Winchester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Bethany McAusland was a passenger in a car that was driven dangerously in Hampshire. After the car stopped, she swapped seats with the driver and falsely claimed he was not the driver. She later admitted that she had falsely taken the blame. She pleaded guilty to committing an act with intent to pervert the course of public justice.

Bradley Fox, 28, of Basingstoke, uploaded indecent images of children online, leading to police scrutiny. Officers arrested him at his home on 21 January 2025 and found digital devices containing evidence of him sending abusive videos and images to others. Investigators found three category C images and four category A videos, the most serious category. He was sentenced for distributing child sex abuse material.

Harrison Alderton drove a VW Golf dangerously in Hampshire on Wednesday 22 October last year, going through red lights, on the wrong side of the road, and the wrong way around a roundabout in Fleet. Officers tried to stop the car, but he drove at excessive speed before stopping and swapping seats with a passenger, who initially claimed he was not the driver. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving while disqualified, and committing an act with intent to prevent the course of public justice.

Mohammad Malik operated across a number of social media channels and shared footage of Islamist groups, including graphic videos produced by the media wing of Daesh. He edited some videos featuring executions and beheadings. Officers executed a warrant at his home in Gillingham on 14 January last year and seized a phone, computer hard drives, swords, knives and a homemade Daesh flag.

Mohammed Malik, 24, shared videos of prisoners being beheaded across a number of social media platforms. Police raided his home on 14 January 2025, seizing a phone and hard drives along with swords, knives and a homemade Daesh flag. He had edited some of the videos, which had been originally produced by the media wing of Daesh. He was convicted on 10 April of two counts of disseminating a terrorist publication and two counts of expression of support for a proscribed organisation.

Adam Edward Eric Curtis subjected a woman to an 11-year campaign of abuse, including controlling her movements, threatening her with knives and lighters, and taking her mobile phone to prevent her calling police. He was also physically violent, on one occasion stomping, kicking and punching her repeatedly, and sexually assaulted her. He was found guilty of controlling and coercive behaviour, sexual assault by penetration, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Jimmy James, an 18-year-old from Whitchurch, drove dangerously while over the legal alcohol limit on 13 June on the A31, A303 and roads between Andover and Whitchurch. Police chase footage showed him travelling at more than 100mph. He pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to stop after an accident, using a motor vehicle without insurance, and driving above the legal alcohol limit. At Winchester Crown Court he was given a 14-month prison sentence suspended for two years, fined £500, ordered to pay a £187 victim surcharge, required to complete 200 hours of unpaid work and 25 hours of Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, and disqualified from driving for three years with an extended retest after the ban.

On the evening of Thursday, December 19, 2025, in the area of Boscombe Gardens, James Junior Cunningham assaulted a man in his 20s and used a knife to inflict three stab wounds to his face and head. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment. Cunningham was identified through police enquiries, arrested and charged. He later pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a bladed article.

Liam Farmer, 29, threatened people inside a residential address in Tadley on June 9 while armed with a large knife. He then used the weapon to smash a front door, doorbell and glass panel at another address. Police attended the scene, arrested him nearby and seized the knife. After the arrest, officers were threatened and racially abused.

Gavin Chivers was arrested on March 31 after being suspected of accessing indecent images of children online. An examination of his phone revealed a large number of chats discussing the abuse of children and a cache of indecent images and videos. He claimed he had downloaded the images to identify and report offenders, but no evidence supported this account. He pleaded guilty to 23 offences, including possession of indecent images and attempted sexual communication with a child.

Timothy Bossard suffocated his victim by holding a pillow over her face until she struggled to breathe. The incident occurred towards the end of 2025. The pair were in a relationship at the time. The victim reported the incident to police in December 2025, and an investigation began. Bossard was found guilty of intentional suffocation. A two-year restraining order was also imposed, preventing him from contacting the victim or attending her address.

On 12 April 2025, at his home in Fox Close, Bishopstoke, Warren Stephen Gawthorpe pushed a man in his 30s down a flight of stairs before repeatedly punching and kicking him. The victim suffered a broken eye socket and other serious, life-changing injuries that continue to affect him daily. The attack was witnessed, and the witness called the police. Gawthorpe was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent following a six-day trial at Winchester Crown Court on 12 February.

On 14 June 2025 at around 2.50am, Arjol Haxhija and another entered an address in Weymouth briefly where one armed himself with a knife before committing an unprovoked assault on two men in their 20s outside King of Hearts in St Alban Street. One victim was stabbed in the chest, found collapsed in St Mary Street, sustained life-changing injuries including spleen removal. The second victim stabbed in lower back sought help at Bee Cars in St Edmund Street.

On 14 June 2025 at around 2.50am, Jurjingo Berisha and another entered an address in Weymouth briefly where one armed himself with a knife before committing an unprovoked assault on two men in their 20s outside King of Hearts in St Alban Street. One victim was stabbed in the chest, found collapsed in St Mary Street, sustained life-changing injuries including spleen removal. The second victim stabbed in lower back sought help at Bee Cars in St Edmund Street.

Richard Pexton, 51, of Cody Road, Farnborough, stalked and harassed four victims between December 2024 and October 2025 by sending unwanted messages, making repeated posts about them on Facebook and contacting other people about them. Some messages were extremely hateful, abusive and threatening, causing serious alarm and distress with a substantial adverse effect on their day-to-day activities. He spat at officers when arrested at his home in October 2025.

Ashley Goodridge, a serving prisoner at HMP Erlestoke in Wiltshire, possessed and used an illicit mobile phone inside the prison between May and September 2024 as part of an inappropriate sexual relationship with prison tutor Kelly Duffey, using it to communicate and share intimate images and videos.

Kelly Duffey, 36, from Amesbury, Wiltshire, worked as a generalist tutor at HMP Erlestoke in Wiltshire and abused her position of trust by forming an inappropriate sexual relationship with serving prisoner Ashley Goodridge between May and September 2024, maintaining unauthorised contact with him and concealing her knowledge that he possessed an illicit mobile phone. Evidence from Duffey's phone demonstrated they engaged in a sexual relationship within the prison, using an illicit mobile phone to communicate and share intimate images and videos. Duffey also failed to notify prison authorities that she was aware of an inappropriate relationship between another member of prison staff and a prisoner. The misconduct came to light after a family member raised concerns.

Wei-Gong Li and his wife operated a network of brothels in Aldershot and Guildford, controlling three addresses used for prostitution and arranging bookings through online advertisements. Police found bedrooms prepared for sexual services, and financial records showed more than £180,000 in unexplained cash deposits across accounts they controlled. Mobile phone evidence confirmed management of the brothels and financial exchanges with clients.

Yafeng Dong and her husband operated a network of brothels in Aldershot and Guildford, controlling three addresses used for prostitution and arranging bookings through online advertisements. Police found bedrooms set up for sexual services. Financial records showed more than £180,000 in unexplained cash deposits, and mobile phone evidence confirmed management of the brothels and movement of women between addresses.

Michael Lovelace, 49, of Tallis Gardens in Basingstoke, committed a series of child sexual offences in Bordon and Southsea between 2012 and 2023. The offences included five counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, two counts of sexual assault on a girl under 13, rape of a child under 13, and six counts of rape. The abuse was first reported to police in March 2023, leading to an investigation by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s specialist team.

Elliot Jones, 49, of Chantry Lane in Necton, abused eight children - both boys and girls - over a period of six years. The offending took place in different parts of the country. The abuse was reported by one of the victims when he became an adult, leading to enquiries that identified further victims. A large number of indecent images and videos of children evidencing the offending were found on devices seized upon his arrest, including phones, USB sticks, and a hard drive.

Heidi Ludbrook, 45, of Norman Way in Fairstead, King's Lynn, was involved in child sex abuse offences alongside Elliot Jones. Evidence of offending was found on devices belonging to her. The case stemmed from an investigation by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s major crime team following reports from victims.

Catarina Araujo was one of three women who took part in the abuse after being befriended online by the principal defendant. She admitted two offences of taking and distributing indecent images of children and received a suspended sentence.

Sarah Johnson, 57, of Tintagel Close in Andover, was involved in child sex abuse offences alongside Elliot Jones. She admitted to taking and distributing indecent images of children. Evidence of offending was found on devices belonging to her. The case arose from an investigation into years of abuse reported by victims.

Leo Michael George Critchley, 21, from Bentley near Farnham, was speeding between 60mph and 90mph when he hit standing water and lost control of his grey Seat Ibiza on Froyle Road in Lower Froyle near Alton on the evening of November 14, 2023. The single-vehicle collision occurred at 9.26pm, injuring both Critchley and his 17-year-old female front seat passenger, who suffered life-changing neurological injuries and visual impairment.

Shane O’Doherty, 41, of Birchett Road, Farnborough, attacked a man in his 30s after an altercation with his girlfriend on Nelson Street at around 7pm on May 15, 2024. He lunged towards the man, punched him in the head three times, and then hit him in the head nine times with a metal pipe. O’Doherty fled the scene, leaving the pipe on the road, which was later seized by officers. The incident occurred on Short Street in Aldershot.