A Brackley man who assaulted his ex-partner as she lay asleep in bed has been jailed for two and a half years
Lewis Bland, aged 34, left the woman fearing for her life when he attacked her at a property in Helene Close in the early hours of September 11, 2023. Northamptonshire Police had been called to the couple’s home a week previously after Bland had become violent towards the woman for the first time, which led […]
A 31-year-old man who wore a gold-mask as he abused hotel staff and then pointed a firearm at the building has been jailed
On September 17, 2023, Romans Vodcics, previously of Northampton Road, Wellingborough, was staying at The Raven Hotel in Rockingham Road, Corby. However, at about midday that day, Vodcics started abusing staff members and smoking inside the building, leading the manager to ask him to retrieve his belongings from his room and leave. However, when he […]
Man, 39, Charged with Serious Assault on Police Officers
A 39-year-old man, identified as Gordon Finnlayson from Duncarnock Crescent, Neilston, Glasgow, has been charged in connection with a disturbing knife attack on two police officers. The charges stem from an incident that occurred on Hazelwood Road, Northampton, at approximately 11 pm on Friday, March 8. During the altercation, a man sustained lacerations to the […]
Albanian Man Sentenced for UK Cannabis Production
A 25-year-old man who claimed to have been trafficked into the UK by an Albanian criminal gang to look after a cannabis factory has been sentenced. Leonardo Capja was arrested at a house in Ashby Drive, Rushden, after officers from the East Northants Neighbourhood Policing Team executed a warrant under Section 23 of the Misuse […]
Man Jailed for 18 Years for Raping and Assaulting Partner
Dean Michael Hutchison, a 40-year-old man from Corby, has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for a series of heinous crimes against his partner. The verdict was delivered at Northampton Crown Court, following a trial where Hutchison denied all eight charges brought against him. Throughout the trial, harrowing details emerged of Hutchison’s repeated assaults […]
Northampton Woman Gets Six Years For Series of Arson Attacks
Lauren Marie Talbot, a 39-year-old resident of Northampton, has been sentenced to six years in prison for her involvement in a series of dangerous arson attacks. Ms. Talbot pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life, leading to her incarceration. The shocking incidents unfolded over several months, shaking the community’s sense of safety and […]
Man Charged with Attempted Murder of Child Under One-Year-Old
A 28-year-old man, Radoslaw Zurek, has been remanded in custody following his appearance in court on charges of attempted murder. Zurek appeared before Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, January 6, in connection with an incident that took place on January 2, 2024. The charges brought against Zurek include one count of attempted murder concerning a […]
More than five years in prison for a disqualified driver who killed his partner in a collision
A disqualified driver has today (Thursday, January 11) been jailed after his ‘selfish’ actions killed his partner in a road traffic collision on the A427, near to the village of Brampton Ash last September.Steven Michael Gaskell, formerly of Fotheringhay Road, Corby, was sentenced to five years and two months in prison at Northampton Crown Court, […]
Man jailed for stealing late-wife’s insurance pay-out
A 40-year-old man has been jailed for four years after he was found guilty of stealing his late wife’s life insurance pay-out. Two months after she was diagnosed with cancer in September 2017, the wife of Krysztof Baczyski, previously of Corby, sadly died. During her life, she had paid into a life insurance policy and […]
A man has been sentenced to 26 weeks for possessing a knife at Birmingham New Street station
Jermaine Mubaraka, 20, of Ashcroft Court, Barnet, London, pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon in a public place at Northampton Crown Court on 17 November 2023. He will carry out his sentence at a young offenders facility. He was also ordered to pay a £187 victim surcharge.On Friday 5 May this year, at around […]
Teenager sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for the murder of Fred Shand
A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 13 years in a Young Offenders Institute for the murder of teenager Rohan Shand, who was killed on his way home from school in Kingsthorpe, Northampton. Affectionately known as Fred by his family and friends, the 16-year-old died after an incident near the Cock Hotel in Harborough Road […]
A 29old man who subjected his partner to years of abuse has been jailed for four years.
A 29-year-old man who subjected his partner to years of abuse has been jailed for four years. Lewis Edward Arnold Jones, previously of Kettering, left the woman haunted by flashbacks as a result of the physical and mental abuse he inflicted upon her during their relationship – controlling her life, telling her what she could […]
Woman dealt Class A drugs from her South Northamptonshire village home
A 62-year-old woman has been spared prison after being convicted of supplying Class A drugs from her home in a South Northamptonshire village. Julie Dawn Cobley received an 18-month suspended sentence at Northampton Crown Court last month (October), after a quantity of cocaine with an estimated street value of between £4,000 and £8,500 was found […]
A 31-year-old Kettering drug dealer has been sent to prison for more than two years after he pleaded guilty to Class A offences
On the morning of August 24, Besmir Negji, previously of Kettering, ran from his silver Renault Laguna in Buccleuch Street after officers had tried to stop him. However, he didn’t get very far – being chased and detained a short time later and searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. Officers also […]
A tax agent who abused his position to steal from a dying man has been jailed for more than 3 years
Joseph Logue, from Northampton, made self-assessment repayment claims for his clients but kept the money for himself, an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) revealed. The tax agent filed both genuine and fake Self Assessment returns on behalf of clients, but stole the repayments instead of passing them on, using the cash to buy […]
A tax stealing tiler has been sentenced for a £492,000 VAT fraud after ignoring a chance to come clean
James Burton, who runs a tiling business in Northampton, was given the chance to make “full, open and honest” disclosures about his tax affairs to avoid criminal investigation. But the 45-year-old ignored all contact from HM Revenue and Customs and claimed a letter sent to him, which had been signed for, had been lost in […]
Thames Valley Police Officer Admits Sexual Activity with 13-Year-Old Girl
A serving police officer from Thames Valley Police has shocked the nation by admitting to engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl and recording the crime on her mobile phone. PC Luke Horner, 24, based in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, confessed to the disturbing offence at Northampton Crown Court. The court heard that Horner, while […]
Former Police Officer Admits to Engaging in Sexual Activity with 13-Year-Old Girl
A former police officer has admitted to engaging in penetrative sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl. Luke Christopher Horner, a 24-year-old former Pc of Thames Valley Police (TVP), travelled to Rushden, Northamptonshire, while off duty to commit the offence on June 11 of this year. In a hearing at Northampton Crown Court on Thursday, Horner […]
