HERE are some of the Worcester criminals who will spend Christmas behind bars.

 

Todd Richardson, 30, of Sapphire Crescent, Worcester was a drug driver who drove dangerously and crashed into a city house, seriously injuring three people.

Richardson had been out drinking with friends on December 19 last year and drove a BMW he was uninsured at high speed before crashing into a wall of a property causing "substantial damage" to the wall and two cars parked on the driveway.

Richardson showed no emotion as he was jailed for 32 months and given a driving ban of four years and four months in October.

 

READ MORE: Bromwich Road house crash: BMW driver who crashed injuring three is jailed

 

Dale Coldicot, 33 of no fixed abode but previously of Worcester is in jail after going on a rampage, stealing and assaulting people in Worcester city centre. 

Coldicot grabbed the handbag of a woman before being angry and aggressive with staff at Holland & Barrett. 

He threw a pint glass towards the door of the shop, which smashed, before charging at the door. 

The victims gave personal statements speaking of being afraid and concerned for their safety. The dad-of-two was jailed for 18 months in October.

 

READ MORE: Drunk man went on city centre rampage stealing and terrifying the public

 

Pensioner David Venables, of Elgar Drive, Kempsey, was jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years in July for murdering his wife Brenda Venables. 

The 89-year-old got away with the murder for nearly 40 years. 

Venables reported his 48-year-old wife Brenda missing in Kempsey in May 1982.

The case continued as a missing person inquiry until July 2019 when routine maintenance of the septic house at the Kempsey home where the couple had lived uncovered human remains.

A murder investigation was launched and, through DNA testing, the remains were identified as Brenda.

During the trial, the court heard that the couple were in an unhappy marriage and outlined the 14-year affair he had with another woman.

Venables had even tried to blame notorious serial killer Fred West for his wife’s murder.

The family of Brenda finally had justice when a jury found him guilty.

 

READ MORE: David Venables sentenced to life for murdering wife

 

Christopher Holder, of no fixed abode but previously of Worcester, was jailed after magistrates said previous warnings had “not worked” in preventing him from committing more offences.

 

READ MORE: Previous warnings 'not worked' says judge to serial offender Christopher Holder

 

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The 37-year-old was sentenced for his latest offences of theft of a bike and stealing from a Tesco supermarket in October, magistrates hearing he had breached a suspended jail sentence. 

Chairman of the bench, Richard Poppleton, told Holder he was going to jail for 22 weeks, adding: "It is clear it (the suspended sentence) hasn't worked in preventing offences, so it would be just."