Courts

The former chairman of Spalding United Football Club has been found guilty of nine fraud charges relating to his role in a Ponzi type scheme which was based in the town. Christopher Toynton, 73, had denied acting dishonestly but was convicted after a two month trial at Lincoln Crown Court. The jury found Toynton, of Horseshoe Road, Spalding, guilty of ...

Investors who put their money into a multi-million pound trading scheme “simply did not want to miss out,” a jury was told. Christopher Toynton, 73, denies ten charges of fraud relating to his alleged involvement with the Spalding based Lottery Syndicate Club. Prosecutors claim Mr Toynton represented to potential investors that the scheme was safe and low risk, and also ...

A 66-year-old man from Spalding has made a first appearance in court over sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. David Arnold faces five touching charges plus a penetrative sexual activity matter. All are said tohave occurred between June 1 and November 30, 2021.He appeared before Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.The more serious charge is indictable only and the case was ...

A Spalding man who is on trial for fraud for his alleged involvement with a trading scheme was today (Tuesday) cleared of three charges.  Christopher Toynton, 73, still faces ten charges of fraud relating to his alleged involvement with the Spalding based Lottery Syndicate Club. Jurors at Lincoln Crown Court heard Mr Toynton had chosen not to give evidence during ...

A former Holbeach parish councillor died after contracting sepsis and pneumonia while in hospital, an inquest into her death has heard. Sandra Rickerby was 76 when she died at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston on May 10 last year.The inquest into her death at Lincoln Coroner’s Court heard that she’d been suffering from dizzy spells for some time and had fallen ...

A Holbeach man who was convicted of sexually abusing a teenage girl was today (Wednesday) jailed for ten years. Tom Louth, 36, formerly of East Elloe Avenue, was found guilty of three sexual assault charges and two offences of assault by penetration after a trial at Lincoln Crown Court. All the offences occurred over a short period in May 2020. ...

A man who was alleged to have introduced other investors to the Spalding based Lottery Syndicate Club has walked free from court. Philip Cavener, 61, has been on trial at Lincoln Crown Court alongside former Spalding football club chairman, Chris Toynton. Mr Cavener, of Douglas Road, Bedford, had denied one offence of contravening  the general prohibition on carrying out a regulated ...

A Holbeach resident has appeared in court on a drink-charge for the second time in as many months. Joshua Swepstone lost control of a Ford Focus in Long Sutton. The car hit a streetlight in Gedney Road and rolled multiple times before colliding with a telegraph pole. Michael Little, prosecuting at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, said: “A witness goes ...

A 52-year-old HGV driver from Spalding was immediately sacked after being caught drink driving in his car. Police received reports of a Ford Mondeo swerving in the road at about 8.50pm on March 9. They found the vehicle in Wallace Way, Boston, and driver Kazimierz Kiedrowicz was arrested after failing a roadside breath test. He then gave an evidential reading ...

An ugly drunken episode at night has cost a Spalding resident £951. Police were called to a report of a man with a cut to his head in the town’s Matmore Gate. Boston Magistrates’ Court was told on Wednesday that a witness saw drunken Vilmatas Baltraitis fall and hit his head. He then got up and had an argument with ...

A man who stole an iPhone from a 17-year-old youth after he was beaten up by his friend at Spalding railway station was given a last chance to avoid custody. Conner McKue, 21, stood away from his friend as he kicked and punched the victim during the attack on 12 February last year. Lincoln Crown Court heard the incident was ...

A domestic cleaner stole jewellery worth thousands of pounds from Spalding and Boston homes she worked in. Aimee Ward had previously pleaded guilty to two charges of theft and denied a further two. But appearing at Boston Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, she changed her mixed pleas to admit all four offences between December 1, 2021 and February 8, 2022. The ...

A Spalding man accused of fraud told his accountant that his Lottery Syndicate Club involved “gambling” when he asked him to register the scheme with Companies House, a jury heard. Christopher Toynton, 73, of Horseshoe Road, Spalding, is on trial at Lincoln Crown Court. He denies 12 fraud charges and contravening a general prohibition on carrying out a regulated activity. The prosecution ...

A 28-year-old man from Spalding has made a first appearance in court charged with raping a woman. Daivaras Sarkauskis is accused of the offence at an address in the town’s London Road on July 31 lastyear. He appeared before Boston Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday) and the case was sent to LincolnCrown Court for a hearing on April 12. Sarkauskis, of ...

A man who boasted about “killing a police officer” after murdering his neighbour and stabbing another sleeping friend ten times was today (Friday) jailed for life and will serve a minimum of 35 years behind bars. Wayne Rule, 47, was sent back to prison after previously being locked up for the hit-and-run manslaughter of traffic cop Jon Odell, 30. Rule ...

A fraud trial jury has heard evidence from a number of investors who allegedly failed to get their money back after putting it into a Spalding based lottery syndicate. Christopher Toynton, 73, of Horseshoe  Road, Spalding, is on trial at Lincoln Crown Court. He denies 12 fraud charges and contravening a general prohibition on carrying out a regulated activity. The prosecution allege ...

A woman who posed as a qualified accountant to land a job began siphoning money off into her own accounts. Gynevra Hall, 50, held the role of financial controller at an insurance company in Peterborough for just under two years, but in the summer of 2018 managers began to suspect something wasn’t right and requested to see proof of her ...

A pensioner living on benefits today (Friday) described how she lost £2,000 after becoming friends with a Spalding man and investing in a lottery syndicate. Christopher Toynton, 73, of Horseshoe  Road, Spalding, is on trial at Lincoln Crown Court. He denies 12 fraud charges and contravening a general prohibition on carrying out a regulated activity. The prosecution claim Toynton was the ...

A driving while disqualified case against a Spalding resident was proved in his absence. Andre Perras (41) did not attend Boston Magistrates’ Court as scheduled on Wednesday and a warrant for his arrest was issued following the outcome. Prosecutor Paul Wood told the bench that PC Jack Craft spotted Perras driving a Mercedes with a frozen windscreen near the junction ...

A motorist fined £550 probably wishes now that he’d stuck with hanging furry dice from his rear- view mirror. Instead, the Spalding driver chose a metal knuckle duster, which is classed as an offensive weapon. When police stopped 25-year-old Jack Marcroft and searched the car, they found the silver-coloured knuckle duster in a compartment. Prosecutor Paul Wood told Boston Magistrates’ ...