These are the faces of 11 criminals who were put behind bars at Northampton Crown Court during March 2024.
They include men who threatened shop staff with dirty needles to steal cigarettes, alcohol and scratch cards, a rapist who preyed on a vulnerable victim outside a town centre pub, members of drugs gangs, and a domestic abuser branded “deeply misogynistic” over his violent and controlling behaviour.
![Kent was branded “deeply misogynistic” in court and a bully who controlled his girlfriend with beatings, forced her out of her job and stopped her from seeing her mum and friends during their two-year relationship.The 23-year-old from Corby admitted charges of assault, actual bodily harm, criminal damage and coercive and controlling behaviour. He also pleaded guilty to racially-aggravated public disorder and was sentenced to a total of four years in prison.](https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY5MjhkMmQwLTUxOTAtNDRhMy1iNGUwLWNlNzY0ZTAyNzdkOTpkOGUxYWIyMi1hNTMxLTRmNmItODBmMy1lMjg1MWMzMWU5MmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Kian Kent
Kent was branded “deeply misogynistic” in court and a bully who controlled his girlfriend with beatings, forced her out of her job and stopped her from seeing her mum and friends during their two-year relationship.The 23-year-old from Corby admitted charges of assault, actual bodily harm, criminal damage and coercive and controlling behaviour. He also pleaded guilty to racially-aggravated public disorder and was sentenced to a total of four years in prison. Photo: Northamptonshire Police