Oxford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Liam Morris attacked Kailum Day on March 1, after Day witnessed Morris shouting at people from his window, accusing them of being drug dealers. Morris came out with an extendable baton, attempted to hit Day, but Day disarmed him. Morris then punched Day in the jaw, and later retrieved the baton and struck Day in the head. Morris also attacked neighbour Gary Buckel on July 23 in Wallingford town centre, punching him in the face several times during a long-running dispute.

Linus Rickett committed offences between February 2017 and October 2018 involving ten boys aged 9 to 13. He pretended to be a young girl online and secretly filmed boys at urinals. The offending included six counts of inciting a boy under 13 to engage in sexual activity, one further count of inciting a boy under 13, three counts of voyeurism, and making indecent images of children comprising 106 category A, 514 category B and 3,181 category C images.

At around 9.55pm on June 8, 2024, Marilyn Kennedy, aged 33, of Griffiths Road, Banbury, called 999 falsely reporting that she had been punched in the face by a named individual who had kidnapped two children. The false report prompted arrests of three innocent people, a large-scale police response involving over 20 officers, community anxiety, and strained resources. She was arrested on October 22, 2024.

Mayowa Joshua drove a Mercedes belonging to his female passenger on the M40 between junctions 11 for Banbury and 10 for Ardley. He hit the central reservation in a single vehicle crash, causing the car to roll multiple times before stopping. No other vehicles were involved and neither occupant was injured. He initially lied to police claiming the passenger was driving, but admitted he was after being warned of the implications. He had committed similar offences of driving without insurance and licence in the same car three weeks prior.