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BBC News
04-08-2025
- BBC News
Man pleads guilty to murder in Beverley town centre
A man has admitted committing murder in Beverley town centre earlier this Phillips, 44, died in hospital after being found injured in Lairgate on 4 January, Humberside Police Tinson, 43, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Hull Crown was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on Tuesday. Judge John Thackray KC warned him he was facing a life to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here. Download the BBC News app from the App Store for iPhone and iPad or Google Play for Android devices.
The Sun
17-07-2025
- The Sun
I gave birth then hours later police shared the horrifying truth about my baby's father, I wept in my hospital bed
CRADLING her newborn baby girl in hospital, Cora Barnes' eyes filled with tears. But the 21-year-old wasn't crying tears of joy. 7 Just hours after delivering her daughter she had been hit with the horrific news that the father of the child was not who she believed him to be. He had been arrested for secretly filming himself having sex with girls including Cora. Pervert, Luke Greenfield, 26, had set up a secret camera in his bedroom to video women he'd slept with. What's more, she was forced to identify herself in images the police had taken from a video Greenfield had filmed. In August 2024, Greenfield appeared at Hull Crown Court and admitted 17 offences of voyeurism, involving 11 women as well as making indecent images of children. He was jailed for just three years. The police are yet to identify 17 other women in other footage he'd taken. Cora says: 'I was horrified to discover Luke had filmed me. 'I nearly threw up when my foster mother broke the news to me, just a day after giving birth to our daughter. 'I had no idea he'd been filming me during such an intimate time. 'The thought of him watching the footage back sickened me.' Cora met 'cheeky' Greenfield in October 2022, on a night out. She remembers: 'I noticed him standing at the bar and thought he was good looking. 'He was a 'Jack-the-lad' type, with lots of banter and I fell for him. 'He showered me with compliments and made me feel like the only girl in the room.' When Greenfield invited her back to his, Cora declined but agreed to give him her Snapchat handle. Days later, he reached out to her and the pair exchanged flirty messages. Cora says: 'He asked me to send him some sexy pictures but I jokingly sent him one of my tattoo on my leg. 7 7 7 'We texted on and off. Sometimes he'd disappear for days on end, only to claim he'd been busy at work at a tyre shop. 'I knew he was a player so decided to see it as a bit of fun.' The following month, Greenfield invited Cora over to his for a takeaway and film night. Within minutes of her arriving, he led her into his bedroom and they ended up having sex. Afterwards, Cora didn't hear from Greenfield for days. She says: 'One day, he messaged saying that he wanted a relationship and family with me. 'It was full on and I was only 18. 'I said I was too young but thought it was sweet that he wanted a future with me.' I was so disgusted at him, I didn't even reply Cora Barnes A few weeks later, Cora went to Greenfield's for another film night. But after sleeping together, he ghosted her again. Not long after, she realised her period was late and discovered she was pregnant but she says Greenfield's interest was inconsistent. Cora claims: 'Throughout the pregnancy he played hot and cold, going between saying he wanted to look after me and the baby, claiming it wasn't his.' In May 2023, Cora gave birth to her daughter after having an emergency C-section. But 24 hours later, her foster mother visited with some horrifying news. Cora recalls: 'She explained that Luke had been arrested for filming girls during sex. 'I couldn't believe it. 'But the police visited after I was discharged from hospital and showed me photos from a video and asked if it was me in them. 'There was one of my face, one of me entering Luke's room and another on his bed. 'I broke down sobbing.' Yet, the day Greenfield was released on bail, Cora claims he texted her, asking how his daughter was. She says: 'I was so disgusted at him, I didn't even reply. 'He was my daughter's dad so I'd always be tied to him but I knew I had to be strong for her.' In August 2024, Luke Greenfield, then 25, appeared at Hull Crown Court. He admitted 17 offences of voyeurism, involving 11 women as well as making indecent images of children. What is voyeurism? Voyeurism is the practice of getting sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or are engaged in sexual activity. It also involves getting enjoyment from seeing the pain or distress of others. The crime falls until Section 67 of the Sexual Offences Act of 2003. There are four subsections under voyeurism: Getting sexual pleasure while watching another person doing a private act and they have not consented Operating equipment with the intention of having them or someone else watching for sexual gratification from an unconsenting person doing a private act Recording an unconsenting person doing a private act and does with intention of them or someone else getting sexual gratification Installing equipment, or constructs or adapts a structure or part of a structure with the intention to watching an unconsenting person doing a private act for sexual gratification The court heard how he'd lured in women using apps like Tinder, befriending them on Instagram and Snapchat. He'd seduce the women then secretly film them. Greenfield even made some of the videos in his workplace and police managed to track down his victims by their first names, accents or mentions of their job. The judge said that Greenfield had caused 'serious emotional harm' as the women had no idea who had seen these videos. At the time of sentencing, police believed a total of 28 women were secretly filmed but only 11 of them had been traced, leaving some 17 women in other videos unidentified. Greenfield was jailed for three years. Cora says: 'I sat in court alongside his other victims but when I stared at Luke in the dock, his eyes were blank. 'Three years is pathetic considering what he put us through. 'Thankfully the footage has been destroyed. 'My daughter's coming up for two now and one day I'll have to tell her about her daddy. 'I still feel so much anger and know it will affect my future relationships. 'But I want to warn other women not to fall for Luke's charms. 'He's nothing but a monster.'
BBC News
20-06-2025
- BBC News
Two men jailed over £400,000 Hull cannabis factory
Two men have been jailed after admitting growing cannabis plants worth more than £400, Gioka, 24, and Gjergj Biba, 32, were arrested after Humberside Police raided a building in New Cleveland Street, Hull, in of New Cleveland Street, was sentenced to 32 months in jail at Hull Crown Court after pleading guilty to the production of a Class B drug and abstracting electricity without of Coundon Road, Coventry, was sentenced to 36 months after pleading guilty to drugs production. He was acquitted by the court of stealing electricity. Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
13-06-2025
- BBC News
Bridlington paedophile Graham Hart Bridlington 'destroyed innocence'
A man has been jailed for 17 years after admitting multiple sexual offences against a Hart, 78, of Bransdale Road, Bridlington, pleaded guilty to 17 offences including sexual assault on a child and attempting to rape a child under the age of was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on Wednesday. He will be on the sex offenders register for victim said: "Those are years that I will never get back, it has changed my life irreparably." As well as the sexual assaults, Hart pleaded guilty to one count of possessing prohibited images of children, six counts of making indecent photographs of a child, and two counts of attempting to rape a child under 13. Det Sgt Gemma Pearce said: "His actions were calculated and predatory, involving repeated abuse where he coerced a young girl into performing sexual acts. "He exerted control over her, using his position of authority and manipulation to ensure she remained silent about his crimes."Hart's manipulation extended beyond the physical abuse, by recording his offences and later showing her select footage, he reinforced his control, deepening his influence over her. "The lasting effects of his crimes continue to impact her life." 'Lasting impact' The victim said Hart's offending had "destroyed the innocence" of her childhood and said the trauma continues to impact her life in all areas. "The suffering he put me through has had a lasting impact on my education and mental wellbeing, I have lost out on achieving qualifications due to what he did to me," she victim added: "In spite of the trauma he has put me through, I am fighting to prevent his actions from affecting the rest of my life into adulthood."If you have experienced something similar, please speak up, there is support available, and your voice matters." Listen to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
The Sun
07-06-2025
- The Sun
Luxury-loving engineer, 31, who ran drug empire to fund lavish holidays & buy second home ordered to pay back just £96k
A LUXURY-loving woman ran a cannabis and cocaine empire to fund a lavish lifestyle of foreign holidays and expensive treats - before being rumbled after a costly mistake. But Danielle Stafford has now been ordered to pay more than £96,000 back as the proceeds of crime, and she's got just 12 weeks to stump up the cash. 8 8 8 The 31-year-old made so much money by selling drugs that she bought a second house and lived without touching any of her job salary. She pretended that most of the expensive items that were found were not designer goods but were fake or had merely been given to her by family members from their foreign holidays. She was caught when police spotted her speeding. A phone constantly rang with 30 calls or pinged with up to 20 drug messages after she was arrested and police later found £26,917 cash stashed around her home and drugs with a street value of £33,600. She had luxuries including nine watches and three expensive Louis Vuitton handbags, Hull Crown Court heard. Engineer and University of Hull graduate Stafford, 31, formerly of Hallgate, Cottingham, was jailed for seven-and-a-half years in April 2023 after she admitted three offences of being concerned in supplying heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis and another of possessing cash as criminal property, on dates spanning October 2017 and May 2020. But the case resurfaced and was mentioned again so that the court could make a final decision on how much money Stafford was said to have made from her criminal activities. Nadim Bashir, prosecuting, said that the criminal benefit figure had been agreed at £96,263. She was ordered to pay it within three months – or face a default prison sentence of one year, to be served consecutively. Stafford attended the hearing via a video link from prison. Moment gutted lag is arrested at prison gates as he LEAVES jail after drug-dealing from his cell The matter had originally been scheduled to be a contested full hearing but agreement was reached between the sides. During the original court hearing in 2023, Mr Bashir said that police spotted a silver Audi heading along Priory Road towards Hull city centre at 7.30pm on May 12, 2020. It was speeding and hastily turned onto Hotham Road South, cutting the corner and cutting up a vehicle heading in the opposite direction. "It was then driven at speed along Hotham Road South," said Mr Bashir. The car was followed and it was stopped in The Odd Bottle car park on Wold Road. Police could smell cannabis coming from the inside of the car and this aroused their suspicions. She "immediately lied" and told police: "I'll be honest, I've got this" and handed police a small silver wrap containing two buds of cannabis skunk. Police found further bags of cannabis on her, including a food bag containing cannabis skunk and, from a pocket, another food bag containing cannabis skunk. 8 8 8 The car was searched and a carrier bag of cannabis skunk was found behind the driver's seat. An empty tub containing drug residue was found. The total value of the cannabis was £1,308. An iPhone was found, with drug messages on it. "From the moment of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the police station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was constantly ringing and receiving messages from different people," said Mr Bashir. "Some 30 phone calls were received and 10 to 20 text messages." On the way to the police station, Stafford was seen "fidgeting" with her jogging bottoms and she was asked if she had any more drugs hidden. She said: "Yes, but it's not mine and I don't know what it is. I shoved it down my joggers when you pulled me." Stafford pulled out a bag containing a large amount of small bags of cocaine. There were 56 wraps of crack cocaine, valued at £2,800. Her three-bedroom home in Cottingham was searched after police forced entry. A glass jar with plastic bags inside was found hidden behind a bag of coal bricks in a coal bunker in the rear garden. From the moment of seizure of the drugs to the arrival in the police station custody suite, the mobile iPhone was constantly ringing and receiving messages from different people Nadim Bashirprosecuting There were 270 wraps of crack cocaine, valued at £13,500, and 205 wraps of heroin, valued at £4,100, in the jar. Stafford denied knowledge of them. In the living room, herbal cannabis, valued at £2,500, was found in an open, empty banana box on a table. She denied that it belonged to her. Two glass jars contained cannabis valued at £370. Police also found weighing scales, a large amount of cash and more food bags. She admitted that this belonged to her. In Stafford's bedroom, £430 cash and £25.36 in coins were found. Herbal cannabis and Ecstasy tablets were found. Bank notes totalling £670 were found as well as £2,350 and £1,480 cash. More cash, totalling £7,580, was found in a safe but she denied that it was hers. Three Louis Vuitton handbags and nine watches were found. She admitted that these were hers. 8 8 In an upstairs box room, cash bundles of £9,100, £1,668, £550, £700, £1,110, £165, £190 and £91 were found. Examination of Stafford's bank accounts revealed that "she clearly had an additional stream of cash income" apart from her monthly wages from working for Swift Group. Holidays had been taken but there was no trace from her bank account of her buying foreign currency or making purchases overseas. "Again, evidence of an additional cash stream income," said Mr Bashir. Stafford had bought her Cottingham home in March 2016 for £124,999 in her sole name with a mortgage and a property in Hotham Road South in July 2018 without a mortgage for £68,500 in equal shares with her aunt. Stafford paid the "lion's share" of £64,927 from cashing in premium bonds and she told police that she bought it to rent out. "Even with rental or lodgings allowances, neither property was able to provide any significant source of income to justify the cash found in the house," said Mr Bashir. During police interview, Stafford claimed that a Liverpool lad had been staying with her on and off and that he had telephoned her to say that he had left something at her home. She had somehow managed to avoid her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the police for a substantial period of time. Nadim BashirProsecuting When she got home, there was a large amount of cannabis and, when he asked her to take it to him, she said that she did not feel comfortable doing so. She claimed that he asked her just to bring a bag which was there and, in a panic, she grabbed a bag and was driving to meet him. Stafford denied that she or the lad were dealing drugs but later admitted that she would drive to Liverpool and bring him back to Hull. She denied knowledge of any of the large amounts of cash found around her home, claiming that she looked after it for the lad, including keeping it for him in her own bedroom, apart from £2,350 which belonged to her. "She said that the money in the safe had nothing to do with her and all the other cash belonged to the lad," said Mr Bashir. He told the court that Stafford was an "enthusiastic" cannabis dealer and progressed to becoming a Class A cocaine dealer. "She had somehow managed to avoid her drug dealing activities coming to the attention of the police for a substantial period of time," said Mr Bashir. "The natural result of this was that she was able to accumulate a substantial amount of wealth, including purchasing an investment property, a house to rent. "Cash found in her home address amounted to £26,917. "The contents of her home address in Hallgate, Cottingham, is strong evidence of the nature of her drugs business. "The amount, type and value of drugs found at her home were substantial. The drugs alone were street valued at £33,600. This is sustained drug dealing." During the 2023 hearing, Saleema Mahmood, mitigating, said that Stafford was street dealing cannabis and regularly and frequently took part in this. She claimed that her involvement in Class A dealing arose through a person from Liverpool. Evidence of any Class A dealing was extremely limited and came from two sets of messages. This came much later than the cannabis enterprise. There was an element of naivety and exploitation in her involvement and she had little influence on those above her in the chain. Stafford claimed that she had only the "odd piece" of designer item and that so-called expensive watches and other items bought were counterfeit or had been bought as presents for her by her family on holidays to places like Turkey and Spain. She also claimed that the family was in the habit of keeping large amounts of cash at home, rather than in a bank, and that she was entrusted to look after them for family members because she was seen as being a "responsible" person who could be "trusted" with money. She had shown remorse for what she had done. There were references from previous employers and others. She had tried to get work and had done voluntary work.
