hara confronted a man who had stepped outside to be sick. O'Hara grabbed the victim, dragged him into an alleyway, and repeatedly punched him in the face and body, knocking him down several times and beating him whenever he tried to get up. The attack stopped when a security guard intervened; the victim was found face-down in a pool of his own blood with a gash on his forehead and cuts to his face. He was hospitalised and later stated he feared he would die. The assault was unprovoked; O'Hara was drunk and upset after visiting his mother.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. 29 previous convictions, including a 2019 battery. Remanded since arrest, equivalent to a 10-month sentence already served. Judge Steven Evans said a community order would better prevent re-offending.

5 Jun 2026

Robin Cockayne

Shoplifting *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment

Robin Cockayne, a homeless crack and heroin addict, stole chocolate, coffee, laundry products and alcohol valued at £1,354 from the One Stop shop in Ling Road, Loughborough, between April 23 and May 4, 2026. He had been banned from the store by a court order and had previous convictions for similar thefts from the same shop, resulting in short prison sentences earlier in 2026. He was arrested on May 5, 2026.

Pleaded guilty to six thefts and six breaches of a criminal behaviour order. His barrister requested a custodial sentence to help him break a cycle of addiction to crack cocaine and heroin. Judge Recorder Cameron Crowe KC agreed, stating Cockayne needed to break the cycle of offending and could get help in custody.

4 Jun 2026

May 2026 4 cases

James Siddell

Perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

2 years and 9 months imprisonment

James Siddell, along with his brother John, spent more than four years fabricating lies about John's health conditions to prevent John from facing prosecution for child sex offences. Their deception was uncovered by DC Matt Gibson. Both pleaded guilty in September 2025.

Pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. Brother of John Siddell.

12 May 2026

John Siddell

Sexual offences against children and perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment (3 years and 2 months for perverting the course of justice and 11 years and 10 months for child sex offences)

John Siddell committed 15 child sex offences (five counts of sexual assault, five counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, four counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, and one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity) against three boys in Leicestershire between May 2018 and June 2021. He and his brother James fabricated lies about his health to avoid prosecution for over four years. Both pleaded guilty in September 2025 after the deception was uncovered.

Pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice and 15 child sex offences. Subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 20 years. Brother of James Siddell.

12 May 2026

Mark Lewis

Sexual assault *

Sentence

27 months imprisonment

In January 2023, Mark Lewis, 60, of Stimpson Road, Coalville, crept into the bed of a 15-year-old girl while she was sleeping and put his hand down her jogging bottoms. She woke up, leapt out of bed, grabbed her phone and ran barefoot and sobbing out the front door to call her mother. Lewis was arrested later that day by Leicestershire Police.

Pleaded guilty on the day his trial was due to begin. Issues with alcohol and had been drunk at the time of the incident. Judge Steven Evans noted the serious impact on the victim.

8 May 2026

Paul Ward

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, non-dwelling burglary, and Vagrancy Act offence *

Sentence

2 years and 2 months imprisonment

Paul Ward, 50, attacked an 'extremely vulnerable' and 'childlike' woman in Conduit Street, Leicester city centre on February 10, 2026, raining blows on her head. A worker from a nearby homeless hostel intervened. Ward also burgled the Real Ale Classroom pub in Rutland Street in December 2025, stealing alcohol and a laptop, causing £1,330 in damage and losses. Additionally, he broke into the rear car park of Mansfield House police station about a week before the assault. He was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and admitted the burglary and Vagrancy Act offence.

Jailed for assault on a vulnerable woman, non-dwelling burglary of a pub, and a Vagrancy Act offence. Also in breach of a suspended sentence for drug dealing and a conditional discharge for criminal damage. He had 240 previous crimes on record.

2 May 2026

April 2026 4 cases

Connor Bishop

Assault by beating of an emergency worker *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 19 months

On February 14, 2026, Connor Bishop, 32, previously of Coleman Road, Evington, Leicester, was captured on CCTV wielding a knife and walking towards another group of men outside Turtle Bay in Highcross shopping centre at about 10.20pm. Despite a driving ban since 2019, he entered his Mercedes with three passengers, drove at a female police officer on Highcross Street who was blocking his path, brushed past her legs damaging her police vehicle, then drove dangerously the wrong way on Vaughan Way inner ring road, mounting the central reservation and crashing into a lamppost outside John Lewis car park. The knife was found on the passenger seat of the badly damaged car.

Pleaded guilty at Leicester Magistrates' Court to assault by beating of an emergency worker, dangerous driving, driving without insurance and possessing a blade in public. Previous convictions including possession of a weapon in public and dangerous driving in 2019. Recorder Justin Wigoder noted Bishop's history and public concern over knives, stating immediate custody was required despite recent positive changes.

28 Apr 2026

Warren Laight

Assault by penetration and attempted rape *

Sentence

13 years and 6 months imprisonment with extended licence of 5 years

On June 11, 2025, at approximately 7.50pm, Warren Laight, 30, of no fixed address, followed and lay in wait for a young woman walking along the Grand Union Canal towpath near the A50 bridge at Frog Island, Leicester. He grabbed her, slapped her, covered her mouth, bent her over the railings, and sexually assaulted her by penetration while threatening to rape her. He fled after being disturbed by shouts from nearby. Earlier that day, he had chased another unidentified woman at the same location but did not attack her. About an hour later, he returned to the area seeking another victim. The attack was planned; he had watched pornography beforehand and selected a secluded spot. CCTV captured her screams and aided identification. Additionally, in May 2025, he assaulted his mother at her home in Derby. He has a prior conviction at age 18 for two sexual assaults and actual bodily harm.

Pleaded guilty to assault by penetration and attempted rape. Also sentenced for assault occasioning actual bodily harm on his mother and possession of cannabis. Judge ruled him dangerous; must serve three-quarters before parole consideration. Issued with Sexual Harm Prevention Order and restraining order.

17 Apr 2026

Amritpal Singh

Manslaughter *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Amritpal Singh fatally stabbed his 32-year-old housemate Amit Kumar at a shared house in Sawley Street, Leicester, on 5 October 2025, following an argument while both had been drinking. Singh, aged 44, stabbed Kumar and then fled the address after paramedics arrived, taking the knife with him. CCTV footage captured him throwing the knife into the back garden of a home in Osmaston Road, retrieving it, and later dumping it in a wheelie bin in a torn black bag, where it was recovered by police. He was arrested later that morning at a friend's house.

Cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter after trial. Claimed self-defence and accidental stabbing, but evidence showed he tried to hide the knife and fled the scene.

15 Apr 2026

Richard Bradshaw

Indecent assault on a boy under 16 *

Sentence

3 years 2 months imprisonment

Richard Bradshaw, a 69-year-old plumbing and heating engineer from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, was sentenced for historical sexual offences committed against a teenage boy while he volunteered as a youth worker. Bradshaw took groups of boys on overnight trips in a converted library van equipped with bunk beds, allowing them to smoke and drink. During one trip when the victim was 14, the boy awoke to find Bradshaw performing a sex act on himself and, on later occasions, touching his genitals. The victim said 'no' during one incident. The offences came to light nearly 25 years later in 2023 when the victim, now a married father, suffered a nervous breakdown and confided in his wife. Bradshaw admitted three counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16, while charges relating to a second boy were dropped. The victim's statement described lasting trauma, including difficulty with physical touch. The defence argued for a suspended sentence citing the age of the offences and lack of further offending, but the judge rejected this, stating Bradshaw had groomed the victim and abused trust.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault on a boy under 16. The judge described him as 'sad and lonely' and said he had exploited his youth club role to groom the victim. Subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

10 Apr 2026

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 8 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

Michael Lawrence

Inciting a Girl Under 13 To Engage In Sexual Activity *

Sentence

4 years and 11 months imprisonment with a two-year extended licence period

Michael Lawrence first approached a 12-year-old girl at Kettering station during the summer of 2022. Over the next two years, he sent her more than 1,200 messages and voice notes across social media platforms, initially building a friendship before escalating to explicit communication. He admitted having a 'crush' on her, attempted to initiate sexual contact, suggested they could 'be together secretly', and warned her to be cautious about telling her father about him. In one month-long period, he sent 223 messages. The exchanges came to light during a separate police inquiry, leading to his arrest by British Transport Police.

Convicted on two counts after trial, not guilty plea. Placed on sex offenders register for life. Indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order imposed, banning unsupervised contact with under 16s, restricting social media use, and preventing deletion of search histories or encryption of devices.

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

Michael Stanness

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 236 previous offences, including non-dwelling burglaries. Recently suffered a heart attack and remains unwell. Homeless.

10 Feb 2026

Lee Mason

Burglary *

Sentence

14 months imprisonment

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

Jonathan Wilson

Possession and distribution of indecent images of children *

Sentence

28 months imprisonment

Jonathan Wilson, 39, from Market Harborough, Leicestershire, was raided by Leicestershire Police in 2023. Officers seized devices containing hundreds of indecent images of children, some retained for over six years. He engaged in sexual chats with nearly 200 paedophiles on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Kik Messenger, sharing obscene images and videos. In total, 71 category A images, 138 category B, and 102 category C images were possessed, and 10 images distributed, including two category A. He pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court. The judge rejected a suspended sentence plea, highlighting his personal circumstances of job loss, homelessness, mental health issues, and a drinking problem.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing illegal images and videos, three counts of distribution, and additional counts related to possessing extreme images involving sadism and bestiality. Also made subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Judge Keith Raynor said: 'A deterrent sentence is called for – these offences cause untold misery to children worldwide. Men who engage in the distribution of these pictures only encourage this wicked trade.'

4 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

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

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

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 13 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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