'He's on his own' - real-life Toxic Town star imprisoned again after ignoring judge's orders
The man whose tragic story was made famous by Netflix drama Toxic Town has been sent back to jail.
Serial criminal Connor McIntyre, part of the group of children who famously won their high court case against Corby Council back in 2009, was back in court on Thursday (August 20) after ignoring a sentence he received for shooting a BB gun at his neighbour.
McIntyre, 30, was given yet another jail term by the crown court judge who said he had not even attempted to comply with her orders.
The 30-year-old’s tale, along with that of his mother Susan McIntyre, was pivotal to the success of the Netflix show which aired last year. The series dramatised the story of the Corby Group Litigation, which involved 16 children who sued the council after they were left with limb deformities following the botched clean-up of the steelworks site.
Connor – who also goes by the name Conner – was born with a deformed hand after his mum was exposed to toxic dust during her pregnancy with him.
Even before the case got to the high court, Connor and his brother Daniel were involved in crime, and both were given an ASBO in 2008 after a string of anti-social incidents.
Then, despite receiving a hefty compensation pay-out, McIntyre chose a life of crime, racking up 29 convictions including for knife possession, drug dealing and arson. Back in April he breached a domestic violence protection order within two days.
McIntyre, formerly of Burghley Drive, Corby, was sentenced by Her Honour Judge Rebecca Crane at the end of 2025 for an offence of common assault after he twice shot a BB gun out of his upstairs window in Kettering at a female neighbour. He was given a community order and told by the judge he must provide samples to prove he was drug-free for six months. He was also ordered to complete 55 rehabilitation activity days.
But he failed on several occasions to even turn up for his initial booking-in appointment with probation officers.
In May this year, Judge Crane gave him a second chance at completing the community order after he told her he was now drug-free, but by July he had still not even managed to fulfil a single one of his requirements.
So he was back before Judge Crane this week to be re-sentenced.
She said: “There’s been no compliance.”
Advocate Dan Svoronos told the court that his client had issues with homelessness and drug addiction.
"He doesn’t intend to hide behind that,” said Mr Svoronos, "other than to concede that this was an order he wanted to comply with but wasn’t in a position to do so.”
"He was very grateful to the court for that opportunity and it’s very sad that he’s not been able to take it up.”
Mr Svoronos said that McIntyre had been drug-free while in prison and intended to stay that way when he was released.
"He’s on his own,” said Mr Svoronos.
“He has no partner or children. He’s effectively just picking up again.”
The court heard that McIntyre is also currently facing serious charges in the magistrates’ court.
He was given ten weeks in prison of which he has already served half so he could be released shortly.