Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 30 verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court (Nottingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Peter Brooks

Attempted murder

June 12, 2025

Sentence: Life imprisonment

Peter Brooks, a plastic surgeon, set off on a murderous expedition where he knifed Graeme Perks and doused the ground floor of his house with petrol with intent to set it on fire, leaving Perks with life-threatening injuries.

Peter Brooks, 61, tried every trick to escape justice but was convicted for attempting to murder Graeme Perks by knifing him and dousing his house with petrol.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Kayne Palmer

Conspiracy to steal vehicles

June 8, 2025

Sentence: 7 years imprisonment

Kayne Palmer, 33, was involved in a series of crimes including stealing a delivery van in Birchover Road, Bilborough, Nottingham in October 2023, during which he dragged the victim along the road, causing injuries that required multiple skin grafts. He was part of a gang that conspired to steal high-value cars from driveways across Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire between August and November 2023. Additionally, he ram-raided a store in Bestwood, Nottinghamshire, using a stolen Land Rover, causing thousands of pounds in damage and stealing cigarettes, alcohol and cash while occupants were inside.

Pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to steal cars, actual bodily harm, multiple burglaries and driving offences. He has 28 previous convictions and was disqualified from driving for five-and-a-half years. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC highlighted his disregard for others and his wasted life of crime.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Isaac Allen

Conspiracy to steal vehicles

June 8, 2025

Sentence: 12 months imprisonment, suspended for two years

Isaac Allen, 31, was part of a gang that conspired to steal high-value cars, such as Audi, Alfa Romeo and Land Rover vehicles, from driveways across Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire between August and November 2023. He worked alongside Kayne Palmer in these activities, contributing to a series of thefts that targeted residential areas.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal vehicles. He has amassed more than 200 offences in his criminal career and avoided an immediate prison term.

Sources: leicestermercury.co.uk

Kyle Pridmore

Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm

June 8, 2025

Sentence: 20-month jail term suspended for 18 months, 15 rehabilitation sessions, 200 hours unpaid work, and £1,200 compensation

Kyle Pridmore shoved the victim forcefully outside the Market Inn in Mansfield on December 17, 2022, causing the victim to hit his head on the floor, fracture his skull, and lose consciousness. The incident occurred during an altercation between two groups of men, exacerbated by alcohol, and led to the victim being hospitalised for five days.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning grievous bodily harm, affray, and assaulting an emergency worker. He has shown remorse and accepts his behaviour was disgraceful.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Corie Pridmore

Affray

June 8, 2025

Sentence: Eight-month jail term suspended for one year and 150 hours unpaid work

Corie Pridmore slapped the victim to the face while the victim was unconscious on the ground outside the Market Inn in Mansfield on December 17, 2022, following an altercation between two groups of men influenced by alcohol.

Pleaded guilty to affray. He has five children, works on the railways, and expressed embarrassment and apology for his actions.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Colin Gardiol

Affray

June 8, 2025

Sentence: Eight-month jail term suspended for one year and 150 hours unpaid work

Colin Gardiol initiated a violent altercation inside the Market Inn in Mansfield on December 17, 2022, due to his drunken behaviour, which escalated into a brawl between two groups of men and led to the victim being assaulted outside the pub.

Pleaded guilty to affray at the first opportunity and has been awaiting sentence for 29 months. He has changed his life since the offence.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

James Doyle

Rape

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 26 years imprisonment with 4 years extended licence

James Doyle subjected two vulnerable girls to horrific sexual abuse, starting when one victim was 13 years old and the abuse continued for eight years, and the other was 11 years old. The offences included multiple instances of rape and other abuses at various locations across Nottinghamshire. He was found guilty of seven counts of rape, causing a person to engage in sexual activity, and assaulting a girl by touching.

Pleaded not guilty but was found guilty. Judge James Sampson described him as 'undoubtedly dangerous' and a 'significant risk to girls'. Must serve at least two-thirds of the 26-year term and will be on the sex offenders' register for life.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Neil Dunkel

Rape

June 6, 2025

Sentence: 12 years imprisonment

Neil Dunkel raped one of the victims on two occasions after being invited to an address by James Doyle. The victim was a vulnerable young girl who had already been subjected to abuse.

Pleaded not guilty but was found guilty. He will be on the sex offenders' register for life.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Deepak Kumar

Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm with intent

June 5, 2025

Sentence: 14 years imprisonment

Deepak Kumar attacked two men in Nottingham city centre around 4am on August 28, 2021. He knocked one man unconscious with a single punch and, along with Shaan Tanner, beat up a second man against a window, kicking him multiple times. The victims were on a stag night, required hospital treatment, and one suffered constant ringing in one ear while the other has not worked since and requires daily cognitive treatment due to memory loss.

Pleaded not guilty. Trained in martial arts and had the opportunity to diffuse violence but did not. Described as a qualified motor mechanic and a kind and caring man.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Shaan Tanner

Assault occasioning grievous bodily harm with intent

June 5, 2025

Sentence: 7 years imprisonment

Shaan Tanner, along with Deepak Kumar, attacked two men in Nottingham city centre around 4am on August 28, 2021. He kicked one victim in the head and face five times during the assault. The victims were on a stag night, required hospital treatment, and one has not worked since and requires daily cognitive treatment due to memory loss, while the other suffered constant ringing in one ear.

Pleaded not guilty. Was 19 at the time of the offence, has no previous convictions, and is the father of a two-year-old girl. Described as a kind and considerate young man who accepts he was not acting in self-defence.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Karl Twyford

Causing death by careless driving

June 4, 2025

Sentence: 4.5 years imprisonment

Karl Twyford drove his silver Ford Ranger over Steven Day, who was lying in the road in Park Lane, Sutton Bonington, on October 30, 2021, causing catastrophic injuries to his chest and head, and then drove off. Twyford later handed himself in and claimed he thought it was a Halloween prank. Additionally, a search of his residence in Kegworth revealed cannabis worth £7,500, cocaine worth £2,000, and equipment for drug production.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply drugs and production of cannabis. Judge Michael Auty KC noted the incident was due to inattentiveness and highlighted the victim's character. Twyford has 13 previous convictions, including for careless driving.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Jordan Mullins

Supply of class A drugs

May 30, 2025

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment, suspended for 2 years, plus 15 rehabilitation sessions and 150 hours unpaid work

Jordan Mullins was involved in supplying class A drugs in Radford. On March 2, 2021, undercover officers observed him meeting a known drug user in an alleyway off Hartley Street, where he provided wraps of heroin and crack cocaine that bore his fingerprints. A search of his address in Crewe Close uncovered additional drugs worth £1,500, including £280 of crack cocaine and £1,250 of heroin. His mobile phone contained messages indicating involvement in drug supply. He had been forced into the activity due to debts from human trafficking.

Pleaded guilty to the offences. Described as a victim of human trafficking and had previous convictions for drug-related crimes. Judge Michael Auty KC emphasised the seriousness of dealing class A drugs and noted his efforts to stay out of trouble for four years.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

James Porter

Conspiring to Supply Cocaine and Heroin

May 28, 2025

Sentence: 7 years imprisonment

James Porter, aged 32, ran a drugs operation sending bulk text messages to addicts in Nottingham and Ilkeston. The operation was uncovered in 2022 when police searched his home in Wollaton and found Class A drugs, cash, and mobile phones. Further investigations in 2024 led to another search where police seized around £5,000 worth of Class A and Class B drugs, dealer lists, deal bags, weighing scales, cash, mobile phones, designer clothing, knives, and an axe. His phone showed he sent bulk messages on 199 occasions between July and September 2024.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply cocaine and heroin and possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin. Also admitted possession with intent to supply cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, and possession of a Class B drug, related to a 2022 raid. Police noted he was enjoying a lavish lifestyle funded by drug sales.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Andrew Jennings

Sexual Assault

May 20, 2025

Sentence: 42 months imprisonment

Andrew Jennings, from North Street, Owston Ferry, was charged with eight offences, including five counts of sexual assault and other related charges. He appeared in court and was sentenced after being found guilty of the sexual assault charges, which involved inappropriate actions towards victims. The offences were part of a string of sexual crimes, and he was caught and prosecuted accordingly.

Faced five charges of sexual assault. Found not guilty of attempting to cause a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. No evidence offered on two charges of possession of indecent photographs of a child. Ordered to be placed on the sex offenders’ register.

Sources: doncasterfreepress.co.uk

George Buck

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

May 12, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 4 months imprisonment

George Buck was driving a Ford Mondeo with false plates, towing a high-top van, and evaded police at excessive speeds. On 23 February 2025, he drove southbound on the northbound carriageway of the A1 near Blyth at up to 100mph, causing a three-vehicle crash involving a Peugeot 208 and another van. This resulted in serious injuries to the three passengers in his vehicle and the occupant of the van, with the Peugeot driver sustaining minor injuries. The road was closed overnight for investigations.

Pleaded guilty to theft of a motor vehicle and four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He was 34 years old at the time and had three other men in the vehicle.

Sources: doncasterfreepress.co.uk

Michael Hemmings

Burglary

May 12, 2025

Sentence: 4 years and 4 months imprisonment

Michael Hemmings, 60, of Alfred Street North, St Ann’s, committed a series of burglaries. On January 5, he smashed a window at a coffee shop in Goose Gate, Hockley, used a wheelie bin to conceal his actions, and stole the till. On January 20, he broke into student accommodation in Mansfield Road, stealing a television and a speaker. He was also linked to a burglary at a fast food restaurant in Shakespeare Street, where cash was stolen from two tills. He was recognised from CCTV footage.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary. A member of the public and a police officer helped identify him.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Caine Lonsdale

Murder

April 25, 2025

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum of 15 years

Caine Lonsdale, 34, murdered his friend Jonathan Dittia, 40, by inflicting 63 separate wounds in Mr. Dittia's flat in Clifton, Nottinghamshire, on September 17, 2024. The attack involved stamping on Mr. Dittia's head, throttling him with a phone charging cable, and leaving him dead or dying for about an hour and a half. Lonsdale then ordered pizza, was seen on CCTV wearing blood-stained trainers, visited his father's address to confess, and called 999. Mr. Dittia was vulnerable, with learning difficulties, and the incident occurred in his own home.

Defence claimed genuine remorse and no intent to kill; low IQ of 72 and chronic alcohol problem impaired logical thought; judge described the attack as merciless and sustained, noting intoxication as a disinhibitor and that prior custody of 216 days would be deducted.

Sources: standard.co.uk

William Osaseri

Wounding with intent

November 21, 2024

Sentence: 8 years imprisonment

William Osaseri, 19, from London, chased and stabbed a 20-year-old student in the arm during an incident on a footpath off Midland Way in Radford, Nottinghamshire on June 27, 2024. The victim suffered a severed brachial artery, requiring emergency surgery and resulting in a six-week coma and a life-changing brain injury. Osaseri was linked to street gangs and involved in drug dealing around university campuses. After the attack, he took the victim's rucksack and fled the scene. He was arrested at his home with the knife used and bags of cannabis.

Confessed to wounding with intent, theft from a person, possession of a knife in a public place, and possession of a Class B drug. Judge noted it was 'pure luck' that he was not being sentenced for murder. Showed no remorse and bragged about the incident in a rap verse.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Craig Hill

Sexual activity with a child

November 1, 2024

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment

Craig Hill, a former maths teacher at Hall Park Academy in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, groomed and sexually assaulted a pupil who had a teenage crush on him. He exploited her infatuation by touching her under the table and in a school cupboard on multiple occasions, including unbuttoning his shirt, which shocked the victim. The offences occurred while she was a child with no prior sexual experience, and she reported them years later, stating they have impacted every aspect of her life, including her childhood memories and ongoing fear of encountering him.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC noted that Hill exploited the pupil's teenage crush and failed to discourage her feelings, expressing possible remorse.

Sources: standard.co.uk

James Handley

Possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs

November 1, 2024

Sentence: Two-year jail term, suspended for two years

In November 2024, James Handley was involved in an incident where he was chased by police in Stamford Road, caught, and found in possession of cocaine and cannabis at his home. This led to his sentencing for possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs. The judge warned that failure to comply could result in activation of the sentence, and noted the defendant's history of not being entirely honest and living in poor conditions.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Emad Kaky

Conspiracy to commit female genital mutilation and forced marriage

October 3, 2024

Sentence: 4.5 years imprisonment

Emad Kaky, a 47-year-old former PhD student from Swansea, conspired to commit female genital mutilation and forced marriage by arranging and paying for a young girl to travel from the UK to Iraq. He made the travel plans while living in Nottingham, and evidence from his mobile phone messages showed his clear intent. A witness reported him to the police, preventing the act, which would have caused significant physical and mental harm to the girl.

Found guilty after a two-week trial; judge described the planned offence as barbaric; defence highlighted his academic accomplishments as a PhD student and noted that no procedure was carried out, emphasising the need for a deterrent sentence.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Alan Doig

Fraud by abuse of position

October 2, 2024

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Alan Doig, a 57-year-old senior assistant accountant for Gedling Borough Council in Nottinghamshire, transferred £934,343.30 into his own bank account through 86 fraudulent transactions between 2003 and 2022 to fund his gambling addiction. He was dismissed after colleagues discovered discrepancies in the financial system, and an internal investigation led to his arrest.

Pleaded guilty to obtaining a money transfer by deception and fraud by abuse of position. Judge Nirmal Shant KC noted that he abused his position of trust and squandered public money.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Haseeb Majid

Murder

September 19, 2024

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years

Haseeb Majid stabbed Mohammed Duraab Khan to death in a brutal attack at a Texaco garage forecourt in Meadow Lane, Nottingham, on January 31, 2024. The incident involved Majid inflicting up to 16 wounds in 13 seconds using a zombie-style knife, following a series of threats and vandalism related to a dispute over Majid's ex-girlfriend. Majid wore a balaclava, approached Khan who was a passenger in a black Audi, and claimed he intended only to scare him but lost control after being hit.

Convicted after a three-week trial where the jury rejected his claim of self-defence. Judge Steven Coupland noted that Majid acted as an aggressor and showed no remorse.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Kersharn Dockeray-Barnett

Murder

September 9, 2024

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 19 years

Kersharn Dockeray-Barnett, then 17, stabbed Reece Connor, a 29-year-old father-of-two, once in the chest with a knife near Crown Island in Nottingham on Christmas Day 2023. This was a revenge attack following a prior disagreement where Mr Connor had been the aggressor in an underpass encounter. Dockeray-Barnett sought out the victim and killed him, leading to devastating consequences for Mr Connor's partner and children.

Found guilty of murder after a trial; claimed self-defence which was rejected by the jury. Judge Nirmal Shant KC noted it was a revenge attack and highlighted the impact on the victim's family.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Michael Mcdaid

Murder

July 12, 2024

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years and 4 months

Michael McDaid, 60, strangled his estranged wife Rachel McDaid, 53, to death with a bootlace in her home in Nottingham Road, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire on April 19, 2024. He made arrangements for a friend to care for his dog beforehand, tied loops in the lace to create a ligature, and attacked her after learning she had filed for divorce. He left the house, locked the doors from the inside, and later confessed to his son and via a 999 call. The victim had bruising to her face and broken ribs.

Pleaded guilty to murder. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC noted there was no justification for the crime and that it was in his own warped mind. Defence stated he killed his wife due to perceived emotional suffering and mental health issues.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Veronique John

Murder and Attempted Murder

July 1, 2024

Sentence: indefinite hospital order

Veronique John erupted into violence at her home in Flax Street, Stoke-on-Trent, on June 11, 2023, inflicting fatal injuries on her seven-year-old daughter Elizabeth, who suffered a fractured skull and knife wounds, and her 11-year-old son Ethan, who sustained more than 20 sharp force injuries including to the neck. She then stabbed her husband Nathan John in the stomach at a car wash. John called 999 admitting to killing her children, stating she acted to protect them from her husband taking them. Both children were pronounced dead at the scene despite medical efforts.

Ruled unfit to plead due to complex post-traumatic stress disorder, personality and depressive disorders; jury found her responsible for the acts in a fact-finding hearing; no previous convictions.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Valdo Calocane

Manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility

January 1, 2024

Sentence: indefinite hospital order

Valdo Calocane killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar, and Ian Coates on the morning of June 13, 2023, in Nottingham. He also attempted to murder Wayne Birkett, Marcin Gawronski, and Sharon Miller by driving a van stolen from Ian Coates into them in Nottingham city centre. His actions were influenced by untreated paranoid schizophrenia, and he had prior interactions with mental health services and the police.

Admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility due to paranoid schizophrenia. The sentence is being appealed as unduly lenient by the Attorney General.

Sources: standard.co.uk

William Morritt

Conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a Class A drug

December 1, 2023

Sentence: 18 years imprisonment

William Morritt, as the gang's haulier, was involved in smuggling Class A drugs hidden inside a lorry full of raspberry sorbet. The shipment originated from Wellens, Belgium, was transported via Hook of Holland in the Netherlands, and shipped to the UK. It was discovered by officers at a frozen food warehouse in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire, in 2017, containing 39kg of cocaine and 18kg of heroin in a concealed compartment.

Found guilty of conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a Class A drug. Had benefited by £2,384,655.93 from illegal actions.

Sources: derbyshiretimes.co.uk

Jamie Barrow

Murder

July 1, 2023

Sentence: Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 44 years

Jamie Barrow, 32, murdered Fatoumatta Hydara, 28, and her daughters, Fatimah and Naeemah Drammeh, aged three and one, by pouring petrol through the letterbox of their flat in Fairisle Close, Clifton, Nottingham, and setting it alight in November 2022. He acted after holding a grievance over rubbish left in an alleyway, drank several cans of lager beforehand, and watched the fire take hold while ignoring the family's screams, leading to the victims' deaths from smoke inhalation.

The sentencing judge, Mrs Justice Tipples, stated that the defendant showed no genuine remorse and was sure he intended to kill the victims. The sentence was later reduced to a minimum of 38 years on appeal, but the original term is referenced here.

Sources: standard.co.uk

Alex Belfield

Stalking

September 1, 2022

Sentence: Five and a half years imprisonment

Alex Belfield, a former BBC presenter, was convicted of waging a relentless stalking campaign against broadcasters, including sending thousands of abusive emails and creating an 'avalanche of hatred' on social media. The offences were committed between 2012 and 2021, causing serious alarm or distress to his victims.

Convicted of four stalking charges. Indefinite restraining orders were imposed in favour of the victims.

Sources: standard.co.uk

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