Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

In September 2020, Indre Bruziene and Vasile Radacanu invited the victim to their home where they consumed alcoholic drinks. Bruziene filmed Radacanu raping the intoxicated and unconscious victim. Later, in March 2021, Bruziene contacted the victim, sent footage of the rape, and demanded £5,000, threatening to send it to the victim's husband if not paid.

Jhon Ruiz was involved in a gang that targeted older people in Kent, specifically in Chatham, Dartford, Gravesend, and Sevenoaks, between October 2024 and February 2025. The gang used distraction techniques, such as squirting mustard or other sauces on victims' clothes after they withdrew large amounts of money from banks, and placing nails or pins on the floor to encourage victims to stop their vehicles. They followed victims to their cars and stole cash, resulting in £20,720 stolen and attempts to steal a further £10,085. The gang also operated in Berkshire and Essex.

Matias Vega was involved in a gang that focused on older victims in Kent, including areas like Chatham, Dartford, Gravesend, and Sevenoaks, between October 2024 and February 2025. The group used distractions such as squirting mustard on clothing and placing pins on the ground to enable thefts from victims who had just left banks. In total, they stole £20,720 and attempted to steal £10,085, with operations also in Berkshire and Essex.

Miguel Perez was a member of a criminal gang that operated in Kent, targeting older people in Chatham, Dartford, Gravesend, and Sevenoaks from October 2024 to February 2025. The gang distracted victims by squirting mustard or sauces on them after they collected money from banks and by creating road hazards like nails to stop vehicles. They successfully stole £20,720 and tried to steal another £10,085, extending their activities to Berkshire and Essex.

Maria Carmen was part of a gang that targeted older individuals in Kent, including Chatham, Dartford, Gravesend, and Sevenoaks, from October 2024 to February 2025. The group distracted victims by squirting mustard or sauces on their clothes after bank withdrawals and by placing nails on the road to make victims stop. They stole £20,720 in total and attempted to steal an additional £10,085, with operations extending to Berkshire and Essex.

Solomon Rondon participated in a gang's scheme to target elderly victims in Kent locations such as Chatham, Dartford, Gravesend, and Sevenoaks, between October 2024 and February 2025. The gang employed methods like squirting mustard on victims' clothing to distract them after leaving banks and placing hazards like nails on the floor. This led to the theft of £20,720 and attempted thefts of £10,085, with similar activities in Berkshire and Essex.

Bradley Kite, from Lydbrook Close, Sittingbourne, groomed young teenage girls by sending sexualised messages, giving them money, jewellery, and expensive presents, and then sexually assaulted them. The offences were reported in June 2024, leading to his arrest on June 27, 2024, and the identification of multiple victims.

Abiola Adenmosun, 35, of King George Road, Chatham, targeted a child in Rochester in 2012, befriending her, providing alcohol and cannabis, and committing sexual offences over several months. He persisted in contacting her despite her attempts to end it, leading to a police report in 2017.

Officers seized a loaded sawn-off shotgun hidden in a garage in Tangmere Close, Gillingham on March 7, 2024, during investigations into stolen motorbikes. Forensic examination revealed Adam Green's DNA on the firearm. He was arrested on March 14, 2024, after being stopped on a motorcycle in Chatham, and the weapon was connected to him.

Haiden Tomlin attacked his neighbour in a block of flats in Maidstone during a disturbance on September 1, 2024. The altercation escalated into a fight inside another person's flat, resulting in the victim being stabbed more than 50 times, sustaining injuries including a punctured lung and a broken rib. Tomlin fled the scene but was arrested shortly after, with a lock knife and multi-tool recovered nearby. The victim survived the assault.

Paul Crabtree plotted a burglary in Maidstone on September 2, 2024, by providing instructions and messages to accomplices who broke into a home, threatened the occupants, and stole cash.

Alex Buckwell subjected his partner to a lengthy campaign of physical and emotional abuse between February and November 2024. This included restricting her phone use, dictating her clothing, preventing her from going out alone, punching, kicking, strangling her in the presence of a child, driving towards oncoming traffic, dragging her by her hair, damaging property, and continuing harassment after separation through repeated calls.

George Ivers engaged in dangerous driving, including making 'doughnut' manoeuvres near the Sheppey Crossing and speeding through Sheerness, as captured in footage from late 2021 and early 2022. He was also involved in perverting the course of justice related to a fatal collision.

Ozgur Suyolcu subjected his partner to a year of bullying and random attacks, including being attacked with a hammer, a heavy-duty bike lock, and burnt with a clothes steamer. The victim suffered severe injuries such as collapsed lungs, bruises, bite marks, fractures to her jaw, shoulders, breastbone, ribs, vertebrae, and internal bleeding. She was unable to speak or walk and was close to death when she called the police on April 13, 2024. Officers found her in a flat near Tunbridge Wells, while Suyolcu attempted to mislead them about the incident.

Jimmy Lovelock, who had been in a relationship with the victim for almost 20 years, concealed a secret listening device in her flat and hid GPS trackers in her car as part of a campaign of abuse. He assaulted her, made threats to harm or kill her, including threats to burn down her flat, and exerted control over her use of phones and social media, isolating her from friends and family. The abuse occurred over several years, with incidents including smashing her car windscreen and slashing her tyres. He was arrested in May 2024 following the discovery of the devices.

Paul Knight, a registered sex offender, breached his court order by communicating with young girls online, engaging in sexually explicit conversations, sending indecent photos, and asking for illegal ones in return. His devices contained 129 indecent images of children, including category A images. Police found an undeclared iPhone during a search of his home on November 10, 2023.

Ryan Perrins supplied cannabis to a vulnerable teenage girl and sexually abused her over approximately seven months up to October 2023. He assaulted her by slamming her head against a parked van and bombarded her with 59 calls in 12 hours when she tried to end contact. The abuse involved a sustained campaign of violence and exploitation.

Chelsea Dunn agreed to meet her victim to exchange cigarettes near Sutton Road in Maidstone on November 7, 2024. She revealed a large kitchen knife and stabbed the victim several times, leaving the victim with multiple wounds. The victim raised the alert and was taken to hospital. Dunn was arrested at her home in Darwin Avenue and later told officers the assault was linked to her misuse of cocaine, though she denied being under the influence at the time.

Lloyd Cundall groomed a teenager using social media platforms and convinced her to meet in secluded areas around Quarry Road, including woods and alleyways. He provided her with cocaine, cannabis, nitrous oxide, and alcohol before pressuring her into performing sexual acts. He was arrested on September 24, 2024, after DNA evidence, invisible to the naked eye, was discovered with the assistance of a police dog.

Sensenal Amaglo caused the death of a woman on the M2 near Faversham due to excessive speeding. The fatal collision occurred on the London-bound carriageway between junctions 6 and 5 on the morning of November 27, 2022. His Mercedes C-Class, travelling at over 120mph, struck the rear of the victim’s vehicle, resulting in her immediate death. The woman, in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His own dashcam captured the incident. Following an investigation by Kent Police, Amaglo was charged.

Jack Davey, 21, from Meopham, lied about his age to meet and sexually abuse girls, convincing them to perform sexual acts during video calls that he recorded without their knowledge. His crimes included grooming a 14-year-old girl and multiple breaches of a previous Sexual Harm Prevention Order between November 2023 and January 2024.

Andy Gilchrist was riding his motorcycle at more than 60mph in a 50mph zone on the A262 Tenterden Road in Biddenden on September 18, 2022, when he collided with the 72-year-old victim, who was crossing the road after stepping off a bus. Witnesses reported Gilchrist overtaking vehicles at 75 to 78mph prior to the collision. The victim suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene, while a passenger on Gilchrist’s bike sustained a serious leg injury.

Roger Crabtree, subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order due to previous convictions, was found to have downloaded illegal images and videos of children on a laptop during an unannounced police visit to his home in Rectory Close, Snodland, on November 2, 2023. The devices contained 33 illegal images and videos, including several in the highest category showing children being subjected to abuse. He also unlawfully deleted internet history on a Kindle device in January 2024.

Brandon Coleman, 22, from Chatham, breached his Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) imposed after conviction for making indecent images of children in October 2021. Breaches included spending unsupervised time with children, using electronic devices to access the internet without permission, downloading Snapchat, using online aliases, and further prohibited activity found on his mobile phone. Arrested on 16 October 2024 following Kent Police investigation.

Chung Fu Wang played a leading role in the prostitution of vulnerable trafficked women at over 50 brothel locations across the UK, including in Kent towns such as Canterbury, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Some women were brought into the country illegally and forced into sex work to pay off family debts. The operation involved coercion, deceit and exploitation for selfish, greedy reasons, impacting local communities with noise, criminal damage and constant visits.

Yuan Hang played a leading role in the prostitution of vulnerable trafficked women at over 50 brothel locations across the UK, including in Kent towns such as Canterbury, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Some women were brought into the country illegally and forced into sex work to pay off family debts. The operation involved coercion, deceit and exploitation for selfish, greedy reasons, impacting local communities with noise, criminal damage and constant visits.

Lina Wang played a leading role in the prostitution of vulnerable trafficked women at over 50 brothel locations across the UK, including in Kent towns such as Canterbury, Chatham, Dartford, Gillingham, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Some women were brought into the country illegally and forced into sex work to pay off family debts. The operation involved coercion, deceit and exploitation for selfish, greedy reasons, impacting local communities with noise, criminal damage and constant visits.