Reading Crown Court Sentencing Results

Kieran Newey harassed his ex-girlfriend in Berkshire between 2 August and 26 October 2024 after she ended their six-month relationship. He sent persistent and unwanted messages by text and social media, made threats to self-harm, refused requests to leave her alone, sent a video of himself stamping on her clothing, used misogynistic abuse, and taunted her about past trauma. The victim said the harassment left her stressed, anxious and depressed, disrupted her routine and damaged her relationships. He admitted harassment and was sentenced at Reading Crown Court.

Paul Burrage, 66, from Curridge Road, Thatcham, began communicating on Snapchat with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl on July 2. He sent numerous sexually explicit photos and videos, discussed her school uniform, and requested that she undress and send images of herself. He arranged to meet the girl at Merstham Railway Station in Surrey on July 21 with the intention of taking her home for sexual activity. He travelled to the station and attempted to call her, but was arrested by South East Regional Organised Crime Unit officers at the scene.

At around 2am on 17 August 2024, Abdul Kayani drove a black Range Rover SVR into a Mercedes parked on a residential driveway in Slough, forcing the Mercedes into a house. The porch collapsed and crushed a woman in her forties, causing life-changing injuries. He then got out brandishing a steering lock and confronted occupants before driving away. Police stopped the damaged Range Rover shortly afterwards.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.