Sentence
Raymond Birnie
Raymond Birnie (aged 75) was sentenced at Huntingdon Law Courts Crown Court on 17 February 2025 to 9 Years 3 Months for ABH Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 8 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Huntingdon Law Courts Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 17 February 2025
- Sentence
- 9 Years 3 Months
- Judge
- Judge Mark Bishop (The Recorder of Cambridge and Peterborough)
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
5 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| ABH Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Custodial immediate |
| Threatening or having an article with blade or point or offensive weapon in public, private or on school premises | Custodial immediate |
| Intimidating a juror or witness or person assisting, or who has assisted, the investigation of an offence | Custodial immediate |
| Perverting the course of justice - Committing an act intending to pervert the course of justice | Custodial immediate |
| Failing to surrender to custody - Offence of absconding by person released on bail | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
He was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), perverting the course of justice, witness intimidation, threatening a person with a bladed article in a private place, criminal damage and failing to surrender bail in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk between 2017 and 2018.
Aggravating and mitigating factors
Offence committed whilst on bail