A skydiving instructor who killed his girlfriend and a man charged with a string of child sex offences were among those put behind bars in Greater Lincolnshire in May.
There was also a case dealt with by the National Crime Agency with a link to Lincolnshire after three men were jailed over a plot to fly four Albanian illegal immigrants into the UK.
Our court reporters cover the biggest cases heard in our region every day. Here’s a round up of signifiant cases resulting in prison sentences in May 2023. Please note these stories can be read fully by MyLocal Lincolnshire members. You get a free 3-month trial with your membership, which supports original and public interest reporting across Lincolnshire.
Ashley Kemp
Ashley Kemp was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 19 years before he is eligible for parole. | Photo: Humberside Police
Skydiving instructor Ashley Kemp, 55, was jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of his girlfriend Clair Armstrong, 50. Kemp was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 19 years before he is eligible for parole.
Christopher Beach, 42, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years and Thomas Sharlotte, 30, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. | Photo: Humberside Police
A duo forced entry into a Grimsby flat, one armed with a knife and wearing a Thanos Supervillain mask, and they were put behind bars for a combined total of 13 years. Christopher Beach, 42, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years, and Thomas Sharlotte, 30, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison.
Kevin Clarke was sentenced to six years in prison. | Photo: Lincolnshire Police
Kevin Clarke, 38, was jailed for six years over child sex offences in Skegness. Clarke pleaded guilty to nine charges which relate to offences that happened in the Lincolnshire town.
Former Spalding United chairman Chris Toynton. | Photo: Jake Whiteley
Former long-time Spalding United chairman Chris Toynton was jailed for four-and-a-half years for his part in running a £3.9million ‘get rich quick’ scheme. In all, 184 people made a total loss of £2,397,002, Lincoln Crown Court heard during a seven-week trial.
Toynton’s co-defendant Ross Gibson was sentenced to 53 months for fraud and carrying out regulated activities while not qualified.
Martin Fry, 58, was sent back to jail after indecent images of children were found during a visit to his Bardney home. A forensic examination revealed 4,874 indecent images of children.
He had previously served a six-year prison sentence for abducting and sexually assaulting a young girl. He was also sentenced to four years for possession and making indecent images of children.
Richard Smelt was sentenced to three years in prison and Jonathon Bratley was jailed for one year and eight months. | Photo: Humberside Police
Scunthorpe men Jonathon Bratley, 33, and Richard Smelt, 31, threw a woman from a van they were trying to steal in a ‘senseless’ theft. Smelt was sentenced to three years in prison and Bratley was jailed for one year and eight months.
Former Spalding man Toby Dawson, 25, was jailed for 26 months after bombarding his teenage victim with hundreds of calls and texts, and making her believe that he had disclosed an intimate video to her family.
A 14-year-old boy, whose identity is protected by law, was handed a two-month custodial sentence due to his persistent defiance of a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
Trio jailed. Left to right – Richard Styles, Silvano Turchet and Vijayakumar Sivakumar have all been sentenced. | Photo: National Crime Agency
Three men were jailed over a plot to fly four Albanian illegal immigrants into the UK using a six-seater plane rented from an airfield in Lincolnshire.
After a National Crime Agency investigation, Richard Styles, 53, from Hertfordshire was sentenced to seven years in prison. Silvano Turchet was jailed for seven-and-a-half years and Vijayakumar Sivakumar for four-and-a-half years.
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