Worcester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Kenneth Stuchbery, as the ringleader, managed a drug-supply enterprise involving the collection and sale of cocaine for financial gain. He orchestrated operations, including directing others to handle drugs destined for Leominster. The investigation stemmed from a vehicle stop on September 23, 2024, on the A449 Kidderminster, where cocaine and cannabis were found, leading to warrants executed on November 26, 2024.

Ethan Pound was involved in supplying cocaine as part of a gang led by Kenneth Stuchbery. He was found in a vehicle stopped on September 23, 2024, on the A449 Kidderminster, which contained significant quantities of cocaine and cannabis intended for onward sale in Leominster. This led to warrants and arrests on November 26, 2024.

Philip Oldaker drove a vehicle from Birmingham stopped on September 23, 2024, on the A449 Kidderminster, which contained cocaine and cannabis for supply in Leominster. He operated under the direction of Kenneth Stuchbery as part of the drug-dealing ring, leading to his arrest following warrants on November 26, 2024.

Shane Butler was part of a drug gang supplying cocaine in Leominster under the management of Kenneth Stuchbery. The operation involved a vehicle carrying drugs stopped on September 23, 2024, on the A449 Kidderminster, with evidence gathered leading to warrants on November 26, 2024.

Jade Field was involved in a drug gang's conspiracy to supply cocaine in Leominster, operating under Kenneth Stuchbery's direction. The case arose from a vehicle stop on September 23, 2024, on the A449 Kidderminster, where drugs were found, followed by warrants on November 26, 2024.

In the early hours of Saturday 26 October 2024, Craig Nunn was driving on the A451 between Stourport and Kidderminster at over 90mph and under the influence of amphetamines when he went through a red light and collided with a car carrying three-week-old Harley Wilkinson, Imogen Bradley, and Jake Wilkinson. Harley tragically died at the scene, and his father suffered serious injuries including spinal fractures. During the investigation, an imitation firearm, an axe, and a knife were discovered in Nunn's car.

Michael Morris was involved in a conspiracy to supply cocaine from the West Midlands into areas including Kidderminster, Wychbold, and Ilfracombe, Devon. He flooded Worcestershire with cocaine and took multiple steps to evade prosecution, such as causing court delays, parting with several barristers, and absconding for over a year before being recaptured. The conspiracy involved a large county lines operation, and Morris was identified as a key supplier.

Zach Pearson, aged 19 and formerly of Washington Street, Kidderminster, was involved in a county line drug operation known as the EMZ line, later MJ line, advertising and selling Class A drugs including crack cocaine and heroin. He kept a viable handgun wrapped in a plastic bag in a kitchen at an address in Cranham Drive, Warndon, Worcester, which was forensically linked to him and contained live ammunition. Police arrested him on September 12, 2024, after reports of drug supply from the property. Further incidents included an attempted escape while wearing a balaclava from an address on Crickley Drive, where officers seized £1,470 in cash and a burner phone with messages offering drugs for sale. On October 3, 2024, he was found at an address on Brookthorpe Close potentially disposing of drugs, with crack cocaine and heroin worth approximately £6,800 seized from a bag he was carrying.

Colin Nimmo, aged 71, from Birmingham, was charged with two counts of sexual assault on two women and common assault in Pershore on August 20, 2023. He appeared at court and was sentenced for the offences, with the incidents involving unwanted physical contact as part of the assaults.

Fiona Parsons, a former solicitor aged 54 from Henver Road, Newquay, Cornwall, defrauded a Hereford law firm by directing over 300 clients to pay money into her personal bank account instead of the firm's, accumulating to £160,000. The fraudulent activities began in September 2020, with an initial instance involving two house buyers paying £400 for property searches, and continued until March 2023 when she was arrested following an investigation by Hereford CID and West Mercia’s Economic Crime Unit.

Mustafa Ogur, 24, raped a woman near Three Crosses Road and Springfield Road in Ross-on-Wye on July 21, 2024. He was seen on CCTV preying on potential victims and used Google Translate on his phone to say 'I want to make love to you'. He was arrested on July 25, 2024, after attempting to change his appearance by shaving his hair. The victim showed incredible strength throughout the investigation and trial.

Bryan Robson, 50, of Moorfield Street, Hereford, attempted to murder his housemate on October 9, 2023, after becoming angry over noise. He retrieved a nine-inch knife from his room and attacked the victim in the communal kitchen, stabbing him multiple times in a frenzied and silent assault. A struggle ensued, leaving the victim with eight stab wounds to his arms, legs, and abdomen, requiring emergency surgery and a four-week hospital stay for a perforated bowel. The two housemates had a history of arguments, and the victim had previously reported assaults to their landlord.

Edward Riley committed a string of sexual offences against children in Kidderminster between 1982 and 1986, including six counts of indecent assault against a girl under 14, two counts of indecent assault against a boy under 14, and two counts of inciting a boy under 14 to commit an act of gross indecency.

Mark Biddle, aged 25, of Shrawley Avenue, Kidderminster, subjected a woman and her young child to a terrifying campaign of domestic violence and abuse between January 2023 and June 2023, which included intentional strangulation, child cruelty, and assaults causing injuries. He was arrested in June 2023 after a report of the assaults.

Between November 18, 2022, and November 22, 2022, Chad Pulisciano carried out burglaries in the Hollywood and Wythall areas, stealing a car, cash, jewellery, ornaments, and other items of sentimental value from elderly victims. He was arrested in November 2022 when found in possession of some of the stolen items.

Jodie Taylor was caught by a speed camera on the M5 between junctions 5 (Droitwich) and 6 (Worcester/Pershore) on March 13, 2020, exceeding the variable 50mph speed limit in place at the time.