Wood Green Crown Court Sentencing Results

After a brief three-month romance ended, Kucukbalaban stalked his ex-girlfriend, leaving messages and following her home. He created a fake Instagram account in her name and, using software, secretly recorded her during a video call to obtain intimate photos, which he posted online. The victim reported the abuse in March, leading to his arrest on 30 March. Screenshots, messages, and images proving the campaign were found on his phone.

Scher, a member of Shomrim, signed a false sworn statement backing Alves's bogus moped robbery accusation on 3 July 2017. This led to two innocent teenagers being arrested and detained for 16 hours. The boys were later exonerated by CCTV evidence which showed they had no involvement. Scher was arrested on 12 July 2017.

Matthew Slate, 36, of Wood Green, London, was a ‘Global Moderator’ on ‘Olympus’ – a pro-paedophile forum – as well as holding prominent positions across six more child abuse forums on the dark web. Slate’s house was searched and officers seized three devices, including a computer which was logged into an online forum where the sexual abuse of children was being discussed. Another tab displayed a site used specifically to upload child sexual abuse material. Further searches of the devices uncovered nearly 87,000 indecent images of children, with over 15,200 of those found to be Category A, the most severe.

On 20 May 2020, Marian Dragoi, 19, was involved in a high-speed police chase after officers noticed his motorbike had a false number plate. He drove at speeds of 70mph in a 20mph zone and 180mph on the M1, went through red lights, mounted the pavement and drove the wrong way up a section of the M1's hard shoulder. He was arrested at Newport Pagnell services after stopping to refuel. He subsequently tested positive for cocaine but was not charged on that count. He had been working on a construction site, studying business at college, paying half his family's rent and taking his autistic sister to and from school.

Marian Vasilica Dragoi, 19, was sentenced to 46 weeks imprisonment for dangerous driving at Wood Green Crown Court in January. After being jailed, he leaped over a chest-high barrier in the dock and fled down four flights of stairs before being apprehended by security guards who spotted him on CCTV.

Irving Adjei, known as Headie One, was stopped by police while driving his car in June of the previous year. During the stop, officers discovered a lock knife, resulting in his arrest and subsequent conviction for carrying a bladed article.

Nathan Oloyowang, 22, was convicted of dangerous driving for driving a grey VW Passat through Euston in March 2019. He appeared at Wood Green Crown Court on 4 June 2021 for sentencing. Upon being told he would receive 10 months in prison, he climbed out of the dock, broke the perspex screen, and fled the court building, escaping despite pursuit by security guards.

Samuel Gbo, 19, with no fixed address, was convicted for his role in a gunpoint robbery. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit robbery, two counts of conspiracy to possess an imitation firearm, and possession of an offensive weapon. The sentence also reflected a separate grievous bodily harm offence.