Who's been sentenced featuring Kettering, Barton Seagrave, Corby, Rushden, Sevenoaks, Wellingborough, Oundle, Leicester, Church Brampton and Wicksteed Park

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A roundup of sentencings from North Northamptonshire

Philip Dennis

Lavender Close, Corby. Age

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On 23/04/2025 at HMV Kettering stole goods to a value of £991.00; on 02/05/25 at HMV Kettering stole goods to a value of £399.95.

Plea: Guilty. 40 weeks in prison suspended for 24 months. To pay compensation of £1390.95.

Matthew White

Dahlia Road, Kettering. Age 44.

Matthew White of Kettering has been given 15 months in prison. Image: NWplaceholder image
Matthew White of Kettering has been given 15 months in prison. Image: NW

On 05/03/24 at Kettering assaulted a woman, thereby occasioning her actual bodily harm.

Plea: Guilty. 15 months in prison. To pay a £187 surcharge.

Tinotenda Tinofrei

Park Road, Rushden. Age 31.

On 04/04/25 at The Railway Inn, Rushden, unlawfully and intentionally threatened another person in such a way he would think that there was an immediate risk of physical harm.

Plea: Guilty. 14 months in prison suspended for 18 months. 120 days of electronically-monitored alcohol abstinence and 45 rehabilitation activity days.

Carl Docherty

Duncan Road, Corby. Age 37.

Harassment: Between 07/01/23 and 09/01/23 and on 07/07/23, 08/08/23, 07/09/23, 24/09/23 at Kettering, without reasonable excuse, contacted a woman which he was prohibited from doing by a restraining order imposed by Northampton Magistrates Court on 21/01/2021.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 6 months of mental health treatment. 10 rehabilitation activity days and 60 hours of unpaid work.

Jamie Graham

Hodge Way, Kettering. Age 32.

Between 01/12/24 and 2/3/25 at Kettering, pursued a course of conduct which amounted to the stalking of a woman in that the conduct shown included attending and entering the home address of the victim on more than one occasion; making contact with the victim by speaking to her in person and physically following her after calling her directly.

Plea: Guilty. 14 weeks in prison.

Nino Awad

NFA, Corby. Age 34.

Between 18/02/25 and 24/02/25 at Corby, without reasonable excuse, contacted a female victim which he was prohibited from doing by a restraining order imposed by Northampton Crown Court on 21/03/24; between the same dates, pursued a course of contact which amounted to the harassment of the same victim.

Plea: Guilty. Three months in prison.

Cristina Ion

Ley Street, Ilford. Age 21.

On 23/06/24 at Boots, Gold Street, Kettering, stole beauty products to the value of £8,111; on 01/04/23 at Sevenoaks, Kent, stole cosmetics of a value unknown belonging to Space NK.

Plea: Guilty. 12 months in prison suspended for 24 months. To pay compensation of £1,000. 15 rehabilitation activity days.

Besmir Hysa

Henshaw Road, Wellingborough. Age 28.

On 23/09/24 at Wellingborough, cultivated 20 cannabis plants.

Plea: Guilty. 11 months in prison suspended for 18 months. 15 rehabilitation activity days, 100 hours of unpaid work. To pay £650 in costs and a £187 surcharge.

Richard Welsh

Southfields Drive, Leicester. Age 41.

On 17/09/23 at Kettering intentionally strangled a woman.

Plea: Guilty. 19 months in prison suspended for 24 months. 35 rehabilitation activity days. To pay £500 in compensation. Ten year restraining order made.

Judith Rajapalan

Cotswold Drive, Wellingborough. Age 51.

Between 18/12/19 and 11/03/22 with a view to obtaining universal credit, dishonestly made a statement to the DWP that was false pertaining to owning a second property; same offence between 11/11/19 and 10/12/19.

Plea: Guilty. Community order including 100 hours of unpaid work. £85 costs and a £114 surcharge.

Connor Murphy

West Street, Oundle. Age 31.

On 14/03/25 at Oundle assaulted a man, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm; on the same date assaulted a woman by beating her; on 15/03/25 at Oundle assaulted the same woman by beating her; on 15/03/25 at Oundle assaulted a second woman by beating her; on 15/03/25 at Oundle, with intent to cause a man harassment, alarm or distress, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.

Plea: Not guilty. Found guilty after trial. Imprisoned for 36 weeks. To pay £400 compensation, £200 costs and a £187 surcharge. Uplift because of transphobic comments made in public place.

Kelly Sutton

Leeson Crescent, Barton Seagrave. Age 32.

On 03/07/24 at Wicksteed Park, Kettering, with intent to cause a man harassment, alarm or distress, used threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, including homophobic slurs.

Plea: Not guilty. Found guilty after trial. Community order including 20 rehabilitation activity days. To pay costs of £720 and a £114 surcharge.

Emily Prouse

Neale Avenue, Kettering. Age 32.

On 17/09/24 at Harlestone Road, Church Brampton, drove a Vauxhall Astra without due care and attention in that as she was reversing she reversed into a property wall knocking the wall from the base foundations.

Plea: Guilty. Driving licence endorsed with five penalty points. Fined £110, to pay costs of £130 and a £44 surcharge.

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