Criminals sentenced in and around Southampton in September

Drug dealers, near-fatal stabbings and sexual assaults are just some of the offences that have come through the city's courts.

Here is a round-up of some of the cases heard in September:

Danzig Wooff

Danzig Wooff (Image: Newsquest)

Danzig Wooff threatened to torch a Southampton takeaway punched two members of staff in the face and told them: "You don't know who you're dealing with. I will burn your living."

The incident happened on May 23 at Pizza House in St Mary Street.

The 30-year-old kicked the front counter, causing the glass display cabinet to crack, as well as punching two members of staff on the jaw.

Wooff, of Wyndham Court, Southampton, was handed an eight-week jail term, suspended for 18 months, and a three-year restraining order.

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James Barney

James Barney (Image: Solent News & Photo Agency)

Property developer James Barney tore down a 100-year-old woodland and planned to build holiday lets on the land.

The 35-year-old woke up neighbours in April 2021 to sounds of diggers tearing down trees at Scorey's Copse, Horton Heath.

Around 53 protected oak trees were cut down despite the protests of councillors and residents.

He said he didn't know of the Tree Preservation Order (TPO) when he chopped them down.

Barney was fined £50,000, after pleading guilty to breaching tree preservation regulations.

He was also ordered to pay the £17,841 legal costs of Eastleigh Borough Council and a £190 victim surcharge - bringing the total to £68,031.

He has also been handed a tree replacement notice by the council - meaning he has to plant 650 new trees to replace the ones he uprooted.

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Brian Keating

66-year-old Brian Keating as found with a stash worth £70k in his car in Fareham.

He was stopped by police in his Ford Puma on Newgate Road in January with crack and heroin in a backpack.

Officers searched the car and found drugs with a street value of around £70,000.

After his arrest, his home address in West Derby Road, Liverpool, was searched.

Officers found around 15kg of cannabis resin with an estimated street value of between £75,000 to £375,000, He was then charged with possession of cannabis with intent to supply.

He initially denied all of the offences, before pleading guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court on April 21.

He was sentenced to three years in jail.

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Eyakeno Nyong

Eyakeno Nyong left a girl feeling "violated and disgusted" after he sexually abused her.

The girl was under the age of 13 when Nyong, now 38-years-old, sexually touched her several times over the course of a year.

The court heard how the offences took place around a decade ago at an address in the city.

He was found guilty of two charges of sexual assault at Southampton Crown Court.

Nyong, of Wolseley Road, Southampton, was jailed for 15 months.

Nyong must register as a sex offender for ten years and has been barred from working with children.

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Kieran Rainford

Kieran Rainford was ordered to pay back thousands of pounds for his involvement in a drugs network.

The 39-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin at Southampton Crown Court.

Rainford, of Cressall Close in Leatherhead, Surrey, was jailed for five and a half years on January 14 this year at Newport Crown Court for his involvement in the supply Class A drugs between November 19, 2019, and February 15, 2021.

But last month he was ordered to pay back thousands of pounds made from his criminal activities.

Rainford benefitted to the tune of £68,662.18 from his involvement in the drugs supply line.

A Confiscation Order for the money was raised, and it was determined that Rainford currently has £9,756.15 available to him which he must pay within the next three months.

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Samuel Woodford

Newsquest (Image: Newsquest)

Samuel Woodford "nearly killed" Richard Lidbetter after a brawl broke out outside Tesco Express on London Road.

Mr Lidbetter was stabbed three times during the incident on July 6, which broke out over a bike.

Woodford then clambered onto the roof of a house and began throwing tiles into the back garden and street.

Woodford, 31, of no fixed address, had previously pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, carrying a bladed article in a public place, assaulting an emergency worker, and criminal damage.

He was jailed for four years and two months, followed by two years on licence.

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Edward Mongan

Edward Mongan was jailed following a string of crimes across the county.

The 18-year-old appeared in Southampton Magistrates' Court following a number of driving offences and thefts worth more than £1,000.

He stole property worth £293.16 from Tesco in Bracknell on August 17 then on August 24, he stole property worth £1075 from a Tesco store in Eastleigh.

Finally, on August 31, he was caught driving while disqualified and was using a false registration plate on the car.

He he admitted two charges of theft, one charge of driving while disqualified, one charge of driving while disqualified and one charge of driving without insurance.

Mongan, of Cranbury Road, Eastleigh, was jailed for eight months and was ordered to pay compensation of £1,268.16.

He was also disqualified from driving for 28 months.

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