Norwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

Jack Smith, 36, of 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.

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.

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 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. 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 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.

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 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.

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.

On the evening of July 9, Keiron Forde, aged 25 and of 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.

Lee Peartree, 34, of 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.

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.

Tancredo Bankhardt, 41, of 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.

Timothy Harris, 46, from Leyton, was sentenced for sex offences against children under 13, including indecent acts in front of a child and multiple counts of intentionally touching children. He was arrested in Leyton in December 2024 after being suspected of sexually assaulting two children in Norfolk. He had been placed on the sex offenders register for life in 2016 after raping a victim, and had previously served a three-year prison sentence; he breached the register requirements by hiding his location and failing to notify police when he moved to Norfolk. Police praised the victims' courage.

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.

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.