Nottingham Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 409 verdicts at Nottingham Crown Court (Nottingham). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Daniel O’Keefe

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

12-month jail term, suspended for two years

On December 17, 2023, Daniel O’Keefe, a 24-year-old resident of a mental health facility in Nottingham suffering from schizophrenia, punched a fellow resident twice causing him to fall, then stamped on his head an estimated 16 times until his shoe came off, put it back on, punched him another 12 times, kicked and stamped on his head again before leaving and informing staff. He told police he had no regrets, influenced by hallucinatory voices commanding the act. The victim suffered relatively minor injuries with no broken bones.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. No previous convictions. Ordered to attend 25 rehabilitation sessions and a 12-month mental health treatment programme. Judge noted the vicious attack but spared immediate prison due to remarkable improvement in mental health.

1 Jan 0001

Gary Pennant

Dealing crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Gary Pennant, 44, of Nottingham, was covertly filmed selling crack cocaine and heroin to an undercover journalist from the News of the World. A crack user was paid £2,000 by the newspaper after tipping them off that drugs could be bought from Pennant.

Admitted one count of dealing crack cocaine and another of dealing heroin. Judge David Price noted he was willing to sell to all who came and is a long-term drug addict.

1 Jan 0001

John Ashley

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years

John Ashley assisted Mark Martin in the murders of Katie Baxter, with whom he was in a violent relationship and who went missing in December 2004, and Zoe Pennick, last seen on 31 December 2004. He was present during the strangling of Ellen Frith on 24 January 2005 but charges dropped for that murder.

Accomplice involved in two murders (Baxter and Pennick). Convicted despite pleading not guilty. Charges dropped for Frith murder.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Clark

Indecent assault and rape of children *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

Jason Clark, 35, formerly of Bilborough, and his brother preyed on six vulnerable children over 25 years from the late 1990s, subjecting them to sexual assaults including indecent assaults and rapes. The offences only ended after reports to police. Both denied the allegations but were convicted following a three-and-a-half-week trial ending 9 September 2021.

Convicted after trial of four counts of indecent assault of a child under 14 and two counts of rape of a child under 16. Also jointly convicted with brother of two counts of rape of a child under 16. Added to Sex Offenders Register for life.

1 Jan 0001

Mark Martin

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a whole-life order

Mark Martin strangled 25-year-old Ellen Frith to death on 24 January 2005 in a derelict flat in Marple Road, Nottingham, then stuck a syringe in her leg and set fire to the property. He also strangled 18-year-old Katie Baxter and 26-year-old Zoe Pennick between 30 December 2004 and 6 January 2005 near his tent. Bodies of Pennick and Baxter were found under rubble next to his tent in February 2005.

Ringleader convicted of three murders despite pleading not guilty. Several homeless witnesses testified about his confessions.

1 Jan 0001

Mason Jeffrey

Breaching suspended sentence and restraining order *

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Mason Jeffrey, of Bathurst Drive, Bilborough, updated his Facebook status on November 29, 2025, saying 'everyone is going to get crushed' in reference to his ex-partner whom he had previously assaulted. He sent a voice note and message to her friend threatening to 'chop up' her and her new partner, and to 'smack his head in'. This breached a two-year suspended sentence from February 2025 for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and a five-year restraining order.

Pleaded guilty to breaching suspended sentence and restraining order. Had 19 previous convictions for 31 offences. Judge Rosalind Coe KC noted serious breach despite new relationship.

1 Jan 0001

Natma Mahnoor

Driving without due care and attention; failing to provide a sample for analysis *

Sentence

12-month community order with a £200 fine and £500 costs; disqualified from driving for 1 year

On January 19, 2024, around 8pm in Sneinton, police heard Natma Mahnoor revving her Mercedes engine and followed the vehicle due to suspicion and smell of cannabis. At a red light, officers saw her mobile phone on her lap playing a video. When instructed to pull over and searched, she restarted the engine, reversed with an officer hanging out of the window trying to stop her, then drove forward while resisting. She refused a drugs swipe at the scene and later at the station, also refusing blood sample. Arrested and charged with driving without due care and attention and failing to provide a sample for analysis.

Initially charged with dangerous driving but accepted lesser charges. Judge Nirmal Shant KC noted her driving fell just below dangerous driving and she deliberately refused drugs swipe due to dislike of police engagement. One previous conviction for driving offences including using fraudulent driving documentation.

1 Jan 0001

Muhammed Hassan

Conspiracy to transfer a firearm *

Sentence

5 years and 3 months imprisonment

Umair Karim and Muhammed Hassan engaged in mobile phone exchanges discussing the procurement and use of a handgun. Hassan approached Karim to secure a firearm, using the nickname 'Doctor'. Karim bragged about access to firearms including a Mac 11 machine pistol and AK-47. Messages also discussed drug dealing. Discovered during unrelated police investigation; warrant led to phone evidence.

Aged 27, of Serpentine Road, Bradford. Admitted conspiracy to transfer a firearm and being concerned in the supply of class A, class B and class C drugs. Declined to answer questions during interview.

1 Jan 0001

Umair Karim

Conspiracy to transfer a firearm *

Sentence

5 years and 3 months imprisonment

Aged 22, of Ferngill Close, The Meadows. Admitted conspiracy to transfer a firearm and being concerned in the supply of class B drugs. Claimed he was bragging about firearms knowledge from internet videos.

1 Jan 0001

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About Nottingham Crown Court

Nottingham Crown Court, located in Nottingham, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 409 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Nottingham area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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