These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in Sussex in January 2024.These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in Sussex in January 2024.
These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in Sussex in January 2024.

Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2024

By Matt Pole
Published 1st Feb 2024, 13:03 BST
Sussex’s judges, juries and magistrates were busy in January.

These are some of the most serious, high profile and prolific offenders who were jailed in the first month of 2024.

All information comes directly from Sussex Police.

Two men who caused a collision which left two teenagers seriously injured in Hastings have been sentenced. Liam Hide, 22, and Dillon Beeching, 23 (pictured), caused the collision in Frederick Road. Beeching deliberately drove his vehicle across the path of two teenage boys riding a stolen motorcycle. The boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sustained serious injuries in the collision. Both Beeching and Hide then proceeded to assault the boys as they lay injured on the ground, before members of the public intervened and police arrived. At Chichester Crown Court on January 19, Hide and Beeching were jailed for causing grievous bodily harm with intent and actual bodily harm with intent. They had attempted to take the law into their own hands rather than allow the police to investigate. The court was told how Hide had reported his motorcycle stolen to police at about 9.30am on July 20, last year. He told police that if his vehicle was not found by midday that day he would cause serious harm to those who had taken it. In the afternoon he met with Beeching who was driving a blue BMW. Together they located the stolen motorbike in Frederick Road at 2.35pm. Beeching drove across the road into the path of the motorcycle, causing a head-on collision. The boys riding on the motorcycle sustained serious injuries. Hide and Beeching were then seen to continue their assault on the boys. One rider had his helmet removed and was then dragged across the road and further assaulted. Beeching, 23, unemployed of Grand Parade, Eastbourne, admitted the same charges and was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. He was disqualified from driving for four years and two months.

5. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2024

Two men who caused a collision which left two teenagers seriously injured in Hastings have been sentenced. Liam Hide, 22, and Dillon Beeching, 23 (pictured), caused the collision in Frederick Road. Beeching deliberately drove his vehicle across the path of two teenage boys riding a stolen motorcycle. The boys, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, sustained serious injuries in the collision. Both Beeching and Hide then proceeded to assault the boys as they lay injured on the ground, before members of the public intervened and police arrived. At Chichester Crown Court on January 19, Hide and Beeching were jailed for causing grievous bodily harm with intent and actual bodily harm with intent. They had attempted to take the law into their own hands rather than allow the police to investigate. The court was told how Hide had reported his motorcycle stolen to police at about 9.30am on July 20, last year. He told police that if his vehicle was not found by midday that day he would cause serious harm to those who had taken it. In the afternoon he met with Beeching who was driving a blue BMW. Together they located the stolen motorbike in Frederick Road at 2.35pm. Beeching drove across the road into the path of the motorcycle, causing a head-on collision. The boys riding on the motorcycle sustained serious injuries. Hide and Beeching were then seen to continue their assault on the boys. One rider had his helmet removed and was then dragged across the road and further assaulted. Beeching, 23, unemployed of Grand Parade, Eastbourne, admitted the same charges and was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison. He was disqualified from driving for four years and two months. Photo: Sussex Police

A teenager has been jailed for supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Brighton. Charlie Angel was sentenced to two years and six months’ imprisonment after he was identified as running the ‘Snupe’ County Drug Line in the area. Police were initially searching for a high risk missing person, who was suspected to have been exploited and involved in the supply of Class A substances. The 17-year-old was safely located along with two other children aged 16 and 17 at a flat in Peacehaven in August 2023, where class A drugs were found being prepared for distribution. A number of mobile phones were seized and examined, which linked all three people to Angel. The 19-year-old, of North Place, Brighton, was subsequently arrested at an address in Northampton on August 16 and found in possession of the drug line phone. Enquiries revealed he was in control of the drug line that was being used to facilitate the supply of Class A drugs. He was charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, which he admitted and was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on January 19.

6. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2024

A teenager has been jailed for supplying crack cocaine and heroin in Brighton. Charlie Angel was sentenced to two years and six months’ imprisonment after he was identified as running the ‘Snupe’ County Drug Line in the area. Police were initially searching for a high risk missing person, who was suspected to have been exploited and involved in the supply of Class A substances. The 17-year-old was safely located along with two other children aged 16 and 17 at a flat in Peacehaven in August 2023, where class A drugs were found being prepared for distribution. A number of mobile phones were seized and examined, which linked all three people to Angel. The 19-year-old, of North Place, Brighton, was subsequently arrested at an address in Northampton on August 16 and found in possession of the drug line phone. Enquiries revealed he was in control of the drug line that was being used to facilitate the supply of Class A drugs. He was charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, which he admitted and was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on January 19. Photo: Sussex Police

A teenage boy who stabbed a woman in Hastings has been sentenced. Thomas Waeling, 18, confronted the victim who was not known to him in a car park in front of the Summerfields Leisure Centre in Bohemia Road. He stabbed her multiple times, including once through the chest, after he had earlier taken a knife from the kitchen of a friend's home. Waeling later claimed he had to carry out the assault 'to be taken seriously'. The local woman suffered a punctured lung and other wounds, and had to be airlifted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. He stood trial at Lewes Crown Court in November and was found guilty of attempted murder, and appeared for sentencing on January 26. Waeling, unemployed of Kenilworth Road, St Leonards, was sentenced to 13 years in custody, with an extended three years to be served on licence, taking the total sentence to 16 years. The sentence includes a nine month custodial sentence for possession of a knife in public, which will run concurrently. The court was told how the incident happened at about 7.45pm on May 15 last year. Waeling was angry after an argument with his father earlier in the afternoon. Waeling left a property wearing a black hooded top and covering his face. He later told a friend: "I'm going to stab someone, I'm in the mood. The first person I see I'm going to stab." Waeling approached the woman and stabbed her, then ran from the scene. The victim, who was walking home from a supermarket, described how she felt lucky to be alive, and grateful that members of the public and paramedics found her. She felt that Waeling had brandished the knife to intimidate her an was laughing during the assault. After the attack, Waeling abandoned the knife in a public toilet, changed his clothes, and asked a friend to burn the clothes he had been wearing. Officers launched an investigation and widespread searches, making Waeling was arrested in Ramsgate on June 1. Two other defendants were sentenced for perverting the course of justice in connection with the

7. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2024

A teenage boy who stabbed a woman in Hastings has been sentenced. Thomas Waeling, 18, confronted the victim who was not known to him in a car park in front of the Summerfields Leisure Centre in Bohemia Road. He stabbed her multiple times, including once through the chest, after he had earlier taken a knife from the kitchen of a friend's home. Waeling later claimed he had to carry out the assault 'to be taken seriously'. The local woman suffered a punctured lung and other wounds, and had to be airlifted to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. He stood trial at Lewes Crown Court in November and was found guilty of attempted murder, and appeared for sentencing on January 26. Waeling, unemployed of Kenilworth Road, St Leonards, was sentenced to 13 years in custody, with an extended three years to be served on licence, taking the total sentence to 16 years. The sentence includes a nine month custodial sentence for possession of a knife in public, which will run concurrently. The court was told how the incident happened at about 7.45pm on May 15 last year. Waeling was angry after an argument with his father earlier in the afternoon. Waeling left a property wearing a black hooded top and covering his face. He later told a friend: "I'm going to stab someone, I'm in the mood. The first person I see I'm going to stab." Waeling approached the woman and stabbed her, then ran from the scene. The victim, who was walking home from a supermarket, described how she felt lucky to be alive, and grateful that members of the public and paramedics found her. She felt that Waeling had brandished the knife to intimidate her an was laughing during the assault. After the attack, Waeling abandoned the knife in a public toilet, changed his clothes, and asked a friend to burn the clothes he had been wearing. Officers launched an investigation and widespread searches, making Waeling was arrested in Ramsgate on June 1. Two other defendants were sentenced for perverting the course of justice in connection with the Photo: Sussex Police

A construction worker from St Leonards who sexually abused a young girl has been jailed for more than 15 years. Darren Sibley, 40, of no fixed address, repeatedly sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13, police said. His attacks came to light when a friend of the victim reported the abuse to Sussex Police. Officers made contact with the victim and an investigation was launched while she was supported by specialist officers. Sibley was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, two counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, one count of attempted sexual assault of a child under 13, as well as assaulting an emergency worker and failing to surrender, Sussex Police said. At Hove Crown Court on October 24 last year, Sibley was found guilty of three of the sexual offences. He pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker and failing to surrender, police said. At Lewes Crown Court on January 8, Sibley was jailed for 15 years and three months, police said. He was also given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order; a restraining order relating to the victim and will be on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.

8. Locked up in Sussex: These are some of the criminals jailed in January 2024

A construction worker from St Leonards who sexually abused a young girl has been jailed for more than 15 years. Darren Sibley, 40, of no fixed address, repeatedly sexually assaulted a child under the age of 13, police said. His attacks came to light when a friend of the victim reported the abuse to Sussex Police. Officers made contact with the victim and an investigation was launched while she was supported by specialist officers. Sibley was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual assault of a child under 13, two counts of causing or inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity, one count of attempted sexual assault of a child under 13, as well as assaulting an emergency worker and failing to surrender, Sussex Police said. At Hove Crown Court on October 24 last year, Sibley was found guilty of three of the sexual offences. He pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker and failing to surrender, police said. At Lewes Crown Court on January 8, Sibley was jailed for 15 years and three months, police said. He was also given an indefinite Sexual Harm Prevention Order; a restraining order relating to the victim and will be on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life. Photo: Sussex Police

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