Reading Crown Court Sentencing Results

Oltian Kica was pulled over on Eton Road, Datchet, on January 26, 2025, where police discovered cocaine in the vehicle he was driving.

Dwayne Toussaint, 19, of Ewing Way, Newbury, was involved in an attack on a young man using a baseball bat, leading to grievous bodily harm, alongside Jake Blandford and Jake Bozarth.

Jake Blandford, 20, of Westbrook Road, Croydon, was involved in an attack on a young man using a baseball bat, resulting in grievous bodily harm, alongside Jake Bozarth and Dwayne Toussaint.

Jake Bozarth, 19, of Clarks Row, Oxford, participated in an attack on a young man with a baseball bat, causing grievous bodily harm, alongside Jake Blandford and Dwayne Toussaint.

On 17 August 2024, Abdifatah Mohamoud was a passenger in a black Range Rover SVR stopped by police shortly after it was driven into a parked Mercedes in Slough, causing a porch collapse and life-changing injuries to a woman. A knife was located in the driver's footwell.

Adam Jones, a former police officer aged 40 and based at Milton Keynes police station, contacted three different women between January 2013 and August 2021 without any policing purpose, seeking to pursue sexual or improper emotional relationships. He was found guilty after a six-day trial and sentenced for his actions.

Between January and February 2024, Mark Weedon used online chat platforms to communicate with a 13-year-old boy, disguising his identity with usernames such as 'Jez_Light' and 'JLightUK'. He arranged to meet the boy in Windsor on February 1, 2024, but was arrested by police. A search of his car revealed condoms, lubricants, syringes, and heavy-duty tape, while a nearby hotel room he booked contained adult toys, lubricant, and rope. Examination of his devices uncovered a large number of images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children.

On 25 June 2024, Matthew Charles Wootten, 44, of Great Kimble, drove along Missenden Road, Aylesbury, and deliberately steered towards Victory Gate at the entrance to the Prime Minister’s residence, Chequers, instead of following the bend in the road. He made no attempt to slow down and smashed through the 80-year-old oak gates, causing £32,641 worth of damage to the gate and £6,000 to the bollards behind it, totaling over £38,000. Several cans of alcohol were found in his car, and his blood alcohol level was 221 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood, almost three times the legal limit of 80mg. CCTV footage showed he intentionally drove at speed towards the gates.

Matthew Wootten intentionally drove a car at speed into the gates of Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence, on June 25, 2024, while under the influence of alcohol. He was almost three times over the drink drive limit, causing serious injury to himself and more than £38,000 worth of damage to the 80-year-old gates. Several cans of alcohol were found in the vehicle, and he was apprehended by armed police.

Dallen Brown, along with three others, entered a property on Wensley Road armed with knives and attacked a man in his twenties around 12.30pm on Friday, October 11, 2023. The victim suffered a fractured skull, bleed on the brain, a broken shoulder blade, a stab wound to the chest, and a punctured lung, leaving him in an induced coma.

David Nduyimana, along with three others, entered a property on Wensley Road armed with knives and attacked a man in his twenties around 12.30pm on Friday, October 11, 2023. The victim suffered a fractured skull, bleed on the brain, a broken shoulder blade, a stab wound to the chest, and a punctured lung, leaving him in an induced coma.

Calvin Ayre, aged 47, of Beechnut Drive, Camberley, sexually abused a girl in Reading during numerous incidents between 2018 and 2019. He was arrested on October 14, 2020, charged on April 9, 2024, and following a seven-day trial, was found guilty of the offenses.

On April 8, 2023, Tombewani Tombe argued with a victim at the Red Cow pub in Caversham, then waited for him to leave and attacked him by punching him twice in the face, causing him to fall and lose consciousness, before kicking him on the ground. Members of the public intervened, and Tombe fled. On October 23, 2024, Tombe was involved in an altercation on Nire Road in Caversham, where he attacked another victim with a Stanley knife, inflicting serious injuries to the victim's face and back.

James Maughan stole several horseboxes from rural locations in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, as well as one in Warwickshire, between September 3, 2021, and November 25, 2021. He transported them to the Stokes’ home address in Wokingham with the help of Saroay and Nafa on different occasions, after which they were prepped for sale and advertised online, leading to their identification by the owners.

Jermaine Tyrer committed two counts of child sex offences between 1998 and 2000, including unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 years and inciting a girl under fourteen years to commit an act of gross indecency. He was found guilty following a trial, and the victim demonstrated immense courage by reporting the crimes. Thames Valley Police highlighted the importance of holding perpetrators accountable regardless of the time elapsed.

Graeme Gordon, 36, of Sussex Street, Brighton, engaged in sexual activity with an underage girl on three occasions and groomed a 14-year-old girl after making contact with her online. He was arrested in August 2023 and convicted in October 2023 for the sexual activity offenses. In January 2024, he was convicted at Reading Crown Court for grooming. Police also found child pornography in his possession. Gordon had worked as a nurse in the Emergency Department at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton for nine years, but the victim was not a patient there.

On August 22, 2022, Mohammed Islam met up with his 23-year-old male victim at an address in Upton Park and beat him by punching him in the face, causing bruising and swelling. On September 22, 2022, Islam assaulted the victim by approaching him from behind and attacking him with a hammer, resulting in a fractured skull. Islam then fled to Scotland but was found and arrested by officers on October 26, 2022.

In relation to the death of the victim, a 21-year-old man fatally attacked after a bicycle collision with a car in Earls Lane, Cippenham, on October 2, 2022, at around 8.50pm. Multiple men exited the car and chased the victim into Waterman Court where he was attacked and pronounced dead shortly after 9.45pm. Hassan, aged 24, of Blackwell Court, Slough, assisted an offender.