Warwick Crown Court Sentencing Results

Richard Stevenson discussed detailed plans to abuse children with a person he met through an online forum, but that person was actually an undercover police officer. He described wanting a 'partner' to participate in the abuse and sent the officer videos depicting child sexual abuse. He was arrested while sitting in a van in Coventry on 2 May 2026. No real child was offered to Stevenson.

Hutchinson helped to destroy and dispose of a stolen vehicle that had been used in a fatal attack at a Coventry petrol station on 31 March 2020. The vehicle was later found burned out, but CCTV evidence showed his involvement.

Harrison exploited a vulnerable man and his girlfriend after offering them accommodation when they were homeless. The victim was forced to work six to seven hours a day for a skip hire business for as little as £20, while Harrison controlled the couple's bank cards and took their benefits, pension payments and other income. Harrison used their money to fund holidays in Spain and gave them only small amounts back. The couple lived for more than three years in a wooden shed with no windows, running water, toilet or shower facilities. Harrison repeatedly assaulted the victim, including punching and kicking him and leaving him with cracked ribs, and verbally abused him. The victim said he could not stop crying and was constantly looking over his shoulder.

James Ringrose operated as an illegal money lender in Coventry between 2016 and July 2024, lending thousands of pounds to workmates and other borrowers and charging exorbitant interest rates. He pressured borrowers to repay him, including making phone calls, visiting a borrower's workplace, demanding bank statements and wage slips, entering a borrower's home without permission, and following and shouting at a borrower in the street. Some borrowers were left distraught and suicidal. He used some of the proceeds to fund a house extension and cosmetic procedures.

Paul Mott stole £75 worth of steaks from the Radford Road Sainsbury's in Leamington Spa on 30 June, hours after receiving a Criminal Behaviour Order and a 12-week suspended sentence for previous shoplifting offences. The theft was captured on CCTV. Warwick Crown Court heard he had repeatedly targeted the same store and staff had been left concerned for their safety.

Demetrious Nickoloau drove dangerously in Coventry and Nuneaton with a young child in the rear seat. After officers in a marked police car saw him go through a red light, he failed to stop and reached speeds of up to 75mph in a 30mph zone, went through further red lights and drove on the pavement. He was boxed in on the A444 towards Coventry, attempted to ram his way out but was arrested at 1.11pm. Officers found a young child in the back seat; the driver failed to provide a drug test and the car was on false plates. He was also driving while disqualified and without insurance.

John Elam was subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order and notification requirements. He admitted five offences involving failing to register electronic devices and deleting messages. On May 29 he attended Coventry Central Police Station but left without completing the required forms, returned on June 12 and again failed to fill them in, and later completed documents on June 23 but at the wrong time, breaching notification requirements. He produced an unregistered Samsung tablet in June and an unregistered TCL mobile phone in July. Police seized another unregistered Alcatel mobile phone when they searched his home on July 29. He had deleted messages and emails despite being prohibited from doing so.

Daniel Whyte repeatedly harassed and assaulted his former partner after their relationship ended. On 15 June 2026 he forcefully grabbed her wrists, causing minor injuries, and rode a motorcycle dangerously. On 18 July 2026 he visited her home, grabbed her by the neck and applied pressure. Some of the incidents took place in front of young children, which the court described as particularly troubling. The victim suffered distress and her emotional wellbeing was affected.

Christopher Trezise was jailed after police seized multiple devices when work by the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Team found he had been potentially distributing indecent images online. Forensic analysis revealed he was an active member of online networks and forums and regularly talked about abusing children and babies. He had more than 1,000 illegal images on his devices, had been sexually communicating with a child, and arranged to meet another offender to sexually abuse another child. He admitted arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence, making and distributing indecent images of children, possessing extreme pornographic images, and engaging in sexual communication with a child.

Thomas McDonagh, aged 54, was involved in conspiring to pervert the course of justice following the stabbing attack at The Griff caravan site in Nuneaton on 9 May 2025, where a man was stabbed several times by members of the Galbraith family.

James Galbraith senior, aged 49, was involved in conspiring to pervert the course of justice following the stabbing attack at The Griff caravan site in Nuneaton on 9 May 2025, where a man was stabbed several times by members of the Galbraith family.

Luke Wilson, trading as HR Building, Plumbing and Heating on trustatrader.com, agreed to carry out plastering, electrical work, removal of walls, and a bathroom update for a Leamington resident at a price of just over £14,500. Within 20 days, he sent six further invoices increasing the cost to over £20,000 by introducing new contract conditions at short notice, demanding additional costs, and setting urgent payment deadlines. An expert surveyor estimated the real value of the work at £3,240. The victim was forced to borrow money from a relative to rectify the work, suffering significant mental health impact.

James David Beames, 21, from Lower Quinton, was driving a Ford Fiesta to work at a local farm when he failed to negotiate a sweeping left-hand bend on the B4086 Stratford Road near Charlecote at around 6am on 7th March 2024, crossing into the path of the 74-year-old victim’s Microcar. The head-on collision fatally injured the victim, who was travelling from his home in Wellesbourne to meet friends for coffee in Stratford. Police investigation found evidence that Beames had used his mobile phone several times during the journey.

Alicia Kemp, 25, from West Midlands, killed a 'beloved' dad-of-two in an e-scooter crash while driving dangerously under the influence of alcohol.

61-year-old Keith Stanley from Stratford was sentenced for sexually abusing two girls. He was first arrested in March after a teenage girl reported abuse spanning five years. Shortly afterward, a second victim, abused over 20 years ago, came forward. He was charged with 14 additional offences.