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Two Jailed Over Skegness Home Invasion After Motorbike-Ram Raid Caught on CCTV

Police attribute the raid to a suspected drugs debt following CCTV-led identification using DNA evidence.

Overview

  • Paul Johns, 35, was jailed for 14 months at Lincoln Crown Court after admitting affray for ramming the front door with a motorbike.
  • Shane Tune, 40, received a 10‑month sentence for affray, while Tommy Gaskin Sr, 53, has been charged and awaits sentencing.
  • CCTV from February 27, 2023, shows around 12 men forcing entry to the Grosvenor Road property carrying axes, knives, metal poles, screwdrivers, a golf club and baseball bats.
  • Detectives linked suspects using footage, witness accounts and DNA, including a motorbike helmet and other items recovered from the front garden.
  • Police said the three targeted occupants escaped unharmed through the back, though the interior was left heavily damaged.