Snaresbrook Crown Court Sentencing Results

Adeel Khan assisted a prison escapee in evading capture following a nationwide manhunt. He communicated by mobile phone with the escapee, whom he had met in prison, and arranged for the escapee to receive £400 in cash, enabling him to purchase a mobile phone and other items that helped him remain on the run. Khan was interviewed in HMP Wandsworth in October 2023 after his details were found in a diary recovered from the escapee.

Jordan Brawn, 31, was sentenced for stalking a former partner after a four-month relationship. The victim repeatedly sought to end the relationship, but Brawn refused to accept it. He threatened to kill her if she began a relationship with another man, threatened to hurt her children and family, demanded to know her whereabouts, and implied he was spying on her by sending photographs of her home and her parents' home. He bombarded her with more than 1,100 calls in a month and created fake social media profiles to abuse her. The court heard the victim now suffers nightmares and is afraid to leave her home.

Nazrul Islam, 27, asked a 12-year-old for sex and sent her a vile video, unaware he was communicating with paedophile hunters. He was convicted in 2024 but failed to show up for sentence at Snaresbrook Crown Court and was jailed in his absence.

Andrew Opoku Edusei, 28, of The Concourse, NW9, prepared an 'industrial' number of USB sticks loaded with Xbox games, TV programmes, and pornography for prisoners, some produced to order, and was involved in the smuggling operation into HMP Isis between February and July 2024.

Andrew Opoku-Edusei was a close associate in a north London organised crime group which smuggled drugs, mobile phones and USB sticks into HMP Isis. He sourced prohibited items and helped plan and coordinate deliveries, including preparing USB devices. The group arranged supervised visits so packages could be transferred into the prison between February and July 2024.

Jason Thompson, a 34-year-old guard at HMP Isis, acted as the link between the gang and inmates, facilitating the smuggling of drugs, mobile phones, and USB sticks into the prison through 18 package drop-offs between February and July 2024. He was suspended in February 2024 and received payments of £400 to £600 per package.

Olusegan Shobanjo led the organised crime group in north London, coordinating the smuggling of Class B drugs, mobile phones, cannabis, vape oil, and USB sticks containing entertainment and pornographic material into HMP Isis via supervised visits booked through the prison system. The operation involved coded communications and occurred between February and July 2024.

Nathan Adjei, 26, of Lutterworth Road, Northampton, was an inmate at HMP Isis who played a significant role in the conspiracy, principally dealing cannabis smuggled into the prison via supervised visits between February and July 2024.

Prince Kunado Dwomoh, 27, of Kenley Avenue, NW9, was an inmate at HMP Isis who played a significant role in the conspiracy, principally dealing cannabis smuggled into the prison via supervised visits between February and July 2024.

Prince Kunado-Dwomoh was a serving prisoner at HMP Isis who helped source and distribute drugs inside the prison. After his release he continued to support the smuggling conspiracy. The wider operation involved smuggling mobile phones, cannabis, vape oil and USB sticks into the prison during arranged visits.

Rama Wato, 26, of Alpha Place, NW6, was part of the gang smuggling contraband including drugs, mobile phones, and USB sticks into HMP Isis between February and July 2024 via supervised visits arranged through the official prison booking system.

Abdul Ahmed assisted Ronnie Hill in evading arrest following the shooting on 26 October 2024 in Canning Town that left one victim paralysed. He was not involved in the shooting itself.

Michael Clennell created and moderated a private online group for the sexual exploitation of children, where sexual abuse was discussed and indecent images circulated, including those of a 16-year-old girl he travelled to Germany to meet. He also participated in another similar group discussing grooming techniques, which he put into practice.

Mark Stavrou, 33, of Sherwood Close, Walthamstow, stole more than £16,000 worth of goods from Morrisons Petrol Station in Salisbury Hall Gardens and Sainsbury’s Low Hall between January and July 2025. He targeted these stores more than a hundred times, brazenly stealing items such as crates of drink while staff restocked shelves, often filling suitcases and leaving on an e-bike. Stavrou used violence and threats towards staff. He was arrested on 20 July 2025 in connection with a theft and assault at Morrisons. Following an investigation involving CCTV footage, he was linked to over 100 offences and pleaded guilty on 21 August 2025 at Thames Magistrates’ Court.

Kishan Patel possessed a large number of indecent images of children on his device, which was sent for repair and alerted police to videos of child sexual offences committed by his brother Vruj against a young girl known to them. The images included Category A (765 stills, 183 moving), Category B (401 stills, 52 moving), and Category C (944 stills, 28 moving), along with possession across all categories. The device was seized in February following a third-party report.

Paul Barringer was part of an organised crime group that stole more than 70 vehicles, including Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota models, using key emulators and by breaking into homes to obtain keys. The group was linked to 73 car thefts and one van theft across London between July 2024 and October 2024, with stolen vehicles valued between £1.1 and £1.7 million. Some cars were stolen to order, shipped overseas, or sold with cloned plates, and 27 vehicles were recovered during the investigation.

Mohammed Gulzar Ahmed was part of an organised crime group that stole more than 70 vehicles, including Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota models, using key emulators and by breaking into homes to obtain keys. The group was linked to 73 car thefts and one van theft across London between July 2024 and October 2024, with stolen vehicles valued between £1.1 and £1.7 million. Some cars were stolen to order, shipped overseas, or sold with cloned plates, and 27 vehicles were recovered during the investigation.

Muhammed Imran Ali was part of an organised crime group that stole more than 70 vehicles, including Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota models, using key emulators and by breaking into homes to obtain keys. The group was linked to 73 car thefts and one van theft across London between July 2024 and October 2024, with stolen vehicles valued between £1.1 and £1.7 million. Some cars were stolen to order, shipped overseas, or sold with cloned plates, and 27 vehicles were recovered during the investigation.

Kabir Ahmed was part of an organised crime group that stole more than 70 vehicles, including Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota models, using key emulators and by breaking into homes to obtain keys. The group was linked to 73 car thefts and one van theft across London between July 2024 and October 2024, with stolen vehicles valued between £1.1 and £1.7 million. Some cars were stolen to order, shipped overseas, or sold with cloned plates, and 27 vehicles were recovered during the investigation. Video evidence showed him stealing a car in Brockley on 18 July 2024.

Shamsul Huda, a rogue landlord who lived at the house on Fitzilian Avenue, Romford, ignored orders to license his House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and breached two prohibition orders served by Havering Council. The property was poorly maintained, posing risks to residents. He has a history of non-compliance with housing regulations.

Torben Stig Hersborg, a 64-year-old Danish national residing in Tower Hamlets, east London, covertly filmed and photographed approximately 2,000 women over more than a decade. This included setting up secret cameras at his Old Street clinic, as well as recording women on beaches, footpaths, at bus stops, Tube stations, and in the privacy of their own homes. His offences came to light following a tip-off to the police in December of the previous year, when he was found in his vehicle outside student lodgings with a telescope and video camera. Authorities discovered thousands of photographs and videos on his devices capturing women in various states of undress and intimate situations.

Leanne McDonnell, 33, from Stratford, was responsible for a pitbull named Prince, a banned XL Bully breed, which mauled her friend the victim, 42, to death at her flat on December 4, 2024. The victim died in hospital 24 hours later. The dog had escaped weeks earlier and attacked a seven-year-old boy. The flat was in a deplorable state, littered with needles, and toxicology reports showed the dog had consumed cocaine.

Bilal Iqbal, along with Ummad Ahmed, produced and sold more than 40,000 fake identity documents over an eight-year period, charging £70 for a fake driving licence and more for extras. They supplied these to criminals, including an international drug trafficker who used them to import Class A drugs. Iqbal was arrested on January 21, 2025, with 19 fake UK driving licences in his possession, and additional items were seized from his home in Ilford.