In 2019, the Offender Database recorded that four members of a violent robbery gang were jailed for a combined total of 43 years following a home invasion in Stoke, Coventry. On Wednesday, 20 February 2019, the final member of the group, Malik Ragnatt, then 22, appeared at Warwick Crown Court for sentencing. It was reported that during the raid in June 2018, a craft knife was held to the throat of a 10-month-old baby to force the residents to reveal the code to a safe.
The investigation established that the gang stormed a house in Cheswick Close, Stoke, Coventry, where they tied two women to chairs using duct tape. West Midlands Police reported that after finding a safe in a kitchen cupboard, one of the men used the infant as leverage for the code. The prosecution reported that the raiders eventually fled with the unopened safe, which they later prised open with a crowbar to divide approximately £1,400 in cash.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that a member of the public provided the crucial breakthrough by recording the registration of the getaway vehicle. Warwick Crown Court heard how armed officers intercepted Joshua Juggan and Malik Ragnatt on the M40 later that same day. The prosecution reported that a search of Juggan’s Ford Fiesta uncovered balaclavas and duct tape, while mobile phone forensics linked Daniel McKain and Gregory Crockett to the joint enterprise in Coventry, West Midlands.
The judge noted that despite pleading guilty to robbery, none of the men would admit to being the specific individual who threatened the baby. For their actions in Stoke, Coventry, the gang members were labeled dangerous by the court. The judge noted that the level of violence and the psychological trauma inflicted upon the victims, including the two bound women and the infant, necessitated substantial custodial terms to reflect the gravity of the home invasion.
Sentence and Statutory Requirements
For their crimes in England, the following sentences were handed down:
- Gregory Crockett, then 24, of Friars Road, Handsworth Wood, Birmingham: 12 years (included handling stolen goods).
- Daniel McKain, then 29, of Southwark Tower, London: 11 years.
- Joshua Juggan, then 25, of Alvey Street, Southwark, London: 10 years.
- Malik Ragnatt, then 22, of Bensham Lane, Croydon, London: 10 years.
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Warwick Crown Court following an investigation by West Midlands Police.
- Incident Location: Cheswick Close, Stoke, Coventry, West Midlands.
Monitoring and Public Protection
The defendants are managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) due to the violent nature of the robbery in Coventry. West Midlands Police and the prison estate maintain high-level oversight of the group. Due to the use of a knife against a child and the binding of adult victims in Stoke, Coventry, their management during and after their custodial terms is subject to intensive scrutiny by the Public Protection Unit.
Authorities state that the planned and ruthless nature of the attack in Cheswick Close necessitates permanent monitoring of the group’s associates and future movements. Upon release, all four men will be subject to strict licence conditions, including exclusion zones and non-contact orders regarding the victims in Coventry. Any further violent misconduct or breach of licence terms in Coventry, London, Birmingham, or elsewhere will result in immediate arrest and a return to the court system for further incarceration.
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