These are the faces of 16 county criminals who were jailed for serious offences across Northamptonshire and beyond, and whose often shocking stories this newspaper brought you during May 2025...
9. Kevin Walton
Walton, of Holme Close, Wellingborough was sentenced to three years, nine months for multiple sex offences against young girls in Yorkshire. The 50-year-old posed as a 19-year-old online to lure a teenager to meet him and sent indecent photos to her friends. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
10. Luke Yates
Yates was found guilty by a jury of three rapes and several sexual assaults and sentenced to 10 years with a further three years on licence. According to Northamptonshire Police, the 23-year-old, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, was arrested after a victim reported he sexually assaulted her after visiting her house to fix a boiler. A second victim also came forward during the police investigation. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
11. Noah Esajobar
The 24-year-old from Northampton was jailed for 14 months after police found him carrying a kitchen knife near Becketts Park in August last year. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
12. Mohammed Shahid Din
Din, aged 44, part of Wellingborough’s drug dealing crowd for nearly a decade, was sentenced to 18 months after pleading guilty to possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to supply. Din, of Sandpiper Lane, was caught as part of Operation Worcester, a drive to stamp out gang crime in the town. Photo: Northamptonshire Police