Leicester Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

December 2017 6 cases

Daniel Witheridge

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine) *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Daniel Witheridge was involved in a large-scale drugs operation across Leicestershire and West Yorkshire, where he possessed cannabis and had intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine). The operation involved delivering high-purity cocaine worth between £640,000 and £1.6 million, tracked through Automatic Number Plate Recognition and phone data analysis.

Pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis and possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine).

21 Dec 2017

Jason Gooch

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine) *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Jason Gooch participated in a large-scale drugs operation across Leicestershire and West Yorkshire, conspiring to supply class A drugs (cocaine) between October and November 2016. The operation included exchanges of cocaine, such as one observed in a car park at Meridian Leisure Park in Leicester, and involved delivering high-purity cocaine worth between £640,000 and £1.6 million.

Found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine) between October and November 2016.

21 Dec 2017

Jonathon Lightbrown

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine) *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Jonathon Lightbrown was involved in a large-scale drugs operation across Leicestershire and West Yorkshire, conspiring to supply class A drugs (cocaine) between October and November 2016. He was arrested on November 22, 2016, with 2kg of cocaine in his car after an exchange observed in a car park at Meridian Leisure Park in Leicester. The operation involved high-purity cocaine worth between £640,000 and £1.6 million.

Found guilty of conspiracy to supply class A drugs (cocaine) between October and November 2016.

21 Dec 2017

Kieron West

Preventing the lawful burial *

Sentence

2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Kieron West failed to report the death of his father, Peter West, leaving his body to decompose in a bedroom at their home on Glazebrook Road, Leicester. The body was discovered by Peter West's former partner on June 20, 2017, after it had been there for a considerable amount of time. The death was not treated as suspicious.

Found guilty of preventing the lawful burial of his father and pleaded guilty to an unrelated offence. Both sentences to run consecutively, with an additional 10 months for the unrelated offence.

19 Dec 2017

Emma Hicken

Preventing the lawful burial *

Sentence

11 months imprisonment

Emma Hicken failed to report the death of Peter West, leaving his body to decompose in a bedroom at their home on Glazebrook Road, Leicester. The body was discovered by Peter West's former partner on June 20, 2017, after it had been there for a considerable amount of time. The death was not treated as suspicious.

Pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial and an unrelated offence. Both sentences to run consecutively, with an additional 10 months for the unrelated offence.

19 Dec 2017

Wayne Hobell

Rape *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 8 years

Wayne Hobell posed as a good samaritan and approached the victim in the city centre during the early hours of Sunday, November 20, 2016. He offered to give her a lift to her car, then drove her along the A6 and stopped in a layby in Oadby, where he raped her. The victim was a young vulnerable woman who trusted him, and the attack was described as horrendous by Detective Inspector Michelle Keen.

Pleaded guilty in October to two counts of rape.

15 Dec 2017

March 2017 1 case

Ezekiel Braithwaite

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum of 21 years

Ezekiel Braithwaite, aged 20, murdered 22-year-old married father Pedro Godinho in Canonsleigh Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester on an unspecified date in 2016 or 2017. The attack left Mr Godinho's wife pregnant and his young child fatherless.

Judge Nicholas Dean QC highlighted the victim's young family and the deep loss felt by his loved ones.

26 Mar 2017

February 2008 1 case

Parviz Khan

Terrorism *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum of 14 years

Parviz Khan, the prime mover in a Birmingham-based terror cell, plotted to kidnap and decapitate a British Muslim soldier 'like a pig' by snatching him off the streets. He also supplied equipment for terrorists on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The plot occurred while he was claiming benefits exceeding £20,000 annually. Khan had issues with self-identity and sought excitement and status through terrorist conspiracies.

Pleading guilty to plotting to kidnap and behead a British Muslim soldier and to the supply of equipment for terrorists on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Claimed to be a full-time carer for his elderly mother while claiming benefits of more than £20,000 a year. Subsequent conviction for violence in prison.

1 Feb 2008

Date Not Specified 4 cases

Dawn Weeks

Fraud *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

Dawn Weeks stole £61,133 from her 94-year-old mother with dementia by fraudulently accessing her bank accounts to fund a cocaine habit, leaving the accounts nearly empty over 11 months.

Pleaded guilty to fraud. She must complete 180 hours of unpaid work and 20 days of rehabilitation.

1 Jan 0001

Gary Gardner

Fraud *

Sentence

Two-and-a-half years imprisonment

Gary Gardner stole £20,250 from donations meant for the family of murdered soldier Fusilier Lee Rigby by organising fraudulent events and failing to hand over the funds raised.

Convicted of fraud. Later ordered to pay £3,247 in compensation.

1 Jan 0001

Darren Vallance

Burglary *

Sentence

Three years imprisonment

Darren Vallance stole bottles of spirits from a restaurant and bar in Loughborough, continuing his pattern of burglaries despite assurances to the court that he would reform.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. He had a history of offences and breached a previous community order.

1 Jan 0001

Mitchell Ailmore

Burglary *

Sentence

Three years imprisonment

Mitchell Ailmore, a drug user, committed multiple burglaries shortly after his release from prison, including breaking into homes and stealing items like a charity box and cash from children's money boxes in Melton.

Pleaded guilty to burglary and other offences. He was on licence at the time and has a history of similar crimes.

1 Jan 0001

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About Leicester Crown Court

Leicester Crown Court, located in Leicester, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 212 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Leicester area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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