Luton Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 129 verdicts at Luton Crown Court (Luton). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Nurudeen Mohamed

Rape *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Two men from Barnet, Abdinasir Darbiye and Nurudeen Mohamed, were sentenced to eight years each in jail for the rape of an 18-year-old girl in Hemel Hempstead. The incident occurred on August 1, 2023, when the victim and two of her friends were approached by Darbiye, Mohamed, and a third man at a nightclub in Watford. They took the girls to a Travelodge hotel in Hemel Hempstead, where the victim was separated from her friends and subjected to a prolonged rape by Darbiye and Mohamed. Darbiye, of Stewards Holte Walk in Friern Barnet, and Mohamed, of High Road in Barnet, were each charged with three counts of rape. Following a trial, they were found guilty at Luton Crown Court, and on January 24, 2024, each received an eight-year custodial sentence.

Found guilty of three counts of rape following a trial. The attack involved the victim being separated from her friends and subjected to a prolonged rape at a hotel in Hemel Hempstead.

1 Jan 0001

Shandies Rose

Manslaughter *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Emmanuel Turner, 33, and Shandies Rose, 29, were convicted over the death of their eight-month-old son Devaun Rose-Turner. Devaun suffered more than 80 separate injuries in the eight weeks leading up to his death in December 2021 at the family home in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Emergency services were called after Turner reported the child was not breathing. Devaun died in hospital shortly afterwards. The couple knew of his pain but kept it hidden and did not seek medical treatment. They were arrested in 2022, released under investigation, and travelled to Nigeria. They were arrested upon returning to the UK in May 2024. Rose was convicted of manslaughter, Turner of murder, and both were also convicted of causing or allowing a child to suffer significant harm.

Convicted of manslaughter of her son Devaun Rose-Turner. The judge said she knew about his pain and decided to keep it hidden, failing to seek medical help. Also convicted of causing or allowing a child to suffer significant harm.

1 Jan 0001

Shaun Thomas

Arson with intent to endanger life *

Sentence

life sentence with a minimum term of seven years

In the early hours of 22 January 2019, during a heated argument at their Bedford home, Shaun Thomas poured a flammable liquid over his partner’s clothes while she was sitting on the sofa and set her on fire with a lighter. The victim suffered severe burns. Police found the back door key broken off in the lock and a butane canister rigged with a firework. Thomas was convicted of arson with intent to endanger life, attempted GBH with intent, ABH, and possession of explosives with intent.

Denied all charges but found guilty by jury after trial. Prior convictions not mentioned.

1 Jan 0001

Trevor Smith

Rape *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Trevor Smith, a 64-year-old carpenter and kitchen fitter from Luton, Bedfordshire, plied a teenage girl with alcohol including white wine, lemonade and vodka at a party. The girl went to a bedroom feeling drunk. Smith followed, pressed against her, rubbed her leg flirtatiously, then became predatory and violent. He raped her from behind and subjected her to a sordid and degrading sexual act.

Pleaded guilty to rape and sexual assault. Of positive good character with 14 grandchildren. Devoted family man. Made immediate admission. Genuinely remorseful. Must abide by Sexual Harm Prevention Order and register as a sex offender for life. Must serve two-thirds before parole.

1 Jan 0001

Stevie John White

Burglary *

Sentence

seven and a half years imprisonment

Stevie John White, aged 37 and of Fairhead Road North in Colchester, was convicted of a string of burglaries in the Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury areas. On 21 November 2020 he was charged with burglary dwelling with violence after two occupants were assaulted in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire on 30 October 2020, during which watches and jewellery were stolen. After arrest and remand, he made voluntary admissions to seven further burglary dwelling offences in Suffolk that occurred on 6 August 2020 (Hundon and Great Waldingfield), 12 August 2020 (Cavenham) and 19 October 2020 (Sapiston, West Stow, Sproughton and an attempted burglary at Depden).

Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. Seven additional burglary dwelling offences taken into consideration.

1 Jan 0001

Teslim Johnson

Fraud by abuse of position *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Teslim Johnson, a 39-year-old church leader and trustee of Agape Church in Luton, submitted fraudulent Gift Aid claims to HMRC between at least 2016 and the previous year. He falsely listed donations from individuals who later confirmed they had never made such donations or even heard of the church. As the sole signatory on the church bank accounts, he transferred the fraudulently obtained repayments into his personal account. A search of his property uncovered Gift Aid envelopes with details that did not match the records submitted to HMRC. He was convicted of fraud by abuse of position and money laundering.

Found guilty after trial. Used his position as a preacher and trustee at Agape Church to divert fraudulent Gift Aid claims into his personal bank account. Attempted to claim £150,000 in Gift Aid repayments, receiving £103,154.

1 Jan 0001

Slamet Nazir

Rape, assault by penetration and wounding with intent *

Sentence

15 years’ imprisonment

On March 3 2020, police found the distressed woman on Hockwell Ring, Luton, after a member of the public alerted them to her screams. She had been raped, sexually assaulted and beaten with an object by Alyas Hussain and Slamet Nazir in a brutal joint attack.

Found guilty by jury of rape, assault by penetration and wounding with intent. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register. Judge commented on the appalling, brutal joint attack and the disrespect and contempt for the victim.

1 Jan 0001

Charles Wells

Sexual assault and sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Charles Wells, 66, from Bedford, sexually abused two teenage sisters over a period of around four years. He began grooming one victim when she was just 15, touching her inappropriately under and over her clothes and making lewd comments. The abuse extended to her sibling. The victim said she lost confidence, no longer wears the same clothes, and now struggles to trust people, avoiding social events. The abuse came to light after approximately four years.

Found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault and sexual activity with a child. The detective described the abuse as 'unfathomable' and called child sexual abuse 'one of the most heinous crimes'.

1 Jan 0001

Clyde Robert Stevens

Sexual offences *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Clyde Robert Stevens, a 60-year-old married father of four from Leigh, who worked as a court clerk advising magistrates on hundreds of cases, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a series of sexual offences spanning decades. The offences began in the 1970s in Bedfordshire, where Stevens sexually abused a young girl on multiple occasions, starting when she was just nine years old. Despite the passage of time, Stevens re-established contact with his victim in 2015 and sexually assaulted her again, prompting her to report the historical and recent abuse to the authorities. Following the 2015 incident, a police investigation was launched, leading to Stevens' arrest and charges for the nine offences. He was tried and convicted by a jury at Luton Crown Court.

Former court clerk convicted after trial of nine sexual offences against a girl, abuse spanning from the 1970s to 2015.

1 Jan 0001

Gabriel Gonzalez

Distributing indecent images of children *

Sentence

44 months imprisonment

Police raided multi-occupancy house in Campbell Road, Bedford, on 18 October 2018, seizing laptop and three hard drives from Gonzalez's room containing 404 images and 182 videos totalling 20 hours, including one 17-minute video 'Daisy's Destruction' showing abuse of 18-month-old girl described as worst seen by officer. Gonzalez distributed nine Category A and three Category B moving images, downloaded 85 Category A, 65 B, 379 C images and 57 extreme pornography images, stored disguised as music albums. Images showed pre-pubescent girls in pain, crying, bestiality and torture. Used search terms like 'sadistic', 'torture' and 'snuff'.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of distributing indecent images of children, three of making (downloading) and one of possessing extreme pornography. No previous convictions in England and Wales or Spain. Served as sergeant in Spanish army, worked with adults with autism, later in car wash. Ordered to abide by Sexual Harm Prevention Order, barred from working with children or vulnerable people, register as sex offender indefinitely. Forfeiture and destruction of devices.

1 Jan 0001

Dominic Liversedge

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Dominic Liversedge, a 27-year-old police sergeant based at Parkside police station in Cambridge, admitted to sexually abusing a 14-year-old schoolgirl. He first met the victim in January 2008 while participating in an amateur dramatics production of Oklahoma! in Cambridgeshire, befriending the girl's family to gain access. The abuse occurred after this grooming process. Liversedge pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child and resigned from the police prior to sentencing. The case was heard at Luton Crown Court, and he was sentenced on 25 July 2008.

Pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child. Resigned from Cambridgeshire Constabulary before sentencing. The offence involved a 14-year-old schoolgirl he befriended through an amateur dramatics group.

1 Jan 0001

Emmanuel Turner

Murder *

Sentence

22 years imprisonment

Emmanuel Turner, 33, and Shandies Rose, 29, were convicted over the death of their eight-month-old son Devaun Rose-Turner. Devaun suffered more than 80 separate injuries in the eight weeks leading up to his death in December 2021 at the family home in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. Emergency services were called after Turner reported the child was not breathing. Devaun died in hospital shortly afterwards. The couple knew of his pain but kept it hidden and did not seek medical treatment. They were arrested in 2022, released under investigation, and travelled to Nigeria. They were arrested upon returning to the UK in May 2024. Turner was convicted of murder, Rose of manslaughter, and both were also convicted of causing or allowing a child to suffer significant harm.

Convicted of murdering his son Devaun Rose-Turner. The judge said the infant endured significant suffering and the parents knew but kept it hidden, denying medical help. Also convicted of causing or allowing a child to suffer significant harm.

1 Jan 0001

Alec Parkin

Arranging or facilitating a child sex offence *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Alec Parkin, 49, a registered sex offender from Collingham, Nottinghamshire, arranged online to meet a child in Bedford for sexual abuse. Despite being under police supervision, he used an alternative device to conceal his activities and boasted about prior child sex convictions. He was arrested by Bedfordshire Police upon arrival at the meeting location and later pleaded guilty to arranging and facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. Parkin was described as a high-risk sex offender who would have carried out the acts if given the chance.

Pleaded guilty. Prior convictions for child sex offences; registered sex offender. Used an alternative device to evade police monitoring.

1 Jan 0001

Alex Henney

Indecent assault of a child *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Alex Henney subjected two girls to multiple sexual assaults between 1995 and 1997 while residing in Luton. Bedfordshire Police's Protecting Vulnerable Persons unit investigated following a disclosure in 2018.

Found guilty of three counts of indecent assault of a child. Extradited from Ireland to the UK for trial.

1 Jan 0001

Abul Kasim

Murder *

Sentence

mandatory life imprisonment with a minimum of 20 years

Abul Kasim, a 26-year-old drug dealer, murdered 63-year-old Martin Sullivan by savage stabbing just weeks after being released early on parole.

Found guilty of murder despite claiming manslaughter. Sentenced after trial. Offence committed weeks after early release on parole.

1 Jan 0001

Adam Latchford

Attempted murder *

Sentence

10 years' imprisonment

Adam Latchford, 56, of Bedford Road, Barton-Le-Clay, stabbed his wife three times in the chest at their home on 8 August after an argument following drinking at a local pub. This followed a prior incident where he held a pillow over her face. He then stabbed himself. The victim required emergency surgery for an abdominal wound. Incidents attributed to lockdown stress after being signed off work.

Pleaded guilty to attempted murder and attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm with intent. Lockdown stress and prior pillow incident cited. Restraining order imposed banning contact with victim except through solicitors for home sale.

1 Jan 0001

Abdinasir Darbiye

Rape *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Found guilty of three counts of rape following a trial. The attack involved the victim being separated from her friends and subjected to a prolonged rape at a hotel in Hemel Hempstead.

1 Jan 0001

Alyas Hussain

Rape, assault by penetration and wounding with intent *

Sentence

15 years’ imprisonment

Found guilty by jury of rape, assault by penetration and wounding with intent. Judge commented: 'This was an appalling, brutal joint attack. Hussain had an arrogant belief... that she was expendable. He was less directly involved in the sexual assaults, but his violence facilitated them. The disrespect and contempt they had for this victim was clear.'

1 Jan 0001

Amy Bygrave

Theft *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 150 hours unpaid work, 4-month curfew

Amy Bygrave, 28, an administrator at a Connells branch, stole £11,573.43 in unclaimed rental deposits from August 2016 to February 2017 by transferring them into her own and a friend's bank accounts instead of the company account. She created a fake audit trail to cover up around 20 such transactions. The offences were discovered after a tenant complaint.

Pleaded guilty to stealing £11,573.43 from Connells. Repaid over £1,150. Judge Michael Kay QC noted remorse, debt issues, and hope of further repayment with new job.

1 Jan 0001

Barry Price

Rape *

Sentence

18 years imprisonment

Barry Price, of no fixed address, used a fake Facebook profile pretending to be a 17-year-old boy to arrange meetings with young girls. On October 28, 2019, he met a 16-year-old girl, drove her to a field and raped her in his car after putting her phone on airplane mode, then took her to a property in Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, where he raped and sexually assaulted her further before abandoning her at a railway station. On November 7, 2019, he met a 15-year-old girl, took her to the same property, put her phone on airplane mode, sexually assaulted and raped her, threatened her when she tried to leave, and destroyed her mobile phone.

Found unanimously guilty by a jury of four counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault, and two counts of false imprisonment. Served with an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and an indefinite restraining order. Recorder James Wood QC described him as callous, self-entitled, showing no remorse or empathy, and having planned the rapes.

1 Jan 0001

Jamie Macpherson

Facilitating and arranging the commission of a child sexual offence *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Jamie Macpherson, 46, from Walsall, travelled nearly 90 miles to Bedford with the intention of sexually abusing an 11-year-old child. He was arrested at Bedford Train Station by police on June 18, 2020, soon after arriving. He was found with two hard drives containing huge amounts of indecent images of children, including category A images involving penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity with an animal or sadism, described as some of the worst and most abhorrent child sexual abuse material.

Pleaded guilty to facilitating and arranging the commission of a child sexual offence, possession to show or distribute indecent images of children, possession of indecent images of children, and distributing indecent images of children. Sentence comprised of 3 years for Bedfordshire offences and 2 years consecutively for West Midlands offences. Indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Josh Davies

Rape, sexual assault, and making indecent images of children *

Sentence

6 years and 8 months imprisonment

Josh Davies, 18, of Crawley Green Road, Luton, uploaded indecent images of a child to his Snapchat account, which were detected by Bedfordshire Police's internet child abuse investigation team. Officers executed a warrant at his home and arrested him on suspicion of making and distributing indecent images. Examination of his phone revealed further videos and images of Davies sexually abusing the child, leading to additional arrests on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. He pleaded guilty to offences including rape, sexual assault, and making indecent images of children.

Pleaded guilty to rape, sexual assault, and making indecent images of children. Bedfordshire Police investigation began after indecent images were posted on Snapchat.

1 Jan 0001

Justin Sandilands

Sexual assault on a child and making indecent images of a child *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Justin Sandilands, of Church Street, Clifton, Shefford, Bedfordshire, sexually assaulted a young girl and downloaded thousands of child sex abuse images, including 36 Category A images of young people as young as eight being abused, 123 Category B images and thousands of Category C images. Police visited his home in September 2019 after receiving information about his viewing of the material and seized devices showing search terms and moving images of child sex abuse.

Pleaded guilty to sexual assault on a child, three offences of making indecent images of a child and one offence of possessing a prohibited image. Judge Gary Lucy ordered forfeiture and destruction of devices and a sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

Kanyin Jolaosho

Fraud *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 200 hours unpaid work, 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days, ordered to pay costs of £3,850

Kanyin Jolaosho, formerly of Carroll Drive, Bedford, manipulated council systems and processes to carry out £39,812 in housing related fraud whilst working as a senior housing officer for Central Bedfordshire Council. Diverted tenants' rent payments and deposits and set up a fake landlord incentive payment.

Former senior housing officer for Central Bedfordshire Council. Judge described actions as 'despicable'.

1 Jan 0001

Jamal Jackson

Rape *

Sentence

10 years and 4 months imprisonment

Jamal Jackson, 27, a soldier, raped a woman at knifepoint in October 2017. He forced the victim to strip and engage in sexual acts while saying 'God cannot help you now'. He ordered her to shower to destroy evidence, but she escaped through a window. The attack was described as 'an hour of torment'.

Pleaded guilty to rape. Attack occurred in October 2017; held victim at knifepoint, forced her to strip and engage in sexual acts while saying 'God cannot help you now', ordered her to shower to destroy evidence, she escaped through a window. Described as 'an hour of torment'.

1 Jan 0001

Gurdial Singh Bains

Protection from Eviction Act offences *

Sentence

8 months suspended prison sentence, 100 hours unpaid work, 3-month curfew

Gurdial Singh Bains, a managing agent, failed to issue a tenancy agreement to tenants at a semi-detached house in Sandy, Bedfordshire, which he managed on behalf of a relative. When he wanted them to leave, he failed to give adequate notice, attempted to change the locks, filled the stopcock chamber with cement to cut off running water, and parked his car over the water mains. Council officers and the water authority restored the supply within 24 hours.

Pleaded guilty to four counts under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 and the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.

1 Jan 0001

Kevin Langford

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

23 years imprisonment

Kevin Langford, then 54 and of no fixed address but living in Wootton, committed horrific sexual abuse over six years starting when the victim was 12 years old. He regularly assaulted her, forced her into sexual activity, made her pose for provocative photos which he posted to an adult website claiming she was 18, took her to hotels to engage in sexual activity with other men including one trip overseas, and used a filmed encounter as a threat to silence her. The victim disclosed the abuse to police in April 2017.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual activity with a child; convicted of 29 charges including possessing and distributing indecent images of children, causing/inciting a child into prostitution/pornography, and trafficking a person out of the UK for sexual exploitation. On licence for two years after release.

1 Jan 0001

John Trinder

Sexual assault by touching *

Sentence

44 months imprisonment

John Trinder, then chairman of a gardening community group in Bedfordshire and now aged 74, of Chandler’s Cross in Rickmansworth, sexually assaulted a young girl. The victim disclosed the assault years later to a family member who informed the police.

Found guilty by a majority verdict of one count of sexual assault by touching. Placed on the sex offenders register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Leigh Morris

Possession of indecent images of children *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Leigh Morris, a 31-year-old Thames Valley Police officer based in Milton Keynes, was arrested at his home by colleagues after an investigation revealed 461 indecent images of children on his personal computers and mobile phone. The images included 131 Category A, 217 Category B, and 113 Category C, some showing abuse of children as young as three years old and a baby. Morris attempted to conceal his online activity using software. He pleaded guilty to three counts of downloading indecent photographs of a child, one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image, and one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child. Following his guilty pleas, he was dismissed without notice from the police force. At Luton Crown Court, he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and made subject to a 10-year sex offender notification requirement and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of downloading indecent photographs of a child, one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image, and one count of possessing a prohibited image of a child. Must register as a sex offender for 10 years and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. Judge Michael Kay QC described images as 'horrendous' and emphasised each child pictured was a victim. Dismissed from Thames Valley Police after a special case misconduct hearing.

1 Jan 0001

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