A man who used the internet and social media sites to attempt to communicate sexually with children has been jailed for over two years
Sebastian Kacper Wojcik thought he was communicating sexually with girls aged under 16 when he committed the offences earlier this year. But he was actually in contact with officers from the Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Organised Crime Unit (YH ROCU). He was found guilty of a number of offences which took place between 20 January and 6 […]
Care home manager jailed for defrauding vulnerable resident out of £39,000
The manager of a care home in Northampton has been jailed for two years after admitting to defrauding a vulnerable resident out of more than £39,000. Flavia Skinner, aged 44, formerly of Sussex Road, Kettering, admitted to a string of fraud offences involving vulnerable residents at the Berrywood Lodge Care Home in Duston. Northampton Crown […]
A Corby drug dealer has been jailed for 12 years and five months after pleading guilty to a number of firearms offences
Jack Sikora, 22, previously of Thoresby Court, Corby, was given a second chance by the courts after an offence in April 2021 when he fired a starting pistol at a crowd of pub-goers outside The Phoenix in Beanfield Avenue. However, just six days after being handed the suspended sentence, he was back online – ordering […]
Father Sentenced to 40 Years Imprisonment for Strangling Wife and Children
A father who suspected his nurse wife of having an affair has been sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in jail for strangling her and their two young children just days before Christmas. Saju Chelavalel, 52, admitted to the murders and appeared at Northampton Crown Court for sentencing. The court heard that on the […]
Father Sentenced to 40 Years Imprisonment for Strangling Wife and Children
A father who suspected his nurse wife of having an affair has been sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in jail for strangling her and their two young children just days before Christmas. Saju Chelavalel, 52, admitted to the murders and appeared at Northampton Crown Court for sentencing. The court heard that on the […]
Three men from Northampton have been found guilty of rural theft offences following incidents in 2019 and 2020.
Between November 2, 2019, and May 18, 2020, Leroy Paul Lovatt, 44, previously of Holyrood Road, Northampton, and Mark Daniel Rogers, 36, of no fixed abode, committed several thefts at Whilton Locks, Fawsley, Flore, Milton Malsor, Harlestone, Hanging Houghton, Pitsford, Winwick, Chapel Brampton, Barton Seagrave, and central Northampton, targeting rural communities and building sites where […]
A woman who feared she would die when her ex-partner assaulted her has bravely spoken of her ordeal in court before her attacker was give…
Jamie Kentsch, aged 41, attacked the woman in Wellingborough on the evening of October 29 last year, pinning her down by the neck while repeatedly punching her in the face, fracturing her cheekbone and causing extensive swelling and bruising. Northamptonshire Police attended, and after the woman was taken to hospital, Kentsch was arrested and charged […]
A woman who feared she would die when her ex-partner assaulted her has bravely spoken of her ordeal in court before her attacker was given a 46-month jail term
Jamie Kentsch, aged 41, attacked the woman in Wellingborough on the evening of October 29 last year, pinning her down by the neck while repeatedly punching her in the face, fracturing her cheekbone and causing extensive swelling and bruising. Northamptonshire Police attended, and after the woman was taken to hospital, Kentsch was arrested and charged […]
A man has denied murdering Met Police Sgt Matiu Ratana, who was killed on the job in south London
On September 25, 2020, Sgt Ratana, also known as Matt, 54, was shot in the chest while a handcuffed suspect was being taken into custody at Croydon Custody Centre. Louis De Zoysa, of Banstead, Surrey, was shot in the neck during the altercation and was taken to the hospital. Mr De Zoysa, 25, entered a […]
A man who assaulted two police officers and caused the discharge of a Taser has been jailed for over three years
Daniel Stocker, aged 32, attacked the officers in Bridge Street, Rothwell, on February 7 this year, after they approached him while looking for a specific van in the area. During the incident, Stocker refused to cooperate with officers and when they went to detain him, he became violent. One of the officers took out their […]
A 19-year-old has been sentenced to two years and six months detention at a young offender institution after pleading guilty to supplying Class A drugs in Kettering
Nicholas Thomas, formerly of Horsenden Crescent in Ealing, London, was arrested on January 5 this year, after he fled from officers from Northamptonshire Police’s Operation Revive team, who had asked him to stop in Meadow Road, Kettering. He was swiftly detained nearby and searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and a […]
A 19-year-old has been sentenced to two years and six months detention at a young offender institution after pleading guilty to supplying…
Nicholas Thomas, formerly of Horsenden Crescent in Ealing, London, was arrested on January 5 this year, after he fled from officers from Northamptonshire Police’s Operation Revive team, who had asked him to stop in Meadow Road, Kettering. He was swiftly detained nearby and searched under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act and a […]
Two men have been sentenced to a total of nearly 10 years for kidnap and blackmail offences.
On August 11, 2021, a 17-year-old boy was approached on a footbridge linking Fishponds Road and Valley Road, Northampton, by 19-year-old Aramis Sullivan, who asked him for cannabis. When the boy said he couldn’t help and walked off, he heard Sullivan tell someone “There is a lad coming over, he has a good tracksuit on, […]
Two men have been sentenced to a combined total of eight years and six months in prison after being convicted of supplying Class A drugs in Kettering
Simon Paul Stewart, aged 50, previously of Kettering and 31-year-old Yannick Zoucouba, of no fixed address, were arrested on July 8 last year following the execution of a drugs warrant at a flat in Windmill Avenue, Kettering. During the search of the address 14g of heroin and 15g of crack cocaine were seized from the […]
Two men have been sentenced to a combined total of eight years and six months in prison after being convicted of supplying Class A drugs …
Simon Paul Stewart, aged 50, previously of Kettering and 31-year-old Yannick Zoucouba, of no fixed address, were arrested on July 8 last year following the execution of a drugs warrant at a flat in Windmill Avenue, Kettering. During the search of the address 14g of heroin and 15g of crack cocaine were seized from the […]
A 52-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his wife and two children
Saju Chelavalel, of Petherton Court, Kettering, appeared at Northampton Crown Court today, Wednesday, April 5th, where he admitted to killing his wife Anju Asok, 35, and their two children, Jeeva Saju, 6 and Janvi Saju, 4. All three sadly died on December 15, 2022, when emergency services were called to Petherton Court to reports that […]
A 28-year-old man who launched such a torrid campaign of abuse against his partner that the officer investigating the case called it “the…
Like many domestic abusers, Meshach Clement-Graham, previously of Northampton, bided his time when he first entered into a relationship with the survivor in 2018, acting charming and compassionate. “You didn’t start off as a monster,” wrote the woman in her victim impact statement. “It was a calculated, dangerously slow and gradual process. You consistently did […]
A 28-year-old man who launched such a torrid campaign of abuse against his partner that the officer investigating the case called it “the worst sustained and systematic abuse I have ever witnessed”, has been handed a prison sentence.
Like many domestic abusers, Meshach Clement-Graham, previously of Northampton, bided his time when he first entered into a relationship with the survivor in 2018, acting charming and compassionate. “You didn’t start off as a monster,” wrote the woman in her victim impact statement. “It was a calculated, dangerously slow and gradual process. You consistently did […]
