The final four defendants involved in a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice which related to a ‘robbery’ have been jailed for more than 18 years.

In November, seven men and a woman were convicted following an investigation into conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

At least six of the eight have been jailed for a total of more than 23 years. 

On August 11, 2022, police were called to Birtwistle Street in Accrington following reports a man called Danesh Hussain and a second man had been threatened with an imitation firearm and a knife, and robbed.

Danesh’s father Abid Hussain was said to have later found a phone which belonged to one of the alleged robbers.

In the following months, police arrested and charged Raihan Miah, Hilton Mhasvi and Benedict Larbi as part of that robbery investigation.

They were remanded into custody by magistrates in Blackburn.

When the robbery case went to trial on January 16, 2023, Danesh and Abid Hussain, and a third person, were called as witnesses, but did not attend court.

Enquiries found they had instead flown to Pakistan the previous evening.

The robbery trial was then adjourned until January 24, and Abid Hussain did attend court on that occasion.

But in the absence of Danesh Hussain and the third individual, prosecutors had to offer no evidence in that case.

As a result, Mhasvi, Miah, Larbi and two other individuals were acquitted of conspiring to commit robbery.

However, further enquiries by police unravelled a major conspiracy between another man called Wahid Hussain, Mhasvi, a man called Nabid Uddin, Miah, and Sandrah Mhasvi, who had worked together with Abid and Danesh Hussain to pervert the course of justice.

Police found there were communications with phones in prison - largely attributed to Hilton Mhasvi - to third parties outside including Hilton Mhasvi’s sister Sandrah Mhasvi, Wahid Hussain and Nabid Uddin.

Wahid Hussain, of Richmond Road, Accrington, then communicated between Hilton Mhasvi, and Danesh and Abid Hussain, through Abid Hussain.

He also arranged a three-way call between himself, Hilton Mhasvi and Danesh Hussain.

Sandrah Mhasvi facilitated her brother’s communication with others outside prison, including between Hilton and Danesh Hussain, over Snapchat.

Raihan Miah and Benedict Larbi were aware of and contributed to the conspiracy from inside custody.

Working with Nabid Uddin, Raihan Miah coordinated payments to father and son, Abid and Danesh Hussain, using a cryptocurrency account.

In November, the following individuals were found guilty by a jury at Preston Crown Court of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice:

  • Hilton Mhasvi, 26, of Trotwood, Chigwell, Essex
  • Benedict Larbi, 27, of no fixed address
  • Danesh Hussain, 20, of Birtwistle Street, Accrington
  • Abid Hussain, 51, of Wellington Street, Accrington
  • Wahid Hussain, 35, of Richmond Road, Accrington
  • Sandrah Mhasvi, 30, of North Street, Romford
  • Nabid Uddin, 24, of no fixed address
  • Raihan Miah, 27, of Priory Close, Churchfields, London, pleaded guilty to that charge at an earlier hearing.

Last week, Abid Hussain was sentenced to three years in prison, while Danesh Hussain was sentenced to two years and three months in a young offenders’ institute.

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Two other defendants in this case, Hilton Mhavsi and Benedict Larbi, have already been sentenced, however their punishment at this time is unknown.

On Friday (February 23), Wahid Hussain was jailed for five years.

Sandrah Mhasvi was sentenced to three years and six months.

Nabid Uddin received four years and six months in jail.

And Raihan Miah was locked up for five years and six months.

Following their convictions in November, DS Steve Craig, from East CID, said: “These individuals all played their part in a conspiracy that sought to frustrate the criminal justice system.

"Either motivated by greed, family loyalty or a desire to evade justice all eight of these individuals played key roles.

“I welcome the verdict of the jury. I hope the outcome of this case sends out a clear message that we will diligently investigate all reports of crime and where there is evidence that people are actively preventing us from doing that, we will gather the evidence to put them before the courts.”