Worcester Crown Court Sentencing Results

David Bieber, a former US marine and bodybuilder serving a life sentence for the 2003 murder of a police officer and attempted murder of two colleagues, attacked a prison officer at HMP Long Lartin on August 10, 2017. He used a homemade pronged iron bar to grab her around the neck and launch a frenzied 10-second assault, punching her face and attempting to stab her, while threatening to kill her. The attack occurred in a locked corridor where she was isolated and vulnerable. Bieber claimed it was to secure a transfer to HMP Belmarsh for medication access. He was convicted of wounding with intent and possessing an unauthorised weapon after a week-long trial. The victim sustained cuts to her mouth, chin, and four wounds to her right arm, requiring hospital treatment, and has suffered life-changing constant pain and psychological harm.

Fay Newman was driving her Kia Ceed on the A448 Bromsgrove Highway towards Redditch when she overtook traffic and collided with the victim, a 35-year-old father-of-two, who had come off his Honda motorbike in a separate incident on August 18, 2021. The collision resulted in the victim's death at the scene.

Mohammed Ramin Salangi, 31, of Cardiff, assisted his brother Nezam Salangy in the murder cover-up in March 2020 by helping to move and bury the victim's body in an unmarked woodland grave near Lower Bentley village.

Mohammed Yasin Salangi, 34, of Cardiff, assisted his brother Nezam Salangy in covering up the murder of the victim in March 2020 by helping create a false trail, including sending deceptive messages and misleading authorities about her disappearance.

Lucasz Luszcz, aged 32, from Bromsgrove Road, Redditch, stabbed a 27-year-old man in the chest on February 18, 2015, at an address in Redditch, following a verbal altercation. He was arrested at the scene, charged, and remanded in custody. The victim was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham for treatment and made a full recovery.

Raymon Coburn, a 70-year-old from Greystone Close in Church Hill, committed historic sexual offences against three vulnerable children in Redditch between 1974 and 1994. He groomed his victims and made them perform various sex acts upon him. The victims, who were not known to each other, separately contacted police. The offences included sexual intercourse with a girl under 13, attempting to have intercourse with a girl under 13, gross indecency with a child under 14, and indecent assaults on a female.

Matthew Clinton Brookes, aged 28 and of Tipton, was linked to about 20 burglaries across the Midlands, including the Redditch and Bromsgrove areas. He was traced through Mark Toogood during the police investigation launched after Toogood's arrest last June. The offences involved a series of break-ins in Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Shropshire.

Mark Toogood, aged 28 and of Dudley, was involved in a series of about 38 burglaries across the Midlands over the previous year, including break-ins in Redditch and Bromsgrove areas. He was arrested for burglary last June and found selling stolen property on free websites. Detectives analysed his phones and used automatic number plate recognition camera data to link him to the offences. The investigation involved West Mercia Police and other forces, becoming international due to Canadian-registered websites used to advertise stolen goods.

Mark Smyth, sole director of Arrow Gypsum Recycling Ltd, breached the company’s environmental permit by storing gypsum waste outside the building at Crucible Business Park in Norton, Worcester, during early 2015. The permit required waste to be stored inside to avoid environmental risk. He abandoned the site with 29 tonnes of gypsum plasterboard outside and over 5,000 tonnes inside. He ignored attempts by Environment Agency officers to address the breach and failed to comply with a formal enforcement notice to clear the waste.

Mihail Florea, a county motorist, was detected breaking the 50 mph speed limit on the A449 doing 64 mph in May 2021. He denied being the driver on two separate occasions and nominated two other people, despite being sent photographs which clearly showed him driving.

Norbert Pulko was one of six men involved in an acid attack on a three-year-old boy at Home Bargains. The boy was looking at footballs with his brother when acid was sprayed on him at around 2.45pm on Saturday, July 21, 2018. The boy suffered serious burns to his arm and face, leaving him scarred for life.

Phillip Poke, a youth worker, built up a relationship with a 13-year-old boy between June 2012 and January 2013. He spoke in sexually explicit ways online before meeting him in person and engaging in sexual acts.

Assisted offenders in a crack cocaine gang from Northamptonshire and Wales following a botched £40,000 deal in Hereford Morrisons car park on 5 March 2021 that exploded into knife violence.

Ramal Briem, an Iraqi asylum seeker, ran an international people smuggling operation from his home in Wolverhampton, facilitating hundreds of illegal small boat migrant crossings to the UK. He coordinated with gang member 'Kevin' in northern France, discussing fees and movement of migrants referred to as 'chickens'. In March 2024, he arranged transportation of six migrants to Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, via a Netherlands-registered lorry. He collected large cash sums, including £16,000 from 'Kevin' in Croydon, purportedly for cigarettes but linked to smuggling activities. Briem admitted entering the UK illegally by small boat in late 2020 and claimed financial struggles led to his involvement.

Richard Knight, a former teacher at a school in Bromsgrove, initiated an inappropriate sexual relationship with two former pupils and saw them regularly until they turned 18. He pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a girl while in a position of trust.

Saied Hussini was one of six men involved in an acid attack on a three-year-old boy at Home Bargains. The boy was looking at footballs with his brother when acid was sprayed on him at around 2.45pm on Saturday, July 21, 2018. The boy suffered serious burns to his arm and face, leaving him scarred for life.

Stacey Kilpatrick sent threatening messages to the victim and his mother on 23 November 2024, stating she would kill him and his fiancée. She and her brother attended the victim’s Gloucester Road address just after midnight on 24 November 2024, kicking the door and shouting threats. Kilpatrick armed herself with a knife and lunged at the victim, who defended himself with a baseball bat. The affray lasted over seven minutes and was captured on CCTV. She admitted affray between 22 and 25 November 2024, threatening communications and sending an offensive message to the victim’s mother.