These are the faces of 18 criminals now behind bars whose stories we brought you during April 2024. They include men who abused partners, thieves who terrified their victims, drug dealers, child sex offenders and serial shoplifters from Northampton, Kettering, Corby and Wellingborough…
1. Lewis Bland
Bland was jailed for 30 months for an assault on his former partner which left her with “genuine fear for her life”. The 34-year-old from Brackley attacked the woman in the early hours of September 11, 2023. Bland was found not guilty of attempted murder but convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and sentenced to 30 months in prison. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
2. Paula McKenna
Serial shoplifter McKenna admitted 19 charges relating to thefts across Rushden Lakes, Corby, Uppingham and Market Harborough which began just a week after her previous court appearance in March 2024. The 35-year-old of Plumpton Court, Corby, was already the subject of a SIXTH suspended jail sentence for a shoplifting spree in August 2023. She was sentenced to a total of 50 weeks in prison and ordered her to pay £3,472,73 in compensation to shops and the man she assaulted. Photo: Northamptonshire Police