Wood Green Crown Court Sentencing Results

Louise Gallagher fabricated evidence in employment tribunal claims against two companies, Bunzl and Essity. She falsely claimed TfL had CCTV footage of a colleague sexually assaulting her at Waterloo station, doctored a genuine TfL email, and maintained the existence of footage after TfL confirmed none existed. When that lie was uncovered, she submitted a fake GP sick note stating she needed two years of cancer treatment. She later invented a witness to a sexual assault allegation, posed as that witness in emails to police, and caused the accused man to be questioned under caution. She was ordered to pay £8,000 towards Bunzl's legal costs.

Zafer Dogan took more than 5,000 photographs of adults and children without their knowledge or consent, many from his window overlooking a playground, and used artificial intelligence software to digitally alter images, including by removing clothing. Thirty-three women and two children aged between seven and 13 were digitally altered. He pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children, including 653 category A, 294 category B and 900 category C images, and admitted other offences including possessing extreme pornography and obstructing a constable. He had been bailed repeatedly to his home address despite objections from prosecutors and police.

John Grant, a former senior church figure, groomed and sexually assaulted vulnerable young men over a period spanning around 30 years. The investigation began in 2023 after a victim reported repeated sexual assaults. The abuse began in 1994 after one victim moved into a shared house with Grant; Grant offered massages and pressured him into sexual touching, and the offending continued until 2008. Police identified further victims through Grant's connections to churches and youth groups, finding a similar pattern of grooming, coercive and controlling behaviour.

Tedros Menges attempted to steal jogging bottoms from a retail store in Enfield on 12 July 2025. After he was spotted, he fled but returned after realising he had dropped his phone. When staff refused to hand it over, he left and came back armed with a saw, attacking a security guard, strangling the manager and threatening other staff. Officers arrived within two minutes and arrested him in a nearby car park after a short pursuit.

Perry Driver and Kim Driver's XL bully-type dog Maverick attacked a boy on two occasions in 2023, causing significant scarring on his arm and leg requiring surgery. The couple failed to ensure the dog's welfare by not feeding him properly or taking him for regular walks, contributing to his aggression. They did not train or care for the dog appropriately.

Perry Driver and Kim Driver's XL bully-type dog Maverick attacked a boy on two occasions in 2023, causing significant scarring on his arm and leg requiring surgery. The couple failed to ensure the dog's welfare by not feeding him properly or taking him for regular walks, contributing to his aggression. They did not train or care for the dog appropriately.

Vincent Chan, a former nursery worker and supply teacher, committed over 50 child sex offences spanning nearly two decades from 2007. These included sexual assault, voyeurism, upskirting, a sexual act on school premises, and making/taking more than one million indecent images of children. Police were alerted in June 2024 after concerns at a Camden nursery where children were filmed without knowledge. Following his arrest on 11 June 2024, 69 devices were seized, revealing substantial evidence of contact offending and indecent material. He was charged on 9 September 2025 with initial offences and additional charges secured after reviewing over 300 hours of footage. 20 victims identified, including four young children subjected to contact abuse.

Between September 2021 and May 2022, Tudor Dumitru made payments totalling £73,000 to an NHS transport manager at UCLH in return for the award of NHS contracts to transport patients on behalf of UCLH. The Crown Prosecution Service authorised charges under the Bribery Act 2010. Dumitru pleaded guilty to bribery and was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court.

Craig Carter, a former Metropolitan Police officer, stole approximately £115 from the victim, an Italian filmmaker and actor, after he had collapsed and died between September 7 and 14, 2022.

Between 2017 and 2021, Duncan Bartlett, aged 57, engaged with individuals in the Philippines via Skype, paying them to organise live strip shows involving children aged between 9 and 16 years old, who performed sexual acts at his direction for his sexual gratification. He also paid for and elicited indecent images and videos of the sexual abuse of children from his contacts there.

Farah Damji, 58, was convicted of stalking the victim, leading to her imprisonment. The case involved persistent harassment that necessitated the victim to give evidence in court.

Galina Dimitrova Nikolova was part of an organised crime group that, over a four-and-a-half-year period between October 2016 and May 2021, made thousands of false claims for Universal Credit using real people or false identities, supported by forged documents such as fictitious tenancy agreements, counterfeit payslips, and forged letters from landlords, employers, schools, and GPs. The group operated 'benefit factories' in London, assisting fraudulent claims totaling over £53 million, with money laundered through accounts and withdrawn in cash. Evidence included seized forged documents, cash, luxury items, and digital records.

Gyunesh Magbule Ali was part of an organised crime group that, over a four-and-a-half-year period between October 2016 and May 2021, made thousands of false claims for Universal Credit using real people or false identities, supported by forged documents such as fictitious tenancy agreements, counterfeit payslips, and forged letters from landlords, employers, schools, and GPs. The group operated 'benefit factories' in London, assisting fraudulent claims totaling over £53 million, with money laundered through accounts and withdrawn in cash. Evidence included seized forged documents, cash, luxury items, and digital records. Ali fled to Bulgaria after arrest but was extradited back to the UK.

Stoyan Georgiev Stoyanov was part of an organised crime group that, over a four-and-a-half-year period between October 2016 and May 2021, made thousands of false claims for Universal Credit using real people or false identities, supported by forged documents such as fictitious tenancy agreements, counterfeit payslips, and forged letters from landlords, employers, schools, and GPs. The group operated 'benefit factories' in London, assisting fraudulent claims totaling over £53 million, with money laundered through accounts and withdrawn in cash. Evidence included seized forged documents, cash, luxury items, and digital records.

Patritsia Pancheva Paneva was part of an organised crime group that, over a four-and-a-half-year period between October 2016 and May 2021, made thousands of false claims for Universal Credit using real people or false identities, supported by forged documents such as fictitious tenancy agreements, counterfeit payslips, and forged letters from landlords, employers, schools, and GPs. The group operated 'benefit factories' in London, assisting fraudulent claims totaling over £53 million, with money laundered through accounts and withdrawn in cash. Evidence included seized forged documents, cash, luxury items, and digital records.

Tsvetka Manolova Todorova was part of an organised crime group that, over a four-and-a-half-year period between October 2016 and May 2021, made thousands of false claims for Universal Credit using real people or false identities, supported by forged documents such as fictitious tenancy agreements, counterfeit payslips, and forged letters from landlords, employers, schools, and GPs. The group operated 'benefit factories' in London, assisting fraudulent claims totaling over £53 million, with money laundered through accounts and withdrawn in cash. Evidence included seized forged documents, cash, luxury items, and digital records.

On May 5, 2018, Onel was part of a group that attacked an unidentified man on Alvington Crescent, Hackney. When bystanders intervened, a brawl erupted. Onel retrieved a white bottle from a car and sprayed a noxious substance at multiple people, causing a fractured eye socket and corrosive burns to one victim. He also participated in the violent disorder and shouted homophobic comments before fleeing.

On May 5, 2018, Tekagac was part of a group that attacked an unknown man in Hackney. He was involved in spraying a noxious substance at victims and also participated in robbery of a phone during the violent disorder.

On May 5, 2018, Ulas was part of a group involved in a violent attack on a man in Hackney, which escalated into a brawl with bystanders. He participated in the violent disorder.

On May 5, 2018, Ardic was part of a group that initiated an unprovoked attack on a man in Hackney. He was involved in the subsequent corrosive substance attack on a group of interveners, using a noxious substance. He was also convicted of violent disorder.

On May 5, 2018, Serkan Kiziltan was part of the group that attacked a man in Hackney and engaged in a large brawl with bystanders, involving punches and kicks.

On May 5, 2018, Adakan was part of the group that attacked a man in Hackney and participated in the violent disorder.

On May 5, 2018, Kaygisiz participated in the violent disorder attack in Hackney. He was also later charged for attempting to bring a mobile phone into prison.

On May 5, 2018, Erdogan was part of the group that attacked a man in Hackney and participated in the violent disorder.

On May 5, 2018, Kiziltan threw the first punch in the initial attack on an unidentified man in Hackney, sparking the violent disorder. He also drove dangerously.

Harry Wright, 21, stole a Piaggio moped parked on Southgate and used it to ride down the pavement at 50mph, injuring himself and his pillion passenger. He crashed head-on into a BMW after returning to the road, escaping with minor cuts while his friend sustained life-changing injuries and remains in hospital.

Abdullah Qureshi, 31, travelled from Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, to Stamford Hill, east London, on 18 August 2021 and attacked three Jewish passers-by over a two-hour period. He hit the victim, a teacher, on the head with a bottle at around 6.40pm, slapped a 14-year-old boy on his way to an orthodox Jewish school at about 7.45pm, and punched a 64-year-old victim on the ear with tremendous power while the victim was walking to synagogue at about 8.30pm, causing him to hit his head on a wall, lose consciousness, and suffer facial bruising, a sprained ankle, and four foot fractures. All victims were targeted because of their Jewish faith, as they were wearing traditional orthodox Jewish clothing. Qureshi had been playing Arabic music on his phone before the attacks.

Ali Bahramzadeh, 23, took his mother’s Nissan Pixo without permission on 17 November 2016. He was driving with passengers along Ashurst Road, North Finchley, when he failed to stop at a mini roundabout and collided with 18-year-old moped rider the victim. Bahramzadeh and his passengers fled the scene, leaving the victim with serious head injuries. The victim died eight days later on 25 November 2016. Bahramzadeh turned himself in at a North London police station that night, later admitting the offences.

Anthony Nguyen helped Alexis Morris evade police capture after the manslaughter and robbery of the victim on 17 March 2021. Morris was arrested at an address in Luton where Nguyen had assisted him.

On Saturday, 24 September 2016, Bahram Hekmat stalked a 13-year-old girl at a bus stop on Ponders End High Road in Enfield. He pulled up in his car, blew kisses, made creepy sexual gestures, and beckoned her to get in. The terrified girl boarded a northbound 279 bus, but Hekmat followed in his car and parked where she got off at Hertford Road/Green Street. He continued blowing kisses and threatened to keep stalking her if she didn’t respond to his advances. A passerby noticed, the girl called out, and Hekmat sped off. The victim's mother alerted police, who reviewed bus CCTV and traced him via his car registration. He was arrested at his home in December 2016.