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
9. AIDEN BEN HUNT
The Northampton paedophile, aged 25, frightened a young girl into keeping his crimes against her secret, telling her “nobody would love you any more” if she spoke out. Years later, however, she bravely disclosed her ordeal to her parents — leading to Hunt being found guilty of five counts of assaulting a girl under 13, two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape. He was sentenced to four years. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
10. CAIN DOWNTON
The 22-year-old from Northampton was sentenced to 42 months four days before Christmas after admitting robbing a university student at knifepoint and threatening a care worker with a BB gun. Downton, of Lion Court, pushed his victim to the floor and demanded he hand over a £900 Canada Goose jacket in April this year — although he later told police a friend had given it to him for free. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
11. RALPH GABBIDON
A drug kingpin who used the codename ‘J’ was sentenced to 14 years after being found guilty by a majority verdict of running a drug factory from his quiet flat in Corby. Gabbidon claimed he’d earned £54k last year building flat-pack furniture and running a music promotion business but he was convicted of possession with intent to supply cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, amphetamine and cannabis and holding £23,000 in criminal cash — and possession of a sawn-off shotgun and a modified starting pistol. Photo: Northamptonshire Police