Draven Jewell

4 offences

What the court heard

He was found guilty of manslaughter, wounding or causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent and unlawful wounding in Lymington, Hampshire, on 22 October 2021. He was found not guilty of murder and attempted murder. He pleaded guilty to possession of an article with a blade or a sharp point in a public place. Sentencing remarks 1. Draven Jewell I am to sentence you for four serious offences. For the manslaughter of Max Maguire; for wounding Luke Gray with intent to cause him serious bodily harm; for the unlawful wounding of Georgia Hole and for possession of an offensive weapon - a huusk knife with a 14 cm blade. You had no good reason to be carrying such a large and lethal weapon. I am quite satisfied that had you not unlawfully been carrying that knife on that fateful evening in October 2021 Mr Maguire would still be alive and Mr Gray and Ms Hole would not have been injured to the extent that they were. Your decision to carry a knife is thus substantially responsible for the serious offences you committed that evening. It was a short step from carrying it to using it and you have caused the death of one man, the serious injuries of another, injured a third and impacted the lives of many for ever. 2. You were convicted of these offences on 30th May 2022 following your trial here in Winchester Crown Court. Following that conviction, I imposed an interim hospital order upon you to better understand the mental disorder from which you undoubtedly suffer. That is the reason for the inevitable delay in this sentencing hearing. Such a delay was unavoidable, but I acknowledge the difficulty and pain this will have caused to the friends and family of Mr Maguire and to Mr Gray and Ms Hole who wanted and needed this matter to be resolved. 3. You are now aged 22 years. It is clear from the psychiatric reports that I have seen that you are autistic which causes you significant difficulties in understanding the emotions and perspectives of others and means that you lack reciprocal social interaction skills. You have a clear tendency to impulsive behaviour and are not usually concerned about the effect of your behaviour on others and you have difficulty controlling your temper and a tendency to act without thinking. This disorder may to an extent explain your behaviour, but it does not erase or excuse your culpability. 4. Your mother told Dr O'Shea, a psychiatrist who first examined you to see whether the defence of diminished responsibility was open to you on the…

Aggravating and mitigating factors

Good Character / No (relevant) previous convictions; Lack of premeditation / Not Planned or Premeditated; Weapons / Use of weapon/s; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) / Asperger Syndrome (AS); Multiple victims

Around this case

• Winchester Crown Court
• Prosecuted by CPS Wessex
• Investigated by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary