September 12, 2017 3.28 pm This story is over 77 months old

Infamous Rooney family behind Lincolnshire slavery ring jailed for nearly 80 years

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Members of a notorious Lincolnshire traveller family have been handed jail sentences totalling almost 80 years for running a modern-day slavery camp.

Sentencing of the Rooney family based at Drinsey Nook west of Lincoln took place at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday, September 12.

The longest jail term handed down by Judge Timothy Spencer QC was 15 years and nine months.

In total, the family was jailed for 79 years and seven months.

The Rooney family tree


The sentences

Patrick Rooney

Patrick Rooney, 31, of Drinsey Nook, Saxilby near Lincoln, was jailed for 15 years and nine months.

Patrick Rooney, 31


John Rooney

Patrick’s twin John Rooney, 31, of Drinsey Nook was also jailed for 15 years and six months.

John Rooney, 31


Martin Rooney

Martin Rooney, 57, and of Drinsey Nook, was described as the ‘head of the family’. He was sentenced to 10 years and nine months in prison.

Martin Rooney, 57


Bridget Rooney

Courts heard Bridget Rooney, 55, and of Drinsey Nook, was the ‘matriarch’ of the family. She was put behind bars for seven years.

Bridget Rooney, 55


Martin Rooney

Martin Rooney, 35, and of Sainfoin Farm, Gatemoor Lane, Beaconsfield was jailed for two years, suspended for two years.

Martin Rooney, 35


Martin Rooney

Martin Rooney, 23, and of Drinsey Nook, was jailed for six years and nine months.

Martin Rooney, 23


Patrick Rooney

Patrick Rooney, 54, and of of Sainfoin Farm, Beaconsfield, was handed a 12 month jail sentence, suspended for two years.

Patrick Rooney, 54


John Rooney

John Rooney, 53, and of Chantry Croft, Pontefract, was jailed for five years and 10 months.

John Rooney, 53


Peter Doran

Peter Doran, 36, and of Washingborough Road, Lincoln, was jailed for six years.

Peter Doran, 36


Gerard Rooney

Gerard Rooney, 46, and of Washingborough Road, Lincoln, was jailed for six years.

Gerard Rooney, 46


Lawrence Rooney

Lawrence Rooney, 47, and currently in prison, was jailed for six years.