Hampshire court hands convict extended sentence for arranging robbery from inside prison

A Hampshire court has handed down an extended prison sentence to a convict who helped organise the robbery of an elderly victim from inside prison. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276

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Christopher Doughty, 62, was given a total sentence of 19 years on Monday, December 11 after a jury at Winchester[2] Crown Court had found him guilty of encouraging or assisting an offence, and possessing a mobile phone inside a prison. They bound an elderly victim to a post at the foot of the stairs and stole jewellery and a Military Cross Medal that was awarded for gallantry in WW2.

The two intruders were later arrested and given ten year sentences after pleading guilty to robbery in March 2021.

Winchester Crown Court handed Christopher Doughty a total sentence of 19 years after being found guilty of encouraging or assisting an offence, and possessing a mobile phone inside a prison.