Norwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

On 27 February 2023, Yasin Khan was driving a Volkswagen Golf at between 55mph and 59mph in a 30mph limit on the A140 outer ring road in Norwich when he struck a cyclist crossing a junction. The cyclist was riding an unlit bicycle while wearing dark clothing, had ridden through a red light, and later tests detected cocaine and heroin in his system. Witnesses described Khan following a blue Ford Focus at similar speed and driving 'like a bat out of hell'. Khan stopped immediately after the collision, called emergency services and cooperated with investigators.

Trevor Sieley stored and burned waste illegally at a site in Outwell, near Downham Market, despite repeated warnings from the Environment Agency. The waste included agricultural vehicles and equipment from his former contracting business, scrap metal, plastics, metals, and hazardous items such as a vehicle engine and a television, burned in a specially constructed pit. He disposed of commercial waste for family and friends, saving them disposal costs. Environment Agency officers visited the site 7 times and issued a notice in September 2019 to clear it, but he continued. Offences took place between 29 July 2019 and 17 December 2019. Residential buildings and businesses were 200 metres away.

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

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.