Warwick Crown Court Sentencing Results

Pengqi Sun, during a party in Coventry city centre on April 6, 2023, had a disagreement with Shuo Zou, a Coventry University student. The altercation escalated after Sun left, armed himself with two blades from broken scissors and a knife, and returned to launch an attack. He inflicted a fatal neck wound to Shuo Zou, who died at the scene, and seriously injured another friend in the hand who tried to intervene.

Darren Fawcett groomed and raped a young teenage girl, with sexual activity occurring between July 2009 and July 2010. The offences included several encounters in the back of his car and at his home address. The victim reported the crimes to the police in 2020, providing crucial evidence that led to his conviction. She experienced long-term psychological trauma as a result.

Baki Karim, a 54-year-old from Middlemarch Road, Coventry, armed himself with a knife and stabbed a woman around nine times in a Kerseley End home in November 2022, while screaming threats and obscenities. The victim was rushed to University Hospital Coventry for surgery.

Dante Kelly, 20, of Hewitt Avenue, Coventry, was arrested on December 29, 2021, in connection with drug offences. He was involved in the supply of drugs and faced convictions for related activities in Coventry.

Kelly Gould, 31, of Smithfield Place, Nuneaton, was arrested on December 29, 2021, for breaching bail conditions and found with cannabis, £2000 in cash, and two mobile phones. She was arrested again when drugs were seized from a house on Smithfield Place, and subsequently on March 8, 2022, after drugs were found in a car on Barton Road, Bedworth. She faced further arrests for drug offences while on bail awaiting trial.

Manjinder Pama, a 43-year-old from Shetland Drive, Nuneaton, was involved in drug dealing as a key supplier in Nuneaton and Bedworth. In January 2023, officers raided a house in Bedworth and seized a mobile phone containing messages requesting drugs, which was traced to him. He was arrested upon leaving a house in Wolverhampton, where a suitcase containing cocaine was discovered. A search of his car also uncovered £11,000 in cash, indicating his involvement in drug-related activities.