Woolwich Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 229 verdicts at Woolwich Crown Court (London). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

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Madeline Cherry

Conspiracy to convey prohibited items into prison *

Sentence

15 months imprisonment

Madeline Cherry was identified as an associate of HMP Swaleside inmate Kevin Hutchinson-Foster. Police searched her home and found her phone containing a video of her handing a package to prison officer Martin Fazakarley inside the prison. She admitted conspiring to sneak prohibited items, including cannabis, crack cocaine, and tobacco, into the prison.

Pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle prohibited items. She was an associate of inmate Kevin Hutchinson-Foster. A police search of her home uncovered a phone with a video of her handing a package to Fazakarley inside the prison.

1 Jan 0001

Marcus Nadon

Grievous bodily harm *

Sentence

25 months imprisonment

Marcus Nadon, 51, from Erith, subjected his former partner to violent abuse over a two-year period. The attacks included punching her face and putting his thumbs into her eyes. In 2023, he delivered a savage punch that broke her cheekbone, requiring reconstructive surgery. The victim stated she now struggles to feel safe and trust people.

Found guilty after trial of common assault, grievous bodily harm, and actual bodily harm. Judge Elizabeth Baker condemned his lack of remorse and attempts to gaslight the victim. A restraining order was imposed. Nadon will serve half his sentence on licence and spent nine months on remand.

1 Jan 0001

Kayleigh Stonestreet

Fraud by abuse of position *

Sentence

three years and 10 months imprisonment

Between 2013 and 2017, Kayleigh Stonestreet and Leia Jones placed more than 1,100 fraudulent orders with over 600 online retailers using their employer’s accounts at a Rochester-based business, swindling £289,074. Items included cleaning products, camping equipment, home décor, mobile devices and designer clothes. On 7 December 2017, unusual activity on the company’s mobile phone account was reported; Stonestreet had ordered 92 phones totalling £41,000, which she sold to an online recycling firm. Arrested by Kent Police’s Economic Crime Unit on 21 May 2018.

Admitted two counts of fraud by abuse of position and two further counts of fraud. From Chatham.

1 Jan 0001

Lai Uong

Handling stolen goods *

Sentence

Confiscation order of £45,298.48 to John Lewis and £10,416.06 to agencies or 18 months' imprisonment

Lai Uong, 47, from Gravesend, was a stockroom worker at John Lewis Bluewater store where he stole laptops, phones and other gadgets worth £45,598 and sold them online. He was caught after a search of his property revealed stolen items and buyers.

Proceeds of Crime Act order following 2022 conviction for handling stolen goods. Previously jailed for two years and eight months.

1 Jan 0001

Leah Jones

Fraud *

Sentence

31 months’ imprisonment

Leah Jones and her co-defendant pleaded guilty on 7 April 2021 to counts relating to fraud involving a total of £290,000 (£110,000 in respect of Jones). On 3 April 2023 they were sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to concurrent terms of 31 months’ imprisonment on each count.

Pleaded guilty to counts relating to fraud on 7 April 2021. Sentenced before HHJ Downing to concurrent terms on each count. Sentence based on joint liability despite prosecution case presenting separate liability (£110,000 attributable to her out of total £290,000). Sentence later quashed on appeal.

1 Jan 0001

Lee Garrard

Grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

11 years and eight months' imprisonment

In 2022, Emmanuel Nkrumah-Buansi, Jacob Afolabi and Habib Kanu planned to rob people using information supplied by Lee Garrard. At around 7.15pm on 2 April 2022, Nkrumah-Buansi and Afolabi arranged to meet a 22-year-old man near Mallard Close. They approached their target who was sitting in a car and, during their attempt to rob him, Nkrumah-Buansi stabbed the victim. They then fled the area and despite medical assistance, the man died at the scene. Also involved in an earlier robbery in Dartford on 25 March 2022.

Convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob. To serve almost eight years before eligible for parole. Aged 31, from Dartford.

1 Jan 0001

Joseph Ball

Possessing cocaine with intent to supply *

Sentence

three years and four months’ imprisonment

Joseph Ball was inside a pub on London Road in Northfleet on the evening of 19 November 2022 when police entered with a drugs dog as part of a proactive operation targeting drug supply in local bars and pubs. He acted suspiciously and was detained; almost £2,000 cash and a phone were seized from his pocket, and three bags of cocaine were found concealed in his underwear. His home in Gravesend was searched, where a further £12,000 cash was recovered from under a bed along with more drugs.

Pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine with intent to supply and possessing criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Keiron Wheatley

Possession with intent to supply heroin and crack cocaine *

Sentence

three years’ imprisonment and a £190 fine

Keiron Wheatley, from Camberwell, worked closely with Tevin Mendez dealing class A drugs in Dartford for nearly 12 months. On 27 July 2021, plain-clothed officers arrested Wheatley at a property in Orchard Street where over 200 grams of crack cocaine and heroin worth £23,870 were seized along with three mobile phones and £3,580 cash.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin, possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, and possession of criminal property.

1 Jan 0001

Kennedy Udo

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs and evading import laws *

Sentence

8 years and 6 months imprisonment

Kennedy Udo, 28, from Eltham, was part of a gang smuggling firearms and class A drugs through the Eurotunnel between the UK and France. On 12 August 2017, Border Force and Trident gang unit found two loaded firearms, ammunition, and a silencer in Coquelles, France, hidden in a car heading for Folkestone. Udo and Mgbedike were in the car and were arrested. Detectives later found 990 grams of pure cocaine concealed in the vehicle's roof cavity. The gang was involved in multiple smuggling runs to Amsterdam in summer 2017. Udo was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on 17 May 2019.

Conspiracy to supply drugs and evading import laws. Arrested in Coquelles, France with loaded firearms, ammunition, silencer, and 990g cocaine hidden in vehicle roof cavity.

1 Jan 0001

Kenneth Fenton

Being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin *

Sentence

4 years and 4 months imprisonment

A car owned by Fenton and driven by Matthew Smith was stopped by police on 31 May 2023. Officers seized crack cocaine and heroin hidden in hollowed out vapes. A mobile phone contained text messages from Fenton to Smith implicating them in drug supply. Fenton was arrested on 10 August 2023 while driving the same vehicle in Keyes Road, where more crack cocaine and heroin hidden in vapes, cash, and a mobile phone were recovered.

Admitted being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. Running the ‘Ash’ drug line in Dartford.

1 Jan 0001

Gavin Jarvis

Robbery *

Sentence

three years and four months imprisonment

Gavin Jarvis, wearing a balaclava, entered a newsagents in Livingstone Road, Gravesend, at 8.40pm on Friday 13 May 2022. He threatened to hurt an elderly female customer and assaulted a shop employee while demanding cash from the till. He grabbed cash and fled. CCTV captured him discarding a knife into bushes at 8.44pm near Nansen Road, along with a distinctive blue jacket. Further CCTV showed him discarding a grey and black hooded jacket and later counting cash in a white t-shirt and black tracksuit bottoms. Forensic enquiries led to his arrest on 30 May 2022.

Admitted charges of robbery and possession of a knife in a public place.

1 Jan 0001

George Wallace

Attempted rape and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence *

Sentence

9 years' imprisonment with 5 years extended licence

George Wallace broke into a 58-year-old grandmother's home in Orpington, East London, just before 7am on November 10, 2019, after drinking heavily and buying vodka nearby (caught on CCTV). He entered via the bathroom window, flung open the bedroom door, grabbed the victim's wrists, dragged her from bed stating 'My name is Jesus, I have come to f*** you', and pulled down his trousers, but fled when her daughter entered. Evidence included muddy footprints, fingerprints on the bathroom window, DNA on a vodka bottle, and victim identification in a parade.

Found guilty by a jury after trial. Must serve at least two thirds of the sentence. Registered sex offender for life.

1 Jan 0001

Hayden Nurden

Possession of firearms with intent to endanger life *

Sentence

11 years and three months’ imprisonment

On 17 September 2020, police stopped a vehicle in Dagenham containing four handguns and ammunition as part of a firearms deal arranged by Blaine Nurden from prison. Phone analysis and CCTV identified Hayden Nurden as involved; examination of his handset showed a text to Billy Flynn asking to bring the ‘5500 x 2’. An address in Dagenham was linked to the Nurden family.

Found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court on 13 January 2022. Brother of Blaine Nurden. Charged with conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life.

1 Jan 0001

Glyn Walters

Money laundering *

Sentence

54-week prison sentence suspended

Glyn Walters, 60, from North London, was linked to a roofing scam between March and September 2021 that fleeced homeowners in Bexley, Greenwich, Sutton and Croydon of almost £245,000. Victims paid for roof repairs that were either never done or shoddily completed. Walters lent his name to fake roofing businesses and had bank accounts set up under his identity to receive fraudulent payments.

Pleaded guilty to money laundering and admitted to opening bank accounts on behalf of the criminal group. Claimed coercion by threats to family. Judge cited exploitation, history of depression, anxiety, heroin addiction, limited role, and chance of rehabilitation.

1 Jan 0001

Gordon Curtis

Coercive and controlling behaviour *

Sentence

2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Gordon Curtis, 44, from Gravesend, subjected a woman to repeated physical, financial and emotional abuse. On 26 November 2020, concerned neighbours heard a disturbance; he had thrown items including a pair of scissors at her. Further evidence showed he prevented her from being home alone, leaving the flat without him, locked her in, refused her a mobile phone and smashed it if found. Released on bail not to contact her but repeatedly breached conditions. Arrested again on 24 February 2021.

Pleaded guilty to the abuse. Received a 10 year restraining order.

1 Jan 0001

Govind Bahia

Conspiracy to import a class B drug *

Sentence

three years

Assisted in the conspiracy to import cannabis from Canada, valued at around £1 million, discovered in a shipment of computer casing at Heathrow airport on Monday 8 February 2021, due to be delivered to a business address in Dartford.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a class B drug. Assisted Gill with advice and direction on the type and quantity of cannabis to purchase.

1 Jan 0001

Gregory Blacklock

Conspiracy to import a class B drug *

Sentence

three years’ imprisonment

Director of the Dartford business where the cannabis discovered at Heathrow airport on Monday 8 February 2021 was due to be delivered. The drugs, valued at around £1 million, had been flown across from Canada.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a class B drug.

1 Jan 0001

Habib Kanu

Grievous bodily harm with intent *

Sentence

14 years' imprisonment with extended licence period of three years

Convicted of grievous bodily harm with intent and conspiracy to rob. To serve nine years and four months before eligible for parole. Aged 34, from Maidstone.

1 Jan 0001

Jack Selby

Running an unlicensed waste treatment operation *

Sentence

8 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, 60 hours unpaid work and £156 victim surcharge

Jack Selby, 36-year-old sole director of Selbys Ltd, ran an unlicensed waste treatment operation at rented premises in Erith on the banks of the River Thames for 11 months across 2021 and 2022. The site was stacked with large piles of waste including wood, plastic and trommel fines, spilling onto flood defences, posing a risk of embankment failure and flooding. Waste caught fire in February 2022, requiring London Fire Brigade intervention. Previously, his company M&R Skip Hire held a permit there before being wound up.

Sole director of Selbys Ltd. Site closed at request of Environment Agency. No costs awarded.

1 Jan 0001

Jacob Afolabi

Manslaughter *

Sentence

21 years' imprisonment with extended licence period of three years

Convicted of manslaughter (denied murder), grievous bodily harm with intent, and conspiracy to rob. To serve 14 years before eligible for parole. Aged 27, from Dartford.

1 Jan 0001

Jade Bowden

Conspiracy to kidnap *

Sentence

3 years 9 months imprisonment

On 19 April 2017 at 11.45pm, a 22-year-old man was kidnapped at knifepoint in Plumstead, south-east London. The gang wrongly believed he had stolen £30,000–£40,000 worth of crack cocaine and heroin from a drugs stash house. Jade Bowden admitted driving the car that took the victim to a remote field in Southfleet, Kent, where he was beaten, tortured, stabbed and robbed. The attackers fled when they mistook an air ambulance’s searchlights for police, allowing the victim to escape. He was hospitalised with serious stab wounds to his hands.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to kidnap. Drove the vehicle that transported the victim to the remote location where the attack took place.

1 Jan 0001

Jag Singh

Conspiracy to import a class B drug *

Sentence

four years and nine months

Involved in organising the importation and distribution of cannabis from Canada, valued at around £1 million, discovered in a shipment of computer casing at Heathrow airport on Monday 8 February 2021, due to be delivered to a business address in Dartford.

Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import a class B drug. Used the chat handle of ‘Real Crocodile’ and exchanged multiple messages with Gill discussing routes into the country, ways to conceal the drugs and costs.

1 Jan 0001

James Adodo

Being concerned in the supply of drugs *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

James Adodo, 22, from Dartford, was involved in the G-line county line network selling crack cocaine and heroin in Gravesend between June and September 2022. He was arrested in September 2022 in possession of phones linking him to the line.

Convicted of two counts of being concerned in the supply of drugs.

1 Jan 0001

James Bainbridge

Making an indecent image of a child *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

A registered sex offender found with indecent images of children as young as 10 on his tablet. On July 6, 2021, officers visited his home at Hartslock Drive, Bexley, London, SE2 9XA, after suspicious activity was detected. The tablet was seized, and forensic examination revealed breaches of his sexual harm prevention order, which restricted technology use and unsupervised access to children.

Pleaded guilty to breaching a sexual harm prevention order, one count of distributing an indecent image of a child and one count of making an indecent image of a child. Previously given a two-year suspended prison sentence in October 2020 for attempting to meet a teenage girl online.

1 Jan 0001

James Harris

Robbery *

Sentence

3 years imprisonment

James Harris, 25, followed a man from a petrol station in Dartford before jumping on his back and demanding his wallet while threatening him with a knife. He fled with only a handful of loose change and a cigarette. Police arrested him the same day after spotting a cut on his hand matching the victim’s description, and forensic evidence sealed the case. He pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court on 24 July.

Pleaded guilty to robbery at Woolwich Crown Court on 24 July. Followed the victim from a petrol station, jumped on his back, and demanded his wallet at knifepoint. Fled with only loose change and a cigarette. Arrested the same day.

1 Jan 0001

Jamie Oakes

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm *

Sentence

three-and-a-half years imprisonment

On the morning of Tuesday 23 May 2023, Jamie Oakes, aged 37, accused an employee of theft after dirt bikes and quad bikes were stolen from his property. Accompanied by a woman, he assaulted the victim at the back of his property in Green Street Green Road, Dartford, punching and kicking him. Oakes fired a blank firing pistol close to the victim's face causing a burn injury, then returned with a shotgun and threatened to shoot the victim and kill his family unless he revealed the location of the stolen vehicles. The victim escaped. Weapons including a baseball bat, large knife, knuckle dusters, blank firing pistol items, air rifles and shotgun cartridges were found during searches of Oakes' address and another location.

Denied the charges following a trial.

1 Jan 0001

Jaroslav Gabor

Robbery *

Sentence

three years and nine months imprisonment

Jaroslav Gabor hid in an alleyway off Gravesend High Street and lay in wait as a woman in her 60s walked past on the evening of 17 February 2021. Concealing his face with a balaclava, he cycled up from behind, snatched her handbag, causing her to fall to the ground, and sped away on his bicycle. He later used one of the victim's bank cards in a nearby shop to buy alcohol and cigarettes. The incident was caught on CCTV; the bike description led to its recovery, and Gabor was identified, arrested two days later still in possession of the victim's mobile phone.

Admitted robbery and fraud. Aged 23, of Silver Road, Gravesend.

1 Jan 0001

Jason Smart

Conspiracy to produce cannabis *

Sentence

3 years in prison

Jason Smart co-ran Home to Home letting agents in Forest Hill, South London, with Aidan Lynch, allowing properties managed by the agency to be used as cannabis factories. On 14 February 2013, police raided Crystal Palace Parade SE19 finding a large cannabis factory worth £497,000. Smart arrived with Lynch during the raid claiming to be the letting agent. Investigation revealed multiple properties used for cannabis production with potential £2m annual revenue.

Found guilty after a three-week trial on one count of conspiracy to produce cannabis and four counts of permitting a premises to be used as a cannabis factory. Aged 47, of Gladiator Road SE23.

1 Jan 0001

Jonathan Martin

Rape *

Sentence

ten and a half years' imprisonment

Jonathan Martin, 35, from Swanscombe, Kent, filmed himself committing serious sexual assaults against a young boy and encouraged children, some as young as 10 and from outside the UK including the US and Finland, to engage in sexual activity online, send pictures and meet him. Devices seized contained 162 videos (59 Category A) and 1,095 images (175 Category A) of child sexual abuse material. He was charged with 32 child sex offences including rape, sexual assault, inciting a child to engage in sexual activity and making indecent images.

Pleaded guilty to all but two of the 32 child sex offences. Also to serve one year on licence, placed on the sex offenders register for life and issued with a lifelong sexual harm prevention order.

1 Jan 0001

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