Trawler captain was sending Whatsapp messages as vessel hit and sank a smaller boat court hears dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brighton Magistrates Court A PAEDOPHILE who had vile child sex abuse images was spared a prison sentence. Simon Dickens was found to be in possession of indecent images of children on his computer in Horsham. It included 85 category A images of adults effectively “torturing” children a court heard. The 41-year-old admitted possessing category B and C images as well. Her Honour Judge Shani Barnes heard how these were Dickens’ first offences. She imposed a 15-month suspended sentence and 15 rehabilitation sessions at Brighton Crown Court. But the judge did not impose unpaid work because he is a “man in his 40s with a responsible job” and unpaid work schemes are not likely to get up and running until after the coronavirus pandemic later this summer.
The break in happened at the Co-op in Southwick Square A YOUNG robber punched a shop worker in the face, and used a knife to get hold of a victim’s motorbike. The now 17-year-old was part of a group who broke into the Co-op in Southwick Square to steal cigarettes. Store worker Warren Brooker heard a group giggling and approached, so the youth vaulted back over the counter and attacked him. He knocked the glasses off Mr Brooker and left him stunned. The youth also committed another robbery more than a year later when he targeted a young man on a motorbike.
A CARELESS driver who caused the death of a motorcyclist must complete unpaid work. Aaron Borrow opened his Jaguar car door in order to fetch hay fever pills while stuck in a traffic jam in Sussex. The 30-year-old claimed he had checked to make sure the road was clear, and did not see rider Philip Wise, 56, filtering past. Mr Wise was knocked by the opening car door and was then struck by oncoming traffic on the A286 at Birdham. He suffered “indescribable” injuries and later died in hospital. After a short trial at Brighton Crown Court, Borrow was found guilty of causing death by careless driving.
Adam Maxwell, Adam Powney and Regan White were found guilty of the kidnapping in Brighton. Powney, 33, struck the victim with a brick, while Maxwell, 20, and White, 18, “set upon” him to bundle him into an Audi. The victim said he was left terrified and in fear for his life, claiming knives had been brandished. They threatened to slash his arteries and leave him to bleed to death, Brighton Crown Court heard. He was also threatened with a bottle of Lucozade which he feared may have contained acid. During the 30-minute ordeal he was threatened and suffered minor injuries as he tried to escape.