Brutal double murderer and school worker paedophile among the men jailed in February – Grimsby Live

It's been a busy month in the courts and these men have started jail terms after being locked up for serious and shocking crimes in February.

They include a double murderer sentenced to serve at least 40 years behind bars, a paedophile who incited a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity and a school IT manager who distributed indecent images of children while working for 20 years at a school in Humberston.

Those who have committed crimes have now received long sentences at crown courts in Grimsby, Lincoln and Hull.

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Here is a round-up of the northern Lincolnshire criminals who are now serving time after being jailed in January.

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Two heartless serial crooks with long histories of crime deliberately raided the homes of vulnerable elderly men aged 90 and 83 in separate burglaries in the early hours.

The 90-year-old victim in the first burglary was asleep in bed when one of them broke in through a window and woke him up by rummaging around in his bedroom.

The intruders hurriedly fled when the frightened pensioner shouted out but quickly went on to raid the home of the other elderly victim, showering him in glass after smashing patio doors, a court heard.

Marcus Blackham, 21, who had been living in a Grimsby hostel, and Brandon Dable, 20, of Grafton Street, Grimsby, admitted two offences of burglary and another of stealing a car on September 9.

Dable also admitted possessing a knife.

Gareth Henderson-Moore, prosecuting, told Hull Crown Court that Dable and Blackham raided the home of a 90-year-old man in Heron Close, Grimsby, at 1.50am.

The pensioner was asleep when Blackham broke in through a window but he was awoken by the sound of a search being made of his bedroom.

He shouted out, causing the burglars to flee, and discovered that 12 had been taken from his trouser pocket.

The second burglary happened later in the early hours at Ashridge Drive, Cleethorpes, the home of an 83-year-old man.

The occupant was disturbed by attempts to break in and went to the rear of his home.

A patio door was smashed in a bid to get in and the pensioner and another occupant were close to it at the time.

He was covered in glass when the window smashed and suffered cuts to his shoulder.

The keys to his Toyota Yaris were taken and the car was stolen.

The court heard that the car was reversed off the driveway but police found it by number plate recognition and it was spotted in Louth Road, Grimsby.

Three men got out and police chased after them. Blackham was found hiding under a car.

Dable was found hiding in a garden and he had to be Tasered, the court heard.

He was taken to hospital and was found to have a knife with him in his pocket.

Blackham was jailed for three years and eight months.

Dable was sent to a young offenders' institution for two years and eight months.

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Daniel Boulton made headlines worldwide when he murdered his ex-partner and her nine-year-old son in cold blood.

He washanded concurrent life sentences for both deaths and is now behind bars for at least 40 years.

Boulton, 30, savagely stabbed Bethany Vincent, 26, and her autistic son Darren Henson on May 31 at their home on High Holme Road in Louth.

Mr Justice Pepperall says it will be at least 40 years before he is eligible for parole and warned him "You may never be released."

He described Boulton as a very dangerous man who carried out the killings "calmly, callously and efficiently."

He was also handed 21 months for assaulting a police officer and 32 months for burglary.

All sentences will run concurrently.

Boulton had walked 28 miles from a hostel in Skegness to get to her home and bombarded her with 900 messages, despite a restraining order in place.

He then fled from the High Holme Road house, sparking a manhunt which was launched nationwide.

Boulton left a note which read: "I, Daniel Boulton, take full responsibility for 182.

He was spotted by a plain-clothed officer at beauty spot, Hubbard's Hills, who tried to detain him.

Boulton stabbed PC Stephen Denniss in the leg with a knife before fleeing to a farm on the outskirts of the Louth attraction.

He was eventually detained with the help of a police helicopter.

He shouted to armed officers to kill him and he had to be Tasered during his arrest.

He had admitted two counts of manslaughter, assaulting PC Stephen Denniss with intention to resist arrest and burgling an empty cottage at Hubbards Hill, Louth, but denied two charges of murder.

Boulton claimed he suffered from a recognised mental health condition at the time and told a psychiatrist he was on "autopilot" at the time of the killings.

Following a two week trial, a jury yesterday (February 1) convicted him of both murders.

Due to the harrowing nature of the trial, the jury members are now exempt from service for five years.

Jurors heard Boulton spoke of a hatred for young Darren, who had been diagnosed with autism.

He told a psychiatrist he was in emotional turmoil and began experiencing suicidal thoughts as he tried to stick to the restraining order.

Boulton went to Ms Vincent's home at around midday on May 31 but she "kicked him out" and he later broke in and got on his hands and knees and began begging Ms Vincent.

She was said to have kicked him over and laughed when he threatened to kill himself.

Bethany was discovered by police, downstairs with nine stab wounds, one of the fatal to the chest, which punctured her heart.

Darren was found upstairs with 14 stab wounds.

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A Grimsby man who was found guilty of serious sexual offences against two children has been jailed for 25 years.

Neil Jones, 55, formerly of Hainton Avenue, had denied all 13 charges when appearing at Lincoln Crown Court, but was found guilty of every offence.

Jones was sentenced for four counts of rape and five of indecent assault against the first victim, who was under 16 years of age at the time. The offending took place between 2000 and 2004.

He was also found guilty of four counts of causing or inciting a child under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity, between 2016 and 2018.

Jones committed 'sickening crimes' against children.

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Hundreds of thousands of indecent images involving children and animals were found on a Scunthorpe man's phones, a court heard.

Former Scunthorpe area carpet fitter, Matthew Maw, of no fixed address, admitted seven offences of making and distributing indecent images.

He also admitted possession of extreme pornographic images.

Descriptions of the sickening images and videos involving rape of children were given to Grimsby Crown Court.

Sentencing Maw to two years in prison, Judge Peter Kelson QC said it was "a case of great gravity."

He said: "You seem to have lost sight of the fact this is not a victimless crime. Every single child is a victim. These children are victims of rape and abuse. You wholeheartedly threw yourself into this disgusting trade."

He added: "These are grotesque images and videos, involving the rape of a child. These children are victims and you have furthered their abuse by sharing them."

The judge said: "People who were like-minded individuals must be deterred. They must realise these are not victimless crimes."

Prosecuting, Ben Hammersley told the court the offences were committed between 2014 and 2021.

They were identified by the National Crime Agency investigating the internet accounts of the suspect in October 2021.

Police seized two mobile phones.

He said police investigated over 5,000 indecent images. He said police only managed to analyse 38 per cent of the collection which totalled 468,000 images.

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A school's IT manager distributed indecent images of children while working for 20 years at a school in Humberston.

Matthew Winder, of Grimsby admitted offences of making and distributing sickening photographs and videos of children.

At Grimsby Crown Court Judge Peter Kelson QC said parents would be "rocked to their core" to have discovered a staff member was sharing indecent images of children.

He said there was no evidence that any of the children at Humberston Park Special School, where he worked, were involved.

Prosecuting, Amber Hobson told the court the 39-year-old was caught thanks to a specialist investigation by the National Crime Agency which detected Winder's IP address on a computer internet account.

In March police attended at his address and initially arrested Winder's father and seized electronic devices.

But Matthew Winder voluntarily handed himself into a police station and admitted it was he who had accessed and shared indecent images of children. He said he had been viewing and downloading images and videos of children for about 20 years, while employed at Humberston Park Special School.

Miss Hobson told the court Winder made full admissions to the police and was frank about sharing 12 images in an internet chatroom, to which me made payments.

"He is computer savvy and had used a number of programmes to ensure devices were secure. There was a vast quantity of images and videos of all all categories including the most extreme, involving bestiality using a horse and dog," told Miss Hobson.

She described some of the most sickening images and videos involving children as young as two years old, with boys and girls abused.

The prosecutor said the viewing of the images went on for "a significant period of time."

There were around 6,000 images stored on the devices, she said.

Judge Kelson QC said: "Parents and staff would have been shocked to their core that he was working there. More horrifying is that the probation report says he has a high risk of serious harm to children."

The judge said: "I accept he did not move to physical contact."

He said it was "deeply troubling" that he had been accessing indecent images for 20 years and working for the entire period at Humberston Park Special School. He told there had been times when he was alone with pupils providing specialist communication systems.

Winder was jailed for 12 months and the judge imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order barring him from communication with children online and banning any use of encryption.

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A former army medic was caught with indecent images of children on his laptop for the second time in five years, a court heard.

Neil Smith, 53, of Merlin Road, Scunthorpe was jailed for two years at Grimsby Crown Court after admitting making indecent images of children.

They included videos of rape of two and four year olds.

Prosecuting, Nick Adlington said there were over 400 images and videos of the most vile category. There were scores of others involving children. They were found by police after his personal account was traced by investigators and he was arrested in September 2020.

He said Smith was convicted of possessing indecent images in 2015 when he received a three-year community order and was on a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for five years. The latest offences were committed between November 2019 and September 2020, the court heard.

Smith was not at his property when police raided the home and seized his laptop. He voluntarily presented himself at a police station later.

He was interviewed by police but denied the offences. When the Dell laptop was analysed the search history revealed key words, "rape," "incest," and "pre-teen hardcore."

Expert investigators also found use of a sharing network.

Sentencing Smith to two years in prison, Judge David Tremberg highlighted the recidivist nature of the offences, following the 2015 conviction.

"You received a golden opportunity from the court. Rather than locking you up straight away, the court gave you an opportunity to put all this behind you with supervision and unpaid work," said the judge.

He said: "That would have given you an opportunity and to see if it was not part of an entrenched pattern.

"You well knew that if you got caught again, you would be locked up.

"None of that was enough to deter you and so it was in the autumn of 2020 you got caught once again by the police."

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