Warwick Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 309 verdicts at Warwick Crown Court (Leamington Spa). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Lewis Phillips

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

Lewis Phillips, 32, carried out two robberies against elderly women in Coventry. On September 15, 2025, he approached the first woman from behind on Postbridge Road, grabbed her handbag, and forced her to the ground, causing her to hit her head. The stolen property was recovered using a tracking device. Three days later on Woodstock Road, he targeted a 78-year-old woman with Alzheimer's, lunging for her handbag; she held on while shouting for help. Officers found him with a bus pass belonging to one of the victims.

Initially denied the offences but admitted responsibility after being shown CCTV footage. Showed no remorse.

1 Jan 0001

Dawn Brookfield

Stalking *

Sentence

eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years

Dawn Brookfield, 53, from Knowle, Chantry Heath Crescent, stalked her married ex-lover's wife and made malicious calls to police with fabricated stories of violence. She talked hotel staff into letting her into his hotel room, littered it with presents and bottles of Champagne to lure him back. When he rejected her, she brandished a knife, threatened to kill him, and barricaded the door. Police forced entry and arrested her. This was part of a long-running ordeal after he ended the affair.

First time in trouble with the courts. Judge had regard to lifelong relapsing bipolar disorder. Restraining order imposed banning contact with the couple. Wife did not want her imprisoned.

1 Jan 0001

Daniel Michael

Dangerous driving *

Sentence

12 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years, 140 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for 18 months

Daniel Michael, a 21-year-old from Guernsey Drive, Smiths Wood, led police on a ten-minute high-speed chase through Castle Bromwich, Water Orton, and Coleshill. He drove a Fiesta at speeds up to 70mph in a 40mph zone, over speed bumps on residential streets at more than 50mph, mounted verges to pass cars, overtook in the face of oncoming traffic, ignored red lights including at a major traffic island where he went the wrong way round it, and straight over mini-roundabouts. He crashed into a low fence across a grassed area, fled on foot but was caught and arrested. He had bought the car two or three weeks earlier and had no insurance or licence.

Admitted his driving had been dangerous. Recorder David Mason QC noted he was genuinely sorry, had family difficulties, and appeared back on track.

1 Jan 0001

Clarke Dean

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years

Clarke Dean (48) of Anchor Lane, Solihull, repeatedly stabbed his partner Michelle Giles (43) and slashed her throat in the early hours of August 8, 2013, in their Solihull flat while their 15-year-old daughter Katie was away. Neighbours heard screams; Dean admitted the act to a neighbour, returned inside where Michelle lay in a pool of blood, and called 999 stating he had cut her throat and stabbed her. He attempted CPR until police and paramedics arrived, but Michelle died from her injuries. Dean suffered from alcohol dependent syndrome.

Admitted killing Michelle Giles but denied murder on grounds of diminished responsibility; convicted of murder by unanimous jury verdict after 12-day trial at Warwick Crown Court. Judge Richard Griffith-Jones noted the horrific impact on daughter Katie Giles.

1 Jan 0001

Chengjing Jiang

Fraud *

Sentence

16 months imprisonment

On 2 January 2016, Chengjing Jiang (also known as Sunyang Wells), of Hermitage Road, Solihull, attempted to purchase a £4,950 bracelet and then a £2,810 necklace at the Cartier counter in Harrods, Knightsbridge, London, using counterfeit credit cards (Diner’s Club, Gold Standard Visa, and American Express) bought online for £100 each. Cards were declined, leading to her arrest. She was granted bail but failed to appear at Knightsbridge Magistrates’ Court.

Pleaded guilty to two charges of fraud, four charges of having articles for use in fraud, and failing to surrender to custody. Prior convictions for similar offences in Denmark (3 months imprisonment) and Austria (18-month suspended sentence). Judge commented on her being a calculating and audacious fraudster with premeditated dishonesty.

1 Jan 0001

Gary Neels

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years and 9 months imprisonment

On October 31, 2019, Gary Neels, 35, of Chapelhouse Road, Chelmsley Wood, entered Serenity hair salon in Gun Hill, Arley, with his hood up and brandishing a knife. He pointed the knife at the owner, who was working with her adult daughter and three elderly customers present, and demanded money. Anxious and jittery, he took £20 from the till and fled. A friend of a salon customer on a bus recognised him from the description, alerted authorities, leading to police intercepting the bus and arresting him.

Pleaded guilty to robbery and possessing a bladed article. Drugs were a factor. Judge noted genuine remorse and determination to address drug issues. Restraining order imposed banning him from the area of the salon.

1 Jan 0001

Dipak Ram

Supplying cocaine *

Sentence

11 years imprisonment and Serious Crime Prevention Order

Dipak Ram, 41, of Birmingham, was the upward supplier for the cocaine supply gang operating across Warwickshire. Arrested in November 2024 with £13,000 cocaine and £10,000 cash.

Group's upward supplier. Arrested with £13,000 cocaine and £10,000 cash.

1 Jan 0001

Zaharul Hoque

Sexual assault *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

In April 2015, Zaharul Hoque, a Castle Bromwich taxi driver working for Atherstone Taxis, picked up a woman and her friends in Atherstone. After dropping off the others, he pulled up next to the woman who had decided to walk, apologised for stroking her leg earlier, and persuaded her to get in the car. When he dropped her off near her home, he grabbed her by the head, touched her inappropriately, pushed her into the taxi, tried to undo his belt, and attempted to force her to perform a sex act. The victim feared she would be raped, recorded his comments, escaped, and reported the incident. Hoque later made calls apologising and begging her not to complain.

Found guilty after trial. Ordered to register as a sex offender for life. Pleaded not guilty. Had not told his family why he was on trial.

1 Jan 0001

Wayne Draisey

Possessing cannabis with intent to supply and drug-driving *

Sentence

seven months imprisonment suspended for 18 months, 250 hours unpaid work, disqualified from driving for three years

On April 1, 2019, at 11.15am on the M6 southbound, police spotted Wayne Draisey's Ford Fiesta on false number plates, stopped it, and found a bucket containing 998 grams of cannabis on the back seat with a street value of £4,000 to £5,000. Draisey tested positive for cannabis and cocaine more than twice the permitted levels for driving.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis with intent to supply and driving with over the legal limits of cannabis and cocaine in his system. Basis of plea: grown cannabis with a friend and delivering friend's share, not commercial dealing. Third intoxicated driving offence that year. Judge Peter Cooke noted his immense stupidity.

1 Jan 0001

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Warwick Crown Court, located in Leamington Spa, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 309 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Leamington Spa area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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