Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 70 verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court (Nottingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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

Liam Kennerdale

Supply of cocaine and cannabis

December 1, 2024

Sentence: Six years and nine months imprisonment

Liam Kennerdale, aged 39 from Dovenby Road, was involved in a sophisticated drug operation that supplied cocaine and cannabis in Nottingham, making profits of approximately £364,923.04. He operated the enterprise using multiple platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, and Instagram, with records showing thousands of transactions. Kennerdale was on bail when he was chased and caught driving a van through the Meadows at high speeds, endangering pedestrians. Police raids on his home in June uncovered drugs, large sums of cash, mobile phones, and evidence of the operation. The pair had up to 60 loyal customers and spent profits on holidays, spa breaks, and luxury cars.

Pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop, and being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC highlighted the defendants' greed and the societal impact of drug dealing.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

Ryan Selwood

Supply of cocaine and cannabis

December 1, 2024

Sentence: Six years imprisonment

Ryan Selwood, aged 31 from Ellerby Avenue, participated in a large-scale drug operation supplying cocaine and cannabis in Nottingham, profiting around £65,884.10. The operation was sophisticated and organised, with up to 60 loyal customers buying drugs multiple times daily. Police raids in June found drugs, cash, mobile phones, and a stun gun hidden in a shoebox in his bedroom. Selwood and his accomplice boasted about selling multiple kilos of cannabis and used the profits for holidays, spa breaks, and hiring luxury cars.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis and possession of a stun gun. Judge Stuart Rafferty KC noted the operation's scale and the defendants' enjoyment of the criminal lifestyle.

Sources: nottinghampost.com

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

Robin Moss

Tax Fraud

October 11, 2023

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

Robin Moss, a tax agent, stole more than £750,000 through tax and mortgage fraud by defrauding 16 victims in Nottingham. He spent the funds on luxury items, including more than £115,000 on collectible Moorcroft pottery, £89,251 on gold coins, and £18,930 on jewellery. He lied about his income, made bogus tax claims in the names of unsuspecting clients, provided false documents for fraudulent mortgage applications, and diverted client tax payments into his own bank accounts. The crimes involved a joint investigation by HMRC and Leicestershire Police.

Abused his position of trust to steal from clients and the taxpayer. Failed to attend his sentencing. Convicted of tax fraud, money laundering, mortgage fraud, and theft.

Sources: business-live.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

No sentences found matching your search.