Snaresbrook Crown Court Sentencing Results

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

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Mohammed Nahidur Rahman

Kidnap and false imprisonment *

Sentence

seven years and two 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. Joined at Buckhurst Street address, kicked victim in the head.

Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Osman

possession of a knife *

Sentence

35 months imprisonment

Mohammed Osman, together with Solomon Bamidele, was tried for murder arising from disputed class A drug supply territories in Woolwich, London. The murder arose from an act of perceived disrespect when Bamidele was barged by another drug supplier. Bamidele assaulted that individual. The two defendants left and returned armed with a large zombie knife concealed in an umbrella. Osman carried the zombie knife briefly before handing it to Bamidele. Bamidele stabbed the victim. Osman was present.

Acquitted of murder and manslaughter. Defence that he believed the knife was to be used to threaten only. CCTV provided crucial detail securing acquittal.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Sadek Miah

False imprisonment *

Sentence

six years’ imprisonment

Part of a group that kidnapped a man in his 20s from Bethnal Green on 28-29 February 2020 over a money dispute. Joined at Buckhurst Street address, transported victim towards Nottingham.

Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.

1 Jan 0001

Mohammed Awais

Rape *

Sentence

9 years 4 months imprisonment

On October 20, 2018, Awais impersonated an Uber driver and picked up a 28-year-old woman in Dalston. He locked the doors and drove to an alley in East Ham, where he raped her and robbed her of her phone, cash, and laptop. He then left the victim there. He was identified and arrested on October 24 at his home in East Ham. He pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Pleaded guilty to rape, assault by penetration, kidnap, robbery, driving whilst disqualified and driving without insurance. Detective Sergeant Emma Matthews praised the victim's bravery.

1 Jan 0001

Milos Stevanovic

Conspiracy to import a Class A controlled drugs *

Sentence

11 years and 8 months imprisonment

Milos Stevanovic, 27, Bosnian national of no fixed address, was involved in a conspiracy to import 157 kilograms of Class A controlled drugs valued at £14,000,000. On 12 May 2021, he drove a lorry into the UK and met Harry Simmons in Gravesend. They were arrested unloading 37 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and 35 kilograms of MDMA crystals from the lorry.

Pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Bosnian national lorry driver with no fixed address. Met Harry Simmons in Gravesend to unload drugs from lorry.

1 Jan 0001

Paul Moon

Fraud by abuse of position *

Sentence

90 weeks imprisonment suspended for 24 months, 120 hours unpaid work, £3,600 costs and compensation, 20 days rehabilitation activity

Mathew Orchard and Paul Moon, previously employed as waste collection officers with Barking and Dagenham Council in the Trade Waste Collection service, were found guilty of fraud by abuse of position. They collected extra waste and took money from businesses who were not paying the council for the service, leading to substantial fraud uncovered by council investigators.

Initially pleaded not guilty but changed plea to guilty in June 2023. Previously employed as waste collection officer with Barking and Dagenham Council.

1 Jan 0001

Pawandeep Sandhu

Possession of a prohibited firearm *

Sentence

six years' imprisonment plus three months consecutively for possession of a knife

On 30 June, Pawandeep Sandhu was detained by officers at Seven Kings Park in Ilford and searched for weapons after he and two males had made off from police. A machete and two lock knives were found discarded in the area. A search of his family home on Freshwell Avenue, Romford revealed a single-barrelled, 12-bore folding sawn-off shotgun in his bedroom, which was test-fired and found to be in working order, 37 shotgun cartridges in a black carrier bag, 13 in a sock, 11 in a jacket pocket, two Samurai swords, a metal safe with cash, blank ammunition, a skeleton face mask, black body armour vest, black gloves and a lock knife. A video on his mobile phone dated 2 March 2020 featured him with the same sawn-off shotgun.

Pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing on 13 August at the same court. Previously had a suspended sentence for possession of a knife.

1 Jan 0001

Peter Michael Fisher

Sexual communication with a child and causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity *

Sentence

7 years 6 months imprisonment

Peter Michael Fisher, 20, targeted eight victims aged between 13 and 16 online between October 2016 and September 2017. He groomed and coerced them using social media, committing offences from his home and during a family holiday in Great Yarmouth. Victims were manipulated through trust and intimate photos; many did not initially realise they were being abused. Fisher had sex with a 15-year-old girl knowing she was underage. He was arrested in August 2017, admitted all charges, and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order was imposed.

Pleaded guilty to multiple offences including sexual communication with a child, causing or inciting children to engage in sexual acts, malicious communication, and possessing indecent images. Placed on the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely and subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order.

1 Jan 0001

Richard Green

Rape *

Sentence

13-and-a-half years in prison

Richard Green raped a woman four times at their home in Chingford between 1997 and 1999 when she was 19 years old. He also subjected her to false imprisonment and ABH. The victim reported the abuse in 2012 and suffered a miscarriage.

Pleaded guilty to four counts of rape and multiple incidents of false imprisonment and ABH. Had prior convictions for rape, including ten years in 2000 and concurrent six years and three months in 2012.

1 Jan 0001

Raymond Frederick Nugent

Firearms offences *

Sentence

7.5 years imprisonment

Raymond Frederick Nugent, 73, manufactured firearms from scratch at his home workshop in Hornchurch. He cut cardboard templates, pressed metal, and designed his own firing mechanisms. Following a tip-off from the National Crime Agency about an imported blank firing weapon, police executed a warrant in November 2018 and found safes containing batches of firearms and ammunition. Some weapons were 25% more powerful than factory-produced ones. He had also re-activated deactivated weapons and converted imitation firearms to fire, including a stun gun, an Italian .38 revolver, and a Turkish 9mm pistol. He described himself as a 'gun nut' but claimed no intent to sell or use the weapons.

Found guilty of 45 firearms offences. Described himself as a 'gun nut' but claimed no intention to fire or sell weapons. No evidence of associated criminality found. Judge commended investigating officer.

1 Jan 0001

Salman Yousaf

Sexual assault and sexual assault by penetration *

Sentence

7 and a half years imprisonment

Salman Yousaf targeted a woman who had fallen asleep on the Tube, led her away from West Ham station, and sexually assaulted her in a road nearby.

Jailed after trial for sexual assault and sexual assault by penetration. He was already serving this prison term when later linked to other offences.

1 Jan 0001

Saner Muharrem

Inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual activity with a child *

Sentence

five and a half years imprisonment

Saner Muharrem, 25, was sentenced on Friday, 12 January to five and a half years imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court after he was previously convicted of 11 offences following a two-week trial. The offences included inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual activity with a child.

Convicted of 11 offences including inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and sexual activity with a child.

1 Jan 0001

Santokh Johal

Acid attack *

Sentence

20 years imprisonment

On 4 January 2019, Santokh Johal threw a bottle of 91% sulphuric acid at his neighbour through a lounge window in Leyton after the victim had called police to report threats. The victim sustained burns across 20% of his body, requiring skin grafts and ongoing monthly therapy. The victim stated that the attack has left him permanently scarred, both physically and psychologically, and that Johal showed no remorse.

Minimum term of 15 years before parole eligibility. Victim required skin grafts over 20% of his body and continues monthly therapy at a specialist burns hospital.

1 Jan 0001

Scott Slade

Grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

On 9 September 2018, just after 11pm, Scott Slade attacked a 56-year-old man he knew personally at an address in Yew Tree Gardens, Romford. Slade stabbed the victim multiple times with a kitchen knife to the chest, arm and back, causing injuries to the stomach, lung, diaphragm and spleen. He fled the scene after threatening to kill the victim if he spoke out. The victim was found by family members 11 minutes later and rushed to hospital, where he was placed in an induced coma and spent two weeks in critical care. His recovery remains uncertain and he may never walk unaided. Police arrested Slade at 11.50pm on Rush Green Road, Romford, still carrying the weapon.

Pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to grievous bodily harm with intent. Attack happened on 9 September 2018. Victim was a vulnerable 56-year-old man known to Slade. Slade used a kitchen knife, stabbed victim in chest, arm and back, piercing stomach, lung, diaphragm and spleen. He fled and threatened to kill victim if he told anyone. Victim was found by family, placed in induced coma, spent two weeks in critical care, may never walk unaided. Slade arrested later that night still in possession of the weapon.

1 Jan 0001

Ross Dawson

Robbery and aggravated burglary *

Sentence

35 years imprisonment

Ross Dawson, 32, of no fixed address, committed a series of violent crimes in July 2017 while already wanted on a prison recall. He threatened a taxi driver with a knife after asking for a lift in Romford, demanded cash, punched the driver and held a blade to his throat; the getaway car failed to start and he fled on foot with a young female accomplice. Days later he forced a 61-year-old minicab driver at knifepoint to hand over cash and his driver's ID chain, an incident captured on dash-cam. He then tricked an 84-year-old woman outside her home in Romford by pretending his pregnant wife needed a lift to hospital, made her stop on a remote road, shoved her out of the car and stole it. In the final incident, he took part in a home invasion in Ilford after a homeowner let in the same teenage accomplice; Dawson and another man forced their way in, held a knife to the woman's throat and choked her until she blacked out. He was arrested on 3 August 2017.

Pleaded guilty to a series of robberies and an aggravated burglary. The sentence also covers charges of blackmailing fellow inmates while in custody.

1 Jan 0001

Romaine Mckoy

Possession of knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place *

Sentence

10 months imprisonment and £156 victim surcharge

On 18th December 2020, Romaine McKoy, aged 30, of Kareena Close, Hornchurch, parked his car on the road leading to Parsloes Park, Dagenham, at half past midnight. Officers stopped him, searched the vehicle, and found four knives (three black lock knives and one red-handled knife approx. 15cm long), a hammer, gloves, and a small amount of herbal cannabis in a jar. He was arrested for possession of offensive weapons and cannabis.

Found guilty on four counts of possession of knife blade/sharp pointed article in a public place (pleaded not guilty to one count) and one count of engaging in the business of a postal operator by delaying/opening a postal packet/mailbag (pleaded guilty).

1 Jan 0001

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

Ashraf Khan

Rape *

Sentence

15 years imprisonment

On 11 August 2021, the 13-year-old victim and her 14-year-old friend went to a shop on Abbey Road, Barking. Ashraf Khan, 39, of Emily Duncan Place, Forest Gate E7, approached the girls and began talking to them. He went on to rape one of the girls before fleeing the scene. The incident was reported to police on 30 September 2021. Officers traced his identity via Snapchat handle he provided, noting his house was a 60-second walk from the scene. He was arrested.

Convicted of two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault following a trial at the same court in November 2023. Admitted being with the girls but denied the offences.

1 Jan 0001

Azar Irshad

Food hygiene offences and bribery *

Sentence

39 weeks imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 200 hours unpaid work, and £2,400 costs

Azar Irshad, the owner of Barking Halal Meat & Fish, was found to be selling poor quality chicken that breached food hygiene regulations during a routine inspection in August 2019. Council officers were offered bribes and provided with fake receipts to disguise the supply chain. A warrant for his arrest had been in place since February 2020 after he failed to attend a court hearing in September 2021, when his company was fined £40,000. He was ultimately sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 24 March 2023.

Also received a Criminal Behaviour Order banning him from working in the food industry. He had previously failed to attend court and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

1 Jan 0001

Aqeel Smith

Kidnap *

Sentence

eight years’ imprisonment

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

Alan Waters

Sexual abuse of children *

Sentence

8 years imprisonment

Between 1971 and 1981, Alan Waters sexually abused four boys whilst working as a sea cadet instructor. The four boys were sea cadets aged 11-15 at the time of the offences. On different occasions throughout the ten-year period, Waters took advantage of his high ranking position as an officer and sexually assaulted the boys when alone with them and when they were vulnerable. The first incident was reported in 2006 but not proceeded with as Waters was imprisoned in India; a second allegation in 2016 led to the investigation, followed by two more victims in 2017.

Aged 73 at sentencing (DOB 07.08.48). Previously served a term of imprisonment in India for child sex offences. Four victims came forward between 2006 and 2017.

1 Jan 0001

Anthony Allen

Sexual assault of a child under 13 *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment

Anthony Allen, a scout leader from Plaistow, Newham, sexually abused eight boys aged 8-16 from the 25th Newham East Scout Group over four years (January 2013 to September 2017) at homes, scout clubs, and camps in Essex, Kent, and Wales. He groomed victims via texts, exploited scout activities, and abused them hundreds of times, including one boy up to 100 times. Also made and possessed indecent images/videos of children.

Pleaded not guilty, convicted after trial. Also sentenced for making and possessing indecent images of children.

1 Jan 0001

Alice Mcbrearty

Sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

Alice McBrearty, a 23-year-old teacher, admitted a four-month sexual relationship with a 15-year-old pupil she taught at an east London school. The relationship began when she sent the boy a friend request on Facebook. They kissed in a classroom, had sex at her parents' home in Wanstead Park, east London, met in a hotel room she booked, and had sexual contact in several locations. The boy felt special and appeared besotted. The relationship ended when the boy's father contacted police.

Pleaded guilty to seven counts of sexual activity with a child while in a position of trust. Judge Sheelagh Canavan described it as a gross breach of trust.

1 Jan 0001

Aloke Kundu

VAT fraud *

Sentence

two and a half years imprisonment

Aloke Kundu, 45, from Romford, created bogus paperwork for companies owned by his relatives using his Tax Giant Ltd accountancy practice to submit 12 fraudulent VAT repayment claims between August 2016 and October 2017, dishonestly reclaiming £96,000 and attempting to steal a further £64,000 which was withheld by HMRC.

Pleaded guilty to VAT fraud at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 14th January 2022.

1 Jan 0001

Amir Butt

Fraud *

Sentence

7 years in prison

Amir Butt and Ammar Hussain operated a sophisticated large-scale illicit streaming service trading as Tech & Sat Ltd, Techsat and Tech + Sat, harvesting and distributing pay-TV content from broadcasters including Sky, providing users access to thousands of movies and pay-per-view content without legitimate subscriptions. Butt had a commercial-grade stream harvesting setup in an outbuilding of his home, fed by business-fibre broadband, including dozens of set-top boxes, multiple encoders and equipment to remove security watermarks. The defendants received hundreds of thousands of pounds, with potential losses to the legitimate broadcast industry estimated at £9 million.

Found guilty in his absence after failing to appear at trial. Considered the ringleader of the operation. The case was privately prosecuted by Ari Alibhai on behalf of Sky.

1 Jan 0001

Andrew Costa-Freeman

Stalking causing serious alarm or distress *

Sentence

2 years imprisonment

Andrew Costa-Freeman met the victim, a woman in her mid-20s, through friends in 2015. After she rejected his romantic advances and told him to stop contacting her, he bombarded her with messages over several years via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Despite a police harassment warning in March 2019, he escalated his behaviour, sending over 520 messages in just five days, including aggressive and sexually explicit content. He also breached a court-imposed restraining order.

Pleaded guilty to stalking causing serious alarm or distress and breaching a court order. Had previously received a harassment warning and had an earlier conviction for harassment.

1 Jan 0001

Abdul Nadher Kayum

Sexual assault *

Sentence

18 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years

Abdul Nadher Kayum committed a series of sexual offences in the Bow area over four weeks from August 31 to September 28, 2021. On each occasion, the 19-year-old, who wore a mask, cycled up behind lone women, either exposing himself or sexually assaulting them. He masturbated during four incidents, either while cycling past or hiding in doorways or dark spaces, and asked some victims to sexually pleasure him for money. He followed victims for substantial periods when they ran away.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual assault, five counts of indecent exposure and one count of outraging public decency. Issued with a sexual harm prevention order for five years and placed on the sexual offences register for 10 years.

1 Jan 0001

Abdur Rahat

Kidnap and false imprisonment *

Sentence

eight years’ imprisonment

Part of a group that kidnapped a man in his 20s from Bethnal Green on 28-29 February 2020 over a money dispute. Accompanied victim to Buckhurst Street, threatened him with a knife.

Denied the offences but was convicted following a two-week trial on 30 July 2021.

1 Jan 0001

Abraham Berger

Multiple child sexual abuse offences *

Sentence

14 years imprisonment

Abraham Berger, a 40-year-old member of the Skver Hasid community in Hackney, London, originally from New York, led a double life sexually abusing young children and sharing indecent material online. He pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to sexual attacks on a boy and a girl, both under 10, and possession and distribution of child abuse imagery. Police found approximately 1,600 indecent images and 127 videos on his phone, many first-generation, and he actively participated in an instant messaging group dedicated to exchanging such content. The Metropolitan Police described him as a 'dangerous, predatory offender'. Following his 14-year custodial sentence, he will be subject to four years on licence upon release.

Pleaded guilty to multiple child sexual abuse offences, including attacks on children under 10, possession of over 1,600 indecent images and 127 videos, and distribution. He will be subject to four years on licence upon release.

1 Jan 0001

Akram Hussain

Breach of Town and Country Planning Act 1990 *

Sentence

Fined £5,000 and ordered to repay £129,755.15

Akram Hussain, 57, of Bedford Road in Walthamstow, converted his three-bedroom family home in Glenny Road, Barking, into a one-bedroom flat and a two-bedroom flat without obtaining planning permission and received £129,755.15 in rental fees.

Sentenced under Section 179 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. If fine not paid within six months, jailed for six months. If repayment not paid within three months, 12 months in prison. Demonstrated flagrant disregard for the law.

1 Jan 0001

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Ashraf Khan

Azar Irshad

Aqeel Smith

Alan Waters

Anthony Allen

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Andrew Costa-Freeman

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Abdur Rahat

Abraham Berger

Akram Hussain

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