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November Court Roundups: Rapist Jailed, Drug Lines Dismantled, £1m Fraudster Sent Down Across Three Regions

Month-end court lists spotlight fresh convictions spanning violent crime to fraud across three regions.

Overview

  • Derby Crown Court jailed Perry Bains for nine years after he was found guilty of raping a sleeping woman and filming the attack.
  • Derby dealer Daanish Bhatti received six years and five months for exploiting children and vulnerable adults to sell heroin and cocaine, with more than £30,000 and drugs seized.
  • Five men behind Birmingham and Solihull’s ‘Foxy’ drugs line admitted conspiracy to supply class A drugs, receiving multi‑year prison terms ranging from five years and seven months to 12 years.
  • Manchester Watch Hub operator Adam Moore-Lynch was jailed over a scheme that defrauded 45 customers of more than £1 million in high‑value watch sales.
  • EncroChat evidence helped identify major supplier Sean Farrell, who is now behind bars, as courts also imposed Criminal Behaviour Orders and shop bans alongside custodial sentences.