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Southampton Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 191 verdicts at Southampton Crown Court (Southampton). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Southampton Crown Court
March 2025 11 cases
Philip George Christopher Anderson
Violent disorder *
Sentence
14 months imprisonment and a six-year football banning order
Philip George Christopher Anderson was involved in a violent brawl on Oxford Street, Southampton, on March 18, 2023, between groups of Southampton and Tottenham football fans. Although he was not a football fan and was attending a friend's birthday party at the Mail Rooms, he participated in the seven-and-a-half-minute fight, during which he was hit by a chair and punched someone. This incident led to his arrest and sentencing, with details highlighting his out-of-character behaviour influenced by alcohol and poor judgement.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder. Judge Nicholas Rowland commented that he knew what was going to happen and should be ashamed of himself. He is a successful businessman, scaffolder, and family man with two young children.
7 Mar 2025
basingstokegazette.co.uk
Owen Eldridge
Violent disorder *
Sentence
14 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 26 January 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
7 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
David Pilgrim
Violent disorder *
Sentence
26 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 1 October 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for eight years.
7 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Charlie Craig Morrow
Violent disorder *
Sentence
17 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 26 January 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
7 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Bradley Scott
Violent disorder *
Sentence
8 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 26 January 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
7 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Charlie Peter Glasspool
Violent disorder *
Sentence
12 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 4 June 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
6 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Bradley Richard Doughty
Violent disorder *
Sentence
40 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 4 November 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for eight years.
6 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Bradley Ryan Law
Violent disorder *
Sentence
12 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 19 December 2023. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
6 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Ashley Page
Violent disorder *
Sentence
9 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 26 January 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
6 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Gerry Peter Glasspool
Violent disorder *
Sentence
6 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 3 April 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
6 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
Thomas John Ryalls
Violent disorder *
Sentence
14 months custodial sentence
Involved in a mass brawl following Southampton FC v Tottenham match on 18 March 2023. Two large groups of opposing supporters clashed in a pre-arranged confrontation on Queens Terrace in Southampton, migrating to Oxford Street and the A33, throwing missiles such as glass bottles, pint glasses, chairs, bar stools, and using makeshift weapons like belts and metal poles, causing public fear including to children and disrupting traffic.
Pleaded guilty to violent disorder on 26 January 2024. Made subject of a football banning order for six years.
6 Mar 2025
cps.gov.uk
October 2024 2 cases
Paul Wright
Sexual assault of a girl under 13 by touching and engaging in sexual communication with a child *
Sentence
two years and four months in prison
Paul Wright, aged 46, of Tyndalls, Hindhead in Surrey, sexually assaulted a 10-year-old girl known to him and her family by touching, and engaged in sexual communication with her in August 2020 in the Winchester area. He sent inappropriate messages that became sexual, requested explicit images, and used a separate social media account under a different name to contact her privately.
Convicted by jury after three-day trial. Previously pleaded not guilty. Granted 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and required to sign Sex Offenders’ Register for 20 years. Previously a Registered Sex Offender.
8 Oct 2024
hampshireincidents.co.uk
Marlon Nelson
Rape *
Sentence
21 years imprisonment
Marlon Nelson offered a lift home to a then 17-year-old girl from Calmore after a night out and raped her at Testwood Recreational Ground on 11 November 2014. He was also found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting a then 20-year-old woman from Romsey at Ampfield Recreational Ground in late November 2017. The seven-day trial began on 12 July 2024.
Found guilty by jury of two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, and one count of digital penetration. Ordered to sign the sex offenders register for life.
4 Oct 2024
hampshireincidents.co.uk
September 2024 5 cases
Darren Hendry
Attempted rape *
Sentence
7 years imprisonment
Darren Hendry attempted to rape a woman in her 30s at an address in Aldershot in December 2023. The woman tried to leave but was assaulted and struggled to breathe when Hendry picked her up by the ribs. She fought him off and left at 5am, seeking treatment at Frimley Park Hospital. He was arrested and charged with multiple offences.
Pleaded guilty to criminal damage and harassment. Found guilty of attempted rape, strangulation, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm after denying charges. Subject to 10-year restraining order and registered sex offender for life.
27 Sep 2024
hampshireincidents.co.uk
Stephen Biles
Arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence *
Sentence
3 years and 9 months imprisonment
Between January and March 2020, Stephen Biles communicated online and by phone with an undercover police officer posing as an adult, discussing meeting to abuse the officer's fictional 9-year-old niece at a hotel. Arrested on 1 April 2020 at his home in Riverside, Ringwood. Devices seized contained 52 Category C indecent images of children.
Pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children; found guilty at trial of two counts of arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence. Made subject to an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register indefinitely. Judge remarked on prolonged exchange of messages and that Biles couldn’t let the prospect of meeting a child go.
27 Sep 2024
hampshireincidents.co.uk
Ashik Ali
Theft *
Sentence
4 weeks imprisonment
Ashik Ali, 50, of West View House in Hyde Gate, Hyde, stole four packets of perfume from John Lewis in Southampton on May 23 and a skin care gift set the next day, with the items totalling £635 in value. He was caught, pleaded guilty to the offences, and has a history of previous convictions.
Pleaded guilty on September 10. Numerous previous convictions were cited, and it was concluded that the offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.
10 Sep 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Luke Ross Cromar
Rape and coercive and controlling behaviour *
Sentence
nine years in prison
From summer 2022, Luke Ross Cromar, 30, of Bramley Crescent, Southampton, subjected a woman in her 30s to mental and physical abuse, monitoring her whereabouts via a smart speaker in her home, assaulting and threatening her, causing fear of violence, and forcing her to have sex under threat of violence and assault. Police called by victim in January 2024. Investigation by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Western Operation Amberstone team led to arrest and charges.
Pleaded not guilty to vaginal rape, oral rape, assault by penetration and coercive and controlling behaviour but found guilty by jury following trial. Eight years for the charges plus an additional year for breaching an existing suspended sentence.
6 Sep 2024
hampshireincidents.co.uk
Thomas Antony Drew
Rape *
Sentence
Not stated
Thomas Antony Drew, 26, of Golden Grove, raped a woman at a house in Southampton earlier in 2024.
Appeared at court for the rape of a woman at a house in Southampton earlier this year.
5 Sep 2024
hampshireincidents.co.uk
August 2024 14 cases
Bradley Wyatt
Exceeding a variable speed limit *
Sentence
£266 fine, three points on licence, and £502 total payments
Bradley Wyatt was driving a Ford on the M27 westbound between junction 10 and 9 near Fareham at 57mph, exceeding the 50mph speed limit in force on March 19, 2024. He was caught by an automatic camera device and admitted the charge at court.
Admitted the charge and avoided a driving ban.
28 Aug 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Aiden Hopkins
Being concerned in the supply of cocaine *
Sentence
4 years imprisonment
On 13 June 2024, at around 9.30pm, police stopped a Skoda Rapid driven southbound on the A34 towards Winchester by Aiden Hopkins. A search under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act revealed quantities of suspected Class A drugs in the sunglasses holder and behind the handbrake. Police seized his mobile phone. A search of his home in Howe Road, Gosport, uncovered further Class A drugs, drug paraphernalia, and a dismantled 12 gauge shotgun in a wardrobe. Analysis of phone messages indicated involvement in drug supply.
Entered guilty pleas to all charges. Detective Sergeant Lisa Robins highlighted the priority of tackling drugs supply linked to violence and anti-social behaviour.
27 Aug 2024
hampshireincidents.co.uk
Mark Hardiman
Possession of class B drugs *
Sentence
Fined £80 and costs £85
Mark Hardiman, 43, of Shepherds Road, Winnall, was found in possession of a small bag of amphetamine and a quantity of herbal cannabis in Winchester on February 5, 2024.
Pleaded guilty; drugs seized and destroyed.
23 Aug 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Mark Cummins
Failing to comply with a notice to maintain land *
Sentence
£333 fine, £133 victim surcharge, and £1,000 costs, totaling £1,466
Mark Cummins failed to comply with a council notice served on April 4, 2024, which ordered him to remove waste and untidy items from his land in Eastleigh. He did not carry out the requirements, leading to his appearance in court where he admitted the charge.
Admitted the charge and will pay the total in monthly instalments.
21 Aug 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Giuseppe Marconi
Speeding *
Sentence
Fined £346, victim surcharge £138, costs £130, and 3 penalty points
Giuseppe Marconi, 51, of Jesty Road, Alresford, drove a BMW on the M3 near East Stratton at 85mph on September 19, 2024.
Pleaded guilty.
21 Aug 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Ashley Tebbutt
Driving without third-party insurance *
Sentence
Fined £664, victim surcharge £266, costs £130, and 6 penalty points
Ashley Tebbutt, 40, of The Hundred, Romsey, drove a Land Rover on the M3 near Odiham without third-party insurance on May 17, 2023.
Pleaded guilty.
21 Aug 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Cameron Markham
Driving under the influence of drugs *
Sentence
Banned from driving for 30 months, fined £840, victim surcharge £336, and costs £85
Cameron Markham, 25, of Merion Road, Botley, drove a car in Allington Lane, Fair Oak, on August 31, 2024, while under the influence of ketamine, Benzoylecgonine (BZE), and cocaine, with blood tests showing levels exceeding legal limits.
Pleaded guilty.
21 Aug 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Mark Brown
Assault *
Sentence
Community order for 30 days of rehabilitation activity, fined £250, victim surcharge £114, and costs £650
Mark Brown, 53, of Tavistock Close, Romsey, assaulted a woman in Southampton on October 18, 2023.
Found guilty after pleading not guilty.
15 Aug 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Clare Springer
Exceeding a variable speed limit *
Sentence
£220 fine and three points on licence, plus £400 costs and £88 surcharge
Clare Springer was driving a Citroen at 57mph on the M27 westbound between junction 10 and 9 near Fareham on April 3, 2024, exceeding the 50mph speed limit enforced at the time. She was detected by an automatic camera device and subsequently found guilty in her absence.
Denied the charge but was found guilty in her absence. Total amount of £708 to be paid by September 12.
13 Aug 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Joshua Blachford
Rape *
Sentence
three years and nine months imprisonment
Joshua Blachford raped a woman at an address in Ringwood between February 17 and 18, 2024. The victim described the incident as horrific, stating it has profoundly changed her life, leaving her feeling insecure, altering her self-perception, and causing ongoing grief as she can never return to her previous confident and outgoing self.
Pleaded guilty to the offence. Will have to register with police upon release. Detective Constable Emma Kelly praised the victim's bravery and highlighted the importance of reporting such crimes.
12 Aug 2024
bournemouthecho.co.uk
Terry Mcdonagh
Burglary *
Sentence
4.5 years imprisonment, disqualified from driving for 5 years and 5 months, and £228 surcharge
Terry McDonagh, 33, of Highdown Lane, Sutton, committed two burglaries on April 10, 2024, in broad daylight. He forced entry into a home on Mousehole Lane in Southampton, stealing expensive watches and jewellery, and targeted a property on Navigators Way in Hedge End, taking a Nike bag and gym equipment. He was also seen driving a black Jaguar dangerously in the Southampton area while already banned from driving.
Admitted to two burglaries and dangerous driving while disqualified. Police highlighted the intrusive nature of burglary and its long-lasting impacts on victims.
7 Aug 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Samuel Griffiths
Theft *
Sentence
7 days imprisonment
Samuel Griffiths stole £99.92 worth of Ariel laundry pods from Aldi on March 19 and gut health products worth £251.94 from Holland & Barrett on March 31 in Southampton. He admitted to taking a total of £350 worth of goods from two shops.
Pleaded guilty to theft charges. Described as a persistent thief with flagrant disregard for people and their property. Ordered to pay £351.86 in compensation.
6 Aug 2024
basingstokegazette.co.uk
Georgia Thomas
Drink driving *
Sentence
12 months driving ban, fine of £480, victim surcharge of £192, and costs of £85
Georgia Thomas, 37, of Lower Farm Cottages, Crawley, drove a Land Rover Discovery on the A34 on July 14, 2024, while over the drink drive limit, with a breath test result of 62 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes.
Pleaded guilty to drink driving; the driving ban can be reduced by three months if a course is completed by March 5.
6 Aug 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Nathan Wilson-Benn
Drink driving *
Sentence
15-month driving ban, £517 fine, £85 costs, and £219 victim surcharge
Nathan Wilson-Benn was found driving on Saxholm Way, Bassett, Southampton on July 3 with 42 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, exceeding the legal limit of 35 microgrammes. He also admitted to using a car without valid third-party insurance.
Admitted to offences. Driving ban may be reduced by 15 weeks if a drink-drive rehabilitation course is completed by May 22, 2026. No separate penalty for the insurance offence.
5 Aug 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
July 2024 14 cases
Sheryl Childs
Exceeding a variable speed limit *
Sentence
£400 fine and 3 points on licence
Sheryl Childs was driving a Renault at 57mph on the M27 westbound between junction 10 and 9 near Fareham on February 22, 2024, when a 50mph speed restriction was in force. Her speed was recorded by an automatic camera device.
Admitted the charge. Ordered to pay prosecution costs of £65 and a £16 surcharge, total £121 to be paid by August 28.
31 Jul 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Matthew Hunt
Fly-tipping *
Sentence
8 months imprisonment
Matthew Hunt, a 36-year-old repeat offender, was paid £250 to remove waste from a Southampton resident's home during renovations but instead dumped it, blocking Springford Road on October 6, 2023. The waste included baths and cupboard doors from the resident's home, which were later identified.
Admitted the offence. Repeat offender with prior convictions for fly-tipping in 2021.
26 Jul 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Trevor Mcauley
Exceeding a variable speed limit *
Sentence
£216 fine and three points on driving licence
Trevor McAuley was driving a Peugeot on the westbound side of the M27 between junction eight and seven near Hedge End on November 11, 2023, when he was caught by an automatic camera device exceeding the 40mph speed limit at 47mph.
Pleaded guilty. Ordered to pay additional prosecution costs of £130 and a £86 surcharge, making total £432 to be paid by September 23.
24 Jul 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Ridjan Medhasani
Dangerous Driving and Possession of Cocaine *
Sentence
Four-month suspended sentence for 18 months, disqualified from driving for three years, 200 hours of unpaid work, 10 days of rehabilitation activity requirement, and £239 costs
Ridjan Medhasani was involved in a single-vehicle collision on the A35 near Dorchester on May 18, 2024, while driving a silver Mercedes-Benz E220 dangerously, as reported to Dorset Police. He was later stopped on May 21, 2024, in Maumbury Road, Dorchester, where officers seized six wraps of cocaine from his vehicle. He was arrested, charged, and sentenced for these offences.
Pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled drug of class A and found guilty following trial for dangerous driving offences.
23 Jul 2024
dorsetecho.co.uk
Shaun Stevens
Criminal Damage *
Sentence
£2,850 compensation, £26 victim surcharge, £85 costs, and a nine-month conditional discharge
Shaun Stevens, 32, of Otterbourne Road, caused damage estimated at £2,850 to flowerpots, garden ornaments, windows, and a car in Eastleigh on Friday, June 6. He was caught and appeared in court, where he pleaded guilty.
Pled guilty to the offense. Total amount of £2,961 must be paid by August 18.
22 Jul 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Brian Wills
Assault by Touching *
Sentence
3 years and 10 months imprisonment
Brian Wills, 51, of Hopes Avenue in Dalmellington, East Ayrshire, sexually abused a young girl under 10 years old in Southampton on multiple occasions last year. Police were alerted after the assault, and the girl reported further instances of abuse to officers.
Pleaded guilty to four counts of assault by touching. Investigator highlighted the victim's bravery and the lifelong impact of such offences on children.
21 Jul 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Andrew Jozef Wooff
Conspiracy to commit burglary *
Sentence
six years imprisonment
Andrew Jozef Wooff, 32, of Wicks Place in Chelmsford, was part of a conspiracy to commit burglaries between July and September 2023. The group used stolen vans and number plates to target stores in Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Sussex, stealing electric bicycles and other goods worth more than £215,000 across 11 burglaries, and he was also sentenced for an additional unlawful wounding offence.
Pleaded guilty to conspiring to burgle and a separate unlawful wounding offence, as part of a group involved in multiple burglaries.
18 Jul 2024
basingstokegazette.co.uk
Martin William Meadows
Conspiracy to commit burglary *
Sentence
four years, two months imprisonment
Martin William Meadows, 33, of Portswood Road in Southampton, took part in a conspiracy to commit burglaries between July and September 2023. The group targeted stores selling electric bicycles in various locations across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Sussex, using stolen vehicles and number plates, and stole goods valued at over £215,000.
Pleaded guilty to conspiring to burgle as a member of an organised group that carried out multiple burglaries.
18 Jul 2024
basingstokegazette.co.uk
Rhys Thornton
Conspiracy to commit burglary *
Sentence
three years, four months imprisonment
Rhys Thornton, 30, of Pansy Road in Southampton, was involved in a large-scale conspiracy to commit burglaries between July and September 2023. The group used stolen vans and number plates to target stores selling electric bicycles in locations including Winchester, Basingstoke, Hook, Lee-on-the-Solent, Southampton, Warminster, Shaftesbury, and Crawley, stealing goods worth more than £215,000 across 11 incidents.
Pleaded guilty to conspiring to burgle as part of a group that targeted stores across multiple counties.
18 Jul 2024
basingstokegazette.co.uk
Richard Adrian Chilton
Conspiracy to commit burglary *
Sentence
five years, three months imprisonment
Richard Adrian Chilton, 34, of Judges Gully Close in Bishopstoke, participated in a conspiracy to commit burglaries between July and September 2023. The group targeted various stores selling electric bicycles and other items across Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Sussex, using stolen vehicles and number plates, resulting in the theft of goods valued at over £215,000.
Pleaded guilty to conspiring to burgle as part of an organised group that committed multiple burglaries.
18 Jul 2024
basingstokegazette.co.uk
Harry Miller
Speeding *
Sentence
£410 fine, £164 surcharge, £130 costs, and 6 penalty points
Harry Miller, 24, of Ivy Street, was caught driving a Mini at 111mph on the M27 near Fareham in Hampshire on November 15, 2023, exceeding the 70mph national speed limit by 41mph while travelling westbound between junctions 10 and nine.
Pleaded guilty at the hearing.
17 Jul 2024
salisburyjournal.co.uk
Eduard Paraschiv
Speeding *
Sentence
£500 fine and 6 points on licence
Eduard Paraschiv was driving a Mercedes at 104mph on the M27 near Fareham on March 1, 2024, exceeding the 70mph speed limit. He was spotted by a police officer using a speed camera.
Pleaded guilty to speeding.
17 Jul 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Anthony Philips
Supplying Cannabis *
Sentence
6-month suspended sentence for 18 months, 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days, and 100 hours of unpaid work
Anthony Philips admitted to supplying cannabis as part of a criminal organisation smuggling thousands of kilograms of cannabis through Southampton Port. He made 17 trips across the country, including to Bournemouth, Liverpool, and Manchester, carrying approximately 5kg of the drug each time between February 4, 2024, and September 21, 2024. He was acting under instructions from Luke Oliver and communicated with an unknown individual known as 'Bonjour Bear' after Oliver's arrest.
Pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis under significant pressure, including threats to his family over a cocaine drug debt. Judge commented that this is a chance for him to make good on the work he has started himself.
10 Jul 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
Ashley Lear
Manslaughter *
Sentence
37 months imprisonment
Ashley Lear was involved in an argument about drugs with Fuzel Miah on the Northam Estate on May 14, 2024. Lear kicked Miah in the chest, causing a bleed on the brain from a pre-existing aneurysm, which led to Miah's death four days later. Lear initially claimed self-defence during his trial in March 2024, but the jury could not reach a verdict, leading to a retrial. He later changed his plea to guilty upon returning to court.
Pleaded guilty to manslaughter after initially denying the offence. Had 23 prior convictions and a history of Class A drug use. Judge noted the consequences were unexpected and that the guilty plea spared witnesses further distress.
1 Jul 2024
dailyecho.co.uk
June 2024 4 cases
Jerry Skinner
Theft *
Sentence
£250 compensation
Jerry Skinner, 35, of no fixed abode, stole a pedal cycle worth approximately £1,600 from Michael Rose in Southampton on July 6, 2024.
Pleaded guilty to the offense.
25 Jun 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk
Quincy Rufus Digby Hopkins
Shoplifting and Assault *
Sentence
10 weeks imprisonment
Quincy Rufus Digby Hopkins was jailed for shoplifting and assaulting a staff member at Tesco Express on Butlers Lane in Ringwood. This incident involved him targeting the store, leading to his arrest and sentencing. He has a history of similar offences, continually targeting shops across the district, which has created fear among retail workers.
Jailed for shoplifting and assaulting a staff member at Tesco Express. Additionally handed a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning him from certain Hampshire shops, with police comments noting his repeated offences and lack of compliance with the law.
16 Jun 2024
salisburyjournal.co.uk
Arjan Balla
Manslaughter *
Sentence
12 months' imprisonment
Arjan Balla chased down and attacked his boss, businessman Anastassios Delis, at a development site in Queensway, Southampton, in November 2006, days after being dismissed from his job as a steel erector. Mr Delis struck his head on the concrete floor so severely that he never regained consciousness and was left in a permanent vegetative state until his death in 2017 aged 68. Balla was living under the false identity Tahir Karaj during the initial investigation and was deported to Albania after serving part of his original sentence. He was located and arrested on 26 January 2024 upon returning to the UK and formally charged with manslaughter.
Pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter on 16 May 2024. Originally sentenced in 2007 to three years’ imprisonment for grievous bodily harm, of which he served one year before deportation.
10 Jun 2024
cps.gov.uk
Sarah Young
Failing to provide a specimen for analysis *
Sentence
24 months driving disqualification, 120 hours of unpaid work, up to 18 days of rehabilitation activity, £85 court costs, and £114 victim surcharge
Sarah Young, 46, of Furzedown Road, Kings Somborne, failed to provide a breath test specimen for analysis after being suspected of driving a vehicle in Southampton on April 21. She was requested by police to provide the sample but did not comply, leading to her guilty plea and sentencing.
Pleaded guilty. Possible reduction of 24 weeks disqualification if she completes a course by October 22, 2026.
9 Jun 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk

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The Courts of Justice, London Rd, Southampton SO15 2XQ, Southampton, SO15 2XQ, United Kingdom
+442380213200
Wheelchair accessible parking, Wheelchair accessible entrance
Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17:00

About Southampton Crown Court

Southampton Crown Court, located in Southampton, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 191 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Southampton area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

The court can be found at The Courts of Justice, London Rd, Southampton SO15 2XQ, SO15 2XQ.

Accessibility provisions at this court include wheelchair accessible entrance and wheelchair accessible parking.

For enquiries about cases heard at this court, you can contact the court by telephone on +442380213200 or visit the official court website for further information.

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