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Potter, Doreen Emily (Bowkett)September 27th, 1942- July 13th, 2021It is with the greatest of sadness that we announce the passing of Doreen Potter (Dor), at Carpenter Hospice on July 13th, 2021. Doreen was born in Kidderminster, England on September 27th, 1942 to Kathleen (nee Gittus) and Alfred Bowkett. In 1957 she met her soul mate and the love of her life, Anthony (Tony) Potter and in 1963 they were married. Doreen and Tony came to Canada in 1975, and set up a new life for their family. Doreen was a wonderful, supportive wife, a devoted mother and grandmother and a cherished friend to many. Doreen spent most of her working career at Mappins & Peoples Jewellers starting at Square One and ending her career at Burlington Mall.Doreen will be immensely missed by her husband, Tony, her children Lorraine McLean (Andrew) and Paul Potter (Tracey); her cherished grandchildren, Stephen, Sean, Kaitlyn, Jennie, Sarah and predeceased by her loving grandson Joshie (2017), she will be missed by her loving brother Keith and Wife Ollie in England.A special thank you to our friends and neighbours on Woodcroft Crescent for their condolences and support. A private family service was held at Burlington Memorial Gardens with a Celebration of Life at Smiths Funeral Home on Friday July 16th, 2021. In lieu of flowers, donations to Carpenter Hospice would be greatly appreciated.
The 82 criminals locked up in Berkshire in 2020
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These are the faces of 82 of the criminals sent to prison in Berkshire over the course of 2020.
They range from murderers to paedophiles to drug dealers - along with a range of other violent crimes.
A number of teenagers, who for legal reasons are too young to be named, have been jailed for very serious crimes.
The oldest person sent to jail is a woman in her eighties who carried out a very elaborate scam that led to her living the high life at the expense of a family run company in Wokingham.
The most high-profile case was the trial around the death of PC Andrew Harper, which saw three teenagers jailed for manslaughter.
PC Harper’s family recently heard the sentences of his killers will not be extended as they continue to fight for a change in the law over sentencing for those who kill emergency workers.
Despite the coronavirus crisis causing the court system to grind to a virtual halt, a number of Berkshire criminals have been put behind bars in 2020.
BerkshireLive has reported on 72 cases over the course of the year.
Here are the criminals who were jailed through 2020.
Dory Herbert
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Crack cocaine dealer Dory Herbert was caught by police in Reading in December 2019.
He tried to escape but was caught and found in possession of the Class A drug and a knife in Hadrian’s Walk.
He was charged with intent to supply a Class A drug, namely crack cocaine, and possession of a bladed article.
He admitted both offences and was jailed for 33 months at Reading Crown Court in January 2020.
Investigating officer, PC Ben Wilson, of Reading police station, said: “Herbert was clearly looking to profit from dealing in drugs within our communities for his financial gain."
William Nodes
William Nodes is a former scout leader who was described a “real threat to children.”
He was already facing jail for a number of offences when he attempted to acquire indecent images.
He had already served a sentence in 2017 after admitting four counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo photograph of a child.
Nodes was found guilty of inciting a 13-year-old girl in sexual activity, attempting to meet a girl under the age of 16 after he groomed her, making indecent images of children and two counts of breaching his Sexual Harm Prevention Order.
Nodes, 35, from Reading, was locked up for six years on sentencing at Reading Crown Court on January 24.
He will also serve five years on licence.
Casey Guiblin
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Casey Guiblin raided a home in Whitley in Reading while the person who lived here was inside.
Guiblin, of Hexham Road in Whitley, got into a home in the same road and stole electrical items and tobacco.
The woman was inside but did not see anything.
Guiblin was arrested and charged in August 2019.
He denied the charges but was found guilty by a jury after a trial in February 2020.
Guiblin was jailed for three years and nine months for the raid.
Jamie Cooke and Chris Jordan
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Jamie Cooke, 34, and Chris Jordan, 35, were jailed for selling crack cocaine and heroin in Reading.
The pair were arrested after a police investigation.
Officers used a drugs warrant to search Jordan’s home in Flambards, Caversham.
They found around £17,000 worth of class A drugs and £500 in cash.
Cooke admitted a count of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and one count of possession with intent to supply heroin.
Jordan denied the charges but was found guilty after a three day trial at Reading Crown Court.
He was jailed for of six years and seven months while Cooke was jailed for five years and seven months.
Lee Allen
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Lee Allen, 38, of Barkham Road in Wokingham, tried to snatch a woman’s handbag in Peach Street in Wokingham town centre.
The woman was in her 70s and suffered serious injuries, including a broken collar bone.
The incident happened in December 2019 and Allen was jailed for three years and two months after admitting the robbery.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Erika King of Area CID in Wokingham, said after the hearing in February: “I am really pleased with this outcome from the courts.
“The victim in this case was vulnerable and she is still recovering from the effects of this offence.
“I hope this result brings her some closure to this terrible event.
“I’d especially like to thank her for the support and bravery she has shown throughout this investigation."
Members of the public who helped the woman were also praised for their role in putting Allen behind bars.
Teenager jailed for brutal Slough stabbing
A 15-year-old boy who stabbed another teenager five times in Slough was jailed.
The boy, who can’t be named, attacked the 17-year-old in Bantry Road, Cippenham, on November 5, 2019.
The victim was left in a critical condition and spent five days in hospital.
However, he has now made a full recovery.
The boy was just 14 at the time of the attack and was arrested the same day.
He admitted charges of Section 18 GBH and possession of a pointed/ bladed article and was sentenced to an 18-month detention training order.
Jacob Trussler
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Jacob Trussler was jailed after burgling homes in Reading.
Trussler took a car from a drive in Ennerdale Road in Whitley and raided a home in Katesgrove.
He then went on to sell the items he had taken.
He was arrested after officers appealed for public help to find him October 2019.
Trussler was found and charged with theft of a motor vehicle, burglary from a dwelling fraud by false representation.
He was sentenced to two years and ten months for his crimes.
Joy Liddiard
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One of the oldest people jailed in 2020, 81-year-old Joy Liddiard carried out a scam that led to her living the high life.
Liddiard, of Charvil, and her accomplice Beverley Taylor, 51, siphoned off cash from a small business in Wokingham to pay for “expensive holidays”, “extravagant lifestyles” and a “luxury riverside apartment.”
The pair had been trusted to run the company’s accounts.
However, over a number of years they started putting money into their own accounts.
They stole a total of £316,740.
As part of the scam, Taylor had her wages paid twice each month and Liddiard used the business account to buy two new cars.
The scam took place over an eight-year period, with Taylor involved for five of those years.
Liddiard admitted to a count of conspiracy to commit fraud by abuse of position. She was sentenced to a total of two years and eight months in jail.
Taylor denied one count of conspiracy to commit fraud abuse of position and one count of fraud, but was convicted of these crimes by a majority jury in a trial that concluded on Friday, January 17.
She was sentenced to a total of two years three months’ imprisonment.
Maxi Simms
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Maxi Simms, 21, of Eden Road in Langley, was caught with a weapon in an incident in Cheviot Road, Slough, in September 2019.
Police called Simms' behaviour during the incident “appalling.”
He admitted affray and was jailed for two years and one month.
He was also issued with a seven-year criminal behaviour order. rder.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Mohammed Rashid from Slough police station said: “This sentence reflects the appalling behaviour and violence displayed by Simms in this case.”
Frenny Green
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Frenny Green, 31, was caught by police in Southampton with a kit to carry out burglaries.
He was found with gloves, a balaclava, lock picks and a key programmer.
After he was arrested, he admitted a number of burglaries around the Berkshire area.
Green admitted breaking into three homes in Gower Park in Sandhurst in October 2019.
He took items including golf clubs, an electric chainsaw, watches and power tools.
He also admitted stealing from homes in Southampton and Fareham in Hampshire, and another charge of going equipped for theft.
He was jailed for 32 months.
Stephen Sesay
Drug dealer Stephen Sesay was put behind bars after he admitted intending to sell heroin and cocaine.
Sesay, of Charles Street in Reading, was arrested as part of a police investigation into organised gangs around Reading, who were targeting children and vulnerable young people.
The 20-year-old admitted one count of possession with intent to supply heroin and one count of possession with intent to supply cocaine in a hearing at Reading Crown Court in February.
He was stopped by police in Princes of Wales Avenue in Reading.
Police then chased him through gardens and over a fences into a nearby park where he was detained and found to be carrying a large stash of class A drugs.
He was jailed for two and a half years.
Timothy Wollery
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Police caught Timothy Wollery selling drugs in Great Knollys Street in Reading in October 2019.
He tried to escape but was eventually caught.
Police discovered a quantity of class A drugs.
He was then caught with more drugs in the same street in January 2020.
This time, police caught him while he was driving and found more drugs on him.
They then searched his home and found yet more drugs.
He admitted drugs charges, driving with no licence or insurance and other offences in February.
Wollery, 22, of Gloucester Road, West Reading was charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (crack cocaine), two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (heroin), two counts of acquiring, using or possessing criminal property, one count of driving a motor vehicle without insurance and one count of driving a motor vehicle without a licence.
He was jailed for three years.
Jamie Phillips
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Jamie Phillips went on a spree of arson attacks near a block of flats in Farnburn Avenue, Slough, in September 2019.
Phillips, 30, of Fairfield Lane in Farnham Royal, was spotted acting suspiciously near the flats.
He went inside before two people living there challenged him.
As they did, the fire alarm went off.
Phillips had left, but had set fire to a pushchair in a communal area.
While this was happening, Phillips had crossed the road and used a lighter to set fire to a moped parked near a business.
He admitted starting the fires in November and and was jailed for two years and eight months at Reading Crown Court on Wednesday, February 26.
Ryan Baptiste
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Ryan Baptiste is another drug dealer who was put behind bars in 2020.
Baptiste, 28, of no fixed abode, was caught with a large stash of Class As after police stopped a vehicle he was in and searched it in Home Farm Close, Whitley.
He admitted the charges and was jailed for three years and four months in March.
PC Scott Whiteside from the Reading Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “I am pleased that we have brought Ryan Baptiste to justice and he will now have to serve a prison sentence as a result of his criminal activity."
Stuart Turner
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Reading man Stuart Turner was jailed after he went into a bookies in Bracknell and took money from the till.
In July 2019, he pushed a member of staff in the shop and stole money.
He was arrested and admitted the robbery at Reading Crown Court.
He was jailed for two years and three months.
Investigating officer Detective Sergeant Greig Williams, of Force CID based at Maidenhead, said: “Turner targeted bookmakers for his own financial gain and I am satisfied that he has been jailed for his crimes.
“Thames Valley Police will not tolerate those who seek to use intimidation and force against shop workers, we will investigate you and you will be brought to justice.”
Frederick Mutala
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Dealer Frederick Mutala took over a home in Dedworth which he used as a base to sell drugs.
Mutala, 19, of Haswell Crescent in Slough, was caught after police were given information about a vulnerable person at the property.
They found Mutala was selling from the address.
He tried to escape by jumping out of a window, but police were able to stop him.
Mutala was found carrying drugs, burner phones, cash and a machete.
He admitted one count of being concerned in the supply of heroin, one count of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, one count of acquiring criminal property, one count of possession of cannabis, and one count of dangerous driving at Reading Crown Court on Friday, March 6.
The driving charge relates to an incident in August 2019 where he was involved in a crash in Bath Road, Slough.
After the incident he drove at a member of the public, who managed to jump on the bonnet and avoid injury.
He was jailed for three years and a month.
Grzeogorz Konopka
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Grzeogorz Konopka, aged 34, of Burlington Avenue, Slough, was confronted by three people in the house he got into through a bathroom window.
The burglar got more than he bargained for after getting into the home in Belgrave Place, off Cliftom Road.
He escaped with a bottle of wine but later admitted burglary.
He was jailed in March for four years and six months.
Investigating officer, DC Isabelle Harvey, of Slough police station, said: “Burglary is a terribly invasive crime, and I am glad that Konopka will now serve a prison sentence to reflect upon his actions on that day. Thankfully nothing more valuable was stolen, but the residents were shocked and affected by his presence in their home."
Hanif Khan
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Another dealer sent to prison was Hanif Khan of Slough.
The 32-year-old was stopped by police after a report of drug dealing by a member of the public,.
He was searched and officers found crack cocaine, heroin, cash and two mobile phones on Khan after they searched him in Victoria Street, Windsor, in February 2019.
He admitted the charges at Reading Crown Court in March.
He was jailed for jailed for two years and two months.
Aaron Farrar and Mohammed Osman
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Two armed men who carried out a “terrifying” aggravated burglary on a home in Windsor were branded a danger to the public before they were thrown in jail.
Aaron Farrar, 30, of no fixed abode, and Mohamed Osman, 24, of Fleming Road, Southall, carried out the raid in March 2018.
The pair got inside a home in Stuarts Way, armed with weapons.
They threatened the person inside and stole cash.
Police collared Osman just an hour after the raid, and Farrar a week later.
Farrar was jailed for nine years and six months, and Osman to nine years and two months.
Detective Constable Chris Jamieson, of Force CID based at Maidenhead, described it as a ‘terrifying incident’.
He added: “I would like to thank and commend the bravery and dignity of the victim throughout this process.”
Reece Hussain
Reece Hussain was busted by police, who found him carrying large amounts of Class A drugs after stopping him in Windsor.
Hussain, of Wexham Road in Slough, was reported to be acting suspiciously in the town’s Spinners Walk.
He was arrested and charged on the same day and was subsequently sentenced to three years and four months in prison following a trial at Reading Crown Court in March after admitting two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, namely heroin and cocaine and one count of acquiring criminal property.
Investigating officer, PC Tom Hughes-Parry said: “This arrest was made following members of the public reporting a suspicious man in their town.
“A stop search of the man showed him to be involved in county line drug dealing in the area."
Remus Pirlea
Remus Pirlea was an employee of a casino in Slough who helped himself to more than £25,000.
He then fled to Europe with his ill-gotten gains.
Pirlea was manager of Admiral Casino in Slough High Street.
He was caught on CCTV taking cash out of the gaming machines and putting it in his pockets.
He left and within three hours was on a ferry to Calais.
However, Thames Valley Police got a European arrest warrant to bring him straight back to the UK.
He admitted the charges and was jailed for 14 months in April.
Ahmed Kanbi
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Police found a baseball bat, multiple phones and cash in a car Ahmed Khanbi was travelling in.
The car had been linked to drug supply in Windsor and the police investigation led to Khanbi being jailed for drugs offences.
Kanbi, 24, of Oldway Lane, Slough, admitted a count of possession with intent to supply heroin and a count of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine in April.
After arresting him, police found 20 wraps and 11 wraps of heroin during a strip search.
Kanbi was sentenced to two years and four months’ imprisonment and a forfeiture and destruction order was made in relation to the drugs and phones.
David Winton
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Another drug dealer, this time one who thought it would be a good idea to swallow his stash.
David Winton was spotted driving erratically in Upton in Slough in December 2019.
Police eventually made contact with his car to stop the pursuit and then spotted him putting items in his mouth.
A search of his home in Trelawney Avenue in Slough would find more drugs.
Police then got a warrant to hold him in custody until he passed the drugs, which were tested and confirmed to be heroin and crack cocaine.
He admitted drugs charges and was jailed for seven years.
Mark Thompson
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Mark Thompson, a 55-year-old of Park Street, Slough, took items after breaking into a business in Banbury Avenue in February this year.
Three days later he got into a home in Elmshott Lane and took more items.
He was later arrested and admitted one count of burglary non-dwelling and one count of burglary dwelling on Monday, March 30.
He was jailed for two years and seven months in April at Reading Crown Court.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Helena Moore, based at Slough police station, said: “I am pleased that Thompson received a custodial sentence for his actions.”
Dean Wharam
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A burglar who raided three Berkshire homes was jailed for three years.
Dean Wharam, 34, of no fixed abode, was found in the back garden of a woman’s home in Sheephouse Road, Maidenhead in January.
She got home and found the side gate was open and Wharam in the garden.
He told her he was checking people’s drives before leaving and driving off.
The woman then found her back door had been smashed.
Wharam admitted two other burglaries and was jailed.
Ibrahim Khan
One of the most brutal attacks in 2020 was carried out by Ibrahim Khan in Slough.
Khan went to a home in Granville Avenue and threw sulphuric acid at two people when they answered the door.
A 27-year-old man suffered life-changing injuries to the right side of his face, including surface burns to his eye.
The second person suffered burns to their arms and back of the neck.
Khan, 22, of Hatton Avenue, Slough, admitted one count of Section 18 GBH with intent and one count of Section 20 GBH without intent.
He was jailed for eight years and four months.
Police called the attack “an appalling act of violence.”
Leah Cordice
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Leah Cordice had a child with a 13-year-old boy who she then accused of raping her.
The 20-year-old from Windsor had sex with the boy on at least five occasions when she was 17, and he was 13.
She then became pregnant and had a child.
She denied the charges and claimed the boy had raped her, but was found guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child after a trial in March.
The incident took place between December 2016 and August 2017, with the baby born in 2017.
Cordice was jailed for two-and-a-half years and is now subject to a 10-year sexual harm order.
Police paid tribute to the bravery of the boy after the trial.
Ikram Ali
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Ikram Ali was caught by police - twice - travelling in a car containing cannabis and cocaine.
He was first caught in March in Donnington Gardens, Reading.
He was in the driver’s seat of the car and officers noticed a strong smell of cannabis.
He managed to escape police, but four days later officers stopped a car he was driving in London Road, Reading, where they found cannabis and cocaine.
He admitted two counts of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug, namely cannabis, and two counts of possession with intent to supply a Class A drug, namely cocaine at a hearing on Wednesday, March 11, at Reading Magistrates' Court.
He was jailed for three years and eight months at Reading Crown Court on Monday, June 8.
Yasir Mohammed, Haidar Anwar and Rehman Anwar
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Three men from Slough who savagely beat a man in a Slough car park were jailed for a total of 37 years.
Yasir Mohammed, 23, formerly of Monksfield Way, Slough, Haidar Anwar, 22, and Rehman Anwar, 27, both of Crayle Street, Slough, stamped on their victim’s head, hit them with a piece of metal and left them unconcious.
Mohammed and Haidar Anwar received sentences of 13 years each, and Rehman Anwar was sentenced to 11 years in jail.
All three denied the charges but were found guilty by a jury.
Mohammed was convicted on Friday, November 22, 2019, while Haidar and Rehman Anwar were found guilty on March 23 this year.
The attack happened at around 2.45am on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.
The trio attacked a 22-year-old man in the car park in Farnham Road, Slough.
Dawid Debski
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Dawid Debksi was jailed for a brutal attack on Christmas Day that left a man dead.
The 25-year-old, of Faraday Close, attacked 36-year-old Phillip Deans as he walked along High Street on Christmas Day 2019.
The completely unprovoked attack saw Debski kick Mr Deans in the torso before punching him in the head.
Mr Deans died from severe head injuries in hospital on Boxing Day.
Debski was jailed for six years after admitting manslaughter.
Senior investigating officer, Detective Inspector Sally Spencer, of the Major Crime Unit, said: “This was a tragic incident in which the actions of Debski sadly led to the death of Phillip Deans.
“Debski acted recklessly without thinking about the impact of his actions. He was callous enough to return, with another person, to Phillip knowing what he had done and move him to one side of the pavement rather than call an ambulance to help."
Andre Hackett
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Andre Hackett was a prolific drug dealer who was stopped and searched in Fuzzens Walk, Windsor, in February.
Police found he was carrying class A drugs.
He appeared at Reading Crown Court in July and he admitted one count of possession with intent to supply class A, heroin, one count of possession with intent to supply class A, cocaine, and one count of obstructing police
The 46-year-old, of Spackmans Way, Slough, was jailed for five years and seven months.
Investigating officer PC Tom Hughes-Parry, from the problem solving team in Maidenhead, said: “Hackett was working for a county line into the Windsor area.
“He is a prolific offender and this sentence will ensure that he is not able to supply drugs on the streets of Windsor, causing harm in our communities."
Myley Connors
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Myler Connors is a prolific burglar who stole more than £76,000 worth of jewellery from homes in Berkshire.
He was given an eight-and-a-half year sentence.
However, he escaped from prison in Devon in April 2019, just four months into his sentence.
He got away in a stolen car, but officers caught him after the driver of car he was travelling in drove the wrong way up the A3 in Wandsworth and crashed.
After crashing, Connors and another man were chased down by officers and arrested on suspicion of theft.
It was then ascertained he’d escaped from prison and he was charged with absconding from lawful custody.
He was jailed for a year and three months, which will he will serve consecutively to his sentence for burglary.
Laurence Connors, 28, one of his accomplices was convicted for his part in the original burglary conspiracy on July 7, and has also been jailed for seven years.
Connors was given his extra sentence at Reading Crown Court on Thursday, July 23.
Michael Gayle
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A dealer who was described as an “entrusted lieutenant” for a crime gang has been jailed after police seized drugs and cash.
Michael Gayle admitted drugs charges after being caught with drugs in his BMW in Bracknell in March,.
He was subsequently arrested on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs and associated money laundering offences by detectives from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU).
The court was told that Gayle had taken a significant role in an organised crime group. During sentencing, the judge described his role as “an entrusted lieutenant” and said Gayle’s greed for money was his main motivator.
He was jailed for six years for the count of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (cocaine); six years for two counts of intent to supply class B drugs (cannabis and ketamine) to run concurrently; 18 months for possession of criminal property (cash) to run consecutively; and 18 months for converting criminal property to run concurrently, making a total of seven years, six months.
Henry Long, Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole
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The most high-profile and shocking trial of 2020 came in London’s Old Bailey, where three teenagers were accused of murdering police officer PC Andrew Harper.
Henry Long, of Mortimer, Albert Bowers, of Mortimer and Jessie Cole, of Aldermaston, were accused of deliberately killing the 28-year-old police officer when he tried to stop them stealing a quad bike from a home in West Berkshire.
The court heard how PC Harper’s legs got caught in a harness being used to tow the bike behind a car driven by Long, 19.
PC Harper was dragged for more than a mile in the incident.
After a month-long trial, Bowers and Cole were found guilty of manslaughter.
Long had already admitted manslaughter.
All three were acquitted of murder.
Long was jailed for 16 years and Bowers and Cole, who are both 18, were jailed for 13 years.
PC Harper’s widow Lissie continues to fight for new laws for people who kill emergency workers.
An appeal hearing ruled the three teenagers' sentences will not be increased earlier this month.
The three killers have all appealed against their sentences.
Mohammed Hussain
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18-year-old Mohammed Hussain was convicted of murder after he stabbed another teenager in the back with a hunting knife during a row in January.
Boxing fanatic Mohammed Aman Ashraq died in hospital after the attack by Hussain in Benjamin Lane, Wexham, at around 8pm on January 4.
After the trial, Investigating Officer, Detective Inspector Dejan Avramovic of Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit, said: “I am satisfied that justice has been served and the jury were able to reach a conclusion in the case of Hussain.
“Even after a trial and this conviction the true reason why Mr Ashraq died and what happened between the men has not been fully established. It is however our belief that Mr Ashraq’s death was the result of an illicit transaction where a knife was present at the scene.
“What is clear is that if you carry a knife there is a good chance that either yourself or someone else will die or be seriously injured as a result."
Hussain was jailed for a minimum of 19 years for murder.
Flook Sawangsaiphan
Flook Sawangsaiphan, aged 19, of Boveney Lock, Dorney, was caught by police after reports of drug dealing in North Town Road in Maidenhead in April.
Officers found Class A and B drugs, mobile phones, cash and a baton-style weapon in the search.
He was jailed at Reading Crown Court in July for sentenced to two years and six months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to a count each of possession with intent to supply (Class A), possession with intent to supply (Class B), possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, acquiring criminal property, and obstructing the police.
Investigating officer PC Tom Hughes-Parry, of the Maidenhead Problem Solving Team, said: “Sawangsaiphan was involved in drug supply in Maidenhead and the Royal Borough and was armed with a weapon to enforce his criminality.
Thomas Cummings, Reece Cummings and Richard Haywood
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A father and his two sons were jailed after their family enterprise selling cocaine and heroin was busted by police.
Thomas Cummings, 28, Reece Cummings, 25 and Richard Haywood, 54, all of no fixed abode, were caught by police in January after an officer stopped a vehicle they were travelling in.
They were found to be carrying Class A drugs, cash and phones in Clarence Road, Windsor.
Thomas Cummings was jailed for 30 months and Reece Cummings and Haywood were both jailed for 27 months each.
Investigating officer, PC Tom Hughes-Parry, of the Problem Solving Team in Maidenhead, said: “Richard Haywood is the father of Reece and Thomas Cummings who were a criminal family involved in distributing Class A drugs into Windsor and spreading misery into the local area.
“This was an excellent stop by officers, and the three of them were caught red handed dealing drugs to vulnerable adults in Windsor – this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in Windsor and I am glad they will not be able to cause any more issues."
James Eveleigh
Drug dealer James Eveleigh was caught by police in Reading, who found drugs and weapons in a car he was driving.
Officers stopped his vehicle in Whitley Street on May 6 this year.
They found cannabis and cocaine, as well as a screwdriver and hammer.
The 25-year-old was charged the following day.
He admitted a count each of possession with intent to supply class B drugs, possession with intent to supply class A drugs, and possession of an offensive weapon.
Eveleigh, aged 25, of Reading Road, Wokingham was jailed for 28 months at Reading Crown Court on July 28.
Martin Wilson
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Martin Wilson was jailed for a brutal stabbing in Reading.
Wilson stabbed a 38-year-old man nine times in what police called a “vicious and terrifying” attack.
Wilson, of Elvian Close in Reading, was given a 10 year prison term at Reading Crown Court on Thursday, July 30.
The 58-year-old stabbed the victim with a kitchen knife.
The victim suffered life-changing injuries to his abdomen, arm and back in the attack.
Police praised the victim for their bravery in court, saying: “I would like to commend his bravery, dignity and his careful and considerate approach when giving evidence in court. To do this must have been a particularly distressing experience.”
“Wilson is clearly a dangerous man, and a danger to the public. He will now serve a lengthy prison sentence where he can take the time to reflect on his actions, and the pain that it caused, and still causes to his victim every day.”
Patrick Cassidy
One of the longest sentences handed out in 2020 was the 15-year term handed to Patrick Cassidy who subjected an elderly couple to a terrifying ordeal in Slough.
Cassidy got into a home, occupied by a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s, in Bradley Road in November 2018.
The couple were sleeping and Cassidy threatened them with a knife and demaned cash and gold.
However, the 24-year-old escaped empty handed.
Cassidly, of Stanborough Avenue, Borehamwood, was jailed for 15 years, with three more years on licence.
He was was convicted of one count of aggravated burglary, one count of escape from lawful custody, and one count of domestic burglary.
He was sentenced at the same court on Friday (August 28).
The other charge of domestic burglary relates to an incident on November 17, 2019, in which Cassidy forced entry into a property in Eastbury Road, Watford and took a handbag.
He was serving a sentence at HMP Hollesey, which is an open prison.
On August 13 2019, he was found to be missing at the morning roll call and did not return.
He was subsequently charged with escaping from lawful custody following his arrest on November 17, 2019.
Cassidy pleaded guilty to the count of escape from lawful custody and was found guilty by unanimous jury for the other counts.
Jakob Piegdom
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A thief and burglar from Slough who burgled a house and stole from a car was jailed.
Jakob Piegdom admitted the two offences, both which happened in the Berkshire town.
He was jailed for two years and three months
Investigating officer Detective Constable Hugo Parkes said: “I am pleased that Piegdom has been convicted and will be serving time in prison for his offences.
“We will not tolerate burglars in Slough, and this conviction demonstrates how seriously we take this sort of offending.”
He was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on August 29 after admitting the charges two weeks earlier.
Vimal Popat
A con man who stole money after meeting people on dating apps was put behind bars in September.
Viman Popat, of Salt Hill Drive, Slough, would strike up an online friendship and would go on to form romatic relationships with his victims.
He wooed them over a period of several months where he gained their trust, he would then persuade them to invest cash into a business - which didn’t exist.
He persuaded his victims he was a successful Forex trader, and they were investing in a business with a promise of big money gained through the purchase and sale of currencies.
What was actually happening was he was putting their money into his bank accounts, which he would use to finance his lifestyle or gamble it away in casinos.
He also created false banking documents to persuade victims that his accounts had a healthy balance and that their money was being invested.
The scam started in 2013, stopped between 2015 and 2016 and escalated during 2019, when four people were swindled in a single year.
He also targeted relatives, a former work colleague and a former neighbour, impressing them with his fictitious business acumen and enticing them to part with cash in exchange for empty promises of financial profit.
His offences are believed to have totalled £440,824.50.
He was eventually arrested by officers from the Met Police’s Economic Crime Unit based at Hendon on Thursday, March 5.
He was charged the following day.
He admitted the charges on Monday, August 10.
Popat was sentenced to four years and four months’ imprisonment for each count of fraud by false representation. The sentences will run concurrently
Anthony Pledger
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Anthony Pledger was sent to prison after he attacked a woman who was sleeping in a home in the Berkshire village of Wraysbury.
The victim did not consent to his advances and he had no right to touch her.
Police also found extreme pornography on his phone.
He was jailed for three years for sexual assault.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Ross Fleming explained: “The victim of the sexual assault has shown real courage to support the police investigation and court proceedings during which she had to give evidence about a traumatic incident that happened three years ago.
“I would like to thank the victim for the immense courage she has shown.”
Pledger, of Percy Avenue, Ashford, Surrey, was sentenced at the Crown Court in Reading Thursday, September 24 following a four day trial.
He had admitted to possession of extreme pornography, but was convicted of the assault by the jury.
Pledger was also put on the Sexual Offenders Register indefinitely.
Bushra Ali
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Reading woman Bushra Ali was jailed after a vindictive campaign against a person who she tried to persuade police was planning a terror attack.
She sent a series of handwritten letters and images to Thames Valley Police and Government buildings in December 2019.
They claimed the person was planning an attack at Christmas.
Reading Crown Court heard how the intention was to provoke a police response and investigation into her target.
She hoped it would end with the person being sent to prison.
However, the only person sent to prison was Ali herself.
Thames Valley Police said a full and thorough investigation was carried out which found the letters to be malicious against an individual rather than a threat.
Ali, 38, admitted to perverting the course of justice and wasting police time and resources and was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Police said a “significant amount of time and resources” were spent by various forensic teams, including Counter Terrorism Policing South East, to identify the person who wrote the letters, with the evidence leading to Ali.
Anthony Watts
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Anthony Watts was a prolific drug dealer who used the Royal Mail to send cannabis around the country.
Watts, 40 of Kingman Way, Newbury, admitted three counts of being concerned in the supply of cannabis, three counts of possession with intent to supply cannabis and two counts of dangerous driving.
He also admitted one count each of possession with intent to supply cocaine, being concerned in the supply of cocaine and handling stolen goods.
All the charges are in connection with the operation between March 2019 and June 2020.
The driving charges relate to an incident where he tried to escape from police on two occasions in March and April, despite being banned from driving.
He was jailed for six years in October and banned from driving for four years and six months.
Muhammed Faraz Akram , Samir Sheikh and Gareth Inglis
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Three masked men who attacked a man in his home in Shinfield with such force an earring was ripped out were all jailed in October.
The trio, Muhammed Faraz Akram, Samir Sheikh and Gareth Inglis all went into the victim’s home wearing face coverings.
They then attacked a man in his thirties, holding him down and administering a brutal beating.
A woman was also attacked in the incident.
One of the trio also brandished a knife in the attack in February.
After a trial, Akram was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, with Inglis and Sheikh both being dealt four years’ and nine months prison sentences for the incident in Shinfield.
Muhammed Faraz Akram, 25, of Southcote Lane, Reading, Samir Sheikh, 36 of Wildmoor Lane, Hook, Hampshire, and Gareth Inglis, aged 39 of Grafton Road, Tilehurst, were all convicted of one count of robbery by unanimous jury at Reading Crown Court, following a 14-day-trial.
Biliaminu Fetuga
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A dealer who had a stash of cocaine in the boot of his car was jailed after being stopped while driving in a Berkshire village.
Police stopped Biliaminu Fetuga near Pangbourne on July 19, 2018
They found a large amount of drugs.
He was found guilty of one count of possession with intent to supply class A crack cocaine after denying the charge after a trial in November.
He also admitted one count of money laundering. .
He was jailed for four years and three months for drug dealing.
Graham Tattersall
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Paedophile Graham Tattersall, of Windsor, was jailed for crimes against children during a spell teaching at Bracknell’s Garth Hill School in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
The 68-year-old abused a number of girls aged between 12 and 16 during a 12-year period.
The attacks happened in classrooms, his former home and even his car when he was meant to be taking children home.
One his victims came forward in 2017. More came forward and he was arrested in July 2018.
He was convicted after a trial on Friday, October 30.
He was found guilty of one count of attempted rape, seven counts of indecent assault and four counts of indecency with a child following a seven day trial.
The pensioner was jailed for 12 years for his crimes.
Matthew Viccars
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Matthew Viccars was jailed for a violent stabbing of a man in Bracknell.
Police were called to reports of a fight at the Newlands Place flats.
They found a 28-year-old man had been stabbed three times.
He had to undergo an operation to remove his spleen in hospital and will be on medication for the rest of his life.
Viccars, of Pitcroft Avenue, Reading, admitted Section 18 grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article in a public place.
The 38-year-old was jailed for six years following a hearing on Thursday, November 5.
Marvin Lewis
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Another Reading drug dealer was jailed after police caught him carrying a drugs - twice.
Marvin Lewis, 37, of Florian Gardens in Reading, pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing a controlled drug of class A with intent to supply in a hearing at Reading Crown Court on Monday.
Police stopped Lewis on August 12 and October 5, and on both occasions found him carrying large amounts of class A drugs.
He was jailed for four years and 11 months.
Shkelzen Dobrica
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A dad who suffered life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed by burglar Shkelzen Dobrica was praised by police for his “outstanding bravery.”
Dobrica forced his way into a home in Maidenhead and threatened two people with a knofe.
The 54-year-old victim was stabbed in the scuffle during the incident and left him with life-changing injuries.
Dobrica, of no fixed abode, was jailed for nine years and six months for aggravated burglary after the incident.
BerkshireLive spoke to the dad about the ordeal and his extraordinary bravery.
Winston Benta
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One of the most sinister crimes of 2020 was the attack on a woman by Winston Benta.
Benta, who is 59, knocked the woman unconscious and sexually assaulted her in St Mary’s churchyard in Upton, Slough, in January.
He was found guilty of sexual assault, actual bodily harm and committing an offence of ABH with intent to commit a sexual offence after a five-day trial at Reading Crown Court.
Benta has also been placed on the sex offenders register for life.
Police used DNA evidence to arrest and charge him in March.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Jessica Lawson, who is based at Slough police station, said: “In her sentencing remarks, the trial judge described the attack as a prolonged, persistent and humiliating attack and said that Benta’s account was wholly inconsistent.
“I would like to praise the victim for her courage and patience while we conducted this investigation”
Charlie Carter
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Charlie Carter, of Bracknell, was put behind bars for stabbing a man in the back with a piece of glass.
Carter attacked the man after he was caught in the garden of the home in Appledore, Great Hollands.
He attacked the man, who needed hospital treatment.
Carter, of Greenham Wood, Bracknell, was found guilty of grievous bodily harm following a five-day trial at Reading Crown Court.
He was jailed for 18 months for the attack, which happened in front of the man’s family.
Designated Investigator Helen Lord, of Loddon Valley police station, said: “This was a terrifying experience for the victim, which was an unprovoked attack on him in the back garden of his home, in front of his family.
“Charlie Carter’s actions caused the victim and his family considerable fear and distress. The victim had to attend hospital for treatment.”
Dean Winfield
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Dean Winfield was jailed after he returned a set of keys he had found in the front door of a home he had burgled back to the owner of the house.
The 41-year-old had raided the home in King Stable Street, Eton, taking a gym bag containing personal items and a drill while the 18-year-old victim slept upstairs.
A few days later he returned to the house and gave back the keys, claiming he had found them.
The victim then spotted Winfield on Eton High Street around a week later and he was arrested.
Winfield, of no fixed address, was jailed for two years and four months after pleading guilty to burglary at Reading Crown Court.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Kelly Davis of the Priority Crime Team, based at Maidenhead police station, said: “Burglary is a horribly invasive crime and Winfield took advantage of an opportunity to illegally enter a property and steal property from within.
“He was later identified and arrested, and I would like to thank the victims for their help in identifying Winfield and bringing him to justice.”
Abdoulhalim Abdoulsamad
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Teenager Abdoulhalim Abdoulsamad, 18, of Benjamin Lane, Slough, was jailed for misleading police over the murder investigation into the death of Mohammed Aman Ashraq, in January this year,
During the investigation, Abdoulsamad gave police misleading information on a number of occasions about the identities of the people involved in the incident.
He was arrested in January and then charged in May.
He was jailed for 27 months after admitting the charge at Reading Crown Court on Friday, November 20.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Nicola Tompkins of Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit, said: “On several occasions Abdoulsamad willingly mislead police about the identities of individuals related to the incident on January 4, additionally he also provided misleading information on locations following the incident.
“This wasted a large amount of police time who were investigating the murder of Mr Ashraq.
“The sentence handed out reflects the seriousness of this offence and demonstrates Thames Valley Police’s zero tolerance of those who seek to pervert the course of justice through dishonest and wilful deceit.”
In a tribute, Mr Ashraq’s family said he was a keen boxer who “loved goofing around with his siblings”.
Alison Dean
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Alison Dean was jailed after she stabbed a man in Bracknell.
The man suffered wounds to his chest, back and abdomen in the incident Haversham Drive, Bracknell, in May.
He needed surgery after the attack.
Dean was arrested the same day, and was found guilty of grievous bodily harm and perverting the course of justice following a trial at Reading Crown Court in November.
The 27-year-old, of Haversham Drive, Bracknell, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison.
Keith Bunce
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Keith Bunce smashed his way into the home of a 98-year-old man in Slough.
Reading Crown Court heard how the man ignored a knock on the door at the home in Dolphin Road on September 28.
Bunce then smashed a patio door and threatened the man.
He demanded money and took £100 in cash before leaving.
Bunce, 44, of no fixed abode, admitted one count of robbery at Reading Crown Court and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
Designated investigator Wushma Qureshi from the Slough priority crime team at Thames Valley Police, said: “This was an extremely serious ordeal to have happened to a 98 year-old male in the comfort of his own home.
“The victim had previously provided the offender with money out of kindness and was repaid by having his property broken into while he watched from his armchair.”
Richard Todd
Police called Richard Todd a “serial offender” after he was jailed for punching a man in the face and stealing £40 from him.
The victim was asleep at home in Wensley Road, Reading when he was woken by a knock at the door in the early hours of January 18.
Todd pushed past him and punched him in the face and then stole money before leaving.
He was jailed for 12 years for the robbery.
Detective Constable Steve Parsons said: “Todd is a serial offender and this sentence reflects how seriously the courts take personal robbery.
“The victim had every right to feel safe in his own home, and the fact that he was punched at his own front door and was robbed of such a relatively small amount of cash, highlights the lengths Todd would go to in order to steal.”
Adam Spindlow
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Bracknell man Adam Spindlow fired a gun at a man after an argument.
Spindlow also fired the weapon at a home in Stoney Road, Priestwood.
Police found bullet casings at the scene, which suggested the rounds were blanks and the victim, a man in his 20s, was not injured.
Spindlow was arrested shortly after the incident on July 29, and subsequently admitted to possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
The 28-year-old, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and four months in prison following a hearing at Reading Crown Court in late November.
Police said CCTV footage showed Spindlow firing two of the shots.
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Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Mike Bettington, said: “The actions of Spindlow on July 28 are a shocking example of the behaviour of one individual unhappy with events in their street.
“Thankfully, such incidents are rare and on this occasion nobody was injured. The casings that were located suggested that these were blanks."
Lewis Szewczyk
Lewis Szewczyk was another dealer who tried swallowing his stash after getting caught by police dealing in a playground.
Szewczyk was seen by officers making exchanges with suspected drug users in a children’s play park near Avon Place in Reading.
He tried to escape by climbing over a fence, but police caught him and he was found to be have the drugs in his mouth and was trying to swallow them.
Officers persuaded him to spit out the items he was concealing, which totalled 33 wraps of heroin and 45 wraps of cocaine.
He was also in possession of £196.55 in cash.
He admitted one count of possession with intent to supply heroin, one count of possession with intent to supply cocaine and one count of possession of criminal propert and was jailed for two years and four months.
Adam Clark and Malachi Hutchinson
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Police called the attack carried out by teenagers Adam Clark and Malachi Hutchinson near Wokingham train station ‘brazen, abhorrent and sickening’.
The incident saw a 29-year-old man stabbed multiple times on his lower torso and legs.
After he was taken to hospital, medics found he was so badly injured that he required multiple blood tranfusions.
He is now suffering with lifelong injuries and a disability as a result.
Clark was arrested on April 18, 2019 and was charged the following day, while Hutchinson was arrested on June 19, 2019 and was charged on September 17 last year.
Adam Clark, 19, from Richmond-upon-Thames, London pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm in March 2020, while Malachi Hutchinson, aged 19 and of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to the same offence in July during hearings at Reading Crown Court.
Clark was jailed for two years and four months and Hutchinson for two years and six months.
Police said the incident was linked to drug activity.
Callum Fenton, Aidan Hughes and Jaedon Smith
Thugs Callum Fenton, Aidan Hughes and Jaedon Smith were all jailed after a brutal knife attack on man in Bracknell.
They attacked the man in Canterville Place, when Fenton, Smith and Hughes attacked him with knives.
The victim was stabbed seven times to his head and back and required emergency surgery on his spleen, which had been ruptured, causing extensive internal bleeding..
The men, aged between 18 and 23, have now been jailed following a three week trial at Reading Crown Court.
A 34-year-old victim was walking with his cousins in Canterville Place, close to Mount Pleasant when Fenton, Smith and Hughes attacked him with knives.
Smith was convicted by unanimous jury verdict of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article and possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs.
Hughes was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a bladed article.
Fenton was found guilty by a majority verdict of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and had earlier pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs.
Smith was jailed for a total of nine-and-a-half years, while Hughes was sentenced to a total of seven years and three months.
Fenton was jailed for a total of seven years.
Rajeev Harikrishnan
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Police praised the victim of a Maidenhead man who carried out a sustained spell of abusive behaviour against her,
Rajeev Harikrishnan beat his victim, during a period of abuse between early 2018 and May 202.
The 27-year-old attacked her on a number of occasions, damaged her things and used coercion to control her.
She suffered bruising of her neck, arms and face, scratches, and a ligament injury following his attacks.
After he was arrested, he then tried to contact her in a bid to to pervert the course of justice.
But he was locked up for two years following a nine day trial.
He was charged with four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, three counts of criminal damage, one count of coercive/controlling behaviour and one count of perverting the course of justice and was s sentenced on Tuesday, December 8.
Investigating officer Detective Constable Jill Collett of the Domestic Abuse Investigation Unit, based at Windsor police station, said: “The victim was brave enough to come forward and report all of these offences to the police and as a result of our investigation, Harikrishnan was found guilty by a jury and will now serve time in prison.
“The victim has come a long way as a result of this investigation and she is now protected from this unacceptable behaviour.”
He was charged with four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, three counts of criminal damage, one count of coercive/controlling behaviour and one count of perverting the course of justice and was s sentenced on Tuesday, December 8.
James Clark
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A Windsor man who was found hiding inside a home was jailed for burglary.
James Clark, 37, was found in a room inside the home in Hanover Way by the person living there.
The woman had previously found a knife in another room.
She asked him what he wanted, which was cash,.
She gave him £40 and he fled.
The incident happened on June 28 2019, and Clark was arrested the following day.
Clark, of Sawyers Close, Windsor, was sentenced to three years in prison.
Designated investigator Pippa Rouse of the Maidenhead Priority Crime Team said: “No-one should return home to a stranger in their house with a threat of violence in a place they should feel safe and secure.
“This was a frightening ordeal for the victim, and I hope that this conviction and sentence will serve as some solace to her.”
Lasaro Muge
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Lasaro Muge was jailed after a man and woman were attacked and threatened with a machete in Reading.
Muge was one of a group who approached the pair as they turned their car round in Cardinal Close.
He threatened the man with the weapon through the car door.
The two were then both punched by members of the group, leaving the man with a broken nose and eye socket.
The victims then spotted Muge in a vehicle, which was later stopped by police officers..
The weapon was found dumped in Shinfield Road.
Mugo, of Lower Elmstone Drive, Reading, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an offensive weapon on October 30.
On Friday, December 4, he was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Adele Taylor, of Reading police station, said: “This was a particularly violent and terrifying incident for these two victims, whom Muge showed complete disregard for.
“However I would like to praise their quick thinking, when they took the initiative to then follow a car that Muge was in after the incident while on the phone to police, all after having sustained injuries.
“It is thanks to them that officers managed to apprehend Muge shortly after the incident.
“Both victims sustained injuries requiring hospital treatment in this completely needless and unprovoked incident.
“I hope that now they know Muge has been sentenced that they can move on from this incident.
“Muge is clearly a dangerous man, and Thames Valley Police will actively pursue people who commit crimes like this to make sure that they face justice.”
Matthew Mowbray
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Former Eton College teacher Matthew Mowbray was jailed for the “grossest breach of trust” by sexually touching boys at the prestigious school during late night visits to their bedrooms.
Mowbray also downloaded hundreds of indecent images of children, as well as superimposing pupils’ faces onto the naked bodies of unknown children on his computer.
He entered boys’ rooms late at night on the pretext of discussing schoolwork before touching them for his own “sexual gratification”, his trial at Reading Crown Court heard.
He was jailed for a total of five years for 15 offences.
Mowbray, of Locks Heath, Southampton, admitted six counts of making indecent images of children and one count of voyeurism in relation to a series of covertly filmed images showing a boy getting dressed at the school near Windsor in Berkshire.
However, he denied nine counts of sexual activity with a child against four boys and one girl over a period of several years.
He was found guilty last month on eight of the charges and not guilty of one count of sexual activity with a child against a girl.
The judge also made a 10-year sexual harm prevention order.
Gary Smith
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Gary Smith was jailed after robbing a petrol station with a claw hammer.
Smith knocked on the night pay window of the BP Triangle in Winnersh and went inside.
He went to the counter and demanded cash from two tills, which the cashier, a 24-year-old woman gave to him.
He escaped with £265.
He was arrested a short time after the robbery, which happened on June 28.
Smith was found guilty of robbery following a four day trial at Reading Crown Court.
On Friday, December 18, he was jailed for four years.
Oliver Glass
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Oliver Glass was another teacher who was jailed for a breach of trust.
The former Reading teacher, now of Sheffield, took advantage of a vulnerable child at the school between June and August 2019.
He was charged in August 2020 and admitted three counts of adult abuse of position of trust by causing/inciting sexual activity with a child between 13 and 17-years-old.
The 33-year-old was jailed for a year and 10 months and will serve 11 months in prison and the rest on license.
After the sentencing, an NSPCC spokeswoman added: “As a teacher, Glass’ role was to safeguard his pupils, instead he abused his position of trust to sexually exploit his victim.
“Child sexual grooming and abuse can have a devastating impact on people’s lives and it is important this teenage girl, who has bravely spoken out and helped bring Glass to justice, now receives all the support she needs.
“The NSPCC has been calling on the Government to extend position of trust laws to cover all adults working with young people, including sports coaches and youth workers, so it is illegal for them to groom and exploit 16 and 17-year-olds.”
Trishtan Douglin
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Reading dealer Trishtan Douglin was the last to be locked up in 2020.
He was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and two counts of possession of criminal property in Reading and Wokingham.
He was also found not guilty of a further count of possession with intent to supply class A drugs at a trial at Reading Crown Court in December.
Douglin, of Ashmore Road, Reading, was arrested during a number of warrants carried out by Thames Valley Police on June 9 this year, when class A drugs were found.
A spokesman for the force said: “Not Merry Christmas or a Happy New Year for this drug dealer.
“Thames Valley Police will not tolerate those who harm our communities by dealing drugs.”
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The billionaire bachelor you’ve NEVER heard of: Property scion Jamie Reuben, 33, who counts the royals as pals is on a mission to make Mayfair ‘cool’
Single: The billionaire bachelor you’ve NEVER heard of: Property scion Jamie Reuben, 33, who counts the royals as pals is on a mission to make Mayfair ‘cool’
He’s single, in his 30s, and stands to inherit a £19 billion fortune.
But unlike many other mega-rich men about town, you’ve probably never even heard his name.
Indeed such is the intrigue surrounding Jamie Reuben, son of Mumbai-born property magnate Simon, one half of the fabulously wealthy Rueben Brothers, that Tatler today dubbed the handsome 33-year-old ‘one of London’s most mysterious bachelors’.
Jamie, whose friends include Princess Beatrice and music mogul Scooter Braun, is following the lead of his father and uncle David, who famously don’t give interviews, preferring instead to allow their multi-million pound property deals to speak for themselves.
The Reuben Brothers, as they are most commonly known, built their estimated £18.6billion fortune by buying up large parts of London’s Mayfair, including the 200-year-old Burlington Arcade, of which Jamie is managing director.
However last week Jamie broke cover and offered a peek behind the curtain when he gave a sit-down to Times Magazine, in which he discussed plans to transform the stuffy stomping ground of wealthy financiers into somewhere a little trendier.
One of the centrepieces is the site of the former Naval and Military Club, popularly known as the In & Out club, which is being transformed into a hotel and seven luxury homes, described by Jamie as a ‘contemporary British country house oasis’.
Here, a look at what we know about the world of Jamie Reuben.
HIS BILLIONAIRE FAMILY
Runs in the family: Jamie Reuben, is the 33-year-old son of Simon Reuben, one half of the billionaire Reuben brothers. Pictured, Jamie with his father (left) and uncle David in 2013
The Reuben brothers' wealth is staggering. Their shared personal fortune, estimated at over £18.6billion, is large enough to place the family at second place on The Sunday Times Rich List, ahead of more high profile businessmen like Sir James Dyson and Roman Abramovich.
This is largely due to their real estate holdings, which include Mayfair’s Burlington Arcade and Westminster’s Millbank Tower. They also own London Oxford Airport and London Heliport and the John Lewis headquarters at London Victoria.
The Reuben Brothers continue to be one of the largest investors in luxury leisure group Belmond Ltd. Other holdings include Travelodge Hotels.
However they started off with more modest business ventures. Simon and David were born in Mumbai, India, and came to Britain in the Fifties with their mother, Nancy.
After starting his career at Mount Star Metals, a UK-based scrap-metals business, David joined Trans-Continental, a subsidiary of Metal Traders Inc. In 1977 he left that firm and formed Trans-World Group, and in 1986, along with his brother, Simon, he restructured the firm, bought out his partners, and took control of the business.
In 2000 the brothers wound down Trans-World’s operations to sharpen their focus on Reuben Brothers’ activities.
Today Reuben Brothers is a leader in private equity, real estate investment and development, and debt financing.
HIS FAMOUS FRIENDS
Friends in high places: Reuben with Prime Minister Boris Johnson
Like many well-connected 30-somethings in London, Jamie counts a member of the royal family among his circle of friends.
He and Princess Beatrice, 31, described in the press as an ‘old friend’ have been spotted together at a number of parties over the years and sat side-by-side at the US Open in 2013. They most recently rubbed shoulders at an event in November last year. It remains to be seen if he will be invited to Beatrice and Edo’s wedding in May.
Another friend is American music mogul Scooter Braun, whose clients include Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. Jamie and Justin looked like close friends as they posed for photos at the Vanity Fair party at the Cannes Film Festival last year.
He’s also been pictured with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
According to The Times, Jamie has also become friends with former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whom he is said to have met through a friend.
STAR-STUDDED PARTIES
Star-studded: Jamie with Paris Hilton at a glittering Cannes Film Festival party in May 2016
Jamie was front and centre for a party hosted by his father and uncle at a party celebrating the 200th Christmas at the Burlington Arcade in November last year. Pictured, with Judi Dench
While the Reubens prefer to stay out of the glare of the public eye, Jamie does occasionally make exceptions for star-studded parties.
In 2013 Reuben showed his support for Schmidt by hosting a launch party for his book The New Digital Age, co-written by Jared Cohen.
Among the guests at the event was Dasha Zhukova, the ex-wife of Roman Abramovich who recently tied the knot with Stavros Niarchos, Princess Beatrice’s ex-boyfriend Dave Clark and Sir Richard Branson’s daughter, Holly Branson.
He brought out his phone book again last year to host a black tie bash at the Cannes Film Festival, where he posed with Bahamian model Chase Carter, 22.
That same month Jamie was front and centre for a party hosted by his father and uncle at a party celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Burlington Arcade.
Princess Beatrice, then newly engaged, looked elegant in a shift dress as she posed for photos with the likes of Sir Michael Caine and Lady Alice Manners.
HIS GLAMOROUS EX
Jamie Reuben enjoyed a long-term relationship with TV presenter and fashion designer, Marissa Montgomery. It is not known when their relationship came to an end but the couple were seen together as recently as May 2019 (right). Pictured left, at Cannes in 2014
Jamie Reuben enjoyed a long-term relationship with TV presenter and fashion designer, Marissa Montgomery.
The couple, who share many of the same friends, were spotted attending parties as far back as 2008, with Jamie planting a kiss on his blonde date’s cheek as they posed for photos at an Evening Standard event.
It is not known when their relationship came to an end but the couple were seen together as recently as November 2019, when they both attended the Burlington Arcade anniversary party.
At the age of 21, Marissa founded lingerie line Pussy Glamore, following it up in 2014 with trendy t-shirt label Rotten Roach, now available to buy at Selfridges.
HIS FUTURE PROJECTS
Ongoing project: The Reubens have several projects in the pipeline but perhaps the one that has made most headlines is the old premises of the Naval and Military Club, pictured, which will now be turned into a hotel and seven luxury homes. It was bought in 2011
The Reubens have several projects in the pipeline but perhaps the one that has made most headlines is the old premises of the Naval and Military Club, popularly known as The In & Out after the prominent inscriptions at the entrance to its Piccadilly courtyard.
Once one of London’s most magnificent houses, the Reubens shelled out an estimated £100 million for the building in 2011, initially intending to convert it into Britain’s most expensive private house, with an underground swimming pool, gym, 35,000-bottle cellar — and a possible £200 million price tag.
The brothers had a change of heart last year, deciding instead to turn the property into a 102-bedroom luxury hotel and seven high-end homes, on what they want to call the ‘Piccadilly Estate’.
‘It will be a contemporary British country house oasis in the middle of Mayfair,’ Jamie said in his interview with Times Magazine.
The businessman also spoke of wanting to breathe fresh life into Mayfair, saying he has the perspective to see beyond his father and uncle’s ‘safe’ and ‘traditional’ ideas.
He added: ‘Because I’m younger, I can see things changing and I can see different ideas probably being more relevant going forward.’