Paedophile Sentenced to Over 30 Years for Abusing and Exploiting Young Girls
A man described as a “persistent, predatory, and highly manipulative paedophile” has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for a series of horrific offences, including rape, sexual assault, and the exploitation of young girls. Kevin Brock, 28, of Cam Causeway, Cambridge, lured his victims through social media and subjected them to unspeakable […]
A drink-driver who smashed into the side of a car at 100mph, instantly killing a man, has been jailed for twelve years
Asadul Karim, 31, was driving a silver Mercedes along the A141, approaching the Spittals Interchange roundabout, near Huntingdon, at about 11.30 pm on 12 July, 2021. Karim lost control of his vehicle on the approach to the roundabout and ploughed into the side of the Honda Civic. The driver of the Honda, 36-year-old Mark Rulman, […]
Man jailed for Boxing Day stabbing
A man who stabbed his neighbour on Boxing Day, leaving him with life-changing injuries, has been jailed for more than nine years. Aitzaz Sadiq, 36, was described by the victim as appearing drunk when he threatened him in Bamber Street, Peterborough, at about 10pm on 26 December. The victim, a man in his 20s, walked […]
Knife-wielding burglar stole £15
Joel Reed used a crowbar and screwdriver to smash his way into a rear office within Monarch Coin Laundry on Mill Road on 24 March. He ransacked the room looking for cash and made off with just £15 but as he was leaving the shop, two members of the public entered, and he pointed a […]
A man who stole a car and then repeatedly rammed a police car in a desperate bid to get away has been jailed.
Thomas Smiley, 33, was driving the Renault Kadjar along Whittlesey Road, in Stanground, Peterborough, at about 10.15pm on 5 April this year when traffic officers got behind it and followed it to Hankey Street in Millfield. Smiley had stolen the vehicle from the driveway of a house in Milton Road, Cambridge, on 2 April. Officers […]
A man who admitted conspiring with another to rob a drug dealer in Peterborough before he was shot dead has been jailed
Christopher Pycroft, 40, (pictured top left) told a court how he had made a plan with Lewis Hutchinson, 30, to place an order for class A drugs, but would then rob the dealer. The victim, 29-year-old Mihal Dobre, had driven to Crabtree, Paston, at about 12.30am on 13 April last year, with his partner to […]
A man who spat in his ex-partner’s face and went on a rampage has been jailed for more than two years
Paul Stanford, 46, saw the woman in the Station Tavern pub, in Station Square, Cambridge, on 3 February. Stanford, who was subject to a restraining order preventing him from contacting her, began to argue with her before spitting in her face. Enraged, he left the pub and began lashing out at some plant pots. He […]
Man threatened immigration officers with a kitchen knife
A man who threatened immigration officers with a knife and ran at a police officer with a metal bar has been jailed. Robert Mugatsi, 47, was visited by the immigration officers at a house in Linnet, Orton Wistow, Peterborough, at about 6.30pm on 25 August last year, as he was wanted on a warrant to […]
A man who threatened immigration officers with a knife and ran at a police officer with a metal bar has been jailed
Robert Mugatsi, 47, was visited by the immigration officers at a house in Linnet, Orton Wistow, Peterborough, at about 6.30pm on 25 August last year, as he was wanted on warrant to be deported. When officers were at the front door, Mugatsi ran into the garden and tried to escape over a fence but ran […]
A woman who robbed an elderly woman of her handbag as she went to play bingo has been jailed for more than three years
Michelle Hall, 57, approached the 72-year-old victim outside the Winners Bingo Hall, in Hill Street, Wisbech, at about 7.30pm on 5 February, and asked her for £2 for food. As the woman went to get some money out of her wallet, Hall grabbed it and hit her in the face, causing scratches. There was a […]
A man who attacked another man, leaving him with a bleed on the brain, has been jailed for more than five years
Ashley Liddie, 39, kicked the man in the head, knocking him unconscious, in Fletton High Street, on the evening of 17 April, 2021. Liddie was with a friend, Marc Parcell, 37, and both had previously been at a function at nearby Fletton Working Men’s Club, in Peterborough. The victim had left with a friend following […]
A Peterborough drug dealer who was caught out because his car was on false plates has been jailed
Cannabis infused cookies
A burglar who stole cash from a house in Peterborough has been jailed
Lucy Hutchinson, 40, was walking along Lincoln Road, in the city centre, at about 5.30am on 11 February when a flat caught her eye. Chancing her luck, Hutchinson tried the door handle and it had been left unlocked. She went upstairs and into one of the bedrooms where she was confronted by the tenants, a […]
A man has been jailed after officers found class A and B drugs at his Peterborough home, including a cannabis grow in the wardrobe
Officers carried out a warrant at Callum Horsley’s home in Benland, Bretton, in May 2021 as part of a week of action under Operation Spotlight – a partnership initiative to tackle drug issues across Peterborough. Horsley, 27, wasn’t initially home, however, officers seized cocaine and cannabis worth up to about £20,000 and arrested him after […]
A thief who stole designer clothes and perfume worth more than £1,500 has been jailed
Shaun Burrows was seen on CCTV stealing three jackets, perfume and a coffee maker from John Lewis, in Cambridge, worth £1,592 between 6 December and 26 February (2023). The 45-year-old, of Victoria Road, Cambridge, was also arrested on 1 March 2022 and was found in possession of a knuckle duster. At Peterborough Crown Court on […]
Beer can and lightbulb help jail cannabis farmer
A man has been jailed after his fingerprints were found in cannabis factories containing up to an estimated two million pounds worth of the drug. Ardit Pali, 25, was linked by forensics to factories at Warboys Industrial Estate, in Warboys, near Huntingdon, on 2 May, 2021, and Sandy Industrial Estate, in Sandy, Bedfordshire, the following […]
A cannabis grower who was arrested after police found “selfies” with his £165,000 yield on his phone has been jailed
Clipston Walk cannabis factory
Jail for man who stabbed taxi driver
Uyi Orobor, 22, and an accomplice asked the driver for a ride after seeing him parked in Arbury Court, Cambridge, at about 8.15pm on 14 January last year. They got in despite there already being a passenger inside. The driver protested and got out but Orobor began kicking and punching the driver who fell to […]
