Norwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

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.

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. Troka and four others sprinted away but were tracked by police, dogs, and drones and detained.

Ben Hart smashed a pint glass over the head of a doorman from behind on August 12 2023, shortly before midnight. The victim had been trying to quell disorder in front of Hart when he was attacked. The doorman suffered a laceration to the crown of his head and was treated by staff at the city's SOS Bus. Hart was restrained until police arrived and arrested him.

Rodney Johnston, aged 67, was convicted at Norwich Crown Court of multiple sexual offences. Over a period of more than 30 years, he coerced a woman into sexual activity with strangers, subjected her to long-term intimidation, threats and emotional domination, took her to secluded locations and hotels, forced her to have sex with other men, and filmed the abuse. The court found that the scale, duration and nature of his conduct placed the case within the category requiring the most severe sentence available.

Marc Kane played a key role in a Gorleston cocaine enterprise as part of Operation Accent from March to August 2024. Police discovered 10 kilos of high-purity cocaine hidden in a house in John Road, Gorleston, worth £1 million street value. Kane fled and hid in a neighbouring garden shed before arrest. He used hire cars for drug transport and rural stash sites to avoid detection.

Lee Peartree, 34, of Appletree Lane, Diss, was driving a silver Mitsubishi L200 pickup truck on the A143 towards Diss, shortly after 8pm on October 1, 2023, when his car veered into the path of the black Ford S-Max of the 40-year-old victim, causing a head-on collision. Peartree was more than three times over the alcohol limit (120 micrograms), had cannabis in his system, and his driving was described as erratic by witnesses. Several empty bottles of alcohol and 4.98 grams of cannabis were found in his vehicle. The victim died at the scene; his two passengers suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries.

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

Drove a stolen Land Rover Discovery Sport with cloned plates in a police pursuit, exceeding 90mph, driving on the wrong side of the road, mounting pavements, running red lights and overtaking into oncoming traffic. He collided with a building before attempting to flee on foot and being arrested.

On the evening of July 9, Keiron Forde, aged 25 and of Orchard Close, Attleborough, drove a black Subaru Impreza in a dangerous manner in Norwich as part of anti-social driving. He failed to stop for police, reached 100mph in a 30mph zone, overtook another car on a traffic light controlled pedestrian crossing causing a member of the public to brake, drove through a red light at 88mph, overtook vehicles dangerously on the Norwich ring road, drove towards residential areas on the wrong side of the road, ignored a no entry sign and drove the wrong way on a one-way street. Police stopped following due to safety concerns. He was arrested at his home on July 10.

Tancredo Bankhardt, 41, of Saxon Road, Great Yarmouth, was speeding in his Vauxhall Astra on the A146 near Loddon, Norfolk, in September when it crashed into oncoming traffic while travelling above 70mph. He had been making voice and video calls and repeatedly driving up and down the road. Two children in his car and another driver were seriously injured. He was cleared of attempted murder but convicted on the dangerous driving charges.