Police have released a CCTV image of two men they want to speak to following a theft at a business in Mill Lane, Bugbrooke.
The incident happened on Tuesday, August 21, between 12.20pm and 12.40pm, when a van drove into a yard in the area and two men got out.
Car batteries were then stolen form the yard.
The men in the image or anyone who recognises them are asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101. Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Northamptonshire Police has released CCTV images of two men they wish to speak to in relation to the burglaries at the hotel in Daventry Road, Staverton.
The thefts happened between Wednesday, August 6, and Thursday, August 16, when a group of men, wearing smart business attire, managed to gain access to hotel rooms and steal items from within them.
Police officers believe the men in the images could assist them with their enquiries so the men or anyone who recognises them are asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101.
Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
For all the updates on the crucial cabinet meeting at One Angel Square, which will also see the council discuss the Northampton North West Relief Road, the Isham Bypass and the winter gritting review, keep refreshing this page.
The Met Office has forecast temperatures of 21C across the county tomorrow (Wednesday).
Following on from a warm and sunny day today (Tuesaday), temperatures are set to climb even higher tomorrow in Northamptonshire.
The Met Office has forecast ten hours of sunshine and highs of 21C, adding that it will be "very warm".
@NNweather tweeted: "Our average October daytime high is 14.1C (data via @metoffice). This Wednesday we’ll be significantly warmer than this as air all the way from Africa wafts northwards. Highs will reach 23C in the sunshine."
Keen jobseekers are invited to a recruitment day at Eddie Stobart in Crick on Saturday.
It takes place at Crick Glasshouse, from 10am - 4pm.
There’s a number of positions available including administration, driving, planning and warehouse operatives.
For more information telephone 01925 606981 or email careers@eddiestobart.com
Crick Glasshouse is at DIRFT South, NN6 7ES.
Northamptonshire-born musical Kinky Boots has broken box office records at the Royal & Derngate having sold the highest number of tickets ever at the venue for a two week touring musical.
The tour opened at Royal & Derngate in Northampton on September, 19 and ran for two-and-a-half-weeks selling over 21,000 tickets, which is the highest sale for a single show at the theatre with almost a full house for most of the last weeks performances.
Inspired by true events, Kinky Boots takes you from a male shoe factory in Northampton where factory boss Charlie Price is struggling to live up to his father’s expectations and continue the family business of Price & Son before ending in the glamorous catwalks of Milan.
With the factory’s future hanging in the balance, help arrives in the unlikely but spectacular form of Lola, a fabulous performer in need of some sturdy new stilettos. The original story derived from Earls Barton’s Steve Pateman who was the man that saved his family’s traditional shoe factory, WJ Brookes, by branching out into footwear for men who like to dress as women.
Jo Gordon interim chief executive at Royal & Derngate said: “We’d like to thank everyone in Northampton for getting so behind the show. “The support we’ve received from audiences, from businesses and from our promotional partners has been absolutely phenomenal.
“We’re immensely proud to have been the venue, which opened the UK national tour of Kinky Boots – and proud to have been able to bring the show home to where the story originally began. We wish the production great success as it embarks on its epic journey around the country.”
The show includes songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and is described as a musical celebration focusing on friendships and the belief that you can change the world when you change your mind.
Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre has become a favourite with UK theatregoers having won three Olivier Awards for Best New Musical, Best Costume Design and Best Actor in a Musical for Matt Henry who played Lola.
Kinky Boots also won the London Evening Standard BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical as well as three WhatsOnStage Awards for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical and Best Choreography.
For more UK tour dates visit the official website.
The Stabilisation Plan earmarks the £20m that needs to be saved for Northamptonshire County Council to be able to meet its budget for the financial year.
Measures agreed this afternoon by cabinet within the plan include increasing the council tax base, especially for those with single person discount, and reductions in agency staff.
Cabinet member for finance Councillor Malcolm Longley told the packed public gallery at One Angel Square: “We have a bit of an audience for this and I've been wondering how to present this because it's a milestone.
"It's a step in the right direction, but admittedly with some caveats and serious risks. The county council has a poor track record. It's alright having a plan, but you have to deliver it. It's very dependent on the district and borough council's co-operation. If we can't get that it becomes much more difficult."
Labour councillor Mick Scrimshaw said: "I'm deeply worried by the stabilisation plan. We are halfway through the financial year. There's not enough detail to give us confidence that these savings will be achieved.
“As chair of scrutiny, I can say we will be looking closely for any unintended consequences to these proposals. But without more detail this will be a difficult task.”
Council leader Matt Golby added though that there was a ‘constant need to look for further savings’.
He said: “We are doing as much as we can and this plan does need a set of business plans behind them. We are dealing with an incredibly challenging set of circumstances. It's up to us to own this plan as well as the councillors and staff. I fully support it with the caveat that we need to keep coming up with new ideas to get us into a better place.”
The following people were sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court:
JULY 19
Mihails Kazarinovs, aged 33, of Campbell Street, Northampton, stole sausages, nuts and wine worth £7.86 belonging to Asda; conditional discharge for 12 months, compenstaion £1, surcharge £20, costs £85. Stole whiskey, pork pies and Bombay potatoes worth £32.98; condtional discharge for 12 months.
Roman Siciks, aged 28, of Southampton Road, Northampton, stole whiskey, pork pies and Bombay potatoes £32.98, jailed for two weeks consecutive suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work. Stole wine, sausages and nuts worth £7.86 belonging to Asda, jailed for two weeks consecutive suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work, compensation £1, surcharge £115, costs £85. Failed to comply with a community order; no adjudication, dealt with original offence. Broke into a storage shed and stole beer; jailed for six weeks suspended for 12 months, ordered to carry out 80 hours of unpaid work.
James Allen, aged 20, of Wheatfield Road, Northampton, no insurance; fined £120. Drug-driving; fined £120, surcharge £30 and costs £85, banned from driving for 12 months.
Ashley Bull, aged 42, of Joshua Square, Northampton, driving while disqualified; community order made to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work, surcharge £85 and costs £85, banned from driving for six months. No insurance; no separate penalty. No test certificate; no separate penalty.
Matthew Jane, aged 40, of Damselfly Road, Northampton, breach of a court order; fined £200.
Gary Best, aged 56, of Pytchley Drive, Long Buckby, assaulted a police officer; fined £350, surcharge £35 and costs £85.
Tomas Cizas, aged 27, of Cedar Road, Northampton, stole alcohol worth £203 belonging to Morrisons; fined £250, surcharge £30 and costs £85.
Daniel Cline, aged 34, of Rothersthorpe Road, Northampton, assault; jailed for 12 weeks suspended for 24 months, compensation £200, surcharge of £115, costs £200.
Haydn Darlow, aged 26, of Whiston Road, Northampton, assault; fined £40, compensation £50, surcharge £30 and costs £85. Used insulting words or behaviour; fined £120.
Tashan Douglas, aged 25, of Westone Avenue, Northampton, possession of cannabis; fined £120, surcharge £30, costs £85.
Krystal Edwards, aged 28, of North Holme Court, Northampton, stole a pair of designer sunglasses from Boots worth £1,360, stole another paid of designer sunglasses from Boots worth £2,000. Comission of a further offence while on a suspended sentence; pleaded guilty, committed Northampton Crown Court for sentence.
Steven Hart, aged 33, of Chantelle Court, Daventry, drink-driving with a breath test reading of 74mcgs of alcohol in 100mls of breath; jailed for 12 weeks suspended for 12 months, surcharge £115, costs £85, banned from driving for 36 months. Driving while banned; jailed for 12 weeks suspended for 12 months. No insurance; no separate penalty.
Adrian Hill, aged 54, of Millside Close, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, damaged a car; conditional discharge for 12 months, compensation £950. Failed to surrender to custody; conditional discharge for 12 months, surcharge £20 and costs £250.
Luke Bailey, aged 30, of Morning Star Road, Daventry, driving while banned; community order made, surcharge £85, costs £85. No insurance; no separate penalty. No test certificate; no separate penalty.
Daniel Walker, aged 32, of Louise Road, Northampton, possession of a knife without good authority; intentionally touched a woman without consent; pleaded guilty, sent to Crown Court for sentence.
Alexandra Almasan, aged 21, of Essex Street, Northampton, not wearing a seat belt; fined £220, surcharge £30 and costs £85.
Joao Almeida, aged 36, of Bailiff Street, Northampton, no insurance; fined £660, costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Dan Anton, aged 38, of Aynho Crescent, Northampton, no insurance; fined £660, surcharge £66 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Daniel Archer, aged 28, of Adams Road, Woodford Halse, no insurance; fined £660, surcharge £66 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points. Failed to produce a driving licence; no separate penalty.
Mary Armasaru, aged 46, of Sharman Road, Northampton, driving while using a mobile phone; fined £220, surcharge £30 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Max Baker, aged 19, of Old Watling Street, Long Buckby Wharf, driving at 36mph in a 30mph zone; fined £220, surcharge £30 and costs £85, licence endorsed with three points.
Stephen Banks, aged 38, of Northwood Road, Northampton, no insurance; fined £260, surcharge £30 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Cassie Barns, aged 20, of Morning Star Road, Daventry, driving not in accordance with a licence; fined £115, surcharge £30 and costs £85, licence endorsed with three points.
Ion Basa, aged 49, of Ivy Road, Northampton, no insurance; fined £660, surcharge £66 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Markus Bast, aged 48, of East Park Parade, Northampton, driving at 35mph in a 30mph zone; fined £220, surcharge £30 and costs £85, licence endorsed with three points.
Anatol Belocosov, aged 24, of West Priors Court, Northampton, no insurance; fined £360, surcharge £36 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Ryan Bloxham, aged 30, of Montabaur Road, Brackley, driving at 99mph in a 70mph zone; fined £445, surcharge £44 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Ion Botnarenco, aged 20, of Clare Street, Northampton, driving not in accordance with a licence; no separate penalty. No insurance; fined £660, surcharge £66 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points.
Gheorghe Broasca, aged 44, of Wade Meadow Court, Northampton, no insurance; fined £300, surcharge £30 and costs £85, licence endorsed with six points. Driving not in accordance with a licence; no separate penalty.
Daventry Town Council has bought an electric bike for its town ranger to help him report incidents quicker.
The council purchased the bicycle from Daventry business Leisure Lakes in partnership with New Age Training and Recruitment,
Ranger Sean Croke said: “It’s really exciting having a bike - not only is it a great source of exercise, I will be able to attend reported incidents with much more speed, which can only be a benefit to the community.
“I’m hoping that I inspire others to cycle more, especially as there are so many beautiful routes in the town.”
The town council’s chief officer, Deborah Jewell, said the bike will give Sean more freedom to be in and around the town where the community most need him.
Despite meeting with a frosty reception from a number of county councillors, the Conservative cabinet at Northamptonshire County Council has ploughed ahead with its plan that will see 400km less of roads gritted this winter and 500 salt bins left unfilled.
The move will save the council £475,000 as it tries to save up to £65m before April.
At the meeting Cllr Ian Morris, who has responsibility for highways, said: “We have had to look for service cuts and we have tried to do it as sensitively as possible and safely as we can.
“We will make sure that every village has a route out and in and still snow plough in adverse conditions.”
But the cutbacks, which will see the gritting fleet reduced from 26 to 19 and the number of maintained grit bins drop from 1973 to 1473, were severely criticised by opposition councillors from across the county.
Cllr Chris Stanbra, who represents the Oakley ward in Corby, asked the cabinet members: “Are you seriously suggesting you will be keeping people safe?
“I don’t subscribe to that view.
“I am asking you to vote this down.
“This will save £475,000 in a year.
“It is a tiny proportion of the savings the county needs to make and it is going to have a huge impact.”
Cllr Danielle Stone, who represents the Abington and Phippsville ward in Northampton, said there were five grit bins in her ward that will now not be filled.
She said: “I’m really worried about the impact on people and that is not one of the assessments when decisions have been made.
“It is making the community more vulnerable.
“This is going to make them even less safe.”
The council had put a proposal to the parishes to take over grit bins but had only given them a few weeks to sign up, with many not meeting during that time to make a decision.
They will now be given a second chance to say whether they will take over the redundant bins and fill them themselves.
Cllr Jim Hakewill, for the Rothwell and Mawsley ward, said the council’s moves would impact many villagers and rural businesses which relied on ice-free roads in and out of the village to bring goods in.
He said: “In 2005 there was a clear Conservative pledge there would be more gritted roads.
“A lot of people voted Conservative in the rural areas because they felt reassured by that.”
But council leader Matt Golby said “It is tough decisions like these that we have to take.”
The council is being led by two government commissioners, who have masterminded the stabilisation plan.
A man was seen selling puppies out the back of a car in Northamptonshire last week, arousing suspicion from the council.
South Northamptonshire Council received reports of a man selling the dogs in Towcester Recreation Ground off Islington Road on Wednesday, October 3.
Councillor Dermot Bambridge, SNC’s portfolio holder for environment, fears the puppies may have come from an unsafe and/or unlicensed place.
"No reputable breeder will sell dogs in this fashion," he said.
"People should be aware that buying animals from the roadside could be supporting their ill-treatment or an unlicensed puppy farm.
"They might be kept in poor conditions: separated from their mother too early, they could be carrying diseases and it is unlikely they have been neutered.
"If anyone saw this incident or has been offered animals for sale in similar circumstances, they should contact us right away."
Anyone who is offered puppies for sale under suspicious circumstances is urged to contact South Northamptonshire Council via email licensing@southnorthants.gov.uk or on 01327 322278.
The number of summer wildfires in Northamptonshire have increased by 50 per cent this year, as the Fire Brigade Union warned its staff are under-funded and ill-equipped to deal with more incidents.
Between May and July, the Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service tackled 166 grass and wild fires. This was 50 per cent more than the summertime yearly average from 2014 to 2017, Press Association analysis found, as the summer’s soaring temperatures and weeks without rainfall turned grasslands into tinderboxes.
The figures show July had the highest number of fires in the joint hottest summer on record, according to the Met Office.
Across the UK, the number of grassfires increased by 157 per cent in 2018, with almost 25,000 call outs over the three-month period.
A spokesman for the Fire Brigade Union said: “The growing risk of grass fires represents another strain on the dwindling resources of fire and rescue services, who are currently experiencing severe budget cuts across the country. Fire services do not receive enough funding to respond to an increase on this scale.”
At about 1.45am on Friday, September 28, in Churchill Road, Welton, the homeowner saw a man walking down the side of their driveway.
After being disturbed, the man walked up the road, got into a black BMW and drove off in the direction of the White Horse pub.
The householder then found that an attempt had been made to gain entry through the back door.
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they believe may have information about the incident.
The man is wearing a distinctive top and officers appealing for him, or anyone who recognises him, to contact police.
Witnesses to the incident or anyone with information should call Northamptonshire Police on 101.
Alternatively, they can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Prue Leith was among several celebrities, authors and writers to appear at this year's Althorp Literary Festival.
The Great British Bake Off judge reminisced about her favourite all-time recipes and other speakers at the weekend event included historian Dan Snow, Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes and popular author Alexander McCall Smith.
Actors Julian Rhind-Tutt and Jasmine Hyde read extracts and Marina Amaral and Dan Jones presented their new book - The Colour of Time - which features vividly colourised images that bring history to life.
In a private commission for the current Earl, Charles Spencer, Amaral colourised a never-seen-before portrait photo of his late father, the 8th Earl Spencer.
The 8th Earl is seen in his uniform of the Scots Greys in 1945 and is wearing the cyphers of George VI on his shoulders as his equerry.
The original black and white portrait sits on the desk of Lord Spencer’s study at Althorp.
Great Creaton Primary School is due to close on December 31 after Northamptonshire County Council’s cabinet voted to shut its doors in September.
Furious parents looked to have been given a reprieve after the closure was ‘called-in’ by councillors who were concerned that proper procedures hadn’t been followed, including the scope of the consultation and presenting alternative options to closure to the parents.
But the committee found this afternoon at County Hall that due process had been followed. It left Kirsty Lowe, whose daughter recently started reception at Great Creaton, devastated.
“I’m sad but also frustrated,” she said. “I feel the process hasn’t been followed as it should have been. I’m sad at the short-sightedness of the council to open the consultation to begin with and have great sadness that they have not felt able to look at their processes with an impartial eye.”
The only option now left for parents to try and see the decision reversed is to launch a judicial review, which could incur substantial legal costs.
The county council said the decision to close Great Creaton was based on ‘the low and decreasing number of pupils on roll at the school and the impact that this has had on the school’s ability to effectively deliver the curriculum to pupils’. The school 'required improvement' according to its latest Ofsted report.
Councillor Victoria Perry, cabinet member for schools, feels the committee made the right decision in finding the proper procedures had been followed and said the decision was informed on what was best for the children.
She said: “I was confident my officers had followed due and proper process throughout this whole consultation. It’s not in our interests not to follow that process, but it is frustrating because it leads to children not wanting to go to that school.
“We did this based on the educational outcomes. There were concerns that the school was not meeting its educational requirements and that launched the consultation.
“As a parent myself you do fight passionately for your children, and so I’m disappointed for the parents. But I’m happy that process has been followed in this instance.”
One of the councillors who ‘called-in’ the decision was Danielle Stone, who felt the consultation was not wide enough.
She said: “Schools are not just about the children who go there and the parents, it’s a whole community and that wasn’t taken into account.
“Local authorities should not just be driven by finances, and I think this was a financial decision.
“But I don’t think the parents are going to let it rest. I’m quite sure they are looking at taking it to judicial review. They have a bit of work to do, but I don’t see why it can’t be done before the closure date.”
Should that bid fail though, Kirsty Lowe will have to begin the search for a new school for her daughter.
“It’s going to be difficult,” she said. “I chose Great Creaton because it was a community school not a Church of England school. The other school that is within reasonable distance that’s non-denominational has a waiting list. So in all honesty I don’t know what I’m going to do because the choices are very limited when you have specific requirements for your schooling.”
More people are being sectioned under the Mental Health Act in the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, reflecting a trend seen across the country.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists said that while reasons for the rise were complex, one factor is that people are waiting too long to receive help for mental illnesses.
On March 31 this year, a snapshot was taken of people detained under the Mental Health Act in the Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. On that date, around 45 were sectioned, up from 30 at the same time in 2017.
Prof Wendy Burn, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said: “More people being detained under the Mental Health Act represents more people with mental illness reaching crisis point. The reasons behind that are complex.
“What we do know is that people are waiting far too long to get help.”
A poll conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists found that 24% of people diagnosed with a mental health condition reported waiting more than three months to see an NHS mental health specialist.
Police and fire were called to Portland Close in Daventry at around 8pm.
Two girls had been playing on the roof and one had to be safely taken down by the fire service.
"Police and fire were called about this at 8pm last night," said a Northamptonshire Police spokeswoman.
"The roof was cracking when we received the call.
"Thankfully no one was injured."
Daventry youngsters are some of the healthiest in the country, despite childhood obesity being a problem across large parts of England.
NHS England figures show that just 14% of Year 6 pupils were obese during the 2017-18 school year, one of the lowest rates in England.
In some London boroughs, such as Barking and Dagenham, almost one in every three 10 and 11-year-olds are classified as obese.
In Daventry, 1.3% of Year 6 children were severely obese, and a further 14% overweight.
That means 28% of Daventry’s youngsters are unhealthily overweight when they start secondary school, below the England average.
The figures are from the National Child Measurement Programme.
Each year officials measure the height and weight of more than one million children, in Reception and Year 6, to assess childhood obesity.
The Government works out obesity using the 1990 British growth reference chart, a large collection of statistics used to determine a child’s body mass index (BMI). It defines a child as obese if their BMI is in the chart’s top 5%, and overweight if they are in the top 15%.
Children’s BMI is measured differently to adults, and is calculated using age and gender as well as height and weight.
Obesity can lead to heart problems and type 2 diabetes later in life, as well as psychological issues such as low self-esteem and depression.
The data shows that children often develop weight problems while at primary school.
In 2017-18, just 8% of Daventry’s children were obese in Reception.
Across England one in five pupils in Year 6 was obese. Children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds were more than twice as likely to be obese than those from the wealthiest areas.
Dr Max Davie, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said the figures were “totally unacceptable”.
However, he said the Government “has already shown it is serious about tackling childhood obesity ... And I am reassured that these stats will begin moving in the right direction”.
Public health minister Steve Brine said: “Obesity is a problem that has been decades in the making – one that will take significant effort across government, schools, families and wider society to address.
“We cannot expect to see a reversal in trends overnight – but we have been clear that we are willing to do whatever it takes to keep children healthy and well in this country.
“We have already removed tonnes of sugar from children’s diets through the sugar tax, which has funded vital school sports and breakfast programmes, and this summer we announced the second chapter of our childhood obesity strategy with a series of bold plans to halve child obesity by 2030.”
Almost a third of Northamptonshire children are finishing primary school obese or overweight, new figures reveal.
The statistics, released by NHS Digital, show that 17% of Year 6 pupils in Northamptonshire in 2017-18 were obese, of which 3% were severely obese.
Additionally, 14% of Year 6 children were overweight.
That means 31% of Northamptonshire’s youngsters are unhealthily overweight when they finish primary school.
Across England, 4.2% of 10 and 11-year-olds are severely obese, a record high.
Caroline Cerny, of the Obesity Health Alliance, said: “We can do something about this.
“The ever increasing number of children living with obesity is a clear reflection of the unhealthy wider environment that pushes us towards sugary and fatty food and drinks.
“We need to start with reducing the number of junk food adverts children see before a 9pm watershed, restrictions on junk food promotions in supermarkets and the food industry stepping up efforts to reduce sugar and fat from everyday foods.”
Despite school meals getting healthier, the proportion of obese 10 and 11-year-olds in Year 6 is exactly the same as five years ago.
The figures are from the National Child Measurement Programme.
Each year officials measure the height and weight of more than one million children, in Reception and Year 6, to assess childhood obesity.
The Government works out obesity using the 1990 British growth reference chart, a large collection of statistics used to determine a child’s body mass index (BMI). It defines a child as obese if their BMI is in the chart’s top 5%, and overweight if they are in the top 15%.
Children’s BMI is measured differently to adults, and is calculated using age and gender as well as height and weight.
Obesity can lead to heart problems and type 2 diabetes later in life, as well as psychological issues such as low self-esteem and depression.
The data shows that children often develop weight problems while at primary school.
In 2017-18, just 9% of Northamptonshire’s children were obese in Reception.
Across England one in five pupils in Year 6 was obese. Children from the most disadvantaged backgrounds were more than twice as likely to be obese than those from the wealthiest areas.
Dr Max Davie, of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said the figures were “totally unacceptable”.
However, he said the Government “has already shown it is serious about tackling childhood obesity ... And I am reassured that these stats will begin moving in the right direction”.
Public health minister Steve Brine said: “Obesity is a problem that has been decades in the making – one that will take significant effort across government, schools, families and wider society to address.
“We cannot expect to see a reversal in trends overnight – but we have been clear that we are willing to do whatever it takes to keep children healthy and well in this country.
“We have already removed tonnes of sugar from children’s diets through the sugar tax, which has funded vital school sports and breakfast programmes, and this summer we announced the second chapter of our childhood obesity strategy with a series of bold plans to halve child obesity by 2030.”
Two men who targeted a woman after a night out and raped her in a wooded area next to Corby swimming pool have been jailed for a total of 24 years.
One of the men was arrested and extradited back to the UK after he fled the country following the attack
Florin Daniliuc, 31, formerly of Portree Walk, Corby and Nicu-Alexandru Paulet, 21, of no fixed address, were found guilty by unanimous verdict of the rape of a woman in Corby, in December 2017.
They were both found guilty of two counts of rape and were each sentenced to 12 years in prison following a trial at Leicester Crown Court.
The assault happened in the early hours of Saturday, December 2, in an area adjacent to Corby International Pool.
Speaking after sentencing, investigating officer Detective Inspector James Larkin said: “This was a violent and pre-meditated attack on a vulnerable woman and I am delighted that justice has been served and a guilty verdict returned.
“Daniliuc and Paulet clearly targeted their victim following a night out. As she was making her way home, the two men forced the woman into their vehicle and drove around the town, before subjecting her to a brutal sexual attack in a secluded area near to the swimming pool.
“The subsequent investigation was detailed and complex, involving a large team of detectives. Daniliuc was arrested and charged a short time after the offence, however, the other defendant, Paulet, tried to escape justice by fleeing the country.
“Following a determined and tenacious effort by the investigation team, supported by colleagues from the National Crime Agency, he was subject to a European Arrest Warrant and extradited to the UK so he could be charged and stand trial alongside Daniliuc.
“I would like to thank everyone involved in the investigation, including those who provided witness accounts and information that helped to bring these two men to justice.
“I also want to thank the victim for the enormous courage she has shown throughout the investigation and trial. I am extremely pleased that we have been able to bring those responsible to justice and I hope the verdict and sentence will bring some comfort and closure for her.”
“I also hope this conviction and lengthy prison sentence serves as a warning to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to target and take advantage of someone. It is not.
“Someone who is excessively intoxicated does not have the capacity to consent to sexual activity. If you have sex with someone who is unable to consent, you are committing a crime, and we will thoroughly investigate and seek to prosecute all such cases reported to us.
“We take all reports of sexual violence seriously and anyone who has been a victim of an assault, recently or in the past, is encouraged to report it, whether to the police or to other organisations such as Serenity or Northamptonshire Rape Crisis, who can provide help and support.”