Norwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

On November 18, 2019, Harry Smith broke into a property on Hickathrift Field in Marshland St James in the early hours of the morning and was disturbed by the victim before fleeing. Later that day, he entered a business premise on Church Terrace in Outwell armed with a weapon, made threats to a member of staff, demanded money, and stole between £100 and £200 before running off. He was linked to these offences and additional incidents in Cambridgeshire.

On the evening of May 19, 2020, Matthew Carpenter entered the victims' home in Chapel Lane, Methwold, West Norfolk, carrying an imitation gun and a crowbar wrapped in a bag, using a sock as a facemask. He demanded gold and money, threatening to shoot the couple and their dog. The male victim suffered cuts to his head after being hit with the gun. Carpenter fled empty-handed, leaving the sock at the scene, which forensic evidence linked to him. He was stopped by police in Cambridgeshire the following month driving a white Ford Transit Connect van matching a witness description, and a seized mobile phone showed videos of him with an imitation handgun.

James Amphlett-Roberts committed child sex offences against girls and boys under 13 in West Norfolk between March 2011 and May 2017, including three counts of rape, five counts of sexual assault by touching, and four counts of inciting children to engage in sexual activity. He was 21 at the time of sentencing and formerly resided in Barney, near Fakenham.

Derek Klein, a self-employed accountant and treasurer for two parochial church councils in north Norfolk, embezzled £70,000 over 23 years from Bacton and Ridlington churches. The funds were raised through parish events, grants, and donations, and were used to fuel his addictions to stamp collecting and online gambling. He concealed his actions with lies, including claims of money in a Jersey account, until suspicions from the Reverend Dr Richard Hines led to his exposure.