Worcester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Festim Ahmetaj, 35, of Droitwich, was caught growing cannabis, linked to organised criminal gangs, and in breach of a deportation order.

Eric William Lively, 56, of Worcester, breached his Sexual Offences Prevention Order by making unsupervised contact with a child under the age of 16. The original order was imposed in April 2010 following his conviction and four-year prison sentence for sexual activity with a child, voyeurism, and taking indecent photographs of a child.

In May 2020, Declynd Mellings worked with Zackery Biddle using a false profile name to advertise cheap waste collections on local Facebook groups during Covid-19 lockdown. Traced via bank account after customer paid for house refurbishment waste removal. They dumped enormous amounts of fly-tipped waste at Openfields caravan site in Herefordshire.

Over four months, Gregg Mosedale assaulted his former partner on multiple occasions: kicked her in the torso causing bruising; repeatedly punched and kicked her causing bruising to arms and legs, black eyes; elbowed her in the face causing a split lip; on a playing field, kicked her legs from under her, dragged her by her hair and punched her chin causing bruising. Also damaged two light switches in her flat by punching them.

On March 4, 2022, at around 9pm outside Shooters Bar in Leominster, Henry Steven Allun Grain, who had been tasked to as an unresponsive man in a public house, became aggressive after initial treatment and being taken to the ambulance. Body worn cameras and ambulance CCTV were activated. Grain punched the paramedic in the face, breaking the paramedic's jaw. He also damaged one window and broke one ambulance door hinge, taking the vehicle off the road for repairs.

Jan Dudi 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.

Jason Cresswell, of Blackpole, sexually abused two boys, both under the age of 16, within the Worcester area from 1998 to 2002. The crimes came to light in February 2013 when the victims, now adults, reported them to the police.

Between 2020 and 2022, Jessie Biddle operated his own waste collection service advertised on Facebook, collecting controlled waste including commercial waste from a shop in Leominster for £100 payment without providing waste transfer notes. He fly-tipped the waste at Openfields caravan site in Herefordshire in a manner likely to cause pollution of the environment and harm to human health. Identified via CCTV and mobile phone number.

Jabar Paktia 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.

John Bruce, aged 48 of Tilesford Park, Pershore, operated an illegal waste site at Ridgeway Park Farm, Throckmorton Airfield near Pershore in Worcestershire between 2011 and 2014. Prosecuted for 6 offences involving approximately 25,000 cubic metres of waste that was dumped, buried or burned. Grew business and invested in properties, land, cars and heavy plant hire. Used sham Trust and proxy company bank account to hide unlawful activity.

On 11 April 2025, police pursued a van driven by John McDonald from Kingstanding in Birmingham. The van rammed police cars and collided with other vehicles before driving onto a golf course and striking a woman who was playing golf. The victim was airlifted to hospital but died four days later. McDonald pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving and conspiracy to commit fraud.

John Shaw, of Headless Cross, Redditch, was driving a high performance Jaguar from a promotional event at Sixways stadium when he lost control earlier, corrected it, then accelerated again, fishtailing as he came off the roundabout before ploughing head-on into the victim's Volkswagen Golf at over 50mph on Pershore Lane about 2.15pm on October 12, 2013, outside Worcester Warriors Sixways stadium. The victim, a 59-year-old rugby referee on his way to the stadium, died from his injuries. Shaw showed little compassion during the trial and accelerated instead of stopping after previously losing control.

Jordan Porter, 25, of Washwood Heath, Birmingham, strangled a woman and subjected her to controlling and coercive behaviour, inflicting emotional and physical abuse on his victim.

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.