Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 338 verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court (Nottingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

August 2024 5 cases

Calum Kirk

Conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Calum Kirk was involved in Craig Moran's Bestwood group, charged with conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs and transfer of prohibited weapons, as part of the operation trafficking vast quantities of drugs and weapons across Nottingham and linked areas.

Member of the Bestwood drug gang. Aged 25 at sentencing, of Whitton Close, Bestwood.

1 Aug 2024

Lee Hudson

Conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Lee Hudson was part of Craig Moran's Bestwood organised crime group involved in large-scale supply of class A drugs (cocaine, heroin) and class B drugs (cannabis), along with conspiracy to transfer firearms. The gang used encrypted Encrochat phones and guns to evade capture, with significant drug seizures during runs between Nottingham and Manchester.

Member of the Bestwood drug gang. Aged 26 at sentencing, formerly of Wendling Gardens, Bestwood.

1 Aug 2024

Jodie Danson

Conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

Jodie Danson led the North West (Manchester) organised crime group that collaborated with Craig Moran's Nottingham gang in the large-scale supply of class A drugs (cocaine, heroin) and class B drugs, involving drug runs, firearms, ammunition, and Encrochat phones. Significant quantities of high-purity drugs were transported and seized.

Headed the Manchester organised crime group linked to Moran's gang. Aged 43 at sentencing, formerly of Edmund Street, Salford. Benefited £2.1m from the enterprise.

1 Aug 2024

John Newns

Conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

John Newns participated in the Manchester organised crime group under Jodie Danson, linked to Craig Moran's operation for supplying class A (cocaine, heroin) and B (cannabis) drugs on a large scale, with associated firearms and ammunition handling.

Member of the Manchester drug gang. Aged 43 at sentencing, of Asgard Drive, Salford, Manchester.

1 Aug 2024

Richard Jones

Conspiracy to supply class A and B drugs *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Richard Jones was part of the Manchester organised crime group headed by Jodie Doran, linked to Craig Moran's Nottingham gang for large-scale supply of class A drugs, with drug transports between Manchester and Nottingham yielding significant seizures of cocaine and heroin.

Member of the Manchester-linked drug gang. Aged 51 at sentencing, formerly of Edgware Road, Newton Heath, Manchester.

1 Aug 2024

July 2024 3 cases

James Raynham-Gallivan

Fraud by abuse of position *

Sentence

27 months imprisonment

James Raynham-Gallivan, 71, of Bescar Lane, Scarisbrick, was reported to police in March 2018 for failing to pay out more than £116,000 from two estates he was executor of, which he had received over approximately two years. He made various excuses for not distributing the money to the beneficiary and delayed proceedings by repeatedly claiming he was too ill to be interviewed or attend court. Investigations revealed he had been making regular trips between the UK and Ireland, including ferry crossings and foreign holidays, contradicting his claims. He was charged in June 2020 and eventually pleaded guilty on February 13, 2024, before being remanded into custody and sentenced on July 30, 2024.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by abuse of position. Caused multiple delays to the legal process by claiming illness, both physical and mental. Cleared of one charge of perverting the course of justice after no evidence was offered.

30 Jul 2024

Michael Mcdaid

Murder *

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.

12 Jul 2024

Veronique John

Murder and Attempted Murder *

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.

1 Jul 2024

June 2024 1 case

Edward Finn

Sexual assault of a child *

Sentence

8 years' imprisonment with an extended licence of 4 years

Edward Finn, an anaesthetist from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire, committed a series of sexual offences including sexual assault, making and taking indecent images of children, and voyeurism. His offences were discovered when unsolicited sexual images were found on a disused tablet device, revealing photos of an adult and child known to him taken without consent. Further investigation uncovered thousands of indecent images of children, including over a hundred in the most serious category, and images taken during his work. He targeted vulnerable victims, including patients, for his own gratification. Finn attempted to end his life before arrest and was charged with 12 offences, pleading guilty to nine at a hearing on 19 January 2024. Three other charges were left on file.

Pleaded guilty to nine offences. Handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention order. Determined to present a danger to the public.

28 Jun 2024

February 2024 2 cases

Lynsay Law

Fraud *

Sentence

12-month custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months, and 120 hours of unpaid community work

Lynsay Law, of Keats Crescent, Worksop, scammed a business owner out of £58,000 by promising to supply Pokémon trading cards and collectibles between February and April 2021. The victim paid the money but received only mostly empty tins worth £500-600 instead of the ordered stock. Law failed to provide invoices and gave a misleading tracking number. The scam led to the victim's business closure, severe mental health issues, and financial ruin, with £16,000 recovered through the bank.

Private prosecution pursued by the victim.

6 Feb 2024

Adedapo Adegbola

Murder *

Sentence

life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years

Adedapo Adegbola, 40, stabbed 23-year-old Stephanie Irons to death in her flat at Westdale Lane West, Mapperley, Nottingham, on the evening of October 21, 2023. He had been in a brief relationship with her but became obsessed and controlling after it ended. Adegbola purchased two knives on October 16, 2023, waited near her address after work on October 22, entered her home, and inflicted devastating injuries, including a fatal knife wound to her neck that severed her jugular vein. He sat on her sofa as she lay dying, locked the door, discarded evidence including the knife, his shoes, shirt, her keys, and phone while fleeing, and self-inflicted wounds before handing himself in the next day. The attack occurred in her own home where she felt safe, and he had sent humiliating messages to her work colleagues.

Admitted to murder on January 26. Judge Nirmal Shant KC noted the defendant's obsession, controlling behaviour, and intent to kill, causing profound devastation to the victim's family.

1 Feb 2024

January 2024 2 cases

Valdo Calocane

Manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility *

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.

1 Jan 2024

Simon Scrimshaw

Attempted Murder *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment with a four-year extension for dangerousness

Simon Scrimshaw, then 50, hid in the bushes outside his ex-partner's home for 40 minutes on March 14, 2023, wearing a balaclava. He attacked Rosie Niessen, 28, as she left for work, slashing her throat and hacking at her face, neck, and hands with a Stanley knife. She fought back, and the attack ended when her father intervened, sustaining injuries himself. Scrimshaw was arrested after a neighbour called the police.

Pleaded not guilty but was convicted at a two-week trial. A lifetime restraining order was imposed.

1 Jan 2024

December 2023 1 case

William Morritt

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

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.

1 Dec 2023

October 2023 1 case

Robin Moss

Tax Fraud *

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.

11 Oct 2023

July 2023 1 case

Jamie Barrow

Murder *

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.

1 Jul 2023

April 2023 1 case

Stuart Street

Making and distributing indecent images of children *

Sentence

17 months imprisonment

Stuart Street, a former PE teacher at Queen Elizabeth's Academy in Mansfield, was arrested on October 12, 2021, after being suspected of distributing an indecent image of a child via social media. Searches of his devices revealed indecent images, including a video of a girl aged 10 to 12 being sexually penetrated by an adult male, drawings of girls aged eight to 10 in sexual activity, and a manipulated image of a child known to him. He also shared images via messaging apps and engaged in conversations pretending to be a young girl, asking about sex with children.

Initially pleaded not guilty but later changed plea to guilty. Made subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order restricting internet and electronic device use. The Teaching Regulation Agency found breaches of teaching standards and noted his engagement with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, though he denied sexual gratification.

1 Apr 2023

March 2023 18 cases

Wayne Shipman

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Wayne Shipman, then 40, of Lovatt Drive, Langley Mill, participated in the conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham and Eastwood via couriers in early 2020.

Involved in the supply of cocaine as part of the conspiracy.

1 Mar 2023

Jamie Moore

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Jamie Moore, then 32, of Holloway Close, East Bridgford, was involved in the conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham via couriers in early 2020.

Member of the organised crime groups involved in cocaine supply.

1 Mar 2023

Jeffery Bradwell

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

11 years and 4 months imprisonment

Jeffery Bradwell, then 35, of Wilfrid Grove, West Bridgford, was part of an organised crime group that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine, arranging deliveries of multi-kilo quantities to Nottingham and Eastwood via couriers in early 2020.

Member of the Kinsella gang; involved in the supply of large quantities of cocaine to Nottingham.

1 Mar 2023

John Wells

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

3 years and 4 months imprisonment

John Wells, then 47, of Normandale Road, Liverpool, participated in the conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham via organised crime groups in early 2020.

Involved in the drugs conspiracy supplying cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

Lee Wright

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

11 years and 4 months imprisonment

Lee Wright, then 39, of Moon Crescent, Eastwood, was involved in the Eastwood organised crime group that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham and surrounding areas via couriers in early 2020.

Member of the Eastwood group; participated in the conspiracy to supply cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

Lewis Kelly

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

8 years and 8 months imprisonment

Lewis Kelly, then 30, of Willow Road, West Bridgford, participated in the conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham and surrounding areas in early 2020.

Involved in the drugs conspiracy as part of the organised crime groups.

1 Mar 2023

Keilan Harrison

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

5 years and 8 months imprisonment

Keilan Harrison, then 22, of Hilltop Rise, Newthorpe, was part of the organised crime groups that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham in early 2020.

Participated in the drugs conspiracy.

1 Mar 2023

Michael Sirrell

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Michael Sirrell, then 37, of Chilton Drive, Watnall, was involved in the conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham and Eastwood through multi-kilo deliveries in early 2020.

Member of the organised crime groups; involved in supplying cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

Nigel Sisson

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Nigel Sisson, then 35, of Meadow Court, Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire, was involved in the conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham via organised crime groups in early 2020.

Participated in the drugs conspiracy.

1 Mar 2023

Michael Kinsella

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

12 years and 8 months imprisonment

Michael Kinsella, then 36, of Mundella Road, The Meadows, Nottingham, was a leader of an organised crime group that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham and surrounding areas, working with other gangs to distribute multi-kilo quantities via couriers before the Covid lockdown in early 2020.

Led the Kinsella gang in the drugs conspiracy; sentenced as part of the group involved in supplying large quantities of cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

Adam Rhodes

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Adam Rhodes, then 34, of Cultivation Road, Eastwood, was part of the Eastwood organised crime group that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine, arranging deliveries of multi-kilo quantities to Nottingham in early 2020.

Member of the Eastwood group; involved in supplying large quantities of cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

Atif Shariff

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

8 years and 3 months imprisonment

Atif Shariff, then 35, of Clapham, London, was part of the organised crime groups that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham via couriers in early 2020.

Participated in the drugs conspiracy supplying cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

Ashley Hook

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

13 years imprisonment

Ashley Hook, then 40, of Braintree, Essex, was a member of the organised crime groups that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham and Eastwood in early 2020.

Involved in the large-scale supply of cocaine as part of the conspiracy.

1 Mar 2023

Dominic Wright

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Dominic Wright, then 34, of Scargill Walk, Eastwood, was part of the Eastwood organised crime group that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham in early 2020.

Member of the Eastwood group; involved in supplying cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

David Bowen

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

10 years and 8 months imprisonment

David Bowen, then 51, of Merton, London, participated in a conspiracy to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham and Eastwood, involving multi-kilo deliveries via couriers in early 2020.

Associated with the Kinsella or Eastwood groups; involved in the large-scale supply of cocaine.

1 Mar 2023

Dale Wright

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

7 years and 2 months imprisonment

Dale Wright, then 42, of Lynncroft, Eastwood, was part of the Eastwood organised crime group that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham in early 2020.

Member of the Eastwood group; involved in the drugs conspiracy.

1 Mar 2023

Daniel Wright

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

11 years and 4 months imprisonment

Daniel Wright, then 36, of Princes Street, Eastwood, led the Eastwood organised crime group that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine, working with other gangs to distribute multi-kilo quantities via couriers in early 2020.

Leader of the Eastwood group; involved in the drugs conspiracy supplying cocaine to Nottingham.

1 Mar 2023

Fred Carvalho

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs *

Sentence

5 years and 8 months imprisonment

Fred Carvalho, then 41, of London, was part of the organised crime groups that conspired to supply high-purity cocaine to Nottingham via couriers in early 2020.

Involved in the drugs conspiracy as part of the organised crime groups.

1 Mar 2023

January 2023 1 case

Olajiire Obafemi Shoyombo

Supply of heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

40 months imprisonment

Olajiire Obafemi Shoyombo, a Nigerian national, arrived in the UK on a visitor visa in 2005 at age three and remained unlawfully for over eight years. He was granted leave to remain for periods between 2014 and 2022, totalling about nine years of lawful residence. In 2023, he was convicted at Nottingham Crown Court of two offences related to the supply of heroin and crack cocaine.

Convicted of two offences involving the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. Deportation case ongoing due to Home Office error regarding residency status.

1 Jan 2023

September 2022 1 case

Alex Belfield

Stalking *

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.

1 Sep 2022

December 2017 1 case

Ian Paterson

Wounding *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

Ian Paterson, a rogue breast surgeon, carried out unnecessary and unapproved procedures on more than 1,000 breast cancer patients over 14 years between 1997 and 2011. He was employed by the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and practised in the independent sector at Spire Parkway and Spire Little Aston in Birmingham. He performed 'cleavage-sparing' mastectomies which left behind breast tissue and risked cancer recurrence. An independent inquiry ruled that he exaggerated or invented cancer risks, leading to hundreds of unnecessary operations.

Convicted of multiple counts of wounding. Serving custodial term.

1 Dec 2017

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Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Calum Kirk

Lee Hudson

Jodie Danson

John Newns

Richard Jones

James Raynham-Gallivan

Michael Mcdaid

Veronique John

Edward Finn

Lynsay Law

Adedapo Adegbola

Valdo Calocane

Simon Scrimshaw

William Morritt

Robin Moss

Jamie Barrow

Stuart Street

Wayne Shipman

Jamie Moore

Jeffery Bradwell

John Wells

Lee Wright

Lewis Kelly

Keilan Harrison

Michael Sirrell

Nigel Sisson

Michael Kinsella

Adam Rhodes

Atif Shariff

Ashley Hook

Dominic Wright

David Bowen

Dale Wright

Daniel Wright

Fred Carvalho

Olajiire Obafemi Shoyombo

Alex Belfield

Ian Paterson

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