These are the faces of 12 killers, rapists, robbers and thugs who saw in the New Year behind bars after being jailed for up to 27 years during December 2022.
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Faces of a few of the killers, rapists, robbers and thugs from Northampton, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough jailed at Northampton Crown Court in December 2022. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
. GRANT HARDING
Harding, 30, launched what police described as a “violent and unprovoked attack” on homeless 44-year-old Robert Jadecki as he lay in his sleeping bag in Hester Street, Northampton in the early hours of June 16, 2021, kicking and stamping and yelling abuse. Jadecki died just after 9.30pm the same day leading to Harding being found guilty of racially aggravated murder in August and sentenced to 27 years in December. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
. RODNEY PAUL WEBSTER
The 58-year-old, previously of Northampton, was found guilty following a trial in September and sentenced to 14 years and eight months in December for historic sexual abuse assaults against children. Detective Constable Kelly Roberts, said: “Webster thought he had gotten away with his crimes, living in freedom for more than 30 years.” Photo: Northamptonshire Police
. LEON ADAM TURAY
Turay, aged 41, formerly of Shakespeare Road, Northampton, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in jail after admitting kidnapping a police officer in March this year and also ordered to serve a further five years on extended licence, plus pay a £190 surcharge to fund victim services when he appeared at Northampton Crown Court in December 14. He also pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment, dangerous driving, and assault by beating of an emergency worker at a previous hearing on September 30 — Northamptonshire Police say those charges will remain on file. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
. JAMES DOUGLAS CRAIGIE
Craigie sobbed as he was sentenced to five years, four months for running down and killing pregnant mother-of-four Dulce Lina Mendes Pereira after getting behind the wheel with traces of cocaine in his system and driving through a red light iat the junction of Greyfriars and Horsemarket in Northampton town centre in May 2021. The 32-year-old of Newport Pagnell Road, Wootton, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed four days before Christmas. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
5. ROSS COONEY
The callous 33-year-old from Corby caused a head-on crash by overtaking dangerously then fled the scene, leaving his friend dead in the wreckage and another driver seriously injured in April 2019. Northampton Crown Court heard 45-year-old Kelly Meek had been a passenger in the rear seat of his car. Cooney was found guilty earlier this year and sentenced to nine years in December. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
6. DANIEL FARRANT and LEWIS SYMONS
The Wellingborough robbers pleaded guilty to a violent robbery which left two victims with knife wounds and head injuries inside a house in April this year. Symons, 27, and 30-year-old Farrant demanded fled with cash leaving one man needing to be placed in an induced coma in hospital. Farrant was sentenced to 16 years and Symons nine years at Northampton Crown Court in December. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
7. DECLAN COLVIL
A judge branded 23-year-old Colvil as “feral” after hearing how he viciously attacked two men inside and outside a Northampton nightclub in a row over a cigarette in November 2021. Colvil, now of Riverside Road in Greenock, Scotland admitted affray and two counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent and was sentenced to 26 months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
8. JARED JOHN PATRICK WRIGHT
Wright, 35, was a prolific burglar and banned from driving when he stole a van after breaking into a house in Kettering before speeding dangerously off-road, then dumping in Corby. He pleaded guilty to burglary, a second attempted burglary on the same night, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified and was sentenced to two years, eight months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police