These are the faces of 12 killers, rapists, robbers and thugs who saw in the New Year behind bars after being jailed for up to 27 years during December 2022.
9. AIDEN BEN HUNT
The Northampton paedophile, aged 25, frightened a young girl into keeping his crimes against her secret, telling her “nobody would love you any more” if she spoke out. Years later, however, she bravely disclosed her ordeal to her parents — leading to Hunt being found guilty of five counts of assaulting a girl under 13, two counts of rape and one count of attempted rape. He was sentenced to four years. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
10. CAIN DOWNTON
The 22-year-old from Northampton was sentenced to 42 months four days before Christmas after admitting robbing a university student at knifepoint and threatening a care worker with a BB gun. Downton, of Lion Court, pushed his victim to the floor and demanded he hand over a £900 Canada Goose jacket in April this year — although he later told police a friend had given it to him for free. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
11. RALPH GABBIDON
A drug kingpin who used the codename ‘J’ was sentenced to 14 years after being found guilty by a majority verdict of running a drug factory from his quiet flat in Corby. Gabbidon claimed he’d earned £54k last year building flat-pack furniture and running a music promotion business but he was convicted of possession with intent to supply cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, amphetamine and cannabis and holding £23,000 in criminal cash — and possession of a sawn-off shotgun and a modified starting pistol. Photo: Northamptonshire Police