Biography of legendary London gangster Dave Courtney's life
CRIMES
2000: Judge Freeman in Daddyfox
The header image is Dave about to go on trial at Bow Magistrates Court for a corruption case in which Dave was set-up by D.C. Warnes. Warnes was himself found guilty and imprisoned, while Dave was found not guilty of all charges.
CRIMES
Mar 1980: Jail 3.5 years (served 20 months). Affray from Attempted Murder
5 Chinese Waiters attacked Dave with machettes, knives, a meat cleaver and kebab scewers. Dave fought back, and was charged with Affray from an attempted murder. He served 20 months in HMP Coldingley, Woking, Surrey.
c.1982: Fine. GBH
c.1983: Fine. GBH
Jul 1989: Jail 1 year (suspended). Possession of a firearm
Reported in The Sun 17/9/1990. Caught after a routine stop, Dave was arrested and charged with illegally possessing a swan-off shotgun. Dave said he was looking after it for someone else.
Jul 1989: Not Guilty. Reading Crown Court. Causing fight outside of a nightclub
16 Oct 1990 ~ The Sun: Fight in a pub beer garden over a nightclub contract
Received bites to his ear and nose, in which part of it had to be heavily stitched. They both shook hands and Dave went to hospital.
13 Dec 1990 ~ The Daily Telegraph: Fine £225. Possession of Canabis and Obstructing a Police Officer
2 Aug 1994 ~ Daily Express: Dave, Frazer, Minder, Charlie Richardson, Charlie Kray, Minder, Alex Steene jointly visited Reggie Kray in Maidstone prison.
Dave served time in HMP Wormwood Scrubbs, was shot in the leg in Peckham, South East London, and served a total of 5.5years in HMP Belmarsh Special Unit for crimes he was not guilty of. Dave received over 20 not guilty decisions by various Courts.
"I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not"