Worcester Crown Court Sentencing Results

Explore 263 verdicts at Worcester Crown Court (Worcester). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Sentencing date not recorded 13 cases

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James Boyles

Rape *

Sentence

4 years' imprisonment and a sexual harm prevention order

Between September 2004 and 2011, James Boyles, 69, of Upton, raped a sleeping woman on a number of occasions and filmed the assaults. Police found footage on his computer of him filming another woman while she slept using a hidden camera. Boyles had also downloaded and made several indecent images of children.

Admitted two counts of rape, one of attempted rape and one of sexual assault. Convicted of 15 sexual offences. Sentence later increased to 6 years by the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient on referral by the Solicitor General.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

James Cash

Burglary *

Sentence

four and a half years imprisonment

James Cash carried out burglaries on September 7 at three homes in the Blackpole and Fernhill Heath areas. Arrested after a member of the public reported men breaking into a house in Fernhill Heath, providing car details. Police found the car within 15 minutes; Cash was in the driving seat and detained. Stolen items from the burglaries that evening were found in the car and dumped nearby. Three other suspects escaped.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary and one count of perverting the course of justice. Gave false details throughout investigation and court case. Aged 28, from Gloucester.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jessica Crane

Murder *

Sentence

Life imprisonment with minimum term of 12.5 years

Jessica Crane, 50, from Hillside Close, Worcester, stabbed her mother, 69, from Powick, to death at an address in Worcester in March 2021. The victim was found at the scene and pronounced dead.

Found guilty of murder by jury.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jessie Biddle

Fly tipping *

Sentence

44-week custodial sentence

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.

Pleaded guilty to multiple charges of fly tipping. Received a full third discount after pleading guilty at his first hearing. Also received a three-year Criminal Behaviour Order preventing collection, carrying, treating and disposing of controlled waste.

circularonline.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jabar Paktia

Acid attack *

Sentence

12 years imprisonment

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.

Convicted following a six and a half week trial. Aged 41, from Wolverhampton.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jack Mooney

Conspiracy to commit robbery *

Sentence

2-year suspended sentence for conspiracy to commit robbery, 20 days rehab activity, and £156 victim surcharge

Involved in a Northamptonshire and Wales drug gang's failed £40,000 crack cocaine deal in Hereford Morrisons car park on 5 March 2021, resulting in public chaos with knives and cash scattering.

Aged 31, of Corby, Northamptonshire.

uknip.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jack Norrish

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

4 years imprisonment for conspiracy to supply cocaine and 2 concurrent years plus £190 victim surcharge

Part of a drug gang from Northamptonshire and Wales involved in a botched £40,000 crack cocaine deal in a Hereford Morrisons car park on 5 March 2021, erupting into knife fight and cash chaos in broad daylight.

Aged 30, from Brixworth, Northampton.

uknip.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Jake Forsyth

Conspiracy to supply cocaine *

Sentence

3 years 7 months imprisonment for conspiracy to supply cocaine

Drug dealer from Wales in a gang caught after a £40,000 crack cocaine transaction went wrong in a Hereford car park on 5 March 2021, leading to a knife fight and minor stabbing.

Aged 27, of Abertillery, Gwent.

uknip.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

John Bruce

Operating illegal waste site *

Sentence

£2,101,708 confiscation order

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.

Under Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. 3 months to pay or faces 7 years in jail. Previously received 26-month custodial sentence in May 2018 for same offences. Judge Nicholas Cole ruled a Trust set up by defendant was a sham.

circularonline.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

John Mcdonald

Death by dangerous driving *

Sentence

13 years and 6 months imprisonment

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.

Pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving and conspiracy to commit fraud. He received a concurrent four-year sentence for the fraud offence. The court heard that he knew he had struck the victim and ran away instead of stopping to help.

lichfieldlive.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 10 Sep 2026

John Shaw

Sentence

two and a half years' imprisonment

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.

Found guilty by jury of causing death by dangerous driving after admitting death by careless driving but denying dangerous driving. Has a clean record. Banned from driving for four years and must take extended driving test. Will serve half in prison and half on licence. Suffered serious injuries and awaiting spinal fusion.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

Johnny Mcdonald

Conspiracy to commit fraud *

Sentence

32 months imprisonment

Johnny McDonald admitted conspiracy to commit fraud in connection with substandard roofing work carried out under the Approved Roofs Ltd name in the West Midlands. He targeted elderly and vulnerable victims, including an elderly customer who was followed to a cash machine for payment on the morning of the collision. He was a passenger in a van being pursued by police when it struck a woman on a golf course, but he was not held responsible for the collision.

Admitted conspiracy to commit fraud. Time spent on remand was deducted from his sentence.

independent.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 29 Aug 2026

Jordan Porter

Controlling and coercive behaviour; intentional strangulation *

Sentence

three and a half years imprisonment

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.

Pleaded guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour and two counts of intentional strangulation. Handed an indefinite restraining order. DC Helen Goode described him as a dangerous man who inflicted emotional and physical abuse, praising the victim's bravery.

worcesterobserver.co.uk

Checked against source, except the date 28 Aug 2026

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About Worcester Crown Court

Worcester Crown Court, located in Worcester, is a Crown Court that handles serious criminal cases including murder, rape, robbery, and other indictable offences. With 263 sentencing records in our database, it is one of the Crown Courts serving the Worcester area. Crown Courts sit with a judge and jury, and have the power to impose the full range of sentences available under UK law.

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