Stafford Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 323 verdicts at Stafford Crown Court (Stafford). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

October 2024 3 cases

Unnamed 40-Year-Old Man

Conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

A 40-year-old man from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, was part of a gang that used sophisticated methods to steal over 70 high-value vehicles worth £2 million across Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Cleveland, and London between March and October 2023. The gang employed signal jamming equipment and other devices, with stolen parts found in various locations including Kent, Hampshire, and Southampton.

Admitted conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle.

21 Oct 2024

A 36-Year-Old Man Of Romford, Essex

Conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle *

Sentence

37 months imprisonment

A 36-year-old man of Romford, Essex, was part of a gang that used sophisticated methods to steal over 70 high-value vehicles worth £2 million across Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Cleveland, and London between March and October 2023. The gang employed signal jamming equipment and dismantled vehicles in workshops and storage units in Longton and Etruria.

Admitted conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle.

21 Oct 2024

A 40-Year-Old Man Of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

Conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

A 40-year-old man of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, was part of a gang that used sophisticated methods to steal over 70 high-value vehicles worth £2 million across Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Cleveland, and London between March and October 2023. The gang employed signal jamming equipment and dismantled vehicles in workshops and storage units in Longton and Etruria.

Admitted conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle.

21 Oct 2024

August 2024 6 cases

Unknown

Murder *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment each

Four other men were involved in the fatal assault on 23-year-old DPD delivery driver Aurman Singh, who was attacked while making deliveries in Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, on 21 August 2023.

Four other men involved in the attack on Aurman Singh.

11 Aug 2024

Unknown Man 1

Murder *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment

Four men, including this individual, were involved in the brutal murder of 23-year-old DPD delivery driver Aurman Singh, who was fatally assaulted while making deliveries in Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, on 21 August 2023. The attackers fled the scene in a Mercedes.

One of four men involved in the fatal assault on Aurman Singh.

11 Aug 2024

Unknown Man 2

Murder *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment

One of four men involved in the fatal assault on Aurman Singh.

11 Aug 2024

Unknown Man 3

Murder *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment

One of four men involved in the fatal assault on Aurman Singh.

11 Aug 2024

Unknown Man 4

Murder *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment

One of four men involved in the fatal assault on Aurman Singh.

11 Aug 2024

Unknown Men

Murder *

Sentence

28 years imprisonment each

Four other men were involved in the fatal assault on 23-year-old DPD delivery driver Aurman Singh, who was attacked while making deliveries in Coton Hill, Shrewsbury, on 21 August 2023.

Four other men involved in the attack on Aurman Singh.

11 Aug 2024

April 2024 7 cases

Mehakdeep Singh

Murder *

Sentence

Life sentence with a 28-year jail term

Mehakdeep Singh, along with others, planned a brutal attack on Aurman Singh following an incident at a Kabaddi tournament in Derbyshire on August 20, 2023. On August 21, 2023, they used inside information to track Aurman's delivery route in Shrewsbury, ambushing him with weapons including an axe, hockey stick, and shovel. Aurman was attacked while making deliveries, sustaining fatal injuries, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Mehakdeep fled in a white Mercedes Benz, discarded weapons, and later escaped abroad before being arrested in Austria on May 20, 2024.

Unanimously found guilty of murder following a three-week trial. Detective comments highlighted the calculated and brutal nature of the attack, planned in retaliation to a prior incident.

11 Apr 2024

Sehajpal Singh

Murder *

Sentence

Life sentence with a 28-year jail term

Sehajpal Singh, along with others, planned a brutal attack on Aurman Singh after an incident at a Kabaddi tournament in Derbyshire on August 20, 2023. On August 21, 2023, they obtained Aurman's delivery route information and ambushed him in Shrewsbury using weapons such as an axe, hockey stick, and shovel. Aurman was attacked while working, suffered severe injuries leading to his death at the scene, and the suspects fled in a white Mercedes Benz and grey Audi, discarding weapons nearby before escaping abroad. Sehajpal was arrested in Austria on May 20, 2024.

Unanimously found guilty of murder following a three-week trial. Detective comments emphasised the premeditated intent to kill, with the attack described as calculated and not a robbery gone wrong.

11 Apr 2024

Shivdeep Singh

Murder *

Sentence

Imprisonment for more than 120 years (collective sentence)

Shivdeep Singh participated in the brutal killing of Aurman Singh on August 21, 2023, in Berwick Avenue, Shrewsbury, where the victim was attacked with an axe, golf club, and other weapons, leading to his death.

Convicted of murder along with others; part of a group sentenced in April 2024.

1 Apr 2024

Manjot Singh

Murder *

Sentence

Imprisonment for more than 120 years (collective sentence)

Manjot Singh was part of the armed mob that fatally attacked Aurman Singh, a DPD delivery driver, on August 21, 2023, in Shrewsbury, using weapons like an axe and knife in a premeditated assault.

Convicted of murder along with others; part of a group sentenced in April 2024.

1 Apr 2024

Arshdeep Singh

Murder *

Sentence

Imprisonment for more than 120 years (collective sentence)

Arshdeep Singh was part of an armed gang that ambushed and killed Aurman Singh, a DPD delivery driver, in Berwick Avenue, Shrewsbury, on August 21, 2023. The gang used weapons including an axe, golf club, knife, and other items to carry out a violent attack, resulting in fatal injuries such as a fractured skull and stab wounds.

Convicted of murder along with others; part of a group sentenced in April 2024.

1 Apr 2024

Jagdeep Singh

Murder *

Sentence

Imprisonment for more than 120 years (collective sentence)

Jagdeep Singh was involved in the armed gang that executed Aurman Singh, a DPD worker, in broad daylight on August 21, 2023, in Shrewsbury. The attack involved multiple weapons and was planned using inside information about the victim's delivery route.

Convicted of murder along with others; part of a group sentenced in April 2024.

1 Apr 2024

Sukhmandeep Singh

Manslaughter *

Sentence

Imprisonment for more than 120 years (collective sentence)

Sukhmandeep Singh provided inside information about Aurman Singh's delivery route to the gang, facilitating the fatal attack on August 21, 2023, in Berwick Avenue, Shrewsbury, where Aurman was killed with various weapons.

Convicted of manslaughter for acting as the 'inside man' at the DPD depot; part of a group sentenced in April 2024.

1 Apr 2024

November 2023 1 case

Keavi Illsley

Causing death by driving without due care and attention while unfit through drink *

Sentence

4 years and 8 months imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 5 years

Keavi Illsley, 24, had been drinking before driving her Vauxhall Corsa with Katie Westwood as a passenger in the early hours of October 8, 2022. The car left the road on Bitham Lane, Stretton, crashed through a fence, and hit a tree, resulting in serious injuries to Ms. Westwood, who was later found dead near the scene. Illsley removed Ms. Westwood from the car before being arrested and charged.

Pleaded guilty to causing death by driving without due care and attention while unfit through drink. Detective Chief Inspector Al Lyford offered condolences to the victim's family and highlighted the consequences of drink driving.

14 Nov 2023

September 2023 1 case

Matthew Bickley

Conspiring to steal motor vehicles *

Sentence

40 months imprisonment and a £228 surcharge

Matthew Bickley, aged 43, was involved in the theft of 15 vans, specifically Mercedes Sprinter vans, across East Staffordshire, Stafford, Tamworth, Cannock, and Lichfield. The offences occurred between August 2022 and mid-January 2023. He was linked to the crimes through forensic evidence and witness accounts, and he admitted his involvement.

Pleaded guilty to 15 offences related to vehicle thefts. Ordered to pay a victim surcharge.

19 Sep 2023

August 2023 1 case

Samuel Stewart

Sexual Assault *

Sentence

27 months imprisonment

Samuel Stewart, a former carer aged 65 from Burton, sexually assaulted two women in East Staffordshire between August 2020 and April 2021. He made repeated sexual remarks to the victims and touched one of them on multiple occasions. The incidents were reported to Staffordshire Police in April 2021, leading to his arrest and subsequent conviction.

Admitted three counts of sexual assault and was found guilty on three more counts. Also received a ten-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and ordered to pay £150 in surcharge costs.

19 Aug 2023

July 2023 1 case

Alan Turnbull

Possession with intent to supply cocaine *

Sentence

5 years and 6 months imprisonment

In February 2023, Alan Turnbull was seen handing over a package to a woman on Hednesford's Station Road. He then entered an Audi, where police conducted a search and discovered 11 wraps of cocaine, £240 in cash, two mobile phones, and some cannabis vegetation. He was arrested and later faced charges related to these findings.

Pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and cannabis; found guilty of possession with intent to supply cocaine after a trial. Detective Sergeant Jon Bradbury commented on the commitment to targeting drug suppliers.

26 Jul 2023

April 2021 2 cases

Ben Hunt

Manslaughter *

Sentence

38 months imprisonment

On 15 May 2019, at about 2pm, Ben Hunt, 32, and a colleague were working at a garage in Speedwall Street, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, when they heard the alarm of an Audi activate outside. A man called Christopher Walters, 25, had picked up a sledgehammer and was causing damage to the Audi. Hunt and his colleague ran after Mr Walters, who was still carrying the hammer. They chased him along Wood Street to a grassy area, some 400 metres from the garage, where they caught up with him. The men took Mr Walters to the ground and restrained him using a neck restraint. A number of people witnessed the incident. Police attended, and body-worn camera footage showed Mr Walters still held in the neck restraint. He was taken to hospital but pronounced dead just after 4pm. The post mortem found the cause of death to be due to compression of the neck, with deep bruising from the left shoulder to the chest, bruising to the nose and face, and abrasions to the arms and hands. Hunt claimed in interview that his reaction was reasonable force used in self-defence.

Pleaded guilty to the offence in an earlier hearing on 5 March. The force used to restrain the victim was excessive and went on for a long time, leading to his death.

16 Apr 2021

John Rombach

Rape and indecent assault *

Sentence

16 years imprisonment

John Rombach, a 74-year-old from Furness, Glascote, Tamworth, committed multiple sex offences between the late 1980s and 2014, including rape, nine counts of indecent assault, and three further serious sex offences.

Found guilty on 1 April of 13 counts of non-recent sex offences. Also known as Tony.

15 Apr 2021

November 1981 1 case

Theodore Johnson

Manslaughter *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

On 18 May 1981, Theodore Johnson killed his wife Yvonne Johnson during an argument at their ninth-floor flat in Wolverhampton. He hit her with a glass vase and pushed her off the balcony. Witnesses heard her screaming and saw her holding onto the edge, but Johnson did nothing to help until she fell to her death.

Convicted of manslaughter on the basis of provocation after being cleared of murder.

4 Nov 1981

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