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Maidstone Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 944 verdicts at Maidstone Crown Court (Maidstone). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

August 2010 1 case
Tomas Uptas
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with minimum term of 18.5 years
On November 26, 2009, Tomas Uptas strangled his girlfriend Loreta Raupiene with her own scarf in a jealous rage at their home in Victoria Road, Canterbury, after their volatile relationship deteriorated due to financial difficulties and his possessive behaviour, especially when drinking. He covered her body with a quilt, armed himself with a realistic-looking BB handgun, and went on a rampage, terrorising people on the streets including putting the gun to David Bowles' head and pointing it at a postman and a 12-year-old girl, before entering Morrisons supermarket in Wincheap where he waved the gun, causing panic among shoppers. Armed police shot him in the arm when he refused to surrender and aimed the weapon at them. His actions were an apparent suicide-by-cop attempt following the murder.
Pleaded not guilty but found guilty by jury after 10 hours of deliberation. Defence claimed he snapped in a moment of madness due to fear of her leaving and stress from drinking. Judge stated he killed her in a fit of temper and was not prepared to let her leave.
2 Aug 2010
kentonline.co.uk
April 2010 2 cases
Kelly Cooke
Money laundering *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment
Kelly Cooke, 32, of Old School Place, Hangleton, laundered profits from her partner James Parker-McCue's drugs gang operating in Brighton and Hove. The family lavished thousands on beauty treatments and cosmetic dentistry for her, funded by illicit proceeds. The network was uncovered by Sussex Police between October 2008 and April 2009.
Laundered money for her partner's drugs gang.
19 Apr 2010
brightonandhovenews.org
James John Mccue
Money laundering *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment
James John McCue, 66, laundered profits from a prolific drugs gang operating in Brighton and Hove, headed by his son James Parker-McCue. He converted proceeds into assets including holidays, a Mercedes car, property in Spain, and beauty treatments. He rented a street trading pitch but held no business records and feigned confusion about finances, claiming to be a successful gambler. The network was uncovered by Sussex Police between October 2008 and April 2009.
Laundered money for drugs gang headed by his son.
19 Apr 2010
brightonandhovenews.org
October 2009 4 cases
James Parker-Mccue
Conspiring to supply cocaine *
Sentence
9 years imprisonment
James Parker-McCue, 30, of Old School Place, Hangleton, headed a prolific drugs gang supplying cocaine in Brighton and Hove. He laundered profits through his father and girlfriend, purchasing assets including a €220,000 apartment in Alicante, Spain, with illicit funds. He was arrested on his 28th birthday and extradited. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police.
Headed the drugs gang; extradited from Spain.
19 Oct 2009
brightonandhovenews.org
Darren Simpson
Conspiring to supply cocaine *
Sentence
6 years and 3 months imprisonment
Darren Simpson, 43, of Coney Furlong, Peacehaven, a manager for Brighton and Hove City Council, was part of a drugs gang conspiring to supply cocaine in Brighton and Hove, headed by James Parker-McCue. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit.
Gang member and manager for Brighton and Hove City Council.
19 Oct 2009
brightonandhovenews.org
Fergus Gilman
Conspiring to supply cocaine *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment
Fergus Gilman, 41, formerly of St Margaret’s, Rottingdean, was part of a drugs gang conspiring to supply cocaine in Brighton and Hove, headed by James Parker-McCue. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit.
Gang member involved in supplying cocaine.
19 Oct 2009
brightonandhovenews.org
Shaun Clancy
Conspiring to supply cocaine *
Sentence
5 years imprisonment
Shaun Clancy, 43, formerly of St Margaret’s, Rottingdean, was part of a drugs gang conspiring to supply cocaine in Brighton and Hove, headed by James Parker-McCue. The network operated between October 2008 and April 2009 and was dismantled by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit.
Gang member involved in supplying cocaine.
19 Oct 2009
brightonandhovenews.org
August 2009 1 case
Darren Graysmark
Money laundering *
Sentence
16 months imprisonment
Darren Graysmark, partner of Darren Simpson, a Sussex Police Special Branch officer, laundered more than £80,000 from a drugs gang operating in Brighton and Hove. Arrests followed a covert operation by Sussex Police Serious and Organised Crime Unit between October 2008 and April 2009.
Sussex Police Special Branch officer; partner's involvement in drugs gang.
19 Aug 2009
brightonandhovenews.org
October 2001 1 case
Michael Stone
Murder *
Sentence
life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years
On July 6, 1996, Michael Stone attacked Lin Russell, 45, and her daughters Josie, 9, and Megan, 6, along with their dog Lucy, on a quiet country lane in Chillenden near Dover, Kent. Stone, wielding a claw hammer, demanded money, tied them up, and bludgeoned Lin and Megan to death. Josie was blindfolded, tied to a tree, and bludgeoned but survived. The family was walking home from a school swimming gala. Stone was linked to the crime through bloodstained clothes, a hammer in his car, and witness statements. No direct forensic evidence linked him, but he was convicted based on circumstantial evidence and jailhouse confessions he denies.
Convicted of the murders of Lin Russell and Megan Russell, and the attempted murder of Josie Russell. First conviction in 1998 quashed, second conviction in 2001. Has maintained innocence and multiple appeals failed. Current review by CCRC.
1 Oct 2001
walesonline.co.uk
September 1987 1 case
Wayne Brown
Manslaughter *
Sentence
4 years youth custody
Wayne Brown, 17, of Camp Way, was convicted of manslaughter of a Rainham, Kent, ironmonger. He was originally sentenced to 7 years youth custody at Maidstone, which was reduced to 4 years by the Criminal Appeal Court.
Original sentence of 7 years reduced on appeal. Sentenced at Maidstone for manslaughter of a Rainham, Kent, ironmonger.
21 Sep 1987
courtnewsuk.co.uk
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Wayne Butterworth
Inflicting grievous bodily harm *
Sentence
2 years and 4 months imprisonment
Butterworth, along with Chay Hart, attacked a vulnerable teenager with autism on Greggs Wood Road, Tunbridge Wells, on 19 January 2019. After the teen asked 'What are you looking at?', the pair threatened him. Later, Butterworth chased the teen, threw him to the ground, and began punching him. Hart joined in and both men kicked the defenceless victim as he curled up, causing a fractured neck, broken tooth, and severe facial bruising.
Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm. Also given an 8-year restraining order.
1 Jan 0001
berkshire999.co.uk
Wayne Pickett
Burglary *
Sentence
18 months imprisonment
Wayne Pickett, aged 24, was involved in a series of burglaries targeting homes across west Kent alongside Freddie Stephens and Brett Smith between May and September 2017. He was arrested on 28 September 2017 after police observed a stolen Audi and later intercepted the group returning in a Land Rover. Forensic evidence, including DNA and fingerprints, linked him to a stolen Seat Leon. He admitted his role in the raids and was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court.
Admitted burglary and possession of criminal property.
1 Jan 0001
berkshire999.co.uk
Walter Ripley
Attempting to groom a child *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment
Walter Ripley, a delivery driver from Orchard View, Teynham, Sittingbourne, Kent, believed he was sharing sex messages with a 14-year-old schoolgirl called 'Poppy' on WhatsApp. He was actually talking to a decoy from the 'Undercover and Expose' group. He sent graphic messages describing what he wanted to do to her, a disgusting image and videos of himself, and voicemails of a sexual nature, disguising his identity as 'Donald'. He made no attempts to meet. Group members confronted him at his work address, leading to police involvement. Caught in February 2019.
Admitted four charges of attempting to groom someone he thought was a child with a view to having sex and sharing images. Placed on the Sex Offender Register indefinitely and made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years. Judge criticised three-year delay in bringing case to justice.
1 Jan 0001
offenders.org.uk
Warren Forgie
Carrying a knife in public and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin *
Sentence
3 years and 4 months imprisonment
Warren Forgie, 23, from Shroffold Road, Bromley, was sentenced after Kent Police acted on reports of anti-social behaviour at a property in Alexandra Road, Sheerness. On 13 March 2018, officers raided the address. Forgie attempted to flee out the back door into an alley but was confronted by a female officer. He shoved her in the face, knocking her to the ground, and ran. He was quickly caught. A search found a knife in his jacket pocket, a large amount of cash, and drugs hidden in his sock.
Pleaded guilty to carrying a knife in public and possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Assaulted a police officer during arrest. Had hidden drugs and a knife.
1 Jan 0001
berkshire999.co.uk
Warren Roache
Conspiring to commit fraud by false representation *
Sentence
3 years and 2 months imprisonment
Aaron Leacock, Warren Roache and Sean Lee conspired to commit fraud by false representation, targeting 47 elderly victims (aged 70 or over) across Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Hampshire, south London and Northamptonshire. Victims were phoned from burner phones by someone pretending to be from their bank, asked security questions, and told a courier would collect their card due to an issue. Cards were collected and used by Roache and Lee to withdraw cash or buy goods near victims' homes. Leacock made the calls from an office in Purley High Street, South Croydon. Total stolen: £60,000.
Responsible for 37 offences in the conspiracy. Pleaded guilty.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Warren Young
Robbery *
Sentence
4 years 6 months imprisonment
Warren Young attacked a security van driver during a cash delivery in Rainham, Medway on 25 September 2019. He wrestled a cash box from the driver before fleeing in a black Nissan Qashqai driven by Samnit Sidhu. Police used ANPR to track the stolen vehicle and arrested Sidhu the same day. Young was arrested the next day and around £10,000 in cash was found hidden in a basement carrier bag at his home.
Pleaded guilty to robbery.
1 Jan 0001
berkshire999.co.uk
Zubair Butt
Possession with intent to supply cocaine and possession with intent to supply cannabis *
Sentence
six years and three months imprisonment
On 4 April 2023, constables conducted a search warrant at a residential property in Gillingham where Zubair Butt, aged 27, was located in an outbuilding. Officers recovered one kilogram of cocaine, one kilogram of cannabis, five mobile phones, and £1,270 cash.
Pleaded guilty to both charges. The judge also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the mobile phones and seizure of the cash.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Zvonko Tomisa
Causing death by dangerous driving *
Sentence
11 years imprisonment
On November 25 last year, Zvonko Tomisa, a 58-year-old lorry driver from Videovec, Croatia, was travelling at approximately 55mph on the M20 in Kent while engaged in a video call with his wife. He crashed into Arran McManus’s stationary Nissan Qashqai in traffic, causing injuries described as 'not survivable'. Signs had instructed drivers to slow to 50mph more than 1.5 miles earlier due to traffic. Tomisa had multiple calls and messages on his phone in the preceding hour and attempted to brake only one second before impact.
Pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving. Banned from driving for 14 years and four months. Judge Catherine Moore noted distraction from mobile phone use during video call. Defence stated deep remorse.
1 Jan 0001
independent.co.uk
Wesley Odjoma
Being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin *
Sentence
3 years and 2 months imprisonment
On 11 June 2020, plain clothes officers from Kent Police’s County Line and Gang Team saw two known drug users counting cash in an alleyway in St Phillips Avenue, Maidstone. They were met by Wesley Odjoma. Officers detained Odjoma, seized a mobile phone containing texts relating to drug supply, identified as a county line phone marketing cocaine and heroin. A search of his home address found electronic scales and a razor blade with cocaine residue.
Pleaded guilty. Aged 23, from Croydon, Greater London.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
West Higgins
Robbery *
Sentence
six years imprisonment
West Higgins made an unsolicited offer to carry out gardening work at the elderly victim's Rochester home and received a small advance payment. On 6 November 2020, despite completing no work, he attended the address to collect further payment. He convinced the victim to provide food, then as she retrieved items from the freezer, he pushed her against kitchen cupboards, placed one hand around her neck, and removed two gold rings from her finger, attempting to remove others. The victim suffered significant bruising and a cut to her finger but reported the offence to Kent Police immediately after he fled. Higgins was arrested the following day.
Admitted robbery. Remanded in custody since arrest.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Wilfred Grant
Burglary *
Sentence
2 years and 5 months imprisonment
Wilfred Grant and Gary Parks ransacked a property in Brook Street, Snodland, entering a caravan contained within a gated area on 16 September 2020. They stole cash, jewellery, personal items including a wedding ring and cufflinks, push bikes, a motorcycle, and possessions belonging to the victim’s children. They were identified on CCTV and arrested the following month. Grant also committed a separate offence of vehicle interference by trying to steal from a car parked in Rochester High Street on 21 July 2020.
Pleaded guilty to burglary, theft, and a separate offence of vehicle interference on 21 July 2020 in Rochester High Street.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
William Adams
Dangerous driving *
Sentence
2 years and 4 months imprisonment
William Adams absconded from a prison in Sussex on 14 July 2021. On Tuesday 23 November 2021, he was seen driving a van suspiciously on the A249 near the Stockbury roundabout. Officers requested him to stop at 11.55pm believing he was using false number plates, but he led them on a 10-minute police pursuit. During the pursuit, three police cars were damaged by his van, with one knocked off the road into a collision with a tree where it caught fire. Officers brought the van to a controlled stop on the Key Street roundabout, and Adams attempted to run but was apprehended and arrested.
Admitted dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, driving without a licence, driving without insurance, and being unlawfully at large. Disqualified from driving for 4 years and 8 months.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
William Burton
Conspiracy to commit burglary *
Sentence
three years and ten months' imprisonment
William Burton was part of a prolific gang of burglars who targeted homes across Kent and London between 21 November 2019 and 2 April 2020, breaking in during hours of darkness to steal car keys and vehicles from driveways, including four addresses in Larkfield and Maidstone with Ryan Hull, and a further 29 break-ins in areas including Whitstable, Canterbury, Tonbridge, Borough Green, Medway towns, Sevenoaks.
Aged 28 from Dartford. Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary. Stolen designer jacket seized from address.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
William French
Conspiracy to steal *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment
Between October 2022 and April 2023, Michael McTigue and William French stole property including golf equipment, tools and an antique violin valued at more than £10,000 from vehicles left in car parks in areas including Hildenborough and Sevenoaks in west Kent. They targeted multi-story car parks or private complexes, smashing windows to steal high value items. French contacted a specialist musical instrument shop in Oxford shortly after the violin theft and sold it there on 18 April. Arrested on 12 May during investigation by West Kent Victim Based Crime Team.
Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and four counts of theft. Sold stolen violin at a shop in Oxford. Extensive criminal history for similar offences.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
William O’Brien
Causing grievous bodily harm with intent *
Sentence
11 years imprisonment
Charlie Saunter, William O’Brien, and Kai Haruna subjected their victim to a prolonged and barbaric assault lasting over six hours in a Gravesend flat on London Road on the evening of 5 July 2020. The victim was repeatedly cut with knives, burned with boiling salt water and a home-made flame thrower, subjected to dog bites and genital mutilation. Haruna jumped on the victim’s chest until he passed out. The attack was linked to a grievance involving money and/or drug supply. The victim could not escape due to threats, duration, and the dog.
Initially denied but changed plea to guilty during trial to causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Sentences also dealt with two separate cases involving thefts and acts of violence. Must serve at least two thirds before parole and subject to extended licence of four years on release.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
William Reader
Stalking involving fear of violence *
Sentence
three years and six months’ imprisonment
William Reader, previously of Nursey Grove, Gravesend, aged 26, was arrested on 10 February 2022 for repeated violence and threats towards a woman and her family between December 2021 and January 2022. Offences included throwing bricks through windows, slashing car tyres, making repeated threats to harm and kill, punching two female victims and a witness who intervened. During a remand hearing at Medway Magistrates’ Court on 12 February 2022, he assaulted a detention officer, stole keys and escaped. He was recaptured two days later in Stockton-on-Tees.
Pleaded guilty to stalking involving fear of violence, escaping from lawful custody, three counts of criminal damage, three counts of assault, and assault by beating of an emergency worker. Made subject of restraining orders against two women.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
William Saunders
Robbery *
Sentence
five years and three months' imprisonment with an extended licence period of three years
William Saunders, a 35-year-old man from Maidstone, carried out a violent robbery on three young men who were socialising in Mangravet Recreation Ground near his home in Camp Way at around 10.30pm on 25 July 2020. He approached them appearing friendly, then returned and assaulted them by kicking in the face, punching, beating with a heavy torch, demanding money, alcohol and phones, shining torch in eyes, threatening further harm and to kill. He marched one victim home demanding money from relatives, stole £24 from a wallet, left others with an associate under threat. Further struggle with kicks and beating. Fled scene; arrested at home next morning.
Pleaded guilty to all offences.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Williams Jean-Michel Andres
Burglary *
Sentence
1 year and 8 months imprisonment
Williams Jean-Michel Andres, along with Jorge Bravo and Jorge Espinoza, travelled from London to Kent in a Ford Focus on 8 November 2022. They smashed windows to enter two houses near Maidstone Road, Borough Green and Field Mill Road, Egerton near Ashford, stealing expensive watches, rings, tablets, cameras and bank cards. The gang also targeted a third house in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, stealing more items. Total value stolen exceeded £37,000. They were stopped by Surrey police near Hammersmith, arrested, and stolen property recovered from the vehicle.
Pleaded guilty to burglary charges.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Xhojs Bilali
Supplying class A drugs *
Sentence
two years and four months’ imprisonment
On 23 May 2023, Xhojs Bilali travelled to Southborough in a Volvo S40 intending to supply class A drugs (cocaine) to local users. He was spotted parked in Victoria Road by proactive officers, who detained him due to his behaviour and searched the vehicle, locating 27 cocaine deals in a drawstring bag, £70 in cash and a mobile phone.
Pleaded guilty. 27-year-old of no fixed address.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Ylber Perhati
Conspiring to supply cannabis *
Sentence
5 years' imprisonment
Part of a conspiracy to produce and supply cannabis on a large scale, estimated value over £1 million, operating farms in Ashford, Canvey Island and Hertfordshire between August 2019 and August 2020. Completed building work to convert a disused warehouse in rural Hertfordshire into a cannabis factory.
39, from East London. Found guilty of conspiring to supply cannabis following a trial.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Younis Farjani
Supplying Class A drugs *
Sentence
3 years and 3 months imprisonment
On 29 October 2019, officers spotted a known drug user approaching a Range Rover in Pagitt Street, Gillingham. The car sped off but was stopped. Younis, the front-seat passenger, was searched along with driver Imaan Farjani. Found cocaine wrap, cash and phones showing drug deals. Home search revealed more cash, phones, SIMs, drug price list and packing paraphernalia.
Pleaded guilty. Involved in coordinating drug deals supplying heroin and cocaine across Gillingham.
1 Jan 0001
uknip.co.uk
Vilmantus Jocius
Possessing cocaine with intent to supply *
Sentence
9 years imprisonment
Vilmantus Jocius exchanged a gas canister containing 13 kilograms of cocaine, a class A drug, at a car park in Thomsett Way, Queenborough, at around 7.40pm on 15 September 2020. The canister was covered in a bath towel and handed to a man in a red Mercedes Sprinter, which was later stopped by police. X-rays revealed 13 one-kilogram blocks of cocaine inside, with a street value of up to £1.3 million. Jocius was detained near Dartford Crossing nine days later.
Denied possessing cocaine with intent to supply but found guilty following a trial. Also disqualified from driving for a further five years and eight months on release from prison.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Vasilios Ofogeli
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment
Vasilios Ofogeli fatally stabbed 21-year-old Andre Bent during a street disturbance involving punching, kicking, and hitting with belts in Maidstone in the early hours of 25 August 2019. He also stabbed three other men during the same incident.
Found guilty of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count of wounding with intent following a trial.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Valentin Ciobotaru
Burglary *
Sentence
five years and three months in prison
Valentin Ciobotaru, along with Gheorghe Ciobotaru and Gabriel Zaharia, targeted jewellery at addresses in north and west Kent and Essex. On 5 February 2022, they travelled to Sevenoaks in a silver Mercedes, forced a window open at a house in Hillydeal Road, and targeted further addresses in Shoreham Lane Sevenoaks, Leyton Cross Road Dartford, and Summerhouse Drive Bexley. They ransacked the premises and stole jewellery. They were also responsible for two burglaries in Loughton, Essex on 4 February 2022. Arrested on 9 February 2022 in the Mercedes in Ilford, Greater London.
Pleaded guilty to six burglaries. Of no fixed address.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Mike Stanley
Fraud *
Sentence
6 years imprisonment
Mike Stanley, a 68-year-old from Chatham, ran the Layezy Racing Ponzi scheme starting in 2010, promising high returns on horse race bets. From 2013, he reported fake profits, using new investors’ money to pay earlier ones, defrauding over 6,000 victims of £44 million. He spent the money on 23 racehorses, a £400,000 Spanish villa, luxury cars, jewellery, £1.6 million in cryptocurrency, and £622,000 in silver bullion. The scheme collapsed in 2019 after exposure by a national newspaper.
Pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges. Received a five-year Serious Crime Prevention Order and banned from being a company director for 15 years.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Milan Kosoric
Money laundering *
Sentence
four years and six months’ imprisonment
Milan Kosoric and Pero Mitrovic were caught red-handed by police with almost £750,000 in cash stored in supermarket ‘bags for life’ wrapped in plastic bundles in a bedroom of a flat in Redcliffe Street, Kensington, on 2 March 2021. More than 100 wraps of cocaine were also seized from the property and a nearby parked car. They had been staying at the address and were arrested as part of a proactive operation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. The cash totalled £745,087, which was successfully forfeited under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
Pleaded guilty to money laundering offences and possessing cocaine with intent to supply. Aged 26 at time of arrest.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Milen Ivanov
Sexual activity with a child *
Sentence
6 years and 8 months imprisonment
Milen Ivanov, 34, from Gillingham, targeted a young victim between 1 June and 9 August 2022, making them believe they were in a relationship and sexually abusing them. The offending came to light after the child told their parents, who contacted Kent Police. Ivanov was arrested on 28 August 2022 and bailed with conditions not to contact the victim. While on bail, he committed further offences by sharing indecent images of the victim and making threats towards the child.
Subject to a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and a five-year restraining order on release. Charged with two counts of sexual activity with a child, intimidation of a witness, making indecent photographs of a child and disclosing a private sexual photograph.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Michael Turner
Conspiring to import class A drugs *
Sentence
11 years imprisonment
Members of an organised crime group attempted to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment from Costa Rica at Sheerness Port in Kent on 20 December 2021. Turner was trained to use a forklift truck to access the container and was arrested by NCA and Kent Police officers.
Pleaded guilty to conspiring to import class A drugs.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Mohammad Afzal
Sexual assault *
Sentence
3 years imprisonment and £1,000 compensation
Mohammad Afzal, a chemistry teacher at Sutton Valence School in Kent, sexually assaulted a pupil around 30 years ago by luring her to his home on the pretext of babysitting, giving her wine, getting into bed with her, forcing his tongue into her mouth, groping her breasts and touching her. The school failed to report to police at the time, allowing him to resign and teach elsewhere. Arrested in 2019 at Birmingham airport en route to Dubai after victim reported in 2019.
Found guilty of sexual assault. Victim impact statement highlighted long-term effects. Judge noted devastating impact on victim.
1 Jan 0001
offenders.org.uk
Mohammad Tawos Qoraishi
Murder *
Sentence
Life imprisonment with minimum term of 16 years and 82 days
Mohammad Tawos Qoraishi, aged 27, admitted to the savage assault that left his 19-year-old wife Parwin Quriashi with 38 knife wounds on Christmas Day 2018. Police were called to a flat in Kentish Court, Maidstone, at around 2.35pm on 25 December 2018, where they found Parwin lying in the kitchen. She was pronounced dead at 3.28pm. A kitchen knife was recovered at the scene. Qoraishi fled but was arrested later that day near Dover and charged with murder.
Pleaded guilty to murder. Stabbed his wife 38 times on Christmas Day 2018 in an unprovoked attack.
1 Jan 0001
berkshire999.co.uk
Mohammed Mansary
Possessing class A drugs with intent to supply *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment
Mohammed Mansary, 21, of Cahir Street, Poplar, would get local drug users to deliver crack cocaine and heroin brought from London for the 'Tony' county line network. He was arrested at a warrant in Cornes Close, Ashford on 14 October 2021, where drugs, cash and a knife were seized. He was charged with possessing the drugs with intent to supply.
Admitted the offences at an earlier hearing.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Mohammed Maow
Robbery *
Sentence
six years and nine months’ imprisonment
During the evening of 4 February 2021, Mohammed Maow along with David Akande, Mahei Ahmad, and Thami Ngqobongwana travelled to an address near Shorts Way, Borstal with a number of other unidentified men. The group forcibly entered a house and one of them punched a man inside whilst demanding money. After the victim surrendered his wallet, his mother was also threatened before the gang left the premises. Maow was arrested after the vehicle was stopped on the A2 near Bean; victim’s bank cards recovered from the vehicle.
Aged 28, from East Ham, London. Pleaded not guilty and convicted after a trial.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Nicholas Hamill
Armed robbery *
Sentence
14 and a half years imprisonment
On 1 May 2017 in Wildernesse Avenue, Sevenoaks, a gang including Hamill used a Skoda Octavia fitted with police markings and blue lights to approach a home. One man posed as a police officer to gain entry, then four masked offenders, one with a sawn-off shotgun, forced their way in after cutting a hole in a fence. The victim was pushed to the floor and threatened, while a relative locked herself in a cupboard and triggered an alarm. The gang fled empty-handed. The fake police car was later set on fire in Nottingham. Hamill was identified as one of the main offenders.
Denied involvement throughout trial.
1 Jan 0001
berkshire999.co.uk
Neil Williams
Child sexual abuse *
Sentence
4 years and 6 months imprisonment plus 4 years extended licence
Neil Williams, 51, from Herne Bay, repeatedly sexually abused a child between 2014 and 2017. The abuse came to light when the victim reported it to Kent Police on 6 March 2019. Williams was arrested a month later. He initially denied the charges but eventually pleaded guilty.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of child sexual abuse. Initially denied charges, claiming contact was a medical examination. Subject to indefinite sexual harm prevention order.
1 Jan 0001
uknip.co.uk
Nicholas Lumsden
Indecent assault *
Sentence
14 years' imprisonment with 5 years on extended licence and a 25-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order
Nicholas Lumsden, 40, from Birmingham, subjected victims to serious sexual offences: a woman was sexually assaulted at an address in Dover in September 2019; two further victims were abused as children in Ashford, one in the 1990s and another around 2010. Kent Police launched an investigation after the Dover report in October 2019. Lumsden was arrested, charged with multiple sexual offences, denied the charges, but was convicted at trial of 14 counts including indecent assault, sexual assault of a child and sexual activity with a child.
Denied the charges but convicted after trial of 14 counts. Victims included a woman sexually assaulted in Dover in September 2019 and two children abused in Ashford, one in the 1990s and one around 2010.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Nigel Butler
Causing death by careless driving *
Sentence
2 years and 3 months imprisonment
Nigel Butler, 58, from Sutton Valence, was driving his red Maxus Van on the coastbound carriageway of the M26 near Wrotham on 15 October 2020. He fell asleep at the wheel due to undiagnosed sleep apnoea, failed to notice a lorry slowing for roadworks, and crashed into it from behind at full speed. The two passengers, aged 22 and 44, died at the scene. Butler had suffered excessive daytime sleepiness for years but had not sought medical help or informed the DVLA.
Pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by careless driving. Also banned from driving for 5 years and required to take an extended retest.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Nigel Doherty
Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *
Sentence
two years and six months’ imprisonment
Nigel Doherty repeatedly punched and kicked a woman in the head during a violent assault in her own home near the town centre on 10 September 2020. He dragged the woman by her clothing into the kitchen and subjected her to a sustained assault, causing multiple injuries including her head striking a wall from a kick. He was also responsible for previous assaults, including cutting the victim’s leg with a knife.
Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating, common assault, possessing a knife in a public place and wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent. A further charge of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm was ordered to lie on file.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Naomi North
Causing death by dangerous driving *
Sentence
4 years' imprisonment and banned from driving for 12 years
Naomi North was driving a Ford Fiesta at a speed of between 29 and 33 mph and did not slow down as she approached the flashing amber lights of a pelican crossing on New Road in Chatham at around 10.50pm on Monday 10 August 2020. She collided with an elderly disabled man in his 70s, who walked with two sticks and was just a few steps from reaching the kerb. He suffered multiple serious injuries and died at the scene. North did not stop, drove to a relative’s home, and was arrested the following morning. She told officers she had not seen him prior to the incident, panicked after realising she had hit someone, and denied using her mobile phone but said she had lost it later that night.
Denied the offence but found guilty following a trial. Of Church Road, Swanscombe.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Natalie Riley
Being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine *
Sentence
2 year suspended sentence and 250 hours unpaid work
Natalie Riley, 45, from Gillingham, acted as a drug runner for the 'MJ' county line drug network in Medway, alongside Curtis Davies. On 21 July 2022, after stopping Davies driving her car, officers searched her address finding her and Justin Duyile inside with drug paraphernalia, cash, mobile phones, drug 'tick' lists, weighing scales and clingfilm.
Admitted charges of being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Acted as drug runner for the 'MJ' county line.
1 Jan 0001
localrags.co.uk
Nathan Lewis
Actual bodily harm *
Sentence
16 months imprisonment
On 22 February 2019, Nathan Lewis attacked a woman at a hotel on Brompton Road, Gillingham. He strangled her until she lost consciousness and then punched her repeatedly in the face. Kent Police were called and Lewis was arrested later that day in a nearby street. The victim sustained injuries to her face and neck and suffered lasting emotional trauma.
Pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm. Also given a five-year restraining order. The assault was described as unprovoked and appalling, leaving the victim traumatised with lasting emotional effects.
1 Jan 0001
berkshire999.co.uk

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