Norwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

Alan Topham, 69, from Bradford Road, Riddlesden, West Yorkshire, contacted a police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl via Snapchat on March 18. He used a burner phone and falsely claimed to be a 55-year-old man in the building trade. The conversation became sexual, involving detailed descriptions, and he arranged to meet the girl at a hotel in Norwich for sex on April 7. He was arrested upon arrival, admitted his intentions were wrong, and expressed disgust with himself. The offences involved grooming and attempted exploitation of a child.

Tegan Burton, aged 21, was involved in a violent and unprovoked attack on January 1, 2024, in Norwich. She struck the victim, a woman in her 40s who was walking home from New Year's celebrations, on the back of the head with a bottle after the victim wished the group a Happy New Year. Burton then joined the others in kicking and stamping on the victim while she was on the ground, during a prolonged assault where threats were made. The victim suffered a fractured left cheekbone, fractures to a bone in her right hand, and a wound to the back of her head, leading to ongoing psychological effects.

Paul Berryman attempted to fabricate a long and distinguished career in the British Army, including service in the Parachute Regiment from 1979 to 2007, to avoid a mandatory minimum five-year jail term for possessing a prohibited firearm discovered during a search of his home in 2018. He provided fraudulent documents with basic spelling errors to support his claims. An investigation confirmed he only enlisted in November 1979 and was discharged less than two weeks later without completing basic training. Additionally, in 2007, he was working as a binman, contradicting his stories. This deception led to his conviction for perverting the course of justice.

Riley Mckinley-Green, 18, stabbed a man twice in four days, including a frenzied knife attack in a busy Norwich shopping centre.

Aurelijus Cielevicius, 39, of John Street, King’s Lynn, was driving a BMW eastbound along the A47 near the Hardwick roundabout between Middleton and King's Lynn at around 7.40pm on Sunday 15 January 2023, while high on methylamphetamine, mephedrone, and cannabis. He was travelling at speeds up to 96mph, went through red traffic lights, and failed to return to the correct side of the road after overtaking another vehicle, causing a head-on collision with a Vauxhall Mokka driven by the victim, with two other victims as passengers. All three occupants of the Vauxhall were killed at the scene. Toxicology confirmed multiple drugs in his system. He had passed a stationary police vehicle at high speed minutes earlier.

Buitumelo Kukung engaged in a heated argument with his then partner after she received a phone call from someone he owed money to. The argument escalated into a physical assault where he repeatedly slapped and punched her. She attempted to escape down the stairs, but he delivered a final blow that knocked her unconscious and fractured her eye socket. This occurred in March 2023 at her home in the city.

Tyrone Castles, a former teacher at Glebe House School in Hunstanton, sexually abused boys during the late 1980s and early 1990s while working at the school. The offences involved multiple victims, and he was sentenced following his guilty plea.

On March 15, police executed a drugs search warrant at a disused abattoir in Banham, uncovering a large cannabis factory with three growing rooms containing more than 450 plants, lights, fans, feed, smaller plants, and a drying room. Pergjeci and four others sprinted away but were tracked by police, dogs, and drones and detained.

Kyran George attended a car meet in Rackheath on Wendover Road in June 2022 and drove without due care and attention.

Motorist pulled out of a nearby road and failed to see 64-year-old cyclist Jane Blackwell cycling home on 20 August 2023, fatally striking her. His focus may have been on temporary traffic lights, described as 'inexplicable' by his barrister.

On March 15, police executed a drugs search warrant at a disused abattoir in Banham, uncovering a large cannabis factory with three growing rooms containing more than 450 plants, lights, fans, feed, smaller plants, and a drying room. Gatali and four others sprinted away but were tracked by police, dogs, and drones and detained.

On March 15, police executed a drugs search warrant at a disused abattoir in Banham, uncovering a large cannabis factory with three growing rooms containing more than 450 plants, lights, fans, feed, smaller plants, and a drying room. Kodra and four others sprinted away but were tracked by police, dogs, and drones and detained.

Jack Brennan, a 29-year-old man from Estcourt Road, Attleborough, contacted victims via Snapchat between November 23, 2021, and February 19, 2022. Police were alerted by US Homeland Security after a victim’s boyfriend disclosed that Brennan had sent threatening messages and demanded indecent images of the victim. Investigations into Brennan’s Snapchat account identified further victims.

Jack Smith, 36, of Hillen Road, South Lynn, sprayed an instant adhesive over the windows and door of a campervan before setting fire to it while a man was inside at a South Lynn address on December 9, 2025. The victim managed to escape without injuries, extinguished the flames, and called the police. Smith was arrested at the scene.

Denny Roberts, of Billingford, drove under the influence of alcohol and struck the victim's Audi A6 on the B1118 between Oakley and Hoxne in Suffolk on March 30, 2023, causing catastrophic injuries to the victim including broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a burst fracture to a vertebrae on his spine.

On 18 September 2020, just before midday, Damien Abbott drove dangerously in a blue Ford Fiesta along the A47 in Norwich towards Wymondham. He drove aggressively through slow-moving traffic, colliding with several vehicles causing damage, failed to stop, and manoeuvred onto the A11 dual carriageway. He was followed by a police car, continued driving erratically until stopped by officers, arrested at the scene, and later refused to provide a blood sample at Wymondham Police Centre.

Daniel Skinner attended a car meet in Rackheath on Wendover Road in June 2022 and failed to provide information to identify a driver of a vehicle.

David Bassett attacked his former partner in New Road, Attleborough, on November 13, 2020, at around 9.15am. The incident happened after she pulled up beside him while he was in his work van and an argument ensued. Bassett then got out of the van and repeatedly punched her in the face through the open car window. She managed to escape the vehicle, but Bassett continued his assault before driving off in her vehicle with their baby in the back. The woman suffered extensive bruising and swelling, as well as a cut above her eyebrow which required five stitches.

On March 15, police executed a drugs search warrant at a disused abattoir in Banham, uncovering a large cannabis factory with three growing rooms containing more than 450 plants, lights, fans, feed, smaller plants, and a drying room. Drobaj and four others sprinted away but were tracked by police, dogs, and drones and detained.