Overview
- Southampton Crown Court jailed Kieran Bond for six life terms, with a 16-year minimum, for raping two children in Eastleigh in 2018.
- Hampshire cases included 16 years for Christopher Dwan, who filmed sexual offences against girls, and 14 months for ex-teacher Leo Norman for abusing his position of trust.
- Police operations targeting drug networks led to multi-year terms, including a Berkshire-linked plot that moved nearly 300kg of cocaine and Greater Manchester cases totalling more than 20 years.
- Courts punished riot-related disorder, with participants in the Hanley violence jailed, including Aso Hassan for throwing missiles at police and rival groups.
- Judges imposed heavy terms for lethal and serious violence, such as 11 years for killer driver Leon Salt in Staffordshire and 14 years for Peterborough robber Mark Moss after a 13-stab attack.