UAE Man Imprisoned After Travelling to Brighton for Underage Sexual Encounter
A 21-year-old man from the United Arab Emirates has been sentenced to six years in prison after admitting to engaging in sexual activity with a teenage girl in a Brighton hotel. Hamdan Alshamsi was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on March 25th, following an earlier guilty plea to three counts of engaging in sexual activity […]
Brighton Man Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse Spanning Over a Decade
A Brighton man who sexually abused three girls has been convicted at court. James Quinto, 31, of Kingswood Street, sexually abused the victims over a number of years around 2010 when they were between seven and 18 years old. Quinto was as young as 10 when he was carrying out the offences, which continued into […]
Man Who Stabbed Three People in Hastings Jailed for Life
A man who stabbed three people in a shocking unprovoked attack in Hastings town centre has been jailed for life. Nicky Warnes, 46, of no fixed address, launched the brutal assault in the early hours of 19 October 2023, after threatening two strangers at a late-night restaurant on Havelock Road. Without warning, he followed the […]
Rider who was Disqualified Jailed for Fatal Crash That Killed Elderly Pedestrian
A disqualified motorcycle rider has been sentenced to prison after causing a fatal collision that claimed the life of an elderly pedestrian in East Preston. Kieran Shaw, 21, failed to see 81-year-old Janet Jacob as she was crossing the B2140 Worthing Road on October 25, 2022. Shaw, who had been banned from driving following a […]
Rapist Shane Gibbs Sentenced to Life in Prison at Lewes Crown Court
Shane ‘Blue’ Gibbs, a 35-year-old predator who drugged and raped multiple women and girls across Sussex, has been sentenced to life in prison. Gibbs, of no fixed address, was convicted of multiple offences against four women and two girls at Lewes Crown Court in November 2024. At the same court on Friday, 14 March 2025, […]
Crawley Man Jailed for 20 Years After a Decade of Rape and Abuse
A Crawley man who subjected a woman to a decade of rape, assault, and controlling behaviour has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Wojciech Burylo, 50, of Calvin Walk in Bewbush, used sexual and physical violence, as well as threats of murder, to maintain control over the victim’s life between 2014 and 2024. His […]
Disqualified Rider Jailed for Fatal Crash That Killed Elderly Pedestrian
A disqualified motorcycle rider has been sentenced to prison after causing a fatal collision that claimed the life of an elderly pedestrian in East Preston. Kieran Shaw, 21, failed to see 81-year-old Janet Jacob as she was crossing the B2140 Worthing Road on October 25, 2022. Shaw, who had been banned from driving following a […]
Serial Thief Jailed for Theft and Assault in Worthing
Karlie Everson, 38, of Manor Road, Worthing, has been jailed for 18 months after a spree of thefts and an assault on a staff member. Between October and December 2024, Everson stole from supermarkets, local businesses, and doorsteps, breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) eight times. Her thefts totaled around £2,000. She was arrested on […]
Three Jailed After Violent High Street Brawl in Portslade
Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a violent brawl that broke out on a busy high street in Portslade last year, leaving one person seriously injured. The incident occurred on April 2, 2024, when multiple men were reported to be fighting with weapons on Station Road and Franklin Road. A large emergency […]
Three Men Jailed for Violent Disorder in Portslade Barber Shop Brawl
Three men have been jailed for their role in a violent brawl involving two rival barber shops in Portslade. The altercation, which escalated into a weapons fight, led to seven men standing trial, but four were acquitted by a jury. Sentencing at Lewes Crown Court Today at Lewes Crown Court, the three convicted men were […]
Two Crawley Drug Dealers Jailed for Over 20 Years After Major UK Crime Crackdown
Two drug dealers linked to the UK’s largest-ever law enforcement operation have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Isshaq Khan, 30, and his nephew Jan Lee, 33, both from Crawley, were arrested as part of the National Crime Agency’s Operation Venetic, an investigation into the EncroChat encrypted communications platform in 2020. EncroChat, […]
Arsonists Jailed After Series of Blazes
A series of arson attacks in Brighton and Woodingdean in late 2023 led to four people being convicted following an extensive police investigation. Timeline of the Fires September 24, 2023: A Range Rover was set on fire outside a property in Downsway, Woodingdean. September 25, 2023: A fire broke out at Down Terrace, Brighton, causing […]
Bexhill Thug Jailed for Brutal Abuse
A Bexhill man who subjected a woman to domestic abuse and coercive control has been jailed. Jimmy Wright, 24, previously of Cantelupe Road, Bexhill, was in a relationship with his victim, a woman in her 20s, for three years. During this time, he isolated her from her friends and family, exerted control over her life, […]
Mother Jailed for 16 Years After Attempting to Kill Her Two Children in ‘Revenge’ for Husband’s Affair
A 39-year-old mother, who attempted to murder her two children after her husband confessed to an affair, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. The woman, whose identity has been withheld for legal reasons, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder after she drugged her 10-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter in what prosecutors […]
Man Who Strangled and Controlled Woman in Eastbourne Jailed
An Eastbourne man who controlled and violently assaulted a woman over several years has been sentenced to prison. Joshua Crompton, 27, of Bedfordwell Road, Eastbourne, sought to manipulate and control his victim’s behaviour through repeated assaults between 2022 and December 2024. The victim, now 21, reported the sustained abuse to police on December 20, 2024, […]
Former Scout Leader Jailed for 22 Years for Child Sex Offences
Ian Silvester, a 60-year-old former Scout leader from Locks Hill, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for committing dozens of child sex offences over a span of 25 years. Silvester, who held various positions that gave him unsupervised access to children, was found guilty of multiple charges at Lewes Crown Court. Silvester’s roles […]
Barber Convicted for Stabbing Customer with Scissors in Brighton
A Brighton barber has been convicted after launching a violent attack on a man with scissors in the city. On November 29, 2022, Adam Pirot, 20, of Roedean Road, Brighton, was working at a barber shop in Preston Street when he became involved in a dispute with a 24-year-old man. The altercation quickly escalated, leading […]
Sussex Man Jailed After Police Find Gun, Bullets, and Cocaine
An Eastbourne man has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison after a police search uncovered a revolver, bullets, and cocaine in connection with an attempt to import cannabis through Dover. Daniel Rees, 51, of Hodcombe Close, was handed the sentence at Lewes Crown Court on 30 January after being found guilty of multiple offences, […]
