Birmingham Criminals Sentenced to Prison in March 2026
This month saw a series of horrific crimes in Birmingham, with numerous offenders receiving immediate imprisonment for acts that shocked the community. From a child snatcher described as every parent's worst nightmare to reckless drivers with deadly consequences, the courts handed down significant sentences to those who broke the law.
Notable Cases and Their Sentences
Abdulraziq Mohammed, 38, snatched a five-year-old girl off the street in Winson Green and sexually assaulted her in his HMO. After drinking alcohol and smoking mamba, he took advantage of a brief moment when the girl's mother lost sight of her. He was found guilty of false imprisonment with intent to commit a sexual offence, sexual assault, and assault, receiving an 11-year jail term with an extended four-year licence.
Rhyce Longstaff, 31, raped a 14-year-old girl who had passed out from drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis. He met a group of schoolgirls in the city centre and convinced them to go to an address in Aston, where he attacked the unconscious victim. Found guilty of three charges of rape, he was sentenced to 16 years with an extended six-year licence.
Javonnie Tavener, 23, mowed down and killed four-year-old Mayar Yahia while speeding, intoxicated, and using his phone on Upper Highgate Street. He lost control of his car, ploughed into a group walking home from an Eid celebration, and initially fled the scene. He admitted causing death and serious injury by careless driving, as well as assault and strangulation in a separate incident, receiving five years and four months in prison.
Other Serious Offenders
Julie Faulkner and Elisha Faulkner, a mother and daughter from Erdington, hid murderer Malcolm Francis in their Birmingham home for five weeks. Elisha, 30, admitted assisting an offender and was jailed for three years, while Julie, 64, pleaded guilty to the same offence and received two years and six months.
Simon Tang, a married business and family man, battered a sex worker with a baseball bat and raped her in Walsall. He admitted assault and having an offensive weapon but was found guilty of two counts of rape, sentenced to nine years and six months with an extended three-year licence.
Luke Hazell and Miles Blakeney, both 38, kidnapped a man in Lozells, detained and tortured him for five days in a flat in Edgbaston, and attempted to blackmail his family for £3 million. Found guilty of conspiracy to kidnap, false imprisonment, blackmail, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, Hazell was jailed for 16 years and Blakeney for ten years.
Dangerous Driving Incidents
Rhemeese Lawrence-Hayden, 27, killed his best friend David Brennan in a high-speed crash in Bournville while doing 102mph in a stolen car. He fled the scene but later apologised to the victim's mother with flowers. Pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving, he was jailed for 14 years, consecutive to an existing eight-year term for car theft.
Azam Adal, 30, caused a massive smash near Birmingham City's football stadium by tripling the 30mph limit on Cattell Road, leaving a woman disabled. He convinced his brother-in-law Luqmaan Ali, 29, to lie to police that the car was stolen. Adal was jailed for three years and four months, while Ali received 18 months for perverting the course of justice.
Jason Walker, 54, tried to beat a red light in Northfield, ploughing his Mercedes into a retired couple at the side of the road and causing severe injuries, including a smashed jaw for the wife. He admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was sentenced to two years and eight months.
Additional Crimes and Sentences
- Kieran Brookes, 32, a prolific thief, was jailed for four weeks after shoplifting and breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order in Sutton Coldfield.
- James Guest, 24, broke into a woman's home, threatened her with a machete, and goaded a detective, receiving two years and five months for multiple offences.
- Ishaaq Ayaz and Numaan Mahmood operated the 'Frankie' drugs line in Birmingham, with Ayaz jailed for seven years and four months and Mahmood for two years and three months.
- Brad Baker, 33, sprayed random strangers with CS gas in Sutton Park and exposed his bottom, sentenced to four years.
- Matthew Whitehouse, 47, stalked tattoo artists in Moseley and set fire to pub furniture, receiving two years and six months.
- Stephen Jeffries abused three girls as young as 11 over almost two decades, declared a 'dangerous offender' and sentenced to 22 years with an extended eight-year licence.
- Reo Seivwright, 28, a drug dealer caught in Frankley after dangerous driving, jailed for six years.
- Taylor Burns, 26, attacked a quad bike rider in Small Heath with a flick knife, sentenced to six years and six months.
- Reece Allen, 31, stabbed a shop worker in Shard End while stealing cleaning products, jailed for seven years and six months.
- Omar Clarke, 35, glassed a man outside a pub in Erdington, receiving four years.
- Callum Russell, 28, deliberately drove his car at a group outside a nightspot in Sutton Coldfield, injuring an 18-year-old, sentenced to four years and one month.
- Lanlan Guo, 35, breached her human trafficking order for the second time in four months, jailed for nine months.
These cases highlight the diverse and severe criminal activities addressed by the Birmingham courts in March 2026, underscoring the ongoing efforts to uphold justice and protect the community from harm.
