Snaresbrook Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 247 verdicts at Snaresbrook Crown Court (London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

June 2023 1 case

Matthew Collins

Fraudulent Trading *

Sentence

Two years imprisonment (suspended for two years)

Matthew Collins scammed residents in Redbridge, South Woodford, Woodford Green, and Wanstead by accepting payments for construction works that were never completed, including new patios, major house refurbishments, and large landscape gardening projects, with one victim paying £38,900 alone, totalling nearly £70,000 in losses. He was reported to Redbridge Council in 2017 and 2018 following multiple complaints.

Served with a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning him from building, roofing, gardening, or landscaping professions for seven years; disqualified from becoming a director for seven years; complaints received by Redbridge Council in 2017 and 2018.

1 Jun 2023

May 2023 1 case

Michael Quinlan

Indecent assault *

Sentence

22-month suspended sentence

Michael Quinlan, aged 73, was charged with three counts of indecent assault on a boy under 14 and two counts of indecent assault on Andre Tyndall, who was 11 at the time. The offences involved looking at boys naked for sexual gratification, claiming he needed to check they were not wearing underwear underneath shorts. He was found guilty of all charges except one count of indecent assault on Mr Tyndall.

Found guilty of three counts of indecent assault on a boy under 14 and one count of indecent assault on Andre Tyndall. Placed on the sex offenders’ register for life.

1 May 2023

February 2023 1 case

Anhar Hussain

Stalking *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Anhar Hussain, 23, of Review Road, Dagenham, used software to stalk a victim.

Not stated.

3 Feb 2023

May 2022 3 cases

Anthony Lascelles

Robbery *

Sentence

18 years with an extended licence period of five years

Anthony Lascelles, 34, of Hitchin Close, participated in a violent burglary at an address on Kerry Drive in Upminster in May 2020. The group forced entry after the homeowner was tricked by a fake delivery driver. They demanded money and threatened to harm the homeowner's 11-year-old son. A legally held shotgun was discharged, injuring the child in the shoulder. The group stole around £20,000 worth of jewellery and watches. The child's injuries were not life-threatening or life-changing.

Pleaded guilty to the robbery.

6 May 2022

Ajaypal Singh

Robbery *

Sentence

20 years with an extended licence period of five years

Ajaypal Singh, 28, of Banks Way, was involved in a violent burglary at an address on Kerry Drive in Upminster in May 2020. The group forced entry after the homeowner was deceived by a fake delivery driver. They demanded money and threatened to harm the homeowner's 11-year-old son. A legally held shotgun was discharged, injuring the child in the shoulder. The group stole around £20,000 worth of jewellery and watches. The child's injuries were not life-threatening or life-changing.

Found guilty of robbery at a trial in November 2021. Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply and possession of a pointed/bladed article.

6 May 2022

Christopher Sargent

Robbery *

Sentence

15 years with an extended licence period of five years

Christopher Sargent, 28, of Macaulay Road, acted as the initial intruder in a violent burglary at an address on Kerry Drive in Upminster in May 2020 by posing as a delivery driver who had left a parcel on the doorstep. He was knocked to the ground by accomplices who forced entry. The group demanded money from the homeowner and threatened to harm his 11-year-old son. A legally held shotgun was discharged, injuring the child in the shoulder. The group stole around £20,000 worth of jewellery and watches. The child's injuries were not life-threatening or life-changing.

Pleaded guilty to robbery.

6 May 2022

February 2022 1 case

Abdallah Baballah

Rape and Robbery *

Sentence

20 years' imprisonment with an extended period of five years on licence

Abdallah Baballah carried out a string of sex attacks and robberies in east London against five women.

Sentenced for three counts of rape and robbery against five women.

3 Feb 2022

March 2021 1 case

Hussain Sha

Racially and religiously aggravated harassment *

Sentence

3 year community order with 120 hours unpaid work and 60 day rehabilitation programme

Hussain Sha, 42, of Bethnal Green, became obsessed with Bethnal Green and Bow MP Rushanara Ali after initial involvement with her constituency office regarding a housing problem. Between April 2018 and his arrest in December 2019, he sent approximately 290 abusive and threatening messages to Ms Ali, her staff, family members, and other politicians including Jeremy Corbyn, John Biggs, Sajid Javid, Jim Fitzpatrick, and Oona King. Messages included racist slurs and explicit threats such as going to Ms Ali’s office 'with a hand [gun] to do her Jo Cox-style' and blowing up her office 'terrorist-style with petrol'. He had been in custody awaiting sentencing for over six months.

Admitted two counts of racially and religiously aggravated harassment, two counts of sending an electronic communication with intent to cause distress, threatening to destroy or damage property and fraud. Also pleaded guilty to one count of exposure in an unrelated case. Avoided jail and received a 12 year restraining order requiring court permission before contacting an MP.

8 Mar 2021

July 2019 1 case

Roderick Deakin-White

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 17 years

On 25 April 2019, Roderick Deakin-White, 38, battered his girlfriend Amy Parsons, 34, to death in the shower of their apartment in Crowder Street, Whitechapel, east London, using a metal 'chin up' bar after she told him she was leaving him for another man due to his cross-dressing fetish. He struck her repeatedly over the head, causing her to collapse in a pool of blood. Deakin-White then attempted suicide by wading into the Thames but was persuaded to turn himself in to police, admitting 'I'm a f***ing murderer.' Officers found Ms Parsons still in the bath. The attack followed an eight-year relationship strained by his fetish and her affair with work colleague James Saunders. A neighbour heard screams lasting 2-3 minutes.

Admitted manslaughter but convicted of murder by jury. Judge John Lafferty noted the brutal and sustained attack on a vulnerable victim in her own home.

25 Jul 2019

February 2019 1 case

Siddarth Mahajan

Perverting the course of justice *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Siddarth Mahajan, a buy-to-let investor from Ilford in north London, purchased a three-bedroom property in Barking in July 2015 and converted it to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) without securing planning permission. Following concerns about unauthorized building works, council officers investigated and discovered the unauthorized conversion. Mahajan falsely claimed the property had been used as an HMO for over 10 years to avoid enforcement, submitting forged documents including tenancy agreements, a letter from an estate agent, and a sworn affidavit purporting use since 2008. Investigations revealed these were forgeries. Similar unauthorized conversions and forged documents were found for two other properties he owned, also claimed to have been HMOs for over 10 years. Mahajan declined multiple interview invitations, leading to his arrest and caution interview.

Pleaded not guilty; found guilty by jury of two counts of perverting the course of justice and three counts of using copies of forged documents. Judge Gordon commented that he had planned sophisticated criminal activity over a lengthy period, motivated solely by greed, and that only an immediate custodial sentence would meet the seriousness of the case.

18 Feb 2019

April 2018 1 case

Peter Brown

Possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear or violence *

Sentence

10 years and 9 months imprisonment

On the evening of 25 August 2017, CCTV captured Peter Brown driving a car that pulled up on Wellington Road in Newham, opposite a children’s playground. Two fake handguns were brandished at a group of terrified youths, who fled in fear. The car paused, flashed the guns again, and sped off. A passerby alerted police, leading to Brown's identification and arrest at his home on 2 September 2017. Additionally, Brown and a co-defendant used distraction tactics to steal bank cards from two elderly women at cash points, scamming £1,400 from their accounts.

Pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear or violence. Additional 3 months for fraud to run concurrently.

13 Apr 2018

June 2016 1 case

Rory Seager

Attempted robbery *

Sentence

2 years suspended sentence

On 20 December 2015, Rory Seager, aged 18, attempted to rob William Hill bookmaker's shop in Longwood Gardens, Ilford, Essex, where he was a regular customer. Owed £1,800 to a friend, he had lost money on roulette machines and bought a 99p tin of John West pilchards from a local shop. He placed the tin in a black bag, entered the shop, and demanded cash, claiming it was a bomb. The cashier, Adeyemi Awomudu, recognised him and retreated to a secure room. Seager threw the tin in frustration and left. He was arrested shortly after and confessed. He also admitted communicating false information about a bomb hoax.

Two years' supervision by the probation service, ordered to undergo mental health treatment, barred from betting shops for 12 months, £100 surcharge. Pleaded guilty. Suffering from untreated depression, psychosis, and Tourette's Syndrome. Judge noted custody threshold passed but suspended sentence exceptionally due to psychological conditions.

1 Jun 2016

October 2015 1 case

Not Stated

Carrying on consumer credit business without licence *

Sentence

Not stated

The defendants operated an illegal money lending business over a four-year period, issuing loans totalling over half a million pounds. In some cases, the loans were enforced through the use of false letters claiming to be from legitimate solicitors, threatening legal action if the loans were not paid.

Successfully prosecuted under the Consumer Protection Act for carrying on a consumer credit business without a licence. Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. Illegal money lending over four years, loans totalled over £500,000, enforced with false letters pretending to be from solicitors.

16 Oct 2015

May 2015 1 case

Sabri Karatas

Conspiracy to supply heroin *

Sentence

7 years imprisonment

Sabri Karatas was recruited as a courier to travel from London to Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, to collect a consignment of 20 kilos of high-purity heroin worth around £5 million on the street. He used a taxi for the journey but was under police surveillance. He was filmed collecting the heroin package from a long-distance lorry driver who was part of the narcotics gang. Karatas was intercepted shortly after speeding back to London in the taxi, with the heroin discovered under the passenger seat. A search of his Hackney home uncovered a pistol, ammunition, and body armour, which he claimed were provided for protection and that he was to be paid £4,500 for his role.

Original 12-year sentence reduced to 7 years on appeal due to terminal bowel cancer; pleaded guilty; requires constant care; unlikely to survive beyond one year; decision leaves possibility of compassionate release to Home Secretary.

1 May 2015

June 2012 1 case

Dang Tran

Production of cannabis *

Sentence

six months imprisonment

Dang Tran set up a cannabis factory with 109 skunk weed plants in his council flat in Frampton Park Road, Hackney. He tampered with the electrics to bypass the meter, which caused a fire on June 1, 2012. Firefighters discovered the plants and flames in the loft, and police found the illegal setup, including modified electrics and equipment that posed a serious risk. The plants were intended for personal use to alleviate his haemorrhoids and angina symptoms.

Pleaded guilty to producing 109 cannabis plants and abstracting electricity. Judge noted it was a relatively sophisticated and dangerous venture, with 21 days already served in custody. Ordered to pay £425 in prosecution costs.

2 Jun 2012

April 2012 5 cases

Graham Halksworth

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Graham Halksworth, a 69-year-old forensic scientist from Oldham, plotted a multi-trillion dollar fraud by creating fake US Treasury bonds with a face value of $2.5 trillion, claiming they were issued in 1934 to Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kaishek in exchange for 125,000 tons of Chinese gold, but hidden after a plane crash in the Philippines. The bonds were packed into 22 plastic cases stamped with the American golden eagle crest. He used his expertise in specialist printing to authenticate the forged documents, but committed errors like misspelling 'dollar' as singular, using 1980s inkjet printer ink, including postal zipcodes not introduced until 1963, and overstating the gold value beyond historical mining totals. He made £69,000 from the scheme before arrest. The plot involved approaches from a Saudi royal family member, grandson of Haile Selassie, and a Native American Indian chief to redeem the bonds. Investigations by US Secret Service, FBI, Canadian Mounties, and City of London police followed attempts to cash £15 million at a Toronto bank.

Jury convicted him of conspiracy to defraud last month; not guilty of knowingly inducing a third party to accept the bonds. Judge William Birtles described him as an incompetent conspirator motivated by greed, noting the lack of sophistication does not reduce the seriousness of the offence.

13 Apr 2012

Michael Slamaj

Conspiracy to defraud *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Michael Slamaj, 52, a former Yugoslav secret agent and co-defendant, was involved in the multi-trillion dollar fraud scheme by attempting to sell $50 million of the fake US Treasury bonds created by Graham Halksworth. He was arrested at Heathrow Airport in March 2011 while trying to board a plane. After being bailed, he unwittingly led police to a safety deposit box in Belgravia containing forged documents with a total face value of $150 billion. The bonds were part of a larger plot to swindle the US government using counterfeit securities backed by a fabricated story of historical gold exchange.

Former Yugoslav secret agent; arrested after trying to sell $50 million of the bonds and caught trying to board a plane at Heathrow in March last year; bailed and led police to a safety deposit box in Belgravia containing documents with a face value of $150 billion.

13 Apr 2012

Danny Grant

Conspiracy to Supply Crack *

Sentence

18-month supervision order with six months drug rehabilitation

Danny Grant, aged 44, assisted Pele Watson in supplying crack cocaine to an undercover officer outside a bookies on Bow Road, Mile End, east London. Grant emerged from the shop and offered to supply 'white' (crack), asking the officer to break off a piece for them. He waited with the officer while Watson fetched the drug and made light-hearted comments about potentially being an undercover officer himself.

Judge could have jailed him for three and a half years but opted for a community order due to exceptional circumstances. He joked with the undercover officer about being the biggest smoker in the area and waited while Watson obtained the drugs. Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack.

11 Apr 2012

Michael St John

Sexual Assault *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Michael St John, a 58-year-old GP, sexually assaulted a 28-year-old married Muslim patient who was seven months pregnant during an antenatal check-up at his surgery in east London in October 2007. He sucked her left breast like a baby and performed a sex act on her after she complained of back pain. The victim, who was Somali-born, had removed her hijab and Muslim dress for the examination and later gave birth to a healthy girl. St John claimed the acts were consensual but was convicted, with the incident involving a significant breach of professional trust as the patient was in a vulnerable position.

Pleaded not guilty but was convicted by a jury. Judge Timothy King highlighted the breach of trust involved in abusing a vulnerable patient. Ordered to sign the sex offenders' register indefinitely, pay £2,000 costs, and comply with a sexual offences prevention order banning him from providing clinical advice or treatment to women.

11 Apr 2012

Pele Watson

Conspiracy to Supply Crack *

Sentence

12-month supervision order with six months drug rehabilitation

Pele Watson, a 40-year-old man, was caught selling crack cocaine to an undercover officer outside a bookies on Bow Road, Mile End, east London. He initially denied being a drug dealer but, along with his friend Danny Grant, supplied 0.17g of crack to the officer. Watson asked for £20 and delivered the drug outside his flat on Wellington Way, Tower Hamlets. He admitted to being an addict and not profiting from the offence.

Defendant is an addict with dwarfism, paranoid schizophrenia, and depression. Judge noted exceptional circumstances due to potential loss of specially modified home if imprisoned. Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack.

11 Apr 2012

February 2011 1 case

Drita Gjergji

Corruptly offering a gift or consideration *

Sentence

Fined £500

On October 1, 2008, after failing her driving test for the fifth time at the test centre in Wanstead, east London, Drita Gjergji offered a wad of cash to her examiner, Leonard Darroux, from her handbag in an attempt to bribe him. Mr Darroux, who was also a magistrate, reported the incident. Gjergji had taken over 200 lessons costing more than £4,000. She denied the bribe, claiming the money was for her instructor and that Mr Darroux had asked inappropriate personal questions during the test.

Given two years to pay the fine or serve 14 days in prison. Pleaded not guilty but convicted by jury. Judge noted the action was spontaneous and born out of distress, no previous convictions, and considered her family circumstances.

4 Feb 2011

September 2010 3 cases

Arek Bielecki

Actual Bodily Harm *

Sentence

Indeterminate sentence of imprisonment for public protection with minimum term of 2 years and 3 months

On January 4, 2010, at Monteagle Primary School in Dagenham, Essex, Arek Bielecki brandished large-bladed scissors at fellow teacher Michael Thompson during a staff meeting after being asked to stop interrupting, then head-butted him across the nose. After being dismissed, on March 12, 2010, he returned to the school, locked himself in the headmaster's office with Nicholas Munns, threatened to kill him, and strangled him until he was turning blue, before being intervened by staff.

Convicted after a six-day trial in June. Denied the offences and claimed staff were lying. Judge stated he poses a significant risk to the public of serious harm.

8 Sep 2010

Fhazio Mulwinda

Conspiracy to rob *

Sentence

2 years and 11 months imprisonment

Fhazio Mulwinda, 19, and his gang targeted a lone guard outside a branch of Alliance & Leicester in Ilford, Essex, on March 12, 2009. The gang, including two boys aged 14 and 15, snatched a £25,000 cash box. One boy rugby-tackled the guard, severely injuring his knee and cracking his helmet against a concrete pillar. Mulwinda was arrested at the scene that morning while on his way to court for an earlier raid. The gang was under surveillance by Flying Squad officers who swooped immediately after the robbery.

Currently serving eight years in a young offenders' institution for prior offenses. Committed the robbery while on bail and during trial for another offense. Judge Jacqueline Beech commented on his audacity and lack of regard for society.

8 Sep 2010

Nathan Misambu

Conspiracy to rob *

Sentence

5 years imprisonment

Nathan Misambu, 19, was involved in the gang robbery targeting a lone guard outside Alliance & Leicester in Ilford, Essex, on March 12, 2009, where they snatched a £25,000 cash box. The attack left the guard with a severe knee injury after being tackled. Misambu was convicted following a jury trial.

Convicted after a trial for conspiracy to rob.

8 Sep 2010

August 2010 1 case

Neeko Brooks

Conspiracy to rob *

Sentence

2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Neeko Brooks, 18, participated in the robbery of a £25,000 cash box from a lone guard outside Alliance & Leicester in Ilford, Essex, on March 12, 2009. He recruited two young boys for their athleticism, one of whom tackled the guard, causing severe knee injury. The gang made off with the cash but was quickly apprehended by Flying Squad officers.

Admitted conspiracy to rob. Boasted to officers about an endless line of youngsters ready to continue the crimes.

8 Aug 2010

November 2009 1 case

Martin Byrne

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment

On January 2, 2009, Martin Byrne, 45, visited the Latimer Health Centre in Hackney, east London, unhappy with the terms of a medical certificate for incapacity benefits. After receiving a new certificate that did not meet his demands, he became aggressive in the waiting area. When Dr Harendra Patel, 55, refused to alter the sicknote, Byrne attacked him by throwing a cup of scalding hot tea over his head, striking him with the broken cup, hitting him with a heavy set of weighing scales and a bin, and repeatedly kicking and punching him in the head and body. Dr Patel required stitches to the back of his head and treatment for severe bruising and a swollen eye. Byrne was arrested on January 14, 2009, in Mare Street, where he quipped about doctor-patient confidentiality. He was found to be in good health despite claiming incapacity.

Pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Judge John Hand QC commented that people who assault public servants must expect to go to prison and that doctors are not to be attacked in their surgeries. Byrne claimed he suffered depression and that Dr Patel had exaggerated the attack. He has prior convictions including assaulting a constable and destroying property.

23 Nov 2009

October 2009 1 case

Edward Restarick

Racially aggravated harassment and religiously aggravated harassment *

Sentence

1 year community order, 6 months rehabilitation, anti-racism classes, and £1,000 costs, plus an ASBO

Edward Restarick, 72, a retired sailor, hurled bottles at his Muslim neighbours, brothers Irfan and Imran Iqbal, and shouted racist and Islamophobic abuse on January 22, 2009, in Sunningdale Avenue, Barking, Essex. He denied the offenses, claiming he was swearing at his cat, but was convicted based on evidence including a mobile phone recording. Restarick has a history of similar convictions, including racially aggravated common assault in 1999 and damaging property in 2007, and his behavior was linked to excessive drinking following personal loss.

Pleaded not guilty but was convicted. Judge Recorder Anne Studd warned that further offenses could lead to imprisonment due to excessive drinking and prior racism convictions.

2 Oct 2009

June 2009 2 cases

Chad Duncan

Transferring prohibited weapons and ammunition *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Chad Duncan posed as a Nazi soldier from Rommel's Afrika Korps and was caught with a revolver and live ammunition. He admitted to transferring the revolver and ammunition to Ufuk Kaygisiz on July 12, 2007, at the request of Robert Carter, who was acquitted of related charges.

Admitted to transferring a revolver and ammunition. Described as a 'gopher' for Robert Carter and allegedly groomed into the role.

23 Jun 2009

Ufuk Kaygisiz

Conspiracy to supply prohibited weapons and ammunition *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

Ufuk Kaygisiz, a former trainee motor technician, was convicted of supplying firearms and ammunition to the criminal underworld. He manufactured live cartridges at his home in Hackney, east London, and was involved in plotting to deal in arms between March 5 and August 16, 2007. Police surveillance captured him bragging about test-firing guns in a park.

Convicted of supplying firearms and ammunition despite Robert Carter's acquittal. Was recorded using rhyming slang to discuss his trade and claimed fascination with firearms.

23 Jun 2009

Date Not Specified 21 cases

Bavany Balasingham

Breach of section 179 of the Town and Country Planning Act *

Sentence

Confiscation order of £72,447.50, 15 months imprisonment in default; conditionally discharged for 12 months; costs £3,329.62

Soorippilla Balasingham and his wife purchased a former security firm office block close to Barking underground station for £1.21m in 2008. They submitted 10 planning applications between 2013 and 2016 to convert it to residential use; some permissions for 10 flats were granted but the approved work was not carried out. Council officers issued an enforcement notice in August 2014 requiring restoration to original office use. Their appeal was dismissed and they were ordered to comply by July 2016 but ignored it. Officers later found the three-storey building converted into 14 flats (eight on ground floor, six on first floor) with safety concerns including fire risks.

Found guilty earlier at Barkingside Magistrates Court. Lack of involvement in managing the property taken into account. Collected £8,000-£10,000 monthly rental income from the property with husband.

1 Jan 0001

Buster Goldsmith

Aggravated burglary *

Sentence

58 months in prison

Buster Goldsmith was one of a group of four suspects who broke into a residential address on the York Way Estate, N7 on Sunday, 11 August 2019. At 23.36hrs, a 999 call was made stating that a group of men had forced their way into the flat and made threats. The group were all wearing hoodies and masks but ran from the flat when the light was switched on by one of the occupants. The group then tried unsuccessfully to break into a neighbouring flat before fleeing the scene. Goldsmith was detained and arrested only minutes after the 999 call was made, when an officer saw him hiding next to a car. A CCTV review showed the group in balaclavas entering the ground floor lobby of the building, after entering the estate by climbing over a high fence. All four males wore hoodies, balaclavas and latex gloves.

Pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and attempted burglary. Aged 19, from Romford.

1 Jan 0001

Caise Bidounga

Attempted rape, sexual assault, and exposure *

Sentence

5 years 6 months imprisonment

Caise Bidounga, 22, of Ilford, committed a series of escalating sexual offences against seven women aged 18 to 42 in Roding Valley Park, Wanstead, between 11 and 17 September 2020. He began with exposure and progressed to sexual assault, including attempting to rape one victim. On 17 September alone, he committed four offences, leading a victim to report him immediately. He was arrested on 19 September 2020 and later pleaded guilty. At Snaresbrook Crown Court on 9 July 2021, he was sentenced to five and a half years in prison, with an extended licence period of three years and lifelong sex offender registration.

Pleaded guilty to all charges. Also received three years on extended licence and lifelong registration on the Sex Offenders Register.

1 Jan 0001

Carlos Boente

Kidnap *

Sentence

nine-and-a-half years’ imprisonment

On 25 October 2018, shortly after 22:30hrs, Carlos Boente and Aqeel Smith kidnapped a man at gunpoint from outside his home in Leyton, E10, and dragged him into a vehicle. They threatened him with a gun to his chest and throat, and a knife to his head, while blackmailing his family for a ransom of between £2,000 and £5,000 via calls from the victim's phone. The hostage was released after a two-hour ordeal with minor injuries. The victim had previously met the suspects and undertaken work repairing mobile phones for them. The suspects were identified via call data, CCTV, and vehicle forensics, and arrested in October 2018 in possession of the victim’s mobile phone and a replica firearm.

Found guilty of kidnap, possession of a firearm whilst committing a Schedule 1 offence, blackmail and theft following a three-week trial.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Meade

Burglary *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment and fined £228

At around 17:30hrs on 27 August 2022, Meade approached an address in Dagenham. He went down a side path and climbed through a bush before reaching through a cat flap to grab a set of keys, which he then used to unlock the back door. He stole perfume, toy figurines, and a handbag before fleeing. Police were called and officers quickly located and arrested him. He answered no comment during police interview.

Pleaded guilty to burglary. Long history of offending, including burglary offences. Gained access via cat flap to take keys. Victim watched via CCTV.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Sulman

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

8 years 6 months imprisonment

Daniel Sulman, 35, from Gravesend, Kent, was part of a drug operation that flooded London and Kent with cocaine between June and November 2018. Police surveillance captured him meeting Sean King in Bexley on 14 November 2018, shortly before King was stopped and 4kg of cocaine worth £320,000 was seized. On 22 November 2018, Sulman was seen carrying a rucksack into a Bexley property that police later raided, uncovering £9,490, £79,188.70, and €301,400 hidden in compartments. Further cash totalling €2,345 and high purity cocaine were found at his home address. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine.

1 Jan 0001

Colin Naylor

Failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment

Colin Naylor carried out electrical work at The King Harold pub three months before the incident, including on the light that electrocuted seven-year-old Harvey Tyrrell on 11 September 2018 in the pub garden. Despite noticing issues with the electrical distribution board in April 2018 and claiming 50 years' experience as a qualified electrician, he chose not to get involved. Post-incident examination found the garden lights' distribution board not earthed and metal casing live.

Found guilty after trial on 16 February of failing to discharge a duty under the Health and Safety at Work Act; found not guilty of gross negligence manslaughter.

1 Jan 0001

Curtis Webb

Grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

seven years and six months imprisonment

Curtis Webb subjected a 46-year-old victim to a frenzied 40-second attack at Birchington station car park just before 1.00am on 14 January 2022, after arriving by taxi from a Wetherspoons pub in Margate. He approached the driver's side door, opened it, leading to a confrontation, during which he repeatedly stabbed the victim with a large kitchen knife. The victim suffered laceration wounds to his head, neck and shoulders, life-threatening injuries requiring urgent surgery at King’s College Hospital. Webb was arrested shortly after by Kent Police on the A28; a large kitchen knife and a hammer were recovered from the vehicle.

Pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm.

1 Jan 0001

Claudia Anca

Controlling prostitution *

Sentence

six years’ imprisonment

Claudia Anca ran a sexual services business advertised on a website, exploiting vulnerable women for financial gain. She took calls from customers, directed sex workers, provided transport to hotels or homes, dictated how women should look and dress, and supplied cocaine to customers if requested. The business operated from at least March 2019 via company ‘Ace Concept’, with 73 payments totalling £23,162.99 linked to adverts. Evidence included undercover operations on 10 December 2020 and 13 January 2021, CCTV, ANPR, phone messages, and seizures of cash, cocaine, phones, and a notebook.

Pleaded guilty on 9 November to controlling prostitution and supplying Class A drugs after initially denying involvement during a trial that started on 8 November.

1 Jan 0001

Christian King

Conspiracy to facilitate unlawful entry *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

In November 2017, Christian King conspired with others to smuggle four Vietnamese males (aged 14, 15, 16 and 23) across the English Channel in an inflatable boat. He scouted launch points near Dymchurch and Hastings with James Davis. On 7 November 2017, Davis took the boat from Dymchurch to Boulogne, collected the four individuals, and returned to land near Folkestone. The boat was in a dangerous condition, lacking safety equipment and with a battery positioned next to the fuel tank, risking explosion. Police stopped the vehicle on the M20 and made arrests. King was convicted after trial.

Found guilty after trial.

1 Jan 0001

Dylan Makepeace

Sexual assault *

Sentence

five years imprisonment, with an additional three years on licence

On 27 November 2022, over a 30-minute period, Dylan Makepeace assaulted three women in east London. He followed two women into their residential block on Cleveland Way, E1, attacked them, pushing them to the floor and pinning them down, causing cuts and scratches. About half an hour later, he followed a third woman into her apartment block on Cambridge Heath Road, grabbed her, covered her mouth, put fingers down her throat, hit her head on the ground, sexually assaulted her by touching over clothing, and called her offensive names. He was detained by members of the public and arrested by police.

Pleaded guilty. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life. Issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Doru-Emil Moldovan

Conspiracy to breach UK immigration law and possession of criminal property *

Sentence

20 months imprisonment

Lorry driver for an organised crime group that trafficked Albanian men into the UK hidden in vehicles. Between January and May 2021, he transported the illegal entrants via the Dover route and met co-conspirators at motorway services. He was found with £9,980 in cash linked to the smuggling operation.

Romanian national. Pleaded guilty early. Role: lorry driver involved in the conspiracy; also possessed £9,980 cash.

1 Jan 0001

Dildar Kibria

False imprisonment *

Sentence

four years and nine months imprisonment

Part of a group that kidnapped a man in his 20s from Bethnal Green on 28-29 February 2020 over a money dispute. Facilitated access to Buckhurst Street address.

Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Dimitraki Nika

Conspiracy to breach UK immigration law *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment

Part of an organised crime group trafficking Albanian men into the UK between January and May 2021. The group hid people in lorries arriving from mainland Europe. Lorry drivers stopped at motorway services in south-east England, where Nika would meet them and collect the smuggled individuals, who were then moved on through the network.

Greek national. Pleaded guilty early. Role: travelling to service areas and receiving smuggled Albanian males.

1 Jan 0001

Danny Smith

Causing death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

24 years imprisonment

On 17 December 2021, Smith was driving a grey Audi in Hainault Road, Redbridge, attempted to overtake two cars, and collided with a Yamaha motorcycle ridden by 20-year-old Saleem Ahmed, causing catastrophic injuries leading to his death at the scene. Prior offences included: two days earlier, gaining entry to an elderly female's home in Havering under false pretences, threatening her and stealing cash and items; on 1 February 2022, entering an elderly man's home in Ilford under false pretences and stealing cash; on 5 February 2022, stealing a vehicle from a Romford car showroom; on 7 February 2022, driving erratically in Waltham Forest, attempting to escape police, vehicle found to be stolen with false plates. Identified via witness sketch and forensic evidence.

Pleaded guilty to a range of offences including causing death by dangerous driving, causing death by driving whilst disqualified, causing death by driving unlicensed/uninsured, robbery, burglary, handling stolen goods, criminal damage, theft of motor vehicle, using a vehicle without insurance, dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and driving without a licence. Must serve at least 12 years and disqualified from driving for 23 years and five months.

1 Jan 0001

Darren O’Shea

Robbery *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

Darren O’Shea, 45, of no fixed address, committed two armed hold-ups in East London. On 13 July, he entered a Co-op on Westhorne Avenue, E9, waving an imitation gas-powered handgun and stealing around £300. Five days later, on 18 July, he attempted to rob a sweetshop in Charlton, E7, but the shop assistant pressed a panic button and O’Shea fled empty-handed. Police linked both crimes via CCTV and a family member’s identification. The Met’s Flying Squad arrested him hiding in a nearby flat, recovering the clothes worn during the robberies and the imitation firearm. He confessed to funding his drug addiction through the crimes.

Admitted robbery and attempted robbery. The imitation gas-powered handgun was used to fund a drug addiction. Detective Constable David Reed stated the sentence serves as a deterrent.

1 Jan 0001

David Bearman

Gross negligence manslaughter *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment

David Bearman, owner of The King Harold pub in Station Road, Harold Wood, failed to maintain proper electrical safety despite multiple warnings and conducted unqualified electrical work himself and via family including brother-in-law Colin Naylor. On 11 September 2018, seven-year-old Harvey Tyrrell was electrocuted in the pub garden after sitting on a light and touching a railing; the metal casing was live due to defects including an unearthed distribution board and illegal unmetered supply. Bearman had suffered a shock himself months prior and ignored health and safety issues since last checks in 2009.

Pleaded guilty in March 2020 at the Old Bailey to gross negligence manslaughter and abstracting electricity.

1 Jan 0001

David Blyth

Robbery *

Sentence

9 years imprisonment, to serve full term, plus 7 years on licence

David Blyth, 30, from Romford Road, E7, carried out 11 knife-point robberies targeting lone women aged 26 to 48 in Newham, primarily in Stratford and Forest Gate, between July and August 2018. Incidents included strangling a 35-year-old woman and forcing her into her car on Eastern Road (19 July) and Church Road (22 July); threatening a 26-year-old and stealing her car on Manbey Street (23 July); robbing a 33-year-old with her 15-month-old baby on Warwick Road (26 July); attacking a 48-year-old on Strone Road and stealing her car (28 July); forcing a 27-year-old out of her car on Carnarvon Road (2 August); robbing on Atherton Road and stealing car (6 August); tackling and robbing a 31-year-old on Warwick Road (10 August); snatching bag on Bridge Road (16 August); threatening and stealing car from 41-year-old on Atherton Road (29 August); pushing woman into car on The Common (31 August). Victims suffered severe trauma. Identified via CCTV, witnesses, and prior convictions; arrested 4 September 2018.

Admitted 11 counts of robbery. Previous convictions; had just been released from prison before the spree began.

1 Jan 0001

David Thomas George Hampshire

Burglary *

Sentence

5 years 4 months imprisonment

David Thomas George Hampshire committed a series of four burglaries by exploiting his position as a window cleaner. On 21 September 2018, after cleaning windows at a property on Rosedale Road, he returned the following day to collect payment, asked to use the toilet, and stole jewellery from the 69-year-old victim, who later noticed the items missing and reported him to the cleaning company, leading to his dismissal. He went on to burgle homes on Walfrey Gardens and Farmway in Dagenham, where victims known to him discovered their jewellery had disappeared shortly after he left. Police arrested and charged him the same evening. In November, a 70-year-old woman reported jewellery missing from October, suspecting her former window cleaner, which resulted in a further arrest and charges. Hampshire pleaded guilty to all four burglaries at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 13 May, and was sentenced on 10 June.

Pleaded guilty to four burglaries. Used his job as a window cleaner to trick elderly victims into letting him use their toilets, then stole jewellery from upstairs. Police stated he deliberately targeted elderly individuals who trusted him, leaving them shaken.

1 Jan 0001

Dean Nuet

Conspiracy to commit non-dwelling burglary *

Sentence

4 years 6 months imprisonment

Dean Nuet, aged 37, of Neave Crescent, Romford, was involved in the conspiracy to commit non-dwelling burglaries during a linked series of ram raids in the Havering area between October and November 2022. The group targeted commercial premises at multiple locations including Gallows Corner, Bryant Avenue, Collier Row Lane, Dagnam Park Drive and Southend Arterial Road.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a non-dwelling burglary as part of the same Havering ram raids series.

1 Jan 0001

Arlin Leka

Conspiracy to breach UK immigration law and possession of criminal property *

Sentence

6 years imprisonment

Key conspirator in an organised crime group that smuggled Albanian men into the UK in lorries between January and May 2021. Leka arranged the illegal entries and met lorries at south-east England motorway services to collect the hidden migrants. He was also found in possession of £13,000 cash derived from the crime.

Albanian national. Pleaded guilty early. Role: arranging passages into the UK, receiving smuggled males at service areas, and possessing criminal property (£13,000 cash).

1 Jan 0001

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Snaresbrook Crown Court Sentencing Results

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Edward Restarick

Chad Duncan

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Buster Goldsmith

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Daniel Sulman

Colin Naylor

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Christian King

Dylan Makepeace

Doru-Emil Moldovan

Dildar Kibria

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Danny Smith

Darren O’Shea

David Bearman

David Blyth

David Thomas George Hampshire

Dean Nuet

Arlin Leka

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