Woolwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

Martin Asolo-Agogua, a 23-year-old bus driver, attended his shift on August 3, 2023, after staying up all night at a party and smoking cannabis. He was seen yawning and nodding off while driving a double-decker bus in Bexleyheath, which swerved erratically onto the pavement on Watling Street, striking and killing nine-year-old Ada Bicakci, who was cycling with her five-year-old brother and father. The incident occurred as she was heading to her gymnastics class. Asolo-Agogua had obtained his driving licence in January 2023 and was employed by Arriva by January 2024, during which time there were multiple complaints about his driving, including a brief suspension that was later lifted.

Ben Worden, from Welling, sent sexual messages and videos to decoy accounts posing as 13 and 14-year-old girls on Facebook in late 2023. He encouraged one to masturbate, expressed a desire to have sex with her, and requested explicit photos. The messages were reported to the police, leading to his arrest and guilty plea.

Steve Hughes, a 55-year-old mental health counsellor from Eltham, sought out and engaged in a six-month online relationship with a 14-year-old girl starting in November 2022, sending sexualised and grooming messages. He was also messaging three other decoy accounts of girls aged 13 or 14. He was confronted by paedophile hunters in May 2023 and subsequently convicted of four charges.

Anjem Choudary, a radical preacher from Ilford, was involved in directing the terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun (ALM). He took on the role of 'caretaker emir' in 2014 and continued to influence and radicalise a new generation of extremists through online lectures on encrypted platforms. He encouraged and assisted numerous individuals to join and fight for Daesh (also known as ISIL or ISIS). Choudary was arrested at his home on July 17, 2023, following investigations by the Metropolitan Police, MI5, and international partners in New York and Canada. The crimes spanned several years and involved covert recordings of his activities.

Gareth Morris participated in a drug gang that supplied over 100kg of cocaine to Londoners between 2019 and 2020, with an estimated street value of £8m. The operation involved encrypted communications that were compromised by authorities.

Jack Lee was involved in a drug gang that supplied over 100kg of cocaine to Londoners between 2019 and 2020, with an estimated street value of £8m. The gang used encrypted communications, which were infiltrated by law enforcement.

Lee Willetts was part of a drug gang supplying over 100kg of cocaine to Londoners between 2019 and 2020, with an estimated street value of £8m. Law enforcement analysed phone data to uncover the network's activities.

Mark Dixie exposed himself to two women in a car in June 1989, an act that was part of his pattern of indecent behaviour.