Salisbury Crown Court Sentencing Results

Between 7th and 18th February, Joe Martin repeatedly threatened and attempted to control the victim, a woman in her 20s, leaving her in fear that violence would be used against her. This included finding the victim in a pub in Bath and trying to remove her by grabbing her, locking her in his car and threatening her and taking her phone to stop her from calling for help, threatening to pay someone to cut off her head, and threatening to deliberately crash the car they were travelling in.

Chittell-Gilholm posed as a convicted drug dealer's pregnant partner in court to help him obtain a lighter sentence, although she had never met him. She had been promised £500 but received only £50.

Hewitt recruited a woman to pose as a convicted drug dealer's pregnant partner in court, promising her £500 but paying only £50. The false account was intended to obtain a lighter sentence for the drug dealer.

While in custody on drug supply charges, Quinn conspired with two others to present a false account to the court that a woman was his pregnant partner and would be affected by his sentence. The deception was uncovered and did not affect his earlier sentence for drug supply.

Josh Clift, 31, of Davies Road, Longhedge, repeatedly messaged the victim, causing her to obtain a non-molestation order. After breaching that order, a restraining order was granted. In February, he sent many messages daily containing threats and abuse, and shared an intimate video of the victim. He continued to contact her even after being blocked, and threatened to take a gravestone of a family member of the victim. He went on the run from police before being sentenced.

On the evening of February 7, 2025, a 19-year-old man was walking along the pavement on Holbrook Lane when he was struck by a Honda Civic driven by Lewis Hobbs, 32, of Ramsbury Walk, Trowbridge, that mounted the pavement. The victim was knocked down the road and suffered a serious leg injury. He informed Hobbs of his injury and requested an ambulance, but Hobbs drove off, leaving the victim at the roadside. Wiltshire Police investigated, Hobbs handed himself in and was arrested, and his vehicle was seized for forensic examination showing signs of damage.

David Hedges sexually abused two very young and vulnerable girls over several years during the 1990s and 2000s. He was found guilty of seven offences related to this abuse. In 2005, measures were taken to prevent further abuse, but there was insufficient evidence for prosecution at that time. The case was reopened in 2017 after both victims came forward and provided evidence, leading to his conviction.

On June 10, Marlon Henriques drove a black Volkswagen Arteon taken without consent, leading police on a high-speed chase. He reached speeds over 100mph on 30mph roads, overtook vehicles dangerously, drove the wrong way around a roundabout, ignored red lights, and eventually crashed into a Citroen van and a police vehicle after a stinger device punctured his tyres.

Alan Morris was driving a Vauxhall Insignia on the B3081 between Tollard Royal and Shaftesbury at around 11pm on June 23, 2023, when he struck a cyclist from behind. The cyclist had been riding with a friend, both wearing high-visibility clothing and using lights. Morris was travelling at 69mph, nearly 10mph over the speed limit. He claimed glare from oncoming headlights blinded him, but forensic experts established the cyclist was visible from 200 metres away. The cyclist died as a result of the collision.

Alby Brannan took part in a violent disorder outside Potters International Hotel in Aldershot, Hampshire, on 31 July 2024, during an anti-immigration protest attended by around 200 people. He threw fireworks, causing fear of violence to those inside and to police officers.

Joe Howell took part in a violent disorder outside Potters International Hotel in Aldershot, Hampshire, on 31 July 2024, during an anti-immigration protest attended by around 200 people. He threw bikes at the hotel and banged on the doors, causing fear of violence to those inside and to police officers.

Louis Tavener, 23, from Westbury, admitted dangerous driving after a head-on collision on the A3098 near Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire, on April 11, 2023. He was racing a BMW at up to 78mph on a wet road with a 50mph limit when he lost control and collided head-on with an oncoming car. The crash killed a 63-year-old man and left three other people seriously injured.

On September 22, 2024, Mitchell Gregory, while under the influence of cocaine, drove a black Ford Fiesta on the A360 in Market Lavington, crossed the solid central white lines, and collided head-on with a motorcyclist riding a green Kawasaki motorbike, causing the victim, a man in his 20s, life-changing injuries. Gregory admitted to losing control of his car while going around a corner, and blood tests confirmed a significant amount of cocaine in his system.

Ashley Sherred, 33, drove his Ford Fiesta into a pedestrian he knew in Pinewood Close, Bemerton Heath, on May 10, 2024, after performing handbrake turns on a grass verge. The victim, a man in his 40s, suffered a broken tibia and fibula, and faces possible foot amputation. Sherred fled, threatening to burn the victim's house, and was later found drunk in a pub. He also had a prior incident on August 31, 2023, involving a high-speed police chase where he reached 110mph and rammed a police car.

Jeniffer Lorrayne Gomes Rocha, 35, a Deliveroo driver, attacked the victim in Aldershot, Hampshire, during an altercation over a pizza delivery when he was unable to provide a pick-up code ordered by the victim's partner. Rocha launched a brutal assault, raining punches onto his head. In an act of self-defence, the victim raised his hand to push her away, at which point Rocha bit off his thumb. The victim suffered extensive injuries requiring an 11-hour skin graft surgery. Prosecutors proved Rocha’s actions were wholly disproportionate.

Christopher Burden was over the drink drive limit, speeding, and overtook a vehicle on a blind bend over solid white lines, leading to a collision with a family's car on the A30 at Donhead St Mary on 17 November 2023. Just 10 minutes prior, he had crashed his motorcycle into a parked car near Shaftesbury and was suspected of being drunk by bystanders. The victims included a woman and two children, with the 10-year-old daughter suffering significant psychological trauma, including nightmares and flashbacks, requiring therapy.

Jamie Suggitt, 34, from Melksham, stalked and followed his victim, watching her movements and threatening to kill her if she told anyone. The behaviour involved repeated unwanted actions, including threats of violence, which caused the victim significant fear. The incidents occurred prior to his sentencing, and he was arrested following the victim's report to the police.

Daniel Thomas, 33, from Westbury, communicated sexually with someone he believed to be a teenager online between May 4 and June 27, 2023, but it was a specially trained officer. He was arrested on June 28, 2023, and charged with engaging in sexual communications with a child, causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, causing a child to watch a sexual act, and breaching his sexual harm prevention order.

Reda Hamoud Abdurabou, 25, took charge of a flimsy inflatable dinghy carrying 50 migrants while attempting to cross the English Channel in July 2022. He posed for selfies with his hand on the tiller moments before the boat was intercepted by Border Force. Migrants were seen balancing on the edge of the dinghy while others sat on the floor. He was arrested upon arrival in the UK, and his mobile phone was seized, revealing messages about attempting to reach the UK illegally.

Stephen Howard aided Jamie and Brian Colwell in fleeing to Spain before their sentencing over a £1 million VAT fraud. He drove to France via Eurotunnel in Jamie Colwell’s Porsche Cayenne, bought a foot passenger ferry ticket from Portsmouth to Caen for Brian Colwell, rented a DAF box van, ferried Brian and belongings from Portsmouth to Caen, drove the van filled with furniture through France and Spain to their hideout in Benidorm, and returned to the UK alone on January 14, 2018. Investigators found £2,900 deposited in Howard’s bank account and uncovered travel receipts and itineraries during a home raid.

On 1 December 2020, police and Border Force searched a container of limes from Brazil at Southampton Docks and found cocaine hydrochloride worth £3 million hidden behind a panel in the refrigeration unit. On 4 December, the container was delivered to a fruit compound in Waltham Abbey, Essex. CCTV captured Molla arriving shortly after. He was arrested at the warehouse where an automatic 9mm CZ pistol and ammunition were found in a Gucci bag near him.

Martin Clayton, 73, poured petrol in the living room of his rented home on Caddy Lane in Mere and set it alight in the early hours of December 16, 2024, triggering an explosion that caused significant damage and left the property in need of a complete rebuild. Clayton, now of Dudnance Lane in Pool, was uninjured in the incident.