Sheffield Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 363 verdicts at Sheffield Crown Court (Sheffield). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Samuel Whibley

Encouragement of terrorism *

Sentence

10-year custodial sentence

Samuel Whibley was found guilty following an eleven-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court of eight terrorism offences including encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of a terrorist publication. The defendants had formed a private online chat group to share extreme right-wing views and endorse violence. Whibley was arrested in May 2021 by Counter Terrorism Policing North East.

Found guilty of eight terrorism offences including encouragement of terrorism and dissemination of a terrorist publication. Upon release subject to Serious Crime Prevention Order and 30-year Part 4 Notification Order.

1 Jan 0001

Ryan Peet

Sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

nine-year extended sentence - made up of a six-year custodial sentence and a three-year licence period

Ryan Peet, a paedophile sandwich maker at Subway, met a teen schoolgirl victim in 2018, added her on Snapchat, knew her age from school uniform, took her to McDonalds in Rotherham, had sex with her on 10 occasions including at his Doncaster flat, petrol station pick-ups to secluded areas near driving range, and zoo trip. Later messaged her underage friend on Instagram asking for explicit pictures. Arrested January 2021 after police raid found 441 indecent images of children on his phone. Of Rosedale Close, Aston, Sheffield.

Admitted sexual activity with a child, sexual communication with a child and three counts of making indecent images. Judge noted predatory grooming of young girls under 16 for sexual gratification.

1 Jan 0001

Salah Ahmed El-Hakam

Rape *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Salah Ahmed El-Hakam, aged 39 from Tudor Close in Sheffield, was imprisoned for 15 years at Sheffield Crown Court following his conviction for one count of rape. The offence formed part of the sexual exploitation of girls aged 13 to 16 by a group of men in Rotherham between 1998 and 2005. The case is linked to Operation Stovewood, the National Crime Agency's investigation into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. El-Hakam was involved in the collective targeting and intimidation of vulnerable victims, who were groomed using drugs and alcohol and subjected to sexual abuse including gang rapes at locations such as Clifton Park, Rawmarsh tip, and Ulley Country Park. The trial heard that girls were passed between offenders and threatened with violence or abandonment.

Convicted for one count of rape as part of a grooming and exploitation gang in Rotherham. Judge Sarah Wright stated: 'Each in your own way perpetrated, facilitated or encouraged the sexual abuse of these young girls.' The case is linked to Operation Stovewood.

1 Jan 0001

Simon Williams

Rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

Simon Williams, a 44-year-old man from Armthorpe in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, subjected his victim to multiple rapes and a violent assault that caused facial injuries. He threatened continued violence if the victim did not comply. The victim reported the abuse to South Yorkshire Police. Williams pleaded guilty to rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm at Sheffield Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Also received an indefinite restraining order and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order. The sentence was an extended sentence of 20 years, with 15 years to be served in custody.

1 Jan 0001

Soloman Sanyas

Rape *

Sentence

10 years imprisonment

On May 16 2021, Soloman Sanyas entered the victim's home in Wincobank Avenue, Sheffield, S5, through a window using garden furniture to climb up while she was out. The victim returned early, found him in a bedroom, leading to a verbal altercation. Sanyas dragged her down the stairs and raped her in the living room. He intimidated the victim multiple times and had associates threaten her to stop police intervention.

Found guilty after trial of rape, witness intimidation and assault. Also given a 10-year restraining order not to contact victim.

1 Jan 0001

Stacey Salmon

Possessing a firearm *

Sentence

3-year custodial sentence

Stacey Salmon was found guilty following an eleven-week trial at Sheffield Crown Court of possessing a firearm. The defendants had formed a private online chat group to share extreme right-wing views and endorse violence. A partially constructed 3D printed firearm was recovered from the home of Hall and Salmon. Salmon was arrested in May 2021 by Counter Terrorism Policing North East.

Found guilty of possessing a firearm.

1 Jan 0001

Thomas Hardiman

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 19 years

Thomas Hardiman and Xander Howarth, both 18, murdered 19-year-old Adam Abdul-Basit on Smelter Wood Road, Woodhouse, Sheffield on 8 May. The pair, then aged 17, chased Adam into a stranger's front garden and attacked him with a machete, inflicting a fatal 15cm stab wound to his chest. Adam died on the doorstep despite emergency efforts.

Denied murder but convicted after a 12-day trial. Judge said a lengthy sentence was necessary to reflect the scourge of knife crime.

1 Jan 0001

Stephen John Head

Sexual offences involving children *

Sentence

20 years and 12 weeks in prison

Stephen John Head sexually abused three children in Doncaster in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Admitted 26 charges of sexual offences involving children at an earlier hearing. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life and made the subject of a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Wesley Hedge

Indecent assault *

Sentence

5 years in prison

Wesley Hedge, of Dunkeld Road, Sheffield, admitted six counts of indecent assault against a teenager he met and groomed in the 1970s. He would touch the teenager's breasts, get her to touch his genitals, and carry out other sex acts. He invited the underage girl to his home while his wife was out and got her to put his hand on his lap while she sat next to him on a coach trip.

Admitted six counts of indecent assault against a girl he met and groomed in the 1970s. Former Salvation Army cadet leader. Victim's impact statement revealed she had not realised she was being groomed at the time and felt she was in love with Hedge.

1 Jan 0001

Warren Richard Steele

Breaching environmental permits *

Sentence

6 months custody suspended for 2 years with a requirement to perform 100 hours of unpaid work

Warren Richard Steele, a corporate officer linked to Nottinghamshire Recycling Limited (NRL) or Park Farming Limited (PFL), breached environmental permits at sites in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, and Kiveton and South Anston in South Yorkshire. Illegal operations maximised financial gain at environmental expense, with waste mismanagement causing fires at Worksop in 2013 and 2014.

Contribution towards prosecution costs of £5,000. Pleaded guilty. Of previous good character. No personal financial gain.

1 Jan 0001

Zafran Ramzan

Rape and sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Zafran Ramzan, 21, raped a 16-year-old girl in her own home and engaged in sexual activity with a child on two separate occasions involving another girl. The offences were part of a pattern of grooming and exploitation of vulnerable teenage girls in Rotherham. He was convicted of one count of rape and two counts of sexual activity with a child, and was cleared of two further rape counts. The victims were aged between 12 and 16.

Found guilty by jury. Judge Peter Kelson QC described him as a 'sexual predator' and dismissed his weeping in court. Placed on the sex offenders register.

1 Jan 0001

Zahir Ahmed

Breach of Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 *

Sentence

6 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 250 hours unpaid work

Zahir Ahmed, a landlord of Sheffield, appeared after pleading guilty to six charges of failing to comply with fire safety regulations at a property. A fire broke out at around 3.25am on 25 February 2022, trapping 11 people inside. Firefighters rescued them; the single staircase collapsed, causing a firefighter to fall through. Post-incident inspection found no fire alarm, no emergency lighting, poor fire doors and no staircase ventilation.

Pleaded guilty to six charges of failing to comply with articles under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. Ordered to pay £10,000 prosecution costs at £1000 per month. Judge noted wilful neglect of safety and real risk of serious harm.

1 Jan 0001

Xander Howarth

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 19 years

Denied murder but convicted after a 12-day trial. Judge said a lengthy sentence was necessary to reflect the scourge of knife crime.

1 Jan 0001

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