1. George Baldwin
George Baldwin, 27, had been out in the city when he became involved in a confrontation with John Fisher outside the Louis Marchesi pub in Tombland.
Norwich Crown Court heard Mr Fisher suffered a bleed on the brain and spent three days at Addenbrooke’s Hospital after he was punched in the face in the attack in the early hours of August 8, 2021.
Baldwin had gone on trial having denied inflicting grievous bodily harm. But on Tuesday (September 19), the jury of seven men and five women returned their guilty verdict.
Baldwin, from Lincolnshire, showed no emotion after he was convicted by the jury.
2. Xhulian Bello
Xhulian Bello, 28, was discovered by police at an address in Great Yarmouth where a total of 88 cannabis plants were found in one room, along with sophisticated growing equipment.
Bello, of no fixed abode, appeared at court on Wednesday, September 20, via video link from HMP Norwich and spoke through an interpreter, having previously admitted production of cannabis.
Norwich Crown Court heard Bello, who was said to be a “gardener” in the operation uncovered on June 14 this year, had previously been sentenced to 18 months in prison at Cambridge Crown Court after he admitted producing cannabis in 2020.
He was sentenced to 20 months in prison.
3. Hallum Elgood
Hallum Elgood, 37, mainly targeted branches of Co-Op during a crime spree stealing items worth thousands of pounds.
He pleaded guilty to six offences, including thefts from Marks and Spencer and Currys, and asked for a further 28 shoplifting charges to be taken into consideration.
Prosecutor Nicola Lamb said his offending had been “prolific” and that he predominantly targeted the Co-Op with his thefts totalling more than £3,500.
He also stole gaming equipment including headsets worth £480 from Currys.
Elgood, of Gertrude Road in Norwich, has been on remand in HMP Norwich since August 12 after also admitting possession of a knife and thefts from vehicles.
He was jailed for 36 weeks and ordered to pay £100 compensation to an M&S worker he struck.
4. Andrzej Pietrzak
Andrzej Pietrzak, 66, said a ‘momentary lapse’ in concentration had seen him pull out, hitting a woman as she peddled past a junction in the NR3 area of Norwich.
Emergency services were called to Bull Close Road following the collision involving his Peugeot 307 at 5.39am on January 16 this year.
Pietrzak, of Legarda Court, off Sprowston Road in Norwich, pleaded guilty to causing serious injury due to careless driving.
He has been fined £613 and the woman has not yet recovered after being left with serious leg injuries including a broken tibia and fibula.
5. Duncan Lawton
A pub landlord was jailed for sexual assault to a married man.
The adult victim, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, and Duncan Lawton, 64, formerly of The Globe Inn pub, in Upwell, near Wisbech had both consumed significant amounts of alcohol.
Norwich Crown Court heard the victim who was “vulnerable through drink” ended up in the defendant’s bed and “woke up from what seemed to be something of a trance” to find he was being sexually assaulted.
Lawton was sentenced to 12 months in jail and suspended for 18 months.
He was also given 20 days Rehabilitation Activity Requirement (RAR) and ordered to pay £700 compensation, as well as being made the subject of a 10-year restraining order.
He was also put on the sex offenders register for 10 years.
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