Sentence
Matthew Hindhaugh
Matthew Hindhaugh (aged 22) was sentenced at Durham Crown Court on 6 June 2025 to 11 Years for ABH Assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 10 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Durham Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 6 June 2025
- Sentence
- 11 Years, Custodial Term Plus Extended Licence Period: 16 years
- Judge
- Judge Richard Clews
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
6 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| ABH Assault occasioning actual bodily harm | Custodial immediate |
| Kidnap - taking a person, by force or fraud, without their consent and without lawful excuse | Custodial immediate |
| Possession of offensive weapon without lawful authority or reasonable excuse / Threatening with an offensive weapon in a public place | Custodial immediate |
| Making and possessing indecent images of children | Custodial immediate |
| Kidnap with intent to commit a sexual offence | Custodial immediate |
| Strangulation or suffocation | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
He pleaded guilty to kidnap with intent to commit a sexual offence (rape), intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm ( ABH) and possession of an offensive weapon (samurai sword) in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, on 27 February 2025. He pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children between May 2015 and September 2024.