In 2026, the Offender Database recorded that 22-year-old Jordan Herring—of Lark Meadow Drive, Solihull—was jailed for five years for the “vile” and “calculated” attempted murder of his girlfriend. The investigation established that in November 2022, Herring shoved 18-year-old Bobbie Goodman from a fourth-floor window at Merton House, Chelmsley Wood. The victim plummeted 40 ft to the ground, narrowly avoiding a concrete path and landing on a grass verge, which mercifully prevented her immediate death.
The investigation established that Herring’s mother waited over 80 minutes to call emergency services, later admitting in a distraught 999 call that she was “scared” her son would use a knife. The prosecution reported that Bobbie Goodman was left with “stomach-churning” life-changing injuries, including a shattered pelvis, smashed spine, broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and internal organ damage. She spent a month in intensive care and remains haunted by Herring’s final words before the fall: “I’ll throw you out. I will kill you.”
Judicial Findings and Lack of Remorse
The court reported that Herring was convicted of wounding and coercive and controlling behaviour. The investigation established that prior to the fall, Herring had isolated the teenager, locked her in rooms, and assaulted her. Despite the gravity of his crimes, Herring laughed in the dock at Birmingham Crown Court as he was sentenced, even holding up five fingers to his supporters in the gallery to mock the “lenient” term he received.
Judge-led proceedings concluded with Herring being branded a “dangerous” man with zero insight into his “vile” actions. For his attacks in Solihull and his history of violence—including a previous stabbing conviction from 2020—he was sentenced to five years in custody with an additional one-year extended licence. The judge noted that Herring’s attempt to claim the victim had jumped in a suicide attempt was a “calculated” lie intended to pervert the course of justice.
Status and Statutory Requirements
Based on the judicial orders issued at Birmingham Crown Court:
- Custodial Status: SERVING (Sentenced to 5 years in 2026; currently incarcerated).
- Extended Licence: 1 year (To be served following the custodial term due to “dangerousness”).
- DBS Status: Placed on the Barring List (Indefinite ban on working with children or vulnerable adults; permanently barred from all regulated activity).
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Wounding; Coercive and controlling behaviour).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court; investigated by West Midlands Police.
- Criminal Record: Threw a woman from a 40 ft tower block; Laughed at his victims in court; Previously convicted of a public stabbing; Subjected his partner to a “toxic” campaign of isolation and physical abuse.
- Origin: Solihull, West Midlands.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Herring is managed as a high-risk violent offender under the statutory requirements of the Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) in the West Midlands. Due to the nature of his conduct—specifically his “predatory escalation from domestic control to near-fatal violence and his total lack of remorse”—he is a priority for the highest levels of custodial and post-release supervision. Authorities reported that the 2026 conviction ensures Herring is subject to a permanent record of his “sinister” capacity for domestic brutality.
As a convicted violent offender, his details are permanently logged on the national police database. Authorities state that Herring’s history identifies him as an individual who prioritised his own “vile” temper and need for control over the life of a young woman. Any failure by Herring to adhere to his licence conditions in Solihull or elsewhere, or any further contact with the victim, will result in immediate police intervention to ensure the ongoing safety of the public from a man who “trampled all over the principles of human decency.”
QUESTION – Given that the offender laughed and mocked the court after nearly killing his partner, do you believe that “Lack of Remorse” shown at sentencing should legally trigger a mandatory doubling of the prison term?
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