Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

George Emmett arranged to meet the victim in Chatham, Kent, on the night of the incident to discuss money owed to her. Instead, he assisted in forcing her into a car with accomplices. During the journey, he punched her in the face and beat her with her dog's lead before fleeing. The group demanded £2,000 from her, threatening her family's lives, and left her severely injured near Nunhead railway station after the attack.

Daniel Kelly used a drone to smuggle contraband, including the psychoactive drug Spice and other items, into HMP Elmley, HMP Swaleside in Kent, and HMP The Mount in Hertfordshire during April. He was caught after a police patrol observed suspicious activity involving a car near HMP Swaleside on April 25, where a man was seen running and entering the vehicle. The car was later traced to a holiday park, leading to Kelly's arrest. The drone, which had been spray-painted black and had its lights taped over, was found in the car's boot. Analysis showed it had conducted four flights to the prisons over five days.

Paul Godden, 35, attempted to rob a Martin McColl shop in Luton High Street, Chatham, on August 11 by wearing a Batman mask, placing a knife and a bag on the counter, and demanding cash and cigarettes, but was refused and fled empty-handed. Later that day, he robbed a Co-Op in Wayfield Road, Chatham, of £2,540 cash and 60 packets of cigarettes while hiding his face with a scarf. He was arrested three days later in Gillingham.